Maybe instead of committing atrocities, we could just make the rich pay their fair share and have universal healthcare and affordable housing instead. Idk, just spitballing here.

📚 🦸🏻‍♀️RUTHERFORD COUNTY — “Go and thank your librarian. Absolute heroes.” Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee. Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...

In a world awash with negative science/health news this is unashamedly great news. connectsci.au/news/news-pa...

"Widespread job losses, with declines in employment among manufacturers, construction companies and professional services firms. Losses were concentrated among small businesses..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...

Someone asked me a good question on here. How do we stop ICE from violating our constitutional rights. We don't. Our local elected officials do that job. Our Governor, or Sheriffs our mayors, Police. They stop ICE. With force if necessary. That's how you stop ICE from pulling us out of our homes.

The thing about Rand Paul I’m ok with is he literally does not care what anyone thinks of his policies The thing I don’t like about Rand Paul are most of his policies

A new video captures masked ICE agents in unmarked vehicles swarming the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew before hauling her away. There’s no way this was random.

ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.

IT'S TIME TO LEAK THE EPSTEIN FILES!

Someone please leak the entirety of the Epstein Files so the world can move on from this stupidity and throw the criminals in prison to rot.

The interesting thing about the TN-07 vote is that Van Epps doesn’t seem like a terrible candidate—the 15 point swing in favor of Democrats isn’t primarily a candidate effect. If 2026 is anything close to a +15 environment for Democrats, it’s going to be the biggest wave election in a long time.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... Congress is playing politics with people's lives. These are the very people that Congress supposedly works for. Tell your Congresspersons to stop playing games and extend the damn ACA tax credits #HealthCare #BlueCrew

This is their continued efforts to starve as many Americans as they can. Because killing us by screwing with the vaccines wasn't enough for these sociopaths. apnews.com/article/food...

We are living at a time when university leadership amplifies anti-intellectual tropes and technologies These are very troubling times

The Moment to Pick a Side Has Come open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”

Today the #independent newspaper is bleating about “why are the pensioners a special case” when they should be asking “why are millionaires a special case”

When the F is SCOTUS going to rule on Trump's illegal tariffs? Are they waiting until after the midterms & F us all with this out-of-control tariff-related inflation just so that they can help Trump win in the midterms?

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay. See the problem?

No one should be ok with Trump and his crime family making deals with Russia about the future of Ukraine or any other country. It’s not in the name of peace. It’s in the name of a criminal enterprise.

Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."

Just imagine Mike Johnson’s face when we get this done. Tell Congress to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits!

Can't wait until he's convicted of murder. 💥

Price hikes #leopardsatemyface #Politics #News

Yeah, and their version of the ‘free’ part is that they’ll have the freedom not to think about all the people who suffer: “Your suffering is obviously your fault bc you didn’t spent your check correctly! We’re giving you money, so what’s the problem?!”

I see parallels with the way they promote school vouchers. Lots of promise, worse outcomes for the people.

When powerful people tell you "you can negotiate that yourself" they mean that you can go fuck yourself.

That numbskull plans to send us our money back that we overpaid on tariffed goods to do battle with the big bad insurance companies. What a dope!

We should NEVER agree to GO BACK to the pre-existing insurance company bullshit.

@thetnholler.bsky.social Why are American insurance companies placed between American medical care and American patients?

What they’re doing is opening it up so that people can use subsidies to buy “insurance” from health care sharing ministries. HCSMs are run by evangelical grifters, Trump’s favorite people.

"That money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.” APT!

Oh, just like I can bargain with my car and homeowner's insurance (NOT!)

Not to mention that even insured individuals are screwed. When half the nation loses coverage, hospitals/doctors lose customers. This means closing facilities. What good is your insurance if the nearest hospital is over an hour away?

I started despising hearing phrases like "freedom," & "patriotism," because they've been So propagandized & monitized that they barely still hold the essence of their past meaning/sentiments. When I hear someone voicing them, I, immediately, think: "what are they trying to take from me & exploit?" 😮‍💨

I agree with Wolfers, he states the truth. The check would not cover a month’s premium anyway. This is just Trump talk, because there is no plan.

Indeed. l remember my employer not only offered paid health insurance benefits, but also paid sick days, paid holidays off, paid vacation time, life insurance, yearly physical, Christmas gift…unfortunately, things have changed quite a bit from back then, even at my old company.

Before the ACA you could be rejected for a pre-existing condition.... young people may not remember this. This included (NOT MAKING THIS UP) using OTC allergy medications. This happened to me in 2006. Yep. You had to lie (i.e. commit fraud) to get health insurance because you were alive.

Segregation academies, but for medicine? Hmm.

Sort of like school vouchers. They only work for a certain set of people.

A son whose career collapsed twice during Coviid-is pushing 60 and without health insurance! When I asked him what he was going to do. Replied-wait until he gets sick enough and go to ER-they have to see him! Right and then bill & harass him until the 12th of Never!

28% of US adults are disabled. I've been uninsured for 19 years and have never qualified for anything, not even the ACA. Anything less than universal healthcare is woefully inadequate.

It’s just returning to the exact system that existed before Obamacare. Individuals without group purchasing power are stuck with insufficient insurance at unaffordable prices. And there are many more of those people now than there were in 2008.

Bessent says by giving people the money directly, they can negotiate coverage with insurance companies themselves...NEGOTIATE coverage with an insurance individually? He has NO idea how insurance works

* Trump health care plan Train Wreck coming, people will die. Republicans will own the deaths of cancer patients & the elderly in rest homes etc.. *

My "freedom account" check would need to be at LEAST $250,000/yr. if it is to replace my insurance coverage. Yes, I have serious & expensive medical needs that no new insurer would take on. Thank you for your attention to this matter.