Check out @edwincpark.bsky.social thread on the new CBO Medicaid baseline. You will see a few things: 1. ACA Medicaid expansion enrollees decline by 41% - ouch 2. Child enrollment declines by 2 million 3. Seniors enrollment goes up (aging pop) 4. Admin costs go up (the cost of red tape)

New to me: the AI Now Institute's North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit, which is, "primarily geared toward stopping, slowing, and restricting rampant data center development in the US at the local and state level."

BREAKING: How the Trump administration will determine the “right” voters

For @reprolawyer.bsky.social and all my other health policy nerds who miss #HealthPolicyValentines but don't know how to start in this pit of despair

Roses are red Vaccines are effective More kids get to grow old When we share this perspective #healthpolicyvalentines

Roses are red, Violets are blue, HR 1 blew a hole in state budgets and healthcare too #healthpolicyvalentines

All press is not, in fact, good press.

Tool is a great band to workout to … that is all.

I heard about a killing of a Black man in DC by US marshals on a call from someone in the neighborhood then saw it confirmed by the organization @harrietsdreams.bsky.social & here. A Black man in DC was killed by the state today. Make the same noise for him as for anyone else when we have his name.

Tired: “They are taking our Jobs!” Wired: “They are increasing unemployment rates!”

When Lean Six Sigma Meets AI: How Hospitals Are Redefining Process Excellence #HITsm #HealthcareAI www.healthcareittoday.com/?p=2531959

I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state. Tell them it will find your dog.

You had 4 months to learn Spanish, not his fault you couldn't understand him.

Ugh… can’t believe this is the guy has any say in mental health policy…

Hey, remember that time I said that pointing out that AI is giving bad data to ICE is missing the point because ICE doesn't actually care if the data is good? Check out how right I am.

Move Slow And Upgrade is officially out in the world! If you want to learn how we can fight back against the broken “move fast and break things” mindset and actually fix big problems in tech, finance, and democracy, pick up your copy today! www.cambridge.org/core/books/m...

Nobody: Nobody: Still Nobody: Speaker Johnson: “I know the bible better than the Pope”

He literally pulled a "you should smile more" IN RESPONSE TO AN EPSTEIN QUESTION.

ICE has been around for less time than I’ve had my license to practice clinical social work and if I was running around killing and disappearing people the social work board would shut me down in a heartbeat. And I’d be in jail. Shutting down ICE is not a radical stance.

Tell me you know the healthcare needs of rural communities without telling me you know the needs of rural communities…

Felt timely

Two days ago, the president used his social media platform to endorse this "phenomenal candidate" and to urge "all America First Patriots" in the district to get out and vote for her. Today, he says he doesn't know anything about it and had nothing to do with it. He's lying or demented or both.

These are, again, not law enforcement. They are armed, masked thugs. Approaching her with guns drawn, we’ve already seen they will kill people at the slightest provocation, or no provocation at all. This woman was very fortunate.

Some tools for thinking about AI in a time when the companies making them are trying to destroy teaching and learning itself... 1/n 🧵

The judge is also bringing up Trump's post "Minnesota, your day of retribution is here," as a problem that cuts against the government's argument that Metro Surge is just for law enforcement.

We used to do “but her emails”, can we now switch to “but the grocery prices” ?

He wasn't going to a protest. There was no planned protest. It was people in a neighborhood witnessing & recording public actions by secret police. Gun-at-protest is a lie & distraction.

To @aoc.bsky.social’s point, here’s what JD Vance said about Kyle Rittenhouse:

💔Alex Pretti, RN - was an ICU nurse at the VA, a US citizen, a federal government worker, a caring patriot who was trying to shield a woman from getting assaulted by ICE. Video shows he never brandished his (legal) firearm. He was pepper sprayed, beaten by> 5 men to the ground, & shot. EXECUTED!

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.

Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun. Any second now, I'm sure. He was a white guy, if that helps? Hello? NRA?

It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.

An important note: That gas with s green tint is NOT just normal tear gas. That is hexavalent chromium it is so much worse! Please get gas masks & goggles ALSO Remember that Tear Gas is banned in international warfare under the Geneva Convention!! sahanjournal.com/health/ice-m... archive.is/qKlnw

Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."

Mpls Emergency Mgmt Director Sayre: "I can't underscore enough how much Operation Metro Surge is impacting our city. Families with loved ones detained and those who are afraid to be in public lneed help accessing most basic necessities, like food, housing, rides to school. Businesses are shuttering"

Question for those of us teaching right now, especially at universities with large immigrant and non-white populations: What are we doing to support our students right now?

I saw the video. It often comes with the disclaimer of “you don’t need to see it” but I feel like in this climate maybe you do. Will post it below but feel free to just keep scrolling. I almost feel an obligation to share it… #AbolishICE #FuckICE

Social workers should pay attention to this #SWTech #SSWR2026

My #MDVIP experience, and why it works for patients snd physicians. substack.com/@linda898949...

Don’t let people tell you people in Red states don’t care. Mo turned up on a weekday and worked for change at the statehouse. Rally followed by meetings.

Gets to the core issue: “Conversational AI forces us to ask something deeper. What does responsibility look like when technology simulates care, performs intimacy, and is actively reshaping how young people think, feel, and relate?” #swtech #SWAiEthics

WE SHOULDN'T USE POLLING TO TELL US WHAT OUR VALUES ARE, WE SHOULD USE POLLING TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE CAUSES WE VALUE.

It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.

I don't need to run 1,000 simulations to tell you that the last time that Brooke Rollins had a meal that cost $3 that wasn't just a small yogurt was when she was a young child.

As I digested the info coming back from @sswrorg.bsky.social’s conference, one topic came up frequently. #GenerativeAi in social work education and practice. Here are my reflections on some of the ethical issues that came up.. #sswr2026 #swtech #SWAiEthics stuckonsw.substack.com/p/sswr2026-g...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.