Sorry to be corny but the aerial shots of these crowds are almost indescribably moving and hopeful

FWIW, the main reason ACA enrollment is so much higher in states won by Trump is because they include all 10 of the states which refused to expand Medicaid. There’s millions of heavily subsidized ACA enrollees who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid if those states expanded it.

Brief thread: just a reminder that the budget reconciliation law enacted by President Trump and the GOP Congress (H.R. 1, OBBBA) cut $1.1T/10 yrs in net spending from Medicaid, CHIP & the Marketplaces. That includes $990B in gross #Medicaid cuts: the largest cuts to the program in its history (1/x).

23. #OREGON: ~162,000 ACA enrollees Avg gross rate change: +9.7% (preliminary) Avg gross 2026 premium: $763/mo NET 2026 increase for 64-yr old couple earning $90K/yr if enhanced tax credits expire: +304% acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

Democrats are pushing to reverse Medicaid and ACA cuts. Contrary to Republican talking points, that would not in any way expand health care eligibility for undocumented immigrants.

New: According to staff, the Senate floor session scheduled for tomorrow is likely to be delayed again -- by perhaps weeks -- because Sen Chris Gorsek can't make it to the Capitol. Gorsek has been battling health problems, but is needed to pass a tax package. #orleg #orpol

Kicking heroin is actually the most commendable thing RFK Jr. has ever done and I don't think the fact that he previously used drugs should be an attack against him.

I got to see pre-release screening of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and when Yoda started doing flips while fighting Dooku people started actually screaming. At least one teenage boy started sobbing.

are you tired of being brainwashed by the mainstream media?

For those keeping track at home, Oregon has at least two (to my knowledge) continuous eligibility provisions in our waiver: 2 years for most beneficiaries automatically and full coverage ages 0-5 for youth. This is saying that won’t be extended after our waiver expires in 2027.

“One analysis of the One Big Beautiful Bill suggests that each ‘appropriate’ disenrollment from Medicaid will cost taxpayers $5,000 in bureaucratic overhead—not far off from how much Medicaid spends per person to begin with.”

Actually what Americans just saw today was a prominent Republican US Senator announce he is quitting because he knows this budget is going to hurt millions of people and he was repeatedly threatened by the president and his cult for telling the truth about it.

Thread on just posted Senate Budget Committee reconciliation bill language. Despite Byrd Rule problems the draconian #Medicaid cuts are still largely the same as in initial language from 1.5 weeks ago and remain harsher than the House passed bill's cuts. (1/x): www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...

the answer is that they clearly understood black people — free and enslaved — as members of the polity, even if they were subordinated to whites! their view that the american republic was inclusive of everyone within its borders is why even the antislavery framers were pressed about emancipation

The Senate version of OBBB has made the Medicaid work requirement even worse. Parents are no longer exempt - the bill includes parents 14+. Most states that got Medicaid waivers to do work req. including parents of kids 6+ so when R's need more savings expect them to come back and lower this. 1/2

the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president

This morning, the Oregon State Senate passed HB 2205 A, a bill that I've been working on very closely this Session. It has already passed the House, so now makes its way to the Governor's desk. #ORPOL

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

Can't help but feel we're living through an increasingly existential war between spectacle and substance with spectacle winning battle after battle after battle.

Some great musings - time to un-plug! (I’m aware of the irony here.)

Medicaid changes in managers amendment are out and the drive to kill the ACA Medicaid expansion by a 1000 cuts accelerates. 1. Work requirement moved up to 12/26 with state option to go earlier 2. State directed payments limited more tightly for expansion states

Over 400 people in PDX are watching this...at 10PM. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0MK...

A provision in the House reconciliation bill seeks to reduce federal Medicaid funding to states as a penalty for providing coverage to undocumented immigrants with state funds. Our analysis examines its potential impact on state Medicaid spending:

BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts. Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.

There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.

New: State Rep. Courtney Neron, D-Wilsonville, has been appointed to fill the Oregon Senate seat left open by the death of Sen. Aaron Woods. Commissioners from 3 counties touching SD 13 selected Neron over two other nominees (one of who threw his support behind Neron). #orleg

There is no aborted fetus debris in the MMR vaccine, or in any vaccine at all. It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.

Ok I’ll contribute to the discourse - the best seat mate I ever had was on an intercontinental flight. A (likely) octogenarian German who spoke zero English continually flagged down our hostess for more mini-whiskey bottles and insisted I cheers him every time. Not once spoke in words; bless him.

RORY MCILROY HAS DONE IT‼️ He wins the Masters and becomes the sixth men's golfer to complete the career Grand Slam 🏆

this man survived what I could only assume to be a four hour long flight into the heart of darkness

“McDonalds workers in Denmark make more than Honda workers in Alabama” is such a key point. It’s the institutions, stupid.

Elon Musk slammed President Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, as “dumber than a sack of bricks” on Tuesday as tensions between the two exploded over wide-ranging tariffs that have upended the global economy.

The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING #handsoff

People on here who are poo-pooing Booker underestimate the power of storytelling in politics.

And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”

Well well well…if it isn’t the entirely foreseeable consequences of their actions

The geniuses at DOGE are bringing us insights like "I'm not really sure why the tax agency for a country of 330 million people has a larger staff than a midsize bank"

Something is happening…

A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.

Good message

one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.

Jefferson was a freethinker who fully believed religion should stay out of the government. Speaker Johnson is once again lying to further his endless campaign to infuse our secular democracy with Christian Nationalism.

At first #PDX City Council meeting under new form of government, Council has to recess to troubleshoot audio issue. Eric Zimmerman quips "my first ever statement...and I broke it!" #ORPOL

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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random. Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea

Congrats to the newly sworn-in Mayor Keith Wilson and Portland City Council! We are so eager to work with the thirteen of you in pursuit of housing abundance and justice.

New digs, old government. (Stay tuned new month for new digs, new government).