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TheGentYYC<p>So Trumpy. Remember when <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> was asked about his supposed replacement for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> (8 full years late) &amp; he said he had a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConceptOfAPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConceptOfAPlan</span></a>? He had no plan just slogans and lies. PP has the same for Canada. I got your 3 word slogan right here: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoPlanPoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoPlanPoilievre</span></a><br> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poilievre</span></a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-no-platform-yet-1.7514480" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre</span><span class="invisible">-no-platform-yet-1.7514480</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>The Bulwark: Health Insurance for Millions Is Now on the Chopping Block<br>Home<br>Podcasts<br>Newsletters<br>Chat<br>Special Projects<br>Events<br>Founders<br>Store<br>Archive<br>About<br>Read in the Substack app<br>Open app<br>The Breakdown<br>Health Insurance for Millions Is Now on the Chopping Block<br>Republicans’ very quiet, very serious effort to go after Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion.<br>Jonathan Cohn<br>Apr 19, 2025<br>474<br>62<br>149</p><p>House Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump, pictured in 2024 at Mar-a-Lago. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)</p><p>THE LIKELIHOOD OF DONALD <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TRUMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRUMP</span></a> and his allies in Congress taking <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> away from millions of low-income Americans—and, in the process, rolling back a huge piece of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a>—has increased significantly in the last two weeks!</p><p>The change has been easy to miss, because so many other stories are dominating the news—and because the main evidence is a subtle shift in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> rhetoric.</p><p>But that shift has been crystal clear if you follow the ins and outs of health care policy—and if you were listening closely to House Speaker <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MikeJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeJohnson</span></a> a week ago, when he appeared on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoxNews</span></a>.<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a><br><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/health-insurance-for-millions-on-chopping-block-obamacare-medicaid-expansion-republicans-mike-johnson" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulwark.com/p/health-insura</span><span class="invisible">nce-for-millions-on-chopping-block-obamacare-medicaid-expansion-republicans-mike-johnson</span></a></p>
Tirrimas :us_distress:<p>Oh, this isn't good. 😳</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/ObamaCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ObamaCare</span></a><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a></p><p>Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare rule on free preventive care<br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/obamacare-supreme-court-preventative-care-challenge-rcna201794" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/health/health-news</span><span class="invisible">/obamacare-supreme-court-preventative-care-challenge-rcna201794</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Why everyone is wrong about the economy <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/927232/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/927232/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BidenAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BidenAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FreeTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeTrade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a></p>
cob<p>(3/4) ... obligatoire Entreprises industrielles négociation syndicale librement choisis par les salariés + <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> Act financée partiellement par employeurs = 1ère Sécurité Sociale USA (cf <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ObamaCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ObamaCare</span></a> + Donald Doge) -&gt; colère des Industriels car affaires privées de la gestion de leurs affaires économiques/disproportionné/généralisé sans critère de mérite pour les salariés -&gt; ...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/year1935" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>year1935</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthropocene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropocene</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> case that seeks to make everyone’s health#insurance worse, (by getting rid of the protections <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> brings by forcing other insurance companies to cover things they don't want to) explained</p><p>The plaintiffs in this case, who are represented by former Trump lawyer and anti-abortion crusader Jonathan Mitchell, essentially seek to strip <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> of this authority, thus allowing insurers to deny care for a wide range of treatments they are required to cover by ( Obamacare) law.<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/scotus/407639/the-supreme-court-case-that-seeks-to-make-everyones-health-insurance-worse-explained" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/scotus/407639/the-supr</span><span class="invisible">eme-court-case-that-seeks-to-make-everyones-health-insurance-worse-explained</span></a></p>
Six Grandfathers Mountain<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@mls14" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mls14</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://progressivecafe.social/@TonyStark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TonyStark</span></a></span> <br>RE<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> absolutely hated the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CHIPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CHIPS</span></a> act for two reasons. 1. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> did it. 2. It worked.<br>So of course he wanted to nuke it. Same thing with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a></p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> goal was to make people ⭕perceive Congress AND Biden were doing ZERO ACTION. <br>So anything Trump does as President is "good" even, raising costs from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> </p><p>⭕But we WILL ACT, this Nov 2026 in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midterms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>midterms</span></a> </p><p>BBC 4 reporter AUDIO (Listern to the 1st story)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@6G/114326789451100459" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@6G/1143267894</span><span class="invisible">51100459</span></a></p>
Micheal Shallop :ve: :tux:<p>Every time one of these dumbasss <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Senators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senators</span></a> starts to talk about healthcare, and this includes ol' <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/brainworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainworm</span></a> hisself, is to remind them that we-the-people don't have their level of healthcare (paid by us) in terms of quality or quantity.</p><p>Put these dumbasses back on <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> with the rest of us, and then I bet we'll see improvement...</p>
classical_dee<p>My mother cleaned different houses on different days and none of her employers offered healthcare coverage. When the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> aka <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> passed, my mom was able to go to the doctor for the first time in decades. <a href="https://aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/it-could-be-much-much-worse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/it</span><span class="invisible">-could-be-much-much-worse</span></a></p>
Tim Johnson<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is attempting to force <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a>, through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>, to buy American made products, even though they may not want to for a variety of reasons.</p><p>It is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ObamaCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ObamaCare</span></a> expanded to the entire economy.</p><p>Some of the same people who screamed about that are cheering this.</p>
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>“A recent report from the Urban Institute shows that if <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Congress" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a> removed the extra federal money provided to states in the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Obamacare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Obamacare</a> expansion, <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NorthDakota" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthDakota</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Indiana" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indiana</a>, and <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Louisiana" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Louisiana</a> would be among the hardest-hit places” <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/dont-believe-trumps-promises-about-protecting-the-social-safety-net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/dont-believe-trumps-promises-about-protecting-the-social-safety-net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Don’t Believe Trump’s Promises...</a></p>
A Sweet Gentleman<p>You have until April 11 to leave a comment on Republicans' project to make the Affordable Care Act as useless as possible.</p><p>And prohibit coverage for trans care while they're at it.</p><p>Please go leave a comment and share around you!🙏 </p><p><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/19/2025-04083/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-marketplace-integrity-and-affordability" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">federalregister.gov/documents/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/19/2025-04083/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-marketplace-integrity-and-affordability</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/transcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transcare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/blackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a></p>
Bernadette A. Lear<p>FYI for US <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> folks/allies: the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration is soliciting public comments about a proposal to remove gender-affirming care as one of the essential health benefits (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EHB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EHB</span></a>) that must be covered by companies that provide health care insurance through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a>). You can read about the proposed change here (Ctrl + F "sex-trait modification"): <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/.../patient-protection" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">federalregister.gov/.../patien</span><span class="invisible">t-protection</span></a>... At the top of the site, on the right-hand side, you can click on a green button to submit a comment.</p>
1337 $#!+ I did that<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/23andMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>23andMe</span></a> bankruptcy underscores why none of us can have nice things, like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>. Your family member who fell for this long con also exposed you! Data brokers are already dealing with insurance companies on your genetic risk profiles, now Americans with a family health history are tainted and soon uninsurable. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> soon to be replaced with "palliative care gardens" across the street from the hospital with lovely benches to die on.</p>
WYM Mod<p>The ACA transformed healthcare access in the U.S. 15 years ago, allowing millions to secure coverage and alleviating cost inflation. While Republicans label it as socialism, historical insights reveal early GOP leaders once supported universal healthcare. Obama framed the ACA as a moral responsibility for leaders. The ongoing debate highlights the clash over health equality vs. individualism. Discover more about this critical legislation's impact at the source: <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-23-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/march-23-2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/HealthCareDebate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCareDebate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/HealthEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquality</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/thejenniwren.teamlh.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thejenniwren.teamlh.social</span></a></span> </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> is a popular but not overwhelmingly popular system (60% popularity). It left a lot of the problems with the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forprofit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> system intact and is vulnerable to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farright</span></a> attacks.</p><p>Only 8% of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> oppose <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicareForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicareForAll</span></a>, yet no Dem politicians pursue it. Ask why.</p><p>Reminder: This was the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RonaldReagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RonaldReagan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> Plan made by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heritage</span></a> Foundation who would then make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>Well it passed. And I'm ashamed to be a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> right now. Bye by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/foodstamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodstamps</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a>. Hello DOUBLE THE TAX CUTS FOR THE <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RICH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RICH</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ONEPERCENT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ONEPERCENT</span></a> and giving the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senate</span></a> less power and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> being a king<br>,<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a><br>The Guardian US: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> passes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> spending bill, averting government shutdown – as it happened<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/14/donald-trump-chuck-schumer-aoc-gop-government-shutdown-us-politics-latest-news-live" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/live/2</span><span class="invisible">025/mar/14/donald-trump-chuck-schumer-aoc-gop-government-shutdown-us-politics-latest-news-live</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RonWyden</span></a> voting No on CR<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obamacare</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/foodstamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodstamps</span></a><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/wyden.senate.gov/post/3lk7jyrweos2n" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/wyden.senate.</span><span class="invisible">gov/post/3lk7jyrweos2n</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> TOO, supposedly independent. No mention of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a>/ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obamacare</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/foodstamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodstamps</span></a> cuts or the law to severely weaken <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> power <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a><br>NPR: Senate signals plans to avoid shutdown. And, Trump to visit DOJ<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/g-s1-53785/up-first-newsletter-government-shutdown-trump-doj-federal-layoffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/14/g-s1-53785/</span><span class="invisible">up-first-newsletter-government-shutdown-trump-doj-federal-layoffs</span></a></p>
Heretical_i<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@bloomberg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bloomberg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@bloomberg/business-oojh6r0lz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>business-bloomberg</span></a></span> About those <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> BOIS, and their 'access to AL UR DATAZ'.</p><p>It was just fine when OBombYa did it. Right <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/ProgLibs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProgLibs</span></a>?</p><p>2013: "<a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> 'Navigators' Will Have Unlimited Access to Your Personal Data" - 21st Century Wire</p><p><a href="https://21stcenturywire.com/2013/07/22/obamacare-navigators-will-have-unlimted-access-to-personal-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">21stcenturywire.com/2013/07/22</span><span class="invisible">/obamacare-navigators-will-have-unlimted-access-to-personal-data/</span></a></p>