Month: June 2025

I worry about the 2026 and 2028 elections

I agree with Carpenter. This is about Trump abusing the 2026 and 2028 elections. It’s early but the party out of power usually picks up seats in Congress in mid-term elections and the Democrats could easily be favored in 2026. I could see Trump doing things such as declaring emergencies in blue states to prevent this.

I don’t know how serious he is about a third term in 2028 but I am sure he doesn’t want a Democratic president investigating all the shady stuff he is doing in his current term.

Trump is, again, attempting to do what he couldn't in 2020.Abuse the power of gov't to rig an election in his favor.But this isn't about 2020. It's a test run for 2026 and 2028.apnews.com/article/trum…

— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter.bsky.social) 2025-06-20T16:21:04.613Z

Polls show support for Medicaid

The public does not want the cuts proposed by Republicans.

The fact that 3 out of 4 people (including a majority of Republicans) want to maintain or expand Medicaid as elected Republicans are passing extraordinary cuts to facilitate a regressive tax cut says much about whose interests they prioritize.

— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) 2025-06-17T23:49:01.595Z

Americans across the political spectrum like Medicaid and think it should get more funding, not less, according to a new poll from health research organization KFF. https://n.pr/3Zyhvfu

— NPR (@npr.org) 2025-06-17T12:35:11.534509Z

"KFF Health Tracking Poll: The Public’s Views of Funding Reductions to Medicaid"#Health #Healthcare #ElderCare

— Cecelia Care ♥️ (@ceceliacare.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T21:33:27.036Z

KFF poll: 64% view the "One Big Beautiful Bill" unfavorably. Support is higher among MAGA Republicans, but drops significantly when potential impacts on uninsured rates & hospital funding are considered. Medicaid & ACA favorability at all-time highs. #HealthcareReform #News

— News Analysis (@newsanalysis.com) 2025-06-18T04:18:42.818465+00:00

A new poll from @KFF shows the favorability of the #ACA among Americans is at an all-time high of 66% with approval for #Medicaid at 83%. The bill currently in Senate committees would force millions off of #healthcare coverage, including up to 1/3 of @CoveredCA's 1.98M enrollees

— (@coveredcanews.bsky.social) 2025-06-17T20:31:36.698Z

If you saw this graph, what would your headline be? Your sub-headline?

— David Brauer (@dbrauer.net) 2025-06-26T12:28:06.818Z

Public lands – the Republican scam (described in Bluesky posts)

The total amount of public land that Trump wants to make available for sale is equivalent to more than TWICE the size of CALIFORNIA.All to pay for tax cuts to some of the richest people in world history.

— Eric Holthaus (@ericholthaus.com) 2025-06-17T20:00:43.849Z

Public lands are just that: public, and owned by the taxpayer. Republicans want to auction them off to the highest bidder to pay for their billionaire tax cuts. Hell no.

— Senator Ron Wyden (@wyden.senate.gov) 2025-06-16T18:37:34.399Z

🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵

— Janessa Goldbeck (@janessagoldbeck.bsky.social) 2025-06-16T21:12:55.820Z

Make asbestos great again

Unreal how little Trump cares about public health

Uh … whut? Make Mesothelioma Great Again?

— Shooti (@bambooshooti.bsky.social) 2025-06-17T00:49:03.737Z

oh – and this week the Senate confirmed David Fotouhi to be Deputy Administrator of EPA. More about him – and his effort to overturn the agency's ban on asbestos – here 👇www.propublica.org/article/davi…

— Sharon Lerner (@fastlerner.bsky.social) 2025-06-12T20:40:44.986Z

This happened for decades with asbestos: industry lobbied to deem certain types safer than others, delaying a ban that would have saved countless lives

— Charlotte Helen Bailey (@charlottehelen.bsky.social) 2025-06-10T07:43:50.964Z