Medicare at 55, cover all kids, plus dental/vision/hearing! LFG!! Not sure why Jeffries won’t allow a vote on Medicare for All, but maybe our dear leader would permit this proposal.

Jeff Basinger@wolfraiseshuman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

AOC wants Medicare at age 55. Popular, amazing proposal!! It would be the greatest domestic policy achievement in 50+ years. Dem leadership need to develop a consensus on their healthcare policy goals. You can’t beat this proposal @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov

Here’s the 84 pages of various healthcare proposals that the Democrats ended up expressing support for www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...

Jeff Basinger@wolfraiseshuman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

AOC wants Medicare at age 55. Popular, amazing proposal!! It would be the greatest domestic policy achievement in 50+ years. Dem leadership need to develop a consensus on their healthcare policy goals. You can’t beat this proposal @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov

About 42,000,000 people would be covered if the Medicare age were lowered to 55

Lowering the Medicare age to 55 would cover about 42,000,000 more people, -about twice as many as the (also) popular Medicaid expansion

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2mo ago

Exclusive: If Democrats win big in November, reversing President Trump’s Medicaid cuts and restoring ACA subsidies are priorities, but House Democrats are also talking about lowering the age of eligibility for Medicare.

Great news!! In the end, we all learned a lot. It’s good to confirm MO has referendum power on maps We already knew there was almost zero gerrymandering limitations (contiguous and close to equal districts). The People are a better check/balance than the legal limits on gerrymandering

Missouri Independent@missouriindependent.com · 2mo ago

BREAKING: US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denies GOP effort to revive gerrymandered Missouri congressional map #moleg #mogov

AOC wants Medicare at age 55. Popular, amazing proposal!! It would be the greatest domestic policy achievement in 50+ years. Dem leadership need to develop a consensus on their healthcare policy goals. You can’t beat this proposal @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov

Jeff Basinger@wolfraiseshuman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I wrote about -what happened on healthcare under Biden and -why Dems should push Republicans on Medicare at 60 this election, instead of just shouting “Medicare for All” or “Public Option” into the void Also Happy Turnip Day! substack.com/@doctorfanta...

I wrote about -what happened on healthcare under Biden and -why Dems should push Republicans on Medicare at 60 this election, instead of just shouting “Medicare for All” or “Public Option” into the void Also Happy Turnip Day! substack.com/@doctorfanta...

Healthcare in the 2026 Election for Democrats: Is Medicare at 60 the new "Medicare for ALL"?

ALSO: Happy Turnip Day

substack.com

New KFF poll: Americans want Congress to extend the expiring, enhanced Obamacare credits by a whopping margin of 78% to 22% — a remarkable political entrenchment for subsidies that were a heavy political lift for Democrats just a few years ago, per Politico.

Do they think that if Medicaid doesn’t pay for emergency care that the cost just goes away?

Stoked Republicans are screaming “America First” for medical coverage! Ready to go on expanding Medicare/Medicaid and reducing private insurance costs- just like voters want.

List of discontinued merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)

Why does New York pizza always look like the worst, greasy garbage that I could possibly order in my city?

The thing about Trump bailing Argentina out to the tune of 20 billion while shutting down the US government to kick Americans off healthcare… Argentina has universal healthcare. 😑

We’re just going to get hammered on transgender stuff again this election cycle… and for all eternity, right? Talarico, Sherrill and most other Dems think they can just deflect it, since that’s what the party has done for ten years. They don’t realize that time’s up www.foxnews.com/sports/mikie...

Mikie Sherrill remains silent on issue of trans athletes in women's sports as Trump calls her out for it

Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey's Democrat candidate for governor, voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act twice and co-sponsored the Transgender Bill of Rights.

foxnews.com

Jeff Basinger@wolfraiseshuman.bsky.social · last yr.

So he thinks refusing to answer the question is a good long term strategy? The Democrats will never learn.

Sure. Left wing terrorism is at an all time high, going from 3% of domestic terror fatalities to 4%. Right wing terrorism on the other hand has dipped to an all time low of 95% So technically, yeah.

Dorian D@drdorianoz.bsky.social · last yr.

Fuck. This. Guy. Sideways.

Lots of Democrat defectors on this, which is bizarre, since MO is the ONLY state that grabs control of police departments from major cities. It’s power consolidation at the state level, by Republicans who love politicizing crime and dislike liberal cities. #moleg

Missouri Independent@missouriindependent.com · 2y ago

On a 113 to 39 vote, the Missouri House gave final approval to a bill to put the city’s police department under control of a board made up of the St. Louis mayor and five commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. #moleg #mogov

The government’s “sell or be banned” edict on TikTok was always a threat to our free speech, full stop. Vague, unsupported claims of propaganda shouldn’t be a basis for cutting Americans off from global speakers and audiences.

White House says TikTok's algorithm and data will be controlled 'by America' in new deal

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed details of a deal reached with China over control of TikTok, sharing that six Americans will sit on the seven-seat board.

nbcnews.com

Baseball will use some objective reality for calling balls and strikes. Umpire judgment calls are 100% demonstrably error prone. First the NFL mainly ditches the first down chain gangs- now this!! Wow

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · last yr.

LFG!

I wonder when this Citizens United Senate vote will happen. It’s hard to find info on it.

The Last Mile with USAID@thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · last yr.

Cancelled Disney+ Hulu ESPN I’ll entertain myself with grudges now instead

Jeff Basinger@wolfraiseshuman.bsky.social · last yr.

The FCC’s explicit threats to ABC’s licenses is clear coercion in violation of the 1A. Similar threats were recently unanimously found to be violations by SCOTUS. Even Justice Thomas called those actions “ham-fisted. Here’s some facts from Vullo v NRA and then the FCC statement regarding Kimmel

"Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors." — Justice Sonia Sotomayor, delivering the unanimous decision of the court in NRA v. Vullo

The FCC’s explicit threats to ABC’s licenses is clear coercion in violation of the 1A. Similar threats were recently unanimously found to be violations by SCOTUS. Even Justice Thomas called those actions “ham-fisted. Here’s some facts from Vullo v NRA and then the FCC statement regarding Kimmel

Popehat@kenwhite.bsky.social · last yr.

/7 That case ended in a convoluted and not particularly helpful SCOTUS decision. Far more illustrative and clear is the very recent case of NRA v. Vullo. Vullo was a NY official who thuggishly suggested enforcement action against insurers that did business with the NRA.

Saving a couple hundred bucks a year with all the subscriptions I’m canceling, so that’s nice.

5 months ago I was feeling good, but look at this agile mf. Not so sure that I’ll finish the Trump era able to kick humanoid robots’ asses!

Jeff Basinger@wolfraiseshuman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Look, I’m not getting younger, plus I never was tough. Technology obviously is always getting better. But… I still would beat the crap out of that robot.

not an exaggeration to say I am WEEPING with laughter at this reply from someone who hadn't seen that Robert Redford died today

Bad news, guys!! The Rep of my gerrymandered district says we can’t be against the new gerrymander anymore- because someone donated $. Gosh darn it!

Three lawsuits and a referendum: New Missouri congressional map faces multiple attacks #moleg #mogov

Three lawsuits and a referendum: New Missouri congressional map faces multiple attacks • Missouri Independent

Immediately after Missouri Republicans passed a gerrymandered congressional map lawsuits were filed challenging its constitutionality.

missouriindependent.com

Fuckin’ Eagles, man I miss having WRs #chiefskingdom

a man sitting in the back seat of a car with the words life goes on man below him

ALT: a man sitting in the back seat of a car with the words life goes on man below him

media.tenor.com

Important.

Jonas Nahm@jonasnahm.com · last yr.

1/ New report from @bentleyallan.bsky.social's Net Zero Policy Lab: As the US withdraws from green tech industries and pressures allies to follow suit, China is stepping in to power the developing world's energy transition. The scale is staggering. www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...