Karl Brown

"...the rest of us, whether we’re elected officials or ordinary citizens, should do everything we can to let our fellow Americans in uniform know that if they risk their careers and even their freedom to protect the Constitution, we will stand with them."

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The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

The U.S. armed forces may soon face the choice of whether to refuse illegal and unconstitutional orders, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes. What will they do?

Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and his threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the president. But for how long?

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Inside the High-Stakes Battle Over Vaccine Injury Compensation, Autism, and Public Trust - KFF Health News The evidence is unequivocal: Vaccines do not cause autism. Yet adding autism to the list of conditions covered by a federal payout program, as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems inclined to ...

The evidence is unequivocal: Vaccines do not cause autism. Yet adding autism to the list of conditions covered by a federal payout program, as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems inclined to do, could threaten its financial viability. @celinegounder.com kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

You can trust me to fund classrooms instead of corporate giveaways, because the strength of our schools is the strength of our future. Read more about my platform at AlexisForNevada.com/Issues.

A family in pain speaking about a tragedy that must not be allowed to happen again

Thank you to the Raines for your courage- now it’s on all of us to act.

Urge Governor Newsom to sign AB 1064: www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

Thank you for sharing @ Common Sense Media.

If you want to take action today: write Governor Newsom to support AB 1064, the LEAD for Kids Act- ensuring AI chatbots targeting children are safe by design.

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Thank you Senator Mark Kelly

@captmarkkelly.bsky.social

Are we going to stand with the richest Americans or working people? That's the fundamental question in this fight.

I’m sticking with hardworking Americans.

The Republicans could end this shutdown by negotiating a decrease to your rising health insurance premiums. They don’t want to do that because that premium increase will pay for their tax cut for rich people.

Americans can’t afford for their health care premiums to double, but that’s what is going to happen next month if Trump and Republicans don’t work with us to protect your health care.

A lot of people who sign up for their health insurance next month will see that it’s doubled or tripled in price. That’s unaffordable.

And that's what Democrats are fighting to stop from happening, but Trump and Republicans would rather shut down the government than fix it.

Don’t let anyone tell you this is about anything other than the cost of your health care. Democrats are fighting to lower your health care premiums, and Trump would rather shut the government down.

Arizonans just elected Adelita Grijalva to represent them in Washington, and there’s no reason to delay seating her. Speaker Johnson should swear her in immediately so she can get to work.

We have a lot to learn from Taylor's marketing playbook, especially as voters turn to AI tools like ChatGPT to get their information.

#LifeOfAShowgirl

Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses - KFF Health News Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.

Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.
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California: CoveredCA confirms my 2026 avg rate hike analysis, provides details on state subsidies This actually came out a couple of weeks ago but ironically, I've been too swamped analyzing & posting 2026 rate filings for other states to get around to posting it here until now. Covered California...

IMPORTANT: California is providing $190 million to backfill 100% of the lost federal subsidies for ~333,000 enrollees earning up to 150% FPL, plus "some" help to those earning 150 - 165% FPL.

This is about 9% of the $2.1 BILLION in federal funding CA is gonna lose.

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"Republicans run the entire government but can't keep it open"

That's it. That's the whole story.

Our service members? Unpaid.

Checks to Argentina? In the mail.

The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

The generals and admirals at Quantico today should be forgiven if they walked out of the auditorium and wondered: What on earth is wrong with the commander in chief?

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It's truly an honor to be on the 2025 Time Magazine #TIME100Next list! I wanted to take a moment to briefly reflect on what the recognition means to me personally, and also on the broader importance of supporting those who are doing their very best to provide constructive context surrounding global Climate Scientist Daniel Swain reflects on "TIME100 Next" recognition

It's truly an honor to be on the 2025 Time Magazine #TIME100Next list! I took a moment to reflect on what this recognition means to me personally & also on importance of offering nuanced context in a moment of widespread misinformation & societal upheaval.

It's so worth the time to watch this. Totally epic.

Today, I was in downtown Portland walking peacefully with Oregonians to say that we don’t need military intervention here.
We are peaceful.
We are united.
We are Oregon.

Two signs among hundreds: “we asked for Medicaid not military aid” and “resist like it’s 1776, or live like it’s 1984”

I love us, Portland.

The Trump Administration's DHS officers appear to be carrying large weapons around downtown Chicago in camouflage and masks.

This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidation, instilling fear in our communities and hurting our businesses.

We cannot normalize militarizing American cities and suburbs.

Make sure you know your rights and stay alert.

Donald Trump is using federal agents to stoke fear and violate constitutional rights — all with the aims of expanding his control and sending military troops to our cities.

It’s unlawful and un-American. We must all stand up and speak out against fanning the flames of violence.

My office is reaching out to the White House and Homeland Security for more information. We have been provided no information on the reason or purpose of any military mission. There is no national security threat in Portland. Our communities are safe and calm.

The State of Illinois is closely monitoring the federal deployments in the Village of Broadview.

Public safety is always my top priority, and the Illinois State Police remains in close communication with the Broadview Police Department to monitor and maintain public safety.