David

Premium increases notices will soon arrive in the mailboxes of Americans all over the US.

The average increase? 114%.

For some, the numbers are even higher:

A couple making $129,000 with two adult children at home in Savannah, GA, will pay $3,150 more per month for insurance.

Enjoy some truth about the #TrumpShutdown @markwarner.bsky.social

Most people would rather have affordable healthcare than a tacky Oval Office or a ball room that no average citizen will ever experience.

YouTube video by Democracy Docket Can We Actually Save America?

We need to build a new opposition movement. In this video, I lay out the challenge ahead and what I think we need to do to make it happen. Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc

“The FCC decided all by itself that radio and television were the only two parts of American life not protected by the free speech provisions of the first amendment to the constitution.”

George Carlin, 1988

Gov. Mills authorizes Maine doctors to administer this year’s COVID-19 vaccine The order recommending vaccines for Mainers 6 months and older comes on the heels of other New England states who have done the same following the federal government's restrictions on who can get the ...

Gov. Janet Mills issued an order authorizing Maine health care providers to administer the COVID-19 vaccine “to individuals who meet the criteria established by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.”

Defend America’s Backcountry Forests: Protect the Roadless Rule The USDA just announced plans to rescind the Roadless Rule, putting 45 million acres of backcountry forests at risk. Submit your comment by Sept. 19.

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RFKJr should definitely resign. He should never have been confirmed in the first place. Therein lies the problem.

It’s going to take individual state effort to outweigh HHS Sec Kennedy. Good move Governor Shapiro. @inquirer.com @apnews.com @govpritzker.illinois.gov @governor.ca.gov

What Florida Is Doing To Vaccine Mandates Is Sick Florida’s move on vaccine mandates will lead to avoidable illnesses and deaths.

Florida’s move on vaccine mandates will lead to avoidable illnesses and deaths.

Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts.

But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.

In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.

This is why unions are vital.

Opinion | Trump Is Wiping Out Unions. Why Are They So Quiet?

Happy Labor Day. Unions are fighting back-as best they can. Right wing Congress and Corporations pushed laws over the years to make it harder to organize and strike. Especially in the railroad industry. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o.... @nytimes.com

This is breathtaking incompetence committed by a gobsmackingly incompetent cabinet member of the most unconscionably incompetent cabinet in U.S. Presidential history. 💥🤡

She didn't consult the CIA and didn't even know he was undercover. Omfg 🙄

Railroad companies fail to join safety program - Tampa Bay Times

By delaying the process of Rail Safety Advisory Committees the Railroads slip away from a program that actually works.

Railroad companies fail to join safety program
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Trump promises executive order to 'get rid of' mail-in ballots and voting machines Trump has long opposed voting by mail or electronically, particularly since his 2020 election loss.

www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-h... This while Newsmax settles with Dominion for 67 million

we ban books

Alaskan Summit. If you listen to Putin’s parting words, you will see his insidious intentions. Insulting a former U.S. President/administration to justify an invasion of a sovereign nation should infuriate all Americans and Europeans alike. @politico.eu @bostonglobe.com @barackobama.bsky.social

Germany’s wind & solar surge in June 2025 is huge.

Share of generation: 57.5% — up from 47.7% in June 2024, and double the 28.8% in June 2021.

Output: 21.1 TWh, a 33% YoY jump from 16.6 TWh.

World’s 3rd-largest economy — a clear sign that high renewables penetration at scale is already happening.

Visionary thinkers inspire the world to adopt their mindset.

How Florida missed out on $2.2 billion in Medicaid funding for schools The state’s failure to update reimbursement procedures has cost it about $200 million per year.

#Florida is missing out on $2.2 billion-with-a-B in Medicaid funding for schools. The state’s failure to update reimbursement procedures has cost us about $200 million per year. Thanks, Gov. Ron DeSastrous! www.tampabay.com/news/educati... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social

Well said.

A well informed Speaker of the House is too much to ask for...as is an honest Speaker of the House apparently

I agree with Piglet

IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.

www.npr.org/2025/07/08/n...

Mike Luckovich

To Kill a Mockingbird?

France’s new high-speed train design has Americans asking: Why can’t we have that? Here's why the U.S. is behind on building high-speed rail, and what could create momentum to catch up.

France’s new high-speed train design has Americans asking: Why can’t we have that?

Here's why the U.S. is behind on building high-speed rail — and what could create momentum to catch up.

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#Train #France #Transportation #Trains #Climate #Environment

Yeh, here’s another one,”I make no preconceived notions.”