Carol

This is a must read, if you've not, and a re-read if you have. Or listen to the podcast.
If listening, I'd recommend doing it while spliting logs or dig a drainage ditch. It is better than the induced road rage.
Then buckle up and get to work. These power hungry twits play a long game. Let's go.

We need to ensure that we get universal single-payer healthcare, AKA Medicare for All.
Why?
Better outcomes, lower costs.
Decouple from the profit for CEOs and shareholders insurance model.
Healthcare is a human right.

Kleptocracy.

The Trump administration is a kleptocracy on a mad dash to strip our country for parts and leave only rubble.

ENDING A FILIBUSTER TO SAVE THE FILIBUSTER IS THE DUMBEST ASS SHIT I'VE EVER HEARD!!!!

A child rapist is president and we're supposed to debate whether Democrats are too extreme and women belong in the workplace.

Circular workflow diagram: Grassroots Left mobilization happens, to Mobilization becomes a threat to the the status quo, to Democrats find representatives of the most moderate elements, co-opt and hire them, to Co-opted leaders use the language of popular movement to funnel energy back into the electoral system, to NOTHING FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGES, and back to Grassroots left mobilization happens, repeat.

It's part of the system.

How the idea for a Trump Tower in Damascus was born Skyscraper was proposed in effort to woo US president as Syria’s new government sought removal of sanctions

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

In my observation of the UK, I see a Labour party that decided to go Tory Lite. And they are still screwed.

Lesson: Offer programs and ideas that uplift your base and stop trying to appeal to the people who will aways hate you.

Very ugly.
People need stability to plan their lives. With ACA in the "we'll vote later" stage, I can only do worst case scenario planning.
If the capitalists wanted me to spend money on anything but food, housing, and healthcare, they should reallocate their portfolios.

I suggest 47-year mortgages. Trump's gifts passed down through the generations.

I'm a constituent you threw under the bus so that you could appear both powerless and moderate as you try to run for governor of Colorado.

A true leader fights.

Colorado doesn't need your brand of mediocrity. Just sit tight in your safe senate seat until you are up for re-election in 2028.

Congress gets government healthcare.

That should end and elected officials should get insurance from the ACA marketplace.

They need skin in the game.

Although healthcare expenditure per capita is higher for the United States than any other country, over 37 million Americans are entirely without health insurance and 41 million more have inadequate access to care. Whereas ongoing efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act would exacerbate healthcare inequities, a universal system, such as that proposed in the Medicare for All Act (MAA), has the potential to transform the availability and efficiency of American healthcare. Taking into account both the costs of coverage expansion as well as savings that would be achieved through the MAA, we calculate that a single-payer, universal healthcare system is likely to lead to a 13% savings in national healthcare expenditure, equivalent to over $450 billion annually. The entire system could be funded with less financial outlay than is currently incurred by employers and households through healthcare premiums, as well as existing government allocations. This shift to single-payer healthcare would provide the greatest relief to lower-income households. Furthermore, we estimate that ensuring healthcare access for all Americans would save over 68,000 lives and 1.73 million life-years every year.

We need single-payer healthcare.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Although healthcare expenditure per capita is higher for the United States than any other country, over 37 million Americans are entirely without health insurance and 41 million more have inadequate access to care. Whereas ongoing efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act would exacerbate healthcare inequities, a universal system, such as that proposed in the Medicare for All Act (MAA), has the potential to transform the availability and efficiency of American healthcare. Taking into account both the costs of coverage expansion as well as savings that would be achieved through the MAA, we calculate that a single-payer, universal healthcare system is likely to lead to a 13% savings in national healthcare expenditure, equivalent to over $450 billion annually. The entire system could be funded with less financial outlay than is currently incurred by employers and households through healthcare premiums, as well as existing government allocations. This shift to single-payer healthcare would provide the greatest relief to lower-income households. Furthermore, we estimate that ensuring healthcare access for all Americans would save over 68,000 lives and 1.73 million life-years every year.

Single-payer healthcare (Medicare for All) is a more cost effective solution.
"we calculate that a single-payer, universal healthcare system is likely to lead to a 13% savings in national healthcare expenditure, equivalent to over $450 billion annually."

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Rank choice voting for all candidates.

People with liberal values register as Republicans and run for office on their liberal values in all the caucuses and primaries.

Break the tribalism by focusing on values.

How the idea for a Trump Tower in Damascus was born Skyscraper was proposed in effort to woo US president as Syria’s new government sought removal of sanctions

Follow the ego and the money.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

How the idea for a Trump Tower in Damascus was born Skyscraper was proposed in effort to woo US president as Syria’s new government sought removal of sanctions

Follow the money and ego.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

I've come to believe that they were all "cool kids" in school and never had to stand up for themselves or others against bullies.
This lack of experience makes them unfit for our current era.

Circular workflow diagram: Grassroots Left mobilization happens, to Mobilization becomes a threat to the the status quo, to Democrats find representatives of the most moderate elements, co-opt and hire them, to Co-opted leaders use the language of popular movement to funnel energy back into the electoral system, to NOTHING FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGES, and back to Grassroots left mobilization happens, repeat.

And don't forget how they try to get the system to work.

We can demand better. Let's do the work.

The Senate Dems folding would not have happened if a majority of the Senate Dem caucus had not agreed.

What is the messaging for that scenario?

Circular workflow diagram: Grassroots Left mobilization happens, to Mobilization becomes a threat to the the status quo, to Democrats find representatives of the most moderate elements, co-opt and hire them, to Co-opted leaders use the language of popular movement to funnel energy back into the electoral system, to NOTHING FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGES, and back to Grassroots left mobilization happens, repeat.

The status quo of the house of lords.

If Marshall wants to use that argument: Let's implement single-payer universal healthcare. Better outcomes for less money.

List of Democratic and Republican senators who are up for re-election Nov. 2026. See link in the main post.

Senators up for election in 2026:
(www.senate.gov/senators/Cla...)

I'm ready to join the 21st century with single payer healthcare: Lower cost, better outcomes.

Can we do it all at once? No. But we can lower the Medicare eligiblity age to 55. This provides incremental roll out and protects seniors in our increasingly volitile job market.

Ooof. "Weimar Democrats" is the right phrase. And we have a case study on how that turned out.

Hey, @bennet.senate.gov and @hickenlooper.bsky.social , pay attention.

Congratulations! You lost all credibility.
@bennet.senate.gov @hickenlooper.bsky.social

Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.