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Healthcare data analysis, advocacy & snark. (Formerly @charles_gaba on 🐤) 🏥 https://ACASignups.net 🔵 https://Blue26.org

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · Nov 12

Welcome new followers!

I'm a healthcare policy analyst, advocate & blogger who focuses primarily on the ACA. I’ve also gained some attention for my COVID19 data analysis.

I also raise money online for Democratic candidates.

You can follow my work (& even support it!) at ACASignups.net.

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OuterBoroPrincess @outerbororoyal.bsky.social · 3m

Telling Black people we’ll be “next” if we don’t join whatever half-cocked movement you’ve cooked up this week, only reveals how much YOU don’t understand that we are PERPETUALLY on the firing line of white supremacy.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17m

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 20m

*Nobel

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 33m

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 34m

Clearly Sherman doesn't believe in the philosophy "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 13h

sherman, for the love of god!

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 40m

SHOT / CHASER:

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Maybe they’ll give him a toy Nobel like that toy Sheriff’s star that Hershell Walker received?

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 40m

Holy Shit.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 12h

Maybe they’ll give him a toy Nobel like that toy Sheriff’s star that Hershell Walker received?

Oh wait…he’s the U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas now.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 12h

Adventures in framing:

Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 45m

Oops.

(The letter was signed by Rick Scott & Marco Rubio last August)

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

Huh. Gonna be an awkward day for Secretary of State-National Security Advisor-Acting Archivist Marco Rubio.

www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/fil...

Part of a letter sent by a bunch of GOP members of Congress in favor of granting Maria Corina Machado the Nobel Peace Prize, which she won today.

The last three paragraphs, before Rick Scott and Marco Rubio's signature, reads:

The Maduro regime's abuses and assaults on the civil society and legitimate
political activity of Venezuelan citizens have caused millions to flee to other countries,
while millions more have had no choice but to remain in the prison Maduro has
imposed on them. The peace of the region has been greatly disturbed by Maduro’s
welcoming of some of the world’s worst actors, including terrorists and dictators who
support him.
It is our firm belief that María Corina Machado’s courageous and selfless
leadership, and unyielding dedication to the pursuit of peace and democratic ideals,
make her a most deserving candidate for this prestigious award. Her efforts not only
highlight the urgent need for international solidarity in the face of aggressive and
expansive authoritarianism but also serve as a reminder of the power of individual
bravery in the quest for justice.

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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 1h

so lil' marco wrote her a recommendation letter for her Nobel?!?!

I will never stop laughing.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

Huh. Gonna be an awkward day for Secretary of State-National Security Advisor-Acting Archivist Marco Rubio.

www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/fil...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 55m

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 52m

Oh yeah...$8.3 million of it was transferred to his 2020 Presidential campaign, which I don't really think counts as "transferring to other candidates."

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1h

Good lord.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1h

...including:

$2K to Cori Bush
$60K to the VT Dem Party
$1.5K to a Maine ballot initiative fund
$2K to a SC legislative candidate
$18.3K to various VT-based charities...

...and $425,000 to The Sanders Institute.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1h

OK, I didn't do a deep dive, but here's Bernie's 2024 FEC report.

For the full cycle his campaign spent a whopping $33.8 million, outspending his GOP opponent 52:1.

I've only been able to find $508,000 transferred to other campaigns or charities so far...

www.fec.gov/data/candida...

SANDERS, BERNARD - Candidate overview - FEC.gov

Explore current and historic federal campaign finance data on the new fec.gov. Look at totals and trends, and see how candidates and committees raise and spend money. When you find what you need, expo...

www.fec.gov

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 10h

A Democrat shares a video by one of America’s most notorious antisemites. He misses the very obvious antisemitic trope in the video. He then defends the share after people point this out to him.

Incredible stuff.

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I don't take a dime from any PAC or lobbyist, including AIPAC.
I am proud to be one of the handful of Democrats standing up against Big Money.
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This was a documentary made by Tommy G who interviewed me. I did not speak to or meet lan Carrol. I stand by my words and should be judged by them.

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 1h

10 days into the shutdown, Republicans are still on vacation - but New Dems are hard at work serving our constituents.

See what our Members have been up to this week ⬇️

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 11h

Sadly, yes.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Senate confirms Herschel Walker as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas

The former NFL player, who unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in 2022, will be the first ambassador to the Bahamas in nearly 15 years.

www.nbcnews.com

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 12h

Maybe they’ll give him a toy Nobel like that toy Sheriff’s star that Hershell Walker received?

Oh wait…he’s the U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas now.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 12h

Adventures in framing:

Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.

Headline: Trump Has His Eyes on Nobel Prize. Will He Get It?

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 12h

After Pritzker and Newsom threatened to leave the NGA, the Republican Chair breaks with Trump. Pressure works. Keep it up!

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 20h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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ballerinaX @ballerinax.bsky.social · 12h

"A judge gave the government 10 days to respond, and when they failed to do so during that period and in another 30-day window, the motion to terminate was granted."

www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...

Utah violinist no longer in deportation proceedings after ICE detainment

Utah violinist John Shin, who spent weeks in an ICE detention center, no longer faces deportation after the U.S. government failed to appeal the termination of his removal proceedings.

www.fox13now.com

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 12h

I think I’ll poke around the FEC reports tomorrow for both him as well as a few top “establishment” Dems.

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Aunt Jules @japulver.bsky.social · 12h

Proving Obama was right. He knew it was imperfect but that it would benefit enough people in a profound enough way that they’d never go back to settling for bullshit like “pre-existing conditions” etc ever again. He paid a price for it, since the backlash cost him Congress & control but he was right

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 12h

Yes, I remember all of that, and I criticized Hillary for that at the time as well. What of it?

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 12h

Has he done a lot of that? Asking sincerely. I have no idea.

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