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Dan Bloom
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· Oct 17
Why It Costs So Much to Get Sick by Chasing Life
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🤒American healthcare is sick. With premiums rising, cuts loom, and millions risk losing coverage. And just in time for open enrollment, the government is shut down. 🙃
🗒 Elisabeth Rosenthal, author of 'An American Sickness' joins 🥼 @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social: megaphone.link/WMHY6862461350
🗒 Elisabeth Rosenthal, author of 'An American Sickness' joins 🥼 @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social: megaphone.link/WMHY6862461350
📺 Is it actually possible to control kids’ screen time? | Terms of Service #podcast with @claresduffy.bsky.social from @cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
📺 Is it actually possible to control kids’ screen time? | Terms of Service #podcast with @claresduffy.bsky.social from @cnn.com
"Foreign-born workers are the lifeblood of paid caregiving in the United States."
“The idea that caregiving access will not take a hit seems either naïve or intentionally obtuse — especially for seniors hoping to age at home,” writes Michelle Cottle.
Opinion | America’s Caregivers Are in Crisis
Caregivers are at the brink of despair.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Foreign-born workers are the lifeblood of paid caregiving in the United States."
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The Backlash Presidency
Why Trump followed Obama & got impeached, in historical perspective with comparisons to Nixon after LBJ & Johnson after Lincoln
New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with @juliaazari.bsky.social
www.niskanencenter.org/the-backlash...
Why Trump followed Obama & got impeached, in historical perspective with comparisons to Nixon after LBJ & Johnson after Lincoln
New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with @juliaazari.bsky.social
www.niskanencenter.org/the-backlash...
The backlash presidency - Niskanen Center
Julia Azari finds that backlash presidents like Trump tend to follow transformative presidents like Barack Obama who represent changes to the American racial order.
www.niskanencenter.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Backlash Presidency
Why Trump followed Obama & got impeached, in historical perspective with comparisons to Nixon after LBJ & Johnson after Lincoln
New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with @juliaazari.bsky.social
www.niskanencenter.org/the-backlash...
Why Trump followed Obama & got impeached, in historical perspective with comparisons to Nixon after LBJ & Johnson after Lincoln
New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with @juliaazari.bsky.social
www.niskanencenter.org/the-backlash...
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BREAKING: Deal to end government shutdown in reach
Deal to end government shutdown in reach
At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a key procedural motion.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
BREAKING: Deal to end government shutdown in reach
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tumultuous business
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
tumultuous business
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New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members
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October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members
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They think me mad
October 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
They think me mad
😱Open Enrollment is scary, but
💡Knowledge is power!
💪The ins & outs of your health insurance options with Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal of @kffhealthnews.org and @cnn.com’s @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social: megaphone.link/WMHY6026503042
💡Knowledge is power!
💪The ins & outs of your health insurance options with Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal of @kffhealthnews.org and @cnn.com’s @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social: megaphone.link/WMHY6026503042
What You Need to Know for Open Enrollment by Chasing Life
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October 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
😱Open Enrollment is scary, but
💡Knowledge is power!
💪The ins & outs of your health insurance options with Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal of @kffhealthnews.org and @cnn.com’s @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social: megaphone.link/WMHY6026503042
💡Knowledge is power!
💪The ins & outs of your health insurance options with Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal of @kffhealthnews.org and @cnn.com’s @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social: megaphone.link/WMHY6026503042
‘They often mention their parents at the dinner table and then become sad and quiet. “They’re not the same,” Yurithsi said. As the days without their parents pass, their worries grow.’
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A Sunday morning in America: A family ripped apart by ICE before a birthday celebration | CNN
The Sunday morning dawned clear and blue, a perfect day for a birthday celebration. The Enciso family split up in their Chicago suburb – the parents and the eldest son were stopping at a store and the...
www.cnn.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
‘They often mention their parents at the dinner table and then become sad and quiet. “They’re not the same,” Yurithsi said. As the days without their parents pass, their worries grow.’
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“It’s an open door to a form of corruption, at the highest level, that Americans have never had to confront. But we must confront the dark possibilities it presents.”
🖊️ @jacobsilverman.com 📰 @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...
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Opinion | Teapot Dome. Watergate. They’re Nothing Compared to This.
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“It’s an open door to a form of corruption, at the highest level, that Americans have never had to confront. But we must confront the dark possibilities it presents.”
🖊️ @jacobsilverman.com 📰 @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...
🖊️ @jacobsilverman.com 📰 @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...
🤒American healthcare is sick. With premiums rising, cuts loom, and millions risk losing coverage. And just in time for open enrollment, the government is shut down. 🙃
🗒 Elisabeth Rosenthal, author of 'An American Sickness' joins 🥼 @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social: megaphone.link/WMHY6862461350
🗒 Elisabeth Rosenthal, author of 'An American Sickness' joins 🥼 @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social: megaphone.link/WMHY6862461350
Why It Costs So Much to Get Sick by Chasing Life
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October 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🤒American healthcare is sick. With premiums rising, cuts loom, and millions risk losing coverage. And just in time for open enrollment, the government is shut down. 🙃
🗒 Elisabeth Rosenthal, author of 'An American Sickness' joins 🥼 @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social: megaphone.link/WMHY6862461350
🗒 Elisabeth Rosenthal, author of 'An American Sickness' joins 🥼 @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social: megaphone.link/WMHY6862461350
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your whales must be seen before they can be killed
October 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
your whales must be seen before they can be killed
This was such a smart listener question to answer...
🥤Even if we're drinking from metal or glass, are the PLASTIC STRAWS in reusable water bottles safe?
🥼Paging @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social:
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🥤Even if we're drinking from metal or glass, are the PLASTIC STRAWS in reusable water bottles safe?
🥼Paging @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social:
megaphone.link/WMHY7195632231
Are the Plastic Straws in Water Bottles Safe? by Chasing Life
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October 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This was such a smart listener question to answer...
🥤Even if we're drinking from metal or glass, are the PLASTIC STRAWS in reusable water bottles safe?
🥼Paging @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social:
megaphone.link/WMHY7195632231
🥤Even if we're drinking from metal or glass, are the PLASTIC STRAWS in reusable water bottles safe?
🥼Paging @drsanjaygupta.bsky.social:
megaphone.link/WMHY7195632231
This smart @meredithshiner.com piece explains the zoomed out perspective Democrats are using to justify their shutdown fight despite lacking a clear off-ramp.
Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.
The Case for the Forever Shutdown
Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This smart @meredithshiner.com piece explains the zoomed out perspective Democrats are using to justify their shutdown fight despite lacking a clear off-ramp.
🗣️ @janemayer.bsky.social: It's not just Russell Vought. There's a group of conservative thinkers and legal thinkers that rejected Watergate.
@eosnos.bsky.social: Meaning what?
JM: They felt that Nixon was unfairly brought down.
🎧 @newyorker.com
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I remember one:
@eosnos.bsky.social: Meaning what?
JM: They felt that Nixon was unfairly brought down.
🎧 @newyorker.com
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I remember one:
October 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
🗣️ @janemayer.bsky.social: It's not just Russell Vought. There's a group of conservative thinkers and legal thinkers that rejected Watergate.
@eosnos.bsky.social: Meaning what?
JM: They felt that Nixon was unfairly brought down.
🎧 @newyorker.com
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I remember one:
@eosnos.bsky.social: Meaning what?
JM: They felt that Nixon was unfairly brought down.
🎧 @newyorker.com
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I remember one:
“We are in a time that demands political creativity and a willingness to take risks…pick fights.”
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📰 @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
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‘If You Don’t Want This Consequence, Don’t Vote for Republicans’
Podcast Episode · The Opinions · 10/04/2025 · 38m
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October 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“We are in a time that demands political creativity and a willingness to take risks…pick fights.”
🗣️ @jamellebouie.net
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📰 @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
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Episodes I wish I'd made: "How Rupert Murdoch remade the world"
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🎧 Today, Explained @voxdotcom.bsky.social
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How Rupert Murdoch remade the world
Podcast Episode · Today, Explained · 09/29/2025 · 27m
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September 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Episodes I wish I'd made: "How Rupert Murdoch remade the world"
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🎧 Today, Explained @voxdotcom.bsky.social
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🎧 Today, Explained @voxdotcom.bsky.social
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Thanks to David Chalian for having me on to talk about how Democrats are fighting to protect affordable health care - despite GOP refusals to come to the table and get a deal done.
www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...
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The Democrats' Plan to Win the Shutdown - CNN Political Briefing - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
With Washington bracing for a government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans are already trying to pin the blame on each other. As Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,…
www.cnn.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thanks to David Chalian for having me on to talk about how Democrats are fighting to protect affordable health care - despite GOP refusals to come to the table and get a deal done.
www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...
www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...
As Chair of the DCCC (@electdemocrats.bsky.social) it's Rep. @suzandelbene.bsky.social's job to win back the House for Democrats. She tells @davidchalian.bsky.social her plan for the impending shutdown. Full pod: megaphone.link/WMHY7335667391
September 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
As Chair of the DCCC (@electdemocrats.bsky.social) it's Rep. @suzandelbene.bsky.social's job to win back the House for Democrats. She tells @davidchalian.bsky.social her plan for the impending shutdown. Full pod: megaphone.link/WMHY7335667391
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had a ton of fun working on this poll with @today.yougov.com about the songs that everybody knows the lyrics to, the generational anthems are super neat
www.numlock.com/p/numlock-su...
www.numlock.com/p/numlock-su...
September 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
had a ton of fun working on this poll with @today.yougov.com about the songs that everybody knows the lyrics to, the generational anthems are super neat
www.numlock.com/p/numlock-su...
www.numlock.com/p/numlock-su...
New Jersey may have the sleeper political race of 2025. Sunday, David @wildstein.bsky.social of @newjerseyglobe.bsky.social co-hosts the first gubernatorial debate b/w @mikiesherrill.bsky.social & Jack Cittarelli.
@davidchalian.bsky.social hosts him on @cnn.com Political Briefing 🎧 apple.co/4gA225V
@davidchalian.bsky.social hosts him on @cnn.com Political Briefing 🎧 apple.co/4gA225V
September 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
New Jersey may have the sleeper political race of 2025. Sunday, David @wildstein.bsky.social of @newjerseyglobe.bsky.social co-hosts the first gubernatorial debate b/w @mikiesherrill.bsky.social & Jack Cittarelli.
@davidchalian.bsky.social hosts him on @cnn.com Political Briefing 🎧 apple.co/4gA225V
@davidchalian.bsky.social hosts him on @cnn.com Political Briefing 🎧 apple.co/4gA225V
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Breaking news: Thirty-one journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
They say it was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East.”
They say it was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East.”
Israel killed 31 journalists in Yemen strike, press freedom group says
Last week’s attack was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East” ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Breaking news: Thirty-one journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
They say it was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East.”
They say it was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East.”
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Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital is the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded by CPJ, following the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines. Read more: cpj.org?p=522184
Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., September 19, 2025—Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10, signal that it...
cpj.org
September 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital is the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded by CPJ, following the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines. Read more: cpj.org?p=522184
U.S. Senate candidate from Michigan 🏈 @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social keeps popping up in creative ways. Hear her strategy on the @cnn.com Political Briefing podcast with 🎙️ @davidchalian.bsky.social: apple.co/3HYq8dQ
September 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
U.S. Senate candidate from Michigan 🏈 @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social keeps popping up in creative ways. Hear her strategy on the @cnn.com Political Briefing podcast with 🎙️ @davidchalian.bsky.social: apple.co/3HYq8dQ