Justin Francis
@justinfb.bsky.social
Midwestern Brooklynite. typically devouring pop culture, theatre, and podcasts. QueerAF.
Spoiler alert: You may not be on ACA but losing subsidies is going to affect you.
20M people suddenly are going to be paying $500-$1000+ more a month for ins. That's money we won't be spending into the economy on groceries, rent, shopping, retirement. This will be catastrophic to people's lives.
20M people suddenly are going to be paying $500-$1000+ more a month for ins. That's money we won't be spending into the economy on groceries, rent, shopping, retirement. This will be catastrophic to people's lives.
December 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Spoiler alert: You may not be on ACA but losing subsidies is going to affect you.
20M people suddenly are going to be paying $500-$1000+ more a month for ins. That's money we won't be spending into the economy on groceries, rent, shopping, retirement. This will be catastrophic to people's lives.
20M people suddenly are going to be paying $500-$1000+ more a month for ins. That's money we won't be spending into the economy on groceries, rent, shopping, retirement. This will be catastrophic to people's lives.
the media is absolutely failing in coverage of this GOP farce of a health plan. You get $1000-$1500 per year IF you enroll in the lowest health tier plan. But my plan is going up $700 a month or $8400 MORE a year. So even if I got this $1500, that is only 18% of the cost increase.
Some Americans might get $1,500 to cover health bills. Who qualifies?
Senate Republicans want to give Americans up to $1,500 to cover health expenses rather than extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies
www.usatoday.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
the media is absolutely failing in coverage of this GOP farce of a health plan. You get $1000-$1500 per year IF you enroll in the lowest health tier plan. But my plan is going up $700 a month or $8400 MORE a year. So even if I got this $1500, that is only 18% of the cost increase.
never thought I would be envious of Bulgaria
December 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
never thought I would be envious of Bulgaria
bob iger should not be allowed to leave his house without being asked why he is associating disney with a company with countless stories of alarming harm to youth.
BREAKING: Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, and will allow its iconic characters to be on the company's Sora AI video generator.
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
bob iger should not be allowed to leave his house without being asked why he is associating disney with a company with countless stories of alarming harm to youth.
Also f CBS pushing that bari weiss erika kirk townhall nonsense at me during #survivor49. The ad really said “is she the one that can bring a fractured nation together?” And some of yall dont think paramount buying all of media is a problem.
December 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Also f CBS pushing that bari weiss erika kirk townhall nonsense at me during #survivor49. The ad really said “is she the one that can bring a fractured nation together?” And some of yall dont think paramount buying all of media is a problem.
Welp i guess we know soph is not winning. My only guess is sage thinks she has a better chance against rizzo/savannah at the end because she would have more friends on jury. And steven would have had big move if he sayed. But that means she has to make it there. 🤷♂️ #survivor49
Lmao rizzo really has played them like a fool with his idol. But sage blew it. I dont even know if i am rooting for anyone to win. 😂 #survivor49
I don’t understand how they can fall for this rizzo idol thing. I mean they have seen this show before… #survivor49
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Welp i guess we know soph is not winning. My only guess is sage thinks she has a better chance against rizzo/savannah at the end because she would have more friends on jury. And steven would have had big move if he sayed. But that means she has to make it there. 🤷♂️ #survivor49
Lmao rizzo really has played them like a fool with his idol. But sage blew it. I dont even know if i am rooting for anyone to win. 😂 #survivor49
I don’t understand how they can fall for this rizzo idol thing. I mean they have seen this show before… #survivor49
December 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Lmao rizzo really has played them like a fool with his idol. But sage blew it. I dont even know if i am rooting for anyone to win. 😂 #survivor49
I do think the #survivor editors have gotten really lazy. They just repeat variations of the same confessional over and over. How many times have we heard sophi talk about this damn advantage for weeks now. Someone make a 60 min edit and it probably becomes better season. #survivor49
December 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I do think the #survivor editors have gotten really lazy. They just repeat variations of the same confessional over and over. How many times have we heard sophi talk about this damn advantage for weeks now. Someone make a 60 min edit and it probably becomes better season. #survivor49
I don’t understand how they can fall for this rizzo idol thing. I mean they have seen this show before… #survivor49
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I don’t understand how they can fall for this rizzo idol thing. I mean they have seen this show before… #survivor49
When did we go from everyone melting down over the heat to sweater weather? #survivor49
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
When did we go from everyone melting down over the heat to sweater weather? #survivor49
My aca plan is going up from $700 to $1400 a month. You can’t fix the system by bankrupting peoples lives. please tell me how in the fuck this isn’t going to be a disaster for the economy if 20 million people can afford significantly less because they are paying 2x their healthcare costs.
I hope the Dems realize that if they extend the ACA subsidies, and take no other steps, they are giving carte blanche to the biggest insurance companies and major hospital systems to find new ways to game the system and increase costs.
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My aca plan is going up from $700 to $1400 a month. You can’t fix the system by bankrupting peoples lives. please tell me how in the fuck this isn’t going to be a disaster for the economy if 20 million people can afford significantly less because they are paying 2x their healthcare costs.
David ellison white board pitches for wb/paramount merger:
- tmnt vs batman
- spongebob goes to Hogwarts
- cnn head of news : tucker carlson
- friends reboot with ai cast
- top gun: penguin
- tmnt vs batman
- spongebob goes to Hogwarts
- cnn head of news : tucker carlson
- friends reboot with ai cast
- top gun: penguin
December 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
David ellison white board pitches for wb/paramount merger:
- tmnt vs batman
- spongebob goes to Hogwarts
- cnn head of news : tucker carlson
- friends reboot with ai cast
- top gun: penguin
- tmnt vs batman
- spongebob goes to Hogwarts
- cnn head of news : tucker carlson
- friends reboot with ai cast
- top gun: penguin
The golden globes podcast award is so stupid funny. NPR news pod vs a bunch of celebrities.
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The golden globes podcast award is so stupid funny. NPR news pod vs a bunch of celebrities.
Pluribus! I need next weeks episode already.
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Pluribus! I need next weeks episode already.
If schumer and jeffries met with Trump and made a big posterboard that said TrumpCare health plan in big letters and was just a subsidies extension he would get it passed in 24 hours.
December 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If schumer and jeffries met with Trump and made a big posterboard that said TrumpCare health plan in big letters and was just a subsidies extension he would get it passed in 24 hours.
Did an unhinged Thanksgiving week viewing of Moonlight, All of Us Strangers, and (not pictured) Call Me By Your Name which I am now calling the sad gay boy trilogy. Loved it. #letterboxd #lastfourwatched
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Did an unhinged Thanksgiving week viewing of Moonlight, All of Us Strangers, and (not pictured) Call Me By Your Name which I am now calling the sad gay boy trilogy. Loved it. #letterboxd #lastfourwatched
every time The Mastermind makes a list, I am delighted, and it made two here! It's a win for my personal tastes of slow Kelly Reichardt films, autumnal landscapes and Josh O’Connor.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
every time The Mastermind makes a list, I am delighted, and it made two here! It's a win for my personal tastes of slow Kelly Reichardt films, autumnal landscapes and Josh O’Connor.
the funniest insight on their brilliant acumen: they fired the woman exec who oversaw teenage mutant ninja turtles franchise, which was one of paramounts hits, after a new exec humiliated her in a meeting and she confronted him about it. She has now been replaced by an exec from a toy company.
6 months ago i would have been fully against netflix buying wb. But at this point anyone stopping it from falling into the hands of conservative tech oligarchs is a win. Just read this to see paramounts priorities under Ellison.
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
the funniest insight on their brilliant acumen: they fired the woman exec who oversaw teenage mutant ninja turtles franchise, which was one of paramounts hits, after a new exec humiliated her in a meeting and she confronted him about it. She has now been replaced by an exec from a toy company.
Reposted by Justin Francis
6 months ago i would have been fully against netflix buying wb. But at this point anyone stopping it from falling into the hands of conservative tech oligarchs is a win. Just read this to see paramounts priorities under Ellison.
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
6 months ago i would have been fully against netflix buying wb. But at this point anyone stopping it from falling into the hands of conservative tech oligarchs is a win. Just read this to see paramounts priorities under Ellison.
6 months ago i would have been fully against netflix buying wb. But at this point anyone stopping it from falling into the hands of conservative tech oligarchs is a win. Just read this to see paramounts priorities under Ellison.
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
6 months ago i would have been fully against netflix buying wb. But at this point anyone stopping it from falling into the hands of conservative tech oligarchs is a win. Just read this to see paramounts priorities under Ellison.
Down Cemetery Road on is so fuckin good. On the edge of my seat. Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson are everything. #downcemeteryroad #applet’s
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Down Cemetery Road on is so fuckin good. On the edge of my seat. Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson are everything. #downcemeteryroad #applet’s
My only take away from last nights #survivor49 : Jeff has gotten so used to new era niceness that he seemed actually surprised that a player would openly say they dislike another player.
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My only take away from last nights #survivor49 : Jeff has gotten so used to new era niceness that he seemed actually surprised that a player would openly say they dislike another player.
Suddenly into hockey.
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Suddenly into hockey.
My favorite part of Wicked was the sword fight.
Saw Wicked For Good and I am still processing. I think like the musical this will live on more as a soundtrack i listen to the highlights of on repeat more than a movie i revisit. But Cynthia and Ariana are tremendous and they did really make me care about their journey…despite the musicals flaws.
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My favorite part of Wicked was the sword fight.