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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 3h

Cat of the Day: Patrick Skinner's Mean Cat.

GInger cat who has a mean look on his face.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 6h

Oh FFS. Those HSA's have always been a scam.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 6h

How much lead do you have to ingest to think you can sell voters on your victory of creating new convoluted HSAs to replace (and, likely, be less than) what used to be a couple button clicks on the ACA marketplace website? Nobody asked for this and nobody will like it.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

A key development that appeared to break the logjam in the negotiations was that Senate Republicans proposed that some healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than be used to pay for a one-year extension of enhanced ACA subsidies.

That GOP proposal involves sending federal money into flexible-spending accounts instead of to insurance companies that use the money to offset the cost of premiums, so consumers pay a smaller monthly bill. The money could be used to cover deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs, which Republicans see as a way to give consumers more choice and control healthcare inflation.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 1d

You're on a roll tonight. Good to see you in my timeline.

Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 1d

Let him put his hoarded money where his mouth is. If he gave 100k to every adult making less than 100 million a year it would barely make a dent in his bank account.

Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 1d

So says the money hoarder. Maybe he could give every adult in the US 100k to fix that. It would barely make a dent in his fortune.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

“The current state of American capitalism isn’t sustainable. It doesn’t deserve to be sustained. And the best way to avoid an American version of “eat the rich” is to fix the current “let them eat cake” distortion of capitalism into which we’ve fallen.”

www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...

Let Them Eat AI-Generated Cake

Elon Musk and the coming twilight of the elites.

www.thebulwark.com

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 1d

I laughed.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 2d

Your memory is better than mine. I don't remember the names. Just the images.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 2d

My favorite #blindguess tonight for 60s movies was Fantastic Voyage. Tiny humans traveling through a human body in a spaceship. #jeopardy #jeopardyblindguess

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 2d

Horrible optics. Heritage didn't factor madman dementia into their Project 2025? Time has come for SCOTUS Six to prove they're not his lifetime trump card.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, this is wild.

DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)

So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, this is wild.

DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)

So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 2d

I liked her anecdotes. Maybe because I once had an idea I might travel the world teaching ESL.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 2d

That was an odd anecdote.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 2d

same. I love games of skill and chance. Also jigsaw puzzles.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 2d

1960s Movies: I'm so terrible at recalling dates. The only one I was certain of is Goldfinger. #blindguess #jeopardy #jeopardyblindguess

poster of Sean Connery as James Bond and the girl who was painted gold lying down behind him.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 2d

My Dad was the genius. He taught me that trick.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 2d

This makes me ridiculously happy. So glad it worked.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 3d

He's starting to look like Dorian Guy the portrait.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 3d

hearty chortle

Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 3d

Best news of the day: The guy who threw the Subway sandwich was found not guilty of assault even though the officer was traumatized by the smell of mustard on his bulletproof vest. (AP photo)