Mortay
@lpmortenson.bsky.social
Progressive tax policy advocate. #taxtherich
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The drumbeat can't stop. Congress must extend the expanded health tax credits, install guardrails to stop the President from unilaterally undoing final appropriations agreements, & pass funding legislation that protects housing for formerly homeless folks & protects food asst.
@sharonparrott.bsky.social lifts up 2 key issues that remain unaddressed as the Senate considers bills to end the shutdown: the looming spike in health care costs for 20M ppl & the need for guardrails to stop the President from undoing parts of bipartisan funding laws www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Beyond the Shutdown: Country Needs Congress and President to Address Health Care Cost Spikes and Rule of Law
Two fundamental issues remain unaddressed, and Congress needs to tackle them without delay.
www.cbpp.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The drumbeat can't stop. Congress must extend the expanded health tax credits, install guardrails to stop the President from unilaterally undoing final appropriations agreements, & pass funding legislation that protects housing for formerly homeless folks & protects food asst.
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Minneapolis Council member Aisha Chughtai wins re-election with 59% of the vote in Ward 10 with all precincts reporting. She beat challenger Lydia Millard, 6,358 votes to 4,011.
Live: Top city leaders fight to hold on to their jobs in contentious local races
In the Twin Cities, two incumbent mayors are battling challengers in races dominated by debates over public safety, housing and downtown revitalization.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Minneapolis Council member Aisha Chughtai wins re-election with 59% of the vote in Ward 10 with all precincts reporting. She beat challenger Lydia Millard, 6,358 votes to 4,011.
apnews.com/video/chicag... residents march in defiance of Trump threats
Chicago residents march in defiance of Trump threats
Thousands marched through the streets of Chicago Saturday protesting President Donald Trump's promised immigration and law enforcement operations in the city.
apnews.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
apnews.com/video/chicag... residents march in defiance of Trump threats
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Just to be clear, Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier is not holding some kind of sit-in protest. She is literally locked in the State Capitol against her will.
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Just to be clear, Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier is not holding some kind of sit-in protest. She is literally locked in the State Capitol against her will.
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Many horrors of the OBBB will soon be felt—if not understood or properly credited—and this is going to be one of the most horrific.
Many of the 4.5 million disabled American adults and families of disabled children who depend on home- and community-based care fear the services could be at risk because of the roughly $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending cuts to come over the next 10 years.
Disabled Americans Fear What Medicaid Cuts Could Do to Them
The White House says roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts won’t limit home- and community-based care. Health care experts disagree.
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July 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Many horrors of the OBBB will soon be felt—if not understood or properly credited—and this is going to be one of the most horrific.
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Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out
Largest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, at least 4 times the size of the previous largest; $894-$990 bn cut
Kicks 10 million off health insurance
Largest SNAP cuts ever, $197 bn cut
Still increases the deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts
Largest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, at least 4 times the size of the previous largest; $894-$990 bn cut
Kicks 10 million off health insurance
Largest SNAP cuts ever, $197 bn cut
Still increases the deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts
July 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out
Largest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, at least 4 times the size of the previous largest; $894-$990 bn cut
Kicks 10 million off health insurance
Largest SNAP cuts ever, $197 bn cut
Still increases the deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts
Largest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, at least 4 times the size of the previous largest; $894-$990 bn cut
Kicks 10 million off health insurance
Largest SNAP cuts ever, $197 bn cut
Still increases the deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts
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there should be a guerilla movement to sticker plaques and the like with QR codes that lead to the information Trump administration is trying to memory hole
SCOOP: The Trump Administration directed the Muir Woods National Monument to remove language it had added to its interpretative signs detailing women's contributions to the monument and the racist ideologies of some of its founders.
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Women’s contributions and men’s racism erased from history of Muir Woods National Monument
An initiative to fill in historical gaps from the Muir Woods National Monument disappeared under pressure from the Trump administration.
19thnews.org
July 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
there should be a guerilla movement to sticker plaques and the like with QR codes that lead to the information Trump administration is trying to memory hole
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A model for the nation? I don’t think so.
As I note in article below Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement, now mandated in all states by Trump’s new budget bill, has been a shocking waste of taxpayer $$ —
generating corporate profit by keeping people out of coverage.
abcnews.go.com/Health/georg...
As I note in article below Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement, now mandated in all states by Trump’s new budget bill, has been a shocking waste of taxpayer $$ —
generating corporate profit by keeping people out of coverage.
abcnews.go.com/Health/georg...
Georgia shows rough road ahead for states as Medicaid work requirements loom
Trump signed legislation that requires many Medicaid recipients to prove they're working to qualify for coverage. Georgia's program shows they can be costly.
abcnews.go.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A model for the nation? I don’t think so.
As I note in article below Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement, now mandated in all states by Trump’s new budget bill, has been a shocking waste of taxpayer $$ —
generating corporate profit by keeping people out of coverage.
abcnews.go.com/Health/georg...
As I note in article below Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement, now mandated in all states by Trump’s new budget bill, has been a shocking waste of taxpayer $$ —
generating corporate profit by keeping people out of coverage.
abcnews.go.com/Health/georg...
$117 billion is a big number, so we thought it could use a little context.
Read more at: itep.org/10-crazy-com...
Read more at: itep.org/10-crazy-com...
10 Crazy Comparisons Showing How Much Trump and Congress Just Cut Taxes for the Rich
$117 billion is a big number, so we thought it could use a little context.
itep.org
July 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
$117 billion is a big number, so we thought it could use a little context.
Read more at: itep.org/10-crazy-com...
Read more at: itep.org/10-crazy-com...
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Ok everybody remain calm. Plague has never gone away, it’s not uncommon among small animals in the western US and California. There are a few cases in humans here and there every year. This is sad but not cause for panic or concern.
Link to plague cases and prevalence every year in next posts 🧵
Link to plague cases and prevalence every year in next posts 🧵
A person in northern Arizona has died from a case of bubonic plague, local health officials say.
Arizona patient dies in emergency room from plague
The patient was recently treated at an emergency department in Flagstaff and died the same day, Northern Arizona Healthcare said.
nbcnews.to
July 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Ok everybody remain calm. Plague has never gone away, it’s not uncommon among small animals in the western US and California. There are a few cases in humans here and there every year. This is sad but not cause for panic or concern.
Link to plague cases and prevalence every year in next posts 🧵
Link to plague cases and prevalence every year in next posts 🧵
I'm attending MoveOn's event, “Phone Bank to Save Medicaid!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
Phone Bank to Save Medicaid! · MoveOn
Congress will soon vote on whether to advance a budget resolution that would take away nearly a trillion dollars of support and assistance from everyday people, including the largest proposed cuts to ...
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June 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I'm attending MoveOn's event, “Phone Bank to Save Medicaid!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
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Republican senators have been racing to pass their bill before people learn about these numbers.
But at some point Americans are going to notice anyway. Including the ~half of Medicaid recipients who voted for Trump.
But at some point Americans are going to notice anyway. Including the ~half of Medicaid recipients who voted for Trump.
Republicans may lie about what's in their budget bill but the numbers sure don't.
June 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Republican senators have been racing to pass their bill before people learn about these numbers.
But at some point Americans are going to notice anyway. Including the ~half of Medicaid recipients who voted for Trump.
But at some point Americans are going to notice anyway. Including the ~half of Medicaid recipients who voted for Trump.
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The parliamentarian has ruled that increased federal Medicaid payments for Alaska and Hawaii violate the Byrd rule. Also increased Medicare rates for outpatient hospitals in those states.
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
Byrd Bath Violations Continue to Roll in on Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
www.budget.senate.gov
June 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The parliamentarian has ruled that increased federal Medicaid payments for Alaska and Hawaii violate the Byrd rule. Also increased Medicare rates for outpatient hospitals in those states.
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
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The Senate is racing to pass “a stand alone in history—a reconciliation bill that drives up poverty and the number of people uninsured, while increasing deficits and debt.”
@centeronbudget.bsky.social
How many GOP Senators who will vote for it think this is a good idea?
www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
@centeronbudget.bsky.social
How many GOP Senators who will vote for it think this is a good idea?
www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Senate Republicans Can Still Abandon Disastrous, Rushed Reconciliation Bill | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Senate is barreling toward a vote on a still-not-finished bill that would take away health coverage and food assistance from millions of people who need it, raise families’ costs, and make a large...
www.cbpp.org
June 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Senate is racing to pass “a stand alone in history—a reconciliation bill that drives up poverty and the number of people uninsured, while increasing deficits and debt.”
@centeronbudget.bsky.social
How many GOP Senators who will vote for it think this is a good idea?
www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
@centeronbudget.bsky.social
How many GOP Senators who will vote for it think this is a good idea?
www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
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GOP buying Murkowski’s vote. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Republicans Lavish Alaska With Benefits in Policy Bill, Grasping for a Key Vote
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
GOP buying Murkowski’s vote. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
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The latest version makes worse the harsh provision that takes coverage away from #Medicaid expansion enrollees who don’t meet a work requirement, exempting only parents w/ kids over age 13 (vs. 14 in the original Sen. bill). Similar House provision exempted all expansion parents.
June 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The latest version makes worse the harsh provision that takes coverage away from #Medicaid expansion enrollees who don’t meet a work requirement, exempting only parents w/ kids over age 13 (vs. 14 in the original Sen. bill). Similar House provision exempted all expansion parents.
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Sen. R leaders tinkered w/ some provisions as they rush to vote on the reconciliation bill but its harm remains: millions would lose coverage, access to needed care & accrue medical debt, leading to more avoidable deaths, uncompensated care & rural hospital closures. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Senate Republicans Can Still Abandon Disastrous, Rushed Reconciliation Bill | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Senate is barreling toward a vote on a still-not-finished bill that would take away health coverage and food assistance from millions of people who need it, raise families’ costs, and make a large...
www.cbpp.org
June 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sen. R leaders tinkered w/ some provisions as they rush to vote on the reconciliation bill but its harm remains: millions would lose coverage, access to needed care & accrue medical debt, leading to more avoidable deaths, uncompensated care & rural hospital closures. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
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BREAKING: I will object to Republicans moving forward on their Big, Ugly Bill without reading it on the Senate floor
Republicans won’t tell America what’s in the bill
So Democrats are forcing it to be read start to finish on the floor
We will be here all night if that’s what it takes to read it
Republicans won’t tell America what’s in the bill
So Democrats are forcing it to be read start to finish on the floor
We will be here all night if that’s what it takes to read it
June 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
BREAKING: I will object to Republicans moving forward on their Big, Ugly Bill without reading it on the Senate floor
Republicans won’t tell America what’s in the bill
So Democrats are forcing it to be read start to finish on the floor
We will be here all night if that’s what it takes to read it
Republicans won’t tell America what’s in the bill
So Democrats are forcing it to be read start to finish on the floor
We will be here all night if that’s what it takes to read it
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The latest Senate Republican plan retains a deeply harmful provision that tramples over state rights’ to make decisions about how to use their own funds to ensure their state residents can access comprehensive health coverage.
June 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The latest Senate Republican plan retains a deeply harmful provision that tramples over state rights’ to make decisions about how to use their own funds to ensure their state residents can access comprehensive health coverage.
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The Stonewall Rebellion, led by queer and trans people of color, fights back against a police raid in reaction to years of harassment and oppression. Propels the Gay Rights Movement. New York City. 1969.
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June 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The Stonewall Rebellion, led by queer and trans people of color, fights back against a police raid in reaction to years of harassment and oppression. Propels the Gay Rights Movement. New York City. 1969.
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Alaska lawmakers nail how harmful to states this bill being rushed through Congress would be: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...
Opinion | Our State Cannot Survive This Bill
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Alaska lawmakers nail how harmful to states this bill being rushed through Congress would be: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...
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Reminder: Trump plans on using these Medicaid cuts to fund his Border Wall.
June 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Reminder: Trump plans on using these Medicaid cuts to fund his Border Wall.
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Listen to @ElenaHung.bsky.social @LittleLobbyists.com Republican cuts to Medicaid will hurt families across the nation.
www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
‘Look my child in the eye’: Parent confronts GOP over Medicaid cuts
Elena Hung, co-founder of Little Lobbyists, returned to Capitol Hill eight years after her first visit with the same mission: to fight Medicaid cuts that would directly harm medically complex children...
www.msnbc.com
June 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Listen to @ElenaHung.bsky.social @LittleLobbyists.com Republican cuts to Medicaid will hurt families across the nation.
www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
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Awful. As @peterbeinart.bsky.social notes, neither @schumer.senate.gov nor @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social have signed on to requiring Trump to get cong authorization for war with Iran.
As I argued (see below) there should be a bipartisan coalition here. Where is it?
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/o...
As I argued (see below) there should be a bipartisan coalition here. Where is it?
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/o...
June 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Awful. As @peterbeinart.bsky.social notes, neither @schumer.senate.gov nor @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social have signed on to requiring Trump to get cong authorization for war with Iran.
As I argued (see below) there should be a bipartisan coalition here. Where is it?
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/o...
As I argued (see below) there should be a bipartisan coalition here. Where is it?
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/o...
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You thought it was bad that Republicans were attacking school lunches to give tax breaks to billionaires?
They've also hidden private school vouchers in the bill.
So not only will public school kids go hungry, their schools will see resources siphoned off for private schools.
They've also hidden private school vouchers in the bill.
So not only will public school kids go hungry, their schools will see resources siphoned off for private schools.
June 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
You thought it was bad that Republicans were attacking school lunches to give tax breaks to billionaires?
They've also hidden private school vouchers in the bill.
So not only will public school kids go hungry, their schools will see resources siphoned off for private schools.
They've also hidden private school vouchers in the bill.
So not only will public school kids go hungry, their schools will see resources siphoned off for private schools.