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Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️

@mrbimpact.bsky.social

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Podcasting about policy and the impact on quality of life. (TheRuralImpact.com) 30+years in health care (urban and rural.) Speaker, strategist, writer, collaborator solving complex issues, passion for cooking, grand mothering, dog mothering & golfing.

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Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · Jul 3

Had the distinct pleasure of talking w/Anthony Flaccavento
@rururbbridge.bsky.social for this week's
@ruralimpactpodcast.bsky.social Our conversation covers a lot of territory focused on the way forward where rural policy and quality of life is concerned. 🫶 tinyurl.com/4chfk6d7

A Conversation About Closing the Rural Urban Divide with Anthony Flaccavento

In this extra episode of Rural Impact, Michelle Rathman begins the episode with Anthony Flaccavento. Anthony is a farmer and rural development consultant from Abingdon, Virginia, in the heart of the A...

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Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 3h

The federal government is shut down. It is the most house in disarray and this is what Congress is spending their time on after making sure millions of people lose their health coverage. Many more can no longer afford it and food will no longer be on the table but okay they’re worried about this.

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 3h

If this does not make you absolutely sick and outraged then you are a part of this disgusting problem. Imagine if this happened to one of your family members these thugs must be punished and put away for the rest of their miserable lives once they find out who they are.

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 6h

Crooked to the bone rotten to the core.

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The Rural Impact Podcast @ruralimpactpodcast.bsky.social · 1d

Outrage is undermining the function of local government and public service, but it doesn't have to be that way. Listen to @mrbimpact.bsky.social and City Manager/author Brooks Williams discuss how to address manufactured fury successfully.

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The Rural Impact Podcast @ruralimpactpodcast.bsky.social · 15h

New episode: @mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with researchers and health policy analysts from @georgetownccf.bsky.social to discuss whether states are ready to implement HR 1 and Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements. Listen anywhere or here: https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 11h

I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.

The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.

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Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 1d

Liar. Liar. Liar.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 1d

My kind of town Chicago is my kind of town Chicago is.

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 1d

These performances are so tired.

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 1d

This is a nightmare, an absolute nightmare. SCOTUS is responsible for Americans under violent attack in their homes and communities. I am willing the six are held to the fullest account for their dereliction duty and the betrayal of the seats bought for them. 😡

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve had mine btw 😁

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

To every single person who voted for him. You own this utter disgusting madness.

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

If you’ve never met somebody who has had shingles, you might not be able to appreciate the vaccine. Do a quick search and see what it looks like and hear how people describe what it feels like. Temporary mild discomfort I’m guessing is a lot better than prolonged agonizing pain.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

It reminds me of a scene from Waiting for Guffman when they’re having the meeting about the security for the sesquicentennial celebration and they talked about having sharp shooters up on the roof for the 2 block parade. That was a comedy movie I enjoyed.This is embarrassing costly & past dangerous!

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

Wow. 💜

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

It’s the expand your rural curiosity challenge: What Do Vacancies Tell Us About Rural Housing Costs? It’s Complicated. dailyyonder.com/what-do-vaca...

What Do Vacancies Tell Us About Rural Housing Costs? It’s Complicated. | The Daily Yonder

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a

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Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

I’m mortified for the U.S. Zero respect for the office they hold. No restraint, no hidden agenda. straight up offensive, deplorable unprofessional performative outrage. No person in the real world behaves like them and keeps their job. 5⏰🔥

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Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

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Unsteady Ground Under Seismic Policy Shifts

Rural America is in dangerous territory where health care is headed.

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Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

How unshocking.

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

Can she be held in contempt or ordered gagged, locked up, something?

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re interested to learn how to get off the outrage train and start healing community. This is a wonderful conversation to begin.

The Rural Impact Podcast @ruralimpactpodcast.bsky.social · 2d

"There is not a desire to solve problems. There is a desire to create outrage." Author & city manager Brooks Williams and @MRBImpact@mrbimpact.bsky.social discuss changing the 'performative outrage' trend. https://tinyurl.com/mrex9cyy. Special thanks to our partners at NARHC.

Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

Congress did NOT have to approve RFK Jr., but they did. I hold them accountable for allowing this chaos to continue. Lives will be lost and millions will ultimately suffer because of their inability to put people & public health over toxic partisan politics. He won't step down. They must step up.

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 2d

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️ @mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2d

what a horrible person...