Bill Kramer
@billkramer.bsky.social
Doing what I can to save our fragile democracy and fix our broken healthcare system.
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That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
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The average increase in out-of-pocket premiums if ACA enhanced tax credits expire is $1,016, so these HSA contributions would be similar to that. But, the average deductible in a bronze plan will be $7,476, so a $1,000 or $1,500 HSA will leave people quite exposed.
SCOOP: Senate Republican chairs circulate health plan as ACA subsidies hang in the balance
Scoop: Senate GOP chairs circulate health plan as ACA subsidies hang in the balance
Two key Republican chairmen circulated the plan as the GOP struggles to unite around health policies.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The average increase in out-of-pocket premiums if ACA enhanced tax credits expire is $1,016, so these HSA contributions would be similar to that. But, the average deductible in a bronze plan will be $7,476, so a $1,000 or $1,500 HSA will leave people quite exposed.
Portland doesn't look like a "war zone" to me. These messages were posted along the route of the Portland Marathon on Sunday.
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Portland doesn't look like a "war zone" to me. These messages were posted along the route of the Portland Marathon on Sunday.
Cancel the cuts, lower the cost, save healthcare!
September 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Cancel the cuts, lower the cost, save healthcare!
I canceled Hulu because Disney/ABC is colluding with Trump to strip away our First Amendment rights to free speech #BoycottDisneyABC
September 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I canceled Hulu because Disney/ABC is colluding with Trump to strip away our First Amendment rights to free speech #BoycottDisneyABC
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Terrifying full essay 18 minutes youtu.be/W3-0SpkF-V0?...
September 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Terrifying full essay 18 minutes youtu.be/W3-0SpkF-V0?...
With Trump's destruction of trusted data from the federal government, we need more groups like this to set up independent data sources, e.g., to replace CDC, BLS, etc. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump
Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
With Trump's destruction of trusted data from the federal government, we need more groups like this to set up independent data sources, e.g., to replace CDC, BLS, etc. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is your daily reminder that Republicans are planning to cut Medicaid, Medicare and SNAP to hand tax breaks to their billionaire donors. Don’t get distracted. Help me spread the word.
June 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is your daily reminder that Republicans are planning to cut Medicaid, Medicare and SNAP to hand tax breaks to their billionaire donors. Don’t get distracted. Help me spread the word.
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On the Philip DeFranco Show, Leader Hakeem Jeffries called out the GOP’s “one big ugly bill” for what it is—a reckless tax scam that would rip health care away from more than 16 million Americans. We stand with those fighting to protect our care.
June 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
On the Philip DeFranco Show, Leader Hakeem Jeffries called out the GOP’s “one big ugly bill” for what it is—a reckless tax scam that would rip health care away from more than 16 million Americans. We stand with those fighting to protect our care.
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Connie is a mother and caregiver fighting to keep her daughter safe at home.
Medicaid makes that possible.
Cutting it could cost her everything.
#ProtectMedicaid
Medicaid makes that possible.
Cutting it could cost her everything.
#ProtectMedicaid
May 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Connie is a mother and caregiver fighting to keep her daughter safe at home.
Medicaid makes that possible.
Cutting it could cost her everything.
#ProtectMedicaid
Medicaid makes that possible.
Cutting it could cost her everything.
#ProtectMedicaid
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Had a powerful convo with a fellow resister today. We must stop saying “Congress” when we mean Republicans. The GOP hides in our ambiguity. The average voter blames “Congress” while the GOP escapes accountability. Name the culprit. Every time. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
May 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Had a powerful convo with a fellow resister today. We must stop saying “Congress” when we mean Republicans. The GOP hides in our ambiguity. The average voter blames “Congress” while the GOP escapes accountability. Name the culprit. Every time. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
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Rep. Ro Khanna: These Medicaid cuts are devastating. Right now, the Republican budget guts public education, cuts medical research for Alzheimer's, for Parkinson's, for cancer, cuts Medicaid funding—all to finance more tax breaks for billionaires. #HandsOffMedicaid
May 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Rep. Ro Khanna: These Medicaid cuts are devastating. Right now, the Republican budget guts public education, cuts medical research for Alzheimer's, for Parkinson's, for cancer, cuts Medicaid funding—all to finance more tax breaks for billionaires. #HandsOffMedicaid
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People will die. People will suffer. More gross bad government from our team at the top.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services (Gift Article)
States were told Monday that they could no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
People will die. People will suffer. More gross bad government from our team at the top.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
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What’s the point of being a Doctor with a platform if you don’t use it to speak up for good.
Thank you all for the trust.
Thank you all for the trust.
March 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
What’s the point of being a Doctor with a platform if you don’t use it to speak up for good.
Thank you all for the trust.
Thank you all for the trust.
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Every time I read a story like this I recommit to be louder and more defiant.
March 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Every time I read a story like this I recommit to be louder and more defiant.
Right on, Dan. Keep on doing as long as you can.
My colleagues and I have been working to break news + write stories holding powerful people accountable.
These are the top stories on our homepage right now, one of which I worked on.
Our newsroom work is continuing.
No one has ever told me what to write. If that changes, I’d speak out and leave.
These are the top stories on our homepage right now, one of which I worked on.
Our newsroom work is continuing.
No one has ever told me what to write. If that changes, I’d speak out and leave.
February 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Right on, Dan. Keep on doing as long as you can.
The U. S. isn’t much different. You can still see the Confederacy on maps of Presidential elections as well as Medicaid coverage and poverty statistics.
And here we were told Germany reunified.
YouGov MRP projections for tomorrow’s German elections.
February 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The U. S. isn’t much different. You can still see the Confederacy on maps of Presidential elections as well as Medicaid coverage and poverty statistics.
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Donald Trump — The House resolution "implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it."
The House plan slashes $880 billion from Medicaid—TRUMP OWNS THIS!!!
Democrats need to speak out now—LOUDLY. Don’t Cut My Medicaid 📢
The House plan slashes $880 billion from Medicaid—TRUMP OWNS THIS!!!
Democrats need to speak out now—LOUDLY. Don’t Cut My Medicaid 📢
February 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Donald Trump — The House resolution "implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it."
The House plan slashes $880 billion from Medicaid—TRUMP OWNS THIS!!!
Democrats need to speak out now—LOUDLY. Don’t Cut My Medicaid 📢
The House plan slashes $880 billion from Medicaid—TRUMP OWNS THIS!!!
Democrats need to speak out now—LOUDLY. Don’t Cut My Medicaid 📢
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The Republican war on health care is alive and well.
Republicans have one goal in mind: rip away coverage for millions in order to provide tax breaks for
their billionaire friends.
#DontCutMyMedicaid
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Republicans have one goal in mind: rip away coverage for millions in order to provide tax breaks for
their billionaire friends.
#DontCutMyMedicaid
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
February 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Republican war on health care is alive and well.
Republicans have one goal in mind: rip away coverage for millions in order to provide tax breaks for
their billionaire friends.
#DontCutMyMedicaid
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Republicans have one goal in mind: rip away coverage for millions in order to provide tax breaks for
their billionaire friends.
#DontCutMyMedicaid
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.
How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
February 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.
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The United States’s abandonment of global health leadership has left a vacuum. Disease tracking systems have gone dark as a result—making all of us, around the world, less safe.
The Trump aid gap
Heavy cuts to USAID have left the future of global development and health institutions in the balance
www.ft.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The United States’s abandonment of global health leadership has left a vacuum. Disease tracking systems have gone dark as a result—making all of us, around the world, less safe.
How About a Daily Democratic Message? url:https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-02-19-how-about-a-daily-democratic-message/
February 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
How About a Daily Democratic Message? url:https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-02-19-how-about-a-daily-democratic-message/
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BREAKING: Sen. Ron Wyden sounds the alarm that Trump approves of the House budget resolution -- the only way they can meet their $880 billion in cuts is by cutting hundreds of billions from Medicaid, a disaster for millions.
Make sure everyone sees this.
Make sure everyone sees this.
February 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
BREAKING: Sen. Ron Wyden sounds the alarm that Trump approves of the House budget resolution -- the only way they can meet their $880 billion in cuts is by cutting hundreds of billions from Medicaid, a disaster for millions.
Make sure everyone sees this.
Make sure everyone sees this.
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a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC.
February 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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