Bill O’Brien💎
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Avid Corespondent✍🏼 / Advocate👨🏽💼 / Reformer - writing about all things in National Affairs & Culture, Texas Elections Judge, recovering catholic turned agnostic, happily married / Pronouns: calm | nurture | 🏠🇺🇸🏳️🌈 #notAfootballcoach🏈
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GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley says he’s undecided on how he’ll vote on the 3-year ACA funding bill: “I haven’t decided yet. But I have very mixed feelings about it, just because it isn’t an actual attempt to make law,” he tells @kristenwelker.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley says he’s undecided on how he’ll vote on the 3-year ACA funding bill: “I haven’t decided yet. But I have very mixed feelings about it, just because it isn’t an actual attempt to make law,” he tells @kristenwelker.bsky.social
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What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
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On a personal note, my premium of $177 for a BCBS-Gold plan would go to $1,750. But a more modest BSBS-Bronze plan would run me $1,250, which is out of the question😳
ACA enhanced tax credits have officially expired, meaning higher costs kick in this month for ~22 million Americans.
House is likely to pass a 3-year extension… but Senate Republicans told me before the holidays that bill will die in the Senate.
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House is likely to pass a 3-year extension… but Senate Republicans told me before the holidays that bill will die in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Congress leaves town until 2026 with no health care deal, forcing premium hikes
Four Republicans teamed up with Democrats to require a vote to revive ACA funds in early 2026. But Senate Republicans tell NBC News that bill is dead on arrival across the Capitol.
www.nbcnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
On a personal note, my premium of $177 for a BCBS-Gold plan would go to $1,750. But a more modest BSBS-Bronze plan would run me $1,250, which is out of the question😳
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Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
January 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
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The smiling face of Camila Mendoza Olmos was a daily presence accompanied by prayers and hope. | Opinion
Search for missing often brings community together in hope
The smiling face of Camila Mendoza Olmos was a daily presence accompanied by prayers and hope.
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January 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The smiling face of Camila Mendoza Olmos was a daily presence accompanied by prayers and hope. | Opinion
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SAN ANTONIO Jan 1
Climate Report:
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January 2, 2026 at 8:07 AM
SAN ANTONIO Jan 1
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SAN ANTONIO Jan 1
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January 1, 2026 at 1:47 PM
SAN ANTONIO Jan 1
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Trump loves to talk about "respect." He doesn't know what respect is. lnk.thebulwark.com/4seItFL
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump loves to talk about "respect." He doesn't know what respect is. lnk.thebulwark.com/4seItFL
This is a total bull-shit move. The date rec’d is the postmark date, period. Better yet, take your mail to the window and have a clerk mark it - with the physical date posted😳
NEW: The USPS finalized a postmark rule that could increase late mail-in ballots for rural voters. Even in states with grace periods, mail voters submitting ballots even a day or two before Election Day could now risk their votes not being counted.
Rural Mail-In Ballots at Risk as Post Office Finalizes Changes to Postmark Dates
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is a total bull-shit move. The date rec’d is the postmark date, period. Better yet, take your mail to the window and have a clerk mark it - with the physical date posted😳
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EWX issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Dec 30, 11:48 AM CST ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION... via IEMbot
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December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
EWX issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Dec 30, 11:48 AM CST ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION... via IEMbot
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December 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Donald Trump’s year-in approval rating is lower than that of any president in the last 5 decades. It’s even lower than Biden’s approval rating when he left office.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Donald Trump’s year-in approval rating is lower than that of any president in the last 5 decades. It’s even lower than Biden’s approval rating when he left office.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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SAN ANTONIO Dec 28
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December 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
SAN ANTONIO Dec 28
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SAN ANTONIO Dec 26
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December 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
SAN ANTONIO Dec 26
Climate Report:
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Shorts weather now, coat weather soon? A strong cold front may flip the forecast from record heat to freezing mornings. bit.ly/48Vo8xB
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Shorts weather now, coat weather soon? A strong cold front may flip the forecast from record heat to freezing mornings. bit.ly/48Vo8xB
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The city will open four free recycling sites starting Jan. 3 to give Christmas trees a second life by turning them into mulch.
Where to get rid of your Christmas tree for free in San Antonio
The city will open four free recycling sites starting Jan. 3 to give Christmas trees a second life by turning them into mulch.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The city will open four free recycling sites starting Jan. 3 to give Christmas trees a second life by turning them into mulch.
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“.. fame and exceptionalism can be very, very destructive. .. I think it’s good to make your own bed, it’s good to go do your shopping, to have your feet on the ground, to know that you’re a human being as well. The other stuff is projection.”
- Annie Lennox, born today in 1954 💕
- Annie Lennox, born today in 1954 💕
December 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“.. fame and exceptionalism can be very, very destructive. .. I think it’s good to make your own bed, it’s good to go do your shopping, to have your feet on the ground, to know that you’re a human being as well. The other stuff is projection.”
- Annie Lennox, born today in 1954 💕
- Annie Lennox, born today in 1954 💕
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SAN ANTONIO Dec 25
Climate Report:
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December 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SAN ANTONIO Dec 25
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“Eminence Front” turns 43 today. 🎸
“I hesitate to try to explain what it was about,” Townshend told @rollingstone.com. “It’s clearly about the absurdity of drug-fueled grandiosity — but whether I was pointing the finger at myself or at the cocaine dealers of Miami Beach is hard to recall.”
“I hesitate to try to explain what it was about,” Townshend told @rollingstone.com. “It’s clearly about the absurdity of drug-fueled grandiosity — but whether I was pointing the finger at myself or at the cocaine dealers of Miami Beach is hard to recall.”
December 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“Eminence Front” turns 43 today. 🎸
“I hesitate to try to explain what it was about,” Townshend told @rollingstone.com. “It’s clearly about the absurdity of drug-fueled grandiosity — but whether I was pointing the finger at myself or at the cocaine dealers of Miami Beach is hard to recall.”
“I hesitate to try to explain what it was about,” Townshend told @rollingstone.com. “It’s clearly about the absurdity of drug-fueled grandiosity — but whether I was pointing the finger at myself or at the cocaine dealers of Miami Beach is hard to recall.”
The orange felon has not been well for quite some time…
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The orange felon has not been well for quite some time…
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EWX issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Dec 25, 12:55 PM CST ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION... via IEMbot
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December 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
EWX issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Dec 25, 12:55 PM CST ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION... via IEMbot
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"Jesus took upon himself our fragility, identifying with each one of us: with those who have nothing left," the pontiff said.
Pope Leo compares Jesus to Palestinians and migrants in Christmas message
"Jesus took upon himself our fragility, identifying with each one of us: with those who have nothing left," the pontiff said.
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Jesus took upon himself our fragility, identifying with each one of us: with those who have nothing left," the pontiff said.
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“Da-da, da-da, da-da, bop, bop, bop”
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Cognitive Decline? These Were Trump’s 11 Most Senile Moments This Year
When Donald Trump wasn’t busy falling asleep in front of the cameras, he spent his first year in office struggling to form coherent thoughts.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“Da-da, da-da, da-da, bop, bop, bop”
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