C. Allen
@callenofgeorgia.bsky.social
Retired electronic & software engineer who worked on projects that helped to enable the internet for several Hi-Tech companies; family historian and author; and, now an emerging citizen activist and grandparent concerned for our future generation.
1/2: 190,000 Georgians can no longer afford their insurance due to insurers using expiring ACA subsidies as cover to raise premiums at multiples above pre-Covid levels in an effort to kill the program. GOP is helping the insurers to do it...
Georgia loses 190,000 enrollees in first steps of 2026 ACA enrollment
Expiring pandemic-era federal subsidies are set to spike premiums for some enrollees.
www.ajc.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
1/2: 190,000 Georgians can no longer afford their insurance due to insurers using expiring ACA subsidies as cover to raise premiums at multiples above pre-Covid levels in an effort to kill the program. GOP is helping the insurers to do it...
The Regime is trying to dismantle USPS and sell to highest bidder and privatize our mail. Impacts will be felt by most Americans. Loss of our most basic form of communication. Higher service fees. No deliveries in certain areas that aren’t “profitable.”
Our Government Services Are Not For Sale!
Our Government Services Are Not For Sale!
Tell Trump to Keep His Hands Off The Post Office
The U.S. Postal Service is again under attack by Donald Trump and the world's biggest business con, Elon Musk. Trump’s plans to overhaul the post office and privatize it would be disastrous for people...
sign.moveon.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Regime is trying to dismantle USPS and sell to highest bidder and privatize our mail. Impacts will be felt by most Americans. Loss of our most basic form of communication. Higher service fees. No deliveries in certain areas that aren’t “profitable.”
Our Government Services Are Not For Sale!
Our Government Services Are Not For Sale!
Eyeopening...
Why Palantir is America's Most Dangerous Corporation
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Eyeopening...
Georgia has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the country. 80 out of Georgia’s 159 counties do not have a full-time obstetrician or gynecologist and hospital closings & cut services have contributed to the crisis.
The OBBB passed will make rural healthcare availability worse.
The OBBB passed will make rural healthcare availability worse.
Georgia women face geographic gaps in prenatal care
Fewer than half of Georgia's counties have a full-time OB-GYN, according to data analyzed by the AJC, and many women lack the time and money to make regular prenatal visits.
www.ajc.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Georgia has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the country. 80 out of Georgia’s 159 counties do not have a full-time obstetrician or gynecologist and hospital closings & cut services have contributed to the crisis.
The OBBB passed will make rural healthcare availability worse.
The OBBB passed will make rural healthcare availability worse.
USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history.
Stop Playing Politics With Food Assistance Programs
USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern hist...
sign.moveon.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history.
"MY BALL ROOM". Anyone from California and Canada are not worthy. So much for the "People's House." Trump is building himself a palace...
October 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"MY BALL ROOM". Anyone from California and Canada are not worthy. So much for the "People's House." Trump is building himself a palace...
Got to bring integrity and honesty back to our government…
Sign the Petition
Hold Cobb County School Leaders Accountable — Call for John Cristadoro’s Resignation
www.change.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Got to bring integrity and honesty back to our government…
Is this true? If so, why aren’t the Democrats screaming from the rooftops? Would be a 5-alarm fire in my view.
@ossoff.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
@ossoff.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Is this true? If so, why aren’t the Democrats screaming from the rooftops? Would be a 5-alarm fire in my view.
@ossoff.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
@ossoff.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
Only 77M Americans voted Trump and his agenda. That's only 31.8% of eligible voters. Like the Texas redistricting effort, not swearing in Grijalva is nothing more than an effort to disenfranchise Democrat voices in our Representative Democracy.
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Only 77M Americans voted Trump and his agenda. That's only 31.8% of eligible voters. Like the Texas redistricting effort, not swearing in Grijalva is nothing more than an effort to disenfranchise Democrat voices in our Representative Democracy.
Bet half of Voting Americans cannot pass today's version of the tests, let alone the tougher new ones. Immigrants are currently better informed about how our government works than most Americans. If this test were a requirement to graduate from high school, we wouldn't have a MAGA problem today.
Citizenship Tests Could Tougher. What You Need to Know
The head of the Citizenship and Immigration Services said the current test is "too easy" and promised to make it harder.
time.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Bet half of Voting Americans cannot pass today's version of the tests, let alone the tougher new ones. Immigrants are currently better informed about how our government works than most Americans. If this test were a requirement to graduate from high school, we wouldn't have a MAGA problem today.
Trump is demolishing the East Wing of the WH for his grandiose ballroom even though he said he wouldn’t. A middle-finger to America demonstrating his absolute power in response to the No Kings protests perhaps? Here’s an excellent guide on how We The People can fight back against this illegal act.
Trump is Demolishing the White House, Here is How We Fight Back!
An Action Guide on how you can fight back on the Destruction of The Peoples White House!
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Trump is demolishing the East Wing of the WH for his grandiose ballroom even though he said he wouldn’t. A middle-finger to America demonstrating his absolute power in response to the No Kings protests perhaps? Here’s an excellent guide on how We The People can fight back against this illegal act.
So, currently the PSC looking at the best interests of Georgians, are being funded by executives from companies they are regulating. See the problem? No wonder our utility bills are so high.
Time to stop the grift. Vote Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson. Their top donors are citizen advocacy groups.
Time to stop the grift. Vote Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson. Their top donors are citizen advocacy groups.
@peterhubbardga.bsky.social
I bet Tim and Fitz consider this a "hit" piece.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
I bet Tim and Fitz consider this a "hit" piece.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgia utility regulators rake in cash from industry donors
Echols has raised about $980,000 in campaign cash since his last election in 2016; Johnson has raised about $473,000 since Gov. Brian Kemp appointed him to the commission.
www.ajc.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
So, currently the PSC looking at the best interests of Georgians, are being funded by executives from companies they are regulating. See the problem? No wonder our utility bills are so high.
Time to stop the grift. Vote Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson. Their top donors are citizen advocacy groups.
Time to stop the grift. Vote Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson. Their top donors are citizen advocacy groups.
Georgia #4 on the nationwide list who will see their ACA premiums double. Remember that when you head to the polls in 2026. Who hurt people in their districts? MAGA “warriors” Buddy Carter, Loudermilk, Clyde, MTG, McCormick, Collins, Scott, and Allen.
Skyrocketing premiums will ripple beyond ACA.
Skyrocketing premiums will ripple beyond ACA.
wait til they see their maga health care costs... #resist
October 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Georgia #4 on the nationwide list who will see their ACA premiums double. Remember that when you head to the polls in 2026. Who hurt people in their districts? MAGA “warriors” Buddy Carter, Loudermilk, Clyde, MTG, McCormick, Collins, Scott, and Allen.
Skyrocketing premiums will ripple beyond ACA.
Skyrocketing premiums will ripple beyond ACA.
A must read about moment that the American colonists realized their government had turned its military against them. There was no other choice but to fight to defend themselves. The American Revolution War followed.
250 years later, Trump sends military into America’s cities…
250 years later, Trump sends military into America’s cities…
October 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A must read about moment that the American colonists realized their government had turned its military against them. There was no other choice but to fight to defend themselves. The American Revolution War followed.
250 years later, Trump sends military into America’s cities…
250 years later, Trump sends military into America’s cities…
Mocking and making fun of people losing their livelihoods. Beyond disgusting coming from the President for ALL Americans. He is not fit to hold that office. Every GOP MoC who continues to support him is condoning this behavior.
We The People see you. Turn the tables. Respond in kind in 2026!
We The People see you. Turn the tables. Respond in kind in 2026!
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Mocking and making fun of people losing their livelihoods. Beyond disgusting coming from the President for ALL Americans. He is not fit to hold that office. Every GOP MoC who continues to support him is condoning this behavior.
We The People see you. Turn the tables. Respond in kind in 2026!
We The People see you. Turn the tables. Respond in kind in 2026!
Where my Representative is spending his time instead of holding town halls or picking up the phone to hear from his constituents. An 2020 election denier who is trying to rewrite the history of what we all saw and heard that day!
How House Republicans plan to rewrite history of Jan. 6
A new GOP-led panel could tear open raw wounds from the Capitol's most violent day.
www.politico.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Where my Representative is spending his time instead of holding town halls or picking up the phone to hear from his constituents. An 2020 election denier who is trying to rewrite the history of what we all saw and heard that day!
Georgia Pathways Medicaid Program is a model of what's coming federally in the OBBB requiring nondisabled adults to document low-paying work to remain eligible for healthcare benefits. The GAO found the program HAS SPENT TWICE as much on administrative costs as it has on providing actual healthcare!
Federal watchdog report on Georgia's Medicaid program raises concerns about administrative costs
A government watchdog has raised concerns about high administrative costs in Georgia's Medicaid program
www.ajc.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Georgia Pathways Medicaid Program is a model of what's coming federally in the OBBB requiring nondisabled adults to document low-paying work to remain eligible for healthcare benefits. The GAO found the program HAS SPENT TWICE as much on administrative costs as it has on providing actual healthcare!
UNBELIEVABLE!!! My daughter-in-law’s brand new $700 US citizenship certificate, she had to send off for her passport, was returned to her by USPS in a thin, flimsy envelope got crumbled during mailing. What happened to cardboard backed document mailers? Too expensive? Replacement costs another 700
September 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
UNBELIEVABLE!!! My daughter-in-law’s brand new $700 US citizenship certificate, she had to send off for her passport, was returned to her by USPS in a thin, flimsy envelope got crumbled during mailing. What happened to cardboard backed document mailers? Too expensive? Replacement costs another 700
Trump declared a fake emergency in D.C. and sent in the military. Congress can end this abuse of power—join me to demand our members of Congress support the joint House resolution to put an end to this political stunt.
Stop Trump’s D.C. Takeover
Trump sent the National Guard into Washington, D.C. to intimidate his opponents and distract from his failed agenda. Email Congress now and demand they end his takeover of our nation’s capital.
act.standupamerica.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Trump declared a fake emergency in D.C. and sent in the military. Congress can end this abuse of power—join me to demand our members of Congress support the joint House resolution to put an end to this political stunt.
"An AJC analysis of voter data found at least 209,000 voters canceled during removals from 2017 to 2023 reregistered to vote. That’s one in five of the canceled registrations."
Check your voter status at the state’s My Voter Page (mvp.sos.ga.gov) to make sure you're not one of them.
Check your voter status at the state’s My Voter Page (mvp.sos.ga.gov) to make sure you're not one of them.
Georgia residents can save their voter registrations from cancellation
Georgia voters can verify that they're registered to vote before election officials cancel over 191,000 inactive registrations.
www.ajc.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"An AJC analysis of voter data found at least 209,000 voters canceled during removals from 2017 to 2023 reregistered to vote. That’s one in five of the canceled registrations."
Check your voter status at the state’s My Voter Page (mvp.sos.ga.gov) to make sure you're not one of them.
Check your voter status at the state’s My Voter Page (mvp.sos.ga.gov) to make sure you're not one of them.
Nothing good will come out of this. The under-educated will criticize, condemn, and complain about material being taught to exert their beliefs and values onto others.
Like being governed by the minority through gerrymandering, the under-educated will govern what students are taught.
Like being governed by the minority through gerrymandering, the under-educated will govern what students are taught.
Georgia professors fear harassment as USG requires course syllabus be public
The policy to make course syllabuses public is being partially implemented this semester. By next fall, every class offered by USG schools must have its syllabus online.
www.ajc.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Nothing good will come out of this. The under-educated will criticize, condemn, and complain about material being taught to exert their beliefs and values onto others.
Like being governed by the minority through gerrymandering, the under-educated will govern what students are taught.
Like being governed by the minority through gerrymandering, the under-educated will govern what students are taught.
Call your Senators to reject this nominee. He's a threat to our government institutions and our economy. 👇👇
@ossoff.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov
@ossoff.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov
Trump's BLS pick EJ Antoni has said that Social Security, America's greatest anti-poverty program, is a "Ponzi scheme" that needs to be sunset.
Reminder that BLS data is what determines annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.
This is a five-alarm fire.
Reminder that BLS data is what determines annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.
This is a five-alarm fire.
August 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Call your Senators to reject this nominee. He's a threat to our government institutions and our economy. 👇👇
@ossoff.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov
@ossoff.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov
Coming out of the Christian Nationalist closet. A "proud member" of a church that believes;
... women should be subservient to men,
... women should not be allowed to vote,
... condemns homosexuality,
... alternative forms of education away from public schools.
Yet this administration official,
... women should be subservient to men,
... women should not be allowed to vote,
... condemns homosexuality,
... alternative forms of education away from public schools.
Yet this administration official,
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth belongs to an archconservative church network. Here's what to know
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has expressed pride in being part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, a conservative Christian network
www.ajc.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Coming out of the Christian Nationalist closet. A "proud member" of a church that believes;
... women should be subservient to men,
... women should not be allowed to vote,
... condemns homosexuality,
... alternative forms of education away from public schools.
Yet this administration official,
... women should be subservient to men,
... women should not be allowed to vote,
... condemns homosexuality,
... alternative forms of education away from public schools.
Yet this administration official,
With prices for food increasing due to tariffs and the lack of farm workers, another new unsecured debt bubble is emerging...
More consumers are using BNPL to buy groceries, survey finds
A recent AP-NORC survey found that 14% of U.S. adults use Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services for groceries, with 11% also using them for restaurant meals —
www.consumeraffairs.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
With prices for food increasing due to tariffs and the lack of farm workers, another new unsecured debt bubble is emerging...