Carly Putnam 🦖
@cputnam.bsky.social
“this short hair quiet slightly angry woman from the middle of the country with a don’t mess with me attitude.” Herds cats at OK Policy. Opinions are mine.
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It's very cool that the Supreme Court invented a political system that gives these lunatics unlimited influence.
Miriam Adelson encourages Trump to serve an illegal third term during a Hanukkah celebration at the White House. The crowd chants "four more years!"
December 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
It's very cool that the Supreme Court invented a political system that gives these lunatics unlimited influence.
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ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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No thesis more vindicated www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622555... bsky.app/profile/rgoo...
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
No thesis more vindicated www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622555... bsky.app/profile/rgoo...
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reminder that this is tonight!
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
reminder that this is tonight!
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Okay so setting aside…so many things here, the argument has gone from “suspected drug dealers” to “were on a part of the ocean where we claim drug dealers also once were.”
December 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Okay so setting aside…so many things here, the argument has gone from “suspected drug dealers” to “were on a part of the ocean where we claim drug dealers also once were.”
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Being the director of the FBI and releasing a couples podcast while a mass shooter is on the loose is a wild choice
lot of awful and insane stuff going on. but if you really want to have a brain bleed this holiday season don't lose sight of Stephen Miller's wife doing a video podcast with the FBI director and his gf about their love life
December 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Being the director of the FBI and releasing a couples podcast while a mass shooter is on the loose is a wild choice
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The CBO did NOT say that funding CSR will "lower Marketplace premiums by 11%."
They said it will lower BENCHMARK premiums by 11%. That's very different. And the result will be a decrease in subsidies and a resulting increase in net premiums.
They said it will lower BENCHMARK premiums by 11%. That's very different. And the result will be a decrease in subsidies and a resulting increase in net premiums.
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The CBO did NOT say that funding CSR will "lower Marketplace premiums by 11%."
They said it will lower BENCHMARK premiums by 11%. That's very different. And the result will be a decrease in subsidies and a resulting increase in net premiums.
They said it will lower BENCHMARK premiums by 11%. That's very different. And the result will be a decrease in subsidies and a resulting increase in net premiums.
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Some GOP lawmakers in the Rules Committee are questioning why Dems are focusing on ACA Marketplace subsidies right now, instead of employer-sponsored insurance.
Hint: ESI premiums are increasing by about 7% next year. Marketplace premiums are increasing by an average of 114%.
Hint: ESI premiums are increasing by about 7% next year. Marketplace premiums are increasing by an average of 114%.
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Some GOP lawmakers in the Rules Committee are questioning why Dems are focusing on ACA Marketplace subsidies right now, instead of employer-sponsored insurance.
Hint: ESI premiums are increasing by about 7% next year. Marketplace premiums are increasing by an average of 114%.
Hint: ESI premiums are increasing by about 7% next year. Marketplace premiums are increasing by an average of 114%.
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From a workforce standpoint, this would be a big hit to the US's nursing workforce
Here is a map of the affected countries (excluding Tonga), to give you a sense of how much this new ban restricts immigration from Africa in particular.
Of the newly-added country, Nigeria faces the largest impact, with tens of thousands of visas issued every year to Nigerians.
Of the newly-added country, Nigeria faces the largest impact, with tens of thousands of visas issued every year to Nigerians.
December 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
From a workforce standpoint, this would be a big hit to the US's nursing workforce
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Without health care, private-sector job growth would be near zero.
December 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Without health care, private-sector job growth would be near zero.
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very grimly ironic that our government run by podcasters sucks at true crime
Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
very grimly ironic that our government run by podcasters sucks at true crime
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As someone whose life was fundamentally altered by Lyme, RFK Jr. can go to hell. It has been increasingly hard to get diagnosed and treated for Lyme because grifters have flocked to the area. There are countless "specialists" who diagnose Lyme w/out testing and suggest ridiculous "treatments." 1/
RFK, Jr.–Backed Lyme Disease Conspiracy Theory May Be Probed under New Bill
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a defense bill this week that orders an investigation into whether the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a defense bill this week that orders an investigation into whether the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease
RFK, Jr.–Backed Lyme Disease Conspiracy Theory May Be Probed under New Bill
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a defense bill this week that orders an investigation into whether the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease
www.scientificamerican.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
As someone whose life was fundamentally altered by Lyme, RFK Jr. can go to hell. It has been increasingly hard to get diagnosed and treated for Lyme because grifters have flocked to the area. There are countless "specialists" who diagnose Lyme w/out testing and suggest ridiculous "treatments." 1/
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Susie Wiles is a canny political operator who knows exactly what she’s doing and bears a ton of responsibility for the way Trump has been normalized by the press
that she sees the writing on the wall is maybe the clearest sign of where this ends and the coming knife fight to inherit MAGA
that she sees the writing on the wall is maybe the clearest sign of where this ends and the coming knife fight to inherit MAGA
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Susie Wiles is a canny political operator who knows exactly what she’s doing and bears a ton of responsibility for the way Trump has been normalized by the press
that she sees the writing on the wall is maybe the clearest sign of where this ends and the coming knife fight to inherit MAGA
that she sees the writing on the wall is maybe the clearest sign of where this ends and the coming knife fight to inherit MAGA
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We’re going to share it with The Atlantic on Signal. 🤡
Hegseth on the second Sept 2 strike: "Of course we're not going to release a top secret full unedited of that to the general public"
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We’re going to share it with The Atlantic on Signal. 🤡
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Approximately THREE HUNDRED (300)! new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror young adult books came out this year. Thankfully, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social is here to tell us the top 30!
Notable Young Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror of 2025 - Reactor
Check out 30 of the best young adult titles of the year
reactormag.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Approximately THREE HUNDRED (300)! new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror young adult books came out this year. Thankfully, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social is here to tell us the top 30!
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President Trump's chief of staff had a reputation for keeping the White House very disciplined.
Until today, apparently.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Until today, apparently.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
President Trump's chief of staff had a reputation for keeping the White House very disciplined.
Until today, apparently.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Until today, apparently.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
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Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
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On Dec. 4, DOJ labeled people who impede or "dox" ICE agents "domestic terrorists." I document how DHS believes following, recording, and protesting agents is "impeding," and has a policy of threatening & arresting ICE observers. That's unconstitutional. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
December 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
On Dec. 4, DOJ labeled people who impede or "dox" ICE agents "domestic terrorists." I document how DHS believes following, recording, and protesting agents is "impeding," and has a policy of threatening & arresting ICE observers. That's unconstitutional. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
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Arkansas public television will disaffiliate from PBS effective July 1, 2026. www.myarkansaspbs.org/pressroom/st...
Statewide television network realigns mission with name change to Arkansas TV | Arkansas PBS
www.myarkansaspbs.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Arkansas public television will disaffiliate from PBS effective July 1, 2026. www.myarkansaspbs.org/pressroom/st...
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What a crumbling power grid means for disabled Americans
What a crumbling power grid means for disabled Americans
Angela Frederick's new book calls to put disability at the center of disaster planning.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
What a crumbling power grid means for disabled Americans
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
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How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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