Catherine Collingwood 🕊️🧡
@csquarent.bsky.social
In alphabetical order: Catholic, crazy cat lady, distributist/localist, employee benefits specialist, Generation X, media fan, new feminist, photographer, southerner, writer. Mostly posts article links. Opinions my own.
For all you so-called "Christians" celebrating the attacks in Nigeria:
How do you differentiate between the guilty and the innocent from the air?
Who would Jesus massacre?
#NotInMyName #KeepYourChristmasPresent
How do you differentiate between the guilty and the innocent from the air?
Who would Jesus massacre?
#NotInMyName #KeepYourChristmasPresent
December 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
For all you so-called "Christians" celebrating the attacks in Nigeria:
How do you differentiate between the guilty and the innocent from the air?
Who would Jesus massacre?
#NotInMyName #KeepYourChristmasPresent
How do you differentiate between the guilty and the innocent from the air?
Who would Jesus massacre?
#NotInMyName #KeepYourChristmasPresent
Here's mine!
"Leia picked up the remains of their meal and dumped it over his head."
#WriteSky #FaveLineFriday #amWriting #FanFiction #StarWars
"Leia picked up the remains of their meal and dumped it over his head."
#WriteSky #FaveLineFriday #amWriting #FanFiction #StarWars
Happy Friday! It's the holidays, so be kind to yourself if you haven't been able to write much. If you have, though, swing by #FaveLineFriday and post your absolute fave line of the week! Don't forget to tag your post and support other authors!
#writingcommunity #writesky #writersky
#writingcommunity #writesky #writersky
December 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Here's mine!
"Leia picked up the remains of their meal and dumped it over his head."
#WriteSky #FaveLineFriday #amWriting #FanFiction #StarWars
"Leia picked up the remains of their meal and dumped it over his head."
#WriteSky #FaveLineFriday #amWriting #FanFiction #StarWars
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This Needs To Stop!🛑
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
December 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This Needs To Stop!🛑
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
RESOLVED: UnitedHealthcare vs Bronson Healthcare buff.ly/qMZS6OT #networkcontractwatch #bronsonhealthcare #michigan #unitedhealthcare
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
RESOLVED: UnitedHealthcare vs Bronson Healthcare buff.ly/qMZS6OT #networkcontractwatch #bronsonhealthcare #michigan #unitedhealthcare
We are getting closer and closer to Chinese-style control of media platforms: for many on the continent and elsewhere, however, the move comes as an amplification of the Trump administration’s own crackdown on viewpoints that don’t align with its own. #censorship
Europe pushes back at Trump's 'authoritarian' sanctions on anti-disinformation figures
The State Department's travel bans on five prominent officials and activists have been met with howls of derision across the continent.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We are getting closer and closer to Chinese-style control of media platforms: for many on the continent and elsewhere, however, the move comes as an amplification of the Trump administration’s own crackdown on viewpoints that don’t align with its own. #censorship
Vaccine Guidance is Changing. Is Your Coverage? buff.ly/bD8dXVf #healthcoverage #preventivecare #vaccines
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Vaccine Guidance is Changing. Is Your Coverage? buff.ly/bD8dXVf #healthcoverage #preventivecare #vaccines
The agreements reflect the #Trump administration’s priorities and are geared toward providing less aid and more mutual benefits. #MyOpinion Or, in other words, the U.S. is strong-arming poorer countries into a choice between starvation and exploitation.
US signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities
The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries. These new deals reflect the Trump administration's priorities and its focus on mutual benefits.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The agreements reflect the #Trump administration’s priorities and are geared toward providing less aid and more mutual benefits. #MyOpinion Or, in other words, the U.S. is strong-arming poorer countries into a choice between starvation and exploitation.
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The Social Security Administration aims to cut visits to field offices by nearly 15 million annually.
This is making it harder for Americans to access in-person services—and their benefits.
This is not "modernizing" Social Security.
This is making it harder for Americans to access in-person services—and their benefits.
This is not "modernizing" Social Security.
December 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Social Security Administration aims to cut visits to field offices by nearly 15 million annually.
This is making it harder for Americans to access in-person services—and their benefits.
This is not "modernizing" Social Security.
This is making it harder for Americans to access in-person services—and their benefits.
This is not "modernizing" Social Security.
Reposted by Catherine Collingwood 🕊️🧡
Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery
Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions
Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus
Charlie Kirk died to gun violence
Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions
Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus
Charlie Kirk died to gun violence
December 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery
Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions
Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus
Charlie Kirk died to gun violence
Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions
Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus
Charlie Kirk died to gun violence
"Will face"? How about "are facing"?
Most Americans will face unaffordable healthcare, study suggests
A new analysis suggests the cumulative financial strain of healthcare is more widespread than annual snapshots indicate — and most Americans will…
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December 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Will face"? How about "are facing"?
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In NJ, managers of the private concentration camp funded with our tax dollars and being filled by the Trump regime give women TWO sanitary pads for the length of their period.
Withholding of sanitary supplies IS ALSO a feature of prisons in the United States.
Withholding of sanitary supplies IS ALSO a feature of prisons in the United States.
December 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In NJ, managers of the private concentration camp funded with our tax dollars and being filled by the Trump regime give women TWO sanitary pads for the length of their period.
Withholding of sanitary supplies IS ALSO a feature of prisons in the United States.
Withholding of sanitary supplies IS ALSO a feature of prisons in the United States.
Here's a pre-emptive move thanks to #PriceTransparency. This web initiative posted service costs at #DartmouthHealth, the #UniversityOfVermontMedicalCenter, #NorthwesternMedicalCenter and independent facilities to show that they were higher than average. #BCBSVt #PriceEquity #VT #NH
BCBS of Vermont campaign questions academic medical center pricing - Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont backed a campaign, called Vermont Affordable Care, focused on comparing pricing policies at independent facilities and academic centers. The web initiative — also…
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December 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Here's a pre-emptive move thanks to #PriceTransparency. This web initiative posted service costs at #DartmouthHealth, the #UniversityOfVermontMedicalCenter, #NorthwesternMedicalCenter and independent facilities to show that they were higher than average. #BCBSVt #PriceEquity #VT #NH
In a related development, #BradleyMedicalCenter is also demanding higher reimbursement rates based on those a competitor hospital gets. #MyOpinion Expect more of this as #PriceTransparency starts going into effect. #UnitedHealthcare #Ohio
Bradley Medical Center says it "did not walk away from negotiations with United Healthcare'
Bradley Medical Center issued a statement today, Monday, Dec. 22, stating it wants the community to know "it did not walk away from negotiations with United Healthcare."
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December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In a related development, #BradleyMedicalCenter is also demanding higher reimbursement rates based on those a competitor hospital gets. #MyOpinion Expect more of this as #PriceTransparency starts going into effect. #UnitedHealthcare #Ohio
The hospital is seeking damages and a court order to raise rates, at least to the level of Montgomery-based #BaptistMedicalCenter. #JacksonHospital #AL #Bankruptcy #PayorReimbursement #ProviderContracting
Hospital sues BCBS of Alabama over reimbursement amid bankruptcy - Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News
Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama over its reimbursement rates, according to a Dec. 18 complaint in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for…
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December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The hospital is seeking damages and a court order to raise rates, at least to the level of Montgomery-based #BaptistMedicalCenter. #JacksonHospital #AL #Bankruptcy #PayorReimbursement #ProviderContracting
Ennnh. I'm not so sure. The #CreightonMethod (which my parents successfully used) and #NaPro have both been around for a while. And it took the standard #GYN establishment THIRTY YEARS to figure out why I was infertile...just in time for me to start menopause.
Mainstream medical organizations have criticized "restorative reproductive medicine," but some Catholics who follow church teachings consider it a welcome alternative.
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How a niche Catholic approach to infertility treatment became a new talking point for MAHA conservatives
(The Conversation) — Mainstream medical organizations have criticized ‘restorative reproductive medicine,’ but some Catholics who follow church teachings consider it a welcome alternative.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ennnh. I'm not so sure. The #CreightonMethod (which my parents successfully used) and #NaPro have both been around for a while. And it took the standard #GYN establishment THIRTY YEARS to figure out why I was infertile...just in time for me to start menopause.
The requests from the county-level election boards are only for the March primary elections. But they're being closely watched by political insiders, as they could also foreshadow strategies to come in the November general election. #NC #VoterRights
More than 1 in 3 NC counties seek permission to reduce early voting access in 2026 primaries
After Republicans took control of county and state elections boards in North Carolina, efforts are underway in some areas to slash Sunday voting or eliminate college campus polling sites. But in…
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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The requests from the county-level election boards are only for the March primary elections. But they're being closely watched by political insiders, as they could also foreshadow strategies to come in the November general election. #NC #VoterRights
The bill now heads to the #Pennsylvania state Senate for consideration. Other states are taking similar steps, including #Illinois, #NewYork, #California, and #Washington. #Vaccines #CDCRecommendations #PreventiveCare
Pennsylvania House passes vaccine access bill
Pennsylvania House passes vaccine access bill allowing pharmacists to administer vaccines per state guidance despite federal changes.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The bill now heads to the #Pennsylvania state Senate for consideration. Other states are taking similar steps, including #Illinois, #NewYork, #California, and #Washington. #Vaccines #CDCRecommendations #PreventiveCare
"If there is no extension provided, rising #ACAMarketplace premiums could significantly impact #employer-sponsored #HealthInsurance plans." Article goes on to explain how. Good stuff!
Individual market meltdown could destabilize employer health plans, expert warns
"If there is no extension provided, rising marketplace premiums could significantly impact employer-sponsored health plans," said Cole Harris, the president of CBIZ Benefits & Insurance of Tennessee.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"If there is no extension provided, rising #ACAMarketplace premiums could significantly impact #employer-sponsored #HealthInsurance plans." Article goes on to explain how. Good stuff!
The new updates would address this by requiring #HealthInsurance plans to simplify how they organize data, making consumer-facing cost tools more easily accessible. #PriceTransparency #BrokenClocks
CMS proposes new price transparency rules
CMS proposes price transparency updates to simplify healthcare cost data and improve consumer access to clear, actionable pricing information.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The new updates would address this by requiring #HealthInsurance plans to simplify how they organize data, making consumer-facing cost tools more easily accessible. #PriceTransparency #BrokenClocks
Despite the current landscape, some larger #employers are considering #ICHRA plans, but their approach may look different than their smaller counterparts. #IndividualPolicies #HealthInsurance
Will 2026 be the year of ICHRA? - Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News
Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements are at an inflection point — payers are catching on, but not to the point of industry mass-adoption, and some employers still have their doubts.…
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December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Despite the current landscape, some larger #employers are considering #ICHRA plans, but their approach may look different than their smaller counterparts. #IndividualPolicies #HealthInsurance
Evening word count: 850. #amWriting #FanFiction
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Evening word count: 850. #amWriting #FanFiction
About 62% of the new slots will support #PrimaryCare and #psychiatry programs, #CMS said in a news release. #ResidentSlots #PhysicianShortage
135 hospitals to receive Medicare-funded residency positions
135 hospitals receive Medicare — CMS awarded 135 hospitals Medicare-funded residency positions to address physician shortages across 37 states, focusing…
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December 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
About 62% of the new slots will support #PrimaryCare and #psychiatry programs, #CMS said in a news release. #ResidentSlots #PhysicianShortage
Cigna vs Lexington Health buff.ly/iajIJbD #networkcontractwatch #cigna #lexingtonhealth #southcarolina
Cigna vs Lexington Health – Making it Make Sense
Lexington Health very likely will exit the Cigna network as of January 1, 2026.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Cigna vs Lexington Health buff.ly/iajIJbD #networkcontractwatch #cigna #lexingtonhealth #southcarolina
"With today’s advanced simulation technology, we can prepare our medics for the battlefield while reducing harm to #animals." So why are they just doing it now? #AnimalWelfare #CombatMedicTraining
US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield
The U.S. military will end its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"With today’s advanced simulation technology, we can prepare our medics for the battlefield while reducing harm to #animals." So why are they just doing it now? #AnimalWelfare #CombatMedicTraining
Insurance companies “are making so much money, and they have to make less, a lot less,” #Trump said. #MyOpinion Maybe he should look at profit margins instead of dollars. And do the same for hospital systems, too. #Ugh #Legislation
Trump pressures insurers to ‘get their price down’ ahead of 2026 rate hikes
Trump said that while he still preferred a plan that would give Americans direct subsidies to purchase insurance, an agreement to reduce costs could help preserve the Obamacare exchanges.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Insurance companies “are making so much money, and they have to make less, a lot less,” #Trump said. #MyOpinion Maybe he should look at profit margins instead of dollars. And do the same for hospital systems, too. #Ugh #Legislation