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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 3m

Thankfully we have Georgia as a great model for how this all will go

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says

Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...

www.propublica.org

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 6m

Not the main point, but this section on the Medicaid work requirements shows that the Republican model of "efficiency" is simply creating a ridiculous new bureaucracy that will force people off Medicaid.

To implement the program, CMS will have to create "rules engines" for software developers to be able to account for a person's time, he explained. "What are the rules for work hours? How do you have to actually adjudicate it? For example, what if you're paid a salary, but there's no hours on there? So we are going to adopt a process ... Maybe, for example, we'll divide the salary you have by $15 an hour ... and then we'll just give you credit for that many hours."

Another example: "What does it mean if you're at school 'halftime,' how many hours is that?" he added. "And then, if you're doing community engagement, who's allowed to credential you for community engagement? Do they have to be a 501(c)(3)? So we've been spending a lot of time on that."

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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 17h

New podcast episode where I talk about what's going on with mortality in the US

A wide-ranging discussion of what happened before the pandemic & what's happened since then; racial disparities and how to get our heads around their scope; why things might be going so badly for Millennials & Gen Zers

Prof. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field Discusses Excess Deaths

Because the US death rate has exceeded that of 21 other high income countries for over four decades, an estimated 14.7 million US lives have been lost since1980.

www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 10h

Type 2 cruelty???

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 11h

I'm not a fan of fat shaming, but criticizing these guys is absolutely fair game. What a weird take.

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Alex @alexanotherone.bsky.social · 12h

If you don't talk to your constituents, someone else will

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

#IA01 Miller-Meeks says she will hold a town hall "when hell freezes over."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

A swing-district Iowa Republican says she’ll hold town halls ‘when hell freezes over’ | CNN Politics

Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”

www.cnn.com

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 12h

People will do this and think that because it's "hands-free" or not on video, that it's not a distraction. But of course it is.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 12h

Not a branch in sight and he didn't care

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Cindy @sassycid.bsky.social · 13h

So happy for dogs on beach season

A medium size black dog sits on wet sand with ocean waves behind her, wishing her human would stop with the photos already

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13h

Adorable

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13h

Yeahhhhh it does

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Spencer M Ross @srossmktg.com · 17h

The Burlington Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly on a resolution condemning ICE's violations of local zoning law at the facility here. (There seems to be little recourse the town has in any enforcement toolkit-- especially since it appears ICE is pulling the Supremacy Clause.)

From the massachusetts community on Reddit: Burlington Speaks Up: Town Meeting Passes Resolution Against ICE Facility

Posted by my_best_space_helmet - 875 votes and 151 comments

www.reddit.com

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you!

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah, I'm happy to see him burn cash now

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13h

I saw one on WCVB this morning. Vomit.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13h

Happy Dogs Allowed Back on the Beaches Season to all my fellow Massholes

A yellow lab on a leash stands in shallow water at a beach while looking out at the ocean

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 14h

Not sure why someone is giving you shit. Your reaction was perfectly fine, especially given that I came in overly snarky.

(They also blocked me too for some reason?)

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 1d

This study should be read by every policymaker and traffic engineer.

Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 1d

"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"

We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Highlights
For marginalised street users mode separation is the key to human-scale movement.
Streets conducive to walking and cycling have functional, safe and accessible design.
Professionals must approach street design, regulation and user behaviour holistically.
Combinations of influencing factors persuade people to either use or avoid a street.
There are no easy fixes to the public realm that will work for all non-drivers.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15h

I believe that's how the person identified themselves.

I also strongly believe the article should be naming the people quoted.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15h

YES TO RICOTTA

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15h

There are far too many peole who think this can't happen here.

I was really disappointed to see the comments about "white privilege" in there from a school committee member I supported.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 16h

The way ICE is tearing apart families and not giving a fuck about what happens to the children is appalling.

ICE doesn't serve any legitimate purpose and must be abolished.

#Worcester #Massachusetts #AbolishICE

Worcester mother, freed from ICE custody, hopes her children come home

A Worcester mother’s teens ran away from state custody while she was detained by ICE. Now out, she’s hoping they return home.

www.masslive.com

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15h

"Equity Industrial Complex of consultants" is such a brain rotted phrase

One grandparent called for the removal of a broad swath of books addressing social issues, including diversity equity and inclusion, LGBTQ+, critical race theory, social and emotional learning.

He urged the committee to stop what he termed the “Equity Industrial Complex of consultants” to influence the curriculum.

“The majority of students, 92% are being cast aside...for the 8-10% who deserve special treatment,” he said.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15h

I didn't have a chance to attend last night, but many of my friends spoke out in defense of this book and in opposition to the district allowing parents to "opt out" of having their children read this book.

‘All American Boys’ book stirs controversy in Danvers Public Schools - The Boston Globe

School officials said parents can opt out of having their eighth graders read the 2016 young adult novel that deals with race and police brutality.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 16h

If you decide to get a cake make sure you get some for everyone On Here

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