Allison
@middle-aged-mom.bsky.social
educator, social worker, writer, avid chocolate consumer and kibitzing enthusiast, she/her
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Thanks to the hard work of Democrats, there might be a deal to keep health costs from spiraling out of control. Every single Michigan Dem in DC is fighting to keep costs down. Every single Michigan GOPer has worked to raise your costs and slash care. thehill.com/homenews/hou...
House poised to extend ACA subsidies as hope grows for deal
The House is poised to pass legislation Thursday extending contentious ObamaCare tax credits for three years, marking a hard-fought victory for Democrats and fueling hope among centrist Republicans…
thehill.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Thanks to the hard work of Democrats, there might be a deal to keep health costs from spiraling out of control. Every single Michigan Dem in DC is fighting to keep costs down. Every single Michigan GOPer has worked to raise your costs and slash care. thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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AP: Minnesota investigators say they can’t access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won’t work jointly on probe
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#immigration
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#immigration
Live updates: Protesters demonstrate outside Minneapolis immigration court after ICE officer kills driver
Protesters in Minneapolis gathered to protest the killing of motorist Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an ICE officer. Mayor Jacob Frey said federal agents should leave the city.
apnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
AP: Minnesota investigators say they can’t access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won’t work jointly on probe
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#immigration
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#immigration
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JUST NOW: The Senate advanced @kaine.senate.gov and my bipartisan war powers resolution, which would block the Trump administration’s use of the U.S. armed forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
JUST NOW: The Senate advanced @kaine.senate.gov and my bipartisan war powers resolution, which would block the Trump administration’s use of the U.S. armed forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.
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NEW: Utah Republicans filed a notice to appeal with the Utah Supreme Court seeking review of a ruling blocking their new congressional map. Last year, a state court struck down their measure for violating a voter-approved state law, and adopted a fairer map. https://bit.ly/3NzzgYw
🚨 League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
NEW: Utah Republicans filed a notice to appeal with the Utah Supreme Court seeking review of a ruling blocking their new congressional map. Last year, a state court struck down their measure for violating a voter-approved state law, and adopted a fairer map. https://bit.ly/3NzzgYw
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Trump is determined to rig this year’s midterms by rallying GOP-led states up to gerrymander their congressional maps. For live updates and comprehensive coverage on how your vote could be impacted, check out our interactive redistricting tracker.
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Live Redistricting Tracker: All the Republican Gerrymanders — and Democrats’ Counter-Moves
Facing increasingly dire polls, President Donald Trump is determined to prevent Democrats from reclaiming the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections. So he’s pressuring Republican-controlled states ...
bit.ly
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Trump is determined to rig this year’s midterms by rallying GOP-led states up to gerrymander their congressional maps. For live updates and comprehensive coverage on how your vote could be impacted, check out our interactive redistricting tracker.
https://bit.ly/47tdiN9
https://bit.ly/47tdiN9
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Five Republicans joined with Senate Democrats today to take a step forward in checking President Trump's unlawful actions in Venezuela - but we need everyone to stand up and use your voice to demand the Senate assert our Constitutional authority over the use of military force.
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Five Republicans joined with Senate Democrats today to take a step forward in checking President Trump's unlawful actions in Venezuela - but we need everyone to stand up and use your voice to demand the Senate assert our Constitutional authority over the use of military force.
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📍 CT District 139 Special Election
Don’t miss your chance to vote! 🗓️ Election Day: Jan 13 🗳️ Early Voting: Jan 8–11 ✅ In-person Reg & Absentee Deadline: Jan 12
Make a plan and get your voice heard! 🗳️✨
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#BlueVoterGuide #January2026
Don’t miss your chance to vote! 🗓️ Election Day: Jan 13 🗳️ Early Voting: Jan 8–11 ✅ In-person Reg & Absentee Deadline: Jan 12
Make a plan and get your voice heard! 🗳️✨
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#BlueVoterGuide #January2026
January 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM
📍 CT District 139 Special Election
Don’t miss your chance to vote! 🗓️ Election Day: Jan 13 🗳️ Early Voting: Jan 8–11 ✅ In-person Reg & Absentee Deadline: Jan 12
Make a plan and get your voice heard! 🗳️✨
BlueVoterGuide.org
#BlueVoterGuide #January2026
Don’t miss your chance to vote! 🗓️ Election Day: Jan 13 🗳️ Early Voting: Jan 8–11 ✅ In-person Reg & Absentee Deadline: Jan 12
Make a plan and get your voice heard! 🗳️✨
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#BlueVoterGuide #January2026
But I thought Jeffries was a weak do-nothing with no spine. 🙄
221-205, House passes the “motion to discharge” the Jeffries 3-year ACA funding extension.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
January 8, 2026 at 1:27 AM
But I thought Jeffries was a weak do-nothing with no spine. 🙄
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Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar who has zero credibility.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
January 7, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar who has zero credibility.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
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BREAKING: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s attacks on Head Start programs that provide education and care to children from low-income families.
January 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s attacks on Head Start programs that provide education and care to children from low-income families.
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Sen. PADILLA: This is about more than just payouts and pardons. Trump doesn’t believe he’s done anything wrong. Five years after January 6th, Trump doubles down on the Big Lie and threatens to seize state election administration.
January 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Sen. PADILLA: This is about more than just payouts and pardons. Trump doesn’t believe he’s done anything wrong. Five years after January 6th, Trump doubles down on the Big Lie and threatens to seize state election administration.
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After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
capitalbnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
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Garcia uses his opening statement during Comer's Minnesota fraud hearing to point out that "some of the worst fraud and corruption is actually found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" and that the administration is punishing innocent kids
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Garcia uses his opening statement during Comer's Minnesota fraud hearing to point out that "some of the worst fraud and corruption is actually found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" and that the administration is punishing innocent kids
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A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking Trump's attacks on Head Start, halting the HHS ban on DEI/accessibility, as well as its mass office closures and layoffs at the Office of Head Start www.aclu.org/press-releas...
Federal Judge Grants Second Preliminary Injunction Blocking Attacks on Head Start | American Civil Liberties Union
SEATTLE – A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s attacks on Head Start, halting the Department of...
www.aclu.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking Trump's attacks on Head Start, halting the HHS ban on DEI/accessibility, as well as its mass office closures and layoffs at the Office of Head Start www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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With the midterms elections less than 10 months away, Democracy Docket is tracking 169 active voting and election cases, including 27 filed by the Trump DOJ, and an additional 46 active redistricting cases.
The future of democracy is literally on the docket. Stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The future of democracy is literally on the docket. Stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
With the midterms elections less than 10 months away, Democracy Docket is tracking 169 active voting and election cases, including 27 filed by the Trump DOJ, and an additional 46 active redistricting cases.
The future of democracy is literally on the docket. Stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The future of democracy is literally on the docket. Stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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🚨 Florida Voters: Take Action
🗳️ Early voting is open through 1/10 for FL State House (Dists 51, 52, 87), State Senate (Dist 14) Special Primaries, and Fort Pierce City Commission (Dist 2) Special Runoff.
🗳️ Election Day is 1/13
🗣️ Find your candidates at BlueVoterGuide.org
#BlueVoterGuide #January2026
🗳️ Early voting is open through 1/10 for FL State House (Dists 51, 52, 87), State Senate (Dist 14) Special Primaries, and Fort Pierce City Commission (Dist 2) Special Runoff.
🗳️ Election Day is 1/13
🗣️ Find your candidates at BlueVoterGuide.org
#BlueVoterGuide #January2026
January 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
🚨 Florida Voters: Take Action
🗳️ Early voting is open through 1/10 for FL State House (Dists 51, 52, 87), State Senate (Dist 14) Special Primaries, and Fort Pierce City Commission (Dist 2) Special Runoff.
🗳️ Election Day is 1/13
🗣️ Find your candidates at BlueVoterGuide.org
#BlueVoterGuide #January2026
🗳️ Early voting is open through 1/10 for FL State House (Dists 51, 52, 87), State Senate (Dist 14) Special Primaries, and Fort Pierce City Commission (Dist 2) Special Runoff.
🗳️ Election Day is 1/13
🗣️ Find your candidates at BlueVoterGuide.org
#BlueVoterGuide #January2026
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Good point. They retooled the state subsidy program, shifting it from wiping out deductibles for most enrollees to backfilling the lost tax credits for lower-income enrollees.
It's not just premiums. Due to state support, last year, the deductible on our Silver plan was zero and the OOP maximum was lowered. This year, to pay for support for lower-income families, they've removed that support, and the deductible is back to $10,400.
Covered California 2026 Benefit Structure: What You Need to Know
As we move closer to 2026, Covered California has released its updated standard benefit designs for all health plan tiers. These designs outline the core stru
solidhealthinsurance.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Good point. They retooled the state subsidy program, shifting it from wiping out deductibles for most enrollees to backfilling the lost tax credits for lower-income enrollees.
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Walz is out of Fs: "Not a single Republican supported this, so every Minnesotan from here on, whoever uses this program, there is no bit of thanks that would go to the R legislators who did all they could to stop this ... our schools have money to pay their teachers? I'll take credit for that too."
January 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Walz is out of Fs: "Not a single Republican supported this, so every Minnesotan from here on, whoever uses this program, there is no bit of thanks that would go to the R legislators who did all they could to stop this ... our schools have money to pay their teachers? I'll take credit for that too."
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IDAHO has the LEAST-expensive *full price* #ACA premiums in 2026.
It's also the only state where the FINAL deadline to enroll in 2026 coverage already passed back on 12/15/25.
Here's how much the benchmark Silver plan went up for various Idaho households as of January:
It's also the only state where the FINAL deadline to enroll in 2026 coverage already passed back on 12/15/25.
Here's how much the benchmark Silver plan went up for various Idaho households as of January:
January 6, 2026 at 6:44 PM
IDAHO has the LEAST-expensive *full price* #ACA premiums in 2026.
It's also the only state where the FINAL deadline to enroll in 2026 coverage already passed back on 12/15/25.
Here's how much the benchmark Silver plan went up for various Idaho households as of January:
It's also the only state where the FINAL deadline to enroll in 2026 coverage already passed back on 12/15/25.
Here's how much the benchmark Silver plan went up for various Idaho households as of January:
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GOP lawmakers to “permanently” ban gender-affirming care even after their own report supported it - buff.ly/6001l2R
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
GOP lawmakers to “permanently” ban gender-affirming care even after their own report supported it - buff.ly/6001l2R
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Silence did not heal the country. It allowed the lie to harden.
This is that video.
Never again can we remain silent or sanitize an assault on our democracy.
This is that video.
Never again can we remain silent or sanitize an assault on our democracy.
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Silence did not heal the country. It allowed the lie to harden.
This is that video.
Never again can we remain silent or sanitize an assault on our democracy.
This is that video.
Never again can we remain silent or sanitize an assault on our democracy.
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MICHIGAN is my home state. Here's what net benchmark Silver plan premiums look like for various households in Lansing this year vs. 2025:
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January 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
MICHIGAN is my home state. Here's what net benchmark Silver plan premiums look like for various households in Lansing this year vs. 2025:
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
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OKLAHOMA's unsubsidized premiums are smack in the middle of the pack nationally this year.
Here's what the benchmark Silver plan looks like for residents of the Sooner State.
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
Here's what the benchmark Silver plan looks like for residents of the Sooner State.
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
January 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
OKLAHOMA's unsubsidized premiums are smack in the middle of the pack nationally this year.
Here's what the benchmark Silver plan looks like for residents of the Sooner State.
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
Here's what the benchmark Silver plan looks like for residents of the Sooner State.
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
📣 My fundraising page for OTHER STATE EXECUTIVES is now live!
Treasurers, Auditors, Comptrollers, Public Service Commissioners & more!
Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue! #Blue26
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Treasurers, Auditors, Comptrollers, Public Service Commissioners & more!
Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue! #Blue26
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