Stephen Semler
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Read the joint research with @quincyinst.bsky.social by Hartung and @stephensemler.bsky.social. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/profit...
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Read the joint research with @quincyinst.bsky.social by Hartung and @stephensemler.bsky.social. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/profit...
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I understand that linking Biden to mass Medicaid disenrollment is considered controversial on this website. It shouldn’t be. He did everything a president could do to ensure it happened & was clear in his intent to funnel people from Medicaid to the Marketplace
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November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I understand that linking Biden to mass Medicaid disenrollment is considered controversial on this website. It shouldn’t be. He did everything a president could do to ensure it happened & was clear in his intent to funnel people from Medicaid to the Marketplace
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
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A common defense of Biden’s behavior from Democratic partisans is that Medicaid continuous coverage originated as a temporary provision, so it should be temporary.
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A common defense of Biden’s behavior from Democratic partisans is that Medicaid continuous coverage originated as a temporary provision, so it should be temporary.
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
A common defense of Biden’s behavior from Democratic partisans is that Medicaid continuous coverage originated as a temporary provision, so it should be temporary.
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A common defense of Biden’s behavior from Democratic partisans is that Medicaid continuous coverage originated as a temporary provision, so it should be temporary.
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
I understand that linking Biden to mass Medicaid disenrollment is considered controversial on this website. It shouldn’t be. He did everything a president could do to ensure it happened & was clear in his intent to funnel people from Medicaid to the Marketplace
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I understand that linking Biden to mass Medicaid disenrollment is considered controversial on this website. It shouldn’t be. He did everything a president could do to ensure it happened & was clear in his intent to funnel people from Medicaid to the Marketplace
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
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Why are you publishing this criminal’s stupid bullshit?
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Why are you publishing this criminal’s stupid bullshit?
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Some context on why locals in a place like Asheville find it incredible that they need to offer tax deals to the likes of Raytheon to "incentivize" it to set up shop – the company is already flush w/ taxpayer funds and highly profitable
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How Trump’s trillion-dollar war machine enriches the 1%
Congress will decide in the coming weeks whether to approve a $1 trillion military budget for 2026.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Some context on why locals in a place like Asheville find it incredible that they need to offer tax deals to the likes of Raytheon to "incentivize" it to set up shop – the company is already flush w/ taxpayer funds and highly profitable
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The records show the company was able to use a loophole to claim tax refunds for jobs it did not create.
They also show that a narrowly written provision to a Hurricane Helene relief bill allowed it to bypass public comment as it got approval for millions in new grants during the genocide
They also show that a narrowly written provision to a Hurricane Helene relief bill allowed it to bypass public comment as it got approval for millions in new grants during the genocide
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The records show the company was able to use a loophole to claim tax refunds for jobs it did not create.
They also show that a narrowly written provision to a Hurricane Helene relief bill allowed it to bypass public comment as it got approval for millions in new grants during the genocide
They also show that a narrowly written provision to a Hurricane Helene relief bill allowed it to bypass public comment as it got approval for millions in new grants during the genocide