Mary Anne L. Graf
@womenunbroken.bsky.social
Speaker, author, consultant: Generations; women's health, lives and politics; and a touch of gender and genes. Connecting current events with context, data, and humor. womenuntamed.substack.com and teamhci.com
Revolt in the House. Senate unhappy. Wily Susie dumps. Epstein tomorrow. Bongino abandons. Smith testifies "beyond a doubt." The president's plan? "It's Biden's fault." A holiday season like no other beckons. Buckle up.
#ACA #healthcare #house #johnson #senate #epstein
#ACA #healthcare #house #johnson #senate #epstein
ACA Fail-1 days (and EFRD Ground Zero)
UPDATE Dec 18: Four Rs join Ds to force subsidies renewal vote in a major leadership revolt with much more happening behind the scenes.
www.womenunbroken.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Could a Senate subsidy proposal be perilously close to something called legislating"? We'll see. Catch up here on Fail Minus 3 Days. #healthcare #subsidies #republicans #democrats #ACA #trump
FAIL - 3 days: Republicans' ACA cliff
UPDATE Dec 16: Flailing. Blaming. And now screaming and--oooh--swearing, too. Rs repeat what they've been doing on healthcare for 15 years: nothing.
www.womenunbroken.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Could a Senate subsidy proposal be perilously close to something called legislating"? We'll see. Catch up here on Fail Minus 3 Days. #healthcare #subsidies #republicans #democrats #ACA #trump
Your excellent laugh of the weekend: Trump wants to work with
such a "nice group of Democrats" on healthcare. In the meantime a poll of 10,000+ Americans shows as long as you don't call it socialized medicine, 93% want it yesterday. #healthcare #ACA #subsidies #trump #midterms
such a "nice group of Democrats" on healthcare. In the meantime a poll of 10,000+ Americans shows as long as you don't call it socialized medicine, 93% want it yesterday. #healthcare #ACA #subsidies #trump #midterms
FAIL - 5 days: Republicans' ACA cliff
UPDATE Dec 14: Now Trump wants to work with such a "nice group of Democrats" on healthcare. And a new poll says only 7% of Americans think the government should not assure healthcare for all.
www.womenunbroken.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Your excellent laugh of the weekend: Trump wants to work with
such a "nice group of Democrats" on healthcare. In the meantime a poll of 10,000+ Americans shows as long as you don't call it socialized medicine, 93% want it yesterday. #healthcare #ACA #subsidies #trump #midterms
such a "nice group of Democrats" on healthcare. In the meantime a poll of 10,000+ Americans shows as long as you don't call it socialized medicine, 93% want it yesterday. #healthcare #ACA #subsidies #trump #midterms
Imagine that. Bad polls (no kidding) are _reportedly_ changing ICE’s ways. Has nothing to do with videos, live shots of lying secs, buying personal jets, potential WH imprisonment, etc. #Noem #bus #ICE #bongini
thehill.com/policy/natio...
thehill.com/policy/natio...
December 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Imagine that. Bad polls (no kidding) are _reportedly_ changing ICE’s ways. Has nothing to do with videos, live shots of lying secs, buying personal jets, potential WH imprisonment, etc. #Noem #bus #ICE #bongini
thehill.com/policy/natio...
thehill.com/policy/natio...
5 days left to deal with 15 YO GOP nightmare: Obamacare. Can an increasing restive House actually come up with a cogent proposal? #ACA #subsidies #healthcare #House #Senate #abortion (of course)
FAIL - 5 days: Republicans' ACA cliff
UPDATE Dec 13: R and D Senate votes failed, but arising from the chaos of the House are some fresh ideas and, of course, old nevers. Whether there is enough time is the question.
www.womenunbroken.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
5 days left to deal with 15 YO GOP nightmare: Obamacare. Can an increasing restive House actually come up with a cogent proposal? #ACA #subsidies #healthcare #House #Senate #abortion (of course)
Dec 11, ACA subsidies: Votes and new proposals today; watch live on PBS or CSPAN. Frustrated House members on both sides developing new proposal, talking going around Johnson with discharge petition, and somce Ds may be backing off 3-yr extension. See full post for links and more info.
FAIL - 7 days: Republicans' ACA cliff
UPDATE Dec 11: Dueling Senate proposal votes today; vido links below. House: What subsidies?--but restive with Johnson. Trump kinda supports R proposal, but failure ensures a bus underside.
www.womenunbroken.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Dec 11, ACA subsidies: Votes and new proposals today; watch live on PBS or CSPAN. Frustrated House members on both sides developing new proposal, talking going around Johnson with discharge petition, and somce Ds may be backing off 3-yr extension. See full post for links and more info.
Bus toss alert. And wouldn’t that be sad? (It never could have worked long term anyway: not blonde enough.) Next up--prison??? #Noem #meangirls #bus #trump
Speculation grows that Noem may be out as Homeland Security Secretary
Speculation in the White House and on Capitol Hill continues to grow that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may soon depart her post.
san.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Bus toss alert. And wouldn’t that be sad? (It never could have worked long term anyway: not blonde enough.) Next up--prison??? #Noem #meangirls #bus #trump
ACA subsidies update, 7 days left before next hard-earned😂 Congressional vaca: Expect voting drama this week in Senate on ACA with both sides—and Americans—losing the battle (but Ds potentially winning the political war). #Trump #ACA #subsidies #politics #midterms
FAIL - 7 days: Republicans' ACA cliff
UPDATE Dec 10: Dueling Senate proposals likely headed to vote (failures) this week. House continues spin; maybe something later. Trump kinda supports R proposal, but failure ensures a bus underside.
www.womenunbroken.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
ACA subsidies update, 7 days left before next hard-earned😂 Congressional vaca: Expect voting drama this week in Senate on ACA with both sides—and Americans—losing the battle (but Ds potentially winning the political war). #Trump #ACA #subsidies #politics #midterms
ACA: Fail-9 days. Rs "panicking" without a plan, Ds win regardless of outcome from smart Shutdown requirement for a vote. Tails millions get a cost cut; heads Ds ride the rage into the midterms. Trump MIA sets up Congressional under-bus toss. #ACA #Healthcare #Obamacare #subsidies
FAIL - 9 days: Republicans' ACA cliff
UPDATE Dec 8: Competing proposals likely to hit the floor this week, with Rs not on the same page and still hoping for direction from the WH. Behind the scenes: yet another abortion battle.
www.womenunbroken.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
ACA: Fail-9 days. Rs "panicking" without a plan, Ds win regardless of outcome from smart Shutdown requirement for a vote. Tails millions get a cost cut; heads Ds ride the rage into the midterms. Trump MIA sets up Congressional under-bus toss. #ACA #Healthcare #Obamacare #subsidies
Best—and worst—states for healthcare and life expectancy, from MoneyGeek. When you see the worst states, the inability (disinterest?) of a certain political party to fix healthcare makes a lot more sense. #healthcare www.moneygeek.com/resources/to... #WhereNotToGetSick
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Best—and worst—states for healthcare and life expectancy, from MoneyGeek. When you see the worst states, the inability (disinterest?) of a certain political party to fix healthcare makes a lot more sense. #healthcare www.moneygeek.com/resources/to... #WhereNotToGetSick
The party that doesn't get the anger of non-millionaires over healthcare costs is back at spin. Catch up here. #ACA #insurance #healthcarecosts #Medicare #Medicaid #privateinsurance #politics #trump
FAIL - 16 days: Republicans' ACA cliff
UPDATE Dec 3: It's December of Hellth for Rs rushing toward an ACA cliff as they wait for Trump to decide what he wants. Lurking: yet another abortion battle.
www.womenunbroken.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The party that doesn't get the anger of non-millionaires over healthcare costs is back at spin. Catch up here. #ACA #insurance #healthcarecosts #Medicare #Medicaid #privateinsurance #politics #trump
Best "preventative MRI" takedown ever!
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
Not the Brain! Definitely Not the Brain! Stop Asking About the Fucking Brain!
Who among us hasn’t strolled into Monday morning and said, “Fuck it, I’ll take one preventative MRI, please”?
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Best "preventative MRI" takedown ever!
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
Now he loves ACA subsidies. MAGA heads everywhere are on exorcist-style perma-spin. After 15 years of trying to kill Obamacare, Rs are where they've always been on healthcare: nowhere and on vaca.
#ACA #obamacare #subsidies #trump #republicans #MGT #healthcare
#ACA #obamacare #subsidies #trump #republicans #MGT #healthcare
See Trump flail. Run, America, run.
First it was the 180 on Epstein. Then the 180 on Mamdani. Then MTG sucked the air out of the MAGA room. Now it's the ACA subsidies he ORDERED Republicans to not even consider. (ACA subsidies update)
www.womenunbroken.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Now he loves ACA subsidies. MAGA heads everywhere are on exorcist-style perma-spin. After 15 years of trying to kill Obamacare, Rs are where they've always been on healthcare: nowhere and on vaca.
#ACA #obamacare #subsidies #trump #republicans #MGT #healthcare
#ACA #obamacare #subsidies #trump #republicans #MGT #healthcare
“The biggest shift away from Mr Trump has been among Americans under 30 years old. His net approval among that group was positive 3 when he returned to the Oval Office. Now it is minus 41.” (AKA they already figure out his siren song.)
#generations #genz #millennials #conservatism #Trump #vote
#generations #genz #millennials #conservatism #Trump #vote
Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
www.economist.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“The biggest shift away from Mr Trump has been among Americans under 30 years old. His net approval among that group was positive 3 when he returned to the Oval Office. Now it is minus 41.” (AKA they already figure out his siren song.)
#generations #genz #millennials #conservatism #Trump #vote
#generations #genz #millennials #conservatism #Trump #vote
Right now, we're living in more politcally dangerous times than the last months of the Nixon administration. IMO, there's no place that's more evident than in news about women and women's health. #Trump #misogyny #cdc #kennedy #marternalmortality #MarchofDimes #pregnancy #MAGA #MTG #healthcare
Nov 22: ICYMI news for women
This was a hard post to write. It's also why we're making today's Snippets immediately available to all today.
www.womenunbroken.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Right now, we're living in more politcally dangerous times than the last months of the Nixon administration. IMO, there's no place that's more evident than in news about women and women's health. #Trump #misogyny #cdc #kennedy #marternalmortality #MarchofDimes #pregnancy #MAGA #MTG #healthcare
Wondering why Trump suddenly capitulated on releasing the Epstein files being? Here you go…new bill filed by Johnson today. In the meantime, remember Trump told Bondi to investigate Dems in the files. So, the game plan: further delay release and get news out about Dems and Epstein first. #epstein
Epstein files bill includes exceptions that could affect what gets released and when
Although Congress overwhelmingly passed a bill compelling the Justice Department to release all of its files on the Jeffrey Epstein probe, there are exceptions.
abcnews.go.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Wondering why Trump suddenly capitulated on releasing the Epstein files being? Here you go…new bill filed by Johnson today. In the meantime, remember Trump told Bondi to investigate Dems in the files. So, the game plan: further delay release and get news out about Dems and Epstein first. #epstein
#ACA #subsidy #Obamacare #Medicaid #OBBBA #budgetcuts #healthcare #politics #midterms #Trump #dementia #polls #elections #shutdown
With many thanks to my editor, @paulginva.bsky.social
With many thanks to my editor, @paulginva.bsky.social
Hurtling toward a December ACA cliff
Not gone or forgotten. The public is not impressed with Republicans on healthcare, with more R voters than Ds affected by cuts and costs. Both sides are racing towards...something. We'll update here.
www.womenunbroken.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
#ACA #subsidy #Obamacare #Medicaid #OBBBA #budgetcuts #healthcare #politics #midterms #Trump #dementia #polls #elections #shutdown
With many thanks to my editor, @paulginva.bsky.social
With many thanks to my editor, @paulginva.bsky.social
RFK Jr: Just kidding about Tylenol and autism.
If this doesn't infuriate you, you've never been pregnant--or the partner of a pregnant woman--and worried every. single. day about whether you're doing the right thing for your baby.
#kennedy #trump #tylenol #pregnancy #autism
If this doesn't infuriate you, you've never been pregnant--or the partner of a pregnant woman--and worried every. single. day about whether you're doing the right thing for your baby.
#kennedy #trump #tylenol #pregnancy #autism
Kennedy admits Tylenol, autism link evidence is 'not sufficient.' It's too late. | Opinion
A month after claiming a link between Tylenol use and autism, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now says there's 'not sufficient' evidence.
www.usatoday.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
RFK Jr: Just kidding about Tylenol and autism.
If this doesn't infuriate you, you've never been pregnant--or the partner of a pregnant woman--and worried every. single. day about whether you're doing the right thing for your baby.
#kennedy #trump #tylenol #pregnancy #autism
If this doesn't infuriate you, you've never been pregnant--or the partner of a pregnant woman--and worried every. single. day about whether you're doing the right thing for your baby.
#kennedy #trump #tylenol #pregnancy #autism
Map to find your local No Kings event this Saturday, Oct 18. See you there!
www.nokings.org#map
www.nokings.org#map
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Map to find your local No Kings event this Saturday, Oct 18. See you there!
www.nokings.org#map
www.nokings.org#map
#women #health #arthritis #autoimmune #genX #machado #shutdown #peptides #trumphealth #medicalethics #GLP #birthcontrol #exercise #peptides #HHS #kennedy
ICYMI news for women - Oct. 12
No TL;DR. Just the facts, ma'am. Dozens of new articles in the last week alone that matter to women. Click your picks, ignore the bricks: we watch the news so you don't have to.
womenuntamed.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
An excellent primer on Gen Z-speak. My personal fav is that they’ve turned “rawdogging” from s$x to coffee without cream or sugar, or deciding at the last minute to hop on a plane. Every gen does the same thing, just the terms change.
#GenZ #GenX #boomers #slang #rawdogging #Millennials
#GenZ #GenX #boomers #slang #rawdogging #Millennials
Opinion | Gen Z slang is everywhere. Do you understand it?
Today’s teen slang is more absurd, global-reaching and irony-laden, thanks to TikTok.
wapo.st
October 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
An excellent primer on Gen Z-speak. My personal fav is that they’ve turned “rawdogging” from s$x to coffee without cream or sugar, or deciding at the last minute to hop on a plane. Every gen does the same thing, just the terms change.
#GenZ #GenX #boomers #slang #rawdogging #Millennials
#GenZ #GenX #boomers #slang #rawdogging #Millennials
WH Shutdown retaliation firings leave CDC flagship Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) essentially unable to publish a pub used by providers and health agencies worldwide. Read more here from STAT: archive.ph/2wsxw
#MMWR #health #CDC #HHS #kennedyfolies #shutdown #firings #publichealth
#MMWR #health #CDC #HHS #kennedyfolies #shutdown #firings #publichealth
October 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
WH Shutdown retaliation firings leave CDC flagship Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) essentially unable to publish a pub used by providers and health agencies worldwide. Read more here from STAT: archive.ph/2wsxw
#MMWR #health #CDC #HHS #kennedyfolies #shutdown #firings #publichealth
#MMWR #health #CDC #HHS #kennedyfolies #shutdown #firings #publichealth
#women #healthcare #shutdown #breast #GLP #autism #wearables #Tylenol #healthcare #newmexico #alabama #pregnancy #birth #parenting #ACA #GenZ #Millennials #menopause #midlife #GenX #Boomers #aging #magnesium #oliveoil #costco #TrumpRx #Chunk #Grazer
ICYMI news for women - Oct. 5
No TL;DR. Just the facts, ma'am. Dozens of new articles in the last week alone that matter to women. Click your picks, ignore the bricks: we watch the news so you don't have to.
womenuntamed.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The shutdown: What women need to know
#shutdown #womenshealth #health #republicans #democrats #Medicaid #ACA #insurance #travel #military #aircontrollers #TSA #parks #WIC #ppregnancy #birth
www.womenunbroken.com/p/the-federa...
#shutdown #womenshealth #health #republicans #democrats #Medicaid #ACA #insurance #travel #military #aircontrollers #TSA #parks #WIC #ppregnancy #birth
www.womenunbroken.com/p/the-federa...
The Federal Shutdown
What women need to know about funding, work, kids, healthcare and everything else we need to keep us and our families safe and functioning.
www.womenunbroken.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The shutdown: What women need to know
#shutdown #womenshealth #health #republicans #democrats #Medicaid #ACA #insurance #travel #military #aircontrollers #TSA #parks #WIC #ppregnancy #birth
www.womenunbroken.com/p/the-federa...
#shutdown #womenshealth #health #republicans #democrats #Medicaid #ACA #insurance #travel #military #aircontrollers #TSA #parks #WIC #ppregnancy #birth
www.womenunbroken.com/p/the-federa...