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chiglinsky.bsky.social
dad who pays for daycare and snack pouches with health care comms and speechwriting
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the shining but set here:

I know we’re all comparing this to 2005, but they weren’t giving Nazi salutes at CPAC in 2005.

Friday news dump, but it’s purging top military leadership of independent thought and consolidating power.

Everyone eventually is a health care voter

Odds that Trump does his own Nazi salute before the midterms?

businessmen, commonly known for not going in with wrecking balls

What a sad end to a career defined by obstruction and enablement of historic proportions.

state-sanctioned bigotry AND typos unconscionable

honestly did not think the most prominent storyline of the second trump administration would be aviation.

this was a good convo, but we need to drop the "health care isn't just health coverage" line of course coverage isn't the only metric of a successful health care system. but it's the foundation. if a country can't get coverage right, its other efforts - lower costs, better outcomes - won't work

There is simply no way for Energy & Commerce to meet its stipulated target of $880 billion in savings without Medicaid being subject to deep, deep cuts. The E&C policy options listed in that 52-page menu include of potential offsets, excluding Medicare and Medicaid, only sum up to $206 billion

the next cdc mmwr under sec kennedy:

you, an idiot: stephen a smith 2028 me, a genius: kimes/torre 2032

post malone presupposes the existence of pre malone

it’s not snow anymore it’s locusts

If you’re experiencing layoffs at CMMI, FDA, ASPR, or other agencies, I’m available at Signal below if you’d like to help us understand the scope of what’s happening today.

good context for the reconciliation bill and why the administration is so hesitant to do anything legislatively

William, Bill or Billy or Mac or Buddy was a Trump/Musk voter for sure

As Republicans in Congress look at Medicaid work requirements to offset tax cuts for the wealthy, Georgia — the only state with work requirements currently in effect — is pretty significantly scaling its program back: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Maybe those oval office pressers with Elon Musk looming behind Trump aren't quite a masterful stroke of PR genius.

an important thing to remember is that today's health care debate isn't about Dems vs. Rs, or even vaxxers vs. antivaxxers. it's about humanity vs. fast-moving and evolving pathogens that are constantly trying to destroy us. and right now, humanity is slowing itself down. the pathogens won't.

here's the thing - Dems did not lose the health debate RFK Jr. is underwater in approval ratings and the most disliked Trump cabinet official Dems are more trusted on health care Dems lost the inflation debate. And as Congress cedes its independence to the Exec Branch, that's all that matters.

True story: when my older boys were little, they both got whooping cough even though they were vaccinated. It was bad. We asked the pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated. They would’ve died, he said. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

he's moving on to serve as deputy secretary of HHS

Congratulations to measles, mumps and rubella.

had a great snow day with the kids!

We shouldn’t be timid in describing reality Work requirements for Medicaid will get people killed. from @crampell.bsky.social in the post: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ark...

to be fair to the chiefs, not even the greatest dynasties of the 90s could manage three wins in a row obviously I’m talking about the teenage mutant ninja turtles movies

Governing as reality tv finally hits governing reality.

could’ve gatoraded sirianni at halftime tbh

this is a jake delhomme performance. nostalgic.

Apparently writing an op-ed means people can assign you homework. Was not aware of these rules. I’m learning, and growing.

I don’t know man, I think completely giving up on fellow human beings is a choice that we don’t have to make.

my childless friends: yeah we’re actually trying this new restaurant tonight before the play me: *housing a 10 pc nuggets in the bathroom at 9:35 pm as my kid finishes a poop next to me*

another fork in the road email dropping in your inbox at 3 AM:

I wrote a thing to and about the place I grew up - southwest Virginia. This region has the most at risk in this new Republican government But also the best chance to defend the kids and families who need these programs.