Ann Keller
@annck.bsky.social
Professor of political science and expert on science in the public sector.
The big ticket fraudsters in Medicare/Medicaid are corporate providers, not individual enrollees. I would die happy if I could get the voting public to understand this. E.g....
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
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The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
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The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The big ticket fraudsters in Medicare/Medicaid are corporate providers, not individual enrollees. I would die happy if I could get the voting public to understand this. E.g....
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Is the Wapo editorial board really that gullible? I don't know a single person who came away from his confirmation hearings thinking, "Wow...he must have had a change of heart." If you never intended to keep the promise, it's actually just a lie.
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Opinion | RFK Jr. breaks yet another promise
The HHS secretary pulls the CDC website into his fantasyland.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Is the Wapo editorial board really that gullible? I don't know a single person who came away from his confirmation hearings thinking, "Wow...he must have had a change of heart." If you never intended to keep the promise, it's actually just a lie.
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“The HHS secretary pulls the CDC website into his fantasyland.”
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Opinion | RFK Jr. breaks yet another promise
The HHS secretary pulls the CDC website into his fantasyland.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“The HHS secretary pulls the CDC website into his fantasyland.”
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Is this 24hr reversals thing now part of the Republican brand?
In reversal, DOJ says Comey indictment was reviewed by full grand jury - ABC News share.google/6kT6vqtnRj3r...
In reversal, DOJ says Comey indictment was reviewed by full grand jury - ABC News share.google/6kT6vqtnRj3r...
In reversal, DOJ says Comey indictment was reviewed by full grand jury
In a reversal from what the DOJ represented in court Wednesday, prosecutors said Thursday that the full grand jury reviewed the indictment of ex-FBI Director James Comey.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Is this 24hr reversals thing now part of the Republican brand?
In reversal, DOJ says Comey indictment was reviewed by full grand jury - ABC News share.google/6kT6vqtnRj3r...
In reversal, DOJ says Comey indictment was reviewed by full grand jury - ABC News share.google/6kT6vqtnRj3r...
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Thread here on my new report for @cmmonwealth.bsky.social on what is to be done in the aftermath of Trump’s Medicaid cuts.
Our new brief on Medicaid and fight for Universal Health Care in the Trump Aftermath explains the program, Trump’s cuts and why we have unprecedented opportunities to organize a coalition of beneficiaries, healthcare workers and unions to expand Medicaid to universal healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Thread here on my new report for @cmmonwealth.bsky.social on what is to be done in the aftermath of Trump’s Medicaid cuts.
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This is how you destroy science and research in the country
The administration is building a legal pathway for ad hoc grant terminations:
"if the agency determines that the award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities"
Converting multiyear grants to 'at whim' coin flips will undermine the stability & leadership of American science.
"if the agency determines that the award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities"
Converting multiyear grants to 'at whim' coin flips will undermine the stability & leadership of American science.
Update on a significant development NIH grant terms.
On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
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On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This is how you destroy science and research in the country
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Transgender Day of Remembrance honors those lost to transphobia & anti-trans hatred. It highlights ongoing violence against transgender people, especially trans women of color. Today, we remember & honor all who were taken by anti-trans violence.
📲Learn more: https://translifeline.org/
#TDOR
📲Learn more: https://translifeline.org/
#TDOR
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Transgender Day of Remembrance honors those lost to transphobia & anti-trans hatred. It highlights ongoing violence against transgender people, especially trans women of color. Today, we remember & honor all who were taken by anti-trans violence.
📲Learn more: https://translifeline.org/
#TDOR
📲Learn more: https://translifeline.org/
#TDOR
You wanna know how many times I've tried to rope my students or mentees into having sex with me. No times. NonepointNone. You can just decide not to pursue sex with students and still live a full and happy life. Just sayin'
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Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
You wanna know how many times I've tried to rope my students or mentees into having sex with me. No times. NonepointNone. You can just decide not to pursue sex with students and still live a full and happy life. Just sayin'
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
Amen
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Amen
In his publications, he lists consulting for BP as a conflict of interest. How is it possible for someone getting $$ from the oil and gas industry to lead the NIEHS?
Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the NIEHS share.google/R7HlIDkU1d5W...
Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the NIEHS share.google/R7HlIDkU1d5W...
Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Dr. Walsh is the institute’s seventh director and will also serve as director of the National Toxicology Program.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In his publications, he lists consulting for BP as a conflict of interest. How is it possible for someone getting $$ from the oil and gas industry to lead the NIEHS?
Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the NIEHS share.google/R7HlIDkU1d5W...
Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the NIEHS share.google/R7HlIDkU1d5W...
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"We covered this city for a living and love it, and we want you to know that what’s happening here is not normal. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm."
"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
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Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
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November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"We covered this city for a living and love it, and we want you to know that what’s happening here is not normal. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm."
Anyone else feeling like they're trapped in a b-movie masquerading as a political thriller?
In this email, Epstein said he's been ADVISING THE RUSSIANS in how to deal with Trump, which is interesting when paired with the email below where Wolff said he and Epstein could be "generating a debt"
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Anyone else feeling like they're trapped in a b-movie masquerading as a political thriller?
How far does information like this go at a time when billionaires who benefit from Trump's policies control the algorithm?
This would be “worst NFP print since Dec 2020,” adds the Goldman desk.
(WSJ) - U.S. nonfarm payrolls likely shrunk by 50,000 roles in October, economists at Goldman Sachs said.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
How far does information like this go at a time when billionaires who benefit from Trump's policies control the algorithm?
"They should be building statues of her. We’re lucky to have seen her in action. A truly remarkable leader, a fierce partisan, and an even fiercer patriot." Queue up Swift's If I Were A Man.
Ugh with all the fuss I forgot to tweet out my item today: In praise of Pelosi and why they should be building statues of her all over. Plus so many links. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/the-speaker
The Speaker
On Pelosi. Plus all the links.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"They should be building statues of her. We’re lucky to have seen her in action. A truly remarkable leader, a fierce partisan, and an even fiercer patriot." Queue up Swift's If I Were A Man.
This is not Bernstein's first shutdown, and he addresses what power Democrats have in Congress right now analytically instead of emotionally. A terrific read.
There was no winning move: Why Dems did better than people think in the shutdown endgame; why everyone thinks they did so badly; and why those who wish the GOP had ended the filibuster now are way wrong. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/shutdowns-...
Shutdown's End
There was no winning move - but the Democrats played it better than people think.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is not Bernstein's first shutdown, and he addresses what power Democrats have in Congress right now analytically instead of emotionally. A terrific read.
Local coverage of this event reports 2 people got in a fist fight, 3 were arrested and, by 9:30, there were more people at Yogurt Park (famous soft serve) than outside Zellerbach. share.google/wgIgr07yi5AU...
Anti-fascist protesters clash with attendees outside Turning Point event at UC Berkeley
Skirmishes led to at least 3 arrests, as protesters traded jeers with those attending the event, held 2 months after Charlie Kirk’s death.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Local coverage of this event reports 2 people got in a fist fight, 3 were arrested and, by 9:30, there were more people at Yogurt Park (famous soft serve) than outside Zellerbach. share.google/wgIgr07yi5AU...
They aren't really trying to hide the white supremacy part, are they?
Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
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Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
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Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
The campaign has drawn scrutiny, with critics saying it is not realistically portraying the country’s diversity and is sending messages that feel exclusionary.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
They aren't really trying to hide the white supremacy part, are they?
Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
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Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
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If a Democratic president did this would it be celebrated as a victory for the public or pilloried as gov't overreach? Only Nixon could go to China.
Novo Nordisk, Lilly strike deal with Trump to slash weight-loss drug prices | Reuters share.google/6voeJujECN8w...
Novo Nordisk, Lilly strike deal with Trump to slash weight-loss drug prices | Reuters share.google/6voeJujECN8w...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If a Democratic president did this would it be celebrated as a victory for the public or pilloried as gov't overreach? Only Nixon could go to China.
Novo Nordisk, Lilly strike deal with Trump to slash weight-loss drug prices | Reuters share.google/6voeJujECN8w...
Novo Nordisk, Lilly strike deal with Trump to slash weight-loss drug prices | Reuters share.google/6voeJujECN8w...
After Tuesday, they are doubling down on this? Do they believe they'll never have to win another election? Or they are just plain stupid.
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks block on food stamps order share.google/B1KwwlMDG8WV...
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks block on food stamps order share.google/B1KwwlMDG8WV...
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks emergency block on order to pay food stamps in full
The Trump administration tried not to pay for any food stamps in November because of the government shutdown. It now proposes partial SNAP benefits.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
After Tuesday, they are doubling down on this? Do they believe they'll never have to win another election? Or they are just plain stupid.
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks block on food stamps order share.google/B1KwwlMDG8WV...
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks block on food stamps order share.google/B1KwwlMDG8WV...
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My election wrap, mostly forward looking, covering lots of ground briefly - including my irresponsible speculation about one reason the conventional wisdom was so certain that the party didn't have its act together. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/after-the-...
After the Elections
A mostly forward-looking wrap.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My election wrap, mostly forward looking, covering lots of ground briefly - including my irresponsible speculation about one reason the conventional wisdom was so certain that the party didn't have its act together. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/after-the-...
Meanwhile, over at Heritage, staff are arguing about whether condemnation of antisemitism means that "Christian staff will have to engage in Jewish rituals."
Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
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Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
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Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
At least five members of Heritage’s antisemitism task force resigned after Roberts defended Carlson’s interview with antisemitic white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Meanwhile, over at Heritage, staff are arguing about whether condemnation of antisemitism means that "Christian staff will have to engage in Jewish rituals."
Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
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Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
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That's right. Keep doing exactly what you're doing. (Tee hee)
Johnson: I don't think the loss last night was any reflection about Republicans at all.
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
That's right. Keep doing exactly what you're doing. (Tee hee)
Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't be able to say this, but voting for prop 50 today was a vote for democracy. Nice work California.
California voters approve new US House map to help Democrats | AP News share.google/6U13lvQC5Z2l...
California voters approve new US House map to help Democrats | AP News share.google/6U13lvQC5Z2l...
California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026
California voters have approved a plan to overhaul the state’s congressional district boundaries, giving Democrats a boost in their bid to win the U.S.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't be able to say this, but voting for prop 50 today was a vote for democracy. Nice work California.
California voters approve new US House map to help Democrats | AP News share.google/6U13lvQC5Z2l...
California voters approve new US House map to help Democrats | AP News share.google/6U13lvQC5Z2l...
Is it legal for a president to lie to try to influence a state election?
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a 'GIANT SCAM' - Los Angeles Times share.google/BreHS9iO1V1C...
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a 'GIANT SCAM' - Los Angeles Times share.google/BreHS9iO1V1C...
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a 'GIANT SCAM'
Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed the president's claims on X as ]the ramblings of an old man that knows he’s about to LOSE.'
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November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Is it legal for a president to lie to try to influence a state election?
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a 'GIANT SCAM' - Los Angeles Times share.google/BreHS9iO1V1C...
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a 'GIANT SCAM' - Los Angeles Times share.google/BreHS9iO1V1C...