Dana Bacon
@danabacon.bsky.social
Advocacy/policy pro, Swedophile, geek, gamer, etc. - my views are solely my own. He/him.
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Let me tell you about Melissa Hortman.
It’s the early 2000s. She and her husband, Mark, tell their kids they are driving from their Minneapolis home to Michigan on a camping trip. Sophie and Colin are stoked.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
It’s the early 2000s. She and her husband, Mark, tell their kids they are driving from their Minneapolis home to Michigan on a camping trip. Sophie and Colin are stoked.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Let me tell you about Melissa Hortman.
It’s the early 2000s. She and her husband, Mark, tell their kids they are driving from their Minneapolis home to Michigan on a camping trip. Sophie and Colin are stoked.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
It’s the early 2000s. She and her husband, Mark, tell their kids they are driving from their Minneapolis home to Michigan on a camping trip. Sophie and Colin are stoked.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I'm sharing this here, as I have on Facebook and Instagram, but there's no account on here to share from, and I just think this is wonderful.
A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.
A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I'm sharing this here, as I have on Facebook and Instagram, but there's no account on here to share from, and I just think this is wonderful.
A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.
A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.
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And to make matters worse it includes additional #Medicaid cuts that were in the original House-passed version of H.R. 1 that were excluded due to Senate budget rules before final passage: bsky.app/profile/edwi...
Senators Crapo & Cassidy have now released bill language for their health "plan". Besides nothing on expiring Marketplace credits and HSAs, it adds 3 harmful #Medicaid cuts from House version of H.R. 1 that were dropped in final law due to Senate rules (1/x): www.finance.senate.gov/download/hea...
[2025-12-08] Download: Health Care Freedom for Patients Act | The United States Senate Committee on Finance | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
[2025-12-08] Download: Health Care Freedom for Patients Act | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
www.finance.senate.gov
December 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
And to make matters worse it includes additional #Medicaid cuts that were in the original House-passed version of H.R. 1 that were excluded due to Senate budget rules before final passage: bsky.app/profile/edwi...
There's a good reason high-deductible health plans with savings accounts haven't had their big moment yet: especially for lower-income Americans, they offer way too much financial risk for way too little medical reward. Congress needs to give up on this idea. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Trump’s Idea for Health Accounts Has Been Tried. Millions of Patients Have Ended Up in Debt. - KFF Health News
Republican calls to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies double down on a decades-old strategy of moving people into high-deductible plans with health savings accounts.
kffhealthnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
There's a good reason high-deductible health plans with savings accounts haven't had their big moment yet: especially for lower-income Americans, they offer way too much financial risk for way too little medical reward. Congress needs to give up on this idea. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Wow, I can’t believe the NBA is posthumously awarding Augusto Pinochet the ‘07 Slam Dunk title. You’ve gone too far, Adam Silver!
December 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Wow, I can’t believe the NBA is posthumously awarding Augusto Pinochet the ‘07 Slam Dunk title. You’ve gone too far, Adam Silver!
And still going 90ish minutes later.
Cities97 has been playing the last two bars of the @maxmcnown01.bsky.social song “A Lot More Free” for over 7 minutes. lol methinks this is in error
December 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
And still going 90ish minutes later.
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Democracy dies in dampness
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Democracy dies in dampness
We already do reward it by not having OOP expenses. And there's no way to move within 500 ft. of not getting into a car crash you didn't cause or contracting idiopathic diseases.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We already do reward it by not having OOP expenses. And there's no way to move within 500 ft. of not getting into a car crash you didn't cause or contracting idiopathic diseases.
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I rarely do births for #OnThisDay, but this one is special:
Nov 13, 1833: "Father of Minneapolis Parks" Charles M. Loring is born. In the 1880s he begins acquiring the city's lakes and shorelines, and along with Horace Cleveland creates the finest public urban park system in the United States.
Nov 13, 1833: "Father of Minneapolis Parks" Charles M. Loring is born. In the 1880s he begins acquiring the city's lakes and shorelines, and along with Horace Cleveland creates the finest public urban park system in the United States.
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I rarely do births for #OnThisDay, but this one is special:
Nov 13, 1833: "Father of Minneapolis Parks" Charles M. Loring is born. In the 1880s he begins acquiring the city's lakes and shorelines, and along with Horace Cleveland creates the finest public urban park system in the United States.
Nov 13, 1833: "Father of Minneapolis Parks" Charles M. Loring is born. In the 1880s he begins acquiring the city's lakes and shorelines, and along with Horace Cleveland creates the finest public urban park system in the United States.
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A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.
November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.
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Grim preview of what we should be expecting when work requirements go into effect — a pilot effort in Louisiana to use texts to nudge people to confirm/report income only had a 7% response rate (h/t @joanalker1.bsky.social, @acinthedc.bsky.social)
www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/h...
Officials show little proof that new tech will help Medicaid enrollees meet work rules | CNN
The Trump administration says it’s developing a digital tool to help people prove they’re meeting new Medicaid work requirements. KFF Health News talked to officials from the two states running pilot ...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Grim preview of what we should be expecting when work requirements go into effect — a pilot effort in Louisiana to use texts to nudge people to confirm/report income only had a 7% response rate (h/t @joanalker1.bsky.social, @acinthedc.bsky.social)
www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/h...
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We are in a timeline in which People Magazine is publishing legit hard-hitting news headlines while CBS and CNN publicly humiliate themselves.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
October 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We are in a timeline in which People Magazine is publishing legit hard-hitting news headlines while CBS and CNN publicly humiliate themselves.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
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NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
religionnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
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I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
October 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
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Some states are enacting medical debt laws as the Trump administration pulls back federal protections. Elsewhere, industry opposition has derailed legislation.
Trump punted on medical debt protection. Now the battle is in the states
Some states are enacting medical debt laws as the Trump administration pulls back federal protections. Elsewhere, industry opposition has derailed legislation.
n.pr
September 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Some states are enacting medical debt laws as the Trump administration pulls back federal protections. Elsewhere, industry opposition has derailed legislation.
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My man David Byrne released a new album this month
RFK Jr: I've never seen a case of full-blown autism in a 70-year-old man. You're only seeing it in the kids. It's an epidemic.
September 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My man David Byrne released a new album this month
It should be noted that the reporter identified Hortman as the Minnesota House Speaker before the president gave his response. Disappointing doesn't begin to cover it.
Reporter: Do you think it would have been fitting to lower the flags for Melissa Hortman who was killed as well?
Trump: Uh, I’m not familiar, who?
Trump: Uh, I’m not familiar, who?
September 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It should be noted that the reporter identified Hortman as the Minnesota House Speaker before the president gave his response. Disappointing doesn't begin to cover it.
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one of the most interesting facts about russ vought’s life, to me, is that NIH research is the reason his daughter had access to life changing drug to treat her cystic fibrosis. vought, of course, is the architect of the administration’s war on science. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
one of the most interesting facts about russ vought’s life, to me, is that NIH research is the reason his daughter had access to life changing drug to treat her cystic fibrosis. vought, of course, is the architect of the administration’s war on science. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
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A physical attack on someone exercising their constitutional right to speak is an attack on all of us. The content of the speech is irrelevant. This is another sad day for America.
September 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A physical attack on someone exercising their constitutional right to speak is an attack on all of us. The content of the speech is irrelevant. This is another sad day for America.
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Apologies! You have reached the end of your free trial period of America
Apologies: You Have Reached the End of Your Free-Trial Period of America!
Want rule of law? That’s premium.
www.theatlantic.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Apologies! You have reached the end of your free trial period of America