Katie
@katiealbitz.bsky.social
Writing about the narratives that shape US child care policy. Fighting for universal child care.
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I have been practicing on tiktok to see if I could handle doing it for analysis and let me just say: it's so much work and takes so much longer and you have to get all sorts of accoutrements and the comments on there are even more illiterate but it unfortunately does seem like a must.
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I have been practicing on tiktok to see if I could handle doing it for analysis and let me just say: it's so much work and takes so much longer and you have to get all sorts of accoutrements and the comments on there are even more illiterate but it unfortunately does seem like a must.
Now, reporting confirms that the deal many of my former colleagues signed on to publicly pressure for was in fact short term funding in exchange for abortion rights being stripped with ACA subsidy renewal. Unfortunately prediction without influence is hollow.
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NEW: Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
This demand spans Senate leadership to Finance Cmte to proponents of ACA money.
Dems say hell no, current Hyde protections suffice.
"It's a nonstarter," Shaheen tells me.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
This demand spans Senate leadership to Finance Cmte to proponents of ACA money.
Dems say hell no, current Hyde protections suffice.
"It's a nonstarter," Shaheen tells me.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Now, reporting confirms that the deal many of my former colleagues signed on to publicly pressure for was in fact short term funding in exchange for abortion rights being stripped with ACA subsidy renewal. Unfortunately prediction without influence is hollow.
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A year ago, I wrote about the fact that an alliance with Katie Britt would inevitably lead to exchanging short term funding early childhood education for women's reproductive rights. I even highlighted Tim Kaine's work with Britt.
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Tradwife Aspirations and Deregulation
The messenger is the strategy
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November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A year ago, I wrote about the fact that an alliance with Katie Britt would inevitably lead to exchanging short term funding early childhood education for women's reproductive rights. I even highlighted Tim Kaine's work with Britt.
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Reposted by Katie
The Senate’s deal doesn’t just provide no legitimate path towards extending ACA tax credits, but it essentially rewards Trump and his Republicans for the campaign of cruelty they’ve proudly inflicted upon the American people.
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Senate’s deal doesn’t just provide no legitimate path towards extending ACA tax credits, but it essentially rewards Trump and his Republicans for the campaign of cruelty they’ve proudly inflicted upon the American people.
no instead you can feel smug that she's taken so long to fail that she could have gone through undergrad AND law school by now, but instead is asking chat gpt for test prep.
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
no instead you can feel smug that she's taken so long to fail that she could have gone through undergrad AND law school by now, but instead is asking chat gpt for test prep.
Since I'm not on the inside anymore I just have to discern why things happen after the fact.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Since I'm not on the inside anymore I just have to discern why things happen after the fact.