Michael Blain

Strategic comms, labor activist, filmmaker, web dev, video production, dad, hiker, biker, co-director @dearwalmartfilm #taekwondo #photography #documentary

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@washingtonpost And how much would it have cost to renew the ACA subsidies last year? $12 billion? And how many millions of Americans lost their health coverage in the past year because of this? It’s more than 440,000 in Florida alone.

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@krassenstein https://t.co/9SFx9IleuW

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

Actual functioning URL:
https://t.co/vXcPXwPOhn

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

Hey, @ilwulongshore, I fixed the Post's headline for you... @Post_AG @DispatcherIlwu #ILWU #1U
https://t.co/sSQaR8LJzD

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@Statgeneral @ilwulongshore @Post_AG @DispatcherIlwu Sure, timing of labor actions can be everything... But the market has hardly cratered. And ILWU clearly still has a lot of leverage. The fact that manufacturing and retail groups are crying to the White House asking for intervention underscores that fact...

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

“Woof, woof.”

Funniest line of season 4 ep. 9 of #Succession. Hugo is such a greasy little comms/PR ferret #HBO

[United for Respect @forrespect]

In effect, Trump just placed the response to the coronavirus crisis in the hands of Google, Walgreens, Walmart, & Target executives as he parades them to address the nation at today’s press conference.

We are living in unprecedented times.

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

Right-wing Brazilian Pres. Jair Bolsonaro is clearly cut from the same cloth as the Orange Foolius -- he made an obscene arm gesture at the press after stating his second #COVID19 test was neg. Then posted pics of himself making the obscene gesture on social media...

[Jair M. Bolsonaro @jairbolsonaro]

- HFA/SABIN atestam negativo para o COVID-19 o Sr. Pres. da República Jair Bolsonaro.

[Talking Points Memo @TPM]

Porter Strong-Arms CDC Director Into Committing To Free Coronavirus Testing For All Americans https://t.co/A0UplLff42

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@Kate_Riga24 https://t.co/Y0z8LUtwRc

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@Kate_Riga24 Related to uninsured and prudent public safety measures: MD and other states should follow the lead of WA state and direct state health exchanges to open up a special enrollment period for qualified individuals currently without health insurance....

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@GovLarryHogan Among other prudent public safety measures, please follow the lead of WA state and direct MD health exchange to immediately open up a special enrollment period for qualified individuals currently without health insurance. #coronavirus @pwoodreporter @SpeakerAJones
@ErinatThePost

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@BaltSunHealth @mercohn https://t.co/Y0z8LUtwRc

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@BaltSunHealth @mercohn In response to #coronavirus cases, the WA state health exchange has opened up a special enrollment period for uninsured individuals. This is prudent state-level public health policy. MD should do the same, ASAP. Can you ask @GovLarryHogan and/or MD reps about this idea?

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@pwoodreporter @SpeakerAJones @GovLarryHogan @pwoodreporter @SpeakerAJones https://t.co/Y0z8LUtwRc

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@pwoodreporter @SpeakerAJones In response to #coronavirus cases, the WA state health exchange has opened up a special enrollment period for uninsured individuals. This is prudent state-level public health policy. MD should do the same, ASAP. Can you ask @GovLarryHogan, @SpeakerAJones & MD reps about this?

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@ErinatThePost @GovLarryHogan https://t.co/Y0z8LUtwRc

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@ErinatThePost In response to #coronavirus cases, the WA state health exchange has opened up a special enrollment period for uninsured individuals. This is prudent state-level public health policy. MD should do the same, ASAP.
Can you ask @GovLarryHogan and/or MD reps about this idea?

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@FenitN @rebtanhs @GovLarryHogan https://t.co/Y0z8LUtwRc

[Michael Blain @citizenblain]

@FenitN @rebtanhs In response to #coronavirus cases, the WA state health exchange has opened up a special enrollment period for uninsured individuals. This is prudent state-level public health policy. MD should do the same, ASAP.
Can you ask @GovLarryHogan and/or MD reps about this idea?