Deborah Vangelos

News junkie, science is my religion, love the fine arts, pro-choice and personal autonomy, No DM’s please! 💙🌊🌈💪🗽🙏

[Deborah Vangelos @debvangy]

@allenanalysis This is wonderful

[Renee @PettyLupone]

She should have WAY more follows.

[Deborah Vangelos @debvangy]

@thegoodwomanp @MrsErikaKirk 🤣🤣 🤣

[Deborah Vangelos @debvangy]

@jeffreymlevy @MrsErikaKirk @MichelleObama Thank you… @MrsErikaKirk we’re still waiting. This is not Dems and GOP. Where do you stand a a woman who claims to be righteous?

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

This attack on Gov. Newsom represents a dangerous escalation by Trump.

The President frequently calls for the jailing of his perceived enemies, but his playbook of weaponizing the Department of Justice as a personal attack dog is another level of corruption.

This must stop.

[Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 @RachelBitecofer]

Here are the policies that come from “the Left”

Social Security
Medicare
Medicaid
ACA
Food stamps
Unemployment insurance
Clean air and water
Weekends
Work place safety
Food safety

“The Left” created the American middle class

[Deborah Vangelos @debvangy]

@JoyceWhiteVance @Msdesignerlady Agree

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

The question inside Trump's White House wasn't whether suspending habeas corpus was a good idea. It was how much the administration could get away with before the courts stopped them.
That's a warning worth paying attention to.
Read here:
https://t.co/jRv5GR7PGa

[Lee Merritt @LeeMerrittesq]

The attacks on Michelle Obama’s femininity aren’t jokes.

They’re a pattern of anti-Black misogyny that this country refuses to hold accountable.

She is the standard.

She has always been the standard.

🎥: @MichelleObama

[Deborah Vangelos @debvangy]

@LucasSa56947288 @Nach9636 “Gay wrestling match…” Classic! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Acyn @Acyn]

Julia Roberts: Renee Nicole Goode is not a symbol. She is an American woman, a queer woman who was doing the very best she could do to be good in an unjust world.

And I am honored to celebrate her life and her legacy tonight, because the life she gave is our responsibility to carry.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

The White House was built to serve the American people.

Tonight it was used to promote a company the President owns stock in, sell subscriptions, promote corporate sponsors, push Trump crypto, and enrich the President and his family.

The founders warned us about kings enriching themselves from public office.

They did not fight a revolution for this.

[Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal]

Scurrilous low life on the White House lawn—an unimaginable insult to all Americans. https://t.co/IoTuXivNs6

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

Congress must permanently defund President Trump's corrupt $1.8 billion settlement with himself, a complete fraud on the court and on our country. Not one dollar of taxpayer money can go to insurrectionists, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. Read Section IV of the 14th Amendment and the Domestic Emoluments Clause, Mr. President. You get nothing beyond your salary from the taxpayers, much less for violent insurrection.

[Elisabeth Potter MD @EPotterMD]

There is hope.

I got on the phone with an insurance medical director to advocate for a 34 year old elementary school teacher who needed breast reconstruction after her mastectomy.

She had carefully planned her surgery during summer break so she could return to her students in the fall. But because Redbud Surgery Center remains out of network despite nearly two years of trying to become in network, she was facing thousands of dollars in additional costs.

So I made the call. I explained that this wasn't about reimbursement. It wasn't about me. It was about a patient who deserved access to safe, high quality care without unnecessary financial barriers.

And something remarkable happened.

He listened.

He understood why this mattered. He approved an exception for this patient. Then he acknowledged that Redbud Surgery Center being in network would be better for their members.

For all the frustration, all the barriers, and all the moments when healthcare feels broken, I want you to know this:

There are good people inside the system trying to do the right thing.

Healthcare doesn't change through outrage alone. It changes when people are willing to listen, understand, and act.

There is hope. And together, we are changing healthcare from the inside out.

One patient.
One doctor.
One decision.
One practice.
One conversation at a time.

My gratitude for the physician who listened and heard me is immense.

Now I need your help.

If you have Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas insurance, please contact your employer's benefits manager or human resources department and tell them:

"I want Redbud Surgery Center in network."

Your employer has more influence than you may realize. Insurance companies listen when employers advocate for better access to care for their employees.

If you live in Texas, please also contact your state representative, state senator, and the Governor's office and tell them:

"I want Redbud Surgery Center in network for the people of Texas."

If enough patients, employers, physicians, and Texans speak up, change can happen.

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

Fox is buying Roku.
Ellison bought CBS and CNN.
Bezos owns WaPo.
ABC and NBC owners support Trump.

We need to grow independent, pro-democracy media. Support Democracy Docket now. https://t.co/0StGlWz45f

[Deb @DontCallMeDebby]

‘‘ strong men - men who are truly role models - don't need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful.’’

- Michelle Obama

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Sheryl Crow speaks out after Trump’s UFC 250 event: “To stay quiet means to turn a blind eye. And so I am saying this. What happened last night on the lawn of the White House was disgraceful and void of decency. Powerful, rich people filled the lawn to watch a violent sport that ended with a vile and racist comment. All while the average American cannot afford healthcare, gas, and cost of living. Do not be fooled. This administration is corrupt and does not give a damn about the American people. It only cares about making money hand over fist at the expense and in spite of our democracy. If we continue to support this kind of distraction from reality, we are no better than them. Let's be better, America.”

[Deborah Vangelos @debvangy]

@Brcremer Agree… absolutely vile…