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[DMeyers @inmyhead63]

@literaryeric @RepThomasMassie @GenFlynn Yes! Just when I’m thinking “ he’s not so bad..for a Repub “ then.. THIS! Flynn sends out GIANT red flag danger alerts to me ⚠️

[DMeyers @inmyhead63]

I feel like Elon Musk unwittingly (or maybe even deliberately ?) became the Evil character in the story. Still Hoping history turns so he can live up to his inspiration. My mom was a book hoarder. I found the book that must’ve inspired him. Very interesting!🤨

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@elonmusk Actually only 117,000

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@elonmusk The one thing that makes me feel better about this post is that it shows 30 million views? With only 125,000 likes!

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@Sassafrass_84 @jamestalarico Wtf

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@elonmusk Not all Dems are against voter https://t.co/pwnngkK2Ls need to show it in order to Register in Nebraska. Im a Dem and agree all states should.

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@Chesschick01 @elonmusk I'm in Nebraska. I had to show ID to register. Then when I vote I give my name and address and they mark it off a list. That always seemed like a good system.

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@MrsJSeyler @RepRobertGarcia @realDonaldTrump Most of the files weren’t accessible during the Biden admin as cases were still open.

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@ML3democrats I see this post but mostly my main feed now is Repubs. I subscribe to many more Dems.

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@SpeckRoe @ddtmatter ACA has helped millions but it’s true that some were caught in a donut hole and left with worse insurance

[The Civil Heretic @ddtmatter]

You think the ACA is awful? You think it was a failure that drove up costs? You think it should be repealed? You think Democrats are responsible?

Perhaps before jumping on ANY bandwagon, learn a little more about the ACA's history...which will explain why this photo is here. ⬇️

The core structure of the Affordable Care Act was not created by Obama. It was not created by his advisors. It was not even created by the Democrats. No, it was the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation—now famous for Project 2025—that first published a proposal that morphed into the ACA. The individual mandate idea was heavily shaped by Stuart Butler in 1989-1991 as a market-based fix, and it contained the core elements we now see.

The Democrats borrowed this idea, twisting it into the ACA, precisely because Republican opposition was so fierce in the Clinton era, a trend that ballooned upon after Obama's election. They figured a market-based plan, rooted in conservative ideas, would slide past the GOP's defenses better than the pure universal healthcare system that can and has worked in other countries. Smart move, right? Not exactly. It backfired spectacularly.

Instead of warming to it, Republicans doubled down on opposition, turning into outright obstructionists against Obama's agenda. In fact, they flaunted that stance. Remember Mitch McConnell's 2010 vow to make Obama a "one-term president"? Or the 2013 government shutdown over the debt ceiling, where they held the nation hostage to derail healthcare reforms? John Boehner said it best: "We’re going to do everything — and I mean everything we can do — to kill it, stop it, slow it down, whatever we can."

Add the administration's tweaks in the mix—mandating broader benefits and expanding Medicaid—and it became clear. The GOP had violently rejected their own brainchild purely out of spite and political theater.

Over the next decade, conservative states and Republican officials kept the sabotage going. Refusing Medicaid expansion in places like Texas and Florida left millions uninsured, spiking costs for everyone else. They slashed outreach funding, pushed short-term "junk" plans to siphon healthy folks from ACA pools, and dragged their feet on implementation—ensuring the act's instability even if it had a shot at success. Simply put, it was shameful, deliberate wrecking...and what was the alternative they proposed? We all should know Trump's words by now: "I have concepts of a plan."

The Democrats fumbled all too often as well. They failed to communicate this messy history—why the ACA's roots are conservative and how GOP obstruction fueled its flaws—leaving the public clueless. More importantly, they botched the execution by overregulating, ignoring rural healthcare deserts, and leaning too hard on subsidies without fixing underlying cost drivers like drug prices or hospital monopolies.

Both sides bear blame here, though the biggest irony lies at the feet of the Republicans: their scorched-earth tactics torpedoed their own core idea. It's a bipartisan disaster precisely because it was never a bipartisan effort. THIS is why our healthcare system is and will continue to be unsustainable. Neither party will address the core issues and will instead propose band-aid solutions while pointing the finger at the representatives across the aisle.

We deserve better.

This ultimately boils down to the core philosophy we live by. You either believe that a society functions by seeking to take care of all of its citizens, or you believe in a radical individualism where every person must take care of themselves with no support. Of course, the many within MAGA who now call for the latter too often forget that life will eventually put every one of us in a situation where we need help. Life will throw curveballs that you couldn't possibly have foreseen, and suddenly that rugged individualism doesn't feel nearly as attractive.

I know which camp I'm in now, as I've been on both sides and have felt the impact. "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." (Matthew 25:40)

[DMeyers @inmyhead63]

@GuntherEagleman @SenSanders Obamacare helped millions more than it hurt but yes some got caught in the donut hole and paid more. It wasn’t perfect but a better plan than what we had. Sure curious if Repubs can do better.

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@atrupar Understandable..but if Repubs don’t have a viable healthcare plan ready many more are going to suffer.

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@PattyMurray Thank you Patty for all the hard work you do fighting for Dems. 🫶🌻

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@EdKrassen Happy birthday 🎉

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@moment_mirthful @elonmusk TikTok is best but X has the best tweets from the political source.

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@EvanAKilgore @elonmusk Weird cuz I don’t see enuf of that. My feed shows content from about 20 I follow whom I consistently “like” but I want to see those I disagree with too. I follow both sides.

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@elonmusk My main feed seems to be based on my likes. I follow many whom I don’t like tho yet want to see their posts. I hope that gets sorted.

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@StakeUsa Oh that looks interesting UN: inmyhead63

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@MikeNellis I don’t see that it would be funny… sad really. I do think it’s a very good reflective song ringing with some truth that would be relatable for many.