Metro COLA

Curating news, events & info for #MetroCOLA [Columbus-Opelika-LaGrange-Auburn] & Phenix City, Harris County & Georgia, Alabama.

[Metro COLA @MetroCOLA]

#Atlanta should get behind I-81 to reduce I-85/75 traffic. For #RomeGA, #LaGrangeGA, #ColumbusGA #EufaulaAL it makes #economicdevelopment since. #Alabama, #Georgia #gapol #alpolitics #transportation

[Metro COLA @MetroCOLA]

This is and has been the GOP dream. They HATE the WORKING CLASS.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨CAUGHT ON TAPE: Mike Johnson PANICS after a recorded conversation is released exposing the House Republican plan to CUT Medicaid, Medicare, AND social security for millions of Americans.

They denied it. The recording just blew up the entire lie. EVERY American should see this.

[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

US accepts only white refugees for sixth consecutive month https://t.co/2l6otgHsaQ

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

NYC hates Trump. Listen to those boos!

[CNN @CNN]

A federal judge has voided President Donald Trump’s requirement of a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, ruling that he lacked authority to impose the new policy for a program used by companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers in specialized fields. https://t.co/P7mG2iCGkP

[Metro COLA @MetroCOLA]

Make America's air and water dirty again.

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

Trump Administration Steps in to Help Ally Violate Environmental Laws https://t.co/BslJ83Cf6h

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

Trump Administration Steps in to Help Ally Violate Environmental Laws https://t.co/BslJ83Cf6h

[POLITICO @politico]

Longtime Epstein assistant says she set up phone calls between Epstein and Trump https://t.co/ZAkcYwEDVw

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

I’ve been thinking a lot about the extraordinary outbursts of the President of the United States against female journalists... well, actually against journalists in general and journalism. But it feels like he saves his most childlike behavior and irrational language for female reporters, calling them all kinds of names that kids in kindergarten are given times out for. It’s stunning to me to witness such behavior from any leader, any CEO, any person of influence or importance. I’ve never witnessed someone like this raging, this weekend with @meetthepress host @kwelkernbc, just last week in the Oval Office with @cnn’s @kaitlancollins, calling women stupid or piggy, telling them to “smile”, calling them darling, demeaning their credibility. Every good man should denounce this behavior. Every person should be able to stand up for their colleagues and say “No more.”

Imagine this man screaming like this at your daughter, your wife, your sister, your mother... would you stand for it? No, you wouldn’t! And neither should any of us. It’s unacceptable and undignified. Period. End of story.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Rollins on Screwworm: This does trace back to the last administration….

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

WOW. Trump fell asleep at MSG during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

They don’t call him Sleepy Don for nothing.

[Metro COLA @MetroCOLA]

MAGA news anchor sends desperate message to Donald Trump as fans beg 'stop the melodrama' // https://t.co/mx7Ry1u7pk

[Metro COLA @MetroCOLA]

Christmas Countdown: It’s beginning to look a lot like a costly Christmas — Chinese suppliers are raising prices for Walmart, Costco and consumers' wallets will feel it // https://t.co/8luEyYA0Aq

[Metro COLA @MetroCOLA]

Trump economic advisor says you're happy spending more on groceries // https://t.co/txr2j6pk4L

[Metro COLA @MetroCOLA]

GOP senator's 'Freudian slip' about Trump on Fox News astonishes analyst // https://t.co/HmJit7mHBC

[Metro COLA @MetroCOLA]

Samuel Alito Cited FAKE Data in His Ruling Gutting Voting Rights Act // https://t.co/BkutsjihL8

[Metro COLA @MetroCOLA]

Because paying zero taxes on their $BILLIONS of income is too much?

[The Ledger-Enquirer @LedgerEnquirer]

Jeff Bezos, Grant Cardone call for an end to federal taxes https://t.co/lJr0GTlsp5

[Metro COLA @MetroCOLA]

Trump economic advisor says you're happy spending more on groceries // https://t.co/pX7XJ03T8B

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

Samuel Alito Quoted Fake Data in His Ruling Gutting Voting Rights Act https://t.co/xH4ukX236O

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

Talking to independent physicians, it's obvious that the big insurance carriers are doing to them, what their PBMs are doing to independent pharmacies.

They deny, underpay, slow pay, clawback, and create administrative mazes, knowing their victims don't have the time or resources to fight.

Why ? By putting financial pressures on physicians and pharmacies, it makes them more likely to sell their businesses to them , close their doors, or refer the business to their captive pharmacy or provider. All benefitting the biggest insurance companies

We need to ditch the concept of "claims" and make every delivery of medications or care as a billable event that must, by law, be paid on a timely basis , with interest charges for any delays. If the physician or pharmacy doesn't deliver , the carrier has plenty of legal options already. As does the patient.

This is not an efficient market. This is the big guy abusing the little guy. It needs to change to better the care we get in this country

[CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 @CBSSunday]

In her new memoir, "View from the East Wing," former first lady Jill Biden discusses her four years in the White House. She sits down with Sunday Morning's Rita Braver to talk about the legacy of her husband's presidency, as well as the challenges that Joe Biden faced, from the January 6 insurrection by Trump supporters aimed at overturning his 2020 election victory, to a 2024 debate performance that led to Biden ending his reelection bid.

She also discusses her husband's prostate cancer diagnosis; his pardon of son Hunter Biden; and the demolition of the White House's East Wing by President Trump to erect a ballroom. https://t.co/UrNfgKZrP4