S Carroll

[Malcolm Nance @MalcolmNance]

This is not good.

It’s psychological preparation of the political battlefield.

[Tara Blume @tcblume]

🚨 The Mayor of Stillwater, Oklahoma declared a state of emergency after Friday's wildfires destroyed dozens of homes in several neighborhoods. You can see the destruction from @kfor Chopper 4. @GovStitt toured some of the burned neighborhoods this morning.

[USA TODAY @USATODAY]

Opinion: GOP already blaming Democrats for government shutdown? That's not how math works. | Opinion https://t.co/qGG6CFPEs4

[Brendan Duke @Brendan_Duke]

No sign DOGE significantly cut spending or the deficit in February according to CBO.

Federal outlays grew 7% compared to last year and the deficit grew 5%.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Ronald Reagan: “We should beware of the demagogues who are willing to declare a Trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world, all while cynically waving the American flag…”

[ABA Journal @ABAJournal]

California bar hunts for who leaked bar questions, applicants sue test administrator. https://t.co/EPyusmI2UU #barexam #legaleducation @juliannehill

[The Hill @thehill]

NY Republican: Putin is ‘the only one that won’ in Trump-Zelensky meeting https://t.co/guGFh2gTTR

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

🚨BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Rep. Melanie Stansbury makes an impassioned speech saying Americans rejected a king 250 years ago, to which Marjorie Taylor Greene responds "Threats against the President of the U.S. will not be tolerated by anyone."

[Draft Jon Stewart 2028 @Stewart_2028]

Jon Stewart GOES OFF on Republicans for claiming "patriotism" as theirs, for some reason, despite voting against the American peoples' interests every single day! THIS IS THE KIND OF MESSAGING WE NEED IN 2028!

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

WTF! You’re telling me that the Trump DOJ has selectively released binders of Epstein-related documents exclusively to right-wing social media influencers, while completely bypassing the American public? No press release, no public disclosure, just hand-delivered to the very people most invested in controlling the narrative?

Are we seriously turning a case involving child sex trafficking and real victims into some grotesque partisan reality show? These weren’t characters in a political drama, they were actual human beings who suffered at the hands of one of the most notorious predators in modern history. And now, instead of transparency and justice, we’re getting a carefully curated information drip designed for maximum political spin?

It’s disgusting. It’s cynical. And it’s exactly what you’d expect from an administration that treats justice like a tool for propaganda rather than the pursuit of truth.

[Katherine Clark @WhipKClark]

How much does it cost to feed a child with SNAP benefits? $6 per day.
 
How much does the GOP Budget give away to the rich? $6 million — per billionaire.
 
The American people won’t forget the GOP's betrayal.

[Acyn @Acyn]

AOC: Why isn’t this moving? Republicans support it. Democrats support it. So what happened?

On December 15th at 415am, Elon Musk began firing off a barrage of social media posts opposing pharmacy benefit manager reform. All of a sudden, something that had almost unanimous support fell apart. We had nearly 435 members on board with it—he tweets, and it kills drug pricing reform that would save people money on their insulin, asthma inhalers, and everything they need.

And to top it off, five days after he kills pharmacy benefit manager reform, we get this tweet from Elon Musk: What is a pharmacy benefit manager?

The problem here isn’t a substance issue or a process issue—it’s an oligarchy issue, a power issue. And this room is where the power of the people resides. Everyone here was elected to be accountable to the people—not to be governed by tweets, but to be governed by their duly elected representatives.

So we can get this done; there are more of us than there are of him.

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

If I’m gonna be fair these questions needs to be asked today.

Why is the release of the Epstein list always a shit show?

What’s the point of booting out illegals and criminals while somehow becoming a safe haven for the Tate brothers?

Why is Crypto in the toilet if Trump is crypto king?

How far does Tsla stock have to crash before Elon goes back to work?

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

Our former Secretary of Labor explains it well.

[Dutch Rojas @DutchRojas]

Ever wonder why independent physicians are fighting to stay afloat while health systems are swimming in cash?

It’s not because they deliver better care, it’s because they’ve stacked the deck in their favor.

Health systems have engineered a system of subsidies, tax breaks, and hidden fees that funnel billions into their pockets while independent physicians get squeezed.

They don’t just get paid more for the same work, they collect government handouts, dodge taxes, and manipulate the rules to eliminate competition.

Want to see how deep it goes?

Direct Government Payments & Subsidies:

•Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments
•Graduate Medical Education (GME) Payments
•340B Drug Pricing Program
•Medicare & Medicaid Facility Fee Differentials
•Indirect Medical Education (IME) Payments
•Upper Payment Limit (UPL) Funds
•Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Payments
•Hospital Quality Payment Programs

Tax Advantages:

•Property Tax Exemptions
•Sales Tax Exemptions
•Income Tax Exemptions
•Tax-Free Donations & Endowments
•Municipal Bond Issuances
•Government-Supported Loan Forgiveness Programs

Financial Advantages & Market Manipulation:

•Site-of-Service Differentials
•Facility Fees
•Certificate of Need (CON) Protections
•Exclusive Payer Contracting
•Cost-Plus Reimbursement
•Preferred Network Inclusion
•Hospital-Employed Physician Subsidies
•Self-Referral Loopholes

Hidden Revenues & Kickbacks:

•Commercial Insurance Markups
•PBM Rebates
•Medical Device Markups
•Hospital-Based Coding Upcharges
•Emergency Department (ED) Visit Upcoding
•Outpatient to Inpatient Status Manipulation
•Research Grants & NIH Funding
•Hospital-Owned Specialty Pharmacy Profits
•Hidden Administrative Charges

Strategic Market Power & Anti-Competitive Behavior:

•Monopoly Pricing Power
•Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) Kickbacks
•Vertical Integration
•Cross-Subsidization Strategies
•Land Banking & Real Estate Tax Loopholes
•Political Lobbying & Influence
•Hidden Executive Bonuses Tied to Market Consolidation
•Charity Care Manipulation
•Debt Collection Privileges

The playing field isn’t just uneven, it’s built to ensure large health systems win and independents lose.

Not #healthcare

[American Bar Association @ABAesq]

The ABA House of Delegates develops policies that impact the legal profession on topics ranging from law practice to access to justice to AI & more. Learn about the work of the House & find a searchable library of adopted policies here: https://t.co/OZBCGXeqAj

[SECLaw.com - Securities Law Home Page @SECLaw]

SEC Charges Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for Policy Deficiencies that Resulted in Failure to Prevent and Detect its Financial Advisors’ Theft of Investor Funds https://t.co/GqSRusY6Ju

[S Carroll @src6103]

@WebsterUC Thank you to the WU Public Safety Officer that showed me grace tonight when I dropped my kid off for swim practice. I appreciate the job you do & I appreciate your kindness. Be well! ❤️

[Nurses Against Dick Pics. 🪷🇺🇦 @ClaudetteGGibs1]

Good morning.

[💙Brittney💙 @AZ_Brittney]

SECRETARY of TRANSPORTATION PETE BUTTIGIEG

Speaks 8 languages

Harvard Degree and Rhodes Scholar

Served in Afghanistan

Family man and all-around good guy

Will make an awesome president

Drop a 💙 and Repost if you support Pete!