Congress can stop ICE. Congress can block the use of force in Greenland. In other words, in this crisis, Congress can act to support civil liberties at home and free nations abroad. To fail to act would be to be complicit in a dreadful outcome.
4 days out from my life-changing surgery, @Aetna has denied the appeal for my brain surgery.
to be clear, when i signed up to aetna months ago, the coordinator had confirmed they would cover this surgery. then, a week ago, they said the surgery was too experimental/elective and denied coverage. we appealed. that appeal was just denied today.
now, my neurosurgeon is trying to do a peer-to-peer consult with someone at aetna to explain why i need it so we don’t lose the surgery date on monday morning. aetna is not being responsive.
this is sadistic and a violation of basic trust. please spread this so they can’t ignore it. they may not care if i live or die but people should know just what kind of company they’re dealing with. and please pray they are able to have a peer-to-peer consult with my neurosurgeon and have a change of heart.
Today it was confirmed that the president told the world's most infamous pedophile and child sex trafficker: "We have certain things in common."
For any other president, it would be the biggest scandal of their lives, possibly career-ending.
For Trump, it's just Monday.
Here’s a root cause of chronic disease you won’t hear the MAHA “almost healthy” movement talk about: POVERTY.
It’s an inconvenient truth that doesn’t fit their narrative, because it’s a lot harder to sell pricey supplements, detox teas, and pseudoscience when the real barrier to health is not “willpower” or “toxins,” it’s whether someone can afford rent, groceries, or time off work. Chronic stress, food insecurity, unsafe neighborhoods, lack of access to care are drivers of poor health. But calling that out doesn’t ring cha-ching $$$.
People struggling are getting left behind.
You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
I am against gerrymandering, but I am also against unilateral disarmament. Gavin Newsom’s plan to redistrict in California, to get more seats in 2026, and stop Trump in his tracks, should be replicated by Democratic Governors across the country. We need to actually fight here.