62 Responses to Open Thread | Back to Healthcare

1. rikyrah says:

   January 28, 2020 at 6:45 pm

   Amy Klobuchar has talked up her role prosecuting the case of a little girl struck by a stray bullet.

   But what if the black teen sentenced to life in prison was innocent?

   Year-long @AP investigation has uncovered new evidence and myriad inconsistencies.https://t.co/GAQUKvRsOS

   — Steve Peoples (@sppeoples) January 28, 2020

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2. rikyrah says:

   January 28, 2020 at 5:37 pm

   I’m not a “centrist Democrat.” I’m a pro-civil rights Democrat. Also known as an Obama Democrat. Just because Justice Dems and Sanders supporters don’t support civil rights for not-white people, doesn’t make the rest of us centrists.

   — John Bielski (@JohnRBielski) January 28, 2020

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3. rikyrah says:

   January 28, 2020 at 2:00 pm

   tsunami warning for Jamaica and Cuba

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4. rikyrah says:

   January 28, 2020 at 6:51 am

   Telling the truth

   2/ At the top of the pyramid are the Trump email grifters and Fox News outrage hustlers. They recognize that all that is left inside the Republican Party as an ideology is a hatred of elites and the media.

   — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 28, 2020

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5. rikyrah says:

   January 28, 2020 at 6:48 am

   “Let’s remember one thing, why the man's on trial…because he’s afraid to run against me."
   –@JoeBiden on impeachment pic.twitter.com/GPYJAMRDS9

   — BidenFront(Text Join to 30330) (@Biden_Front) January 28, 2020

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6. rikyrah says:

   January 28, 2020 at 6:45 am

   This is group of Bernie supporters harassing low level staff and volunteers at Joe Biden's campaign office in Iowa. Just like the Sunrise movement, they never condemn or protest Republicans who are actually the ones responsible for what they are against. F**k them. https://t.co/MUZLjQhRem

   — James Toupin (@Jamestoupin) January 28, 2020

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7. rikyrah says:

   January 28, 2020 at 6:44 am

   Racists come in all forms.
   There is the unapologetic racist. (See trump.)
   There is the paternalistic racist. (See some liberal whites.)
   And there is your casual racist. (See 70% of the majority population in America.)

   — thefieldnegro (@fieldnegro) January 28, 2020

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8. rikyrah says:

   January 28, 2020 at 5:12 am

   New Yorkers had time. 😂pic.twitter.com/ikOLB7voWN

   — gregarious (@GRYKING) January 28, 2020

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9. rikyrah says:

   January 28, 2020 at 5:02 am

   Imagine if Bernie Sanders talked about Civil Rights with the ferociousness that he talks about economics and the White Working class. But he doesn't. Why doesn't he? We all know the answer to that question.

   — House music is the best music. (@ChrisNelson64) January 27, 2020

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10. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 10:26 pm

    Iowa caucus-goers take note. Joni Ernst just spilled the beans. She and Donald Trump are scared to death I’ll be the nominee. On Feb. 3rd, let’s make their day. https://t.co/FKrqfxDW9L

    — Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) January 28, 2020

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11. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 10:24 pm

    Pompeo is a thug. He should be impeached and removed from office, https://t.co/iiqSbV2FQM

    — Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) January 28, 2020

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12. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    I feel like they’re reveling in the idea of forcing marginalized people to vote for an oppressor on the left. Like they get their kicks off harassing and abusing us and turning around and forcing us to support them anyway. Won’t be me.

    — VoteForJustice ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 (@AnnAnnChe) January 28, 2020

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13. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 9:50 pm

    Doug Collins whines to reporters: It’s not fair that everybody believes John Bolton over Donald Trump – https://t.co/3wwjmZ2uAr

    — Joe Kapler 🌊🌊🆘 (@MrDarkWolfe) January 27, 2020

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14. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 9:47 pm

    Trump’s State of the Union is next week and his fantasy of delivering it after having been freed of his impeachment trial is poised to be wholly in flames by then.

    — The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 28, 2020

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15. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 9:46 pm

    The Branch Bernidians are out to gentrify the base of the Democratic party because they see our skepticism of trickle down economic equality as standing in the way of this imaginary free sh*t waiting for them after the country elects St. Bernard in their dreams.

    — And The Tweet Goes On (@lacadri34) January 28, 2020

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16. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 9:43 pm

    Today was literally a dream #HairLove @TheAcademy @SonyAnimation pic.twitter.com/3OzeOHzPHQ

    — Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) January 28, 2020

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17. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 9:41 pm

    Putin's aim has been to destroy Biden—which happens to also be Trump's aim. Both Putin and Trump aim to use slander and libel to do it. Here's a *senator* gleefully gauging the odds that Kremlin propaganda, slander and libel could harm Biden. Everyone's skin should be *crawling*. https://t.co/o7MavUiszP

    — Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 28, 2020

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    • rikyrah says:

      January 27, 2020 at 9:42 pm

      PS2/ I really want everyone to *appreciate* the unmitigated *glee* on Ernst's face as she begins to do what she knows is the *direct* bidding of Vladimir Putin.

      I don't even know if "glee" covers it—it's almost *ecstasy*. She's *ecstatic*. pic.twitter.com/iX6V7SWagO

      — Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 28, 2020

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18. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 9:08 pm

    I don’t think John Bolton wants to testify. I think he wants people to think that he’s willing to testify so he doesn’t look like he only cares about his book.

    But Bolton knows he’ll never have to testify because the White House and Senate Republicans won’t allow it.

    — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 28, 2020

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19. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 8:22 pm

    Stop gaslighting. Denying people’s experiences isn’t progressive. No one is saying Sen Sanders is doing this but I’ve had death threats from supporters of Sen Sanders. And instead of saying that’s bad or people should cool it, you engage in classic whataboutism. Disturbing. https://t.co/dLQxGUGIeA

    — Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) January 28, 2020

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20. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 8:20 pm

    ERNST: "IA caucuses are this next Monday evening. And I'm really interested to see how this discussion today informs and influences the Iowa caucus voters, those Demcaucus goers. Will they be supporting VP Biden at this point?"

    H/T @JaxAlemany pic.twitter.com/tYYkSPuIDY

    — Alan He (@alanhe) January 28, 2020

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21. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 7:21 pm

    This February, we're celebrating the Black history makers who have helped shape and influence American culture. According to @GoogleTrends data, these icons, events and movements are #TheMostSearched in the U.S. → https://t.co/oySml0B7qN #BHM pic.twitter.com/67nRIDENbq

    — Google (@Google) January 26, 2020

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22. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 7:18 pm

    Preach! They rally to white women defense all the time, no matter what the issue is, yet these same white women are silent as hell when shit happens to black women.

    — cjtown (@ladyc10) January 27, 2020

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23. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 7:17 pm

    Yes! I’m not here for that BS! And fuck any and everyone who tries to go there! Black folks are treated disrespectful in life and in death, and I’m fucking tired of these white feminists going after black men, and damn tired of black women who help them!

    — cjtown (@ladyc10) January 27, 2020

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24. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 7:15 pm

    This last week, I have have truly found out what I suspected all along, non black people of color think black folks aren’t worth shit, and they think they can shit on us, like white folks do, they are sorely mistaken.#NotOurAlly #JustSaying

    — cjtown (@ladyc10) January 27, 2020

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25. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    The easiest thing, the most SENSIBLE thing IN THE WORLD would be for @realDonaldTrump to blame this ALL on Giuliani.
    If you are a defense lawyer, he's TOTALLY the guy you want to paint as "the real criminal."

    — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) January 27, 2020

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26. SouthernGirl2 says:

    January 27, 2020 at 2:20 pm

    The real Q is will any of the Trump defense team be disbarred ? https://t.co/NwinTrzyha

    — Jill Wine-Banks (@JillWineBanks) January 27, 2020

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27. Liza says:

    January 27, 2020 at 10:18 am

    Pet gently Carl. See?

    You mean like this Janet? pic.twitter.com/ww3sJoab2L

    — Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) January 26, 2020

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28. SouthernGirl2 says:

    January 27, 2020 at 9:57 am

    WATCH: Sen. Romney: "I think it’s increasingly likely that other Republicans will join those of us who think we should hear from John Bolton" in the impeachment trial. https://t.co/46zASNUmJQ pic.twitter.com/HvBlxd3HCG

    — MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 27, 2020

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    • Liza says:

      January 27, 2020 at 10:16 am

      Well, I hope Mitt eventually does the right thing. His approval rating in Utah is extremely high so he hasn’t got much to worry about.

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29. SouthernGirl2 says:

    January 27, 2020 at 9:39 am

    Source familiar w/ conversations ongoing since the Bolton news broke tells me the White House is hearing from GOP senators who are frustrated that at least someone in the WH had the Bolton manuscript since the end of December and they were kept in the dark.

    — Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) January 27, 2020

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    • Liza says:

      January 27, 2020 at 10:23 am

      My feelings exactly except I’m a lot older than this young man.

      I try to be positive but god damn this is a cruel world.

      — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) January 27, 2020

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      • Liza says:

        January 27, 2020 at 10:25 am

        Not meant to be a reply to comment about Bolton but, so what? Seems to fit everywhere.

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30. SouthernGirl2 says:

    January 27, 2020 at 9:28 am

    Republican Senators Graham, Braun, Barrasso, Lankford and Lee have cancelled an impeachment press conference they were due to hold ahead of today’s trial session.

    — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) January 27, 2020

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31. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 7:05 am

    Note to those critics allegedly concerned with decorum.

    This is the President of the United States.

    The next time you think to criticize House Dems for using sharp language.

    Spare us the FAKE outrage. https://t.co/eXkh5LNgN7

    — Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) January 26, 2020

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32. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 7:05 am

    This letter is dated December 30 and indicates the White House owed Bolton an answer within 30 days, which is this week. I wonder if that deadline, and a belief they could keep him quiet until then, was driving the push on impeachment timing. https://t.co/FDGX6jnhc5

    — Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) January 27, 2020

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33. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 7:04 am

    75 years ago today over 7,000 prisoners of the German Nazi #Auschwitz camp, including ca. 700 children, were liberated by the soldiers of the Soviet army. 1,689 days of murder, humiliation, suffering, and pain were over. Today we all remember. | #Auschwitz75 #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/af5m1cs83d

    — Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) January 27, 2020

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34. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:44 am

    😂😂😂😂

    So this was my parents reaction to this:

    Mom: she need to put some clothes on.

    Dad: baby can you do that?

    Mom: I can but you can’t.

    My Dad just turned 72. My Mom is 76. https://t.co/fAz9ipVlfo

    — (((RuggedAmethyst))) (@GrooveSDC) January 27, 2020

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35. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:43 am

    Disconnect.
    Disappear.
    Go Ghost.
    Unplug.
    Pull back.
    Ignore.
    Let go.
    Forget.
    Move on.
    Go Silent.

    Do whatever is necessary for your peace and sanity.

    — Collette, MBA (@trulybless25) January 27, 2020

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36. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:42 am

    Congrats @MichelleObama on winning a Grammy for telling your story with strength — and with grace. Jill and I are so thrilled for you. Just beat Barack to an EGOT, will ya? https://t.co/EpDsGz4KYj

    — Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) January 27, 2020

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37. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:36 am

    For both commercial & patriotic reasons, Simon & Schuster should get Bolton’s book out now & dare Trump to kill it. S&S publishes Bob Woodward; they know this drill.

    — Frank Rich (@frankrichny) January 26, 2020

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38. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:35 am

    The new evidence from Bolton is a huge development. It’s very bad news for Trump. But let’s be clear: Bolton knew Trump did it. He could have told the House about the danger Trump posed to our national security under oath. Instead, he put it in a book so he would make more money.

    — Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) January 27, 2020

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39. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:34 am

    Nancy Pelosi would be smart to suggest she's considering impeachment for Pompeo, Barr, and Mulvaney, just to make it sure that the Senate knows they can't make this go away.

    — emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 27, 2020

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40. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:33 am

    Bolton may have far less courage than Marie Yovanovitch, Fiona Hill, or Alex Vindman, but he did learn the art of bureaucratic murder from Dick Cheney.

    — emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 27, 2020

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41. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:33 am

    Amb. Bolton reportedly heard directly from Trump that aid for Ukraine was tied to political investigations.

    The refusal of the Senate to call for him, other relevant witnesses, and documents is now even more indefensible.

    The choice is clear: our Constitution, or a cover-up. https://t.co/HBW82ObvOl

    — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 27, 2020

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42. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:32 am

    Republicans won the House popular vote by 1.1% in 2016. Democrats won it by 8.6% in 2018. The underlying fundamentals in 2020 are going to be different than they were in 2016. That's a 9.7% swing. Democratic primary voters should vote out of optimism, not out of fear.

    — Dean Steitz (@theminorchords) January 26, 2020

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43. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:31 am

    On Feb. 3, Dems will caucus in Iowa, obsessed over who can beat Trump. On Feb. 4, the response to Trump's State of the Union will be from a suburban white moderate woman who won Michigan (@GovWhitmer) and a Latina who won Beto O'Rourke's old House seat on the border (@RepEscobar)

    — Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) January 24, 2020

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44. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:30 am

    Iowa caucus-goers want a candidate who is both:

    1. “more moderate than most Democrats”

    and

    2. “Promises fundamental systematic change to American society”https://t.co/tw6xgmDb3j pic.twitter.com/rjUIFZ0TRX

    — Kevin Robillard (@Robillard) January 25, 2020

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45. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:29 am

    press still buying GOP narrative that half the country wanting a sitting president removed from office for first time in US history is a ho-hum story https://t.co/C9qBJGCKWW

    — Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 27, 2020

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46. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:26 am

    I see some of you who claim to be “allies” of Black people looking to transact away our humanity to win an election. Let me be clear: the humanity of Black people is not expendable.

    — Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) January 26, 2020

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47. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:26 am

    JUST IN: House manager Rep. Schiff reacts to this new NYTimes report:

    "If the trial is to be fair, Senators must insist that Mr. Bolton be called as a witness, and provide his notes and other documents." https://t.co/wkwThoemlN

    — MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 27, 2020

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48. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:34 am

    Medicaid serves 4 groups:

    Moms and babies (1/2 the births in US)
    Ppl w disabilities
    Low income
    Ppl in nursing homes (1/2 the ppl in LT care)

    And funds 1/3 of all opioid treatments

    — Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) January 19, 2020

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49. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:33 am

    Because that’s not enough, he is trying to:

    -Increase drug costs on all seniors
    -Cut 20 million from their insurance (double uninsured rate for eligible Americans)
    -Eliminate pre-ex protections & all insurance company exclusionshttps://t.co/6iX6u0Ox8x

    — Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) January 19, 2020

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50. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:32 am

    BREAKING: Supreme Court sides with Trump in not hearing case to repeal entire ACA before election.

    This is justice delayed. Case goes to same judge who decided to repeal ACA in the first place. https://t.co/qlVIjfBmRI

    — Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) January 21, 2020

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51. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:31 am

    But for those of you who do, please phone these Repub senators and express your disgust for their complicity in a sham trial:
    Sen Cory Gardner
    (202) 224-5941
    Sen McSally
    (202) 224-2235
    Sen Collins
    (202) 224-2523
    Sen Ernst
    Ernst: (202) 224-3254
    Sen Tillis
    (202) 224-6342

    — Everyone In The Trump Admin Is Sociopathic (@twitting999) January 21, 2020

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52. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:31 am

    BREAKING: On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Trump administration just approved Texas's backdoor attempt to "defund" Planned Parenthood — endorsing a “health care” program that leaves patients out in the cold. #IStandWithPP pic.twitter.com/SPOFEhTa5C

    — Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) January 22, 2020

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53. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:29 am

    “Fighting fair against a president who is always prepared to dodge the truth and play dirty is no easy matter. But that’s where Democrats are.”

    -in this brilliant, insightful column (everyone is saying it) https://t.co/yeWzfzPTcu

    — Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) January 24, 2020

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54. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:28 am

    Thank you, Illinois! https://t.co/DHT49cJAQh

    — United States of Care (@USofCare) January 24, 2020

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55. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:28 am

    “One thing is sure. The people Medicaid was designed to serve always lose in a block grant,” said Andy Slavitt, a Minnesotan who ran CMS during the Obama administration.

    The people who want block grants never seem to want them when they run out of money. https://t.co/3urdrLYRwb

    — Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) January 26, 2020

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56. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:27 am

    In the history of health insurance, funny how the only people who want to cut it are people who won’t have there lives affected. https://t.co/2IZ7PReyxE

    — Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) January 26, 2020

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57. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:25 am

    How many got damn smoking guns do the sorry ass Republicans need before they do their constitutional duty and remove this cancer on our so-called democracy- Donald Trump? https://t.co/zgXBfOW12b

    — BlackWomenViews (@blackwomenviews) January 27, 2020

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58. rikyrah says:

    January 27, 2020 at 3:24 am

    Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄

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