I saw this shy gallinule (aka moorhen) hiding out on the edge of a pond at a golf course a while back: And here’s a snowy egret, spotted at a separate golf course: I hear the popularity of golf is plummeting, though the courses hereabouts seem to do a brisk business. Perhaps the shitgibbon’s fondness …
Friday Boston Meetup
Figure Friday would be the best for everyone, so let’s get a head count of how many people might show before we pick a place.
Salutations from the Cradle of Liberty
Megabus was everything I thought it would be and more, and I would use it a helluva lot more if it were around me. Seventeen bucks from Hartford to Boston is a pretty solid deal, the wifi was good, and there were outlets. What more does a man need? I was a little pissed at …
Oklahoma’s 1332 application
Oklahoma is preparing a 1332 State Innovation Waiver for a customized ACA implementation in the state. It is an interesting concept and as the AHCA has failed to progress, I can see quite a few conservative states go down the 1332 route to tweak the ACA to fit local political and economic needs. And I’m …
Security Theater Open Thread: Wolverines! — Not the UM Kind
"John Kelly stood up at one point and threatened to leave after a community advocate accused the department of targeting their communities" https://t.co/K9hcPTHpxJ — Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) March 28, 2017 Full story of DHS Sec. John Kelly's tense meetings today in Michigan with Arab-American, Latino, Muslim advocates. https://t.co/rU5YZfCFGx — Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) March 28, 2017 …
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Potentially good news everybody
Two ACA related stories from yesterday. The first is from the Hill on the Cost Sharing Reduction subsidies: Key House Republicans on healthcare say they want to find a way to fund ObamaCare payments that they previously sued the Obama administration over. The payments, known as cost-sharing reductions, reimburse insurers for providing discounted deductibles for …
Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Stee-RIKE!
According to the Nats, the White House cited a scheduling issue. — Barry Svrluga (@barrysvrluga) March 28, 2017 . Apart from booing the Coward-in-Chief, what’s on the agenda for the day? I asked a bunch of MLB teams if @realDonaldTrump is welcome to throw out the first pitch at their stadiums this year https://t.co/gG0DygjZlp — …
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