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Kenneth Baer

@kennethbaer.bsky.social
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Founder Crosscut Strategies and Democracy Journal, former Associate Director at WH OMB, author of Reinventing Democrats, reformed speechwriter.

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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
The clearest sign of intellectual chemistry isn’t agreeing with someone. It’s enjoying your disagreements with them. Harmony is not the combination of identical sounds. It’s the pleasing arrangement of different tones, voices, or instruments. Creative tension makes beautiful music.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
WH had illegal day 1 pauses on green energy & foreign aid On Monday they expanded pauses to be 1/3 of the budget WH then walked it back & PRETENDED they never expanded & were only reiterating day 1 EOs Now she's spinning, saying “yeah, everything is continuing as planned, just the day 1 EOs!”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The ADL Scolds Elon Musk for Nazi Puns: “The Holocaust Is Not a Joke” www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
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The ADL Scolds Elon Musk for Nazi Puns: “The Holocaust Is Not a Joke”
After defending Musk's viral salute, The Anti-Defamation League is criticizing the tech billionaire after he made a series of Holocaust jokes.
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Matt Glassman @mattglassman312.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Trump return-to-work policy will be a nice case study in implementation of EOs and presidential influence in the bureaucracy. Even seemingly cut-and-dry WH dictates are tough to implement w/o skill, persistence, and buy-in. Will be interesting to see if/how WH accomplishes it.
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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Lowering prices of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy is great, but it’s not enough. By adopting a subscription model (think Amazon Prime for GLP-1s) for eligible Medicare and Medicaid patients, we could eliminate the barriers of individual pricing. www.statnews.com/2025/01/17/m...
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Medicare announces plan to negotiate prices of diabetes, weight loss drugs
The expensive weight loss drug Wegovy is among 15 whose prices will soon be negotiated by Medicare.
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Eagles Nation @phleaglesnation.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Are you spending $20 on this #Eagles pretzel? 🦅🥨
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Medicare Advantage Enrollment Update 2024 MA enrollment 54.7% of overall Medicare recipients in 2024 www.ruralhealthresearch.org/alerts/649
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Michael Anne Kyle @michaelannica.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Vertical integration
An ice skating rink sponsored by an orthopedic group
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
News: The Washington Post talent exodus is underway, with Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer joining The Atlantic.
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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
HHS is by far the largest US agency with an almost $2 trillion budget – more than double that of the Dept. of Defense. That’s why leadership matters. I discuss what we might expect for Trump’s second term with @karaswisher.bsky.social, @celinegounder.com, and Donald McNeil Jr.
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Vox Media: Podcast Network | On with Kara Swisher
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
It’s weird to think that Elon Musk will end up having paid far less for the United States Government than he did for Twitter
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Kenneth Baer @kennethbaer.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
"There is antisemitism on the left, and there is antisemitism on the right...It is critically important for leaders to speak and act with moral clarity and speak out against it, even when it’s uncomfortable, even when it’s within your own party." - Josh Shapiro jewishinsider.com/2024/12/josh...
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UPenn ‘lost its way’ in response to campus antisemitism, Governor Shapiro says
In conversation with AJC CEO Ted Deutch, Josh Shapiro says some universities were “willing to forgo” their responsibilities to protect Jewish students on campus
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bastylefilegirl @bastylefilegirl.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
The putting that on Hard Knocks AFC North?
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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Impact factor
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Knish in a dish Noodle in a kugel Kreplach in a headlock
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Cecilia Kang @nytceciliakang.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Wonderland Books just opened in Bethesda! I’m checking it out today and hope you will consider buying books here or another independent bookstore for you holiday shopping! www.instagram.com/stories/kito...
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David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Antisemitic vandalism. Four unsecured weapons. 600 rounds of ammunition. Badges with jihadi slogans. Hamas and Hezbollah flags. 90 signatures on the petition insisting there's nothing to worry about here. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
trenton should establish some sort of ted-talk-esque conference so it can reinterpret its bridge to mean "Trenton makes the world's Takes"
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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
People like the Affordable Care Act and pushes for additional reforms should keep that in mind. news.gallup.com/poll/654101/...
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Eagles Nation @phleaglesnation.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Your #NFL MVP candidate couldn’t capture the win in LA? Can’t relate 🤷😏
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Adam J. Fein Ph.D. @drugchannels.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Good summary of fascinating coversation between Mark Cuban and Zeke Emanuel about Cost Plus Drugs' battle against #PBMs @mcuban.bsky.social @zekeemanuel.bsky.social @costplusdrugs.com drugch.nl/3OGpdyo
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Mark Cuban Explains His Battle Against Pharmacy Benefit Managers
In a fireside chat at the University of Pennsylvania, Mark Cuban and Ezekiel Emanuel discuss Cuban’s new company that is disrupting the U.S. prescription drug distribution market.
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Alexander Verbeek @alexverbeek.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Syrians just opened up Assad’s presidential garage. This is what the Ba’ath Party’s Arab Socialism looks like.
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David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
The surest test of a Middle Eastern regime's commitment to liberal and humane values is its willingness to live in peace alongside the Jewish state of Israel.
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Kenneth Baer @kennethbaer.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Free idea for a Democratic '28 hopeful: call for a Constitutional amendment removing the presidential pardon power.
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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Years after the pandemic's start, we’re still navigating the lasting impact of long COVID. Life-altering symptoms persist for millions, and our system is failing them. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Dr. Glaucomflecken @glaucomflecken.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I know this sounds far fetched, but there is potential for bipartisan work on things like PBMs and Medicare advantage. Our current news cycle is showing us that these mega healthcare corporations have a roughly 0% approval rating. Everybody is pissed off at (mostly) the same things.
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The speed with which the Syrian army collapsed in Aleppo — reminiscent of the collapse of Afghan forces in 2021 and of Iraqi forces in 2014 — is a reminder of just how unpopular and illegitimate the Assad regime remains and how little loyalty it commands even from its own soldiers. wapo.st/4f7j4Wt
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Opinion | The U.S. stakes in Syria following the fall of Aleppo
The United States can’t overthrow Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, but it shouldn’t prop him up.
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Aubrey Whelan @aubreywhelan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
just over here having a small cry about Babysitter of the Year Saquon Barkley (another delightful story by the great @byalexcoffey.bsky.social!) www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...
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He used to be their babysitter. Now, Saquon Barkley is on pace to break the NFL’s single-season rushing record.
When Barkley was a star running back at Whitehall High, the school's athletic director asked him to babysit his kids. The family says Barkley was a natural.
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Eagles Nation @phleaglesnation.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Your November 2024 NFC Offensive Player of the Month ‼️👏 #FlyEaglesFly
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
This point from @djrothkopf.bsky.social cannot be made too many times. Trump hasn’t “nominated” anyone. He hasn’t changed any policies. He isn’t the president, whatever he’d like you to believe.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Nothing says “lead the Pentagon” like mommy making phone calls for her very good boy.
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David Greenberg @davidgreenberg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
🎄🕎❄️Holiday Gift Offer! ❄️🕎🎄 Looking for a gift for the holidays? Get the book reader in your life JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE. And if you'd like it signed, I'll sign it to the person of your choice. Contact me by email; address is in my bio.📘
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 04/12/2024
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
DeSantis > Hegseth. But Joni Ernst > DeSantis. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Live updates: Trump considering replacing Pete Hegseth as defense pick with Ron DeSantis
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Back when I was applying to be the opinion editor at @statnews.bsky.social, I said one of my goals was to get Dr. Glaucomflecken to write. Today: The funniest doctor on the internet weighs in on NBC's St. Denis Medical and the trickiness of medical comedy www.statnews.com/2024/12/04/s...
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Dr. Glaucomflecken says NBC’s ‘St. Denis Medical’ makes medicine funny again
Can “St. Denis Medical” fill the J.D. and Turk-sized shoes left since we lost “Scrubs” in 2010? @DGlaucomflecken weighs in.
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Kenneth Baer @kennethbaer.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The purge of Bush alumni in the GOP is so complete that no one seems to have heard of John Tower. (kids, you can Google it)
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 04/12/2024
#FunFact: The total U.S. population has grown by 9.3% since 2013. Total Medicare enrollment has grown by 31% since 2013. Medicare enrollment has grown from 16.6% of the population to 19.6%.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I thought I had a contract theory joke, but it was incomplete.
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Sheil Kapadia @sheilkapadia.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Cooper DeJean on Derrick Henry. You’ve seen it a million times, but I know you’ll watch it again (sound up).
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Ron Stonebear Shields @stonebear4747.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Heard a Fox News reporter describe the proposed tariffs on Canadian imports as being paid 100% by companies there. Kids: Study economics.
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Kenneth Baer @kennethbaer.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
"Staffers don’t lose elections. Consultants don’t lose elections. Pollsters don’t lose elections. Super PACs don’t lose elections. Candidates do." -- @peterhamby.bsky.social puck.news/about-that-p...
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Harris Melancholy & The Infinite Sadness
Democrats were outraged to hear Kamala’s inner circle conducting an election autopsy in the cynical language of political operatives, rather than giving voice to their grievances. But the truth isn’t ...
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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
On Friday, UK's House of Commons voted in favor of a bill that gets one step closer to legalizing physician-assisted suicide. A few myths we need to dispel: www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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MPs back landmark bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed legislation
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Noah Garfinkel @noahgarfinkel.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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Dustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
“He’s absolutely unqualified for this job. He’s untrustworthy,” said Charles Kupperman, who served as Trump’s deputy national-security adviser and worked closely with Patel. “It’s an absolute disgrace to American citizens to even consider an individual of this nature." www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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Trump Picked Patel for FBI After Some Aides Warned It Could Backfire
The president-elect is seeking major changes to U.S. law-enforcement agencies and is pushing ahead despite some Republican unease.
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
One day in Spring Training, Dykstra, with the Phillies, didn’t want to play in the heat. So he argued balls and strikes with Eric Gregg. That didn’t work, so he resorted to saying Gregg was too fat to see the ball. Gregg calmly said, “Lenny, if I’ve got got to be in this heat, so do you.”
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Sheil Kapadia @sheilkapadia.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Saquon Barkley with an NFL-best 481 rushing yards and 6 rushing TDs in the fourth quarter of games this season. Averaging 7.4 YPC on 65 carries in the fourth quarter.
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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
First they pardon the turkeys and then they
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