Galen Williams

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Leaning left in Western Colorado. She/her. No DMs.
Value“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.” — Paul Farmer
Trump's tariffs are economic sanctions against the American people.
Republicans and the President cut Medicare. https://annelandmanblog.com/2025/08/republicans-big-beautiful-for-billionaires-bill-will-trigger-535-billion-in-cuts-to-medicare-between-2026-2034/ Republicans’ “Big Beautiful for Billionaires’ Bill” will trigger $535 billion in cuts to Medicare between 2026 & 2034 – AnneLandmanBlog
Republicans’ “Big Beautiful for Billionaires’ Bill” will trigger $535 billion in cuts to Medicare between 2026 & 2034 – AnneLandmanBlog

Christendom 2.0: What Does Moscow Have to Do With DC?

Podcast Episode · Straight White American Jesus · 07/21/2025 · 46m

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Congress is screaming over our bodies as we die. Give this a listen.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-politicsgirl-podcast/id1595408601?i=1000717296714
Don’t Die: A conversation about American healthcare with Dr. Anahita Dua

Podcast Episode · The PoliticsGirl Podcast · 07/15/2025 · 56m

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I tried to put off doing the #FediHired / #GetFediHired thing as long as possible, but if anybody knows someone who can use (US, remote) sort of an all-purpose (development, support, design, education, management, etc.) software person, I could use the insight. Résumé at https://john.colagioia.net/resume.html and links at https://john.colagioia.net/

As you can guess from my posting history, I'd rather not make the world worse. And apologies if I boost this once or twice to catch different audiences...

John Colagioia's Resume

July 14, 2025 "Letters from an American" by historian Heather Cox Richardson.
There is no mandate.

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/july-14-2025?r=2rmd3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

July 14, 2025

Trump appointees insist they have a “mandate” to drive undocumented immigrants out of the U.S.

Letters from an American
July 13, 2025

This weekend saw the development of an extraordinary rift in MAGA world.

Letters from an American
July 12, 2025

On July 5, the day after the Texas floods hit, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) received 3,027 calls from survivors and answered 3,018 of them, about 99.7%, according to Maxine Joselow of the New York Times. But that day, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not renew the contracts for four call center companies that answered those calls. The staff at the centers were fired. The next day, July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls and answered 846, or about 35.8%. On Monday, July 7, FEMA received 16,419 calls and answered 2,613, around 15.9%.

Letters from an American
July 11, 2025

A picture tonight as we celebrate a family wedding this weekend.

Letters from an American
July 10, 2025

Just a week ago, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the nearly 1,000-page budget reconciliation bill President Donald Trump demanded, and at the signing ceremony for the bill the next day, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced Republicans were “laying a key cornerstone of America’s new golden age.”

Letters from an American