Policy
395 unrolled threads about policy, each one readable on a single page.
The Vigilant Fox 🦊@VigilantFoxDr. Oz Declares All-Out WAR on America's Corrupt Healthcare System. As the new head of CMS, he just dropped the most aggressive plan we've ever seen to fix Medicare and Medicaid. You won’t believe w...
SummaryDr. Oz, as the new head of CMS, announced an aggressive plan to reform Medicare and Medicaid by addressing chronic disease, implementing transparency measures, and cracking down on fraud, waste, and abuse. He highlighted specific examples of fraud and misuse including false enrollments, improper spending on non-medical services, and called for a comprehensive overhaul to make America healthier while protecting taxpayer dollars.Apr 18, 20258 tweets♥ 40.4KThe Vigilant Fox 🦊@VigilantFoxJoe Rogan just AMBUSHED Gavin Newsom with a single text that forced him to answer for California’s draconian COVID policies. This conversation was a real test. Newsom tried to recycle old COVID talk...
SummaryGovernor Gavin Newsom appeared on The Shawn Ryan Show where he faced tough questioning about California's gun laws, COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and lockdowns. Joe Rogan submitted a text question asking who would be held accountable for mandating vaccines for children, which Newsom struggled to answer directly, instead deflecting to Trump and Republican governors.Jul 15, 202510 tweets♥ 42.3K
Holden Culotta@Holden_CulottaBig Food CEOs told RFK Jr. what really “TERRIFIES” them in a private meeting two weeks ago. Today, RFK Jr. revealed what they told him. And then he did EXACTLY what they were afraid of. 🔥 🧵THREAD...
SummaryRFK Jr. revealed that Big Food CEOs fear state-level regulatory patchworks more than federal intervention, prompting him to encourage all governors to follow West Virginia's lead in banning harmful food additives and reforming SNAP to exclude ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks. Despite industry pushback and coordinated influencer campaigns against these changes, the USDA is backing the food reform initiative.Mar 28, 20259 tweets♥ 39.9KThe Vigilant Fox 🦊@VigilantFoxPresident Trump is confronting what every other president has ignored for decades. Chronic disease is rising, and life expectancy is falling fast. He just released a bombshell report exposing the qu...
SummaryThe Trump administration released a major health report (MAHA) highlighting rising chronic diseases in American children, including obesity, autism, cancer, and mental health crises. The report attributes these epidemics to ultra-processed food, toxic chemicals, excessive screen time, and pharmaceutical industry influence over health agencies, with Trump and HHS Secretary RFK Jr. calling for a comprehensive federal response.May 23, 202512 tweets♥ 39.2K
Nicole Shanahan@NicoleShanahanHaving lived in Silicon Valley for 20+ years and founded and sold an AI company, I've seen firsthand how we rely on H-1B to fill grueling, unglamorous coding jobs. These jobs are essential, and we nee...
SummaryA Silicon Valley founder argues the H-1B visa system needs major reform, as it creates indentured servitude for foreign workers at suppressed wages while discouraging qualified Americans from tech careers. He proposes adopting Singapore's model with employer levies, dependency ceilings, and special economic zones to prioritize American workers and force companies to pay competitive wages.Dec 27, 202412 tweets♥ 40.3K
The White House@WhiteHouseDecline was a choice. Not anymore. In just 14 months, @POTUS has restored our nation’s capital, making it SAFE & BEAUTIFUL. 🧵 500+ instances of graffiti cleaned, 153 homeless encampments remov...
SummaryA thread highlighting cleanup and restoration efforts in Washington D.C. over 14 months, including removal of graffiti and homeless encampments, restoration of fountains and statues, and general beautification of public spaces and monuments.Jun 1, 202611 tweets♥ 40.7K
Bijak Memantau 🔎@bijakmemantauRangkuman 13 tuntutan di #IndonesiaGelap selama demonstrasi 19-21 Februari. 🧵A thread
SummaryThread merangkum 13 tuntutan utama dari demonstrasi #IndonesiaGelap (19-21 Februari) kepada pemerintah Indonesia, mencakup transparansi anggaran, evaluasi program kesehatan, pembatalan proyek strategis bermasalah, penghapusan dwifungsi TNI/Polri, pendidikan gratis, dan reformasi berbagai institusi pemerintah. Setiap tuntutan menyebutkan pejabat dan lembaga yang bertanggung jawab untuk implementasinya.Feb 19, 202519 tweets♥ 26.8K
Natalie Winters@nataliegwinters🚨Victoria Nuland’s son is part of a think tank working against President Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine War. Prior to Zelensky's DC visit, the group was drafting alternative "peace plans" to esc...
SummaryVictoria Nuland's son David Kagan works at the Center for European Policy Analysis think tank, which has drafted plans demanding continued U.S. military support for Ukraine and lobbied against Trump's proposed mineral deal with Zelensky, suggesting efforts to escalate rather than end the war.Mar 3, 20256 tweets♥ 32.3K
Rand Paul@RandPaul🧵 1/2 ⬇️ Yesterday the Senate voted to blow a hole in the Social Security Trust fund, expanding benefits by $200 billion without any corresponding reduction in spending thus speeding up the bankrupt...
SummaryThe Senate voted to expand Social Security benefits by $200 billion without corresponding spending cuts, with Vice President Vance and 24 Republican senators supporting it while 25 GOP senators opposed the measure, citing concerns about accelerating the Social Security Trust Fund's bankruptcy.Dec 19, 20242 tweets♥ 38.3K
derek guy@dieworkwearSome misinformation in today's US presidential debate about who bears the cost of tariffs. So let's talk about how tariffs affect what you pay for a suit. 🧵
SummaryA detailed breakdown of how 25% tariffs on imported suits from China increase consumer prices by $150-240 per suit through the supply chain, with US brands passing the tariff costs to shoppers via their typical 60% markups. The thread argues that while tariffs aim to incentivize domestic manufacturing, most consumers won't voluntarily pay higher prices for US-made clothing.Sep 11, 202420 tweets♥ 40.8K
Rod D. Martin@RodDMartin🚨 CONGRESS JUST KILLED THE RULES THAT MADE CARS UGLY 🚗💥 For 50 years, D.C. fuel-economy mandates forced automakers into cookie-cutter designs—turning every SUV and crossover into the same boring b...
SummaryCongress eliminated enforcement of 50-year-old CAFE fuel-economy standards by removing civil penalties in a budget bill, arguing that modern safety technology and free-market competition can better drive efficiency and allow automakers to design more aesthetically diverse vehicles instead of cookie-cutter designs.Aug 10, 202511 tweets♥ 42.7K
Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee🧵 1/ If the residents of DC want to be part of a state, the solution is *not* DC statehood Any solution should involve reverting land ceded by Maryland for the creation of DC—excepting only a narrow...
SummaryRather than making DC a state, the author argues DC residents should gain representation through retrocession—returning most of DC to Maryland while keeping a small federal corridor around the White House, Capitol, and Supreme Court. This approach honors the Founders' intention to keep the capital neutral and follows the historical precedent of Virginia's retrocession in 1846.Aug 8, 202517 tweets♥ 37.4K
Brian Allen@allenanalysisBayer is a German chemical company. They make Roundup. Roundup gives people non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Bayer has paid over $11 billion in cancer lawsuits. This week, Congress is going to vote on a bill th...
SummaryBayer, a German chemical company behind Roundup, is seeking permanent immunity from lawsuits by cancer victims through executive orders, Supreme Court cases, and proposed farm bill legislation, backed by $9 million in lobbying and connections to Trump administration officials. RFK Jr., who built his political identity fighting corporate chemical poisoning, has not opposed this shield despite his MAHA movement raising these exact concerns.Apr 27, 202610 tweets♥ 28.9K
Stand for Health Freedom@standforhealth1Thomas Massie is sounding the alarm. Congress is on the brink of passing a liability shield for pesticide companies, like Bayer, who give Americans cancer. Bayer is a foreign company, but Congress w...
SummaryRep. Thomas Massie warns that Congress is about to pass a liability shield in the Farm Bill that would grant Bayer and other pesticide companies immunity from lawsuits for health damages caused by glyphosate, preventing farmers and Americans from suing even if they develop cancer. The bill would protect corporations rather than farmers, contradicting Trump's MAHA movement, and Massie urges people to contact Congress to remove the problematic sections.Mar 30, 20262 tweets♥ 29K
Chris Murphy 🟧@ChrisMurphyCTThose trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to...
SummaryThe author argues that Trump's tariffs are not genuine economic policy but rather a tool designed to force businesses, universities, and state governments to pledge loyalty by threatening economic hardship and offering selective relief. This strategy undermines democratic institutions by eroding the independence of the legal profession, academia, and private industry—paralleling historical authoritarian tactics of using taxation to control subjects.Apr 3, 202511 tweets♥ 34.5K
Dittie@DittiePEChildren in Lubbock, Texas were admitted to the hospital with liver damage. Not from measles. From vitamin A toxicity — because their parents followed RFK Jr.’s advice and gave them cod liver oil to t...
SummaryChildren in Texas were hospitalized with vitamin A toxicity after parents followed RFK Jr.'s advice to treat measles with cod liver oil instead of vaccination. This mirrors a 2019 Samoa campaign by RFK Jr. that preceded a deadly measles outbreak killing 83 people, and the U.S. is now facing record measles cases with deaths and threatens to lose elimination status.Apr 10, 20263 tweets♥ 25.1K
Kelly@broadwaybabytoCynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10 She’s in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview. The 45 year old wife & mother has been moved bet...
SummaryCynthia Olivera, a 45-year-old Canadian permanent resident living in the US for 35 years, was detained by ICE at her green card interview despite her family's willingness to pay for her departure. Her case illustrates how aggressive immigration enforcement affects people unexpectedly and how fascist policies eventually impact everyone when left unchallenged.Jul 7, 20256 tweets♥ 39.1K
Andre Damon (WSWS)@Andre__DamonReasons why Harris lost 🧵: #1: Funding and arming the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
SummaryThis thread argues that Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election due to her support for Israeli military aid to Gaza, hawkish foreign policy toward Russia, adoption of Trump's immigration policies, and perceived alignment with Wall Street over working-class interests. The author contends these Democratic policies alienated voters and enabled Trump's victory.Nov 6, 202415 tweets♥ 37.7K
DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵THREAD: Is Brooklyn, NY a Medicaid fraud hotspot? Brooklyn, NY has a home care billing industry that defies belief. One zip code (11232, Sunset Park) has 30,181 residents and $3.8 BILLION in Med...
SummaryAn investigation into Brooklyn, NY Medicaid home care billing reveals suspicious patterns: one zip code (11232) has $3.8 billion in claims despite having only 30,181 residents and low poverty rates, with multiple agencies billing 6,000+ beneficiaries monthly from strip malls and storefronts with no online presence. The data suggests possible fraud tied to aggressive CDPAP enrollment expansion and Medicaid rate increases following NYC's 2018 minimum wage hike, with New York accounting for two-thirds of all personal care aide billing nationally.Feb 14, 202614 tweets♥ 29.5KThe Vigilant Fox 🦊@VigilantFox