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Michelle Rathman ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŒปโ˜ฎ๏ธ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

@mrbimpact

Podcasting about policy and the impact on quality of life. (TheRuralImpact.com) 30+years in health care (urban and rural.) Speaker, strategist, writer, collaborator solving complex issues, passion for cooking, grand mothering, dog mothering & golfing.

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No.This is POLICY. Oligarchy doesn't exist w/out policy. Until we stop ignoring, pretending otherwise, it continues. What you see below will take forever to undo and if that ever happens these entities will be worth nothing. I hope. When you have all the cash to burn, burn it all down is the plan.

12.03.2026 03:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Before we shift to education policy, listen to experts Joan Alker and Dr. Shannon Dowler discuss the many impacts of $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, the implementation of new work-reporting requirements, and more! Hit Subscribe! Join the Conversation. https://youtu.be/KkVSrhwt5h4

11.03.2026 21:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

all they had to vote was no. One box or the other. I will never understand why.

11.03.2026 23:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Disloyal." What an absurd ridiculously stupid position.

11.03.2026 23:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Listening to caregivers of young children about immigration enforcement In January 2025, the federal government announced the largest mass deportation in our countryโ€™s history. This was followed in the Fall of 2025 by a significant increase in immigrationโ€ฆ

rapidsurveyproject.com/article/list...

09.03.2026 22:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Midwesterner here. ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ It was scary at times.

07.03.2026 04:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They need to just do it. Stop talking threats and get it done!

07.03.2026 00:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a nightmare. The U.S. economy has been shedding jobs overall since April 2025. From May 2025 through February 2026, the net change in employment is now -19,000 jobs.

06.03.2026 15:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2261 ๐Ÿ” 731 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 148 ๐Ÿ“Œ 44

Not really. Not now that most media is a product of spreading lies.

07.03.2026 00:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@ruralimpactpodcast.bsky.social

06.03.2026 22:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

06.03.2026 20:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 24616 ๐Ÿ” 7063 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 526 ๐Ÿ“Œ 425
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U.S. Sen. Klobuchar: Federal agents in Minnesota near 'original footprint,' contradicting Noem's claim U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke with MPR News host Clay Masters about her reaction to Noem leaving the post.

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

06.03.2026 14:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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U.S. Sen. Klobuchar: Federal agents in Minnesota near 'original footprint,' contradicting Noem's claim U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke with MPR News host Clay Masters about her reaction to Noem leaving the post.

U.S. Sen. Klobuchar: Federal agents in Minnesota near 'original footprint,' contradicting Noem's claim www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

06.03.2026 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICEโ€™s largest detention facility The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas.

apnews.com/article/suic...

06.03.2026 12:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m outraged by the absence of outrage and the willingness of those who operate, work in and profit from causing human suffering and trauma. Iโ€™m disgusted in members of Congress who could stop all of it now but instead green-light this horror to continue leaving flooded courts to intervene.๐Ÿ˜ก

05.03.2026 03:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She could care less. Sickening.

04.03.2026 21:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Deep cuts to Medicaid, loss of coverage and subsidies, work reporting requirements and massive cost shifts to states just scratch the surface. @mrbimpact.bsky.social talked with @joanalker1.bsky.social and others in the know about what's coming and going. Join the Conversation. tinyurl.com/y49jpts5

04.03.2026 20:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The money needs to be returned to taxpayers, and she must be stripped of her authority to spend a penny, impeached, removed or resign this week. Noem, Tricia McLaughlin her husband, Lewandowski, need to pay the price stealing from taxpayers. For anybody else, it would mean long prison sentences.

04.03.2026 20:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Babe, wake up. New war just dropped. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

04.03.2026 03:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 8139 ๐Ÿ” 3649 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 893 ๐Ÿ“Œ 488
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U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against โ€˜Terrorist Organizationsโ€™

U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against โ€˜Terrorist Organizationsโ€™ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

04.03.2026 04:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

what a creep

04.03.2026 00:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Listen Again: Julia Gets Wise with Catherine Oโ€™Hara Podcast Episode ยท Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus ยท January 31 ยท 1h 5m

Do yourself a favor today. Listen. Good for the spirit. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

01.03.2026 20:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œ1 family. 2 news networks. And a president who treats mergers like loyalty tests with no regard for the public.โ€

28.02.2026 04:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2314 ๐Ÿ” 1128 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 99 ๐Ÿ“Œ 51

Sheโ€™s raised almost $20m to help Minnesota โ€“ she thinks you can do it too

28.02.2026 17:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This guy is dropping truth. Awesome man.

27.02.2026 23:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2331 ๐Ÿ” 482 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

I cannot understand how adults vote for an individual without any knowledge of how the economy works. That should be a nonstarter but here she is, in her third term dishing up more word salad. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ

27.02.2026 23:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

December '24, an episode called "Seeds of Doubt" which warned of a then nominated for the job to head HHS, RFK Jr., and the dangers that lie ahead should he be confirmed.
All of this should and could have been avoided. bit.ly/4aICemY
Remorse won't fix the damage, but it can stop it from continuing

27.02.2026 18:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

26.02.2026 19:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 24877 ๐Ÿ” 7673 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1464 ๐Ÿ“Œ 582
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Tracking Transformation: Opportunity for Some, for Others Pain with Joan Alker, Dr. Shannon Dowler, Alan Morgan and Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW Podcast Episode ยท The Rural Impact ยท February 26 ยท 42m

Good morning early birds. Hereโ€™s our latest on health policy shift. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

26.02.2026 13:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here are 5 health topics Trump avoided in his SOTU speech Despite President Trump's aim to make health care a "Republican issue" for the midterms, his speech left out scientific research, MAHA, abortion and rural health, among other issues.

Despite President Trump's aim to make health care a "Republican issue" for the midterms, his speech left out scientific research, MAHA, abortion and rural health, among other issues. n.pr/3ZST1gR

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