This afternoon, at about 2:20, our members of Congress voted 217 to 213 to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something that would take health care from over 24 million Americans, cut Medicaid by $840 billion, severely scale back protections for people with preexisting conditions, and any number of other horrible things. And, then, these […]
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We’ve shown them what resistance looks like. Now let’s show them what war looks like.
Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged ActBlue, AHCA, America Health Care Act, Archie Parnell, Cesarean sections, cruelty, Dave Trott, death panel, death panels, Fred Upton, healthcare reform, House of Representatives, Jon Ossoff, Mike Pence, Montana, Obamacare, postpartum depression, rape, Rob Quist, single payer, South Carolina, Trumpcare 21 Comments
Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Casey and Ryan Dawson
They’re gone now, but, before they left, I had an opportunity to talk with Casey and Ryan Dawson about their decision to pack up, leave Ypsilanti, and recreate themselves on the west coast. What follows is their official exit interview. MARK: How soon after I had you both on the Saturday Six Pack as guests […]
Posted in Special Projects, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged adventure, Alabama, Athens, Atlanta, beagles, Casey Dawson, Electric Shark, exit interviews, exploration, Jim Cherewick, Jim Cherewick's birth, Jim Cherewick's older brother, Livonia, Modern Lady Fitness, mustache, nude bike riding, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Ryan Dawson, The Riots, United Space League, Van Houten, Yellow Rail Family, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews 7 Comments
Working way too hard on a post about Fort Pulaski that no one will care about
As I mentioned a few days ago, in my “9 Lessons Learned in Savannah” post, I spent some time earlier this month exploring the barrier islands off the coast of Georgia… chasing dolphins, swatting mosquitos, and soaking up gin and history. In that post, as I recall, I noted that I visited Fort Pulaski – […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 9/11, Abraham Lincoln, cannons, Charles H. Olmstead, Civil War, Cockspur Island, David Hunter, Emancipation Proclamation, fear, Fort Pulaski, General Order Number Eleven, history repeats itself, James Madison, Joseph E. Brown, Joseph Gilbert Totten, Kazimierz Pułaski, military strategy, Quincy A. Gillmore, Revolutionary War, Robert E. Lee, Savannah, Siege of Savannah, slavery, South Carolina, underground railroad, War of 1812, West Point 14 Comments