Welp.

Moments ago House Republicans joined Senate Republicans in passing H.R. 1, aka the "One Big Beautiful Bill," aka the MAGA Murder Bill, into final passage.

Donald Trump will presumably sign it into law sometime today or perhaps tomorrow...the 4th of July.

Many horrific things are about to happen. On the healthcare front, some will happen sooner (ACA IRA subsidies expire in less than 6 months, and enrollees should start getting hit with sticker shock about that sometime in October); some later (Medicaid "reporting requirements" go into effect after the midterms in late 2026).

A dark day for America, democracy and decency, which was pretty much inevitable when the polls closed on November 5, 2024.

This is what you voted for, America, whether you "meant it" at the time or not.

I'll have more--much more--to say soon, but I'm very tired, very depressed, very angry, very sickened and need some time to gather my thoughts and sanity.