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Public policy vet, founder, Survivors for Solutions-nonprofit for innovation, cures, & better health ( @hopemattersmost ). Husband, dad, MSer. NO CRYPTO HERE.

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I was honored to share my story and speak out for patient’s hope, telling the Congressional committee: “while a cure never discovered may show savings on a CBO spreadsheet, there’s nothing more costly than losing a loved one.” Especially to a health challenge close to being
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Watch @CZ 's opening testimony in front of @HouseCommerce | "Ultimately, it's hope that matters most." @RealJoeGrogan @Hopemattersmost
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Biden: "We finally beat Medicare." FACT CHECK - True: In 2022, Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, raiding Medicare to the tune of $260 billion to pay for EV subsidies and other green initiatives, and harming how cures are delivered. They beat us good.
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The DC swamp is a dirty puddle compared to Albany. Check out our next two episodes to hear how fmr Gov Andrew Cuomo’s 3/24/21 order led to unnecessary Covid nursing home deaths, and an epic coverup. Cuomo-as-savior was quickly over as the party needed him gone before 2-many saw
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Latest episode is now up! If you ever wanted a crash course on NYS health policy, don’t miss this 2 parter. The tragic Covid nursing home deaths is rescued from the memory hole by this week’s guest & hosts: ⁦ @RealEU4U ⁩ & ⁦ @RealJoeGrogan ⁩
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Don't miss Verizon's latest blog post: "Spectrum - Crunching the Numbers" http://t.co/MciQyDBi
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#BadPrequels Apocalypse Later Today
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If you read one thing today, make it this: "How AT&T Totally Flubbed 4G" http://t.co/G0xUFgP via @pcmag
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Thank you, Mr. President (45). For seeing patients and their hope for cures. Giving us “Right to try” and a real end of cancer, rare disease, suffering and despair. The current president (46) is proud of the IRA and its war on patients’ hope. Price controls give us
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#BadPrequels warm glass of milk on elm street.
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@PepcoConnect I know it’s a busy night but radio silence is never acceptable.
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Why aren’t there yellow ribbons or anything like a public effort to get the Americans held hostage home?
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As I wrote in New York Times, “When your child is heroically fighting a losing battle against leukemia with the one drug available, you’ll wish, pray, demand another option, or two, or three.” This isn’t funny. The #IRA is choking off cures, it’s criminal.
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LTE: We Need Drug Choices, published by The New York Times — Survivors For Solutions

TO THE EDITOR: Re “Drug Industry Fights to Block Talks on Prices” (front page of The New York Times, July 23): The White House’s price negotiations will likely incentivize companies to make fewer “me...

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I’ve pumped our podcast before, but this one MUST NOT BE MISSED! Covid, censorship, & cost of mistaken policies.
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DC EKG

Listen to Evergreen Podcasts | Big Whig Media's DC EKG podcast on Apple Podcasts.

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@chamath Will ice cold reality wake us from our fever dream where boys are girls and borders don’t matter.? Rape, murder, and JV leadership from the WH I pray shock us awake before this gets worse. It can.
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Here’s a rough-cut summary of the inaugural year of Survivors for Solutions (⁦⁦ @Hopemattersmost ⁩). I am proud to stand up for medical miracles, give voice to sick Americans, & expose efforts to increase their despair. Happy new year!
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SFS 2023 Highlights

Over the past year, Survivors for Solutions and founder CZ have had a range of accomplishments. From testifying before the House of Representatives or urging...

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Just released: a must-listen primer on what’s happening behind the scenes in the House GOP by ⁦⁦ @RealJoeGrogan ⁩ and ⁦ @RealEU4U ⁩ Via ⁦ @DCEKGpodcast ⁩ ⁦ @jonathanvswan ⁩ ⁦ @HowardMortman ⁩ ⁦
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CliffsNotes of Speaker Race

Joe gets Eric to provide a tutorial on what is really going on in the House. Don’t miss this discussion around the speaker pro tem, the legislation on hold, and

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Google Reader Gets a Demotion http://rww.to/dKMtlm
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Good visual explanation! Everything You Need to Know About Wireless Spectrum [INFOGRAPHIC] http://t.co/ONSs5Vh8 via @mashable
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, @AdamThierer : it was great to reconnect, and most importantly to get an informed dose of guidance as policymakers stand on (another) regulatory precipice. It would be difficult to overstate what this could mean to the American economy for the next 100 years.
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my pleasure to join the @DCEKGpodcast for a wide-ranging discussion about #AI policy, including: * why a sectoral approach to AI policy is superior to general purpose licensing * why comprehensive AI legislation will not pass in Congress * the best way to deal with algorithmic
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Happy President’d Day! New episode just dropped! ⁦ @RealJoeGrogan ⁩ & ⁦ @RealEU4U ⁩ speak with a leading researcher & brilliant mind about her recent paper that exposed “nonprofit” hospitals provide LESS charity care than for-profits.
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Chinese-born, pHD accountant & health policy expert maps problem of cost - and its simple solution!

Ge Bai, born and raised in China but a US resident for two decades, applies her Michigan State phD in accounting and time at Johns Hopkins to the American healt

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When this progressive plan to remake how cures and treatments r discovered is put in place, my life is directly threatened. I need a pipeline of new medicines to speak, be a dad, to live. My MS is manageable but not cured. They are risking my life & millions of other patients.
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No surprise in this Dec 7th attack. The Biden team says it can undercut the foundation of the medical discovery ecosystem. Which means the drugs on which my life depends has been sacrificed on the alter of the progressive left. #Bidenomics @Hopemattersmost
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Don’t miss this episode: we are reposting our 2023 interview with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. This expert review of public health during COVID from one of the scientists who were silenced for challenging the elite orthodoxy. A living lesson to learn from.
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: The War on Academic & Scientific Freedom (Flashback Episode)

In a special DC EKG flashback episode, we're revisiting one of our favorite conversations with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the director of Stanford's Center for Demog

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“How’s (he) doin’?” Ten years after the death of NYC mayor Ed Koch, @dcekgpodcast talks with their guest Tevi Troy about the larger-than- life mayor and what he would think about our current president.
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DC EKG Revisits: Conversation with Tevi Troy, Part 3

Tevi Troy, best-selling presidential historian and a former senior government official, joins DC EKG

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ICYMI: CZ’s Interview on the DC EKG Podcast — Survivors For Solutions

Our founder and Chairman, John “CZ” Czwartacki, sat down with Joe Grogan, former Director of the Domestic Policy Council during the Trump administration, and Eric Ueland, former Director of the...

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I appeared at 9 of 10 CMS meetings over the last three weeks on drug prices. Speaking up for the unheard patients who are having their lives threatened by government overreach. @Hopemattersmost See my most recent here:
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CMS Xarelto Listening Session

On November 15, 2023, Survivors for Solutions Founder & Chairman John Czwartacki participated in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) listeni...

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The mad skills of @GeBaiDC are on full display in the episode. A humbling and powerful reminder of how we can fix high cost healthcare with proven solutions that surround us everyday. Thank you, Ge!
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Happy President’d Day! New episode just dropped! ⁦ @RealJoeGrogan ⁩ & ⁦ @RealEU4U ⁩ speak with a leading researcher & brilliant mind about her recent paper that exposed “nonprofit” hospitals provide LESS charity care than for-profits.
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Just like this White House “determined” that it had the authority open the border, shut down schools and censor voices on social media, they are now ready to seize ownership of drugs. Excessive power that will again hurt Americans. ⁦ @RealJoeGrogan ⁩
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POLITICO Pro: Targeting costly meds, Biden admin asserts authority to seize certain drug patents

The decision could give the president another tool to use in his effort to lower drug prices.

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http://twitpic.com/bvs3o - This what USA's most reliable wireless network sends BEFORE a conference. #VDC
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@mssociety Can we keep the pedal to the medal? The assault on innovation by policymakers and their stigmatizing of “me too” treatments as meaningless risks the MS drugs I need to live. Please stop kowtowing and fight for a vibrant ecosystem of medical development.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker! We need to pull as many fire alarms as possible before people suffer unnecessarily from this “signature” progressive program. Which is more like a public policy progrom with a body count and attacks on the innocent.
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Powerful and disturbing piece from John Czwartacki @CZ , an MS patient raising the alarm on how the IRA is crippling medical innovation in the U.S, but being met with indifference from the Biden CMS.
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From my hospital bed, I’ve seen overworked nurses, stretched too-thin doctors, and deeply caring therapists. The billions spent on US healthcare never makes it to a patients’ bedside, it goes to fund faraway office towers and a headcount that’s just pushing paper.
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@JackTomczak @BenCruse96 thanks for the making me spit coffee all over my windshield each morning. Happy tax day!
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New episode is out: A timely discussion about governance of AI
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Will “doom and gloom “ or “trial and error” be Washington’s AI template?

Hosts Joe Grogan and Eric Ueland explore the paths forward for policymakers grappling with the limitless possibilities of AI. They are joined by prolific author

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How is anything but this dominant in the headlines? Americans and innocent Israelis were snatched by terrorists. Why haven’t we said return them unharmed or else. “Israeli Families Push for Deal to Free Men Still Held Hostage in Gaza”
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Israeli Families Push for Deal to Free Men Still Held Hostage in Gaza

Renewed fighting between Israel and Hamas is sparking heightened concern among families of the roughly 140 Israelis still held captive—the majority of them men—after the end of a weeklong truce.

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No surprise in this Dec 7th attack. The Biden team says it can undercut the foundation of the medical discovery ecosystem. Which means the drugs on which my life depends has been sacrificed on the alter of the progressive left. #Bidenomics @Hopemattersmost
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Just like this White House “determined” that it had the authority open the border, shut down schools and censor voices on social media, they are now ready to seize ownership of drugs. Excessive power that will again hurt Americans. ⁦ @RealJoeGrogan ⁩
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Knowing your birthday, and therefore your chronological age, is brand new in human history. Until 200 years ago you were either young or old. “Teenage” or “retirement” years weren’t a thing.  We’re now living longer and know how to be healthier. So let’s create the best life with
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Not an overdose. Fentanyl poisoning. We need to approach this on a war footing: American citizens are dying every 10 minutes as a result of chemical warfare, manufactured by hostile foreign powers. This needs action yesterday!
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Winnefeld makes great arguments for smart FISA reforms. FISA was abused in the past -- no question-- but we should reform it, not scrap it: Adm. Winnefeld's 19-year-old son never had to die from a fentanyl overdose. This critical law can fight the crisis
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One episode in and I’m hooked!
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If you haven't heard @MajorCBS 's new podcast "Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen," what are you waiting for? Available now, wherever you get your pods. Episode 2 drops Thursday AM! Subscribe/rate/review:
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Anyone considering the unintended consequences of the proposed delaying DTV? Like slowing LTE and 4G testing/roll out? Same 700mhz spectrum.
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Survivors For Solutions’ Submitted Comment to CMS on IRA. Public comments are throttled. They don’t want to hear how much harm will rain down on patients as innovation dies. ⁦ @rachelcohrs ⁩ ⁦ @HouseCommerce ⁩ ⁦ @boblatta ⁩
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Survivors For Solutions’ Submitted Comment to CMS on IRA Implementation — Survivors For Solutions

On April 11, Survivors For Solutions submitted a comment in the Federal Register criticizing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) implementation guidance for the Inflation Reduction...

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The reason we hate all those SW DC government buildings is… because we’re supposed to. Tune into this week’s podcast and hear how GSA’s brutalist design is supposed to evoke fear and terror.
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DC EKG

DC's premiere multimedia group and Evergreen Podcasts team up to bring you a daring catalog of courageous conversations on advocacy and top issues of the day.

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RT @JNels Verizon's MiFi makes WIRED's top gadget list. http://tinyurl.com/yeorfle
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“Look ma, the New York Times does publish patients voices-or at least one.” Check out my @survivorsforsolutions lte calling out the ongoing anti survivor/pro illness assault.
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John Czwartacki on LinkedIn: Opinion | Portland’s Struggle to Solve Its Homeless Crisis

Finally, the patient voice breaks through. In tomorrow’s NYT, I call out the anti survivor/pro illness assault that is ongoing and affects us all. Sure, it’s…

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I understand firsthand the importance of the hope that new treatments bring, which is why I started @hopemattersmost . We must ensure these patients’ success stories w/ the new Alzheimer’s drug aren’t the last. Protect medical innovation and access!
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New dementia drug 'has given me hope’: Alzheimer’s patients reveal their stories

The first new Alzheimer’s treatment in 20 years was granted full FDA approval in early July 2023. Two patients who participated in the clinical trials share personal experiences.

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Gotta love this effort. Biden to sing Gungham style in Seul?
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Howard Mortman on LinkedIn: PRO TIP: Are you a foreign head of state...

PRO TIP: Are you a foreign head of state making a presentation at a White House State Dinner in your honor? You might sing "American Pie" -- like Korea… | 22 comments on LinkedIn

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Healthcare spending is too high. Americans pay more for healthcare than anyone else. And they’re pissed. This waste, abuse & bloat lines Wall Street pockets & Big Insurance, & exploit hospitals systems, patients, & US taxpayers. The answer is to follow the $$$, not kill cures.
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FTC complaint says Facebook's privacy changes are deceptive - http://arst.ch/bge via @arstechnica
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GREAT Interview with @DrBrian4Health how AI will improve patient care, doctor efficacy, and overall healthcare productivity. He even talked about how blockchain for personal health records can finally alleviate the nagging paperwork hassle for everyone… safely.
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Just posted: ⁦ @RealJoeGrogan ⁩ & ⁦ @RealEU4U ⁩ interview Dr. Brian Miller, a hospitalist just off rounds, about how much innovation is needed & how AI can help doctors, patients, and the entire healthcare system with efficiency, cost, and care.
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1 year
Mental health is a serious problem. Please get help, you are important and Seen.
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September is Suicide Prevention Month. Unfortunately, our country is in the midst of a mental health crisis, with nearly 50k lives lost to suicide in 2022. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers free 24/7 mental health support at your fingertips. Call or text 988 for help.
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‘Getting DC regulators off on the right foot with AI’ is how I’d describe this episode. “Gloom and doom” vs “trial and error.” It’s the most clear-eyed view for policymakers I’ve heard. ⁦ @Jason ⁩ ⁦ @chamath ⁩ ⁦ @DavidSacks ⁩
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Will “doom and gloom “ or “trial and error” be Washington’s AI template?

Hosts Joe Grogan and Eric Ueland explore the paths forward for policymakers grappling with the limitless possibilities of AI. They are joined by prolific author

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For patients, this is another d day. The hope of free people to do great things. Future discovery, innovation, & cures is at stake. @hopemattersmost : “Merck sues Biden administration over Medicare drug price negotiations” @CNBC
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Merck sues Biden administration over Medicare drug price negotiations

In a scathing complaint filed in federal district court, Merck excoriated the Medicare price negotiation process as a "sham" and "tantamount to extortion."

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It’s debate night. So as bread and circuses distract us from real policy problems, the humanity’s “Doomsday Clock” will be closer to midnight because of this announcement. Not nuclear weapons, not climate change, not Trump on Tucker.
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White House to name first 10 drugs for Medicare negotiations early

The administration is expected to unveil the first 10 drugs selected for price negotiations Tuesday, in a milestone for the president's health agenda.

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Aaron Rodgers Jets gesture 'touched my heart': Joe Namath
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Joe Namath likes Aaron Rodgers even more after jersey gesture:...

Broadway Joe Namath was touched watching Aaron Rodgers explain why he did not want to wear Namath’s retired iconic No. 12.

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Patent reform may be necessary, but the IRA is FAR bigger threat to innovation and development of new drugs. The moment the researchers BELIEVE that an MS Rx- any DMT for MS - will be price controlled, that is THE END of any new medication for those trying to fight MS. Mark my
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Tune into the @JudiciaryDems @SenJudiciaryGOP hearing on the #Rx drug market. As members discuss the patent system, they must keep in mind how these protections enhance innovation and deliver lifesaving cures to patients.
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AI could be considered by federal agencies to stop waste and abuse, especially in HHS programs. But no sign that team Biden will. Latest budget is under the microscope this week. Listen and subscribe lo ⁦ @DCEKGpodcast ⁩ link below.
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Health & budget veteran of Capitol Hill and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) walks us...

Joe and Eric geek out over budget and reconciliation details with their guest, Greg D’Angelo; this trifecta of budget experts talk over the $1.8 trillion HHS pr

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Google's Eric Schmidt faces off with Stephen Colbert http://t.co/LhCsV5y via @engadget
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Latest ⁦ @DCEKGpodcast ⁩ is up now. Great discussion with Paul Winfree in 3 parts re federal budget. Pt I out now. Also debuted the ad for its latest sponsor, SuviorsforSolutions,org aka ⁦ @Hopemattersmost ⁩.
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DCEKG: budget, debt, and federal spending unpacked

Paul shares his career history, the journey to his newly minted PhD, and useful context for today’s fiscal strife in DC. In this first part of a three-part conv

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Verizon Not Yet Breaking a Sweat Over iPhone Traffic http://t.co/ZvE6Mzn
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Cutting Yourself Off From Cable http://is.gd/5jIvX
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
15 years
AT&T, Apple Bicker Over Wireless Congestion - Apple execs 'fumed' about limited backhaul investment - dslreports.com http://ff.im/-7cp6u
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
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How nice. Not only does this cost the taxpayer, but most painfully is the squeeze that it places on those who actually need the help- the poor, children, disabled. Insurance companies are kept healthy, but America is left in worse shape than ever.
@DeanClancy
Dean Clancy
@DeanClancy
2 months
This level of government waste and incompetence can only be described as epic. #20BillionaYear
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
13 years
Mr. Jobs taught the world that the user mattered.
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
10 months
Please read and share this- Bari Weiss: You Are the Last Line of Defense
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Bari Weiss: You Are the Last Line of Defense

My speech at the Federalist Society’s Barbara K. Olson Memorial lecture.

www.thefp.com
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
1 year
@costplusdrugs @mssociety As a 30-year survivor of MS who’s navigated the many costs of this disease, I applaud @costplusdrugs 4 bringing lower-cost generics to MS patients & bringing more hope to patients & for solutions like this. However, as you know, it’s an uphill fight. More…1/ 8 @GOPHELP @mcuban
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
1 year
To spare you the hassle of scrolling down to find my letter, here it is also on a dead tree:
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@Hopemattersmost
Survivors For Solutions
@Hopemattersmost
1 year
Plan B, C, and D treatment options are meaningful for the patients living with a disease without a known cure. The devaluation of these “me-too” drugs by some public health experts is alarming. Read @CZ ’s LTE in @nytopinion :
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
15 years
House of Representatives want FCC to regulate Google Voice http://ff.im/-9FPiW
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
15 years
Recreate an Extraordinary Radiohead Video with Ordinary Tech and This Guide [DIY] http://ff.im/-dCVA0
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
1 year
Happy #May4thBeWithYou day! (I still think episode VI Death Star was built from remains of ep IV’s) @MDonohue @jeffeshelman
@Aaron_Skyguy
Aaron Skyguy
@Aaron_Skyguy
1 year
Happy Star Wars Day! On this very special occasion I want to remember the Star Wars scene that changed history and gave us one of the most iconic lines ever put to screen. #MayThe4thBeWithYou
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
4 months
Dr. Feldman just said it: “generic competition is the best way to reduce drug prices.” Not price controls, not government confiscation.
@Hopemattersmost
Survivors For Solutions
@Hopemattersmost
4 months
Tune into the @JudiciaryDems @SenJudiciaryGOP hearing on the #Rx drug market. As members discuss the patent system, they must keep in mind how these protections enhance innovation and deliver lifesaving cures to patients.
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
1 year
CMS Charges Ahead w/ Drug Price Controls Despite Concerns “The same government that…has trouble counting blimps in our sky is now telling us it can master the economics … of delivering breakthrough medicines…. I’m not buying it, and neither should you.”
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CMS Charges Ahead with Drug Price Controls Despite Patient Concerns – DC Journal - InsideSources

Do you know that nightmare where you see someone about to get hurt or worse, but they don’t see the obvious danger? And your anguished pleas go unheard?

dcjournal.com
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
9 months
Remarkable how the current ownership is never mentioned in this coverage. No one reports facts anymore, it’s all some “approved narrative.”“Washington Post journalists launch historic 24-hour strike”
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Washington Post journalists launch historic 24-hour strike

Staffers are asking readers to not cross the picket line; in other words, to not read or engage with any Post content.

www.axios.com
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
15 years
Our New National Broadband Plan Doesn't Address Competition? - Consumer advocates not impressed... - dslreports.com http://post.ly/FMUM
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
15 years
Google’s Eric Schmidt Talks Twitter http://ff.im/-2bjdo
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
1 year
For #worldMSday let’s raise our voices for MS patients, and for ALL diseases: keep innovation going and support all medical breakthroughs. Because @Hopemattersmost
@mssociety
National MS Society
@mssociety
1 year
. @WorldMSDay is next week. Help raise awareness of MS and by sharing your #MyMSMoment with us. Tell your story here:
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@CZ
John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
14 years
RT @parislemon Interesting: @att has twice the Twitter followers of @verizonwireless & @verzion // People watch train wrecks in droves, too.
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
1 year
If you’re so inclined, check the video introducing my patient advocacy nonprofit @Hopemattersmost . 2 min Video is on the home page:
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Survivors For Solutions
www.survivorsforsolutions.org
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
8 months
Reclaim your brain: why it’s time to stop scrolling our lives away | Life and style | The Guardian
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Reclaim your brain: why it’s time to stop scrolling our lives away

Let’s be honest – many of us are unhappy with the excessive time we spend on our phones. We’re here to help with a brand new series and newsletter

www.theguardian.com
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
2 months
Praying for our country and the victims of this violence. It’s time for us to treat each other like fellow Americans
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
16 years
How do you see future of democracy in US? what will it look like in 2018?
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
13 years
"A picture worth 4 Billion words" explains major healthcare challenge Verizon faces in discussions w/ its east… (cont) http://t.co/91h0vEJP
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
11 years
Watch the helpers. - Fred Rodgers
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
11 months
Just posted: deep dive into the geopolitical landscape and how we got here, from Israel, Ukraine, China, and “useful idiots” of the west. National security expert joined ⁦ @RealJoeGrogan ⁩ and ⁦⁦ @RealEU4U ⁩. Listen and subscribe:
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Hamas, Israel, and Near East News

Former advisor to former Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld and coauthor of his book, Known and Unknown. Victoria shares her insights about the 10/7 terrorist attac

podcasts.apple.com
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
4 months
Besides the embarrassing defacing of our first president, all American citizens should see the attack on our nation and its democratic values. As a GWU graduate (‘92), I deeply ashamed.
@jeffeshelman
Jeffrey Eshelman
@jeffeshelman
4 months
My Alma mater. @gwteets George Washington University. This is private property? Where’s the police for vandalism?
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
1 year
Ok after some soul searching it’s become clear that my fudgicle addiction is a feature not a bug. I’m leaning in and unafraid. I can say I ate two yesterday. Sue me.
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
8 months
A powerful oped by fmr Rep. Lamar Smith explains the assault on bipartisan law that unlocked taxpayer funded research (but being wasted) & allowed millions of patients to benefit. Now twisted into limitless gov plan for confiscation. ⁦ @JTLonsdale ⁩
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Biden’s plan to reduce drug prices will damage innovation

A Biden administration proposal to use “march-in” rights on patents to help reduce drug prices will damage innovation and effectively gut the law that helps...

www.dallasnews.com
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
2 months
The real tragedy is that the “news” won’t cover these facts and that’s what they are. Facts.
@CortesSteve
Steve Cortes
@CortesSteve
2 months
Yep. The real Biden record: the radicals prioritized wealthy Tesla buyers over struggling seniors…
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
11 years
Net neutrality is dead. Long live net neutrality. Cc: @om
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
14 years
Good bye, old friends: "Sony shutting down Japanese floppy disk sales by March 2011, kills a tech dinosaur" http://bit.ly/bf43XK ^ @CZ
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
12 years
MT @chucktodd followers to swear you are expressing hidden emotion. // why so happy/sad? Clearly tyring to hide/promote something of note.
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
1 year
Discounts on “blue checks”? Free Yeti stuff? Cat videos? Not here, just the  “what and why” of Washington in our weekly @DCEKGpodcast w/ @RealJoeGrogan & Come for the healthcare discussion, stay for the insider deep tracks.
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DC EKG

DC's premiere multimedia group and Evergreen Podcasts team up to bring you a daring catalog of courageous conversations on advocacy and top issues of the day.

bigwhigpodcasts.com
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
15 years
RT @TechCrunch : Google China Employees Given Holiday Leave, Networks Being Scrutinized http://bit.ly/6TfEyp @jeffjarvis
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
15 years
NSFW: Don’t bullshit a reformed bullshitter; the off-the-record gravy train stops here http://ff.im/-6lr5L
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
15 years
@parislemon , FYI: http://twitpic.com/bvs3o - This what USA's most reliable wireless network sends BEFORE a conference. #VDC
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
13 years
Which is twice as efficient as the other at using #wireless #spectrum , T-Mo or Verizon? Find out: http://t.co/dnp5Cux9
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