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Balance Shared, Michelle’s Substack

This Bill Isn’t Beautiful. It’s Brutal.

A single vote just gutted healthcare, food aid, and our collective dignity.

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Michelle Lasley
May 28, 2025
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It’s been a heckuva news cycle—again.

I just came off a staff retreat in Atlanta, where we grounded ourselves in a truth that feels more urgent by the day: we are no longer doing business as usual. We were agitated to consider that part of our work now means (1) defending what remains of our democratic systems, (2) defeating the rise of authoritarianism …

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