Jan 1, 2026 (344/1461)
Here. We Goooo. A whole new year of unexpected, likely unpleasant, and certainly unwarranted acts of spite and small-mindedness. First up on douchey deeds of 2026, terminating the three golf course leases on public courses in DC. “The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington, a move that offers President Donald Trump an additional opportunity to put his stamp on another piece of the nation’s capital.
The National Links Trust, the nonprofit that has operated Washington’s three public courses on federal land for the last five years, said Wednesday that the Department of the Interior had terminated its 50-year lease agreement. The Interior Department said it was terminating the lease because the nonprofit had not implemented required capital improvements and failed to meet the terms of the lease. While it was unclear what the Trump administration’s plans are for the golf courses, the move gives Trump, whose private company has developed numerous golf courses in the U.S. and abroad, the chance to remake links overlooking the Potomac River and in Rock Creek Park and a site that is part of Black golf history.” Well that will be the end of affordable and accessible outings for everyone who isn’t white and rich in DC.
Deadly deed number one this year. Expiration of the tax credits for ACA enrollees not insured bu Medicare or Medicaid or an employer. The little guy. Getting shafted. “Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year. The change affects a diverse cross-section of Americans who don’t get their health insurance from an employer and don’t qualify for Medicaid or Medicare — a group that includes many self-employed workers, small business owners, farmers and ranchers. On average, the more than 20 million subsidized enrollees in the Affordable Care Act program are seeing their premium costs rise by 114% in 2026, according to an analysis by the health care research nonprofit KFF.” This means people will go without coverage. They will opt to pay the penalty versus paying double what they have been. And they will then elect to not go to the doctor. Until they are near death’s door at which point they head to the nearest ER, the most expensive way to dole out health care. And likely at a point in their sickness where full recovery becomes dicey at best. If they are employed, they will have to take time off of work, making it even harder to pay for the exorbitant bill that they will be handed from the ER. And the spiral goes on.
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