Brian Chiglinsky
@chiglinsky.bsky.social
dad who pays for daycare and snack pouches with health care comms and speechwriting
me, picking up my toddler from day care: whoa! wearing a different shirt, buddy? haha *to the teacher* he’s such a messy little guy. *to my kid* don’t worry, buddy. you’ll learn as you grow up
me, by myself at home getting chick fil a sauce on my shirt: ah well nevermind then
me, by myself at home getting chick fil a sauce on my shirt: ah well nevermind then
August 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
me, picking up my toddler from day care: whoa! wearing a different shirt, buddy? haha *to the teacher* he’s such a messy little guy. *to my kid* don’t worry, buddy. you’ll learn as you grow up
me, by myself at home getting chick fil a sauce on my shirt: ah well nevermind then
me, by myself at home getting chick fil a sauce on my shirt: ah well nevermind then
wait you’re trying to tell me a cutie called this death cab?
July 12, 2026 at 7:21 PM
wait you’re trying to tell me a cutie called this death cab?
“There he is! My hairy man!” - my 4 year old when I walked into the room this morning
May 31, 2026 at 5:53 PM
“There he is! My hairy man!” - my 4 year old when I walked into the room this morning
Got the Duck Tales theme song stuck in my 4 year old’s head. Revenge is sweet.
May 18, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Got the Duck Tales theme song stuck in my 4 year old’s head. Revenge is sweet.
Virginia’s redistricting amendment could save 10 Virginia hospitals.
I wrote about it, and new proposals from the Center for American Progress to bring down costs for everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/chiglins...
I wrote about it, and new proposals from the Center for American Progress to bring down costs for everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/chiglins...
April 18, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Virginia’s redistricting amendment could save 10 Virginia hospitals.
I wrote about it, and new proposals from the Center for American Progress to bring down costs for everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/chiglins...
I wrote about it, and new proposals from the Center for American Progress to bring down costs for everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/chiglins...
I guess we’ll just never know what region of the US Noah Kahan is from.
March 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I guess we’ll just never know what region of the US Noah Kahan is from.
our 4 year old with the most accurate depiction of parenting:
March 15, 2026 at 9:09 PM
our 4 year old with the most accurate depiction of parenting:
*a bird tweets outside the bathroom window*
the 4 year old, to comfort me: that’s just a bird…
… not a T-Rex
the 4 year old, to comfort me: that’s just a bird…
… not a T-Rex
March 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
*a bird tweets outside the bathroom window*
the 4 year old, to comfort me: that’s just a bird…
… not a T-Rex
the 4 year old, to comfort me: that’s just a bird…
… not a T-Rex
me: This is honey butter! It’s butter with honey mixed in.
4 year old: where’d you get it?
me: the restaurant
4 year old (disappointed): oh I thought you were going to say bees
4 year old: where’d you get it?
me: the restaurant
4 year old (disappointed): oh I thought you were going to say bees
February 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
me: This is honey butter! It’s butter with honey mixed in.
4 year old: where’d you get it?
me: the restaurant
4 year old (disappointed): oh I thought you were going to say bees
4 year old: where’d you get it?
me: the restaurant
4 year old (disappointed): oh I thought you were going to say bees
*RFK Jr ambushed by a bidet*
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
*RFK Jr ambushed by a bidet*
top notch work, guys
February 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
top notch work, guys
Now starts the generation-long project to repair the damage DOGE did.
Significant- CNN on DOGE: "Inside the White House, the cost-cutting crusade marked by mass firings and blanket funding eliminations is largely seen as over"
The White House is signaling no more RIFs and no more rescissions, with Trump trying to distance himself from DOGE
www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/p...
The White House is signaling no more RIFs and no more rescissions, with Trump trying to distance himself from DOGE
www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/p...
‘They put me on there to die’: Conservatives unload on GOP’s failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting | CNN Politics
The budget-slashing Department of Government Efficiency that upended the federal government at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term has stalled out on Capitol Hill, a reality that’s left ...
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Now starts the generation-long project to repair the damage DOGE did.
As a Virginian, can confirm!
The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
As a Virginian, can confirm!
Reposted by Brian Chiglinsky
So about TrumpRx: We crunched the numbers today and about half of the drugs on there have cheaper generics available already. www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/t...
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 PM
So about TrumpRx: We crunched the numbers today and about half of the drugs on there have cheaper generics available already. www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/t...
Reposted by Brian Chiglinsky
This is exactly what they are doing, and every Medicaid agency absolutely despises them for it. Equifax is going over the agencies' heads, straight to governors, insisting that the agencies sign a contract with Equifax, even though they can get access to The Work Number for free from CMS!
Three Democratic senators accused the credit-rating company Equifax of price gouging states for a service many will use to comply with the new work requirements for Medicaid and food assistance passed by Republicans in Congress last year.
Senators Accuse Equifax of ‘Price-Gouging’ Medicaid Programs
The company’s data will be essential for many states to comply with new work requirements for the health insurance program that take effect next year.
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is exactly what they are doing, and every Medicaid agency absolutely despises them for it. Equifax is going over the agencies' heads, straight to governors, insisting that the agencies sign a contract with Equifax, even though they can get access to The Work Number for free from CMS!
Credit Karma: hey man, looks like you’ve got a recurring subscription to… something called… “student loans”? want us to cancel that for ya?
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Credit Karma: hey man, looks like you’ve got a recurring subscription to… something called… “student loans”? want us to cancel that for ya?
true with writing, too
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
true with writing, too
🤔 solid points here. tough to argue with this guy.
Opinion: Health care consultant: Spanberger’s Health Financing Task Force should seek advice from technology community
Health care consultant: Spanberger’s Health Financing Task Force should seek advice from technology community
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The task force should also reach out to Virginia’s tech community — proposing contests, hackathons and other ways to find new tools and consumer-friendly ways to cut through bureaucratic red tape and make the process of verifying income and eligibility as easy as possible.
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dlvr.it
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
🤔 solid points here. tough to argue with this guy.
I wrote a thing!
Because apparently I’m Sisyphus forever doomed to write about how Medicaid work requirements are dumb and dangerous
(but this time I tried a marginally hopeful note)
cardinalnews.org/2026/02/02/s...
Because apparently I’m Sisyphus forever doomed to write about how Medicaid work requirements are dumb and dangerous
(but this time I tried a marginally hopeful note)
cardinalnews.org/2026/02/02/s...
Health care consultant: Spanberger’s Health Financing Task Force should seek advice from technology community
The task force should also reach out to Virginia’s tech community — proposing contests, hackathons and other ways to find new tools and consumer-friendly ways to cut through bureaucratic red tape a…
cardinalnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I wrote a thing!
Because apparently I’m Sisyphus forever doomed to write about how Medicaid work requirements are dumb and dangerous
(but this time I tried a marginally hopeful note)
cardinalnews.org/2026/02/02/s...
Because apparently I’m Sisyphus forever doomed to write about how Medicaid work requirements are dumb and dangerous
(but this time I tried a marginally hopeful note)
cardinalnews.org/2026/02/02/s...
“hey Brian, you’re turning 40 this month. how does it feel?”
united healthcare:
united healthcare:
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“hey Brian, you’re turning 40 this month. how does it feel?”
united healthcare:
united healthcare:
daycare closed tomorrow. the parents whatsapp now reads like a cormac mccarthy novel.
January 27, 2026 at 11:42 PM
daycare closed tomorrow. the parents whatsapp now reads like a cormac mccarthy novel.
Reposted by Brian Chiglinsky
You should read everything @adamserwer.bsky.social writes, but this one really stands out. He's given a gift link below.
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
You should read everything @adamserwer.bsky.social writes, but this one really stands out. He's given a gift link below.
The pure unfiltered hope coming out of Richmond and the dread from Washington has been a little on-the-nose this week.
January 18, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The pure unfiltered hope coming out of Richmond and the dread from Washington has been a little on-the-nose this week.
UVA Class of 2001.
Congratulations, Virginia. We now officially made history with our first Dave Matthews Band Governor.
Congratulations, Virginia. We now officially made history with our first Dave Matthews Band Governor.
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
UVA Class of 2001.
Congratulations, Virginia. We now officially made history with our first Dave Matthews Band Governor.
Congratulations, Virginia. We now officially made history with our first Dave Matthews Band Governor.