Progressives are pushing Medicare for All in some of the Democratic Party's most competitive Senate primaries, prompting concerns among Democrats that it threatens party unity on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, according to a Politico article reposted by Lisa Kashinsky on X between 3:46 PM and 4:16 PM UTC on December 22, 2025. The Politico report, published December 21 and co-reported with Eliana Schneider, states Democrats have been united in criticizing Republicans over Obamacare protections, but the Medicare for All effort risks reopening past intraparty rifts. Progressives maintain Democrats can pursue both policies, as detailed in the article linked in Kashinsky's post. In a separate post during the same 29-minute window, the @250YearsAgoLive account on X noted that Commodore Esek Hopkins of the Continental Navy unfurled the Gadsden banner—depicting a rattlesnake with 'Don’t Tread on Me'—on the USS Alfred 250 years ago, named after South Carolina delegate Christopher Gadsden.
