If you believe that might makes right and all of life is a remorseless struggle to dominate others...well, I guess you probably think this makes sense. Despite the fact that Trump inherited his own "might" and got bailed out over and over, which kind of undermines the Hobbesian morality at play here.
Second chances? They're for winners. Remember, these people (most of 'em) call themselves Christians. If you run into one at church, you might want to ask how they square this shit with virtually anything Jesus said. That's if they've read the Gospels at all. If they haven't, they shouldn't go around claiming "faith" guides anything they do.
In fact, they should shut up about "faith" completely.
I make about $13.75 an hour not quite full time. I'm on Medicaid because I have a kidney transplant. Right now I'm doing very well, with high kidney function and the ability to work. The original game plan was to work until I'm 70, then take Social Security. I can just afford the bills for myself and my wife and son. Thank God at least we managed to pay everything else off, the house, credit cards, and cars, before things got this bad. By the standards of a lot of people we're in pretty good shape.
Now I'm terrified. There's no way I could possibly afford the anti-rejection drugs I need at "market prices," which means at whatever insane markup a pharmaceutical CEO wants. I cannot afford a monthly sky high insurance bill. We've already lost our daughter because of mental illness issues insurance companies didn't want to pay for. If I lose Medicaid I will die of organ rejection. That's what it boils down to.
There are millions of people in this country in my position or much worse, including millions of MAGAs, who signed their own death warrants voting for trump.
I'm reminded of a previous senator with a legacy of stopping Trump in his first term, of him famously standing in the Senate well giving a thumbs down, enraging Trump forever. The GOP was already nearly servile then, but his integrity in that moment sets his place in history, a shining light in contrast to today's fraudsters. Which was a long walk to say: lhis is good news for John McCain.
I read that somewhere. They really do want us to just die and leave what’s left for them. The Republican who represents my district, A. Harris, voted “present,” obviously aware that the more progressive leaning state might consider sending him somewhere other than to Congress, and he just couldn’t vote “No” to help people—it’s not in his genes. I am developing a severe case of loathing for Republicans. Medication for that particular illness is not covered by what will be left of my Medicare.
my R congressman just sent me an email about passing the big beautiful bill, and i responded by telling him that they all sound silly talking like that, and they should be ashamed of what they did, although we all know why they did it.
Ta, Robyn. I'm loath to think about what the future is going to look like for my clients, who are all HIV positive adults. I work in a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in The South Bronx. Because we are an FQHC, we cannot turn anyone away for an inability to pay. Most have Medicaid and no premium private insurance. Some have Medicare. Without SNAP, they'll go hungry. HASA pays the rent for most of our program's clients; a few have income from SSDI or SSI. Slashing these programs is going to kill people whose only crime is being poor (and usually uneducated as well). Btw, no one without legal immigration status gets Medicaid. The few we have in our Ryan White program get their drugs paid for by something called ADAP (AIDS drug assistance program) through the NY Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
This is performative nonsense. If the anti-trans legislation makes it through the Senate, I know a lot of Senators who are going to be facing primary opponents. Trans rights, like women's rights, are human rights, period. Nothing else or less will do, ever.
I wouldn't count the Senate out. GOP is full of craven cowards and Trump/Steven/Elon really want this bill. For maximum cruelty obviously. I called both my senators. Useless because one is completely owned by Russia and the other is a solid democrat. But, I have to something right?
How does the GOP kicking 15 million people off Medicaid, SNAP, and WIC “Make America Healthy Again”?
Oh, wait, dead people don’t need healthcare.
Well, hell, we wouldn't want any f***ing billionaires to not get their fluffies
If you believe that might makes right and all of life is a remorseless struggle to dominate others...well, I guess you probably think this makes sense. Despite the fact that Trump inherited his own "might" and got bailed out over and over, which kind of undermines the Hobbesian morality at play here.
Second chances? They're for winners. Remember, these people (most of 'em) call themselves Christians. If you run into one at church, you might want to ask how they square this shit with virtually anything Jesus said. That's if they've read the Gospels at all. If they haven't, they shouldn't go around claiming "faith" guides anything they do.
In fact, they should shut up about "faith" completely.
Cutting Medicare too.
I make about $13.75 an hour not quite full time. I'm on Medicaid because I have a kidney transplant. Right now I'm doing very well, with high kidney function and the ability to work. The original game plan was to work until I'm 70, then take Social Security. I can just afford the bills for myself and my wife and son. Thank God at least we managed to pay everything else off, the house, credit cards, and cars, before things got this bad. By the standards of a lot of people we're in pretty good shape.
Now I'm terrified. There's no way I could possibly afford the anti-rejection drugs I need at "market prices," which means at whatever insane markup a pharmaceutical CEO wants. I cannot afford a monthly sky high insurance bill. We've already lost our daughter because of mental illness issues insurance companies didn't want to pay for. If I lose Medicaid I will die of organ rejection. That's what it boils down to.
There are millions of people in this country in my position or much worse, including millions of MAGAs, who signed their own death warrants voting for trump.
I'm reminded of a previous senator with a legacy of stopping Trump in his first term, of him famously standing in the Senate well giving a thumbs down, enraging Trump forever. The GOP was already nearly servile then, but his integrity in that moment sets his place in history, a shining light in contrast to today's fraudsters. Which was a long walk to say: lhis is good news for John McCain.
"The bill includes the largest cuts to Medicare and SNAP in the history of those programs — $698 billion from Medicaid and $267 billion from SNAP. "
MediICARE or MediCAID? They're not the same thing. Many seniors use both, but they're still not the same thing.
Some are saying that this bill will eventually cut MEDICARE. WTF???
I read that somewhere. They really do want us to just die and leave what’s left for them. The Republican who represents my district, A. Harris, voted “present,” obviously aware that the more progressive leaning state might consider sending him somewhere other than to Congress, and he just couldn’t vote “No” to help people—it’s not in his genes. I am developing a severe case of loathing for Republicans. Medication for that particular illness is not covered by what will be left of my Medicare.
my R congressman just sent me an email about passing the big beautiful bill, and i responded by telling him that they all sound silly talking like that, and they should be ashamed of what they did, although we all know why they did it.
Ta, Robyn. I'm loath to think about what the future is going to look like for my clients, who are all HIV positive adults. I work in a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in The South Bronx. Because we are an FQHC, we cannot turn anyone away for an inability to pay. Most have Medicaid and no premium private insurance. Some have Medicare. Without SNAP, they'll go hungry. HASA pays the rent for most of our program's clients; a few have income from SSDI or SSI. Slashing these programs is going to kill people whose only crime is being poor (and usually uneducated as well). Btw, no one without legal immigration status gets Medicaid. The few we have in our Ryan White program get their drugs paid for by something called ADAP (AIDS drug assistance program) through the NY Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
This is performative nonsense. If the anti-trans legislation makes it through the Senate, I know a lot of Senators who are going to be facing primary opponents. Trans rights, like women's rights, are human rights, period. Nothing else or less will do, ever.
So when rural hospitals start to close, will they blame it on DEI or Biden being old?
Someone ask Jake Tapper.
why not both?
Will our blood trickle up? Get on their cuffs? Or maybe just pool on the ground and spoil their shoes?
Not thrilled with the jerk on MSNBC right now giving a very one-sided view of the 'cause' of the (terrible) shooting in DC yesterday.
No fault of Bibi, nosiree!
CBNC Hed:
𝗦&𝗣 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆
Big Beautiful Bill, indeed!
I wouldn't count the Senate out. GOP is full of craven cowards and Trump/Steven/Elon really want this bill. For maximum cruelty obviously. I called both my senators. Useless because one is completely owned by Russia and the other is a solid democrat. But, I have to something right?
— real narrowly, by just one vote —
Elections matter evidence #400235.