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@GeauxGabrielle#Realtalk Also, I have regular smegular under $100k a year job and I have paid a $1k for things that I really enjoy. It just has to be a special occasion, like my team going to the playoffs.
Trump prevented everyone from celebrating near the game. He made everyone show up hours early. Women could not take in a bag. He inconvenienced the entire city. And then he fell asleep.
Pete Hegseth took Mormons off the Pentagon's official list of Christian churches and the Protestant right has spent the last two days harassing Mormons on the internet but they'll still overwhelmingly vote for MAGA Republicans this November.
🚨 Trump's new Medicaid rules just made it official: having cancer is not enough to be exempt from work requirements. You have to PROVE cancer is stopping you from working. While you're in chemo.
This week, the Trump administration released its final 400-page rule on how states must enforce the Medicaid work requirements that were buried inside last year's "One Big Beautiful Bill." Starting January 1, 2027, most low-income adults on Medicaid must prove every single month they are working, volunteering, or attending school for at least 80 hours — or lose their coverage.
For months, advocates for cancer patients and people living with HIV had been pushing for a blanket medical exemption. What they got instead was a trap. The new rule ties the definition of "medically frail" — the exemption category — directly to a person's ability to work. That means cancer patients who are still capable of working, even in between chemo rounds, do not automatically qualify. A woman with early-stage breast cancer receiving radiation treatment? May not qualify. A man living with HIV who takes medication and still reports to work? No exemption.
And here's the part that should stop you cold: Harvard health policy professor Adrianna McIntyre told reporters that even cancer patients who ARE technically exempt could still lose coverage — because the paperwork process is so complex that "a recently diagnosed cancer patient who is employed might lose Medicaid coverage due to errors in completing the necessary paperwork." Cancer will not wait while a Medicaid office sifts through forms.
The American Cancer Society ran the numbers. Researchers at the University of Chicago published a study in JAMA Oncology projecting that over 1 million mammograms and colorectal and lung cancer screenings will be missed within the first two years of these rules. That translates to more than 2,300 undetected cancer cases — hundreds at advanced stages — and an estimated 155 avoidable deaths from just three types of cancer alone.
A coalition of 48 patient advocacy groups signed a joint statement calling the rule "life-threatening." The American Academy of Pediatrics said it will "harm those whom Medicaid is intended to support." The HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute's director said bluntly: "We will lose individuals from Medicaid, and many will become ill and die as a result."
68 million Americans depend on Medicaid. The CBO says at least 5 million will lose coverage. And Dr. Oz went on TV to defend it by saying Medicaid recipients watch too much television.
@FemCondition@robspresley@hell_line0 You are saying the cops shouldn't be called for the crime of vandalism but should be called for the not crime of knocking on a door. Clearly you are the confused one here.
Interesting…
Jared Kushner purchased an island that was once a Secret Military Base for $1.4 billion— which includes a network of 3,600+ bunkers & Cold War Underground Tunnels
🔻 Details:
Jared Kushner’s investment firm is leading a huge project to develop Sazan Island — a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Albania. The island was a secret military base during the Cold War, packed with about 3,600 concrete bunkers and roughly 10 miles of underground tunnels.
The Albanian government approved the project in late 2024, giving it special “strategic investor” status.
What the Resort Will Look Like and Be Used For?
This will be high-end luxury eco-resort aimed at wealthy tourists: Hotels and private villas. A marina for large yachts, Restaurants, spas, and wellness centers, Walking trails and scenic viewpoints. Some of the old bunkers and tunnels will be preserved and turned into unique attractions for guests.