Holy fuck! GOP Senator Joni Ernst tells people worried that cutting Medicaid will kill them to get over it because "We are all going to die" - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

deanobeidallah.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Holy fuck! GOP Senator Joni Ernst tells people worried that cutting Medicaid will kill them to get over it because "We are all going to die"

Reposted from Brian Tyler Cohen

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”

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truth-is-beauty.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Such brilliant logic.

eriklassiter.bsky.social•1 day ago

You go first then Joni.

crazyheart007.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let her go first !!!

stacernresists.bsky.social•1 day ago

Best response yet:

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kittenkiss65.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well that makes it okay i guess

billwalter.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fascism.

jogirl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well, bitch@joniernst we did not expect to die at the hands of our own government.

commiequeer25.bsky.social•1 day ago

Qunt

dutchmaloney1964.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's very uncomfortable living in Iowa. Our Governor Reynolds wasi just voted most hated governor. A republican was also voted the most loved.

gberfieldusaua.bsky.social•1 day ago

They're all on drugs. That's why they don't want anyone else doing drugs.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-miller-quizzed-on-musks-drug-use-amid-wife-drama/

gberfieldusaua.bsky.social•1 day ago

They're all on drugs. That's why they don't want anyone else doing drugs.
https://floridajustice.com/trump-nda-enforcement-litigation-involving-trump-noel-casler/

electric528.bsky.social•1 day ago

Remember when the GOP didn't like Obamacare because it was "gonna kill grandma?"

Now: Grandma gonna die. Get over it.

steveknapp.bsky.social•1 day ago

"Cowards die many times before their actual deaths." ~ Julius Caesar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar

barskin.bsky.social•1 day ago

And now, inspiring quotes:
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” Madeline Albright
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Shirley Chisolm
"Well, we're all going to die." Joni Ernst

barskin.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hey..why should we give a shit about anything? We're all going to die. Go ahead, RFK Jr: stop vaccine programs, NARCAN, diabetes research, etc. Who needs it? We're all going to die. And, as Trump alters the US from democracy to authoritarianism. Pshaw! We're all going to die! Have a nice day!

heatherkhilton.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Leave her a message. 😂😂😂

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rbtec.bsky.social•1 day ago

They’re all fucking soulless monsters.

alivelift5201.bsky.social•1 day ago

Joni Oinst.

davidcchord.bsky.social•1 day ago

Complete utter contempt for Americans, that's what they're all about

acehannarules.bsky.social•1 day ago

You first, pig sticker!

https://clip.cafe/out-of-the-past-1947/i-dont-want-die-s2/

davekeonscousin.bsky.social•1 day ago

Since "we are all going to die", there's now a boatload of money to be saved on national defence.

basic59.bsky.social•21 hours ago

"If they would rather die, they had better do it and decrease the surplus population." Scrooge, A Christmas Carol

jannymp.bsky.social•1 day ago

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dietrimi.bsky.social•1 day ago

UnFit for Public Service

patrickhenry48.bsky.social•1 day ago

Very true Senator Ernst, but you have premium healthcare coverage unavailable to your constituents, so you will be making them go first.

emoltzen.bsky.social•1 day ago

The bumper sticker writes itself.

cloy2019.bsky.social•1 day ago

What a pig…and she will have lifetime taxpayer funded pension and healthcare. She can go straight to HELL.

ronnielcohen.bsky.social•1 day ago

czech-queen.bsky.social•1 day ago

Who is the Democrat running against her in the next election?

gregory9.bsky.social•1 day ago

These grifters come on stage with their "I'm so rational and reasonable" faces on, and then start spewing the most bizarre, ridiculous nonsense. It isn't even gaslighting, which would require a degree of finesse; they sound as though they're talking to their therapist.

upstatemike29b.bsky.social•22 hours ago

WOW! Unbelievable!

saneyossarian.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well, Elon said our problem is too much empathy....

kidmadrid222.bsky.social•1 day ago

Career over. Oh wait….MAGA.

ariabehbuh.bsky.social•1 day ago

She 1st

unclepatrick2.bsky.social•1 day ago

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jeffcarl.bsky.social•15 hours ago

We are all going to die, but most of us hope to put it off for as long as we are enjoying living.

wbaker14.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s the cruelty that counts. Sometimes it feels like these people are competing to see who can be the cruelest. Her lack of empathy is just horrific.

klamorkitten.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's it right there. Repugs don't want healthcare or social security.....so you kill off the elderly and sick to keep strong baby-making workers, and tax payers, viable.

aarondanieldean.bsky.social•1 day ago

To these eugenicists, even the right to life has a hierarchy. They've come clean. We need to do the same, and, start calling them what they are.

democracymatters.bsky.social•1 day ago

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00dad.bsky.social•1 day ago

You first bitch!

willa-oczki.bsky.social•1 day ago

What Thom has been saying for decades has finally come to pass: the deconstruction of the administrative state. We're finally at that point, Project 2025 come to life, implemented. Still, I was dismayed to hear Carusone say that it won't be easily repaired if at all even if we can vote them out. 😮‍💨

willa-oczki.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hartmann said today: GOP's goal is to deconstruct every agency, be it FEMA, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, USAID, Education, NIH - ALL OF THE AGENCIES! It's all about deconstruction of the administrative state. And for the Republican elites like Ernst, Medicaid is the least of their worries.

willa-oczki.bsky.social•1 day ago

If Republicans destroy Medicare & Medicaid, we'll see where the rubber meets the road. If their voters care, will it impact their vote in the next election - if we still have a Republic? I believe it will come down to their support of these programs; tRUmp's corruption/fascism don't matter to MAGA.

willa-oczki.bsky.social•1 day ago

When my Republican sister told me this some 10-15 years ago. I was struck by the shallowness & stark nature of the statement that when it's her time to go, no need to do anything to keep her alive. Many have a DNR but if married, or you have a will, why even share? Political indoctrination.

willa-oczki.bsky.social•1 day ago

Republicans will tell you, don't do anything to keep my alive once I hit rock bottom. Just let me go. They tell their loved ones this, and they're duped into it by the rich oligarchs. They figure, once I go downhill, it's OK, just let me die.

willa-oczki.bsky.social•1 day ago

Republicans use this logic to convince their base to reject programs like Medicare. They dupe their base into believing that no extraordinary efforts to stay alive are needed. If you've lived a decent lifespan of say 60 or 70, it's over. If extraordinary efforts are needed to stay alive, time to go.

willa-oczki.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is what Republicans ascribe to. It's indoctrinated into their base: When it's your time to go, no need to prolong the inevitable. Don't need doctors to revive you. No need to fight the inevitable. If you made it to 60, count your blessings. Nothing more to live for. No need to keep you alive.