Reminder: Dr. Oz had to pay $5.25 million to settle a class action suit for promoting phony weight loss cures. He is a conman. No wonder Trump likes him. Now he's in charge of running Medicare and Medicaid. - ThreadSky

rbreich.bsky.social • 53 days ago

Reminder: Dr. Oz had to pay $5.25 million to settle a class action suit for promoting phony weight loss cures.

He is a conman. No wonder Trump likes him.

Now he's in charge of running Medicare and Medicaid.

Comments

edwardrad.bsky.social•53 days ago

lavandra.bsky.social•53 days ago

Not to worry, he’ll place his assets ethically in a blind trust.
Haha!

kk53.bsky.social•53 days ago

What could possibly go wrong ? 🥴

jilliand.bsky.social•53 days ago

I was so prepared for growing older...key word, was.

nightagent60.bsky.social•53 days ago

What is more concerning are the Senators who voted to confirm him. 😡

rta2.bsky.social•53 days ago

Crooks surround themselves with crooks.

bouncer424.bsky.social•53 days ago

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professler.bsky.social•53 days ago

You can tell a lot about people by the friends they have.

paranormalhunter.bsky.social•53 days ago

I can smell this picture and it’s not ok.

cecallihelper.bsky.social•53 days ago

It is very clear now why the prophetic movie, Idiocracy, was only permitted to show in a few theatres & only for a short period.

'They' didn't want the masses to know The Master Plan. 😶

karmopa.bsky.social•53 days ago

The master plan, by all appearances, is to kill us off after destroying our life savings and crushing our souls.

cecallihelper.bsky.social•53 days ago

Like a swarm of locusts, oversized.

jakethedude.bsky.social•53 days ago

We zerg at midnight!

clairemoorepearson.bsky.social•53 days ago

Snake oil salesman

adothutchinson.bsky.social•52 days ago

As someone born and raised in Pennsylvania, I particularly hate this man.

cieloblu5.bsky.social•53 days ago

I agree that Oz is a ConMan, but I hope that he will at least honor his Hippocratic oath.

we-are-all-human.bsky.social•53 days ago

And funding for effective weight loss drugs has immediately been pulled

louisgreenstein.bsky.social•53 days ago

Sounds like a good fit for MAGA.

connie4spirit.bsky.social•53 days ago

They’re all birds of a feather.
Conman, grifters and outright thieves !

dorosaynow.bsky.social•53 days ago

If you’re not a conman, and/or corrupt, and/or a sycophant, you have no place in this administration. Knowledge and experience are anathema bc the plan is to control everything and everybody.

fretnotfarm.bsky.social•53 days ago

He slides right into the bowels of this administration

jenniferburchill.bsky.social•53 days ago

He's Mr. Oz, folks. He's not worthy of the title of "Doctor".

mjayne01.bsky.social•53 days ago

Even PA didn't want him! Get ready for those medicare denials so he can push his supplement line.

transmascdruid.bsky.social•53 days ago

@papst-ny.bsky.social

pjspassions.bsky.social•53 days ago

Thank you Republicans for enabling your boss to appoint fellow criminals.

justdann58.bsky.social•53 days ago

Makes being an American... 🤦‍♂️ f*

ratchetology.bsky.social•53 days ago

you misspelled ruining

americaduff.bsky.social•53 days ago

Thanks Oprah!

lg1227.bsky.social•53 days ago

He is a snake oil salesman and a charlatan!

buttfarts7.bsky.social•53 days ago

He will be the face of its destruction. Bit of an ignominious distinction for his legacy.

kspa-ella.bsky.social•53 days ago

Frightening!

ridley98346.bsky.social•53 days ago

Running Medicare and Medicaid … into the ground.

canadianheart.bsky.social•53 days ago

Can’t wait until he hires his daughter so she can do a cooking show from the Whitehouse on State run tv and sell golden cookbooks!

k1lluaz0ldyck.bsky.social•53 days ago

so many unqualified grifters. its a literal circus of quacks in every single role. a mockery of what it once was

scruffybsu.bsky.social•53 days ago

I think you mean 'ruin' not 'running'.

kimthoman.bsky.social•53 days ago

Oz the Con!

halfbreedrezman.bsky.social•53 days ago

Discovered and promoted by a talk show host. You know who. She owes all who lose Medicare Medicaid benefits compensation and not just a new car.

handi817.bsky.social•53 days ago

No. Now, he's in charge of destroying Medicare and Medicaid. Only yes men were hired by 47. It is 47s job to control the players. The Heritage Foundation is controlling the Party and the Regime 🐙 see my pinned.

canjaymay.bsky.social•53 days ago

That is Trump's middle finger to every person who is a qualified, ethical professional.

cmyskill.bsky.social•53 days ago

Another grifter in the cabinet what's new

donellgmab.bsky.social•53 days ago

2014
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/19/half-of-dr-ozs-medical-advice-is-baseless-or-wrong-study-says/

allisonlevin.bsky.social•53 days ago

what a lousy time to want to stay alive.

3rdrei.bsky.social•53 days ago

I sure hope that I never get sick. In america the only affordable healthcare is a 12 gauge.

oldsickandtired.bsky.social•52 days ago

Again birds of a feather…

lola215.bsky.social•53 days ago

Where is Aldo Raine when you need him?

suzai.bsky.social•53 days ago

We are not a serious country

markvdhmusic.bsky.social•52 days ago

I think you misspelled “ruining”

kenwyant.bsky.social•53 days ago

Keep the CON in RepubliCON.

better-2be-kind.bsky.social•53 days ago

Snake oil con man plus his dual citizenship should have disqualified him forever.

shaolind.bsky.social•53 days ago

If he was a sexual predator, he would be one of Trump's favorites

anarchess.bsky.social•53 days ago

Abysmal choice, but that was expected from Trump.

kimba1129.bsky.social•53 days ago

They are both con men

fatlil6ringo.bsky.social•53 days ago

He's also a giant 🥑. Another reason Trump likes him.

redwine59.bsky.social•53 days ago

I’m frightened

16rolynn.bsky.social•53 days ago

The worst reality game show ever.

jaron17.bsky.social•53 days ago

Of course, another conman added to the incompetence of the rest of the ass clowns orange man hired.

alaskakaren.bsky.social•53 days ago

We are in deep deep shit. Tanking the economy, Medicare and Social Security, will cause maximum pain for millions of us. My retirement was not supposed to be like this.

lizablau.bsky.social•53 days ago

Make it stop. 😬

purrsistenceworks.bsky.social•53 days ago

I am sad I'm not surprised. He always finds the archenemy of the position he hires for

nonnieida.bsky.social•53 days ago

He fits perfectly.

ladyindrak.bsky.social•53 days ago

Help us all

dermann51.bsky.social•53 days ago

Oprah introduced him to the masses, remember.

iowanative.bsky.social•53 days ago

Elect a twice impeached, sexual abusing clown, expect a circus of unqualified bafoons in charge of the most important parts of our government.

kjradish.bsky.social•52 days ago

Checks and balances could have kept this from happening. The Senate is just as guilty.

rlaidler.bsky.social•53 days ago

Don’t forget, he’s a convicted fraud

shylaowai.bsky.social•53 days ago

A convicted felon with six bankruptcies to his credit… we could go on and on yet NOTHING registers with his supporters. 😔 He could kill the American economy in the middle of 5th Ave and wouldn’t lose a single supporter.

goodhart1989.bsky.social•31 days ago

And those bankruptcies involved casinos. How do you bankrupt a casino, where the house wins? (Answer, you steal.)

bobpress.bsky.social•53 days ago

Did you misspell 'ruining?'

plymouth-socialist.bsky.social•53 days ago

He fits in well with all the other slime balls in the administration

cancan12312.bsky.social•52 days ago

FFS

rainwalkerak.bsky.social•53 days ago

This fits here. Enjoy!

https://youtube.com/shorts/wqNmncuhyac?si=p7oLVG3r19-Lj7hb

wildchild0371.bsky.social•53 days ago

New term for maga CONservatives!!!

scardiecat.bsky.social•53 days ago

So there goes Medicare and Medicaid when he's in.

constancethebadger.bsky.social•53 days ago

Everything Trump does, from his appointments to his pardons, is meant to normalize his own corruption.

khyizang.bsky.social•53 days ago

Not just Trump. He had to get approval of Senate. The entire government is now corrupt. Even if Trump got impeached and removed he’d still be able to rule his lackeys from Mar-a-Lago. In fact, he might find that more convenient.

halleys-comet1759.bsky.social•53 days ago

I’d say “Shocking” but getting stale!🤮

stundoman.bsky.social•53 days ago

Is this some kind of bad reality show? It's getting old!

mulattress.bsky.social•53 days ago

If I was old and about to die I would be like

reasonsvoice.bsky.social•53 days ago

Sycophant crypto-bros don't care. Nothing affecting them personally.

No divestment, no action.

whathavewecometo.bsky.social•53 days ago

He fits right in. 😞

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JBq-2FdXpeNjva2h0T72q2NLKkRi2fTo/view?usp=drivesdk

00kjg.bsky.social•53 days ago

Being a criminal is mandatory to be part of the Trump administration

melojam.bsky.social•53 days ago

OUTRAGED AT THE NO TALENT UNQUALIFIED MEDIOCRE, AT BEST, PEOPLE HE APPOINTS. Counts on his millions and billionaire friends. CORRUPTION

melojam.bsky.social•53 days ago

So sad; arrogant fools

skippyoz.bsky.social•53 days ago

They are all conmen.

76134se.bsky.social•53 days ago

Trump has surrounded himself with humans that share his same values.

pjolsen.bsky.social•52 days ago

Another snake oil salesman. We are so screwed.

carrotsoup.bsky.social•53 days ago

He has a stake in Medicare Advantage

whiterose13.bsky.social•53 days ago

He’s not a real doctor. He’s a quack!!!

minutello1.bsky.social•52 days ago

He's in charge of running it into the ground.

crickettehkm.bsky.social•53 days ago

#DrPuppyKiller
#Carpetbagger

marcmcd.bsky.social•53 days ago

Oh god…is he going to subsidize those annoying “if you have medicare part b, medicare part c, or medicare part d you may be eligible…” commercials that are like 5 minutes long? I hate those.

dangermouse911.bsky.social•52 days ago

Rick Scott, a senator, was involved in fraud. As chief executive, he defrauded Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs. The U.S. DOJ won 14 felony convictions against the company, which was fined $1.7B in what was the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history.

dangermouse911.bsky.social•52 days ago

He also walked away from it all with $300 million in stocks, making him one of the wealthiest members of Congress.

gr82bus.bsky.social•31 days ago

Crime pays. Republikkkans have proven that much.

bstorr.bsky.social•53 days ago

Robert, that is why I get so angry when the GOP Senate plays performative games where two or three vote against something; the reality is those “reach across the aisle” Senators are still rubber stamping his appointees. The whole lot of them are in on the destruction of our Country.

applechunks.bsky.social•53 days ago

Trump won't make the mistake of hiring anyone smarter or better than himself. We're run by conmen, criminals, suckup idiots.

peggyfrompa.bsky.social•53 days ago

Horrific! What could possibly go wrong?!?!

christineu.bsky.social•53 days ago

Ah the junk drawer, I mean cabinet, is complete with all the best people (for some definition of best)

jtbeep.bsky.social•53 days ago

Being a criminal is a positive to this administration

shzzr.bsky.social•52 days ago

Fu*k

lindashepherd.bsky.social•53 days ago

FDT

belcaro.bsky.social•53 days ago

Only the finest grifters are hired in the Trump administration to work for the master con man, Don the Con.

kaylasmeme.bsky.social•53 days ago

God help us all

patwillacker.bsky.social•53 days ago

"Ruining" Medicare & Medicaid

sheilaannw.bsky.social•53 days ago

Another one of Oprah‘s gifts. you get a doctor you get a doctor you get a doctor.

bspill.bsky.social•53 days ago

Trump loves most criminals. He let 1500 J6er criminals out

oldguy56.bsky.social•53 days ago

Not to mention Oz has over $6 million in stock in the largest Medicare Advantage insurers (MA). MA fraudulent practices have been exposed numerous times and subject to Federal investigation and countless suits. Oz wants to push everyone in MA. Check the WSJ.

nrredbird.bsky.social•53 days ago

un-f*ckin' believable!

berniecullen.bsky.social•53 days ago

Just like most of DJT's appointments.

jerry-mander.bsky.social•53 days ago

Unlike other appointments, at least he has SOME credentials and experience in this field. You've got to look on the bright side. 😫

julievogtnl.bsky.social•53 days ago

And the Fu©king senate confirmed him. Revolution time!

lua.is-a.dev•53 days ago

I seem to remember the government being for all of the people. Not just a few.

cindyrice1.bsky.social•53 days ago

Total FRAUD

sumfx99.bsky.social•53 days ago

What does anyone expect of someone called "Dr. OZ"
Time to wake up Dorothy!

meiles50.bsky.social•53 days ago

He failed the Hippocratic Oath!

andyswarbs.bsky.social•53 days ago

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tomjcassidy.bsky.social•53 days ago

They're all conmen.

handle.invalid•53 days ago

send him to prison

miasmo.bsky.social•53 days ago

Oprah really shit the bed when she promoted that dickhead.

cmbye.bsky.social•53 days ago

Another CON in trump’s cabinet. Criminals are all he chooses to surround himself with these days and Republican politicians are responsible also.

julieputney77.bsky.social•53 days ago

Thanks to Oprah foisting the quack on an unsuspecting audience

nrredbird.bsky.social•53 days ago

Yeah...she did a hell of a job, didn't she? Oz and Dr. Phil! What a pair!

whatisabeau.bsky.social•53 days ago

trump thinks people who play doctors on tv are real. ✊🇨🇦✌️

otterlolly.bsky.social•53 days ago

Horrible.

robe87.bsky.social•53 days ago

Bet that the conman fraudster tries to shut down this department his illegal activities should be investigated by everyone and should be forced out why the hell do you think republicans don’t give a damn because they already get unlimited healthcare for free let’s cut that down to size

kimsb.bsky.social•51 days ago

bll4ever.bsky.social•53 days ago

The goal of tRump's junk drawer is to destroy the very agencies which they are charged with. 😷🤡

hh202411.bsky.social•52 days ago

Conmen love each other, don't they?

goodhart1989.bsky.social•31 days ago

Shameful, like much associated with Trump. What am I saying? Like everything associated with Trump.

markhathaway1.bsky.social•53 days ago

What could possibly go wrong? /s

alan51972.bsky.social•53 days ago

I remember him hawking Raspberry Ketones one year. Then it was Green Tea Extract the next year. None of it worked.

shirleymeerson.bsky.social•53 days ago

I’m a health care professional ❤️‍🩹

I hate this so much - it’s beyond disgusting 🤢

leighallen59.bsky.social•53 days ago

😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬

martinaenglington.bsky.social•52 days ago

He sold his crap as part of his show the entire time it was on the air.

outdoorgirl9.bsky.social•51 days ago

The whole administration is a fucking clown car from Peter Navarro also a felon to RFK to Pete Hegseth. It’s a fucking shit show.

ronnie-xxiii.bsky.social•53 days ago

I go on to Medicare next year…if it’s still there. No Social Security until 67 (69 if I want those few extra crumbs from the table) thanks to Reagan & Tip.

italiano727.bsky.social•52 days ago

This makes me ill ..

turingagent.bsky.social•53 days ago

Oops! You misspelled 'ruining'

wobbledance.bsky.social•53 days ago

A snake oil salesman is gonna slither. We haven’t hit bottom yet but we’re close.

lnygranny.bsky.social•53 days ago

🤮

heartajack.bsky.social•53 days ago

Fucking hell

katelane613.bsky.social•52 days ago

The choice of Dr Oz exposes how morally & intellectually bankrupt is the Trump Cult. From a distance, two strong emotions are stirring. One - horror - at the level of depravity to which The Cult has sunk , taking so many with it. Two - hilarity - at the level of stupidity +++. Stay safe

ronicats.bsky.social•53 days ago

The scary thing is he will try to privatize it. He own investments in Medicare Advantage Plans.

skorpeo.bsky.social•53 days ago

He’s a tv personality. I’ve been saying over and over and over, they are all about optics. If it looks good, or is a clever concise sound bite, that’s what they believe in. That is what they take as actual substance.

abigail-adams76.bsky.social•52 days ago

And @GOP are giving Trump free rein to run rough shot thru our govt

Hold every GOP elected official accountable

Call out DEMs who capitulate

kmschubring.bsky.social•53 days ago

He’s one of Oprah’s horcruxes along with Rachel Ray and Dr. Phil

howcouldwe.bsky.social•50 days ago

Rick Scott was unavailable

julibcr.bsky.social•53 days ago

Big buddy of tRumpf

laverneousdonkler.bsky.social•53 days ago

If you haven’t had to settle a Fraud lawsuit or criminal proceeding you’re not qualified to serve in the tRump regime.

tommysandesu.bsky.social•52 days ago

He ended up realizing that being a conman is more profitable than a healthcare professional.

djarred.bsky.social•53 days ago

But wait.....Oprah loves him.

jvdance.bsky.social•53 days ago

Seems like this was just a blip in most mainstream news. How about that?

theoneweis.bsky.social•53 days ago

Mr. Reich, I'm afraid he's going to roll everyone off traditional Medicare and onto so-called Medicare Advantage. I don't want my share of Medicare payments to go to a for profit insurance company; I don't want to go through a for profit insurance company for approvals! ARGHH!

bellathelab.bsky.social•53 days ago

Oprah is 0 for 2 here with Oz and Phil.
🤦🏾‍♀️

chefbruce.bsky.social•53 days ago

Snake will privatize Medicare, in addition to having significant conflicts of interest he will enact the Dictator’s dangerous agenda, stripping crucial healthcare services, Medicare, Medicaid & the Affordable Care Act from hundreds of millions of Americans & use that money to give to billionaires.

ignatiussuitangi.bsky.social•53 days ago

dann1960.bsky.social•53 days ago

"Birds of a ..."

nopoopforyou.bsky.social•52 days ago

You mean ruining them

pugluver.bsky.social•53 days ago

greatdane2.bsky.social•53 days ago

He is a disgrace

artcat1.bsky.social•53 days ago

Because that's where the money is.
Go where the money is... and go there often.
--attributed to Willie Sutton, bank robber

cokie-o.bsky.social•53 days ago

What could go wrong?

balovesbooks.bsky.social•53 days ago

You must have “conman” listed on your resume to get a job in Trump’s admin.

ajkp4227.bsky.social•53 days ago

ruining...

madmaxmike25.bsky.social•53 days ago

In his world it takes one to recognize one. All members with no morals, no ethics, no decency. Integrity is gone

moketchup.bsky.social•53 days ago

Into the ground as per orders

femsocphd.bsky.social•53 days ago

It's just a big, corrupt, kleptocracy scam, sham, shitcoin shitshow.

lisadiana.bsky.social•53 days ago

Every cabinet member, congressional member, and senator and their family members receive MEDICAID‼️

pamica.bsky.social•53 days ago

He will attach a mandatory Oz elixir or wellness pack to every Medicaid/Medicare recipient. Wait for it.

tb4all.bsky.social•53 days ago

Fuck The Felon! 🇺🇦💙

cghcghcgh.bsky.social•53 days ago

Now do Rick Scott...ugh...
Our Leaders...lol...lol...lol...lol...lol...
World Record for # of Criminal Sociopathic Billionaires in US Government at one time. 👏
Perfect Timing 🥰
Now...frikin Billionaires have BECOME the US government.

chocomummy.bsky.social•53 days ago

My son is a disabled adult dependent on Medicaid services under a waiver program. I fear and dread this Oz guy.

jasonwallwork.ca•53 days ago

Quacks in charge of healthcare administration. Great. Maybe there's a famous homeopath they could find to head the CDC or did they already do that? A government run by facts but whatever feels right.

groovus1.bsky.social•53 days ago

Conning & grifting-the Trump legacy to go down in history
forever

maudkeen.bsky.social•53 days ago

🙄

mabel-max.bsky.social•51 days ago

Reminds me of the pillow guy… they really SUCK! What job did he get?

lovesmaine.bsky.social•53 days ago

Survival of the intelligent…

stevenelizabeth.bsky.social•53 days ago

Survival of the intelligent enough to get ouf of the country

gertihofbauer.bsky.social•53 days ago

Unfortunately is is not (only) a question of intelligence to get out.

lindalsmith.bsky.social•53 days ago

It seems like Trump and Putin put their heads together and figured out how to get the most incompetent people into the government so it can be destroyed from within.

antiracistpupil.bsky.social•53 days ago

Oprah needs to get better at vetting

justpat69.bsky.social•53 days ago

These people are inept and have no place in our government. Congress needs to realize that and stop the madness.

karmopa.bsky.social•53 days ago

This administration is a f*cking 🤡 show.

ecolemansr.bsky.social•53 days ago

Felon 47 only appoints incompetents, frauds and grifters. Each and every time. People who will stroke his ego while doing the rest of us harm.

splumpi.bsky.social•53 days ago

Glad to see nobody gave a single fuck about what Booker said earlier this week

rockon89.bsky.social•53 days ago

You’re right, though. It would be awesome to read more news about Booker instead of these asshats getting all the press attention.

rockon89.bsky.social•53 days ago

There were viewers watching. I watch some.

Booker talking about John Lewis and quoted him, “Go out and cause some good and necessary trouble”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=28_v7LVdo9k

phunkinpunk.bsky.social•53 days ago

Great, just great. Now they’ll require physicians comply with prescribing crystal healing and essential oils as scaffolded Step Therapy interventions before trying antibiotics.

trishanderton.bsky.social•53 days ago

Running them into the ground, specifically

sicarie.bsky.social•53 days ago

I had a stroke in 2015, and when the Wannabe Dicktator won in 2016, I spent 4 years stressing constantly over if I was going to lose my healthcare or not. Then I got a 4 year reprieve from that during Biden. Now here I am once again, fucking stressed every day over the same fucking thing.

sueshel.bsky.social•53 days ago

Trump has only the best people. I think he chooses people of questionable character because he feels they won’t look down on his corrupt past. I also believe he has thugs collect negative material on people to get them to execute political favors for him.

onlylovecanfill.bsky.social•53 days ago

The red ass hats will be pleased

thegimp90.bsky.social•53 days ago

He is in charge of running them into the ground!

brebie66.bsky.social•53 days ago

Two grifters

jambiblue.bsky.social•53 days ago

Birds of a feather . . .

averybols.bsky.social•53 days ago

He's slightly, only marginally mind you, better than Rick Scott so there is that. I'm not believing that I even thought such a thing. One is a con man, the other already has a record of theft. I give up. We're screwed.