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www.yahoo.com/news/us-just... In 2024 alone, Medicare Advantage plans probably cost taxpayers $83bn (22%) more than traditional Medicare. The program makes it difficult to access care, for example by requiring patients to seek permission, or “prior authorization”, from insurers before treatment.

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The question is WHY ?

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A federal judge has extended the order keeping Elon Musk's DOGE out of Treasury Department payment systems, ruling that the Trump admin's process for granting access to the sensitive data was so flawed and haphazard that it was likely illegal.

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www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p... Don Christensen, Air Force’s chief prosecutor said the move to replace the JAGs is “extremely concerning.” “They serve as a conscience of the military and a moral guide as to what’s right and wrong,” Administration “want more compliant people in those positions.”

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Vaccines save lives. #Measles

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www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi... Researchers came to this conclusion after using a technique called Cryo-EM, which uses a powerful microscope. HKU5-CoV-2 was able to infect human cell cultures in the mini-human organ models the scientists used.

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www.newsweek.com/nearly-all-r... Polling indicates that the majority of Americans are in support of higher taxes on the wealthy too.

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www.propublica.org/article/trum... Notably, the center’s regulatory activities are funded through tobacco industry fees, and it does not rely on direct federal support. “Not one taxpayer dollar is spent to regulate the tobacco industry,” said Zeller. Last Saturday, Brace received termination notice

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www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p... Less than two months later, Coristine himself, posting under the username Rivage, boasted in an online chatroom that he maintained access to Path Network’s systems after he was terminated.

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This got my Attention this morning.

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www.propublica.org/article/unit... He hired a lawyer to fight the denial. “You are giving zero weight to the treating doctor’s opinion on the necessity of the treatment regimen?” a lawyer asked Cates in his deposition. He responded, “Yeah.”

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For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

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Trump just fired the country's senior military officer: Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot who became only the second African American to hold the chairman's job.

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www.propublica.org/article/doge... Their first wave of actions — initiating elimination of 41 jobs and closing of at least 10 local offices, so far — was largely lost in the rush of headlines. Social Security recipients rely on in-person service in all 50 states, and shuttering of offices…

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Promoting an 0-9 to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is insane - Trump is going to have to promote him to four star AND waive the legal requirements to even hold the position Dan Caine had a distinguished career, but he’s never been a vice chair, combatant commander or service chief

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A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

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Trump’s betrayal of Americans: He promised not to cut Medicaid—now he’s backing a House plan that slashes $880 billion from it. All to fund $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the rich. He doesn’t care if families drown in debt, as long as he & his billionaire buddies get richer. Don’t Cut My Medicaid!

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washingtonpost.com/business/202... Basically every Cabinet member is sick of him, but nobody feels like they’re in a position to do anything about it.” “People are afraid to cross him even as he’s wreaking havoc on their agencies.”

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abcnews.go.com/Health/texas... Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, largest in over 30 years.

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www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... List includes a hodgepodge of canceled media subscriptions, contracts and leases, & quite a few noticeable errors. One line item in DOGE’s receipts claimed $8 billion savings found in a Department of Homeland Security contract, when the contract was for $8 million.

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We have been looking at the supposed savings by DOGE. This is a pile of BS!!!

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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936

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www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/b... Many online purchases handled by private companies such as UPS depend upon the the Postal Service to handle the “last mile” of delivery to homes. USPS is among the most popular parts of the federal government, according to a survey of which gave it a 72% approval rating

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www.newsweek.com/doctor-says-... The patient was already asleep on the operating table. "They demanded information about her diagnosis and inpatient stay justification," Potter said in a post on Instagram. "I had to scrub out mid-surgery to call United, only to find that the person on the line . .

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Literally, a government takeover by an unelected billionaire on his quest to becoming the world’s first trillionaire. www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

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www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p... Law enforcement sources told CNN that deputizing private security is unusual, particularly because those individuals are not current members of law enforcement.

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thehill.com/policy/healt... Physicians in the state say the current situation was “inevitable” due to the low rates of vaccination among the largely Mennonite community.

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Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block Trump's mass firings of probationary federal employees — alleging that officials are exploiting and misusing the probationary period. The unions say the firings are "one of the most massive employment frauds in the history of this country."

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In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less. We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.

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www.dailyindependent.com/news/boycott... Mark your calendars. Economic boycott dates.

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The US government has increased the use of monitoring tools over the past decade. But President Donald Trump’s employee purges are making workers worry about how their data could be abused.

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www.propublica.org/article/trum... Getting rid of the measure, called the “social cost of carbon,” would upend energy and environmental regulations meant to address climate change and could have the long-term effect of shifting costs from polluting industries directly onto Americans . . .

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Mark my words—He is going to try to shut down mail-in voting. When he does, we will sue and we will win. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Breaking WaPo: Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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