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I'm on Medicare. You haven't addressed the problem in many areas, including here where we have many retired veterans as well as enlisted personal and associated workers, is that hospitals and doctors offices are often overwhelmed and obtaining an appointment can be difficult. Medicare is free, but adequate health care can be expensive. And one needs an add on insurance that comes out of your Social Security payment. Especially outside of routine services. Throw in the cost of prescriptions and it can be out of the reach of ordinary folks. One example, I have Interstitial Lung Disease, a progressive hardening of the lung sacs. I have not smoked in nearly 50 years and then only briefly. Up until 2024 my prescription was running nearly $700 a month out of pocket, once I met my deductible. Changes in 2024 surprised me and there was nothing once co-pay was met. Up until 2024 insulin costs were outrageous (I have diabetic relatives and lost a brother two years ago who had a kidney transplant in his early 30s, he was diabetic since his teens.

Is yours heated. We've been considering, just don't want to reroute an electric line. Also, do you have a brand recommendation

https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3leul44n7qf2c McGovern: I want to take issue with the word choice of the gentlelady who kept on talking about a mandate. Where is the mandate? Is it in the room with us? Maybe it's hiding under the table. The last time I checked, Republicans lost seats in the house Rep. McGovern on the House floor 0:38

So essentially the new regime wants to replace the current system with something similar to Medicare and Medicaid and put an extra burden on a system that is already over taxed. Yet at the same time gut Medicare and Medicaid (you realize anything above basic Medicare is paid out of pocket or taken out of Social Security which the Republicans have wanted to scrap since LBJ) Makes sense to me.

Yesterday, the House and Senate unanimously passed this resolution setting procedures for the Jan. 6 joint session. Notably, this resolution embraces the Electoral Count Act as the governing law of the session — despite Trump’s effort to deem it unconstitutional 4 years ago. https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lew4huwoxk27

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I see the Toddler elect is having another tantrum again. Maybe he needs a diaper change

Approx $277 Million

During one of our Christmas season gatherings, one of my nephews mentioned he was taking an art class. He's done brass work and sculpture but never really tried portraits. He was looking for some subjects for class. My wife sent him a picture of our son, who's about his age, and he did a great job. He then asked for a shot of our grand son. This is what we got. It's now been framed and ready to be hung

I'm guilty as well. Might need to update my NY Resolutions.

You obviously don't listen to much AM radio

Haters gonna hate and trolls will always troll

So in other words everyone’s gonna get screwed with useless Medicare Advantage that comes out of their pocket

They can't even be bothered to verify historical information https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/national-prayer-peace-spurious-quotation/ https://bsky.app/profile/friendlyatheist.com/post/3leuhlgmfuk2e In his opening speech, Speaker Mike Johnson just recited a long prayer attributed to Thomas Jefferson. As @jackjenkins.me and others have pointed out, Jefferson never said any of this: www.monticello.org/research-edu...

https://bsky.app/profile/brandonfriedman.bsky.social/post/3leurajgcds2h It's not really the military's job. It's the job of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is not only regularly targeted for cuts and privatization by Republicans, but also specifically mentioned by Musk and Ramaswamy as part of their DOGE project. ‪Jonathan Cohn‬ ‪@jonathancohn.bsky.social‬ · 24m An indictment of the military's failure to support people in successfully reintegrating into civilian life -- as well as a failure to spot extremism early theintercept.com/2025/01/02/m... U.S. Military Service Is the Strongest Predictor of Carrying Out Extremist Violence The mass murder in New Orleans and Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas fit a troubling pattern among U.S. vets, research says. theintercept.com 1 16 38 Brandon Friedman ‪@brandonfriedman.bsky.social‬ Follow Send people to war for 20 straight years, then cut their healthcare and benefits in the name of government efficiency, I can assure you that you will see some pretty terrible outcomes. January 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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A bit more. Merchan spares no punches

Johnson was an assistant coach for the Dolphins 2012-2018 before coming to the Lions in 2019. I'm sure someone would have had an inkling about this guy during that time. Not that they knew he was the offensive genius he seems to be now. It's just a matter of being in the right situation at the right time

Just a note, the roots of the Protestant Church came about because an English King just wanted to divorce one of his wives...