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Barbara Monaco Sep 11, 2025

An entire county in Northern California will soon be without an emergency room. Ruby red Glenn County will see its only facility close this fall after being stripped of federal funding.
#fafo
#thankstrumpvoters
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/medicaid-cuts-close-only-county-er-21039718.php

Joanna Bryson, blathering Jun 19, 2025

2033 #thanksTrump #thanksTrumpVoters

Since the 1980s I've known social security / welfare states probably wouldn't survive the Baby Boomers to get to my trough generation (now called generation X, though honestly the Coupland book makes that out to be the tail end of the baby boom). But Gore gave me a little hope someone cared.

I still think AI productivity could adequately compensate for population stabilisation, but it takes political will and leadership. #giftArticle
https://wapo.st/44bAuOw

Social Security fund could run dry ahead of earlier forecast, trustees say

The annual report forecasts the date when the trust funds will run out of money, triggering sharp automatic cuts in benefits. Here’s what you need to know.

The Washington Post

Deborah Rose ❌👑May 17, 2025

Despite a history of bribery and corruption, JBS, the world’s largest meat packager, prepares to go public. This will destroy small ranches and farms. #ThanksTrumpVoters
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2025/05/13/jbs-meatpacking-history-of-bribery-prepares-ipo-batista-brothers-joesley-batista-wesley-batista/

Despite A History Of Bribery And Corruption, JBS, The World’s Largest Meat Packager, Prepares To Go Public

Joesley and Wesley Batista, the billionaire brothers behind JBS, went to jail after paying off more than 1,800 politicians in their native Brazil and have struggled to launch a public offering in the U.S. But after one of their companies donated $5 million to Donald Trump’s second inaugural, their SEC troubles miraculously disappeared.

Forbes

JoJoKC💙May 2, 2025

Thanks, Trump voters—because nothing says “freedom” like canceling Sesame Street while worshiping a guy who hugs golden statues of himself. Hope you’re proud your grandkids will grow up knowing more about conspiracy theories than the alphabet. #ThanksTrumpVoters #DefendPBS #SaveNPR