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THERE IS STILL TIME TO CALL YOUR SENATORS 🚨

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Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent' NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.

“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.

Senate parliamentarian blocks Medicaid changes in "big, beautiful bill" The dealing both solves and creates a problem for Senate Republicans

BREAKING: Senate parliamentarian blocks Medicaid changes in "big, beautiful bill"

From the Heartland to the Hill: The Real Faces of Kansas Families on Medicaid · Indivisible We all know someone on Medicaid. Learn more about how the budget bill will impact people most in need. Supporting Little Lobbyists.

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Good time to remember:

The last time Trump was president, he ran up more than 25% of ALL the debt in the entire history of America

$7.8 TRILLION DOLLARS

And he’s about to do it again — so he and his billionaire friends, Musk and Bezos and Zuckerberg, can get tax cuts

The “big, beautiful” bill ain’t beautiful—it’s bullshit.

House Republicans just voted for the largest cut to SNAP & Medicaid in U.S. history—turning their backs on their own damn constituents: the working people they were sent here to represent.

They don’t serve the people. They serve the rich.

MAGA Republican's laughing, clapping, and celebrating after cutting Medicare by $500 billion, stripping health care from over 13 million people and eliminating food security programs for over 4 million children in the middle of the night. #3E #StopTheBillionaireBailout

The CBO says the current GOP budget bill would add so much to the national debt that it could force nearly $500 billion in cuts to Medicare beginning in 2026.

Letter from CBO that says: How Would Sequestration Affect Medicare and Other Programs, Assuming That Funding Subject to Sequestration Remained Equal to the Amounts in CBO's January 2025 Baseline Projections? Under S-PAYGO, reductions in Medicare spending are limited to 4 percent or an estimated $45 billion for fiscal year 2026. That would leave $185 billion to be sequestered from the federal budget's remaining direct spending accounts in that year. S-PAYGO exempts many large accounts, including those that provide funding for Social Security and low-income programs. Therefore, in CBO's estimation, OMB would have roughly $120 billion in budgetary resources available for cancellation in 2026—less than the remaining amount that would be required to be sequestered. 3 How Would Medicare Be Affected After 2026? The 4 percent maximum reduction in Medicare spending would apply to sequestration orders for years after 2026. If OMB ordered a sequestration of $230 billion for each year through 2034, the ordered reductions in Medicare

continuation of letter: spending would increase to about $75 billion in 2034 and would total roughly $490 billion over the 2027-2034 period. How Would All Other Programs That Are Subject to Sequestration Be Affected? After accounting for the reduction in Medicare spending, the required eduction in spending for other programs would exceed the estimated amount of resources available to those programs in each year over the 2027-2034 period. If OMB sequestered all of the funding for those programs, the total amounts would be less than the reductions required by S-PAYGO. I hope this information is useful to you. Please contact me if you have further questions. Sincerely, Phillip L. Swagel Director

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the budget House Republicans are racing to pass this week would require $490,000,000,000 — half a TRILLION — in funding cuts to Medicare for seniors.

Republicans are gutting Medicare to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

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“It is impossible, at the same time that you are cutting Medicaid, to increase the capacity of federally qualified health centers.” @whipkclark.bsky.social

The math simply doesn’t add up. This bill will hurt Americans. Full stop.

#ProtectMedicaid

Boyle: "This is really the breaking news ... because of the size of the deficits, because of the paygo act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO confirms is $535 billion in cuts to Medicare."

'What Don't They Want You to Know?' GOP Sets 1 AM Hearing to Advance Disastrous Medicaid Cuts | Common Dreams "They have such contempt for the American people," said Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern.

IF YOU ARE READING THIS:

House Republicans are set to take the next step toward passage of their sprawling reconciliation bill at a Wednesday hearing scheduled to begin while most Americans are fast asleep.

via @commondreams.org

Thank you for laying this out, @repbrendanboyle.bsky.social

Passing the #OneBigBeautifulBill pushes the BIGGEST cut to #Medicaid in American history, which translates to a loss of healthcare for MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

#ProtectMedicaid

This isn’t a good idea even if the plane was being donated to the U.S. government. But Trump GETS TO KEEP THE PLANE??? It’s simply a cash payment to Trump in exchange for favors. Just wildly illegal.

Today, I joined advocates and caregivers at the #ProtectMedicaid Vigil to lift up stories from my constituents who fear losing the health care they need and depend on.

While Republicans want to slash Medicaid so they can reward billionaires, Democrats are united to stop them.

So proud of @littlelobbyists.bsky.social families showing up strong in D.C. today to #ProtectMedicaid with @caringacross.org . Millions rely on #Medicaid to care for loved ones — and that care is under threat.
📺 Watch the 24-hour vigil: www.youtube.com/live/tBo00pL...

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PROTECT MEDICAID 📢

Join us TODAY at 1PM for a 24-hour vigil at the U.S. Capitol! 🕯️ Medicaid is a lifeline for millions—we can't let Congress cut it! Share your story, tune in, and let’s #ProtectMedicaid!

🎥 Livestream: bit.ly/4k4ofJN #CareCantWait

ELECTION RESULT: A team of city council members in Rolla, Missouri, have been pushing anti-LGTB policies, including a ban on drag shows and book censorship.

Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.

KC-area families say looming cuts to Medicaid would hurt kids’ lives: ‘Instability’ “If my son lost his Medicaid, he would not be able to continue residing in our home because he requires one-to-one, 24-hour care,” one Lenexa mom said.

"If my son lost his #Medicaid, he would not be able to continue residing in our home because he requires one-to-one, 24-hour care.” – Ryan Jolly, single mom, licensed nurse practitioner, and member of Little Lobbyists Kansas
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Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Medicaid If They Work Too Much As politicians demand that more Medicaid recipients work, many people with disabilities say their state programs' income and asset caps force them to limit work hours or turn down promotions.

As politicians demand that more #Medicaid recipients work, many people with #disabilities say their state programs' income and asset caps force them to limit work hours or turn down promotions.

The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.

Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.

Thank you so much for standing up for the millions of Americans who will rely on Medicaid for the rest of their lives.

More than 79 million people get health care through Medicaid, including over 1/3 of all children and nearly 2/3 of nursing home residents.

Trump and Republicans want to rip their health care away – just to bankroll tax cuts for the rich. We can't let them.

A mostly blank page with the words Strong and Free, from the English version of the Canadian national anthem ) Below the fold of this newspaper sheet , in smaller type, news and editorial references to the trade war

This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record)
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before

Election Officials Say Cuts to CISA Are Already Affecting Operations Read more here.

NEW: Trump's cuts to CISA, the federal cybersecurity agency that helps protects elections, have ended key training and services for local election officials.

"We may lose one of the most vital services," Arizona Sec. of State Adrian Fontes told Democracy Docket.

6 Ways Measles Can Harm Eyes and Vision Measles is a leading cause of childhood blindness worldwide, and is re-emerging as a threat in the United States and other developed countries. Here are six eye conditions, including blindness, that m

“As many as 60,000 children are estimated to develop measles-related blindness per year in low-income countries. Measles is most likely to cause blindness in people who were not vaccinated against the disease.”

Listen, I can't put it to you any more plainly than this

Logan County, KS, hasn't had a Democrat presidential nominee exceed 20% of the vote since Dukakis.

Trump won 85-13.

Only *183 people in the entire fucking county* voted for Biden.

And Roger Marshall tucked tail and ran away.