Peter K

"BREAKING" is exactly what it is.

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay” Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.

NEW: Blue Cross authorized mastectomies & breast reconstructions at one hospital, then refused to pay the full doctors' bills.

BUT...

The insurer did make some exceptions.

On several occasions, Blue Cross execs signed deals to pay for their wives’ treatment.

By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.

NEW: Of the 7,837 disputed procedures in the lawsuit, involving 1,680 patients, Blue Cross paid this breast cancer center about 9 cents on the dollar, paying $43M on invoices totaling $500M.

Some 60% of the claims weren’t reimbursed at all.

People died as a result. More will die.

Doctors call it the Physiology of Poverty:

The stress of trying to survive every day breaks the mind and the body.

That's why working class people in America live SEVEN years shorter than the very wealthy.

Yes a shutdown would have consequences.

And a Republican President, Republican House, and Republican Senate would be responsible.

They have acted in a unilateral and unprecedented way.

Democrats cannot cave. They must fight back.

I wish they were harder to find, too 🙄

Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.

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Musk says millions of dead people get Social Security. That's a lie. Here's the truth: 30,000 people die a year waiting for an understaffed Social Security to approve disability benefits. Musk's plan to cut Social Security's staff by 50% will make this tragic reality even worse.

Wtf Warner

At any rate, I appreciate what you do.

Yes, technically they mean the same thing, falsehood, untruth, etc. just sounds like we're trying to be polite about it and soften the blow. Maybe it's just me, but a person who lies is a liar, and person who tells falsehoods is a... falsehooder?

Can we please stop using the word "falsehood" and other euphemisms? They're lies. It's lying. Just say lying.

We have been told no purchases for 30 days beyond those exceptions above.

Here is what is being lost:
-maintenance of critical infrastructure (e.g., water systems, dams, facilities, security features) that requires tools or supplies.
-payment for training for employees.
-heavy equipment repair.

Hi @cantwell.senate.gov, @amyklobuchar.com, @schatz.bsky.social, @edmarkey.bsky.social, @peters.senate.gov, @baldwin.senate.gov, @duckworth.senate.gov, @kim.senate.gov, @lujan.senate.gov, don't you have jurisdiction over FAA via Commerce Committee?

Lot of bad shit happening there. Like this 👇🏼

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

That's a good analogy for the Washington Post

DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…

If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public.

If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.

Servants of the Mafia State Merrick Garland, Jamie Gorelick, and the truth

This is a fascinating read.

"What Trump and his backers want is to transform the FBI into a more overt gestapo serving their interests,... They want masks off and knives out.
...
They – all of them – are coming for America, and truth is the first line of defense."

If the IRS were forced to disclose taxpayer information in violation of Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, it would set a dangerous precedent that could, in theory, be used to justify the release of anyone’s tax records—including those of high-profile individuals like Musk and Trump.

Remember when Churchill came to the United States and FDR and Truman dressed him down for not accepting a Nazi ceasefire proposal or wanting peace enough or saying 'thank you' enough?

Yeah, I don't remember it either.

Please read—this is becoming serious!

Uh, just to clarify, Nobel Peace Prize winners don’t:
-demand kickbacks for peace
-call war victims "propaganda"
-take sides with the invading aggressor
-demand public "thank yous"
-kick foreign leaders out of their home
-decide to walk away from peace negotiations because their feelings got hurt.

There was a time, not very long ago, when pretty much the entire Republican Party - and pretty much all conservatives - sounded like @Liz_Cheney when it comes to Russia, Ukraine, etc. But not anymore, with Putin's puppets Trump and Vance in charge... bluevirginia.us/2025/02/reps...

Teachers Sue Trump Administration for Trying to Weaponize Civil Rights Laws | Common Dreams "This vague and clearly unconstitutional memo is a grave attack on students, our profession, and knowledge itself," said one union leader.

"This vague and clearly unconstitutional memo is a grave attack on students, our profession, and knowledge itself," said @aftunion.bsky.social president @rweingarten.bsky.social.

US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.

For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...