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Surprise! MAGAs Choking Medicaid And Drug Insurance
What?! you didn’t think this would happen? 2 minutes: Certainly the Republicans wouldn’t do this to their own voters, would they? Well guess what loyal Republicans! This is only the vanguard of what is to come. The ultimate goal is … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2026 election
Tagged cancer, medicaid, Medicare Drug subsidy
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Returning To The Fifties
5 minutes: Watching bits and pieces of the show trial of former Center For Disease Control member and NIAID leader Anthony Fauci it dawned on me what the goal of today’s extremist right wing Republican Party is. Their goal is … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2026 election, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Policy
Tagged Dr. Fauci, Ernst, Feenstra, Grassley, Hinson, medicaid, medicare, Miller-Meeks, Nunn, Rand Paul, show trial
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That Viral Ernst Moment Spawns A Candidate
iowastartingline’s Amie Rivers interviews the woman – now a candidate – who confronted Joni Ernst in a video that went viral. India May is now running for the Iowa legislature in district 58. Imagine that – a candidate for the … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2026 election, Joni Ernst
Tagged calling out Ernst, cutting Medicaid, India May, Iowa's 58th house district, medicaid
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Robert Reich On Medicaid Work Requirements
Here is an oldie (looks like 2019) that is still SO relevant (2 minutes) This may come as a real surprise to many of the MAGA congress members spouting the “waste, fraud and abuse” BS but most people who are … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Budget
Tagged medicaid, Rick Scott, Robert Reich, work requirements
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She Runs Because She Knows She Is Wrong
1 minute: Many of you have already seen the short video of Iowa’s first district congress member, Marionette Miller-Meeks, running like a scared rabbit from a man with a recorder who is trying to ask her questions. If you did … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Medicare
Tagged Alex Lawson, Ashley Hinson, big beautiful bill, big very bad bill, medicaid, Miller-Meeks, Randy Feenstra, Zach Nunn
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Miller-Meeks Runs Away From Her Vote To Cut Medicaid
Lies and the lying liars… The person in the video reminding Miller-Meeks that the last time they spoke she lied to his face about no Medicaid cuts, is Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works. Call Miller-Meeks’ office. A … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged medicaid, rep. miller-meeks
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Stop Medicaid Cuts Urgent Action Alert
Action Alert from CCI and People’s Action: May 15: stop the billionaire budget boondoggle Lawmakers are back in Washington, D.C. hammering out details of their proposed federal budget. When the budget framework was first unveiled, it certainly wasn’t good for … Continue reading
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Tagged medicaid, MMM, rep. miller-meeks
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Some Math From Thom Hartmann
(4 minutes) Many of us have been making statements that the deficit is almost exactly equal to the amount of tax cuts for the wealthy that Republicans (pre MAGAs) and MAGAs have showered the wealthy with in this country over … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Health Care & Medicare
Tagged cruelty, medicaid, T-bills, tariffs, thom hartmann, US debt
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Anti-Vax Quack Nominated By Trump
(editor’s note: from our inbox. Long but much worthwhile information) STATEMENT: The Trump Administration Is Putting An Anti-Vax Quack Scientist and Fake Doctor In Charge of “Researching” Long-Debunked Claims That Vaccines Cause Autism FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2025 … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Medicare
Tagged anti-vax, autism, David Geier, Mark Geier, medicaid
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FACT SHEET: Republican Proposals Will Slash Medicaid
and Leave Families Behind (An email from the good folks at https://www.protectourcare.org ) It is long, but important: Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman discusses Medicaid budget cuts with Sharon Parrot (9:27) FACT SHEET: Medicaid is an Economic Game Changer, But Republicans … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance
Tagged effects of cutting medicaid, medicaid, medicaid in Iowa, Protect Our Care
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