From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
Newsgroups: can.politics,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,alt.politics.trump
Subject: Re: Of course you're going to say he was only joking...
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2025 09:54:44 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 5/31/25 20:20, Skeeter OG wrote:
> In article <101g4lq$16ia9$11@dont-email.me>,
> recscuba_google@huntzinger.com says...
>>
>> On 5/31/25 18:31, Skeeter OG wrote:
>>> In article <101fp1r$16ia9$5@dont-email.me>,
>>> recscuba_google@huntzinger.com says...
>>>>
>>>> On 5/31/25 16:08, Skeeter OG wrote:
>>>>> In article <101d1bc$kvon$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com
>>>>> says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ...when TACO Trump showed that he doesn't understand the difference
>>>>>> between "transgenIC" and "transgenDER".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lqft4y557323>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Right, MAGAts?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Who cares? How does that affect the state of the union?
>>>>
>>>> Lack of knowledge leads to stupid & bad policy decisions.
>>>
>>> Is that why Biden was like he was?
>>
>> Biden was nowhere near as erratic as TACO is being.
>>
>>
>>>>> How does that affect you?
>>>>
>>>> It adversely effects my future health prospects. Yours too.
>>>
>>> Nope. I got VA health and Medicare. Nothing will happen to
>>> them. My VA just got better in fact.
>> Unfortunately, you've clearly heard that the VA is being gutted.
>>
>> And the "Big Beautiful" Bill is backdooring a huge cut to Medicare.
>>
>> Thus, "Good luck!" paying your own way without these social safety nets.
>>
>>
>> -hh
>
> I'm good. No one is getting cut.
No, you are very poorly informed:
FEB 13, 1025:
"WASHINGTON â The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the
dismissal of more than 1,000 employees."
<https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-dismisses-more-than-1000-employees>
MAR 6, 2025:
"Department of Veterans Affairs will slash more than 80,000 jobs under a
major restructuring plan that the agency intends to carry out by August
to meet President Trumpâs executive order for downsizing the federal
government, according to internal VA memo."
<https://www.legion.org/information-center/news/veterans-healthcare/2025/march/83000-va-workers-targeted-for-layoffs-by-august>
MAY 6, 2025:
"Lawmakers raise bipartisan concerns over VA RIFs as secretary says he
may alter plans
VA secretary says he could end up cutting fewer than the proposed 80,000
employees, but the final tally could be greater as well."
<https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/05/lawmakers-raise-bipartisan-concerns-over-va-rifs-secretary-says-he-may-alter-plans/405106/>
MAY 8, 2025:
"CBO Analysis Shows Medicaid Cuts Would Terminate Coverage for Millions,
Including People with Medicare"
<https://www.medicarerights.org/medicare-watch/2025/05/08/cbo-analysis-shows-medicaid-cuts-would-terminate-coverage-for-millions-including-people-with-medicare>
FYI, just because you've not been personally been run over yet doesn't
mean that the train isn't crashing.
-hh