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Note - Option 2 doesn't make them safer. It just makes them differently bad.

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Option 1 - they realize they are part of the bad guy group, then bond with their side, and become bad guys Option 2 - they maintain they're different, and still only act for a reward We (people looking to make a better society) push option 2, because marginal improvement is still _improvement_

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The fact that they are part of that other side hasn't occurred to them. And it's a mixed bag if you want to paint them that way

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It's because they don't see themselves as part of the fight. To a guy, who thinks he's a good guy, the fight is between all women (one side) vs bad guys (other side). They see themselves as a third party. In any conflict, a third party only gets involved for a potential reward to them personally.

"...if we ignore people like you" So, not universal healthcare then - healthcare only for people who agree with your personal political stances. Congratulations. You are now _exactly_ like the maga right. Them and theirs only, and death for everyone else.

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"...gets better care for half the price" Bold claim. Got data to back it up? How are you comparing quality of care and price in UHC countries vs the US? Because there are multiple ways to do it.

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"All other industrialized country" That's 'countries'. There are 37 industrialized countries out of the 195 total, or less than 20%. So the other 80% of the population doesn't matter to you. Also the stance of most of the hard-right for arguing _against_ universal healthcare.

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Medicaid doesn't pay the cap on prices - it pays 75-80% less. When regulations - forced by the market or the govt - disappear, private businesses raise prices. They always have. In every industry. To deny that is to deny reality of centuries of data.

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No, @mapsanddata.bsky.social (tag them if you're going to name them) is expressing their _opinion_, and is expressing a desire for prioritizing higher wages and wider coverage - both things that most people would agree with. Disagree with them all you want, they haven't said anything untrue yet.

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What's ironic is your last question - 'we can't have something better than someone else?' That question is the exact justification the hard-right uses to argue _against_ universal healthcare.

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Zimbabwe is not the only country that doesn't - 30% of the world doesn't - and if you're a serious person you may want to look into _why_ they don't. Because the reason why is the reason why we don't here. Account for those issues, and it's an easier sell here.

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The prev commenter you blocked gave you the benefit of the doubt and said 12%, the low end. Since you blocked them for telling you the truth, I suspect now you'll also block me for the same. Maga also denies reality when it doesn't want to look.

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This is why anecdotal evidence is a fallacy - people's experiences are different, and they shouldn't match - diversity is a good thing after all. But data and evidence prove that you are wrong - medicaid does deny claims - 15% of claims

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I have been on medicaid and they routinely deny things my doctor orders - MRIs being the most recent one. You are a liar. Thankfully, the internet exists - tinyurl.com/3f8ze3tk tinyurl.com/me3sv7rc tinyurl.com/yx6b5mus - 15% of medicaid claims are denied tinyurl.com/pn8ensa4 - number 4

Can I ask where you got that statistic? I've looked and seen a lot of different answers - hoping you have a source for yours. It'll be handy to have next time this comes up (inevitable). Also I think they blocked you. They will likely block me too. Same reason. But thanks for trying anyway. 🫂

Those are exceptions. I've been on Medicaid - no one on goes to the hospital if there's any poss way to avoid it. The red-tape is a nightmare. The hospital pharmacy is a nightmare (the doctor who wrote the Rx is standing in line _with_ me and pharmacy still calls his office for confirmation). 🤦🏻‍♂️

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But they still have to justify procedures to non-doctors in the govt. Medicaid doesn't rubber-stamp - procedures still get denied, and it takes _longer_ to resolve those issues because the govt takes longer to do anything. And if doctor's office lay off staff, unemployment goes up = also bad.

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Other countries don't. Only about 70% of the world has a universal healthcare, and they aren't all the same, and _none_ of them have coverage as broad as what Medicaid covers. And it's not free - and many of them still require copays, deductibles, etc.

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Because right now the amount charged to Medicaid for procedures is a percentage of what they normally cost in the market - no market means there's no cap on prices, and doctors will charge whatever they want - prices go up, and taxes with it. That's not sustainable.

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Medicaid requires prior auth, and frequently denies procedures - it's not an auto-yes for anything the patient needs.

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Not frequently. Always. Medicaid _always_ requires prior auth.

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Is prefer the ability to have Medicaid as secondary insurance for people with other health insurance - if their primary denies a claim, Medicaid has to cover it. That would be a better first step in my opinion.

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Jens Notroff @jensnotroff.com · 02/10/2026

It is, but I'm not sure how thevgovt is going to pay for Medicaid for everyone in the country. BCBS Platinum is about 25k/yr, and covers everything Medicaid (which isn't everything). That would put the price tag at 8.7tril this year. More than 8 times what it is now. Means more taxes.

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Tross @tross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Medicaid for all or Medicare for all? Because those a super different

Tross @tross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That's certainly one problem.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026

🚨IT BEGINS: Costco is now rationing Kirkland motor oil. A 10-quart pack that once cost as little as $30 is now nearly $58, and members are limited to two every seven days due to the impacts of the Iran War.

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Nick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...

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Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount

The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.

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Tross @tross.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Is there a 'laugh' reaction on Bluesky?

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

How to spend an hour with ICE ⏰ TikTok: TikTok.com/@hellopedrochavez

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Tross @tross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Chronicle of Higher Education used to have a searchable database of Title 9 violations - it was accessible by the public. It's gone. Disappeared in 2019. This administration can't be trusted to track them, or put accurate info online. Who was tracking them from 2019-2026? Anyone know?

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Tross @tross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Because literally no one is talking about this it seems - www.k12dive.com/news/educati... Sept 28th - the trump administration just wiped title 9. It's one thing that it wasn't enforcing the rule - that's bad enough, but it just reversed it to the 2020 definitions. It won't stop there.

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Education Department takes 2024 Title IX rule off the books

The move formalizes court decisions that had already blocked the Biden administration's anti-sex discrimination rule protecting LGBTQ+ students.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 28/09/2026

As Southern Africa's forests disappear, scientists are using "air layering" to clone wild fruit trees like the wild loquat. By duplicating indigenous species, researchers are protecting miombo woodland biodiversity and securing a vital food source for millions. Ryan Truscott reports for #Mongabay.

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Scientists clone Southern Africa’s wild fruit trees as forests disappear

Plant geneticist Alice Muchugi recalls meeting a group of furious fruit sellers on the side of a dusty road not far from Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, in 2024. They told her that a group of men armed…

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Tross @tross.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It won't fix it - every administration will do the same - well end up with a court with twenty extra judges on it.

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Tross @tross.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

He floated that idea in his first term. Also removing one of the faces and adding his own.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 24/09/2026

NEW: Emergency motion asks First Circuit if its decision overturning DHS's third-country removal policy is effective immediately or not. They cite my reporting, and reveal tomorrow's ICE flight to make TCR stops in Central African Republic, Rwanda and Burundi. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72347...

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Motion (other) – #00108513219 in D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (1st Cir., 26-1212) – CourtListener.com

EMERGENCY MOTION to Clarify the Effectiveness of this Court's Decision or, In the Alternative, Confirm the Stay is Lifted or Issue the Mandate filed by Appellees D.V.D., E.F.D., M.M. and O.C.G.. Serve...

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Tross @tross.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good. But will they be convicted.

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Tross @tross.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you want to know what this administration isolating us from other countries has done to the economy, take a look at what a microwave or mini-fridge costs now. That's the effect of tariffs. I bought a mini-f in 2023, when mine died. $100 new. Same one now? $400. Wtf.

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Tross @tross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You don't put up for roadblocks for people to have a voice - you empower more people to have a voice.