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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov

Reports suggest UnitedHealth gave BONUSES to nursing homes for sending fewer people to the hospital, even if they were sick.

Senator Ron Wyden and I are pressing for answers. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group related to allegations that the company secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to cut hospital transfers of sick residents.

US Senators Wyden, Warren launch probe into UnitedHealth's nursing home practices

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group related to allegations that the company secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to cut hospital transfers of sick residents.

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  1. rickrjn.bsky.social profile picture

    Rick in O-H-I-O @rickrjn.bsky.social

    Hey Republicans we found your death panels. They have been there all along. They're the private health insurance companies that line your campaign chests with millions of dollars. It wasn't the government. They should be abolished and replaced with a national healthcare system.

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  2. h-k-j.bsky.social profile picture

    Joseph Phelps @h-k-j.bsky.social

    Why? They own your entire political machine. Even if any consequences are brought to bear, it'll be a nothing slap on the wrist like it was with the opioid crises. Those companies were 'held accountable' with hundreds of millions in fines, when they made BILLIONS doing this to us.

    More of that?

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  4. aetheriandreams.bsky.social profile picture

    Landon Michael @aetheriandreams.bsky.social

    This is so sad and sickening this is happening from behind the curtain in the United States of America, one of the wealthiest and influential countries in the world.

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  7. mayhem4eva.bsky.social profile picture

    Mā′hĕm @mayhem4eva.bsky.social

    Well the role model is corrupt, it stands to reason people are mimicking him, he shouldve damn well been incarcerated bandaids do not fix fucking bullet holes

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  10. kerrlr.bsky.social profile picture

    Leo Woke @kerrlr.bsky.social

    When profit seeking is the goal, and income is fixed, reducing service output will be the businesses model. The math isn't complicated. SURPRISE !!

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  11. jj-14.bsky.social profile picture

    @jj-14.bsky.social

    GOP health care plan. Die quicker so the greedy bastards can make more money.

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  15. borumm.bsky.social profile picture

    BoRumm @borumm.bsky.social

    This is what a privatized health care system gives you. Think about what a privatized Postal Service would do for you.

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  17. terraoak8.bsky.social profile picture

    @terraoak8.bsky.social

    How many died? Who are the real bad guys in life? We are just chips in their poker game

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  19. qitqat-bd.bsky.social profile picture

    zionists eat dung @qitqat-bd.bsky.social

    I was with united 20+ years ago. Hated them then. Hope they go bankrupt now and all the executives has KARMA deal with them. Luigi had the correct idea. Guillotines would work better......publicity!

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  20. cjmartes.bsky.social profile picture

    Democracy Angel @cjmartes.bsky.social

    This type of thing definitely delayed the nursing homes acting on symptoms. I had to initiate several transfers to hospital myself due to inaction by staff.

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  29. jfair14.bsky.social profile picture

    Dude @jfair14.bsky.social

    We have a healthcare system in this country that is unique in all the world! It has no patients!

    Only customers.

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  30. salestes.bsky.social profile picture

    @salestes.bsky.social

    So much corruption! Everywhere, or so it seems! When did people quit believing in right and wrong?

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  35. pigeonpancake.bsky.social profile picture

    PigeonPancake @pigeonpancake.bsky.social

    I'll save you some time and money.

    Yall are corrupt as fuck bought and paid for, and took their money to make loopholes so it was legal for them to slaughter us like serial killers and loot the corpses.

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  36. bunky260.bsky.social profile picture

    Bunky @bunky260.bsky.social

    We know United healthcare is fucked …let’s go back to the 1.4 billion in money transfers from Epstein and trump that Mr Wyden found…

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  42. nrg10.bsky.social profile picture

    Mima @nrg10.bsky.social

    Had to call the owners myself, which only got my brother moved to another room where air conditioners were fine! Felt bad for the others that stayed in that area where air was broken.

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  43. nrg10.bsky.social profile picture

    Mima @nrg10.bsky.social

    My brother was at a nursing home for a bit. That said oh my there was like 4 aides on the floor to a 400 room facility that was full. 3 nurses at that time. Was a weekend and the air conditioner was broken. My brother had to call me and I went over, kept asking why his room was super hot(Texas).

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  44. unitycenter2018.bsky.social profile picture

    The Unity Center Of Cincinnati @unitycenter2018.bsky.social

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  46. moriavulcanus.bsky.social profile picture

    Moria V @moriavulcanus.bsky.social

    Hardly news, Medicare already penalizes hospitals and rehabs for readmissions. This is the problem when politicians make medical decisions

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  49. 104pickup.bsky.social profile picture

    @104pickup.bsky.social

    What is the list of all possible, profitable crimes UHC and nursing homes could do vs. what they do?

    Have they maximized the level of crime, or is much worse available through Trump and his crime syndicate?

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  50. nobodyowens1.bsky.social profile picture

    Nobody Spatial @nobodyowens1.bsky.social

    It's frustrating because people have very little power to confront Insurance companies. It's not like we can boycott our health insurance that is provided by employers. The intertwining of employers and health insurance has doomed healthcare in the US.

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  52. mommom-dayton.bsky.social profile picture

    @mommom-dayton.bsky.social

    There are perverse incentives to making health insurance for profit. Some things like prisons, police, healthcare and a few other things should never be for profit. It leads to immoral and dangerous outcomes

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  57. akarmutt.bsky.social profile picture

    @akarmutt.bsky.social

    So Luigi is in jail for killing one corrupt CEO who’s company is likely responsible for many more deaths of grandmas and grandpas! Seems like Luigi should be getting a parade!

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  58. janlcan.bsky.social profile picture

    @janlcan.bsky.social

    In Mass,Mobilehome Homeowners insurances are leaving. Foremost is the insurance carrier agencies are pushing and their prices have skyrocketed. I contacted MA Insurance Dept and they couldn't give me a 2025 Mobilehome ins list.

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  59. janlcan.bsky.social profile picture

    @janlcan.bsky.social

    The problem is to have enough evidence to indict them. Without that, this is just a talking point. How's the lawsuit on Steward Healthcare (Ex) CEO doing?

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  60. skontheisland.bsky.social profile picture

    @skontheisland.bsky.social

    Our older loved ones get the worst care in their “golden years.” Not much $$ in being a geriatric Dr. And not much knowledge of geriatric needs in the rest. Pharmaceutical companies have been corrupt forever. My kids’ pediatrician said they paid $10,000/yr to drs that wrote “name brand only” Rxs.

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  62. shoezq.bsky.social profile picture

    SHOEZQ👠✨ @shoezq.bsky.social

    #FreeLuigi #HeDidUsAllAFavor #HealthCareReform #PutPeopleBeforeCEOs #PutLifeBeforeMoney #EatTheRich #TheRochPredatorClassIsTheProblem

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  63. design3.bsky.social profile picture

    @design3.bsky.social

    again - where is your legislation

    all you do is complain and say you are fighting for us

    but you accomplished what ?

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  64. ewshannon.com profile picture

    Eric @ewshannon.com

    While morally this is wrong, it’s bound to happen in a for profit healthcare system because economically it makes sense. Until healthcare answers to patients and not shareholders look for more of this type of thing to happen. Especially once the BBB goes into effect.

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  66. vnufallen.bsky.social profile picture

    @vnufallen.bsky.social @vnufallen.bsky.social

    Maybe that's why my g/f came back from a outpatient Hosp after insertion of a pacemaker. She couldn't talk or move (CVA?) the nursing home never sent her back to the hosp for re-evaluation. She lingered until she died couple of weeks later in the nursing home. 70 yrs old.

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  67. usasunder.bsky.social profile picture

    Us Asunder @usasunder.bsky.social

    Corporations are the new Aristocracy... And citizens are their serfs.

    There will be no middle class in Trump's new US. Future is grim.

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  71. cdxx420.bsky.social profile picture

    @cdxx420.bsky.social

    One of my accounts is nursing homes, I service their data networks and phone systems. I see what happens behind the scenes and after hours. The things I've seen, residents in wheelchairs lined up in the hall quietly saying "help" ignored. I will blow my brains out first then ever be housed in one.

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  75. glameyedoc.bsky.social profile picture

    @glameyedoc.bsky.social

    UHC is bad news for health care. My friend, on Medicare, fell and broke a hip. UCH denied any post surgery physical therapy. Really UHC? We did not forget your motto: deny, delay, defend.

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  77. fullmeow.bsky.social profile picture

    @fullmeow.bsky.social

    Health care is sick. Peoples lives are just a dollar sign. We need universal healthcare. We need to take our lives back.

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  78. wickedjulia.bsky.social profile picture

    @wickedjulia.bsky.social

    We need Universal Health Care because there are way too many crooks in the private healthcare industries.

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  79. sylvanafangorn.bsky.social profile picture

    @sylvanafangorn.bsky.social

    Oh! That explains why our administrator would never let us send really sick pts to the ER. "Let's just treat them here."

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  85. ella42.bsky.social profile picture

    @ella42.bsky.social

    Not surprised. When profits drive decisions, this is the logical outcome. Corruption and greed seem to be winning in the USA - our priorities are so messed up.

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  88. bill4498.bsky.social profile picture

    Bill Peterson @bill4498.bsky.social

    Goodluck, they will pay off the judges the ones they haven't bought yet. 2 tiered justice system. If you can call it a justice system when the Supreme Court is bought and paid for.

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  90. jaxbbax.bsky.social profile picture

    JaxBBax @jaxbbax.bsky.social

    Stop the charade. To act like the government is functioning "normally" is an insult to thinking people.

    Your ACTION help confirm Rubio. What are you doing to ensure an interference free mid term?

    Better yet, be honest. It ain't happening & you are just pathetically warbling nonsense. Resign.

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  99. a-bearded-nerd.bsky.social profile picture

    A_Bearded_Nerd @a-bearded-nerd.bsky.social

    Not to diminish the importance of this issue, but the Democratic Party should be singularly focused on one thing - stopping MAGA’s takeover of the US Government. Yes, businesses are corrupt. Yes, we need healthcare reform. Sadly, though, none of that matters if we don’t have a functioning democracy.

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  101. slowdog.bsky.social profile picture

    Maggie's Farm @slowdog.bsky.social

    Healthcare should not be provided by corporations that have to show constant growth or die. Because they're NOT going to die ... They're going to keep growing by letting their patients die.

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  111. one-infinity.bsky.social profile picture

    ONE INFINITY @one-infinity.bsky.social

    This is what transpires which you infuse "CAPITALISM" with "HEALTHCARE". The "COST SAVINGS" isn't a "FEATURE" — it's "THE POINT AT ANY COST". THAT INCLUDES HUMAN LIVES. -ONE.🏥

    www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

    The characteristic features of 21st-century corporate capitalism – monopoly and financialization – are increasingly being recognized by public health …

    Profits over care? An analysis of the relationship between corporate capitalism in the healthcare industry and cancer mortality in the United States

    The characteristic features of 21st-century corporate capitalism – monopoly and financialization – are increasingly being recognized by public health …
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  113. beamaccabee.bsky.social profile picture

    @beamaccabee.bsky.social

    All the insurers try to do this. They want patients evaluated onsite with transfers limited. Good performance is rewarded with preferred nursing home status, etc.

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  116. pjruthenberg.bsky.social profile picture

    @pjruthenberg.bsky.social

    Besides women and minorities in general, I guess the elderly are reaping the GOP selection committee, too.

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  121. unawarewolf.bsky.social profile picture

    @unawarewolf.bsky.social

    Don’t forget this guy, languishing in a jail cell while child rapists enjoy facials at Club Fed. This guys stood up and said ENOUGH!

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  127. marsyd.bsky.social profile picture

    Marsy @marsyd.bsky.social

    Incentivizing a poor outcome isn't a good look, but these folks are insurers before they are human beings.

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  131. paulalj.bsky.social profile picture

    @paulalj.bsky.social

    Maybe the United health CEO’s death can be considered justifiable homicide?

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  135. ruthmyrtlez.bsky.social profile picture

    @ruthmyrtlez.bsky.social

    The corporate greed is phenomenal! They obviously have the money, instead of using it to help people, using it for good, they spend it on killing people. What is the difference between these corporate decisions versus what Luigi allegedly did, except Luigi (allegedly) was direct and only killed 1?

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  137. flomamaflo.bsky.social profile picture

    @flomamaflo.bsky.social

    Am an 83 y/o widow living in a county where my annual income is rated as "poverty level." Some 10% of my income covers medical insurance. My deceased husband was a médecin généraliste in France. French citizens enjoy inexpensive medical coverage/care that is rated as the best in the world.

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  144. emilysdaughter33.bsky.social profile picture

    Nana Nette ❌👑 @emilysdaughter33.bsky.social

    Bless you both and thank you for working and fighting for hat is right. You two are the WW Free! Free us from the corruption within the corporate sectors. Why can’t we get rid of Citizens United? Even when dems had control we didnt get it done….why?

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  145. karenelewis.bsky.social profile picture

    Karen E Lewis @karenelewis.bsky.social

    It has to do with rehospitalization being a disincentive by CMS. Even if patient's illness progression warrants hospital treatment and it not being caused by poor care. Check incentives in CMS policies.

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  146. rkew.bsky.social profile picture

    Roberta @rkew.bsky.social

    Great we left BCBS for their lousy bedside manner and because the state moved all their employees over, now this comes out!? Wee literally aren't finding much in this countries healthcare systems to be very human friendly!? Mentally and physically health people are more productive and happy!

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  148. teresalpn.bsky.social profile picture

    Teresalpn @teresalpn.bsky.social

    We need a non profit system. In order to afford long term care, assisted care and memory care(you need a fortune) they rake every penny of that persons’ money. When that person runs out of money, they kick that person to a place that accepts medicaid. That poor person ends up “spending down”-0!

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  150. princessjemmy.bsky.social profile picture

    NotMe @princessjemmy.bsky.social

    It has been known for over 3 months.

    United should have undergone scrutiny when they posted losses to their profits earlier in the year and blamed it on their acquisitions of smaller companies with substantial medicare plans.

    The writing was on the wall. In large print, to boot.

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  155. @piesgirl.bsky.social

    Healthcare in the U.S. is rife with corruption, hence it delivers the worst outcomes despite being the most expensive of all developed countries. It would help to rebuild trust in our gov’t if Dems would recognize it, run on it, & commit to it.

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  156. mntgrl.bsky.social profile picture

    Mountain girl @mntgrl.bsky.social

    I am 83. This country couldn't care less about old people. They just simply do not care. My greatest fear is ending up in a nursing home. I'm doing everything in my power to stay in my little house here in Denver. I pray every day, that I can stay. #SeniorsDoNotMatter

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  162. blustar62.bsky.social profile picture

    @blustar62.bsky.social

    Any nursing home that would put the whole community+staff at risk, for a BUCK, are also criminals

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  170. puahhope.bsky.social profile picture

    PuahHope @puahhope.bsky.social

    Honestly, this is what you do best. You have a plan of your own making, a checklist of the prioitized points of action, and people to see. On a state level, you are a master at getting sh*t done. Please keep going. We are counting on you.

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  171. dacullington.bsky.social profile picture

    @dacullington.bsky.social

    Of course they would want to keep elderly out of the hospital. Just the trip back & forth in an ambulance would be $7k. A two or 3 day stay would be $45k! What co. wouldn’t want to save $50k-$60k dollars? Home insurance co.’s won’t pay fire claims now & is the Insurance com. investigating in CA?

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  172. flower-power.bsky.social profile picture

    FeistyEnglishTeacher @flower-power.bsky.social

    Begin by eliminating United Healthcare as a GEHA provider. Current and former government employees deserve better. Johns Hopkins doesn’t want anything to do with UH anymore .

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  173. cjeuy.bsky.social profile picture

    CJ 🦋 @cjeuy.bsky.social

    Hmmmm… That move probably didn’t make the area hospitals happy. I saw the opposite practice when I worked at a hospital in the 80s. Whenever the hospital’s census was too low, they would go to the nursing homes and find people that could be admitted to the hospital for extra care.

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  174. coolwatergirl.bsky.social profile picture

    WatergirL @coolwatergirl.bsky.social

    Just FYI, that started with Medicare refusing to pay for rehospitalizations. Medicare Advantage plans have to adhere to many of the same rules….

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  175. jimmurmac.bsky.social profile picture

    Jim Murphy @jimmurmac.bsky.social

    Profiting on the misery, suffering and death of your fellow citizens is amoral. We are the only industrialized country where medical costs are the greatest reason for bankruptcy. We spend more per capita than any other nation on healthcare and yet, do not cover all people. This has got to end.

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  176. kconthespot.bsky.social profile picture

    KC @kconthespot.bsky.social

    My 77 yo mother-in-law had a terrible fall. Broke her femur, knee and both sides of her ankle on left leg. Broken ankle and torn thigh tendon on her right leg.

    Her husband saw a commercial promoting the "extra benefits" in Medicare Advantage with UH. Changed their Medicare insurance to it.

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  178. gs314.bsky.social profile picture

    Gary Swergold MD, PhD @gs314.bsky.social

    Nothing will fix our healthcare, and nothing will truly make Americans more healthy, then national healthcare.

    We are stuck in the middle ages while the rest of our economic peers have moved way beyond us

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  180. charles-198.bsky.social profile picture

    @charles-198.bsky.social

    This is how you ‘fix wrongs’…NOT by walking up behind a CEO and shooting him in the back.

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  183. isonope.bsky.social profile picture

    @isonope.bsky.social

    Nothing they would do surprises me. They disallowed my DIL’s epidural in April BEFORE her delivery

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  186. truckfonalddump2x.bsky.social profile picture

    @truckfonalddump2x.bsky.social

    WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT ALL THIS BS GOING ON WITH THE REPUBLICANS AND THE PEDOPHILE IN CHIEF?

    DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIM AND THEM ALREADY!

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  189. joe248.bsky.social profile picture

    Joe @joe248.bsky.social

    You can ask questions of this administration until you are blue in the face, but they will not answer. MAGA has the reins to this wagon and has no intention of handing them over if we ask within the constraints of the laws. We’ll have to grab the reins & wrench them out of their tiny fascist hands.

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  190. beachcams.bsky.social profile picture

    @beachcams.bsky.social

    Pressing for answers? BWWAAHAHAHAHAHA!! Look in the mirror and you'll see who murdered the elderly.

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  191. aoife-rose.bsky.social profile picture

    Aoife @aoife-rose.bsky.social

    Well yeah. Cause share holders, which you should know all about, considering you are one of them.

    If you really care? You'll drop your stocks and advocate for the rest of every political figure to do the same.

    No more stock exchange involved with politics, yes?

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  192. davehartmusic.bsky.social profile picture

    Just Make Music @davehartmusic.bsky.social

    Because of course they did. Late stage capitalism is nothing but squeezing out the last drops of profit they can find to maintain or increase their stock value. They are doing what the rules of capitalism say they must. As long as Healthcare is a for-profit system, this will only get worse.

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  193. grisgris4me.bsky.social profile picture

    GrisGris @grisgris4me.bsky.social

    I told my kid last month that I've made a sound decision that if I become so old or disabled that assisted living is necessary, I will commit suicide. I do not trust people not to steal my meds or otherwise abuse me in any way. I would rather die.

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