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Paul Chambers🚧<p>28/ BREAKING, Social Security again pushed back its timeline for In-person identity proofing for people unable to use their personal my Social Security account for certain services will be effective April 14, 2025.</p><p>The Trump - DOGE created chaos has received great pushback and is constantly changing, making seniors and the disabled nervous. </p><p>Under the updated policy beginning April 14, 2025, individuals applying for Social Security <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> Insurance (SSDI), <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, or Supplemental Security Income ( <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/SSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSI</span></a> ) who cannot use a personal my Social Security account can complete their claim entirely over the telephone without the need to come into an office.</p><p>Individuals who cannot use their personal my Social Security account to apply for benefits will only need to prove their identity at a Social Security office if applying for Retirement, Survivors, or Auxiliary (Spouse or Child) benefits</p><p>People who do not already have a my Social Security account can create one at www.ssa.gov/myaccount/. It's beneficial whether you receive benefits or not.</p><p><a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/#2025-03-26" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/news/press/releases/20</span><span class="invisible">25/#2025-03-26</span></a></p>
CopterDoctor<p>Ron DeSsntis wants to lower the age kids can work to make up for the migrant deportations. What’s next? Raise retirement age to 75? </p><p>The <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/FascistGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistGOP</span></a> created the problem, let their kids work the harvests and rebuild homes after hurricanes.</p><p>When the <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> come for <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> is going to be pretty pissed when Mom &amp; Dad move in with their kids. </p><p>In only 66 days Trump has broken so many things. I think people should have taken Project 2025 seriously.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/FireHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireHegseth</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/FireGabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireGabbard</span></a></p>
Joyce Bell :mastodon: 🇺🇦🇨🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> People WILL care when their Social Security checks stop along with their Medicare payments. Many people have their monthly Medicare payments deducted directly from Social Security. A double whammy. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicare</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a></p>
Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!<p>New today from me at Austin Free Press: Congressman Al Green visited <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> on Wednesday afternoon, to talk about getting kicked out of the House and censured for protesting Donald <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>.</p><p>He called for millions of people to march on Washington, D.C. to protest cuts to vital services, <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, and our current constitutional crisis. <a href="https://austinfreepress.org/no-capitulation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">austinfreepress.org/no-capitul</span><span class="invisible">ation/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/GulfCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GulfCoast</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicare</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>For decades, American Big Pharma has been scheming to undermine Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), which has given Australians access to some of the cheapest medicines in the developed world. Their goal? Higher profits at the expense of affordable healthcare. They’d love to see Australia adopt a US-style privatised system, where individuals are forced to pay exorbitant prices for the same medicines we get for just a few dollars.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/BigPharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigPharma</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AffordableHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HealthcareForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthcareForAll</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PharmaGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PharmaGreed</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/LNPfail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNPfail</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-21/behind-americas-decades-long-fight-to-dismantle-the-pbs/105078864" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-21/beh</span><span class="invisible">ind-americas-decades-long-fight-to-dismantle-the-pbs/105078864</span></a></p>
Maggie Maybe<p>Did you guys know there is a LIFETIME cap on Medicare part A coverage for inpatient mental healthcare?? I guess this means after 190 days you get 100% of the bill.</p><p>I also learned this morning that if you’re in the hospital more than 60 says your “copay” is $419 a day, until day 61 when you pay $838 a day.</p><p>I have no idea what 60 lifetime reserve days mean, but it looks like even if you have medicare repeat covid infections will wreck your body AND your finances. </p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicare</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/MentalHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/deductible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deductible</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/LifetimeCap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LifetimeCap</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CovidIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsntOver</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Elon Musk's social insecurity</p><p>The billionaire's reckless claims seem intended to manufacture outrage to justify an end to what he refers to as an “entitlement program.”<br><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/elon-musks-social-insecurity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrarian.substack.com/p/elon</span><span class="invisible">-musks-social-insecurity</span></a></p><p>"Ronald Reagan called <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> “a secure &amp; stable base so that older <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> may live in dignity.”</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> calls it a “Ponzi scheme.”<br>...<br>differences of opinion between <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, the White House... pledging not to cut Social Security, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> benefits"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Charles Gaba<p>📣 NEW STATE ADDED: I've completed pie charts breaking out total population enrollment in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MEDICAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEDICAID</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CHIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CHIP</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MEDICARE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEDICARE</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> exchange plans for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OREGON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OREGON</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/or" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/or</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Charles Gaba<p>📣 NEW STATE ADDED: I've completed pie charts breaking out total population enrollment in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MEDICAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEDICAID</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CHIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CHIP</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MEDICARE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEDICARE</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> exchange plans for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OKLAHOMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OKLAHOMA</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/ok" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/ok</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
GailWaldby@bsky.social<p>Tell your Senators to vote No on Dr. Oz for the head of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.</p><p>Please join me and sign the UltraViolet Action petition today!&nbsp;<a href="https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/No_DrOz/?referring_akid=57277.4126296.gaxfOJ&amp;source=taf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/</span><span class="invisible">No_DrOz/?referring_akid=57277.4126296.gaxfOJ&amp;source=taf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Elon Musk Finally Admits Social Security Is on the Chopping Block</p><p>The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> chief has revealed his true goals in a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FoxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoxNews</span></a> interview.<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/192579/elon-musk-social-security-medicare-entitlements" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/192579/el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-social-security-medicare-entitlements</span></a></p><p>"Trump has said he won’t touch <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, but Musk’s entitlement math makes it clear that both those programs, as well as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>, are on the chopping block. Millions of older <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a>—many of them red-state <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>—will lose the vital benefits"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Yehuda TurtleIsland.social<p>I'm almost 69yo, retired on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. This subject is a measurable part of my anxiety.</p><p>You gotta read this</p><p>You are about to get screwed<br>Cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is much worse than you realize</p><p><a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <br><a href="https://fpwellman.substack.com/p/you-are-about-to-get-screwed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fpwellman.substack.com/p/you-a</span><span class="invisible">re-about-to-get-screwed</span></a></p>
Charles Gaba<p>📣 NEW STATE ADDED: I've completed pie charts breaking out total population enrollment in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MEDICAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEDICAID</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CHIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CHIP</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MEDICARE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEDICARE</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> exchange plans for every Congressional District in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NEWYORK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NEWYORK</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/ny" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/ny</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>Rep Alford on CNN today: "It's true that the Medicare, Medicaid, &amp; Social Security make up about 75% of our budget. We've got to find the savings there.🚨We will do that."</p><p>Most Republican Reps agree with Musk, they'll defund the social safety net for tax cuts. Those funds will go to the oligarchs, like Musk &amp; Trump's donors. They're no longer hiding their views bc <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, through <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, has emboldened them. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has always lied about not touching SS. </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>CBS News MoneyWatch: Social Security could soon take 100% of your benefit check</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-overpayment-clawback-100-percent-medicare-trump-doge-waiver/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/social-securi</span><span class="invisible">ty-overpayment-clawback-100-percent-medicare-trump-doge-waiver/</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Seniors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seniors</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has used <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> as a primary example for what he casts as a govt rampant w/*fraud, waste &amp; abuse*, claiming there are millions of people at advanced ages—including some purportedly over 100 years of age—still collecting agency checks.</p><p>“I’m not going to touch Social Security, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>. Now, we’re going to get *fraud* out of there,” Trump said in an interview Sun. “…We have people 250 years old &amp; all, tremendous fraud.” [LIE, this has been repeatedly debunked]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Charles Gaba ✡️<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MT01" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MT01</a> Ryan Zinke (R) ~8% of total population in <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ACA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACA</a> exchange plans ~18% of total population in <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Medicaid/CHIP" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicaid/CHIP</a> ~23% of total population in <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Medicare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicare</a></p>
Charles Gaba ✡️<p>📣 NEW STATE ADDED: I've completed pie charts breaking out total population enrollment in <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MEDICAID" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MEDICAID</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CHIP" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CHIP</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MEDICARE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MEDICARE</a> &amp; <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ACA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACA</a> exchange plans for every Congressional District in <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MONTANA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MONTANA</a>: <a href="https://acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/mt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acasignups.net/cd-pie-chart...</a><br><br><a href="https://acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/mt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Congressional District Enrollm...</a></p>
RememberUsAlways<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> </p><p>"<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> are aiming to slice $2 trillion in spending, which could leave <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> on the chopping block. The Congressional Budget Office said that sizable cuts to Medicaid or Medicare will be needed to make the goal."<br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a><br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a><br><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-cohen-thing-that-sinks-trumps-presidency_n_67cec3b6e4b0204ff2daa3be" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/michael-coh</span><span class="invisible">en-thing-that-sinks-trumps-presidency_n_67cec3b6e4b0204ff2daa3be</span></a></p>
Charles Gaba<p>📣 NEW STATE ADDED: I've completed pie charts breaking out total population enrollment in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MEDICAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEDICAID</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CHIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CHIP</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MEDICARE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEDICARE</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> exchange plans for every Congressional District in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MISSISSIPPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MISSISSIPPI</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/ms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/ms</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>