Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, was caught on tape saying Republicans plan to slash Medicare, Medicaid, & Social Security starting next year.
For those of you with the app, you can play the above clip to hear the audio. For those without the app, you can download it here.
And for those who are wondering, these cuts he’s referring to, would be in addition to the cuts that are already set to come into effect later this year, thanks to Trump’s “Big, bullsh*t bill”.
Trump’s bill will already impact the healthcare industry by:
PAYGO Sequestration: Because the broader legislation added trillions to the national debt, it triggered automatic spending reductions known as sequestration. This is projected to cut Medicare funding by approximately $536 billion from 2026 through 2034
Physician Payments: The legislation introduces changes to Medicare physician payments and medical student loan structures, which medical organizations warn could further restrict patient access to care.
Trust Fund Insolvency: The combination of benefit cuts and financial reshuffling has accelerated the timeline for when the Medicare hospital trust fund will face insolvency.
Provider Tax Limits: The bill severely restricts state-directed Medicaid payments and provider tax arrangements, forcing states to reevaluate their budgets to either supplement the losses or cut services.
Coverage Loss: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the legislation will result in over 10 million Americans losing their Medicaid coverage.
The "One Big Bullsh*t Bill" will enact the largest healthcare rollbacks in U.S. history, cutting nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid and triggering hundreds of billions in automatic Medicare cuts.
We have been talking about healthcare being a human right, how everyone deserves healthcare, how our current system is no adequate enough when you compare it to other wealthy nations.
As bad as the system already functions, Republicans want to gut it FURTHER, while simultaneously calling for the Imperialism (defense) budget to be raised up to $1.5 Trillion dollars a year…
This is a graph of how much money we spend on our Imperialism budget, compared to other countries. Republicans want to add an additional $550 Billion to that number, while stripping your healthcare access at the same time…becasue we can’t “afford” it.
We need to be clear about the situation we find ourselves in - we need to get MAGA Republicans out of power. If you’re a subscriber to the newsletter, you probably already agree with this notion, but frankly, we’re not the problem.
The people who follow Trump maybe too far gone, and after a decade of trying to reach these people, I hardly see the point in trying anymore.
With that being said, there are plenty of people out there that don’t vote, or don’t vote consistently. In fact, you probably know a few of these people. They might be close friends, family members, or even coworkers.
We need to get these people to show up and vote this year. Bully them if you have to lol.
There’s too much on the line, and we can not afford to take a problem like our healthcare system, and make it even worse than it already is.
We’re never going to reach universal healthcare, if Republicans burn down what little infrastructure we have left.
We have to get them out of office this November.
Drag those “non-political” people in your life, to the polls with you.
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Additional stories I wanted to share:
Graham Platner wins Maine Democratic Senate primary & will face Republican incumbent, Susan Collins in general election
Graham Platner, a Marine veteran, oyster farmer and progressive activist, has scaled a mountain of personal controversies to win the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Maine. The result sets up one of the most closely watched contests of the 2026 midterm elections. Platner will face the senator Susan Collins, a Republican running for a sixth six-year term, in November. The race is seen as a must-win for Democrats to take control of the Senate, where Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority. Reported by the Guardian
In case you missed it last night, Donald Trump attended the NBA Finals game 3 in NYC. Where he was mercilessly booed. Watch below
CBS News boss Bari Weiss, is poised to oversee CNN editorial operations
CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is approved, according to a report. Paramount executives are said to have held preliminary discussions with several candidates who would come in and run the business-side operations next to Weiss while she continues to oversee editorial. Reported by Axios
U.S. Strikes Southern Iran as Iran Vows Response -
➤ U.S. forces launched strikes against Iranian air defenses and radar installations in southern Iran Tuesday, with CENTCOM confirming the operation was carried out under direct orders from Trump. A U.S. official told Al Jazeera and Fox News the strikes are ongoing. Trump told ABC News: “We had to respond to the downing of the Apache helicopter.”
➤ Explosions were reported in Qeshm Island, Sirik, and Minab — all coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz — with Tasnim News reporters confirming six blasts fired from U.S. fighter jets. Iranian state broadcaster IRIB confirmed explosions in Qeshm and Sirik.
➤ Iran vowed an immediate response. An Iranian official told Al Jazeera the Apache “was not flying over international waters,” disputing the U.S. justification.
➤ Tasnim cited Iranian sources saying Tehran “will give a definitive response to the U.S. aggression, carried out under the pretext of the Apache helicopter crash.” Arabic news outlets say the highest alert level has been issued at U.S. military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and Qatar. Reported by Drop Site NewsPentagon raises threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level - The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about Israel ramping up its spying on the U.S., recently raising the counterintelligence threat level from America’s top ally in the Middle East to the highest level, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official.
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks issued the new counterintelligence threat assessment amid rising tensions between Israel and the U.S. over the way forward in the war with Iran, the officials said. They said the DIA posted an internal message, viewed by one of the current officials, that raised the level for Israel to “critical.”
The designation stems from concerns within the Pentagon that Israel is making a particular effort to surveil top U.S. officials to get information on the Trump administration’s internal deliberations and decision-making on the conflicts in the Middle East, the officials said. Reported by NBC News
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