‪ProPublica‬:

HHS has routinely imposed the "death penalty" on small businesses, barring them from participating in Medicare.

But it has never barred a national Medicare supplier -- even when that company has repeatedly committed fraud.

Some companies, it seems, are too big to ban.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-medicare-lawsuit-settlements-oxygen-equipment

You wonder why he’s choosing these absolutely frightening characters?
“There are five key areas that authoritarians want to control when they attempt to decapitate a democratic state, authoritarian expert and author Timothy Snyder writes: health, law, administration, defense and intelligence.
And in each of these arenas, the goal is to consolidate power, create chaos — and yes, even death. Authoritarians with power over these areas, Snyder says, “can make America impossible to sustain.”

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https://www.redbubble.com/people/Kilgore-Creates/shop

Hey there,

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She's a blacksmith and artist and is sure to find like and likeable minds among us.
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Anyone here have journalist contacts? We need to get something out far and wide, soon.

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ABCNews Breaking in the last hour
:
Exclusive: Woman told House Ethics panel she witnessed Gaetz having sex with minor, lawyer says

An attorney representing two women who were witnesses in the House Ethics Committee's investigation into now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz is calling for the release of the committee's report, telling ABC News that one of his clients testified that she witnessed the Florida congressman having sex with a minor.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive-woman-told-house-ethics-panel-witnessed-gaetz/story?id=115897603

Well, BlueSky is already being targeted by the bot farms.

MF'ing Disney …

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/15/24297438/moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-the-gatekeeper