💙Mackie💙
mackie90.bsky.social
💙Mackie💙
@mackie90.bsky.social
Dog lover. MAGA hater. Coffee addict.
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CMS is a real job. Maybe a TV host can pretend to do some mid-tier cabinet position while a deputy does the real work. CMS is a technocratic job responsible for 6,000 employees, complicated billing policy, HIPAA, etc.

Dr. Oz knows how to do precisely none of that.

www.axios.com/2024/11/19/t...
Dr. Oz tapped by Trump to oversee Medicare, Medicaid for millions
Dr. Oz is another surprising choice with a background in TV.
www.axios.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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ICYMI:

Steve Bannon will go to trial on February 25, 2025, on “charges related to alleged money laundering, conspiracy and a scheme to defraud.”

Bannon, as a part of the now-defunct “We Build the Wall” organization, is alleged to have “pocketed donations.”

www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-b...
Steve Bannon set for New York trial starting Feb. 25, judge rules
President-elect Donald Trum pardoned Steve Bannon in 2021 on federal charges related to the same scheme.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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Trump's team is in "preliminary discussions about making significant changes to Medicaid, food stamps & other federal safety net programs to offset the enormous cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts next year.”

Medicaid, food stamps are now on the chopping block to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation
As Republican leaders look for ways to offset the costs of a new set of tax cuts, social safety net programs are under discussion.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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A sobering, blunt conversation with @barbmcquade.bsky.social about Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz to serve as the Attorney General of the United States:

www.msnbc.com/katie-phang/...
Former U.S. attorney slams Trump's pick to head the DOJ
Former U.S. attorney in Michigan and law professor Barbara McQuade weighs in on President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general and the future of the rule of law in America.
www.msnbc.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Those eyes! Stewie is not a fan of the groomer 😅
November 17, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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The American public and the Senate Judiciary Committee deserve to see the Matt Gaetz report.

Repost if you agree.
November 16, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Amanda Serrano won that fight. Judges need to explain themselves.
November 16, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Sweet baby angelssss! I love them so much 😭
November 15, 2024 at 5:11 PM
New here. Meet the babies, Roxy and Stewie 💙
November 15, 2024 at 4:52 PM