I just blocked a woman I’ve known for several years, talked with on the phone and on Zoom calls, because she starts talking about “Garland isn’t doing anything and no one is ever going to be held accountable,” and will go on tweet after tweet arguing.
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If China suddenly stopped exporting to the U.S., a lot of products essential to daily life would be hit hard. Some major categories include:
1.Electronics
•Smartphones (iPhone production depends heavily on China)
•Laptops, tablets, monitors
•Household appliances (microwaves, air purifiers, etc.)
•Batteries (especially lithium batteries for EVs, laptops, etc.)
and Textiles
•Everyday clothes (t-shirts, jeans, socks, etc.)
•Shoes and sneakers
•Bedding (sheets, comforters)2.Clothing
3.Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies
•Antibiotics and key medicines (China is a huge supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients - APIs)
•Face masks, gloves, and other basic medical supplies
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What effect will the GOP 2025 Budget have on the Nursing Home Industry?
AI Response:
Losing $880 billion in Medicaid payments over the next ten years could have significant implications for the nursing home industry. Here are some potential effects:
1. **Financial Strain**: Nursing homes often rely heavily on Medicaid for funding, as many residents qualify for assistance. A reduction in Medicaid payments could lead to financial instability for facilities, potentially resulting in closures or reduced services.
2. **Quality of Care**: With decreased funding, nursing homes might be forced to cut costs, which could affect staffing levels and the quality of care provided to residents. This could lead to higher staff-to-resident ratios and less individualized attention.
The effect of the Republican (GOP) budget on nursing homes in 2025 is a topic of significant concern, though specific outcomes depend on the final details of the budget, which are still under negotiation as of April 10, 2025.
Based on current proposals and analyses, here’s what can be reasonably anticipated:
The GOP-led House of Representatives passed a budget resolution in February 2025 that includes substantial cuts to federal spending, notably directing the
House Energy and Commerce Committee to identify $880 billion in savings over the next decade. This committee oversees Medicaid, a program that funds a significant portion of nursing home care in the U.S. Medicaid currently covers about 60% of nursing home residents,
I discuss in my book the long term effect of the GOP decision in the 1980’s to do away with rehabilitation in prisons, increase the lengths of sentences and convert to simply warehousing prisoners.
DOGE will have the same results.
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What happened was, as rehabilitation programs were eliminated, the professionals that had built these programs, or worked their way up over 20-30 year careers, learning by trial and error what reduced recidivism and crime, moved to other jobs.
That loss of knowledge and
expertise makes it almost impossible to re-establish a rehabilitation based prison system, like exists in Europe, without starting from scratch again, and the new people re-learning by trial and error everything their predecessors had taken 20 years to learn.
I’ve been researching case law for 34 years. If you’ll allow me, I’d like to give you some information that will help you research better.
I know the vast majority of people who support Trump are Patriots and believe in America.
I also know, from my research,
that some of the people, both online and who are closely associated with Trump, have lied to you about different things.
I want to explain how they are doing this, and how you can find out whether it is the people you have trusted who or lying, or the people you call liberals
who are lying.
I want to give you an example of the best lies, the lies that fool people.
I’ve done legal briefing in the courts for 34 years. Because I know the law so well, I can lie to you and you will believe me up until the day the cell door closes behind you.