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The bill delays the harshest effects of its Medicaid and SNAP provisions until after the 2026 midterms, pushing enforcement into fiscal year 2027. According to page 69, Section 21101(c), “The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2027.” This delay applies to the rollout of mandatory Medicaid work requirements, including budget cuts and redeterminations that will lead to mass disenrollment. It’s a political calculation—keeping consequences off the radar until the voting is over. On top of that, SNAP restrictions are postponed even further for some states. Page 707, Section 44101, allows states with a high “payment error rate” to delay implementation until fiscal year 2030, pushing some of the most punishing changes well past multiple election cycles.

The reason for these delays is straightforward: control the optics. By holding off cuts until 2027, lawmakers avoid immediate voter backlash in 2026. That gives #DonaldTrump’s Project 2025 time to hardwire structural shifts without public resistance derailing them. Voters won’t feel the Medicaid loss or SNAP tightening until it’s too late to vote the architects out. This strategy front-loads appealing tax breaks while backloading economic pain for the working poor, single mothers, disabled people, and low-income seniors. It’s political insulation disguised as policy timing—and it sets up the next administration to carry out the cleanup without fear of electoral blowback.

I’m not sure about the rules for posting things from other sources, but this is from the same post. It’s a comment. Do I need to attribute or keep the people anonymous on here? Not sure, but it’s worth the risk of whatever.

“Many of these folks are from sects affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, which broke away from the Baptists in 1845 because the Southern Baptists wanted to continue to support slavery.

In other words, it isn’t surprising that these Republican “Christian” senators apparently have a warped view of what Jesus would want them to do.”

They truly seem to have no knowledge at all of what Jesus taught, they are just using his name to justify their greed and cruelty. They are a disgrace.

Until today, when I am just plain angry. Everything I depend on will likely be cut or decreased drastically, and my rent was just raised 30%. Good ole US of A, right?

The last one doesn’t show well so doing it again. Enjoy, MAGA.

The senate tied on the orange disgrace’s BBB, and Vance cast the deciding vote. If Congress does not step up and do the right thing, we are doomed. How many of us who depend on Medicare and other supports will be left with no health care, possibly homeless as well, because people chose to vote for hate, rather than decency. I am not religious, but if this is how a ‘Christian’ nation treats it less fortunate, I think they completely misunderstand what the word means. Follower of Christ. Follower of his teachings. After a lifetime of exposure to Christian dogma, I do not remember any signs of him saying to starve the children, abandon the sick, kick aside the needy. I am ashamed to be a member of my species sometimes, and I will never forgive or make allowances for the absolute inhumanity of MAGA people. “I choose hate”. Christ must be so proud. For the first time, I am really worried about what is going to happen. I thought sanity would prevail, but I was just so wrong.

From ScienceFunn on Instagram

“You have a room temperature IQ.”

I was trying to remember when I bought my air fryer toast oven thingy, and couldn’t find any info, so decided to check my blog. Sure enough, I bought it two years ago in May.

You don’t have to spend a lot to get a good product. The ATK recommended one is 400 dollars. Sheesh. Amyway, I got looking through old blog posts, and let me tell you, 2021 was NOT a good year. Check it out for yourself.

Posted on January 6, 2021 “My Country is on the verge of self-destruction, thanks to the orange man and his followers. Going to order in some Chinese food. I am too appalled to even think. Egg rolls. Egg rolls will help. OMG.”

Egg rolls did not help. Unfortunately.

This is from Instagram

We’ve been told the myth that we’re just too many.
Too many people. Not enough food. Not enough homes. Not enough resources.

But the truth?

💥 We produce enough food for 10 billion.
💥 There are more empty homes than unhoused people.
💥 Our wardrobes could clothe 7 generations.
💥 The richest 20% consume 80% of global resources.

So no — the problem isn’t how many we are.
It’s who has access to what.
This isn’t a population crisis. It’s a distribution crisis.

the imbalance of access to resources is the consequence of colonisation of land and its people – by extracting water, food and other goods, denying the access to those resources and forbidding the people to return to their lands – and hoarding the majority in the Global North.

And the myth of overpopulation?
It’s not just wrong — it’s dangerous.

🛑 Because it asks: Who gets to live?
🛑 It blames the Global South, the poor, the racialized — while protecting the hoarding of the wealthy.
🛑 It has already led to forced sterilizations of Indigenous women.
🛑 It justifies borders, violence, and exclusion in the name of “ecology”.

This is not environmentalism.
This is ecofascism.

Snippets by @cinedelia 🎥

I know, it’s Instagram, but there is some good stuff on there. A couple of things I like, if you are not into orange disgraces. There are more, but this is a good start.

REPSTANSBURY

HARLOWMUSINGS

VOTEINOROUT

SENWARREN

Need to say these are not links because I can’t seem to do Instagram without leaving my account vulnerable, so you go to Instagram and just look for these names. Sorry about that.

My doctor prescribed a drug which I found out too late is extremely dangerous, so not I am going to spend the next couple of months concerned about side effects. I figure if I make it to September, I’m good. 🙂 Why would she do that? She knows the other meds I take, and the health issues I deal with. Do doctors not know about the drugs they give us? Usually I ask and look up and whatever, and this time, because I was not feeling very clear-headed at all, I did not. Stupid Jean needs a brain transplant. Oh, well.

Definitely summer here. Humidity abounds, but fortunately it is not too hot. Can live with humid if the temp is at lease below 75. Did not make it to farmer’s market this week, because spent three days on the couch pretty much useless. Much better today, and brain working well enough to do some online business that needed doing. Another gray day, though, till late afternoon. I love rain, but I need sun, too.

Here are some things I’ve saved. It is getting scarier out there, people. ” “Never give up, never surrender.” Galaxy Quest. Resist. Fight back. Doing nothing is the same as condoning what is happening, saying ‘it’s fine with me, go right ahead’. It’s not fine with me. Not even.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2025/05/29/lessons-apology-from-sun-times-ceo-ai-generated-book-list

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“This man wrote a bunch of stuff and made sure that editing it is a sin. Brainwashed folk following this a few millennia later shows his success.”

He’s referring to the bible.

“The first draft of Of Mice and Men is eaten by John Steinbeck’s dog (May 27, 1936)” Lit Hub

Is this where we got the ‘the dog ate my homework’ thing? Just thought it was funny. Funny is good. Finally got a sunny day. Amazing how much better my mood is and how much better my brain functions on sunny day. Doing an Amazon order. Yes, I despise Amazon, but it is part of my ability to survive, so needs must. Going to do a Walmart order, too. Same caveat applies. It is what it is, as they, whoever ‘they’ is, say.