All Things Biden: Is It Over Yet?

[Sean Hayden]

I would include abortion as part of family planning.

I'd include it as part of family planning services, but the article referred to it as "method of family planning". This raised an eyebrow for me because the suggestion that women routinely seek abortions as a form of contraception is a familiar trope of anti-abortionist rhetoric.

Aye, that they do.

[Cunt]

I can't even tell if she knows what story she is a part of lol

[Sean Hayden]

Amid Broader Concerns Over Biden USDA Nominee, Watchdog Flags 'Disturbing Suppression' of Science by Vilsack

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"Tom Vilsack's record on scientific integrity at USDA was appalling," said PEER's executive director Tim Whitehouse. "Government research documenting what is really going in American agriculture does not need a corporate filter."

One notable example PEER cited is the case of Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, an agroecologist who served as a senior research entomologist and lab supervisor for the USDA Agriculture Research Service during Vilsack's time as head of the department.

In 2015, Lundgren lodged a whistleblower complaint alleging that his USDA supervisors suspended him as punishment for publishing research detailing the harms neonicotinoid insecticides—commonly referred to as "neonics"—cause to monarch butterflies.

"It is USDA policy that political suppression and manipulation of science are not to be tolerated, but it is empty rhetoric," then-PEER staff counsel Laura Dumais, who filed the complaint on Lundgren's behalf, said at the time. "Dr. Lundgren is suffering the proverbial professional death by a thousand cuts precisely because of the implications [of] his scientific work for agribusiness."

To demonstrate that concerns about Vilsack's approach to scientific research were not limited to a few isolated complaints, PEER pointed to a 2016 Office of Inspector General survey showing that around 120 USDA agency scientists believed their research findings had "been altered or suppressed for reasons other than technical merit."

Additionally, less than half of the more than 1,300 survey respondents said they felt USDA strongly promoted a "culture of scientific integrity" under Vilsack's leadership.

"Unless he pledges to implement significant safeguards for scientists, Tom Vilsack should not be confirmed," said Whitehouse. "The days in which federal agencies function as scientific gulags should be behind us."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/ ... uppression

[Cunt]

Getting the important work done, with the power of the pen!

[Sean Hayden]

President Biden Is Reopening The Health Insurance Marketplace. Here’s What You Need To Know

On Thursday, President Joe Biden made good on one of his campaign promises to increase access to health care in America by signing executive orders to expand and strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid.

One of the most impactful is the order to open the health insurance marketplace for a special period from Feb. 15 to May 15. Under the Trump administration, most states only permitted enrollment in a marketplace plan from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, or if you experienced a qualifying life event, such as having a baby or losing health insurance you had through a job.

They go on to speculate that even though the most basic plans aren't good for those who need to see the doctor regularly, or need surgery soon, they are still probably better than nothing. I wish they'd provide support for that claim. What are their assumptions?

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal ... rketplace/

[pErvinalia]

When are you going to get Medicaid (or is it Medicare) for all? Dems have all branches of gov. Will they make it happen?

[Sean Hayden]

We're not even close to universal healthcare. Christ, doctors don't even have to accept patients on Medicaid.

[Seabass]

When are you going to get Medicaid (or is it Medicare) for all? Dems have all branches of gov. Will they make it happen?

When Bernie lost, that was the end of Medicare For All. The corporate Dems will just keep stitching more parts on to Frankensteincare.

[pErvinalia]

So we've got a while yet to wait for socializm..?

[Brian Peacock]

When are you going to get Medicaid (or is it Medicare) for all? Dems have all branches of gov. Will they make it happen?

When Bernie lost, that was the end of Medicare For All. The corporate Dems will just keep stitching more parts on to Frankensteincare.

It's interesting to note that something like 80% of Americans want to see a so-called 'single payer' health system and yet neither party support it.

[Scot Dutchy]

When are you going to get Medicaid (or is it Medicare) for all? Dems have all branches of gov. Will they make it happen?

When Bernie lost, that was the end of Medicare For All. The corporate Dems will just keep stitching more parts on to Frankensteincare.

It's interesting to note that something like 80% of Americans want to see a so-called 'single payer' health system and yet neither party support it.

Simple Brian while 80% of Americans would like to have it the backers of both parties earn too much from the present chaos. Remember it is corporate America we are talking about.

[Cunt]

[Sean Hayden]

DOJ Pulls Trump Administration’s Harsh Charging And Sentencing Policy

Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson told federal prosecutors to focus on “individualized assessment” until the Justice Department has a long-term policy.

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“The goal of this interim step is to ensure that decisions about charging, plea agreements, and advocacy at sentencing are based on the merits of each case and reflect an individualized assessment of relevant facts while longer-term policy is formulated,” Wilkinson wrote.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_6014 ... ccounter=1

...and they were doing what before?

[Seabass]

When are you going to get Medicaid (or is it Medicare) for all? Dems have all branches of gov. Will they make it happen?

When Bernie lost, that was the end of Medicare For All. The corporate Dems will just keep stitching more parts on to Frankensteincare.

It's interesting to note that something like 80% of Americans want to see a so-called 'single payer' health system and yet neither party support it.

It's more like 65-70%, but yeah, it's certainly... "interesting"...

[Cunt]

Biden might not be the hero Americans wanted, but he might be the hero they deserve.