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riversedge's JournalMail my body to Paul Ryan: An extremely morbid way to protest the GOP health-care bill
umm.tempting.
https://twitter.com/randyprine/status/860894947926450177
‘Mail my body to Paul Ryan’: An extremely morbid way to protest the GOP health-care bill
By Avi Selk May 6 at 9:00 AM
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, by a wide margin, is the Congress member most people want to send their dead ashes to, said the website's creator. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Mailing human ash is not nearly as complicated as you might think. You basically just need some bubble wrap, a sturdy box and a special label, according the U.S. Postal Service’s handy guide.
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Or maybe (not in pamphlet) you want your own mortal remains shipped to one of the Republican House members who just passed a health-care bill widely expected to strip insurance from millions of people and hike medical costs — just in case that leads to your death.
What started as a morbid joke on Thursday afternoon became by Friday a functional website, and not so much a joke anymore.
Mail Me to the GOP: the brainchild of college junior Zoey Jordan Salsbury, who threw the website together after the vote, and by 3 a.m. had hundreds of submissions on a small server that keeps crashing under the load.
Trump hints at ending financing for historically black colleges
Source: the hill
By Rebecca Savransky - 05/06/17 09:14 AM EDT
President Trump in a statement Friday called out a program that helps finance construction for historically black colleges, emphasizing that the future of the program is subject to his constitutional authority.
In a statement issued when the president signed the spending bill this week, the president said he would treat the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account "in a manner consistent with the requirement to afford equal protection of the laws under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution's Fifth Amendment."
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Earlier this year, dozens of representatives from the country's historically black colleges and universities came to Washington to meet with senior administration officials.
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In general, the meetings were a troubling beginning to what must be a productive relationship, Morehouse College President John Wilson Jr. said in a statement to the schools students after the meetings.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332193-trump-hints-at-ending-financing-for-historically-black-colleges
Whow. just whow!!
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/05/trump-historically-black-colleges-financing-unconstitutional-238061
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In a signing statement on the $1.1 trillion omnibus government spending bill, Trump singled out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program as an example of provisions in the funding bill that allocate benefits on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender.
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Previous presidents, including Barack Obama and George W. Bush, often issued such statements when they signed legislation to signal they may ignore or disregard parts of laws passed by Congress.
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Trumps statement also suggests concern about programs listed under the School Improvement Programs section of the budget. Those include a wide range of education-related programs, such as after-school initiatives and programs that support Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education.
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Smith noted that the federal designation of an institution as an HBCU is not based on race, but rather on mission, accreditation status and the year the institution was established. She speculated that the signing statement may simply be the Office of Management and Budget being overly cautious and perhaps not fully understanding this important distinction as it relates to HBCUs, but UNCF needs more information regarding their thinking and intent. ............................
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https://twitter.com/Purify_toast17/status/860672366472462336
Jamil Smith?Verified account @JamilSmith 12h12 hours ago
Trump signals that he'll refuse to enforce a federal financing program that helps HBCUs build on their campuses. http://politi.co/2pPu99M
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Keith Boykin?Verified account @keithboykin 11h11 hours ago
Trump just said f*** you to every HBCU president who sat up in the Oval Office and smiled in his lying face. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/05/trump-historically-black-colleges-financing-unconstitutional-238061
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Gary Legum? @GaryLegum 11h11 hours ago
Man, this administration is just something else. http://politi.co/2pKJOH4
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Hinterland Gazette? @hinterlandg 12h12 hours ago
Um, #HBCU presidents in WH photo op got played. Trump suggests financing program for HBCUs may be unconstitutional http://politi.co/2pKJOH4
https://twitter.com/bjimd/status/860670535197392897
Hillary Clinton Slams GOP Passage of Trumpcare as a Shameful Failure of Policy, Morality
Hillary Clinton Slams GOP Passage of Trumpcare as a “Shameful Failure of Policy, Morality”
Written by Janet Shan on May 4, 2017
Read more: http://hinterlandgazette.com/2017/05/hillary-clinton-gop-passage-trumpcare-shameful-failure-policy-morality-urges-resistance.html#ixzz4gE36iqN3
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/860254394016817153
John Wesley Shipp?Verified account @JohnWesleyShipp 19h19 hours ago
Replying to @HillaryClinton
Thank you, Hillary, for your lifelong commitment to healthcare. A lot of love out here for you, our legitimate president #3MilMore
...............The resistance movement continues to strengthen as more and more people are paying attention to the disaster that is unfolding before our eyes with the election of a lunatic, who is pro-white, pro-Wall Street and pro-ultra rich. Donations are pouring in to resistance groups in massive numbers. Swing Left raised $400,000 in 24 hours, while Daily Kos raised thousands this afternoon alone.
Read more: http://hinterlandgazette.com/2017/05/hillary-clinton-gop-passage-trumpcare-shameful-failure-policy-morality-urges-resistance.html#ixzz4gE4AnlkN
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Repealed and Replaced is the Fox runner today...
I listed to this short segment. Nothing but lies from idiots and liars. Spouting Republican talking points only.
.@SecPriceMD makes the case for why sick people should pay more for health care.
No, really.
He said that.
https://twitter.com/AynRandPaulRyan/status/860531556166672384
ather of Blowback? @barney_cannon 22m22 minutes ago
Replying to @AynRandPaulRyan @SecPriceMD
Tom Price belongs in jail for insider trading! His crimes are far worse than those of .@MarthaStewart #LockHimUp
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M. M.? @handson25 25m25 minutes ago
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@SecPriceMD has totally abandoned "though shall do no harm" hasn't he?
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Principessa Sandra? @bobswife64 25m25 minutes ago
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Guess that whole compassionate conservatism thing left the building. Rs only wanted 2 kill ACA & this bill proves it.
#SoulessGutlessWonder
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Baddash? @badashfan75 17m17 minutes ago
Replying to @AynRandPaulRyan @SecPriceMD
You can select the kind of coverage that you want it just cost five times as much. Think of all the choices you'll have
White House fires its chief usher the first woman in that job
Source: washpost
By Ashley Parker May 5 at 11:15 AM
Angella Reid is show in Lafayette Square in front of the White House on Oct. 18, 2011. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
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When the White House residence staff arrived at work Friday morning, they were told that Reid was no longer employed, according to someone with knowledge of the dismissal. A White House official confirmed that Reid is no longer working at the White House.
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Despite the unusual title, the chief usher oversees all activities in the White House residence and works as general manager of the building, handling everything from the large staff of butlers, maids, chefs, florists and electricians to fiscal, administrative and personal duties.
The chief usher also works closely with the first family, including providing guidance on the furnishings, art and decor..................
.................Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian and professor of history at Rice University, said that it is highly unusual for an administration to fire its chief usher, especially without providing any explanation. “If there is a very compelling reason for the dismissal, the White House needs to tell the public” he said. “Otherwise it comes off as cruel.”
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/05/white-house-fires-its-chief-usher-the-first-woman-in-that-job/?utm_term=.54ec7b2c9f05
https://twitter.com/TPM/status/860519133582168064
Trump &anti-womens health Members of Congress have turned being a women into a pre-existing conditi
ACLU National?Verified account @ACLU
Donald Trump and anti-women’s health Members of Congress have turned being a women into a pre-existing condition.
https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/860257179848323073
From the Rose Garden to the Capitol, a Dark Day for Women’s Health
By Georgeanne M. Usova, Washington Legislative Office
May 4, 2017 | 5:30 PM
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Women's March 1950's
Today the Trump Administration and Congress doubled down on their dangerous agenda for women’s health.
https://www.aclu.org/blog/washington-markup/rose-garden-capitol-dark-day-womens-health
First, in a Rose Garden ceremony, President Donald Trump signed an executive order squarely aimed at rolling back the Affordable Care Act’s guarantee of birth control coverage. While it was less sweeping than the leaked draft order that circulated months ago, make no mistake: It is a license to discriminate. It means that soon a woman and her family could lose birth control coverage — an employment benefit she has earned —simply because her boss has a religious objection to it. Women could be literally paying for their bosses’ religious beliefs.
Then, just down the street, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) — the Affordable Care Act repeal bill championed by the President. The bill would threaten access to health care for millions of people, with the burden falling hardest on people with disabilities, LGBT people, low-income people, communities of color, and, yes, women. It would block patients from accessing care at Planned Parenthood, gut coverage requirements for maternity care, and put even more restrictions on coverage for abortion care. In short, it would make it harder for women to access the care they need, whether they seek to prevent or terminate a pregnancy, to have a healthy pregnancy, or to raise a healthy family.
Taken together, these two actions roll back many of the strides the ACA made toward eliminating discrimination against women seeking health care.....[listed]....
#Chaffetz is all smiles as he scoots back from a fully-insured #surgery to repeal #health coverage
I truly do despise this man.
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TheDaddy? @Joel_Schaffer 1h1 hour ago
Rep. Jason (POS) Chaffetz returns from surgery for pre-existing condition to vote away your coverage
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Shalini Pammal? @ShaliniPammal 1h1 hour ago
Chaffetz was all smiles while scooting in after a fully insured surgery to repeal health coverage for millions.
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Andrea J. Miller? @Andrea_Jil 2h2 hours ago
Andrea J. Miller Retweeted David Corn
Guess Chaffetz doesn't realize he now has a pre-existing condition...oh wait, he'll have coverage when goes to work for a DC lobbying firm
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David CornVerified account @DavidCornDC
This is actually quite disgusting. Look at smile. https://twitter.com/BenMarter/status/860160883095371776 …
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Margot Tobias? @mrtobias50 2h2 hours ago
After surgery for a pre-existing condition, he votes to take that coverage away for the rest of us.
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Dr Aliya Olds? @aliya_Hshah 3h3 hours ago
https://twitter.com/Estherhhoward/status/860301146098991104
#Chaffetz is all smiles as he scoots back from a fully-insured #surgery to repeal #health coverage for millions.
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Olga_Lautman NYC
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Thistallawkwardgirl? @thistallawkgirl 21h21 hours ago
Chaffetz returns after surgery for a p-ec to vote for a bill removing coverage for p-ec's from Americans, who paid for his surgery #VoteNo
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House Republican mocks congresswomans 'hysterics' after she attacks Trumpcare
Source: thinkprogress
Rep. Jackson Lee gave a passionate speech about the Republican health care bill.
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, holds up a printed article from The Washington Post, as she questions Secret Service Director Julia Pierson, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. CREDIT: AP/J. Scott Applewhite
After Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) gave a scathing critique of the Republican health care bill on the House floor before a vote on Thursday, a Republican colleague sneeringly described her remarks as hysterical.
Jackson Lee asked that Republicans have compassion for the people who would be most harmed by the bill: low-income people, people with preexisting conditions, and seniors.
Jackson Lee said:
God have mercy on your soul. I am a person living with a preexisting disease. I am a breast cancer survivor. And this heartless and callous bill, with 24 million plus people being thrown off of their health care, and reverse Robin Hood of stealing from the poor and the seniors laying in their bed where you’re doing an age tax that is five times more than any other young person has to pay, is disgraceful. And the pittance you’ve giving for preexisting conditions — $8 billion — they say you need $25 billion … I want to make sure that Medicaid is provided for working families … I don’t want the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg on the streets, to steal bread from the market because they can’t get any health insurance. God have mercy.”
After her time expired, Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) responded, “If I had to defend Obamacare, I'd go into hysterics too.”
“Hysterics” is a pretty loaded choice of word to use to describe Jackson Lee’s critique..................
Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/trumpcare-hysteria-mockery-aefba2b3d92f
Sexist pig
https://twitter.com/BenDAvanzo/status/860149943251726336
"This bill is about the worldview that defines this [Trump] administration... and we have a moral
Glad to see my Senator--Tammy Baldwin standing next to Joe Kennedy
Tax March? @taxmarch 9m9 minutes ago
"This bill is about the worldview that defines this administration... and we have a moral obligation to fight back." – @joekennedy
https://twitter.com/taxmarch/status/860180505681158145
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