#uspoll — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #uspoll, aggregated by home.social.
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RE: https://mstdn.party/@Crystal_Fish_Caves/116886507809776157
Looks artistic to me.
Also resembles reality quite well, sigh.
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And this time around, Trump has plenty of support in Congress for overthrowing Cuba’s legitimate rulers. Only the war with Iran, he says, affects the timeline for dealing with Cuba. Should Trump fail to achieve any of his objectives in Iran, as now seems likely, he may be more determined than ever to seek a “win” in #Cuba . #USpoll #Iran #Colonialism #LandGrab #Venezuela #WarCriems #IllegalSanctions
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/24/cuba-is-trumps-next-imperial-project/
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@randahl/116175436728032886
Good odds midterms will be hijacked or cancelled, you know?
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#Trump #DonaldTrump #Greenland #USA #EU #UnitedStates #Annexation #UK #President #America #Denmark #Danish #Politics #USPoll #News #Metro #Mirror #Newspapers #Republican #Maga #Media #Newspaper #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mirror #Metro #Tabloids #English
It’s always fascinating to see how news stories are reported internationally, so for anyone who’s interested, I’ve attached a couple of tomorrow’s tabloids from here in the UK… -
The Republican method of handling the government shutdown kept giving me feelings of déjà vu. Where have I seen this behavior before?
It's a hostage situation where the terrorists are killing the hostages off one by one until their demands are met.
Except the hostages are governmental programs and us.
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I know non-U.S.ians know that U.S. healthcare is insanely expensive. But it occurs to me that the term "health insurance" is probably masking just how insane. Because our health insurance, unless you work for a company with a good program, does not actually pay for most of my health.
I pay $1900/month for a silver plan for two people. That includes some dental insurance, which basically covers cleaning and maybe a cavity or two. The main difference between the bronze, silver, and gold plans is the deductible. What's the deductible? It's how much you have to pay before the insurance actually does anything. My deductible is $2500, or $5000 for the two of us. Once we hit that, the insurance will start paying for (most) of our medical expenses. Before that, it covers most of the cost of meds, some preventative stuff like vaccines, and basic office visits with my primary care doctor. For everything else we pay the cost the insurance provider has negotiated with the hospitals. Which is a lot cheaper than the retail price, but still expensive.
Last year we had a bronze plan, which has a $5000 deductible. I switched to silver because last year it would have helped. But this year I didn't have as many doctor visits, so I still haven't got the deductible.
So far this year, with neither of us having any major medical expenses...mainly consults and meds (which don't count towards the deductible)...
Total expenses (us+insurance): $12,000
Total I've paid: $1500
Amount towards deductible: $0There's also an "out of pocket" maximum which would trigger them paying for everything. That's $9,200 each. So far we've spent $3,200 toward that.
So needless to say, the insurance company is winning this game. I've paid them more than I spent. And of course a very large percentage of that didn't go to healthcare. It went to the insurance company, and the intermediaries between the insurance company and the doctors
But here's the catch. If I paid out of pocket without insurance, my cost wouldn't be $12,000. It would be far far higher. Because they negotiated rates for meds and visits that I can't access without insurance. This is why national healthcare system would be far far cheaper. But that's socialism. And this country only does fuck you capitalism.
So either way I'm screwed. The house always wins.
P.S. Two years ago I had a fall in Mexico. I spent 24 hours in a private hospital. I got two CAT scans, three visits, an ultrasound, a bunch of drugs via IV, and meds. It cost me $1200. In the U.S. it would have easily been ten times as much.
P.P.S. Also, none of the available insurance plans cover newer meds that don't have generics. We have one that costs us $500/month. That doesn't even show up in those costs because we had been ordering it online from Turkey. But with the tariff changes and removing the de minimus rules on international packages, that's no longer possible. So that's going to be another $6000 per year.
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When the President of the United States admits he can’t distinguish between television and reality, that’s not a “both sides” story, or a cute anecdote not worth mentioning. When someone claims to have reduced costs by 1500%, that’s not a matter requiring expert consultation—it’s a mathematical impossibility. When military officials discuss summarily executing civilians, that’s not a policy debate—it’s war crimes. #USpoll
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There always is a Tweet! #USpoll
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They are not nice people. #CharlieKirk #uspoll #auspol
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@koteisaev I understand and agree with what you mean. Thank you for the suggestions, a #uspoll or similar tag would be helpful in a future poll.
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senators shocked _shocked_ that someone added a massive new tax on clean energy into their big beautiful bill, insert « we’re all looking for the guy who did this » meme #USpoll
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Trump Hits Out at Zelensky: 'America Will Not Put Up With It'
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-discuss-halting-us-military-aid-ukraine-reports-live-updates-2038708
So now nobody is putting up with the debacle of his own making, this crybaby starts to threaten?
Preposterous, as preposterous as this whole administration, whose sole capability seems to be the bootlicking of his majesty...
Trump is #unfit and this will only get worse, the polls and the town meeting are starting to show the reality of this Russia endorsed regime from hell...
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What a shameful day for America! #USpoll #ukraine
We have made a donation from New Zealand this morning. This is something individuals can do to show support for Ukrainians. Let's show them support through a bump in donations today. #DontDespairDonate
Trump CANCELS Ukraine Peace Talks after HIS MELTDOWN
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yngNLkx0H-I&si=MCFz52MVhTbCx92D -
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Trump is slowly pulling back from the campaign trail and is less hinged with each with each public appearance.
Do you think he will:
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Recently finished Kamala Harris’s 2019 memoir. Must say she is a true public servant. If Americans truly care for public officials who in turn care for them, I mean like really care, then voting in the upcoming elections should not be a question for you. #USPoll But then perhaps Mastodon is not the right place to post this?
