Democrats wave the white flag as eight defectors end the shutdown standoff; Trump seizes their healthcare issue; topples BBC in a three-day war; and crushes Big Pharma in a live Oval Office surrender.
We lost an opportunity to DOGE more federal workers during the shutdown. Socialists are attacking the center-left Senators who caved. The only way to make America affordable again is mass deportations. That will protect American workers' wages while lowering the cost of housing, education, and healthcare. MAGA Econ/Polisci 101 - increase supply, decrease demand, reward allies, punish adversaries: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/make-america-affordable-again
There are many other ways to reduce the federal workforce. BTW, another great article from Jeff C! Putting a positive spin on real events and wins, while the dissension trolls flood the boards with doom and gloom.
It is human nature to note a small disagreement, as the overweight (diabetics) crisis in the US is primarily a carb addiction crisis, Yet Jeff properly noted that the Kennedy method is also working on the diet issues.
Rice is a complex carb. One of many. Americans eat mostly refined carbs that are sugar and glyphosate laden. They are mostly sedantary knowing nothing about health. Hence the "epidemic" of obesity.
Also not all people can tolerate eating rice. It’s a very individual thing, which may have some connection to ancestry, along with other starchy carbs such as pasta, potatoes, corn , flour based products. This is one of the many benefits of wearing a continuous glucose monitor, now available without a prescription. After 4-6 weeks of wear, users get a good idea of which foods spike their blood sugar, how to combine foods to keep blood sugar in a tight healthy range, and how best to maintain their blood sugar ( which is the foundation for metabolic health ). I highly recommend it. I have learned a lot about my physiology. Rice and I do not combine in a metabolically healthy way, even when combined with significant protein unfortunately, even if it’s organically grown.
'"Carbs" have sustained the great populations of Earthlings since time began.'
Only since the agricultural revolution 10,000 years ago. Before that we were hunter-gatherers subsisting largely on meat and fat, supplemented by foraged plant foods.
Populations that switched to full-time agriculture based on grains typically experienced a decline in health. This could partly be attributed to the change in macronutrient composition of the diet as well as living in close proximity to livestock.
A farmer told me some years ago, at least ten, that "it doesn't really matter what condition the soil is in; it's only a matrix--something for roots to hold onto--while everything it needs comes in the fertilizer applications."
That farmer is not correct. Soil science is more than fertilizer applications. The roots need the right conditions to absorb any fertilizer, and the bacteria (rhizobium) in the soil attach to the root nodes and help with nitrogen uptake. Then there's the ability of the soil to hold moisture, improved with organic matter. One can stick a seed in the ground, add some fertilizer and it will likely grow, but to optimize productivity one has to know what the soil needs.
That is exactly what is wrong with our land and food. The soil is depleted from dependency on chemicals. God gave us everything. Mankind has tried again and again to out do God and failed miserably.
That is very true. Looong gone! I can’t even imagine what my grandparents would think if I could bring them back for just one day. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
re: "Trump started using the shutdown as an excuse to nuke the filibuster; and if that ever happens, Dems lose everything. And they know it."
Trump is spot on going after the filibuster. At the federal level this is what we need immediately to shut down the globalist controlled uniparty's control over the President's agenda for the American people. It is JOB ONE and they have avoided it by stopping the bullshit shut down filibuster. With the filibuster gone, we can finally get real election integrity, which is the first thing which must be done before 2026, and quickly, or we will get another "blood bath" from another stolen election.
RL, Precisely what we all need to do. Nice job! I have two Dem senators in Arizona - as a result of wholesale manipulation of our elections - and I still emailed them a demand to end the filibuster.
Here it is for those who might need a template:
Dear Senator Kelly,
I write to you urgently with a request to finally end the un-American Senate filibuster. It has long been used by both parties to put a stop to legislation which would be good for Americans.
End it and return to meaningful debate for a limited period. The silent filibuster has wrecked the Senate and turned it against the people and the USA. This is not why the Senate exists and it is a weak, coward’s ploy. Do the work of all Arizonan’s and the American people. Do it now. Don’t delay even one more minute. Bring it to the floor and vote to end the filibuster today.
Yeah, you know what you're going to get back from f'in Kelly. A form "thank you for contacting my office", blah, blah, blah. Maybe he responds differently to demonrats, but I doubt it.
I know SH, he is a complete d-bag (douche bag, not demo bag, but I digress) with terminal TDS, and will do nothing which would be helpful, but I still make the effort in hopes that he will someday magically grow a spine and a pair of balls.
Yes and also—why not keep bugging him and his staff and being a thorn in his side?? If you stop that’ll just make him happy not to hear from you anymore!
Jane, we all get the bullshit form letter, but send it anyway. They do keep track of the number of people who are for or against a particular issue. It doesn't take long and the time spent is worth it. Doing nothing is the least desirable option.
Dianne Feinstein was one of our CA senators for eons, and my husband once wrote her an email about a veteran's issue he wanted her to look at. About 6 months later he got a canned reply that was about an entirely different topic. So much for our representation.
Yep. “The Navy has fired a dozen leaders but won't explain why.”
“A total of 13 commanding officers have been fired so far this year, including five in one week, the Navy said.” Read in NBC News: https://apple.news/A2s7rtAM5TUi9YqTUIt3lxA
I know why; they dared to speak out about the sudden deaths among young, healthy recruits and were simply removed from their positions. After the Navy seal candidate was found dead after successfully completing HelI Week, I wrote to her and a few others suggesting that they do IL, CRP, d-dimer and other screening to see if we can identify those at most risk. Got boilerplate responses on immigration. Not one word of concern for the dying. 🤬
The filibuster is well past its usefulness, if it was ever useful. It was put in place to avoid doing the work of the people and the country. The Senate should do their damn job, which is to protect the Constitution and the American people in all of their undertakings. They won't and can't as long as the filibuster, in any form, is used to shut down the work of the Senate. If these people are so great at debate, then let them have at it. The Senate is only 1/2 of the Legislative branch, yet they are controlling the entirety of the legislative branch with the filibuster. Remember, all legislation must start in the House, get through the Senate and then be signed by the President, there are enough safeguards in place - if we can fix our elections, which are currently s_Elections. Trump cannot restore our elections as long as the filibuster is in place.
Also for those who may have missed Jeff's piece on the filibuster go back and read it here: https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/monkey-business-wednesday-november . It starts here in that post: The “filibuster” is a rule the Senate passed around a hundred years ago for convenience." Special Note of the word convenience... which I completely agree, not because it was good legislative practice, but because it was convenient for them.
Truth Seeker, now there's an idea I'd like to see put to the test.
Rather than write letters to tone-deaf Senatorial kings, how would one go about filing a class-action lawsuit at the Supreme Court against the United States Senate for their unconsitutional "filibuster" practice which does great harm to The People?
Could use some legal counsel here... Mr. Childers, are you on the channel? Whom could We hire to have this decided in court?
Rigorous, productive discussion is succinct and germane to the topic. A filibuster is not. It seems to me a childish attempt to divert attention from the topic to "buster'.
I’ll try again, but I’m badly wounded, emotionally. “The Navy has fired a dozen leaders but won't explain why.”
“A total of 13 commanding officers have been fired so far this year, including five in one week, the Navy said.” Read in NBC News: https://apple.news/A2s7rtAM5TUi9YqTUIt3lxA
I know why; they dared to speak out about the sudden deaths among young, healthy recruits and were simply removed from their positions. After the Navy seal candidate was found dead after successfully completing HelI Week, I wrote to her and a few others suggesting that they do IL, CRP, d-dimer and other screening to see if we can identify those at most risk. Got boilerplate responses on immigration. Not one word of concern for the dying. 🤬 Words fail me.
In California both our senators are Democrats and that has been the case for a very long time. And 40 out of 52 House Reps are Dems. That will soon be whittled down to 4 out of 52 due to Scumbag Newsom's Prop 50 that was just passed by TDS vindictive Dem voters.
I used to contact those who refuse to listen and have come to the point where I’m done barking up the wrong trees. The RINOS hear the barks and tell their lackeys to drown it out. It does not bug them. They don’t care. However, there are trees that need barking.
RL and the rest of my follow sojourners; call me glass half empty, but we know it is futile and of zero use communicating with Democrat congressmen. And in my opinion, the same is true with RINOS. They know what they should do, but never are persuaded by We the people. Been there done that. My two senators are in that category. Some 35 years ago, I remember my dad in a public confrontation with one of these in our great state of Iowa. Hint. They have their own agenda and it does not include us. However, there are Republican congressmen who still have a conscience and these are the ones that should be contacted.
They should get paid what the median salary is in their district. I bet we would have a balanced budget, massive debt reduction, and maybe real progress.
The filibuster is well past its usefulness, if it was ever useful. It was put in place to avoid doing the work of the people and the country. The Senate should do their damn job, which is to protect the Constitution and the American people in all of their undertakings. They won't and can't as long as the filibuster, in any form, is used to shut down the work of the Senate. If these people are so great at debate, then let them have at it. The Senate is only 1/2 of the Legislative branch, yet they are controlling the entirety of the legislative branch with the filibuster. Remember, all legislation must start in the House, get through the Senate and then be signed by the President, there are enough safeguards in place - if we can fix our elections, which are currently s_Elections. Trump cannot restore our elections as long as the filibuster is in place.
The senate can initiate a bill and then pass it to the house, not all legislation must begin in the house. Of course the deeper truth is virtually all legislation is written by lobbyists and then, after wining and dining, a senator or representative claims authorship and introduces the bill within the member’s chamber, another proud feature of swampland.
I wont argue the point, too much. Your deeper truth is pretty much correct. But the bottom line is that if it doesn't get through the House, the bill dies. Being considered the lower chamber, bills should generally start in the House and proceed to the Senate where they should receive thorough, deep debate, not bullshit filibusters.
And there is this on bills like this one, the CR for their bullshit method for continued funding of the government:
The Constitution specifically says:
“All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.”
Good point about specifically appropriations, and I’ll agree that congress has lower and upper chambers (and senators will never let you forget that), it was simply the “all legislation” that caused my response. Obviously, quite often a house bill and a senate bill are produced and passed simultaneously and go immediately to reconciliation, in which case neither chamber was first and I feel like I’ve seen that happen more than once even with appropriations bills (the senate offering a proposed competing bill even before the house bill has been considered), but I could be wrong. Anyways, it’s also fun and sometimes surprising when looking into the inner workings of our legislative process.
Also for those who may have missed Jeff's piece on the filibuster go back and read it here: https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/monkey-business-wednesday-november . It starts here in that post: The “filibuster” is a rule the Senate passed around a hundred years ago for convenience." Special Note of the word convenience... which I completely agree, not because it was good legislative practice but because it was convenient for them.
I don’t believe Supreme Court nominees require the supermajority to be confirmed, only a majority. One vote over can do it I believe. Remember Kavanaugh’s confirmation and how they had to have Collins vote to confirm him.
The Democrats are going to do away with the filibuster as soon as they regain power, if we let them. Getting Trump's critical agenda through, including meaningful election reforms which will prevent the theft of elections, will effectively keep them out of power. That wont get done without ending the filibuster. We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of the corrupt, evil democrats, and frankly a lot of worthless RINOs too (like that shitbird Graham and McConnell too), we should take it! Do you believe President Trump is restoring the country and returning it to the Citizens? I do. If you do too, then give him what he needs to get the job done. He is 100% a populist in spite of all the bullshit thrown at him and us to make us believe otherwise.
Please also remember, the Senate is only 1/2 of the Legislative Branch.
He keeps his friends close, his enemies closer - but I realize you lack the brain power to understand. It's kinda like me and you, you being my "favorite" low info, low IQ reprobate, I keep you "closer".
Yes, it is some 10 dimensional chess to keep people in power who tend to undermine and stymy you. Only your massive brainpower could come up with such mental gymnastics. Thanks for the laugh dipshit dan!
Ah, yes, from the mouth of my low IQ, low info reprobate "friend". You have a continuous and never-ending way of stymieing yourself. Have a great day Abiding Dude. I am "glad" you laugh at yourself, along with the rest of us. Don't you have some medicine you need to take, urgently, we don't want you to miss your lithium dose...
For clarification, the silent filibuster is what must be ended. It means the invoking party doesn’t have to do anything.
The regular filibuster means someone has to speak the whole time. The silent filibuster is what dem “leadership” uses to put a brick in the gears of the government.
No one has the stamina to read anything for 6 weeks straight without stopping to eat or sleep, and which requires everyone to be in attendance. Three days or so would certainly be less obstructive. One has to consider if the roles were reversed, would it be a good thing or not for the minority party to slow down the bill enough to negotiate to a resolution. That was the original purpose until silent filibustering became a thing.
The Senate is only 1/2 of the Legislative branch, they still have to get things through the House when they make changes to a House Bill or submit their own. The filibuster needs to go and they need to actually do the hard work instead of taking the easy way out, regardless of whether it is silent or phone book reading.
My thought too! I think it is time for the filibuster to be dismantled. And, I believe if we don't do it, the evil Crimeocrats will do it immediately after they steal the 2028 Presidential election because we didn't do it in time, to give President Trump what he needs to dismantle the election theft system they have built.
Professor provides a good summary of Trump's "affordability" at American Greatness that the MSM will not report - but sooner or later people will have to stop believing what they read in the MSM and judge with their own eyes
Trump is not governing by the seat of his pants. He has had 4 years to run the scenarios all the way up to the Supreme Court. I am sure he has run the employee bell curve and knows the appropriate number the government should employ. As for healthcare, the insurance companies has made the industry inelastic giving them the ability to dictate the price. Opening the industry up to the markets will drive the price down. This is ECON 101 stuff. The military/DOD should never be included in shutdowns again. STEM should be a state funded program. This will allow California to feed the world while other states to be more selective with their recipients.
Air travel should never be included in shutdowns either. The airways are too crowded and too dangerous to take a chance on letting them just "happen" however.
Isn't it ridiculous that these people can be deemed essential but their pay is not? It's deeply wrong and these yearly bullshit shutdowns must end now and forever.
then we MUST de-phederalise the ATC. There is NO good reason this is national gummmit agency. Or put in directly under military and at the same time remove military as an entity that can be damaged in a government shutdown
Also, the government shutdown tactic must finally come to an end. It's complete political bullshit instead of actually accomplishing the work these criminals are supposed to do for us.
Under Elon, it was ROARING along... exposing so much waste, fraud and abuse... and had targeted the BIG fraudsters... Treasury, congressmen going from near broke to becoming multimillionaires... the FED... "Magic Money Printing Machines", the remaining corrupt NGOs... and much more...
Then Trump for some reason got sideways with Elon... and DOGE was castrated.
What happened? Did DOGE target AIPAC? K-street? The Clinton Foundation?
Of course not; there's no need to be insulting. But I also understand that there's supposed to be a somewhat linear relationship between value created and earnings paid to the creator.
They are Together Again as the old song says. Musk had a post someone sent me on FB. I had to log-in to see it. Yuck. But I am glad I did. I found it compelling. And comforting. Here is the link if you are interested.
JC opines: "I’m skeptical of anything pharma offers, but GLP-1s may indeed be a bridge back to health for some adults. For morbidly obese folks who’ve tried every diet that came down the pike and still can’t lose weight, these drugs offer a non-surgical off-ramp. And the fact that these patients are universally grateful to stop eating proves there’s more to the problem than just desire and willpower."
The simple truth is that Americans having "weight" problem, know nothing about health.
Nothing. The word diet derives from the Latin word dietus meaning the way we live.
One does not try every diet, one learns about the cause of health. If adults have not pursued that, Lost in Space comes to mind.
It is a serious mistake to believe that a Big P drug is the solution to the obesity epidemic which is welded to diabetes, malignancy, and arthritic changes among others...
It attacks gallbladder, eye sight, kidneys, stomach, intestines, pancreatitis and on & on. And once you stop it, all the weight comes roaring back. Several celebs got on it (can never be too thin, ya know) and it wrecked their systems - Sharon Osbourne was one and now can't gain any weight, and is sick all the time. Others it has frozen their intestines and they can not process anything.
The Obamacare insurance purchase mandate should be scrapped. It’s not a tax as SCOTUS said. For the 60k /yr shown in the example, most people could self insure. Or sell “hospitalization”/ catastrophic insurance like years ago. This is communist redistribution right now.
No question that is coming. First a major exposure has occurred. JoBama (disrespect intended) was grifting for insurance companies to the tune of a half billion minus his carefully hidden take. The shutdown now resolved, was about funding healhcare for illegals, AND continuing JoBama care. Dems caved today, day 40.
Now they are attempting to shift the entire blame to Shumer calling for him to step down.
Exactly. Young Americans don't need to give a shit about health insurance, they need jobs and a country to make a future in. We need a total moratorium on immigration. The North Korea model of immigration, trade and tourism is preferable to the mess we have now.
Stargate is among a group of tech entities that will use govt. entitities data along with medical and digital data in their universal bank. Stargate absorbed the data of the Federal system. Notice the govt money wasted since then. There was no savings.
Nah, Gates has now moved on to infecting the actual SOIL that food grows in.
Bill Gates-of-Hell is at it even worse now - it's not enough for him to try and kill off as many people as he can - he wants the soil of the entire world. Demon in human skin. Wonder what all that 5G will do to his soil "amendments", besides kill us all. Bill Gates Launches $1.4 Billion Soil Bioengineering Initiative Under the Guise of 'Climate Adaptation' The Gates Foundation’s latest billion-dollar program aims to re-engineer the soil itself with "biofertilizers"—using long-debunked climate change as justification. In plain terms, this is industrial-scale synthetic biology applied to soil—replacing traditional compost and manure with lab-designed microbes that alter how plants take up nitrogen and phosphorus. Once these biofertilisers are patented and commercialised, the same small farmers Gates claims to be helping will depend on proprietary bio-inputs just to grow crops. https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/bill-gates-launches-14-billion-soil?
For as many as are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons by whom we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
Yes and yes! When we got to our Airbnb Friday night, my hubs said he was feeling run down and went to bed. I prayed for him, of course, and loaded him up with supplements, but assumed we wouldn’t get to go. But he woke up feeling fine! I wandered around trying to nonchalantly squint at people’s name tags to see if I knew them. 😝It’s quite a feat to do a mental 40-year age progression on faces and hair. But it was wonderful to visit with old friends, many of whom we hadn’t seen since graduation. Thankful! And thanks for asking, Margot. Today I’m doing headshots for my book and hoping I don’t look like something the cat dragged in. 🤪
Hi Susan, it’s a devotional book titled, My Jesus - Reflections of the Redeemer. Kind of a combination devotional and coffee table book, as it’s illustrated by one of my daughters who is a professional artist. Dream come true.
And, you couldn't call Him by His actual name??? I personally knew a 7 year old who invited Jesus to be their Lord and became demon possessed. "Jesus" is a demonic name. Pastor Ken Thornberg has a special ministry of casting "Jesus" out of people so they can be free of demonic possession. Our Savior is named "Yashuah". It means YAVEH brings salvation. IT"S IMPORTANT! The demon "Jesus" doesn't bring salvation. Yashuah does.
Lew White, in his book "Fossilized Customs", postulated that the Anti-Christ would be named "Jesus" and because Christians don't know Yashuah's name, they will be worshiping the false christ, the Anti-Christ.
I have only used my insurance for one major thing. I was grateful for it at the time. Because I broke my neck, and even though it was the fault of the company where I fell, I still had to go through the whole rigmarole and it was good to have insurance there in the meantime.
But I can't help but think about when we were younger. I'm a child of the fifties. I don't recall ever having insurance. I think that's what rich people had, but we normal people had country doctors who made house calls. We also didn't have all the crap in our food that was making us sick.
It looks to me like we are just victims of a large well coordinated scam. Give us garbage food. Then medicate until we get sick. And then Force us to buy the insurance that will pay for the medication that makes us sick...
Maybe we just need to arrest Bill gates, George soros, Yuval Noah harari from WEF (look that little cretin up. I think he's on the cover of Misanthropes unlimited.)
The elite have been at war with us for decades. They've been trying to kill us all off, and we keep staying alive and pissing them off. Seriously if you look at the full picture, it's so criminal it makes my eyes bleed. The ones who think they own the world are the ones trying to get rid of all of us. Come Lord Jesus! It's time.
Unless we were bleeding bad, we didn’t go to the doc. The time I was bleeding badly from a cut inside my mouth, the doctor came to us. There are many many parts to this healthcare problem and they will all have to happen. I’ll no doubt be gone. But let’s get going!!
Yes. As my dad used to say "I only call the doctor if you're on fire or bleeding. Otherwise we have some home remedies". And they did.
I learned how to take care of myself, and I also learned how to be more careful. Actually even when we were bleeding half the time we didn't get a doctor visit.
I didn't even go to the dentist until I was 18. No harm no foul. I don't think it caused any major problems. The problems I have had with my teeth were caused by dentists! The whole thing is a scam.
100 percent- an one that has and continues to cause damage. To this day parents allow their children to get fluoride treatments at their 2x yearly appt. SAY NO THANK YOU!! And avoid all toothpaste with fluoride
You run to the doctor for a simple broken neck? Are you a hypochondriac?? [sarc]
Wow, that's scary to consider, I hope you have enjoyed full recovery. You are right, insurance has a place but for extreme events such as yours. In 1992 I had a brain aneurysm and insurance was a great blessing! It worked out well for me because it gave me evidence to share with my detractors, I do have a brain. 🤠🧠
100% Beth. It is a giant scam now although I don't think it was originally. But once govt is involved, it all goes to hell in a handbasket. I think it starts with Big Ag spraying the crops with cancer-causing glyphosate; Big Food making loads & loads of crap products filled with crap ingredients; Big Sugar bribing govt to declare that it's FAT that's bad & sugar is good; Big Pharma squeezing every nickel out of American taxpayers through their massive presence in DC lobbying & piggybacking off of the 3 previous Bigs by making drugs to save us from all of the filth BIG AG/FOOD/SUGAR peddles to unsuspecting citizens. And who allowed all of this to happen??---why you know who----Big Government aided and abetted by Big Science. All wildly corrupted by the DC swamp & lots & lots of money.
...and every couple of generations, the Whole Thing rotates the Opposite Direction when New Bleaters in the Big This-and-Thats preach the Opposite of what was Formerly Preached and Big Gov sloshes out the money to Reverse everything!
Yep. I think I opted out of Part D, if that's possible. I also have a great agent who found cheap ins. I just don't use it. All my medical costs are with Naturopaths and I pay cash. Not vaxxed... So I rarely get sick!! I'm really pissed they think it's ok to centralize all health records! None of their damn business! Why doesn't HIPPA apply to the gubmint?
Agree. I have an elderly relative- no cellphone, no internet. He didn't realize he HAD to sign up and because he signed in too late, he has an upcharge for life. This is what they are doing to the poor.
In the United States, federal law requires hospitals to provide emergency medical care to uninsured (or underinsured) patients without denying treatment based on their ability to pay. This is governed by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), enacted in 1986 as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
Thanks to gov subsidies like veterans and Medicare HEALTH? providers can run every "reasonable" test with dye, radiation, etc etc and charge it to... You still, the tax payer. And I have to say that we survived VERY WELL without assisted HEALTH CARE and when we did have it they tried to kill us. I was so angry we didn't have it but now I see that we are healthier than so many others who are drugged up with pharma. Drs and nurses nearly faint when they doubtfully ask "so you aren't taking ANY medications?!" No none. My mother is 86, we are retirement age.
David, that’s technically true, but the hospitals get to decide what “treatment” you get. Many horror stories of 12+ hour waits in the ER (fully insured) to get treatment!
How so, as weather there is free, to the patient, er for all was the specific subject? If the care is horrible, or the process was bad, that was not cogent to that specifically. I am not advocating for it. I simply stated it needs to be eliminated if you want the right to not be covered and still use receive such care.
According to this 22 October 2025 Fox News article, Obamacare regulations make catastrophic-only coverage illegal for many folks:
"So why don't most people choose catastrophic health plans? Because an Obamacare provision makes it illegal!
"This Obamacare provision, 42 U.S. Code 18022(e)(2), only allows those under 30 or who qualify under a 'hardship' exemption to enroll. Liberals in Congress want to force people to buy plans they can't afford because they generally support a single-payer government-run system where all health services are 'free.'"
The long arm of the King of Kalorama reaches out from retirement and smacks us down, one more time ....
Is it free or do the illegals just not pay their bills?
Many years ago my best friend was in labor, a hospital refused to admit her because she lacked insurance. She ended up losing her little girl. The umbilical cord was wrapped around the infant’s neck.
I’m for hospitals not being able to turn away people that don’t have insurance. Just because they don’t have insurance doesn’t mean that they won’t pay their hospital bill.
We know an ER doc who resigned years ago because drug addicts were bringing their kids to the ER so they can have a free babysitter while they left to get high. They would also video him inside the ER, sue, and the hospitals would cave and it ended up on his record. He then started a medical billing company.
From the Father of the Vaccine. Medicare for All would help young fatties to die from side effects.
"Thus the Drug Trust, while maintaining the Stalinist Communist Government in Russia, simultaneously maintained a Communist back up regime in the United States, the Trotskyite Movement, in case the Stalinist regime should fall."
I’m afraid the Glp1 drugs will go the way of the covid jabs. Stop the cold/flu or whatever in exchange for a turbo cancer. How does the pendulum swing so far out of line? Buyer beware!
Much like statin drugs... Big Pharma and their puppets (MDs) prescribed way to strong dosages and frequencies... comparative micro-dosing seems to be very beneficial to most and around 80% as effective as the dosages that were/are causing so many problems...
My daughter is on the Glp drug and has lost 50 at a 50% dosage. It’s taken six months. Am I afraid for her? Yes, but losing the weight has been beneficial on her joints and possible diabetes diagnosis.
I take a GLP-1 drug. I take half a dose and stretch out my dose for 10-14 days. I do this because I’m afraid of the side effects. So far, so good. I lose about 1 pound per week. And I feel better than I have in a long time. And I have always eaten a low carb diet. With plenty of veggies. But age seems to have slowed my metabolism down significantly. So the GLP1 has been wonderful. The main drawback? What happens when I quit? Pretty much all of my friends are also taking the medicine. And they seem to be able to keep the weight off when they quit. Or take a little shot once every 6 months or so. I do have one friend who got blood clots in her lungs after 2 years on the drug. Scary. We just don’t know.
Could your pal have gotten the clots from the Covid jabs... which are known for that?? Tell her to look into nattokinase, lumbrokinase and serrapeptase... I take the Lumbro and Serra to prevent clots... I had a DVT in 9/20... dissolved it in 2 months with lumbro and serra.
I am on a GLP drug. Mounjaro. Have been for 18 months. I resisted it for 2 years before finally taking it. I have type 2 diabetes and have had it for 30 years. I was on insulin for 20 of those years. High amounts twice a day. The least harmful way of treating my diabetes.
Within 6 months of starting the mounjaro I’d lost 35 lbs and was able to totally get off the insulin. It has truly been a life saver for me. All my blood work is coming back good, I’m off the statins, off the antidepressant, my joints are no longer any where near as painful, I feel so much better!
I am 69 years old, and have fought (quite literally) with my weight since my 20’s. Low carb and exercise helped immensely, but as I aged it got harder and harder. And for those of you who have good metabolism and think it’s just laziness, sod off! Certainly some of it is, but mine was not! I exercised, I walked, I worked hard to keep my body strength up. It was never enough.
Are there nasty side effects? Yes, of course, for some people. So far, for me, it has truly been a miracle drug.
Do we need to keep studying what it does and how it does it? Yes, most certainly!
Just like vaccines, don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.
There's a place for "catastrophic" insurance - kind of like what we used to have. That's a far cry from "you need this coverage to pay for basics". (Agreed on the GLP drugs - those things are a bit scary.)
Thank you for stating a sane and realistic viewpoint. The idea that "insurance" itself is the problem is absurd. Paying a small amount to safeguard oneself and loved ones against unlikely catastrophes is responsible and forward-thinking behavior. (No I'm not an insurance agent, thank God.)
The problem is not "insurance" but this insane system in place to benefit the deeply corrupt medical system. A system specifically set up to "treat" (not cure) people for the rest of their lives in the most expensive fashion possible. A system that deliberately ignores the real root cause of disease.
We need to stop thinking in slogans and address the actual root causes. The best way people can do that is to take ownership of their own health. That starts with eating real, whole, unprocessed, generally low carb foods, not manufactured food-like substances. That decision alone will change people's lives. That and avoiding a doctor's office for just about anything other than acute trauma.
When my husband retired and our corporate insurance went away (I am self-employed) I joined Samaritan Ministries. Every month I send $200 directly to someone who submitted a medical bill. If I ever need health care, I pay the first couple thousand and then others will send me their monthly share, up to something like $250,000. I forget the details, but this affordable solution works for me and satisfies the government requirement for “insurance”.
They didn't have that right until the pestilential Chief Justice of the Supreme Court explained a trick to them for how they could get away with it (by calling it a 'tax' iirc).
Jeff C, I respectfully disagree that the idea that "insurance" itself is at least part of the problem is absurd.
I asked my surgeon how much my procedure would have cost if I had to pay for it myself and he said he had, quote, "no way of knowing because the insurance was inscrutable to doctors, given who had made what deals with whom."
If my doctor can't know the cost, he can't tell me the cost, and if I can't know the cost, I can't have a basis for comparison with other providers--who don't know their costs either.
With all the primary costs of ACTUAL things hidden, we are left with comparing by secondary costs; i.e., "packages" put together for us by "insurance" marketeers, and opportunites for fraud abound in the secrecy.
I was glad to have insurance when I slipped and broke my ankle in February. The hospital surgery was over $187,000 and I didn’t look at the insurance printout on the rest of the 5 days I was there. Then, they sent me to a rehabilitation center for another month and a half, as I was alone and was non weight bearing for two months! They paid for all but $4,800 for that stay. I very rarely go to the doctor - maybe once a year for my “wellness” checkup, and the required tests for a mammogram, or bone density.
I remember in 1974, I had my first child. I paid the doctor $100 for my total care, and about $250 for a two day hospital stay! We had no insurance, and I guess, with those costs, we didn’t need it. ( in today’s dollars, $657.15 for the doctor, and $1,642.88 for the hospital).
For insurance companies, ballooning costs of private health care are their stock-in-trade for driving the herds into their corrals for shearing.
Simultaneously ensure the PUBLISHED COSTS grow ever skyward while ensuring your own annual "premiums" grow at only "modest" paces.
You and the "captured" doctors in your hire BOTH laugh at the PUBLISHED charges for services because the INTERNAL discounting mechanism will ensure a much more reasonable--but ENTIRELY SECRET--fee will change hands. Sure, every once in a while HANG a $187,000 fee on one poor schmuck sheep--for the sake of the press's help in driving the rest of the sheep in your direction--but when YOU have ALL the captured doctors and the captured sheep--YOU are only playing at Peter paying Paul.
That’s what I wish I could have—catastrophic—in the event I get hit by one of these illegal aliens with their landscaping trailers who drive like they’re dodging bullets in Karachi. I use naturopaths, which are never covered by insurance, so I just want emergency and surgical benefits. Right now I’m paying BS prices for “healthcare” I never use.
"So why don't most people choose catastrophic health plans? Because an Obamacare provision makes it illegal!
This Obamacare provision, 42 U.S. Code 18022(e)(2), only allows those under 30 or who qualify under a 'hardship' exemption to enroll. Liberals in Congress want to force people to buy plans they can't afford because they generally support a single-payer government-run system where all health services are 'free'".
I so agree with you. Paving over a dead deer in the road no more “fixes” the road than revamping WHO the government gives our stolen money to fixes the abominable health care costs. Let me keep my money, shop throughout the US for insurance coverage if I want insurance. Let me choose a darned witch doctor if I want, instead of forcing me to use government approved avenues to health.
Yep, this makes a lot of sense. (Metabolic vs Somatic) Prof. Seyfried did an experiment where they transplanted a cancerous nucleus into a cell with normal functioning mitochondria and the cancer didn't spread. They also did the opposite with a non cancerous nucleus into a cell with cancerous mitochondria and the cancer spread. You can find him on Youtube and he explains two main sources of fermentation, Glucose and Glutamine.
Oncology... perhaps the biggest, most criminal and evil SCAM, of the many operating under the despicable Big Pharma umbrella of graft and torture for profit model.
They’re not. The evidence is overwhelming in the other direction. The fear mongering about GLPs has to stop. More people than you can possibly imagine are using them and getting their lives back. They stop eating snack foods. They stop needing allllll their other meds. They have zero disease markers. These peptides do NOT cause cancer anymore than whatever life risks we all face do, no matter what the scare headlines try to tell you. The details are super fascinating. This was a major loss for pharma because they’re losing their grip on the most profitable product ever, all while the junk food industry suffers and other pharma companies lose sales because people don’t need their stuff anymore. I wish this community would stop the judging and just learn for once. And consider that you might be wrong on this issue.
I've been losing weight on Weight Watchers again (as I did nearly 20 years ago and lost 85 pounds), but it has been a gigantic struggle. I have thought of GLPs to give me a jump start. Even Dr. Oz says, "Lose weight the RIGHT way, through diet and exercise," but even he acknowledges the helpfulness these drugs can offer. When you are bigtime overweight, the despair is crippling. To see that your body can cooperate--if you have someone who will help keep you on track with "the right way" once you see that initial loss--I think they are something of a miracle. From what I've seen, it's those who stay on these drugs for way too long who are paying a price.
All the judgmental people in here would be blown away by how many people actually use them. And it’s life changing. I’m not saying they can’t be misused. And honestly, ozempic sucks. But all the “these are toxic and should be pulled from the market!” crowd would be blown away by what’s in development now and where this is headed. These are not going away. They are getting better and better. And it’s such a relief to so many to not be battling their own demons and being miserable in their own bodies day in and day out. (Also, they are not “brand new.” Not even a little. At least 25 years of various GLP-1 agonists in use.)
"Battling their own demons and being miserable in their own bodies . . . " You nailed it. Utter and complete despair. Constant self-recrimination, soul-crushing self-hatred . . . people honestly think it's EASY to lose weight. It has never, in my entire life (started dieting at 14), been easy.
Yes, I don’t have as much of a struggle as some but I am definitely really sick of the people that seem to think that everyone is like them. Just because THEY have been able to use exercise and diet to easily lose weight or maintain a healthy weight doesn’t mean it’s the same for everyone else. It reminds me of the gaslighting about masks, all of the people who said “it’s no big deal, I am fine wearing a mask for hours and you’re just a big baby and making things up” if anyone mentioned issues with breathing, lightheadedness, or any other adverse effects. People are NOT the same!!
In your dreams. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Medical costs will have to go rock bottom then. I don’t like it either but when I broke my hip, it came in handy. There are many parts to getting rid of insurance. I’m for all of them for sure that lead to it.
They do when they refuse to change. They just stay on the drug, some of them for years. I think as an incentive to get your body to start losing while changing eating and exercise habits (e.g., perhaps 3-6 months) can be enormously helpful.
Oversimplification: There seem to be three big problems with the GLPs - first, they disrupt digestive function (in a manner that the medical community admits it doesn’t understand), so eventually people will stop taking due to significant digestive distress. Second, they cause muscle wasting. Third, once stopping the medication, all of the weight comes back on (again for reasons that the medical community doesn’t understand), but now onto a body that has much less muscle mass available to support the weight.
An hour ago another supposed health care grifting operation called and left a voice message telling me to send in a test ket I guess they sent me a few weeks ago. In the first sentence they noted it's free to me because my insurance will pay for it. I guess that compels people to do it, because they think it's free.
I don’t know about only harm with the GLP-1’s….Im pretty anti-medication of any sort, but if you’ve (aka me) wrecked your body such that you cannot get your BG down, but haven’t killed all your beta cells just yet, they are truly helpful in reducing BG and thus letting you potentially lose weight. I did just start 1-week ago at a very low dose any my BG was finally lowering to a normal range overnight and between meals….I am hoping my body can recover and I can get off of this in a few months but truly, it didn’t matter what I ate, I was constantly living with blood glucose above 100….Im definitely overweight, but by American standards, not huge (size 12) and 100% got here myself and am not a victim of anyone or anything….just couldn’t get out of this hole I dug. I have an OTC GCM so immediately saw the impact of this drug - assuming I eat well, this could be a true turning point for my health
Truth of the matter is it is very complex, and we are all swimming in a complex stew of chemical toxins and endocrine disruptors - even the most vigilant can't avoid exposure to some things, and most people aren't even aware of the dozens of poisons they use on a daily basis from products they think are benign.
Agreed….and I’ve introduced a drug on purpose making matters worse LOL, but given where I’m at and what I can see it doing in just the few short days I’ve been taking it, it’s a risk I’m willing to accept in the hopes of improved health overall (and ideally will not take this for more than 4-6 months)
Fair suggestion …. I had really great success doing Alternate day fasting a few years ago and tried doing it again. It’s quite easy once you get into it, but starting is SOOOO hard (for me)…tried to start again but I kept binging on crap good around dinner time and undoing any benefits I would have otherwise seen.
When my BG has wild swings, I rationally know what is happening and what I should do and what I should or should not eat - but my impulses completely override my brain….so I think when I was attempting to fast recently, I was getting a quick drop after x-hours of staying high (just into normal range but to my body, it feels like a “low”) causing my impulsive eating…if I could have pushed through that, just once or twice, I’d maybe not been desperate enough to try this drug
Agreed. If I have become convinced of ANYTHING about health, it is that WE NEED EACH OTHER TO BE BACKSTOPS FOR EACH OTHER.
Find someone to DO IT WITH, and REALLY care about each other and help CARRY each other over rough spots.
It DOES get better. And after you each/all get the hang of it, you can wean yourselves away from the critical early dependence on each other. And later, you find you don't WANT to backslide, although tempted, because of the ruinous example it might be for your other. "No, I'll just stick with it one more minute/hour/day."
I was not referring to only water fasting - here’s an expansion. I myself could never tolerate to fast until I did some lead up to alkalize the system.
Years ago I read an old book by Dr Bieler entitled Let Food Be Thy Medicine. He healed many people by correcting their metabolic imbalances using Bieler’s Brew: zucchini, green beans, parsley & celery, cooked & you drink the broth. Organic, of course.
Drinking this brew for several days was the only way I could tolerate to fast. I listened to my body, and proceeded to the water fasting if my appetite had diminished.
One could do something similar with green juice.
If one is very sensitive with blood glucose, alkalizing with nonstarchy vegetables is a missing & powerful step. Not to be neglected even on feast days!
The Natural Hygienists used alkaline foods to break water fasts. Their methods healed just about anything.
Health Insurance HIDES--in all its "folds"--the TRUE COST of virtually everything associated with healthcare. Where financial decisions are painless, they offer no dissuasion from choosing them.
"Got another HANGNAIL?! Have it treated!! It's FREE! After all, you've ALREADY PAID for it!!!" And cha-ching, up goes the costs for next year.
God save this country from the in-quotes "free" stuff.
The fact that insurance companies receive “subsidies” is absolutely atrocious.
Every time we turn around, the government is laundering billions of taxpayer dollars. Trump needs to stop funding big businesses and start supporting small and medium businesses instead. Imagine the impact on the middle classes.
For the last 15 years, pharma and big insurance have siphoned billions and enriched themselves on our backs.
The government is not responsible for funding NGOs, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, elite colleges, or illegal aliens. They literally have no money, despite the funding agreement 🤮🤡
There has been no health insurance ever. You can’t insure health. What we have is a massive welfare program which pays for care some of the time for some people while the insurance companies walk away with half the money
@Holly McC That is why my partner developed a holistic program, originally to "Reverse Diabetes", that is now used to induce weight reduction and reinforce positive lifestyle.
Wow. Even disregarding the shock of ripping away a huge part of our economic system, that would take us back to what - 1940? Even if you say 1948, taking advantage of the antibiotics that had been developed by then, US life expectancy was about 65 (one chart says 67.2 in 1950).
And anyone that has a chronic condition or a major health problem either gets spends a lot of their own money, gets charity care, or dies. Or maybe two or three of those choices.
Now think about the problems in trying to unwind what we already have.
Back even further: to whole food grown on healthy soil.
This is a nonnegotiable - along with clean air & water.
An economy dependent on fostering illness for the profit of some is a national cancer.
The frail population created by mega scams is in need of many interventions. But longer lifespan with a sicklier, more expensive quality of life has been a dubious result.
Wonderful! Now Americans of every sex, race, age, and socioeconomic status will have access to a magic pill that will melt off unwanted pounds without those people worrying about diet, exercise, or generally healthy lifestyles. What could go wrong? (Think statins, SSRIs, Alzheimer's drugs, COVID shots, etc., etc.)
My daughter is morbidly obese, and the GLP 1s are, thankfully, helping her lose weight. She is working with a dietitian and a nutritionist in tandem. They are helping her with lifestyle changes, diet, and exercise, so that her results will be long-term rather than short term. I think for many, GLP 1s can be a great solution. Not just a short term fix. Just one woman’s opinion.
For those who are morbidly obese and working with a knowledgeable practitioner, this may lifesaving. However, I worry that most aren't in your daughter's situation. There are many side effects, which are probably worth the risk for a morbidly obese person, but perhaps not for someone who needs to lose thirty or forty pounds. For example, if you don't do resistance training along with the meds, you will lose tons of muscle mass, which will be very hard to build again.
Agree. It needs to be done responsibly, not just as a one off. Thats on the consumer and the doctor. Hopefully people will be smart about it. If not, it’s just another gimmick.
Unfortunately, doctors aren't always responsible. (I say this even though my husband is a wonderful doctor.) Forty years ago I had two herniated disks in my lumbar spine. I had chymopapain injections in the disks by a neurosurgeon in Chicago, and after months of not being able to straighten up because of the pain, I was pain-free. It was miraculous. Sadly, after several years the injections were not able to be used. What I heard was that doctors were using it for every and any disk problem, without making sure that a particular patient was a good candidate for the treatment.
So far, her team has been very responsible. Not just one and done. She goes in monthly for evaluations and her dosages are adjusted accordingly :). Hopefully results will stick.
I am retired anesthesiologist. We did the chymopapain for one ( very long and scary) year. It causes anaphylaxis in 25% of people ( only tetnus horse serum comes close to that %). We had to have the “kitchen sink drugs- for potential cardiac arrest” ready to go. I wanted to have the patients intubated ( because their airway may swell to fast during a reaction). Some surgeons preferred sedation. I use to ask around at meetings years later and no one I spoke to had ever heard of it. Those were scary times. Glad you had improvement but it was never worth the risk
Wow! That is amazing! I was never told any of that. Dr. Walter Whistler was a pioneer of the technique, and he was an eminent neurosurgeon. I was completely sedated. I guess I didn't get informed consent!!!
This is my nephew. He was overweight but not morbidly obese. He started marjarnro 3 years ago and is still on it since he fears regaining his weight. He’s lost too much weight, in my opinion, but he loves his body. Actually loves too much, with endless selfies on FB. 🤦♀️
There's a lot of opinions out there on GLP-1s that are misinformed. It's a very nuanced conversation. Remember that it's a peptide. Our bodies are made up of peptides- they're the building blocks of proteins. They've been taken for 20 plus years as supplements- especially in the fitness/ body building community. It's all about the dose. So, let's be smarter than this and not just repeat the latest rumors/ media BS
Agree 100. I’ve been on them for 1.5+ yrs now and, while I typically avoid pharmaceuticals like the plague, it has been a lifesaver. My whole life I’ve been an active, physically fit size 6 until I hit MP at 40 and put on 65 lbs out of nowhere. After 10 yrs of trying every diet/exercise/natural supp/HRT out there, I caved. Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, hormonal…who knows what caused it? But nothing fixed it until GLPs. I’m forever grateful. I’m sure there might be side effects down the road but the side effects of carrying around 65lbs of fat was no picnic either. You def must fight the muscle loss! And no @juju, I’ve been off months at a time and no withdrawal whatsoever.
Are some lazy ppl using it as a crutch? Absolutely. But for some, it’s life changing.
GLP-1's (tirzepatide) completely stopped my 50-year IBS symptoms and helped me lose 45 lbs slowly over a year---while lowering BP and cholesterol, and relieving arthritis symptoms. There is much more to the GLP-1 story than a means to lose a cosmetic few pounds....
Hopefully the lifestyle changes will stick once she can get off of the drugs. Those are more helpful long term. I can see the GLP's being a possible help for some, but they've definitely been praised as miracle weight loss drugs for many and the results we've seen for those coming off haven't been as good. :(
Sounds similar to the "actinic keratosis" label used to identify virtually every color and shape of skin growth by today's liquid-nitrogen-crazy dermatologists. There's apparently yuuge Medicare money to be made when treating us older folks for AK - since we've spent decades living and working outdoors.
I recently saw a study that curcumin was used in a group of prediabetics. There was not one person in the curcumin group that became diabetic. It was a Sayer Ji substack.
I saw that, too. My A1C is just a little high, and I have Type 2 diabetes in my family, so I'm taking curcumin now. Also berberine, which is supposed to be as effective as metformin.
Bard, There are different types of diabeties. ( Insulin resistance ) So it is good to know if this is developing, as it is easier to treat early with proper diet and exercise and life style. To ignore developing insulin resistance us not wisdom. Type 2 levels of insulin resistance is considered by many to be wrongly called pre-diabetic.
If we can get insurance companies and government completely out of the doctor-patient relationship (and any actions they want to take!), then maybe these GLP-1 drugs could be used responsibly, e.g., as a first step to get someone who is seriously and perpetually obese to have hope, develop a plan that builds confidence, see progress that excites them, and then phase out the GLP-1 drug. Seems that any good doctor would want a drug free solution for their patient...if drug companies were not involved in the doctor's practice and profits!
Iremember “They want you dead” . Pushing Ozempic type drugs on anyone who wants them is akin to the rush to OxyContin drugs a few decades back. How did THAT medical panacea work out?
Haven’t heard that lately. Besides, I couldn’t care less what anyone says about the Clot Shot. I did my own research and turned it, and every other shot, down.
He and RFK Jr... both refuse to suspend them until REAL safety and double-blind testing can be done. Revoking the criminally fraudulent EUA would be sufficient.
So are now complicit in the subsequent injuries and deaths that they will continue to cause..
He had no plans to stop the shots or the covid emergency that we are still in. Great news though, a thirty year old can get plenty of shots and drugs without informed consent at a discount on Trumprx and a have smaller 50 year mortgage payment to go along with it. At 80, he or she will sell the house to the government and go straight into free nursing care. It will be the most fantastic deal they will have gotten in their lives.
Yeah and imagine that the drugs were originally designed for diabetics. So technically they couldn’t really legally make their trillions off fat people by keeping the prices artificially high. For “research “. So they tossed a bone but the end result will be fat people with other yet to be known problems. We already have a friend who is diabetic, put on that stuff, lost a little weight. As soon as she stopped taking it, ballooned.
That gal in the first picture… I’m not sure she should be talking a drug with so many side effects, for her problem. She just looked chubby to me, but at her age it should be fairly easy to loose the 15-20 lbs. Morbidly obese is another story.
My husband’s niece has polysystic disease (I think that’s what it’s called) and has weighed a lot off and on over the years, but is now taking Ozyempic and feels better than she has in years. She’s almost pain free and looks great. Not sure how the drug helps that disease but I did hear a commercial about the benefits besides diabetes and weight loss and it was listed.
So is that an example that drugs be used cautiously on a case by case basis? You bet cha.
Are you saying that the side effects only affect long-term users? Muscle wasting and gut issues happen pretty fast, at least that’s what I’ve read.
How would she not gain it back if she hadn’t changed her lifestyle? Not saying she hasn’t changed it, but many don’t. They just eat less while on the drug.
There are studies done that it takes 6 weeks to change or form a habit. My guess even longer for a full lifestyle change.
I have not heard of muscle wasting or gut issues in short-term use. If you have, I certainly understand your concerns. On purely an anectodotal basis with numerous friends who are on one or another of the GLPs, they have experienced no side effects in up to 6 months of use. Many of them have tapered themselves off, using it as a jumpstart.
Of course she would gain it back if she didn't change her habits. That is discussed elsewhere in these comments.
Know of several people who started off good Ozempic but not cannot tolerate it. One went to the hospital over it yesterday. And that over the smallest dose she could get.
What I especially love about this particular Substack author is how I feel optimistic and actually happy reading this news. And the fabulous delivery! Precious!
I am so relieved that Senate Republicans did not cave. Now we need to keep eyes and pressure on them to make sure none of them make any senseless late-night concessions during the promised vote on Obamacare subsidies when they think we aren’t looking — as has unfortunately happened so many times in the pre-Trump past.
Agree! When are the powers at be going to shout out from the rooftops that this insurance mess was caused by the Dems... they own it lock-stock-and-barrel!!!! And for them to accuse the Republicans that by allowing the subsidies to expire will cause damage never before seen in the civilized world!!!! Shut them down with their lies and deceitfulness!!!
And over on the house side, they need to call Hakeem on his pack of lies too — he and his ilk have NEVER been about protecting “healthcare for the American people”; they’re about saving face for their party’s namesake, signature piece of legislation that was designed to fail, because it was always a Trojan horse for single (gov’t) payer. That and their personal subsidies from the insurance lobby.
It was also caused by one SCOTUS judge, who redefined the premiums for Obamacare insurance as a mandatable TAX. Up until that sleight-of-hand, the US government could not mandate the purchase of insurance ... but taxes are always within government's purview, so.
This might be a stupid question, but I’m gonna throw it out there, re health insurance. Why can’t we opt to buy only some kind of “catastrophic” coverage, for things like major surgery, and pay for the rest as we go, like lab tests, doctor visits, etc? Car insurance doesn’t pay for oil changes and repairs!
That is the worst part of Obamacare. Forced insurance. Along with forcing all medical records to be electronic. You have absolutely no privacy, HIPAA is a joke. One bitter Dr or nurse can write something in your record and it’s there for life for the world to see. I’m appalled at what I’ve seen written in charts. Be very careful what you say to anyone when you’re at the hospital/office. And say no to the drs wanting to use AI so they don’t have to dictate. There are no “off the record “ questions anymore.
Because the architects of Obamacare made those plans illegal so you wouldn’t have that rational option to use insurance for its intended purpose — protecting yourself against unpredictable, rare-but-major risks, not prepaying for budgetable, predictable expenses like annual physicals. Under Demwit rule, any option based on personal responsbility, rational thought, and planning gets eliminated.
One of the things wrong with Obamacare is that it made that kind of catastrophic coverage very difficult to obtain, forcing more people to sign up for full coverage so the system had more money to redistribute. In fact you can buy catastrophic coverage under Obamacare, but only if you are younger than 30 years old or if the lowest-cost available Obamacare plan costs more than a certain percentage of your income: One of the ropes included in Obamacare with which to hang people who do not want to go along with its absurd premises. This is one of the provisions of the law that Pelosi said you couldn't read until the bill passed.
I was in my 50’s when Obamacare passed. I was healthy and did not sign up. Then the government decided to charge me $700. a year to NOT have heath insurance. So, I decided to see if I could find a policy that was less than the $700. fine. Amazingly, I found a plan that charged me $23./month with the government paying over $900./ month to subsidize my policy. I thought this was insane but I didn’t want to pay the fine. The next year it increased and I was paying $56./month and government subsidy increased to over $1000./month. How is this sustainable? Now I’m on Medicare and that’s a whole new can of worms and another crapshoot. I go to the doctor every 2 or 3 years. It’s not healthy to go to the doctor . They try to put you on all kinds of meds- for your own good. Nope!
I am a member of a health sharing plan rather than insurance. It’s basically what you are describing, and for me it’s $200/month. I pay for the first couple thousand of any health issue, and beyond that I can get shares from other members to reimburse my costs. And because I am technically “self pay” or “cash pay” I often get discounts from providers.
It was the only way to reduce competition, reduce the free market. Dems love that result!
My health insurance provider has decided to once again try to cut ties with our only hospital in Central Oregon and stall negotiations. So much for covering catastrophic care!
It’s a great plan for me as they cover naturopathic care, bloods, my chiro, and my gym but now I’ll have to shop around for more expensive plans that don’t cover those things (yes, I paid a copay, and $40mo premiums).
Because the system is built to sell drugs. Our insurance gives you a discount if you go to an annual well check. At the well check visit you are advised to take vaccines and flu shots and then your BP and cholesterol is checked and you're put in pharmaceuticals for those as well. The acceptable BP and cholesterol numbers have been dropped so more people will be put on the drugs. You then have side effects and need more drugs for those. It's a well choreographed system. Instead, I go to Lab Corp to get bloodwork and get a BP cuff at home to check it regularly and then and look up lifestyle and diet changes and supplements that can get your body where it needs to be.
It's always a hoot to witness liberal cannabilism. Burp. 🫢
Last week's elections were predictable, hollow and mostly worthless....though NYC is in a world of freshly laid doo-doo. Self-inflicted wounds oftentimes sting/stink? the worst. Dummies. Keep your dogs off my yard.
Indeed. I can’t count how many times I lol-ed this morning. Despite those who make their morning rounds poo-pooing our president here, we never bite, bcs we KNOW there’s ALWAYS more to the story, more happening behind the scenes, and the reveal is always glorious. More, please. And YES. THIS IS WHAT I VOTED FOR!
On this point Jeff I agree ‘Trump started using the shutdown as an excuse to nuke the filibuster; and if that ever happens, Dems lose everything. And they know it.’ Now the filibuster will last until Dems get control in some future election. I don’t see how we will have a fair 2026 without election overhaul which isn’t happening until filibuster is nuked.
Filibuster does protect the minority-imagine the horrors if it wasn’t in force during Autopen era. But I’d be in favor of nuking it for a year to get the work I want done.
Sadly, with the current GOP leadership, nuking the filibuster wouldn't actually _do_ anything. We still have too many RINOs in those seats who would vote down the sorts of things we the people want or never let them pass out of committee. :(
No words for my disgust at this. Just about any 500+ regular citizens - with term limits - could do a better job than the lazy overpaid crooks we have now. Just select them by jury pool!
—“Democrats caved. They crumbled like week-old cornbread. They barked but never hunted. They folded like Sunday laundry. They teed up for a hole-in-one and shanked it into the woods.”
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Just had to comment on how much that made me laugh, great intro Jeff!! 😁
Lol at this: “While Democrats disgracefully crumpled in the well of the Senate, far across the Atlantic, the UK’s vaunted British Broadcasting Company ran up the white flag faster than Frenchmen hearing there might be a fight somewhere.”
Soooo, at last, the BBC gets caught out for lying. ‘It’s NOT your grannies BBC any more’.
Jimmy SaVILE was a regular visitor at the Palace, he was the lowest slime-ball by a long shot. Princess Di would cringe every time she had to be anywhere near him, yet the BBC could not promote him enough.
I know there are bigger issues currently, but I am still very upset about the execution of the innocent ostriches in Canada by the lying tyrants. Not to mention the euthanizing of grandparents there. Oh Canada!
Election Integrity Laws are the Key to fully implementing MAGA/MAHA and eliminating Government Money Laundering Scams. Nuking the Filibuster could make this possible. Destroy the Democrat Party and purge the RINOs.
I still don't understand why every spending bill/budget, except for CRs, only requires a simple majority to pass - Certainly there can be a good case made for eliminating the filibuster for ALL spending bills, but I agree itis time for it to go so we can get all the other necessary changes made that democrats will never agree to- voter id etc. TARight
What they failed to pass for 40 days wasn't the CR, it was the procedural motion to bring the CR to the floor and have a final vote on it. Hence all the hand-wringing about the filibuster, a way to stop any bill without voting against it. Depending on the Congress, this can happen quite frequently.
Yes. Hence the filibuster. Every vote in the Senate does not require cloture to be invoked; however, most legislation does because cloture is needed to end debate if there is a filibuster. A lot of votes, such as nominations, can be decided by a simple majority. And some acts of Congress, such as budget reconciliation, have specific time limits that bypass the need for cloture to be invoked. This is the sausage-making procedure writ large.
So, if the BBC begins reporting the truth, will the Bobbies come and arrest the writers, editors, producers and reporters like they do with normal citizens?
Trumps going to sue the BBC for $1 billion if they don't retract by Nov 14. BBC has received the letter and "will reply in due course". LOL. Trump's going to have one hellava library, ballroom, arche etc!
Brainwashing Britain Corporation will never report the truth. They'd rather swap out their CEO, pay the fine and 're-align their messaging' to different, more accurate lying.
Perhaps... Just perhaps we Americans should get our fat asses off of the couch and do some routine yard work... stop stuffing our mouths with Hostess HoHos and binge snacking at 9 pm... and finally stop believing good health comes from a pill or injection.
Compare Americans in the 70s to Americans today. It’s more than just yard work. We’ve been poisoned and sabotaged at every level. It’s going to take years to undo that kind of damage. And if a magic pill or a magic shot helps to undo a little bit of that, great. Diabetes, heart, disease, high blood pressure, and a plethora of other medical conditions that accompany obesity, well, I think it might be worth it for many Americans, especially kids. It’s not ideal. But at least it’s a start.
You should have stopped after your first sentence... And YES, it's certainly more than yard work... the solution begins with taking responsibility for one's self... responsibility for the full scope of our daily lives, instead of being lazy and stupid and wanting someone, or something, else to save us. Your attitude is the root of the problem.
And your comments are equally stupid in thinking everyone is the same. Just because a person is overweight does not mean they are lazy or stupid. Easy to say if you’ve never dealt with it.
I didn't say that "everyone is the same"... and I didn't say that being overweight was an indication of being "lazy or stupid"... I made no indication of that, nor did I intend to...I asserted that we in America are being led to believe that good health comes from a pill and/or an injection... and that it is high time that we took charge of our wellbeing and stopped relying on the pharmaceutical industry complex to solve all of our ills.... btw... It's you who are stupid for trying to interject your insecurities into my comment... you don't know me, nor do you know what I deal with... enough said.
And remember during the Plague we were told -not- to go outside🙃sunshine is the best way to feel better! Even today when we in NE PA got snizzle it is better to be outside for at least 15 minutes 😍
We lost an opportunity to DOGE more federal workers during the shutdown. Socialists are attacking the center-left Senators who caved. The only way to make America affordable again is mass deportations. That will protect American workers' wages while lowering the cost of housing, education, and healthcare. MAGA Econ/Polisci 101 - increase supply, decrease demand, reward allies, punish adversaries: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/make-america-affordable-again
There are many other ways to reduce the federal workforce. BTW, another great article from Jeff C! Putting a positive spin on real events and wins, while the dissension trolls flood the boards with doom and gloom.
It is human nature to note a small disagreement, as the overweight (diabetics) crisis in the US is primarily a carb addiction crisis, Yet Jeff properly noted that the Kennedy method is also working on the diet issues.
Toxic carbs. Real carbs from wholesome sources are life-giving.
Subsidized monstrosities like corn (HFCS), soy, seed oils are creating land whales out of human beings.
We were never meant to consume such “products”.
Heal the soil!
Power - in the form of arable land - to the people!
"Carbs" have sustained the great populations of Earthlings since time began.
Mono Cropping, pesticides, herbicides (RoundUp ie Glyphosate) are the contaminants that demonize carbs. We never had "intolerance" issues prior.
Healing the soil means feeding the soil to create Biology of microbes.
There is knowlege and expertise in this domain.
I think Bill Gates just threw in his toxic hat to help make soil great again. Be afraid, be very afraid…
Being afraid is the opposite direction of knowledge, wisdom, truth, and light
Fear not. Gates is waffling, has recanted his green deal non science.
We are very very close to vaxs and quaxs being called out.
Stage has been set...
Gates announced that since Climate Change won't kill us all, he is abandoning his killer push against it. Flip/Flop.
Aaaaand, gates and Trump are buddies....
I don’t know anything about their relationship. Trump is good at keeping friends close and enemies closer. Hopefully, he knows of Gates missteps.
Armor, Call it what it will be: Frankensoil.
Rice is carbs. Millions (billions?) survive on it and they never look like fat slobs of... of... of...? ...Americans.
Rice is a complex carb. One of many. Americans eat mostly refined carbs that are sugar and glyphosate laden. They are mostly sedantary knowing nothing about health. Hence the "epidemic" of obesity.
Definitely a factor, and this is a multifaceted, individualized issue.
Rice with the germ has some protein, also.
Also not all people can tolerate eating rice. It’s a very individual thing, which may have some connection to ancestry, along with other starchy carbs such as pasta, potatoes, corn , flour based products. This is one of the many benefits of wearing a continuous glucose monitor, now available without a prescription. After 4-6 weeks of wear, users get a good idea of which foods spike their blood sugar, how to combine foods to keep blood sugar in a tight healthy range, and how best to maintain their blood sugar ( which is the foundation for metabolic health ). I highly recommend it. I have learned a lot about my physiology. Rice and I do not combine in a metabolically healthy way, even when combined with significant protein unfortunately, even if it’s organically grown.
I’m thinking when God promised to “heal their land”, it could be taken literally to mean dirt, too.
Agree! GMO / Bioengineered seed.. USA plants it and eats it. More countries don’t.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-that-ban-gmos
'"Carbs" have sustained the great populations of Earthlings since time began.'
Only since the agricultural revolution 10,000 years ago. Before that we were hunter-gatherers subsisting largely on meat and fat, supplemented by foraged plant foods.
Populations that switched to full-time agriculture based on grains typically experienced a decline in health. This could partly be attributed to the change in macronutrient composition of the diet as well as living in close proximity to livestock.
I read somewhere that carbs are the only food source that the brain consumes
… which might explain why our rulers want us on low carb or no carb diets
Ketones during low carb periods or fasting are the other fuel.
Brain function is quite good during ketosis, which is one of the many tenets of Dr. Dale Bredesen’s Alzheimer’s reversal program.
A farmer told me some years ago, at least ten, that "it doesn't really matter what condition the soil is in; it's only a matrix--something for roots to hold onto--while everything it needs comes in the fertilizer applications."
That farmer is not correct. Soil science is more than fertilizer applications. The roots need the right conditions to absorb any fertilizer, and the bacteria (rhizobium) in the soil attach to the root nodes and help with nitrogen uptake. Then there's the ability of the soil to hold moisture, improved with organic matter. One can stick a seed in the ground, add some fertilizer and it will likely grow, but to optimize productivity one has to know what the soil needs.
To optimize human health, as well.
That is exactly what is wrong with our land and food. The soil is depleted from dependency on chemicals. God gave us everything. Mankind has tried again and again to out do God and failed miserably.
That may have been the way he did it. Fertilizer has its limitations. Sometimes severe limitations.
There’s more to soil - and food - than meets the eye.
Not true, David Nelson. Whoever told you that was misinformed. The health of the soil has a direct effect on what is produced from it.
MHMGA
Make Healthy Mitochondria Great Again
I think some of it is the low-fat dogma too. Over the last half century, at least, we have polluted our bodies.
Skinny women aren’t the most attractive women. Fat men with big bellies ares ugly.
It is all a matter of taste I think. I would not want a world where everyone is the same.
Anyone looking undernourished & pinched evokes a wince.
There are soooo many more important things about a person than the size of their belt.
True but this article was about losing weight so that is what I was commenting on
Well, what about Santa? Ha, throwback from a different era…but still with us.🎅🏻
True but not my point. My point was that I grew up with things that don’t exist today
That is very true. Looong gone! I can’t even imagine what my grandparents would think if I could bring them back for just one day. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
David, It isn't "carbs" (veges) - it is "simple carbs" (processed crap) that is the problem.
Oval Office event clip. Man down - https://substack.com/@geoffpain/note/p-178389606?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=14opcj
re: "Trump started using the shutdown as an excuse to nuke the filibuster; and if that ever happens, Dems lose everything. And they know it."
Trump is spot on going after the filibuster. At the federal level this is what we need immediately to shut down the globalist controlled uniparty's control over the President's agenda for the American people. It is JOB ONE and they have avoided it by stopping the bullshit shut down filibuster. With the filibuster gone, we can finally get real election integrity, which is the first thing which must be done before 2026, and quickly, or we will get another "blood bath" from another stolen election.
I emailed my R senators to ask them to stop the filibuster, we need to keep the pressure on them!
RL, Precisely what we all need to do. Nice job! I have two Dem senators in Arizona - as a result of wholesale manipulation of our elections - and I still emailed them a demand to end the filibuster.
Here it is for those who might need a template:
Dear Senator Kelly,
I write to you urgently with a request to finally end the un-American Senate filibuster. It has long been used by both parties to put a stop to legislation which would be good for Americans.
End it and return to meaningful debate for a limited period. The silent filibuster has wrecked the Senate and turned it against the people and the USA. This is not why the Senate exists and it is a weak, coward’s ploy. Do the work of all Arizonan’s and the American people. Do it now. Don’t delay even one more minute. Bring it to the floor and vote to end the filibuster today.
Thank you.
Explaining the function of the Senate to senators using pointed language.
They are not used communication like that...
Doubt senators will see it - only the interns read the communications.
Yeah, you know what you're going to get back from f'in Kelly. A form "thank you for contacting my office", blah, blah, blah. Maybe he responds differently to demonrats, but I doubt it.
I know SH, he is a complete d-bag (douche bag, not demo bag, but I digress) with terminal TDS, and will do nothing which would be helpful, but I still make the effort in hopes that he will someday magically grow a spine and a pair of balls.
Yes, that is all I get from him as well. We can hope. LOL!
Yes and also—why not keep bugging him and his staff and being a thorn in his side?? If you stop that’ll just make him happy not to hear from you anymore!
Thank you! I sent it to both of mine, tweaked for not being in Arizona ;)
Thanks for taking action.
Please let us know if they respond! Mine don't - their office since a form letter thanking me for caring, or some drivel.
Jane, we all get the bullshit form letter, but send it anyway. They do keep track of the number of people who are for or against a particular issue. It doesn't take long and the time spent is worth it. Doing nothing is the least desirable option.
I think it's worth writing to John Thune too. Even though he's not my senator he IS the majority leader and doesn't seem to be onboard.
Good idea Linda.
Definitely as "they" know each letter represents ~ 3000 who do not write...
Exactly!!!
Dianne Feinstein was one of our CA senators for eons, and my husband once wrote her an email about a veteran's issue he wanted her to look at. About 6 months later he got a canned reply that was about an entirely different topic. So much for our representation.
Yep. “The Navy has fired a dozen leaders but won't explain why.”
“A total of 13 commanding officers have been fired so far this year, including five in one week, the Navy said.” Read in NBC News: https://apple.news/A2s7rtAM5TUi9YqTUIt3lxA
I know why; they dared to speak out about the sudden deaths among young, healthy recruits and were simply removed from their positions. After the Navy seal candidate was found dead after successfully completing HelI Week, I wrote to her and a few others suggesting that they do IL, CRP, d-dimer and other screening to see if we can identify those at most risk. Got boilerplate responses on immigration. Not one word of concern for the dying. 🤬
https://www.thecardiologyadvisor.com/home/topics/acs/acute-coronary-syndrome-acs-biomarkers-mrna-covid19-vaccine/
Eli Crane doesn't even respond or acknowledge when you contact him, which is frustrating.
Mine usually tells me that he agreed with me, yet his email arguments are totally opposite what I wrote to him.
Yes! That’s what I get back too, Dorota.
yes, and they call that care and representation.
That is exactly the strategy. These mandarins send out delayed polite form letters and conclude by inviting you to write with other concerns.
They are training (programing) us. Pure drivel.
But end ALL filibuster or just the silent one? I agree on nuking the silent filibuster but am unclear about ALL filibusters.
GOTM,
The filibuster is well past its usefulness, if it was ever useful. It was put in place to avoid doing the work of the people and the country. The Senate should do their damn job, which is to protect the Constitution and the American people in all of their undertakings. They won't and can't as long as the filibuster, in any form, is used to shut down the work of the Senate. If these people are so great at debate, then let them have at it. The Senate is only 1/2 of the Legislative branch, yet they are controlling the entirety of the legislative branch with the filibuster. Remember, all legislation must start in the House, get through the Senate and then be signed by the President, there are enough safeguards in place - if we can fix our elections, which are currently s_Elections. Trump cannot restore our elections as long as the filibuster is in place.
Also for those who may have missed Jeff's piece on the filibuster go back and read it here: https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/monkey-business-wednesday-november . It starts here in that post: The “filibuster” is a rule the Senate passed around a hundred years ago for convenience." Special Note of the word convenience... which I completely agree, not because it was good legislative practice, but because it was convenient for them.
As you know the filibuster is not Constitutional and will be nuked by the Dems if they somehow steal another election as in 2020.
The only option is to nuke the silly fili now as DJT maintains.
This curtails the ability of rogue Judges ruling against Tariffs.
Tariffs have already ushered in great things, and are just beginning.
Truth Seeker, now there's an idea I'd like to see put to the test.
Rather than write letters to tone-deaf Senatorial kings, how would one go about filing a class-action lawsuit at the Supreme Court against the United States Senate for their unconsitutional "filibuster" practice which does great harm to The People?
Could use some legal counsel here... Mr. Childers, are you on the channel? Whom could We hire to have this decided in court?
Agree!
Rigorous, productive discussion is succinct and germane to the topic. A filibuster is not. It seems to me a childish attempt to divert attention from the topic to "buster'.
Yes, make them work for it. Should be an easier vote to nuke the silent filibuster & revert back to the original.
I’ll try again, but I’m badly wounded, emotionally. “The Navy has fired a dozen leaders but won't explain why.”
“A total of 13 commanding officers have been fired so far this year, including five in one week, the Navy said.” Read in NBC News: https://apple.news/A2s7rtAM5TUi9YqTUIt3lxA
I know why; they dared to speak out about the sudden deaths among young, healthy recruits and were simply removed from their positions. After the Navy seal candidate was found dead after successfully completing HelI Week, I wrote to her and a few others suggesting that they do IL, CRP, d-dimer and other screening to see if we can identify those at most risk. Got boilerplate responses on immigration. Not one word of concern for the dying. 🤬 Words fail me.
https://www.thecardiologyadvisor.com/home/topics/acs/acute-coronary-syndrome-acs-biomarkers-mrna-covid19-vaccine/
At least you have R senators! MA has an all-Democrate delegation.
In California both our senators are Democrats and that has been the case for a very long time. And 40 out of 52 House Reps are Dems. That will soon be whittled down to 4 out of 52 due to Scumbag Newsom's Prop 50 that was just passed by TDS vindictive Dem voters.
I’m hoping for numerous successful court challenges on that one, CMCM.
Me too!
Yeah although mine are far from perfect (especially the one pure RINO) I’m glad they’re not Democrats at least!
RL: Agree! There will be another shut down in the not so distant future. Nuking the filibuster is crucial.
I used to contact those who refuse to listen and have come to the point where I’m done barking up the wrong trees. The RINOS hear the barks and tell their lackeys to drown it out. It does not bug them. They don’t care. However, there are trees that need barking.
RL and the rest of my follow sojourners; call me glass half empty, but we know it is futile and of zero use communicating with Democrat congressmen. And in my opinion, the same is true with RINOS. They know what they should do, but never are persuaded by We the people. Been there done that. My two senators are in that category. Some 35 years ago, I remember my dad in a public confrontation with one of these in our great state of Iowa. Hint. They have their own agenda and it does not include us. However, there are Republican congressmen who still have a conscience and these are the ones that should be contacted.
I’m sure they are delighted when we all give up and stop bugging them! 😑
If you enter your address here, it will return who your representatives are and how to contact them - it can' only help!
Why should Congress members be paid to do nothing?
I don’t get paid for that.
They should get paid what the median salary is in their district. I bet we would have a balanced budget, massive debt reduction, and maybe real progress.
Does Trump want to shut down the entire filibuster or just the silent ( joke) filibuster?
Emu, as I told GOTM above:
The filibuster is well past its usefulness, if it was ever useful. It was put in place to avoid doing the work of the people and the country. The Senate should do their damn job, which is to protect the Constitution and the American people in all of their undertakings. They won't and can't as long as the filibuster, in any form, is used to shut down the work of the Senate. If these people are so great at debate, then let them have at it. The Senate is only 1/2 of the Legislative branch, yet they are controlling the entirety of the legislative branch with the filibuster. Remember, all legislation must start in the House, get through the Senate and then be signed by the President, there are enough safeguards in place - if we can fix our elections, which are currently s_Elections. Trump cannot restore our elections as long as the filibuster is in place.
The senate can initiate a bill and then pass it to the house, not all legislation must begin in the house. Of course the deeper truth is virtually all legislation is written by lobbyists and then, after wining and dining, a senator or representative claims authorship and introduces the bill within the member’s chamber, another proud feature of swampland.
Who lobbies for the electorate these days?
That is absolutely unclear. Of course it’s what our representatives claim to do, but that’s hard to believe based on performance.
You're funny!
I wont argue the point, too much. Your deeper truth is pretty much correct. But the bottom line is that if it doesn't get through the House, the bill dies. Being considered the lower chamber, bills should generally start in the House and proceed to the Senate where they should receive thorough, deep debate, not bullshit filibusters.
And there is this on bills like this one, the CR for their bullshit method for continued funding of the government:
The Constitution specifically says:
“All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.”
— U.S. Const. art. I, §7, cl. 1
Good point about specifically appropriations, and I’ll agree that congress has lower and upper chambers (and senators will never let you forget that), it was simply the “all legislation” that caused my response. Obviously, quite often a house bill and a senate bill are produced and passed simultaneously and go immediately to reconciliation, in which case neither chamber was first and I feel like I’ve seen that happen more than once even with appropriations bills (the senate offering a proposed competing bill even before the house bill has been considered), but I could be wrong. Anyways, it’s also fun and sometimes surprising when looking into the inner workings of our legislative process.
Agreed ... follow the Wingtip Trail from K Street to the Capitol building.
Whores by another name.
Also for those who may have missed Jeff's piece on the filibuster go back and read it here: https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/monkey-business-wednesday-november . It starts here in that post: The “filibuster” is a rule the Senate passed around a hundred years ago for convenience." Special Note of the word convenience... which I completely agree, not because it was good legislative practice but because it was convenient for them.
Utter corruption.
For those of you in South Carolina, you might want to watch this interview with a man ,Paul Dans ,that is running against Send. L. Graham .
https://rumble.com/v71a966-its-time-to-decide-america-first-or-lindsey-grahams-psychosexual-death-cult.html
It is really many years past time to get rid of that blood sucking vampire and RINO Graham.
Why is your idol Trump campaigning for him? And btw, we agree on something. See, it is possible.
Well said. Even more important is the overstanding commonly known as reasoning.
Ending "mail in" ballots while forcing real IDs to vote the solution.
DJT knows exactly how to accomplish this. He has assembled a team of collaborators with great expertise on the same page.
100% agreement!
Disagree about the filibuster. Do you really want some future dem president getting an ultra liberal Supreme Court judge approved by a 51-49 vote?
I don’t believe Supreme Court nominees require the supermajority to be confirmed, only a majority. One vote over can do it I believe. Remember Kavanaugh’s confirmation and how they had to have Collins vote to confirm him.
Like KBJ?
Hi Joseph,
The Democrats are going to do away with the filibuster as soon as they regain power, if we let them. Getting Trump's critical agenda through, including meaningful election reforms which will prevent the theft of elections, will effectively keep them out of power. That wont get done without ending the filibuster. We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of the corrupt, evil democrats, and frankly a lot of worthless RINOs too (like that shitbird Graham and McConnell too), we should take it! Do you believe President Trump is restoring the country and returning it to the Citizens? I do. If you do too, then give him what he needs to get the job done. He is 100% a populist in spite of all the bullshit thrown at him and us to make us believe otherwise.
Please also remember, the Senate is only 1/2 of the Legislative Branch.
Yes, election integrity! We can vote for people Trump props up like Lindsay Graham! A true American Hero!
He keeps his friends close, his enemies closer - but I realize you lack the brain power to understand. It's kinda like me and you, you being my "favorite" low info, low IQ reprobate, I keep you "closer".
Yes, it is some 10 dimensional chess to keep people in power who tend to undermine and stymy you. Only your massive brainpower could come up with such mental gymnastics. Thanks for the laugh dipshit dan!
Ah, yes, from the mouth of my low IQ, low info reprobate "friend". You have a continuous and never-ending way of stymieing yourself. Have a great day Abiding Dude. I am "glad" you laugh at yourself, along with the rest of us. Don't you have some medicine you need to take, urgently, we don't want you to miss your lithium dose...
For clarification, the silent filibuster is what must be ended. It means the invoking party doesn’t have to do anything.
The regular filibuster means someone has to speak the whole time. The silent filibuster is what dem “leadership” uses to put a brick in the gears of the government.
Making them read the phone book is any better? It's childish and does not serve the people...
No one has the stamina to read anything for 6 weeks straight without stopping to eat or sleep, and which requires everyone to be in attendance. Three days or so would certainly be less obstructive. One has to consider if the roles were reversed, would it be a good thing or not for the minority party to slow down the bill enough to negotiate to a resolution. That was the original purpose until silent filibustering became a thing.
The Senate is only 1/2 of the Legislative branch, they still have to get things through the House when they make changes to a House Bill or submit their own. The filibuster needs to go and they need to actually do the hard work instead of taking the easy way out, regardless of whether it is silent or phone book reading.
My thought too! I think it is time for the filibuster to be dismantled. And, I believe if we don't do it, the evil Crimeocrats will do it immediately after they steal the 2028 Presidential election because we didn't do it in time, to give President Trump what he needs to dismantle the election theft system they have built.
Professor provides a good summary of Trump's "affordability" at American Greatness that the MSM will not report - but sooner or later people will have to stop believing what they read in the MSM and judge with their own eyes
https://amgreatness.com/2025/11/10/the-race-for-the-trump-economy/
VDH --sorry for the sloppy review
VDH…an American treasure!
VDH for President - I hope his history is what survives these times laced with nothing but leftist lies and propaganda
He loses me when he rants on
Tail Gunner Joe.
He does NOT rant on!
Hopefully the Trump admin will be reading VDH article/s!
Trump is not governing by the seat of his pants. He has had 4 years to run the scenarios all the way up to the Supreme Court. I am sure he has run the employee bell curve and knows the appropriate number the government should employ. As for healthcare, the insurance companies has made the industry inelastic giving them the ability to dictate the price. Opening the industry up to the markets will drive the price down. This is ECON 101 stuff. The military/DOD should never be included in shutdowns again. STEM should be a state funded program. This will allow California to feed the world while other states to be more selective with their recipients.
Air travel should never be included in shutdowns either. The airways are too crowded and too dangerous to take a chance on letting them just "happen" however.
Isn't it ridiculous that these people can be deemed essential but their pay is not? It's deeply wrong and these yearly bullshit shutdowns must end now and forever.
A CR is not a budget. Congress has been remiss for decades.
The fact that we are celebrating a CR shows how far we have fallen. Give us a new, clean budget.
AWOL
then we MUST de-phederalise the ATC. There is NO good reason this is national gummmit agency. Or put in directly under military and at the same time remove military as an entity that can be damaged in a government shutdown
Well said Flipflop.
Also, the government shutdown tactic must finally come to an end. It's complete political bullshit instead of actually accomplishing the work these criminals are supposed to do for us.
I find it interesting everyone seems so certain that this will drive prices down. I am skeptical. Time will tell.
Excellent points ,as you mention elementary economics...
Elementary economic rules don't apply in a fascist state, remember?
Agree 100%. We lost so many opportunities in this shutdown, I feel betrayed.
The Dems simply needed to waste precious time in Congress any way they can to limit progress Trump might have
Oh the R’s are wasting time too….very few want what’s best for the country.
This is true. Not all of them but at least half of them do not want MAGA policies to come to fruition. I pray Trump outsmarts them all - somehow.
More like four fiths.
Many of them are "in on it", bring members of a Uniparty...
Yes and no I think. It should be pretty obvious who is necessary and who is not.
Seems we lost DOGE itself...
Under Elon, it was ROARING along... exposing so much waste, fraud and abuse... and had targeted the BIG fraudsters... Treasury, congressmen going from near broke to becoming multimillionaires... the FED... "Magic Money Printing Machines", the remaining corrupt NGOs... and much more...
Then Trump for some reason got sideways with Elon... and DOGE was castrated.
What happened? Did DOGE target AIPAC? K-street? The Clinton Foundation?
Elon was some kind of special government employee with a baked-in 90 day tenure.
Not renewable?
And... He could have been appointed as a assistant to Bessant... or some other Secretary... to carry on his work... no?
I duly note that Elon had to go negotiate a ONE TRILLION DOLLAR employment contract for himself. We flyover folks can wait.
DOGE, effective as it has proven to be, has not been invited to investigate Tesla, nor SpaceX.
Elon's shareholders approved it. They must think he deserves it, as they all likely made great returns...'
Are you a commie that despises mega-successful people?
The DOJ can investigate Elon anytime they choose. Right?
Of course not; there's no need to be insulting. But I also understand that there's supposed to be a somewhat linear relationship between value created and earnings paid to the creator.
They are Together Again as the old song says. Musk had a post someone sent me on FB. I had to log-in to see it. Yuck. But I am glad I did. I found it compelling. And comforting. Here is the link if you are interested.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BgDyyQXxg/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Thanks, but I don't do Facebook...
I have despised Zuckerjew for a long time. I hated to see Trump kiss his ass after Zuck did all he could to help steal the elections of '20 and '22.
You never can miss an opportunity to spew your Jew hatred, can you?
Question is... are YOU such a craven moron that you DON'T hate the Zionist swine?
You approve of mass-murder? Approve of massive land thefts? Approve of corrupting our politicians? Approve of the Epstein Extortion Operation?
How about the USS Liberty, 911 and JFK hit?
Uninformed eunuch losers like you need to STFU.
BTW: Are YOU a jew??
Yes I am, although non-observant.
Go f-ck yourself, N@zi and Hamas lover.
You pollute this otherwise fine forum with your vile hatred.
I understand. Me too. I do not like to contribute to his well-being. But like I said, I was glad I made an exception.
It’s AI.
This here’s a wrong that needs a righting!
DOGE Congress, Treasury, Fed, etc.
the only way to make America affordable again to eliminate the welfare state and all its patrons
Agree - deport the ‘demand’ and the supply will lower prices. Too many freeloaders run up all costs - food, housing, health insurance.
JC opines: "I’m skeptical of anything pharma offers, but GLP-1s may indeed be a bridge back to health for some adults. For morbidly obese folks who’ve tried every diet that came down the pike and still can’t lose weight, these drugs offer a non-surgical off-ramp. And the fact that these patients are universally grateful to stop eating proves there’s more to the problem than just desire and willpower."
The simple truth is that Americans having "weight" problem, know nothing about health.
Nothing. The word diet derives from the Latin word dietus meaning the way we live.
One does not try every diet, one learns about the cause of health. If adults have not pursued that, Lost in Space comes to mind.
It is a serious mistake to believe that a Big P drug is the solution to the obesity epidemic which is welded to diabetes, malignancy, and arthritic changes among others...
Nah, that stuff is just slower poison.
It attacks gallbladder, eye sight, kidneys, stomach, intestines, pancreatitis and on & on. And once you stop it, all the weight comes roaring back. Several celebs got on it (can never be too thin, ya know) and it wrecked their systems - Sharon Osbourne was one and now can't gain any weight, and is sick all the time. Others it has frozen their intestines and they can not process anything.
God help them! Maybe they need acupuncture, bone broth, & gentle visceral massage. Or something!
Hopefully socialism will go the way of the ACA.
This. Whatever happened to Russ Vought’s reaping?
The Obamacare insurance purchase mandate should be scrapped. It’s not a tax as SCOTUS said. For the 60k /yr shown in the example, most people could self insure. Or sell “hospitalization”/ catastrophic insurance like years ago. This is communist redistribution right now.
No question that is coming. First a major exposure has occurred. JoBama (disrespect intended) was grifting for insurance companies to the tune of a half billion minus his carefully hidden take. The shutdown now resolved, was about funding healhcare for illegals, AND continuing JoBama care. Dems caved today, day 40.
Now they are attempting to shift the entire blame to Shumer calling for him to step down.
As you mention its Socialism (Communism light)
Exactly. Young Americans don't need to give a shit about health insurance, they need jobs and a country to make a future in. We need a total moratorium on immigration. The North Korea model of immigration, trade and tourism is preferable to the mess we have now.
Yuri 👍🏼💥💥💥agree !
Oval Office event clip. Man down - https://substack.com/@geoffpain/note/p-178389606?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=14opcj
DOGE was all about stealing our data for Stargate. Paging Elon about putting fat drugs on tax payers.
Stay off the drugs, son...
How enlightening.
Do I sense another opinion of Doge?
Dont be shy.
How about you explain what you meant by DOGE being "all about stealing our data for Stargate"?
Stargate is among a group of tech entities that will use govt. entitities data along with medical and digital data in their universal bank. Stargate absorbed the data of the Federal system. Notice the govt money wasted since then. There was no savings.
Put down your pipe.
That is troubling, if true, and not something I've seen shared before. Do you have any sources you can share for further reading on that?
you seem to overlook USAID hundred of millions of Dem grift to NGO's exposed
The "fat" drugs are for the clueless. That was always true now it costs less...
AID grift has been rearranged.
Could be to buy new Pharma vaccines for Gates
Nah, Gates has now moved on to infecting the actual SOIL that food grows in.
Bill Gates-of-Hell is at it even worse now - it's not enough for him to try and kill off as many people as he can - he wants the soil of the entire world. Demon in human skin. Wonder what all that 5G will do to his soil "amendments", besides kill us all. Bill Gates Launches $1.4 Billion Soil Bioengineering Initiative Under the Guise of 'Climate Adaptation' The Gates Foundation’s latest billion-dollar program aims to re-engineer the soil itself with "biofertilizers"—using long-debunked climate change as justification. In plain terms, this is industrial-scale synthetic biology applied to soil—replacing traditional compost and manure with lab-designed microbes that alter how plants take up nitrogen and phosphorus. Once these biofertilisers are patented and commercialised, the same small farmers Gates claims to be helping will depend on proprietary bio-inputs just to grow crops. https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/bill-gates-launches-14-billion-soil?
GMO soil?
Diabolical. Plagues of Revelation.
And chemtrails with Tucker.
https://youtu.be/s8A6hkS1CUE?si=-kLYDUoLI-TJ3wpi
Bard the Tard
How creative.
He's practically a genius. ;)
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For as many as are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons by whom we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
— Romans 8:14-15 LSB
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Good morning Janice! Thank you for your continued dedication to sharing God’s Word every morning! “Well done my good and faithful servant”.
Thank you for telling me that, Julie Ann. God bless you!
Ditto!
This also tells us those who are *not* sons of God.
Ty Lord for your word is eternal truth and our shield and buckler.
One of my favorite verses, along with 2 Timothy 1:7.
Janice, hope you are feeling much better! Were you able to enjoy your reunion party?
Yes and yes! When we got to our Airbnb Friday night, my hubs said he was feeling run down and went to bed. I prayed for him, of course, and loaded him up with supplements, but assumed we wouldn’t get to go. But he woke up feeling fine! I wandered around trying to nonchalantly squint at people’s name tags to see if I knew them. 😝It’s quite a feat to do a mental 40-year age progression on faces and hair. But it was wonderful to visit with old friends, many of whom we hadn’t seen since graduation. Thankful! And thanks for asking, Margot. Today I’m doing headshots for my book and hoping I don’t look like something the cat dragged in. 🤪
Praise the Lord! So happy to hear that. God is so good to us undeserving worms. 🥰
Amen!
A Women
What genre of book are you working on Janice??
Hi Susan, it’s a devotional book titled, My Jesus - Reflections of the Redeemer. Kind of a combination devotional and coffee table book, as it’s illustrated by one of my daughters who is a professional artist. Dream come true.
how wonderful and beautiful! Look forward to checking it out. If youre interested my husband owns a large commercial print shop
Wow, that’s awesome to know! Could you send me a message with his information? Thanks!
and the comment section is where you advertise???
You would never do anything like that.
And, you couldn't call Him by His actual name??? I personally knew a 7 year old who invited Jesus to be their Lord and became demon possessed. "Jesus" is a demonic name. Pastor Ken Thornberg has a special ministry of casting "Jesus" out of people so they can be free of demonic possession. Our Savior is named "Yashuah". It means YAVEH brings salvation. IT"S IMPORTANT! The demon "Jesus" doesn't bring salvation. Yashuah does.
That is the most absurd and evil thing I’ve ever heard. And I won’t respond further.
Lew White, in his book "Fossilized Customs", postulated that the Anti-Christ would be named "Jesus" and because Christians don't know Yashuah's name, they will be worshiping the false christ, the Anti-Christ.
Do not confuse "Janice" with facts
Glad to hear it went well!
it is called fasting and is Biblical
Supplements require knowledge not broad brushing. Details matter
AMEN!
Jesus said you had to be ‘born from above’, ‘born of the spirit’ in order to enter the kingdom, he did not say adopted
… this verse is obviously wrong
Was wondering where the Word Beyond went.
Howz about like this: My People are destroyed for Lack of Knowledge??
Or about subverting comment section?
I don’t want subsidies - I want health insurance to GO AWAY. It is the problem, full stop. Abolish it.
Also - all of the GLP drugs are harmful. The evidence is overwhelming.
We should not be forced to buy insurance. No force.
I have only used my insurance for one major thing. I was grateful for it at the time. Because I broke my neck, and even though it was the fault of the company where I fell, I still had to go through the whole rigmarole and it was good to have insurance there in the meantime.
But I can't help but think about when we were younger. I'm a child of the fifties. I don't recall ever having insurance. I think that's what rich people had, but we normal people had country doctors who made house calls. We also didn't have all the crap in our food that was making us sick.
It looks to me like we are just victims of a large well coordinated scam. Give us garbage food. Then medicate until we get sick. And then Force us to buy the insurance that will pay for the medication that makes us sick...
Maybe we just need to arrest Bill gates, George soros, Yuval Noah harari from WEF (look that little cretin up. I think he's on the cover of Misanthropes unlimited.)
The elite have been at war with us for decades. They've been trying to kill us all off, and we keep staying alive and pissing them off. Seriously if you look at the full picture, it's so criminal it makes my eyes bleed. The ones who think they own the world are the ones trying to get rid of all of us. Come Lord Jesus! It's time.
Unless we were bleeding bad, we didn’t go to the doc. The time I was bleeding badly from a cut inside my mouth, the doctor came to us. There are many many parts to this healthcare problem and they will all have to happen. I’ll no doubt be gone. But let’s get going!!
Yes. As my dad used to say "I only call the doctor if you're on fire or bleeding. Otherwise we have some home remedies". And they did.
I learned how to take care of myself, and I also learned how to be more careful. Actually even when we were bleeding half the time we didn't get a doctor visit.
I didn't even go to the dentist until I was 18. No harm no foul. I don't think it caused any major problems. The problems I have had with my teeth were caused by dentists! The whole thing is a scam.
Fluoride was a scam, for sure
100 percent- an one that has and continues to cause damage. To this day parents allow their children to get fluoride treatments at their 2x yearly appt. SAY NO THANK YOU!! And avoid all toothpaste with fluoride
As were mercury fillings.
You’re lucky with your teeth, mine have been crowded and misaligned my whole life and that has caused a whole bunch of issues, unfortunately.
Facial asymmetry, Maxilla / mandible misalignment, & Airway obstructions can be involved.
This stuff is interesting:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LfkCPAQgXhg
You run to the doctor for a simple broken neck? Are you a hypochondriac?? [sarc]
Wow, that's scary to consider, I hope you have enjoyed full recovery. You are right, insurance has a place but for extreme events such as yours. In 1992 I had a brain aneurysm and insurance was a great blessing! It worked out well for me because it gave me evidence to share with my detractors, I do have a brain. 🤠🧠
100% Beth. It is a giant scam now although I don't think it was originally. But once govt is involved, it all goes to hell in a handbasket. I think it starts with Big Ag spraying the crops with cancer-causing glyphosate; Big Food making loads & loads of crap products filled with crap ingredients; Big Sugar bribing govt to declare that it's FAT that's bad & sugar is good; Big Pharma squeezing every nickel out of American taxpayers through their massive presence in DC lobbying & piggybacking off of the 3 previous Bigs by making drugs to save us from all of the filth BIG AG/FOOD/SUGAR peddles to unsuspecting citizens. And who allowed all of this to happen??---why you know who----Big Government aided and abetted by Big Science. All wildly corrupted by the DC swamp & lots & lots of money.
...and every couple of generations, the Whole Thing rotates the Opposite Direction when New Bleaters in the Big This-and-Thats preach the Opposite of what was Formerly Preached and Big Gov sloshes out the money to Reverse everything!
Then eliminate the free medical care walk in ER etc. It is difficult to balance individual responsibility and care.
Dave, the only free walk-in ER is for illegal aliens. “if you’d like your insurance, you can keep your insurance-obama”.
The mandate to buy Obama care is slavery.
So is the mandatory Medicare for Seniors,!!!
Yes, Beth, did you notice this year that the Part D drug deductible amount is $615? You have to pay out–of-pocket $615 before the Medicare kicks in.
Yep. I think I opted out of Part D, if that's possible. I also have a great agent who found cheap ins. I just don't use it. All my medical costs are with Naturopaths and I pay cash. Not vaxxed... So I rarely get sick!! I'm really pissed they think it's ok to centralize all health records! None of their damn business! Why doesn't HIPPA apply to the gubmint?
I just want to be left alone! I'm not a child!
Glad I don't take any Pharma drugs.
Agree. I have an elderly relative- no cellphone, no internet. He didn't realize he HAD to sign up and because he signed in too late, he has an upcharge for life. This is what they are doing to the poor.
In the United States, federal law requires hospitals to provide emergency medical care to uninsured (or underinsured) patients without denying treatment based on their ability to pay. This is governed by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), enacted in 1986 as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
Thanks to gov subsidies like veterans and Medicare HEALTH? providers can run every "reasonable" test with dye, radiation, etc etc and charge it to... You still, the tax payer. And I have to say that we survived VERY WELL without assisted HEALTH CARE and when we did have it they tried to kill us. I was so angry we didn't have it but now I see that we are healthier than so many others who are drugged up with pharma. Drs and nurses nearly faint when they doubtfully ask "so you aren't taking ANY medications?!" No none. My mother is 86, we are retirement age.
David, that’s technically true, but the hospitals get to decide what “treatment” you get. Many horror stories of 12+ hour waits in the ER (fully insured) to get treatment!
FREE “free“ is the operative word here, Dave. You deflected away from the crux of the matter.
How so, as weather there is free, to the patient, er for all was the specific subject? If the care is horrible, or the process was bad, that was not cogent to that specifically. I am not advocating for it. I simply stated it needs to be eliminated if you want the right to not be covered and still use receive such care.
catastrophic insurance only used to be inexpensive, Clearly 10 million fewer illegals flooding the ERs would help yes?
Imagine forty million less
Is it possible nowadays to buy catastrophic coverage? That's what insurance is supposed to be, something you use only if an unlikely situation occurs.
I can tell you firsthand here in FL, it is only pennies cheaper than normal coverage 😞
I think it varies by state.
According to this 22 October 2025 Fox News article, Obamacare regulations make catastrophic-only coverage illegal for many folks:
"So why don't most people choose catastrophic health plans? Because an Obamacare provision makes it illegal!
"This Obamacare provision, 42 U.S. Code 18022(e)(2), only allows those under 30 or who qualify under a 'hardship' exemption to enroll. Liberals in Congress want to force people to buy plans they can't afford because they generally support a single-payer government-run system where all health services are 'free.'"
The long arm of the King of Kalorama reaches out from retirement and smacks us down, one more time ....
David,
Is it free or do the illegals just not pay their bills?
Many years ago my best friend was in labor, a hospital refused to admit her because she lacked insurance. She ended up losing her little girl. The umbilical cord was wrapped around the infant’s neck.
I’m for hospitals not being able to turn away people that don’t have insurance. Just because they don’t have insurance doesn’t mean that they won’t pay their hospital bill.
ERs are required by law to treat EVERYBODY. They cannot refuse to see you, which is why illegals use them for primary care so often.
We need to change that.
Life saving emergency only.
We know an ER doc who resigned years ago because drug addicts were bringing their kids to the ER so they can have a free babysitter while they left to get high. They would also video him inside the ER, sue, and the hospitals would cave and it ended up on his record. He then started a medical billing company.
From the Father of the Vaccine. Medicare for All would help young fatties to die from side effects.
"Thus the Drug Trust, while maintaining the Stalinist Communist Government in Russia, simultaneously maintained a Communist back up regime in the United States, the Trotskyite Movement, in case the Stalinist regime should fall."
Eustace Mullins
Murder By Injection.
I’m afraid the Glp1 drugs will go the way of the covid jabs. Stop the cold/flu or whatever in exchange for a turbo cancer. How does the pendulum swing so far out of line? Buyer beware!
The jury may still be out on GLP-1 drugs...
Much like statin drugs... Big Pharma and their puppets (MDs) prescribed way to strong dosages and frequencies... comparative micro-dosing seems to be very beneficial to most and around 80% as effective as the dosages that were/are causing so many problems...
Might be the same for GLP-1 drugs.
https://orthomolecular.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=05f971b5ec196b8c65b75d2ef8267331.421&s=af01b27bed28b414f7f9ec2864a657ec
My daughter is on the Glp drug and has lost 50 at a 50% dosage. It’s taken six months. Am I afraid for her? Yes, but losing the weight has been beneficial on her joints and possible diabetes diagnosis.
Great!!
Maybe she can reduce dose even more as she progresses...
I take a GLP-1 drug. I take half a dose and stretch out my dose for 10-14 days. I do this because I’m afraid of the side effects. So far, so good. I lose about 1 pound per week. And I feel better than I have in a long time. And I have always eaten a low carb diet. With plenty of veggies. But age seems to have slowed my metabolism down significantly. So the GLP1 has been wonderful. The main drawback? What happens when I quit? Pretty much all of my friends are also taking the medicine. And they seem to be able to keep the weight off when they quit. Or take a little shot once every 6 months or so. I do have one friend who got blood clots in her lungs after 2 years on the drug. Scary. We just don’t know.
This guy is into DMSO... loves the stuff...
I think that if on lower doses... quitting is not nearly as problematic as stopping full doses. JMHO
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/how-dmso-heals-the-gut-and-cures
Could your pal have gotten the clots from the Covid jabs... which are known for that?? Tell her to look into nattokinase, lumbrokinase and serrapeptase... I take the Lumbro and Serra to prevent clots... I had a DVT in 9/20... dissolved it in 2 months with lumbro and serra.
Neprinol from Arthur Andrew has Nattokinase & serropeptase. Wonderful stuff!
Yes, it looks good, BUT... it is outrageously overpriced!!
You can buy a very similar Nattokinase/Serrapeptase combo for FAR less:
https://www.amazon.com/Liposomal-Nattokinase-Serrapeptase-Enzyme-Supplement/dp/B0D41N8QD5?
Here's another with just the Natto/Serra:
https://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Best-Natto-Serra-Non-GMO-Gluten/dp/B00DBEVTDE?
Which one do you tak?
I am on a GLP drug. Mounjaro. Have been for 18 months. I resisted it for 2 years before finally taking it. I have type 2 diabetes and have had it for 30 years. I was on insulin for 20 of those years. High amounts twice a day. The least harmful way of treating my diabetes.
Within 6 months of starting the mounjaro I’d lost 35 lbs and was able to totally get off the insulin. It has truly been a life saver for me. All my blood work is coming back good, I’m off the statins, off the antidepressant, my joints are no longer any where near as painful, I feel so much better!
I am 69 years old, and have fought (quite literally) with my weight since my 20’s. Low carb and exercise helped immensely, but as I aged it got harder and harder. And for those of you who have good metabolism and think it’s just laziness, sod off! Certainly some of it is, but mine was not! I exercised, I walked, I worked hard to keep my body strength up. It was never enough.
Are there nasty side effects? Yes, of course, for some people. So far, for me, it has truly been a miracle drug.
Do we need to keep studying what it does and how it does it? Yes, most certainly!
Just like vaccines, don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.
Well said... and congrats on your progress!
Very interesting paper. Thank you!
And if they do prove problematic, what happens when you go off them? No data.
There's a place for "catastrophic" insurance - kind of like what we used to have. That's a far cry from "you need this coverage to pay for basics". (Agreed on the GLP drugs - those things are a bit scary.)
Thank you for stating a sane and realistic viewpoint. The idea that "insurance" itself is the problem is absurd. Paying a small amount to safeguard oneself and loved ones against unlikely catastrophes is responsible and forward-thinking behavior. (No I'm not an insurance agent, thank God.)
The problem is not "insurance" but this insane system in place to benefit the deeply corrupt medical system. A system specifically set up to "treat" (not cure) people for the rest of their lives in the most expensive fashion possible. A system that deliberately ignores the real root cause of disease.
We need to stop thinking in slogans and address the actual root causes. The best way people can do that is to take ownership of their own health. That starts with eating real, whole, unprocessed, generally low carb foods, not manufactured food-like substances. That decision alone will change people's lives. That and avoiding a doctor's office for just about anything other than acute trauma.
When my husband retired and our corporate insurance went away (I am self-employed) I joined Samaritan Ministries. Every month I send $200 directly to someone who submitted a medical bill. If I ever need health care, I pay the first couple thousand and then others will send me their monthly share, up to something like $250,000. I forget the details, but this affordable solution works for me and satisfies the government requirement for “insurance”.
My point is that the government has no right to require us to buy insurance for our bodies.
They can force us to buy insurance to use the public highways. But they have no right to control my body..
They didn't have that right until the pestilential Chief Justice of the Supreme Court explained a trick to them for how they could get away with it (by calling it a 'tax' iirc).
Yes, Roberts is no good. I think he has brain damage from epilepsy because to me he does not think right.
Pestilential: word of the day!
Jeff C, I respectfully disagree that the idea that "insurance" itself is at least part of the problem is absurd.
I asked my surgeon how much my procedure would have cost if I had to pay for it myself and he said he had, quote, "no way of knowing because the insurance was inscrutable to doctors, given who had made what deals with whom."
If my doctor can't know the cost, he can't tell me the cost, and if I can't know the cost, I can't have a basis for comparison with other providers--who don't know their costs either.
With all the primary costs of ACTUAL things hidden, we are left with comparing by secondary costs; i.e., "packages" put together for us by "insurance" marketeers, and opportunites for fraud abound in the secrecy.
Criminal cartel. Prove me wrong!
I was glad to have insurance when I slipped and broke my ankle in February. The hospital surgery was over $187,000 and I didn’t look at the insurance printout on the rest of the 5 days I was there. Then, they sent me to a rehabilitation center for another month and a half, as I was alone and was non weight bearing for two months! They paid for all but $4,800 for that stay. I very rarely go to the doctor - maybe once a year for my “wellness” checkup, and the required tests for a mammogram, or bone density.
I remember in 1974, I had my first child. I paid the doctor $100 for my total care, and about $250 for a two day hospital stay! We had no insurance, and I guess, with those costs, we didn’t need it. ( in today’s dollars, $657.15 for the doctor, and $1,642.88 for the hospital).
Insurance is the reason that medical bills have ballooned ridiculously.
Insurance has facilitated a scam.
For insurance companies, ballooning costs of private health care are their stock-in-trade for driving the herds into their corrals for shearing.
Simultaneously ensure the PUBLISHED COSTS grow ever skyward while ensuring your own annual "premiums" grow at only "modest" paces.
You and the "captured" doctors in your hire BOTH laugh at the PUBLISHED charges for services because the INTERNAL discounting mechanism will ensure a much more reasonable--but ENTIRELY SECRET--fee will change hands. Sure, every once in a while HANG a $187,000 fee on one poor schmuck sheep--for the sake of the press's help in driving the rest of the sheep in your direction--but when YOU have ALL the captured doctors and the captured sheep--YOU are only playing at Peter paying Paul.
That’s what I wish I could have—catastrophic—in the event I get hit by one of these illegal aliens with their landscaping trailers who drive like they’re dodging bullets in Karachi. I use naturopaths, which are never covered by insurance, so I just want emergency and surgical benefits. Right now I’m paying BS prices for “healthcare” I never use.
From Fox News website, 22 October 2025:
"So why don't most people choose catastrophic health plans? Because an Obamacare provision makes it illegal!
This Obamacare provision, 42 U.S. Code 18022(e)(2), only allows those under 30 or who qualify under a 'hardship' exemption to enroll. Liberals in Congress want to force people to buy plans they can't afford because they generally support a single-payer government-run system where all health services are 'free'".
Obamacare was designed to kill private insurance.
Commies.
Love your description of illegal landscaper drivers. On point!
“A bit scary”? You’re far too kind! But then I think most drugs are useless at best.
I so agree with you. Paving over a dead deer in the road no more “fixes” the road than revamping WHO the government gives our stolen money to fixes the abominable health care costs. Let me keep my money, shop throughout the US for insurance coverage if I want insurance. Let me choose a darned witch doctor if I want, instead of forcing me to use government approved avenues to health.
Exactly. Because someone is always making a killing on these government funded scams.
Sometimes literally!
I just wrote about Cancer! If you think GLPs are bad, wait till we look into Cancer: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/cancer-your-bodys-desperate-attempt
Yep, this makes a lot of sense. (Metabolic vs Somatic) Prof. Seyfried did an experiment where they transplanted a cancerous nucleus into a cell with normal functioning mitochondria and the cancer didn't spread. They also did the opposite with a non cancerous nucleus into a cell with cancerous mitochondria and the cancer spread. You can find him on Youtube and he explains two main sources of fermentation, Glucose and Glutamine.
Cancer was proven to be 100% curable in a clinical trial using Sympathetic Resonance Frequency Medicine.
Oncology... perhaps the biggest, most criminal and evil SCAM, of the many operating under the despicable Big Pharma umbrella of graft and torture for profit model.
They’re not. The evidence is overwhelming in the other direction. The fear mongering about GLPs has to stop. More people than you can possibly imagine are using them and getting their lives back. They stop eating snack foods. They stop needing allllll their other meds. They have zero disease markers. These peptides do NOT cause cancer anymore than whatever life risks we all face do, no matter what the scare headlines try to tell you. The details are super fascinating. This was a major loss for pharma because they’re losing their grip on the most profitable product ever, all while the junk food industry suffers and other pharma companies lose sales because people don’t need their stuff anymore. I wish this community would stop the judging and just learn for once. And consider that you might be wrong on this issue.
I've been losing weight on Weight Watchers again (as I did nearly 20 years ago and lost 85 pounds), but it has been a gigantic struggle. I have thought of GLPs to give me a jump start. Even Dr. Oz says, "Lose weight the RIGHT way, through diet and exercise," but even he acknowledges the helpfulness these drugs can offer. When you are bigtime overweight, the despair is crippling. To see that your body can cooperate--if you have someone who will help keep you on track with "the right way" once you see that initial loss--I think they are something of a miracle. From what I've seen, it's those who stay on these drugs for way too long who are paying a price.
All the judgmental people in here would be blown away by how many people actually use them. And it’s life changing. I’m not saying they can’t be misused. And honestly, ozempic sucks. But all the “these are toxic and should be pulled from the market!” crowd would be blown away by what’s in development now and where this is headed. These are not going away. They are getting better and better. And it’s such a relief to so many to not be battling their own demons and being miserable in their own bodies day in and day out. (Also, they are not “brand new.” Not even a little. At least 25 years of various GLP-1 agonists in use.)
"Battling their own demons and being miserable in their own bodies . . . " You nailed it. Utter and complete despair. Constant self-recrimination, soul-crushing self-hatred . . . people honestly think it's EASY to lose weight. It has never, in my entire life (started dieting at 14), been easy.
Yeah, just “DO THE WORK,” right? As if you haven’t been. Forever.
Yes, I don’t have as much of a struggle as some but I am definitely really sick of the people that seem to think that everyone is like them. Just because THEY have been able to use exercise and diet to easily lose weight or maintain a healthy weight doesn’t mean it’s the same for everyone else. It reminds me of the gaslighting about masks, all of the people who said “it’s no big deal, I am fine wearing a mask for hours and you’re just a big baby and making things up” if anyone mentioned issues with breathing, lightheadedness, or any other adverse effects. People are NOT the same!!
Do what is right for you.
Make sure your body is receiving the nutrition it truly needs. Making food from scratch is a form of self-love that many people never learned.
Plenty of food additives are truly addictive.
It's funny how the TEAMSTERS have my
insurance at UPS (through the same BCBS of Illinois) which is fully paid for (not by me... well weekly dues of $14)
PCP or Specialist - $10 copay
Any prescriptions - $5 month OR $0 for 90 day supply
Deductible - $1000 max $2000 per family
In your dreams. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Medical costs will have to go rock bottom then. I don’t like it either but when I broke my hip, it came in handy. There are many parts to getting rid of insurance. I’m for all of them for sure that lead to it.
Holly, I'm curious, since people are taking a pharmaceutical to lose weight rather than changing eating habits, do they have to take the drug forever?
They do when they refuse to change. They just stay on the drug, some of them for years. I think as an incentive to get your body to start losing while changing eating and exercise habits (e.g., perhaps 3-6 months) can be enormously helpful.
Oversimplification: There seem to be three big problems with the GLPs - first, they disrupt digestive function (in a manner that the medical community admits it doesn’t understand), so eventually people will stop taking due to significant digestive distress. Second, they cause muscle wasting. Third, once stopping the medication, all of the weight comes back on (again for reasons that the medical community doesn’t understand), but now onto a body that has much less muscle mass available to support the weight.
Horrifying.
"I am at my Target Weight!! but it is All Fat..."
Said the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man (of Ghost Buster fame).
An hour ago another supposed health care grifting operation called and left a voice message telling me to send in a test ket I guess they sent me a few weeks ago. In the first sentence they noted it's free to me because my insurance will pay for it. I guess that compels people to do it, because they think it's free.
Would that be a colonoscopy alternative? I have such an unrequested kit around somewhere.
Probably, I suspect it's buried in the landfill by now.
That's exactly where the unrequested one I received currently is.
“Free” 😑🙄 The best way to convince people to do something.
Intrusive.
I don’t know about only harm with the GLP-1’s….Im pretty anti-medication of any sort, but if you’ve (aka me) wrecked your body such that you cannot get your BG down, but haven’t killed all your beta cells just yet, they are truly helpful in reducing BG and thus letting you potentially lose weight. I did just start 1-week ago at a very low dose any my BG was finally lowering to a normal range overnight and between meals….I am hoping my body can recover and I can get off of this in a few months but truly, it didn’t matter what I ate, I was constantly living with blood glucose above 100….Im definitely overweight, but by American standards, not huge (size 12) and 100% got here myself and am not a victim of anyone or anything….just couldn’t get out of this hole I dug. I have an OTC GCM so immediately saw the impact of this drug - assuming I eat well, this could be a true turning point for my health
Truth of the matter is it is very complex, and we are all swimming in a complex stew of chemical toxins and endocrine disruptors - even the most vigilant can't avoid exposure to some things, and most people aren't even aware of the dozens of poisons they use on a daily basis from products they think are benign.
Agreed….and I’ve introduced a drug on purpose making matters worse LOL, but given where I’m at and what I can see it doing in just the few short days I’ve been taking it, it’s a risk I’m willing to accept in the hopes of improved health overall (and ideally will not take this for more than 4-6 months)
Which one?
Tirzepatide
Fasting could be an option to restore insulin sensitivity.
I don’t mean in combination with such a drug, but in general.
Fair suggestion …. I had really great success doing Alternate day fasting a few years ago and tried doing it again. It’s quite easy once you get into it, but starting is SOOOO hard (for me)…tried to start again but I kept binging on crap good around dinner time and undoing any benefits I would have otherwise seen.
When my BG has wild swings, I rationally know what is happening and what I should do and what I should or should not eat - but my impulses completely override my brain….so I think when I was attempting to fast recently, I was getting a quick drop after x-hours of staying high (just into normal range but to my body, it feels like a “low”) causing my impulsive eating…if I could have pushed through that, just once or twice, I’d maybe not been desperate enough to try this drug
"starting is SOOOO hard"
Agreed. If I have become convinced of ANYTHING about health, it is that WE NEED EACH OTHER TO BE BACKSTOPS FOR EACH OTHER.
Find someone to DO IT WITH, and REALLY care about each other and help CARRY each other over rough spots.
It DOES get better. And after you each/all get the hang of it, you can wean yourselves away from the critical early dependence on each other. And later, you find you don't WANT to backslide, although tempted, because of the ruinous example it might be for your other. "No, I'll just stick with it one more minute/hour/day."
I was not referring to only water fasting - here’s an expansion. I myself could never tolerate to fast until I did some lead up to alkalize the system.
Years ago I read an old book by Dr Bieler entitled Let Food Be Thy Medicine. He healed many people by correcting their metabolic imbalances using Bieler’s Brew: zucchini, green beans, parsley & celery, cooked & you drink the broth. Organic, of course.
Drinking this brew for several days was the only way I could tolerate to fast. I listened to my body, and proceeded to the water fasting if my appetite had diminished.
One could do something similar with green juice.
If one is very sensitive with blood glucose, alkalizing with nonstarchy vegetables is a missing & powerful step. Not to be neglected even on feast days!
The Natural Hygienists used alkaline foods to break water fasts. Their methods healed just about anything.
Health Insurance HIDES--in all its "folds"--the TRUE COST of virtually everything associated with healthcare. Where financial decisions are painless, they offer no dissuasion from choosing them.
"Got another HANGNAIL?! Have it treated!! It's FREE! After all, you've ALREADY PAID for it!!!" And cha-ching, up goes the costs for next year.
God save this country from the in-quotes "free" stuff.
Health insurance is a scam!
The fact that insurance companies receive “subsidies” is absolutely atrocious.
Every time we turn around, the government is laundering billions of taxpayer dollars. Trump needs to stop funding big businesses and start supporting small and medium businesses instead. Imagine the impact on the middle classes.
For the last 15 years, pharma and big insurance have siphoned billions and enriched themselves on our backs.
The government is not responsible for funding NGOs, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, elite colleges, or illegal aliens. They literally have no money, despite the funding agreement 🤮🤡
THIS. I hope you run for congress!
Congress is not in the cards for me. I’m not interested in acting or brown nosing.
I especially won’t be bribed or bought off by anyone. Therefore I have no political future.
No swamp for you?
Well, keep on spreading the truth!
There has been no health insurance ever. You can’t insure health. What we have is a massive welfare program which pays for care some of the time for some people while the insurance companies walk away with half the money
We all know it mean "medical care insurance". Would you feel better if it were renamed that?
You can call it whatever you want but it isn’t insurance. It’s a welfare program. Look up the definition of insurance
And rewards a lot of useless - or disastrous - interventions, creating a well fed class of semi-criminals.
@Holly McC That is why my partner developed a holistic program, originally to "Reverse Diabetes", that is now used to induce weight reduction and reinforce positive lifestyle.
Be Well, Be Blessed,
Phillip
Wow. Even disregarding the shock of ripping away a huge part of our economic system, that would take us back to what - 1940? Even if you say 1948, taking advantage of the antibiotics that had been developed by then, US life expectancy was about 65 (one chart says 67.2 in 1950).
And anyone that has a chronic condition or a major health problem either gets spends a lot of their own money, gets charity care, or dies. Or maybe two or three of those choices.
Now think about the problems in trying to unwind what we already have.
Back even further: to whole food grown on healthy soil.
This is a nonnegotiable - along with clean air & water.
An economy dependent on fostering illness for the profit of some is a national cancer.
The frail population created by mega scams is in need of many interventions. But longer lifespan with a sicklier, more expensive quality of life has been a dubious result.
Wonderful! Now Americans of every sex, race, age, and socioeconomic status will have access to a magic pill that will melt off unwanted pounds without those people worrying about diet, exercise, or generally healthy lifestyles. What could go wrong? (Think statins, SSRIs, Alzheimer's drugs, COVID shots, etc., etc.)
My daughter is morbidly obese, and the GLP 1s are, thankfully, helping her lose weight. She is working with a dietitian and a nutritionist in tandem. They are helping her with lifestyle changes, diet, and exercise, so that her results will be long-term rather than short term. I think for many, GLP 1s can be a great solution. Not just a short term fix. Just one woman’s opinion.
For those who are morbidly obese and working with a knowledgeable practitioner, this may lifesaving. However, I worry that most aren't in your daughter's situation. There are many side effects, which are probably worth the risk for a morbidly obese person, but perhaps not for someone who needs to lose thirty or forty pounds. For example, if you don't do resistance training along with the meds, you will lose tons of muscle mass, which will be very hard to build again.
Agree. It needs to be done responsibly, not just as a one off. Thats on the consumer and the doctor. Hopefully people will be smart about it. If not, it’s just another gimmick.
Unfortunately, doctors aren't always responsible. (I say this even though my husband is a wonderful doctor.) Forty years ago I had two herniated disks in my lumbar spine. I had chymopapain injections in the disks by a neurosurgeon in Chicago, and after months of not being able to straighten up because of the pain, I was pain-free. It was miraculous. Sadly, after several years the injections were not able to be used. What I heard was that doctors were using it for every and any disk problem, without making sure that a particular patient was a good candidate for the treatment.
So far, her team has been very responsible. Not just one and done. She goes in monthly for evaluations and her dosages are adjusted accordingly :). Hopefully results will stick.
I am retired anesthesiologist. We did the chymopapain for one ( very long and scary) year. It causes anaphylaxis in 25% of people ( only tetnus horse serum comes close to that %). We had to have the “kitchen sink drugs- for potential cardiac arrest” ready to go. I wanted to have the patients intubated ( because their airway may swell to fast during a reaction). Some surgeons preferred sedation. I use to ask around at meetings years later and no one I spoke to had ever heard of it. Those were scary times. Glad you had improvement but it was never worth the risk
Wow! That is amazing! I was never told any of that. Dr. Walter Whistler was a pioneer of the technique, and he was an eminent neurosurgeon. I was completely sedated. I guess I didn't get informed consent!!!
That type of thing still happens, everywhere
This is my nephew. He was overweight but not morbidly obese. He started marjarnro 3 years ago and is still on it since he fears regaining his weight. He’s lost too much weight, in my opinion, but he loves his body. Actually loves too much, with endless selfies on FB. 🤦♀️
There's a lot of opinions out there on GLP-1s that are misinformed. It's a very nuanced conversation. Remember that it's a peptide. Our bodies are made up of peptides- they're the building blocks of proteins. They've been taken for 20 plus years as supplements- especially in the fitness/ body building community. It's all about the dose. So, let's be smarter than this and not just repeat the latest rumors/ media BS
Agree 100. I’ve been on them for 1.5+ yrs now and, while I typically avoid pharmaceuticals like the plague, it has been a lifesaver. My whole life I’ve been an active, physically fit size 6 until I hit MP at 40 and put on 65 lbs out of nowhere. After 10 yrs of trying every diet/exercise/natural supp/HRT out there, I caved. Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, hormonal…who knows what caused it? But nothing fixed it until GLPs. I’m forever grateful. I’m sure there might be side effects down the road but the side effects of carrying around 65lbs of fat was no picnic either. You def must fight the muscle loss! And no @juju, I’ve been off months at a time and no withdrawal whatsoever.
Are some lazy ppl using it as a crutch? Absolutely. But for some, it’s life changing.
GLP-1's (tirzepatide) completely stopped my 50-year IBS symptoms and helped me lose 45 lbs slowly over a year---while lowering BP and cholesterol, and relieving arthritis symptoms. There is much more to the GLP-1 story than a means to lose a cosmetic few pounds....
Agree.
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This is a great article, Abiding Dude. Thanks for linking. Gotta get me some Vitamin C now...
You are very welcome...
Yes, C... and you might add some lysine and proline to the mix... to also keep the coronary arteries clear! :-)
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Hopefully the lifestyle changes will stick once she can get off of the drugs. Those are more helpful long term. I can see the GLP's being a possible help for some, but they've definitely been praised as miracle weight loss drugs for many and the results we've seen for those coming off haven't been as good. :(
100%. But if they can kickstart weight loss and lead to healthier lifestyle choices (and motivation!), that’s a good thing.
I thought I read they can be addictive? How will people safely wean off of them? That’s my concern
Watch out for the "contraindications." Good luck.
Your daughter is doing it the right way!
Pharma entering chat.
Nope. Just a mom who loves her pre-diabetic kid.
Pre diabetes was invented by the drug companies
Sounds similar to the "actinic keratosis" label used to identify virtually every color and shape of skin growth by today's liquid-nitrogen-crazy dermatologists. There's apparently yuuge Medicare money to be made when treating us older folks for AK - since we've spent decades living and working outdoors.
Wow. Ak disease.
Sounds like dry skin.
Not enough sun.
Dermatology is a modern fraud. Melanoma comes with lack of sun light.
Let me send those samples to the lab?
No escaping without cutting.
DMSO is a thought. Also, ivermectin cream.
Glyphosate?
Pre diabetic is generally diabetic, and a result of carb and sugar addiction. Getting off of carbs allows the body to burn the fats.
She’s done the low carb, keto, etc. she’s really struggled. This is working for her…and I support her.
I understand, and the no carb intermitant fasting is not easy.
Which one is she using?
I recently saw a study that curcumin was used in a group of prediabetics. There was not one person in the curcumin group that became diabetic. It was a Sayer Ji substack.
I saw that, too. My A1C is just a little high, and I have Type 2 diabetes in my family, so I'm taking curcumin now. Also berberine, which is supposed to be as effective as metformin.
Generally?
Like pre pregnant?
If $ to be made costly visits testing and dangerous drugs will be found.
Testing pre diabetes is a big racket pushed by the Surgeon general and her brother's company.
Bard, There are different types of diabeties. ( Insulin resistance ) So it is good to know if this is developing, as it is easier to treat early with proper diet and exercise and life style. To ignore developing insulin resistance us not wisdom. Type 2 levels of insulin resistance is considered by many to be wrongly called pre-diabetic.
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Here is my solution.
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Nard isn’t pharma 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you, Juju💕
If we can get insurance companies and government completely out of the doctor-patient relationship (and any actions they want to take!), then maybe these GLP-1 drugs could be used responsibly, e.g., as a first step to get someone who is seriously and perpetually obese to have hope, develop a plan that builds confidence, see progress that excites them, and then phase out the GLP-1 drug. Seems that any good doctor would want a drug free solution for their patient...if drug companies were not involved in the doctor's practice and profits!
Sorry, Greg, that makes too much sense! 😜
Iremember “They want you dead” . Pushing Ozempic type drugs on anyone who wants them is akin to the rush to OxyContin drugs a few decades back. How did THAT medical panacea work out?
Trump still pushing Covid shots.
Haven’t heard that lately. Besides, I couldn’t care less what anyone says about the Clot Shot. I did my own research and turned it, and every other shot, down.
He has not recanted or taken off the market and now pushing Star Gate Mrna injections. Totally a tool of drug power.
As long as it is forever optional I’m not going to panic.
They want to put it in food now.
Yes we know, we know BJ. Trump is the devil and everything bad is Trump's fault.
No judgement. He is just controlled by the World Order.
If they want heroes
We give them heroes
Albert Pike
Freemason
Yep.
He and RFK Jr... both refuse to suspend them until REAL safety and double-blind testing can be done. Revoking the criminally fraudulent EUA would be sufficient.
So are now complicit in the subsequent injuries and deaths that they will continue to cause..
Trump is worried about Christians in Africa now.
Surely he will bring back religious exemptions in the EUA. He said that they are "good people". Lol.
He had no plans to stop the shots or the covid emergency that we are still in. Great news though, a thirty year old can get plenty of shots and drugs without informed consent at a discount on Trumprx and a have smaller 50 year mortgage payment to go along with it. At 80, he or she will sell the house to the government and go straight into free nursing care. It will be the most fantastic deal they will have gotten in their lives.
Yeah and imagine that the drugs were originally designed for diabetics. So technically they couldn’t really legally make their trillions off fat people by keeping the prices artificially high. For “research “. So they tossed a bone but the end result will be fat people with other yet to be known problems. We already have a friend who is diabetic, put on that stuff, lost a little weight. As soon as she stopped taking it, ballooned.
That gal in the first picture… I’m not sure she should be talking a drug with so many side effects, for her problem. She just looked chubby to me, but at her age it should be fairly easy to loose the 15-20 lbs. Morbidly obese is another story.
My husband’s niece has polysystic disease (I think that’s what it’s called) and has weighed a lot off and on over the years, but is now taking Ozyempic and feels better than she has in years. She’s almost pain free and looks great. Not sure how the drug helps that disease but I did hear a commercial about the benefits besides diabetes and weight loss and it was listed.
So is that an example that drugs be used cautiously on a case by case basis? You bet cha.
That girl in the picture had been on GLPs for 77 days. If she stopped there because she reached her goal, side effects would be avoided.
Are you saying that the side effects only affect long-term users? Muscle wasting and gut issues happen pretty fast, at least that’s what I’ve read.
How would she not gain it back if she hadn’t changed her lifestyle? Not saying she hasn’t changed it, but many don’t. They just eat less while on the drug.
There are studies done that it takes 6 weeks to change or form a habit. My guess even longer for a full lifestyle change.
Not arguing, I just don’t think it’s an easy fix.
I have not heard of muscle wasting or gut issues in short-term use. If you have, I certainly understand your concerns. On purely an anectodotal basis with numerous friends who are on one or another of the GLPs, they have experienced no side effects in up to 6 months of use. Many of them have tapered themselves off, using it as a jumpstart.
Of course she would gain it back if she didn't change her habits. That is discussed elsewhere in these comments.
Know of several people who started off good Ozempic but not cannot tolerate it. One went to the hospital over it yesterday. And that over the smallest dose she could get.
Yikes! That’s horrible!
💯
What I especially love about this particular Substack author is how I feel optimistic and actually happy reading this news. And the fabulous delivery! Precious!
So true.
Optimistic twist, not all gloom and doom! I feel better after reading C& C!
Right?
It’s one I look forward to seeing every day 😁
💯💙🙏🏼
Absolutely!! No blackpilling around here
I am so relieved that Senate Republicans did not cave. Now we need to keep eyes and pressure on them to make sure none of them make any senseless late-night concessions during the promised vote on Obamacare subsidies when they think we aren’t looking — as has unfortunately happened so many times in the pre-Trump past.
Agree! When are the powers at be going to shout out from the rooftops that this insurance mess was caused by the Dems... they own it lock-stock-and-barrel!!!! And for them to accuse the Republicans that by allowing the subsidies to expire will cause damage never before seen in the civilized world!!!! Shut them down with their lies and deceitfulness!!!
And over on the house side, they need to call Hakeem on his pack of lies too — he and his ilk have NEVER been about protecting “healthcare for the American people”; they’re about saving face for their party’s namesake, signature piece of legislation that was designed to fail, because it was always a Trojan horse for single (gov’t) payer. That and their personal subsidies from the insurance lobby.
It was also unconstitutional. Thank justice Roberts for that.
Every day!
It was also caused by one SCOTUS judge, who redefined the premiums for Obamacare insurance as a mandatable TAX. Up until that sleight-of-hand, the US government could not mandate the purchase of insurance ... but taxes are always within government's purview, so.
Yep, and courtesy of that decision, it was born in a budget reconciliation process — where it should also die.
But not ending filibuster allows for continued stalling of MAGA agenda - while looking innocent.
It's all one uni-party. Candace is calling it out.
This might be a stupid question, but I’m gonna throw it out there, re health insurance. Why can’t we opt to buy only some kind of “catastrophic” coverage, for things like major surgery, and pay for the rest as we go, like lab tests, doctor visits, etc? Car insurance doesn’t pay for oil changes and repairs!
That is the worst part of Obamacare. Forced insurance. Along with forcing all medical records to be electronic. You have absolutely no privacy, HIPAA is a joke. One bitter Dr or nurse can write something in your record and it’s there for life for the world to see. I’m appalled at what I’ve seen written in charts. Be very careful what you say to anyone when you’re at the hospital/office. And say no to the drs wanting to use AI so they don’t have to dictate. There are no “off the record “ questions anymore.
Remember when a certain SCOTUS judge opined that Obamacare premiums were a legal form of TAXATION, thus clearing the way for the mandate?
Roberts. Of Epstein fame.
So true.
Because the architects of Obamacare made those plans illegal so you wouldn’t have that rational option to use insurance for its intended purpose — protecting yourself against unpredictable, rare-but-major risks, not prepaying for budgetable, predictable expenses like annual physicals. Under Demwit rule, any option based on personal responsbility, rational thought, and planning gets eliminated.
Agree. Health insurance does not equal health *care*.
One of the things wrong with Obamacare is that it made that kind of catastrophic coverage very difficult to obtain, forcing more people to sign up for full coverage so the system had more money to redistribute. In fact you can buy catastrophic coverage under Obamacare, but only if you are younger than 30 years old or if the lowest-cost available Obamacare plan costs more than a certain percentage of your income: One of the ropes included in Obamacare with which to hang people who do not want to go along with its absurd premises. This is one of the provisions of the law that Pelosi said you couldn't read until the bill passed.
I was in my 50’s when Obamacare passed. I was healthy and did not sign up. Then the government decided to charge me $700. a year to NOT have heath insurance. So, I decided to see if I could find a policy that was less than the $700. fine. Amazingly, I found a plan that charged me $23./month with the government paying over $900./ month to subsidize my policy. I thought this was insane but I didn’t want to pay the fine. The next year it increased and I was paying $56./month and government subsidy increased to over $1000./month. How is this sustainable? Now I’m on Medicare and that’s a whole new can of worms and another crapshoot. I go to the doctor every 2 or 3 years. It’s not healthy to go to the doctor . They try to put you on all kinds of meds- for your own good. Nope!
I am a member of a health sharing plan rather than insurance. It’s basically what you are describing, and for me it’s $200/month. I pay for the first couple thousand of any health issue, and beyond that I can get shares from other members to reimburse my costs. And because I am technically “self pay” or “cash pay” I often get discounts from providers.
It was the only way to reduce competition, reduce the free market. Dems love that result!
My health insurance provider has decided to once again try to cut ties with our only hospital in Central Oregon and stall negotiations. So much for covering catastrophic care!
It’s a great plan for me as they cover naturopathic care, bloods, my chiro, and my gym but now I’ll have to shop around for more expensive plans that don’t cover those things (yes, I paid a copay, and $40mo premiums).
Because the system is built to sell drugs. Our insurance gives you a discount if you go to an annual well check. At the well check visit you are advised to take vaccines and flu shots and then your BP and cholesterol is checked and you're put in pharmaceuticals for those as well. The acceptable BP and cholesterol numbers have been dropped so more people will be put on the drugs. You then have side effects and need more drugs for those. It's a well choreographed system. Instead, I go to Lab Corp to get bloodwork and get a BP cuff at home to check it regularly and then and look up lifestyle and diet changes and supplements that can get your body where it needs to be.
Then emergency rooms will be flooded. Half the country dies not having $400 for an emergency
Bloated govt & the social security scam has stolen private wealth.
It's always a hoot to witness liberal cannabilism. Burp. 🫢
Last week's elections were predictable, hollow and mostly worthless....though NYC is in a world of freshly laid doo-doo. Self-inflicted wounds oftentimes sting/stink? the worst. Dummies. Keep your dogs off my yard.
Indeed. I can’t count how many times I lol-ed this morning. Despite those who make their morning rounds poo-pooing our president here, we never bite, bcs we KNOW there’s ALWAYS more to the story, more happening behind the scenes, and the reveal is always glorious. More, please. And YES. THIS IS WHAT I VOTED FOR!
just the start of the split of the democrat party - can't happen fast enough
Burp. Hilarious! 🤣
Love the term doo-doo😂
Oh, doo you now? Scooby dooby doo!
Who doo you love? 🎵
da doo doo doo… da da da da 🎶
Yo... I tried to respond to your chat comment, but it came back "ERROR".
But I agree with what you said!
technology.🤬
For sure. :-(
On this point Jeff I agree ‘Trump started using the shutdown as an excuse to nuke the filibuster; and if that ever happens, Dems lose everything. And they know it.’ Now the filibuster will last until Dems get control in some future election. I don’t see how we will have a fair 2026 without election overhaul which isn’t happening until filibuster is nuked.
YES, YES, YES! Nuke the filibuster and pass ALL of Trump's reforms with time enough for voters to see the impact. And election reform is top priority!
Amen to that!
Filibuster does protect the minority-imagine the horrors if it wasn’t in force during Autopen era. But I’d be in favor of nuking it for a year to get the work I want done.
Sadly, with the current GOP leadership, nuking the filibuster wouldn't actually _do_ anything. We still have too many RINOs in those seats who would vote down the sorts of things we the people want or never let them pass out of committee. :(
Well at least it could be seen what they’re doing!
The way I understand it is w/o filibuster the senate can choose their rules for simple majority vs 60 to pass legislation? Could be wrong.
The Founders intended for majority rule in the Senate.
The filibuster is unconstitutional.
No words for my disgust at this. Just about any 500+ regular citizens - with term limits - could do a better job than the lazy overpaid crooks we have now. Just select them by jury pool!
Reminds me of this from Wm F. Buckley, Jr.: "I'd rather be ruled by the first 500 names in the NYC phone book than by the faculty of Harvard."
That quote worked better back when NYC was sane but the sentiment is still true.
My dad loved Buckley, and subscribed to the National Review.
Little did we realize he was CIA!?!
—“Democrats caved. They crumbled like week-old cornbread. They barked but never hunted. They folded like Sunday laundry. They teed up for a hole-in-one and shanked it into the woods.”
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Just had to comment on how much that made me laugh, great intro Jeff!! 😁
They were directed by the Committee of 300 who need to fly.
I like stale old cornbread, especially in soup.
Lol at this: “While Democrats disgracefully crumpled in the well of the Senate, far across the Atlantic, the UK’s vaunted British Broadcasting Company ran up the white flag faster than Frenchmen hearing there might be a fight somewhere.”
Soooo, at last, the BBC gets caught out for lying. ‘It’s NOT your grannies BBC any more’.
Jimmy SaVILE was a regular visitor at the Palace, he was the lowest slime-ball by a long shot. Princess Di would cringe every time she had to be anywhere near him, yet the BBC could not promote him enough.
I know there are bigger issues currently, but I am still very upset about the execution of the innocent ostriches in Canada by the lying tyrants. Not to mention the euthanizing of grandparents there. Oh Canada!
Or as we like to say, O Cana-duh!
Yes!
Canadistan
**Trump started using the shutdown as an excuse to nuke the filibuster; and if that ever happens, Dems lose everything. And they know it.**
Now is the time to nuke the filibuster! Let's get things fixed & running right while we can.. then if it's wanted bring the filibuster back.
Election Integrity Laws are the Key to fully implementing MAGA/MAHA and eliminating Government Money Laundering Scams. Nuking the Filibuster could make this possible. Destroy the Democrat Party and purge the RINOs.
I still don't understand why every spending bill/budget, except for CRs, only requires a simple majority to pass - Certainly there can be a good case made for eliminating the filibuster for ALL spending bills, but I agree itis time for it to go so we can get all the other necessary changes made that democrats will never agree to- voter id etc. TARight
What they failed to pass for 40 days wasn't the CR, it was the procedural motion to bring the CR to the floor and have a final vote on it. Hence all the hand-wringing about the filibuster, a way to stop any bill without voting against it. Depending on the Congress, this can happen quite frequently.
right - but a normal spending/budget bill doesn't need to have the 60 votes - it goes straight to a vote
Yes. Hence the filibuster. Every vote in the Senate does not require cloture to be invoked; however, most legislation does because cloture is needed to end debate if there is a filibuster. A lot of votes, such as nominations, can be decided by a simple majority. And some acts of Congress, such as budget reconciliation, have specific time limits that bypass the need for cloture to be invoked. This is the sausage-making procedure writ large.
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So, if the BBC begins reporting the truth, will the Bobbies come and arrest the writers, editors, producers and reporters like they do with normal citizens?
Trumps going to sue the BBC for $1 billion if they don't retract by Nov 14. BBC has received the letter and "will reply in due course". LOL. Trump's going to have one hellava library, ballroom, arche etc!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/general/donald-trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-for-one-billion-dollars-as-broadcaster-plunges-deeper-into-crisis/ar-AA1Q9OIN
Brainwashing Britain Corporation will never report the truth. They'd rather swap out their CEO, pay the fine and 're-align their messaging' to different, more accurate lying.
“…the UK’s vaunted British Broadcasting Company ran up the white flag faster than Frenchmen hearing there might be a fight somewhere.”
Oui 🇫🇷😁
Mon dieu!! Non!! Mais oui... <sigh> c'est la vie... Un café, s'il vous plait.
Love love love C&C in the am! Or really, whatever time I can get to it! (sometimes it's an afternoon coffee break due to work)
Perhaps... Just perhaps we Americans should get our fat asses off of the couch and do some routine yard work... stop stuffing our mouths with Hostess HoHos and binge snacking at 9 pm... and finally stop believing good health comes from a pill or injection.
Compare Americans in the 70s to Americans today. It’s more than just yard work. We’ve been poisoned and sabotaged at every level. It’s going to take years to undo that kind of damage. And if a magic pill or a magic shot helps to undo a little bit of that, great. Diabetes, heart, disease, high blood pressure, and a plethora of other medical conditions that accompany obesity, well, I think it might be worth it for many Americans, especially kids. It’s not ideal. But at least it’s a start.
You should have stopped after your first sentence... And YES, it's certainly more than yard work... the solution begins with taking responsibility for one's self... responsibility for the full scope of our daily lives, instead of being lazy and stupid and wanting someone, or something, else to save us. Your attitude is the root of the problem.
And your comments are equally stupid in thinking everyone is the same. Just because a person is overweight does not mean they are lazy or stupid. Easy to say if you’ve never dealt with it.
I didn't say that "everyone is the same"... and I didn't say that being overweight was an indication of being "lazy or stupid"... I made no indication of that, nor did I intend to...I asserted that we in America are being led to believe that good health comes from a pill and/or an injection... and that it is high time that we took charge of our wellbeing and stopped relying on the pharmaceutical industry complex to solve all of our ills.... btw... It's you who are stupid for trying to interject your insecurities into my comment... you don't know me, nor do you know what I deal with... enough said.
And remember during the Plague we were told -not- to go outside🙃sunshine is the best way to feel better! Even today when we in NE PA got snizzle it is better to be outside for at least 15 minutes 😍
the only magic pill /shot is black magic. looking for a savior is the ideology of a victim.
Speak for yourself.
I do.