The Trump VA is now allowing healthcare providers to discriminate. The latest in yet another policy based on hate. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This, like many things from this administration, is taken from the communist dictates that the GOP claimed to hate so much. If you are not a member of the party you will not receive the benefits of being a citizen.
jun 16, 2025, 1:33 pm • 1 0 • view
So one of my state senator’s staff snickered when I called about it. When we are through I want every Republican GOP member and staff to sit through their trials. There is no quarter, excuse, forgiveness, context or immunity for the majority of the evil they choose to participate in
jun 16, 2025, 7:29 pm • 0 0 • view
You’re assuming we’ll get through this.
jun 16, 2025, 7:57 pm • 0 0 • view
The US will come through this. It’ll hopefully never be the same - hopefully it’ll be become what it should be. I honestly do not think I’ll make it through this administration if the GOP gets to do what they want to do.
jun 17, 2025, 12:29 am • 0 0 • view
I’m not surprised. The wacko Christians I hear on the boob tube and online have wanted stuff like this for a long time -this is who they are. They aren’t afraid to take the mark of the beast- as long as the beast is on their leash
jun 16, 2025, 4:09 pm • 0 0 • view
FFS
jun 16, 2025, 2:15 pm • 0 0 • view
and can Republicans be denied care?
jun 16, 2025, 12:15 pm • 5 0 • view
No. Because they will say some nonsense about Jesus and claim religious discrimination. That’s how they are getting rid of gay rights.
jun 16, 2025, 12:46 pm • 0 0 • view
It didn't say Democrat or Republican, it just states political affiliation so I assume they could both be denied care!
jun 16, 2025, 12:33 pm • 1 0 • view
They will be sued...
jun 16, 2025, 4:28 pm • 0 0 • view
Sue the regime. Motherfucker!
jun 16, 2025, 12:13 pm • 4 0 • view
And so begins the outlawing of any non-MAGA party.
jun 16, 2025, 12:09 pm • 9 0 • view
Constant demonization of Democrats and then people act shocked when some madman murders a democratic politician and her husband in cold blood. SMH
jun 16, 2025, 12:18 pm • 25 0 • view
There is only one solution to these kinds of people, their supporters and enablers. They won’t change, they can’t and like cockroaches they will just keep coming back if not eliminated.
jun 16, 2025, 12:15 pm • 0 0 • view
I smell a lawsuit
jun 16, 2025, 12:11 pm • 21 0 • view
WTF?! 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
jun 16, 2025, 2:20 pm • 1 0 • view
📌
jun 16, 2025, 12:23 pm • 0 0 • view
Good god….. Utterly shameful
jun 16, 2025, 12:32 pm • 0 0 • view
Obscene.
jun 16, 2025, 3:21 pm • 0 0 • view
So the flagship VA Hospital in Washington DC is going to remain open to provide +/- seventeen veterans services.
jun 16, 2025, 1:28 pm • 0 0 • view
What if the spouse passed away and that’s why they’re unmarried? 😡
jun 16, 2025, 3:49 pm • 4 0 • view
I suspect this may only apply to women. You know, “sluts.”
jun 16, 2025, 4:11 pm • 4 0 • view
Lots of people in this situation.
jun 16, 2025, 6:08 pm • 1 0 • view
Pro-life Republicans… but only for white Christians! 🙄
jun 16, 2025, 3:48 pm • 0 0 • view
Truly awful.
jun 16, 2025, 12:27 pm • 0 0 • view
Feeding the flames of reset. Crush the resistance, ignite the complete revolution. This country will never accept your wage slave economics. We have been spoiled by democracy!
jun 17, 2025, 3:42 am • 0 0 • view
How is this even legal?
jun 16, 2025, 12:34 pm • 1 0 • view
I'm not sure it is! T and administration haven't exactly cared about what is legal though!
jun 16, 2025, 12:47 pm • 1 0 • view
So no more “blue pills” either for men, yeah?
jun 16, 2025, 12:12 pm • 12 0 • view
Why would not being married disqualify a veteran from treatment? Let alone political views. What happens to independent voters? More crazy Stephen Miller stuff
jun 16, 2025, 12:40 pm • 7 0 • view
Damn autocorrect. Sounds like Hegseth to me.
jun 16, 2025, 6:27 pm • 1 0 • view
Sounds like Hegarty to me.
jun 16, 2025, 6:26 pm • 0 0 • view
Tbf, they could refuse to treat married people and Republicans too. However...
jun 16, 2025, 1:59 pm • 0 0 • view
So it must not be a breach of professional ethics in the USA for medical doctors to refuse treatment to people who do not share their political views. Is it ethical to also not treat based on race or religion? Medical schools must need to revamp their teaching.
jun 16, 2025, 12:29 pm • 0 0 • view
This veteran is about Felon47's age. Look at the difference between them. Who is more honorable? youtube.com/shorts/FMRJa...
jun 16, 2025, 12:13 pm • 1 0 • view
Trump (loathes) I mean, loves the veterans. There are winners and there are losers and Trump is a fortunate son (cadet bone spur$)
jun 16, 2025, 4:42 pm • 0 0 • view
This is not enforceable at all. More performative politics by the reality TV president.
jun 17, 2025, 12:29 pm • 0 0 • view
jun 16, 2025, 12:08 pm • 52 2 • view
Sadly so are many democrats too.😡
jun 16, 2025, 12:57 pm • 2 0 • view
You know what? Just fucking stop. There are NO democrats supporting this and don’t use your bullshit to spew lies.
jun 17, 2025, 12:04 am • 2 0 • view
Sorry but the Democrats in congress have been weak. I’m a Dem, but U have Cory Booker voting w/Repubs 2 approve J. Kushner’s father 2 ambassador of France. Pelosi gave David Hogg a harder tm when he was trying to chair the DNC than she does Repubs, gave AOC a hard tm for wanting to primary Shummer.
jun 17, 2025, 12:50 am • 0 0 • view
Did Pelosi give a Hard time to Jane Kleeb?
jun 17, 2025, 12:56 am • 0 0 • view
Not that I know of.
jun 17, 2025, 1:04 am • 0 0 • view
And she is the chair of Our Revolution and a DNC vice chair….
jun 17, 2025, 1:07 am • 0 0 • view
I’m a 68 yr old female Navy vet & Ive been voting for 50 yrs. As a baby boomer IMHO it’s time for the old Dems to retire & let the younger ones take over. We need new fresh ideas. The challenges are harder & different now. Jasmine Crockett, AOC are powerful voices, we need them in bigger roles.🤷🏻♀️
jun 17, 2025, 1:30 am • 2 0 • view
And I’m 34 years old and I think there’s stuff to learn from the old people. Jasmine Crockett said everything she knows from Rosa DeLauro
jun 17, 2025, 1:31 am • 1 0 • view
And the beauty of the Democratic Party is we are allowed our own opinions w/o wanting to shoot anyone who doesn’t think like us.💙☮️✊🏼
jun 17, 2025, 2:02 am • 1 0 • view
Jasmine is good. Like most Dems, I need to show me what you got before I contribute. Don’t send me a text. Show me.
jun 17, 2025, 3:01 am • 1 0 • view
That's absolutely insane.
jun 16, 2025, 1:25 pm • 1 0 • view
Don’t really see this standing up to legal scrutiny. When we are at this point of denying tax dollars to people of a certain party that almost certainly pays more in tax dollars we don’t have a Republic anymore. See what pretzel SCOTUS ties itself into for this one.
jun 16, 2025, 7:06 pm • 0 0 • view
😡
jun 16, 2025, 12:18 pm • 3 0 • view
The sniveling coward draft dodger dictating which veterans can be treated? This country is irrevocably broken
jun 16, 2025, 12:46 pm • 0 0 • view
As a Veteran and a lawyer, I'm interested in this story. Has it been fact checked? I'm looking into it.
jun 16, 2025, 9:12 pm • 3 1 • view
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jun 17, 2025, 12:03 am • 0 0 • view
What a pos . I have followed your page. I have a mindfulness page. Check it out and if you like it follow back 😊
jun 16, 2025, 1:04 pm • 0 0 • view
The Hippocratic Oath It doesn't matter who the person is, where they are from, what they have done, or what the person has. If the person is their patient, they swear to help them.
jun 16, 2025, 6:53 pm • 0 0 • view
Oaths mean very little to Republicans and MAGA, nor do laws and the Constitution.
jun 16, 2025, 11:04 pm • 0 0 • view
This is such performative BS. 1. As licensed doctors etc they aren’t allowed to do this. 2. The many VA providers would never do this. 3. VAstaff is so pissed off at F47 I suspect they would do so out of spite.
jun 16, 2025, 12:11 pm • 15 1 • view
Moronic policy with no rational basis cannot survive scrutiny
jun 16, 2025, 4:38 pm • 0 0 • view
At this point I am almost hoping that Yellowstone erupts and wipes the United States off the map. And that is tragic.
jun 16, 2025, 1:12 pm • 0 0 • view
Illegal as heck.
jun 16, 2025, 5:12 pm • 0 0 • view
This is just sick.
jun 16, 2025, 2:10 pm • 0 0 • view
@marcelias.bsky.social @democracydocket.com
jun 16, 2025, 9:35 pm • 0 0 • view
Why do they specifically call out discrimination against Democrats, when doctors could also refuse to treat Republicans?
jun 17, 2025, 11:58 am • 1 0 • view
Being a veteran just gets better and better every single fucking day.
jun 16, 2025, 2:21 pm • 0 0 • view
Impeach
jun 16, 2025, 12:37 pm • 3 0 • view
Your value as a veteran is in your loyalty to him, not your service to the country, just as it is for the military now. Trump is already selectively choosing which active-duty military can attend celebrations and commemorations based on political allegiance.
jun 16, 2025, 6:39 pm • 0 0 • view
'This administration is all about our military and veterans. They'd never mess with the VA." ~ My private practice PCP 2 weeks ago when I mentioned being worried about my VA access. 5 years with the guy and I learn now that he's closeted MAGA.
jun 16, 2025, 12:20 pm • 5 0 • view
Such bastards. If there’s a shit option in the list of choices & things that regime can do, they will choose the shittiest.
jun 16, 2025, 1:30 pm • 0 0 • view
just par for the course with Hitler #2
jun 16, 2025, 12:19 pm • 0 0 • view
WTF! Why hasn’t staff scheduled a national strike? Do they not believe in “do no harm”?
jun 16, 2025, 1:01 pm • 1 0 • view
There’s just no bottom with Trump
jun 16, 2025, 12:46 pm • 3 0 • view
😂🤣😂
jun 16, 2025, 1:04 pm • 0 0 • view
totally unethical and wtf???
jun 16, 2025, 12:48 pm • 1 0 • view
They are coming for marriage equality. It was a 5/4 decision in 2015. I cannot see it surviving this present court.
jun 16, 2025, 12:26 pm • 4 0 • view
Our non serving President pathetic
jun 16, 2025, 2:45 pm • 4 0 • view
More leading Dems need to start speaking out loudly to let people know what’s going on! Not all older Dems are on SM to see the postings. Talk about discrimination from a damn draft dodger!!
jun 16, 2025, 12:40 pm • 2 0 • view
The day Dictator Donnie is called to Hell will be the largest parade in history!!
jun 16, 2025, 6:04 pm • 4 0 • view
I would like to think the AMA would have something to say about doctors disregarding their Hippocratic Oath.
jun 16, 2025, 1:03 pm • 1 0 • view
I’ve always wondered why any minority would fight for this country that hates them. It continues to dumbfound me.
jun 16, 2025, 3:11 pm • 0 0 • view
I read this, with disgust… & questions about how it can be legal?
jun 16, 2025, 3:23 pm • 0 0 • view
That's illegal. Has traitor Trump done one thing, positive thing since he assumed office? There's no way he won 7 swing states.
jun 16, 2025, 1:28 pm • 0 0 • view
👎🤮😫TYRANT regime. The GOP are ruining everything.
jun 16, 2025, 5:46 pm • 0 0 • view
Extraordinarily disturbing. Fortunately, the physicians I know who who practice in the VA system are ethically strong and will continue to provide excellent care for patients regardless of their political or marital status.
jun 16, 2025, 12:15 pm • 15 0 • view
The question is: "what happens, if they do no longer get reimbursed for their services?" Let's also remember, thanks to Musk, his hackers and Palantir, they have datasets which make it possible to cross-reference all our data previously siloed in different governmental databases & now being merged
jun 16, 2025, 12:31 pm • 9 1 • view
That's it. In a very dangerous nutshell.
jun 16, 2025, 4:07 pm • 3 0 • view
Oh, please please please let someone refuse my 93-year-old widowed Democrat-voting veteran dad who served for 30 years.
jun 16, 2025, 6:25 pm • 0 0 • view
As a vet, a retired blue state VA Hospital employee & I get all my health care at the VA since 1990, I can’t imagine them refusing anyone. He’s an evil fk! At least 35-40% of VA employees are also veterans. By law in an emergency situation they can’t even refuse a non vet civilian.
jun 16, 2025, 12:56 pm • 9 0 • view
The military needs to wake the eff up and stop voting for any MAGAts.
jun 16, 2025, 8:29 pm • 1 0 • view
Fred, I'd like to hear more from the Vets groups (AmerLegion, Amvets, VFW, etc) speaking out about this and other anti-vet policies. Actually all the anti-American, pro-fascist, anti-democracy policies.
jun 16, 2025, 1:36 pm • 0 0 • view
My neighbor is a widower and so technically unmarried and a a Trump supporter. This isn’t going to go over well with him
jun 16, 2025, 12:26 pm • 4 0 • view
grosteque
jun 16, 2025, 3:05 pm • 1 0 • view
Screwing over Military Veterans like my brother and I, because we dare have a "D" after our names? They are having multiple orgasms at Texas A&M, where we both went to school before we both flew in the Military. Gig 'Em Assholes
jun 16, 2025, 12:40 pm • 1 0 • view
Will the courts overturn? Maybe. How many will be hurt in the interim? Will this move to private practices?
jun 16, 2025, 6:24 pm • 0 0 • view
I'm a non binary disabled veteran. please let somebody refuse me care so I can embarrass them on the spot.
jun 16, 2025, 12:10 pm • 29 0 • view
We support you and every Veteran not this tyrannous regime!
jun 16, 2025, 1:07 pm • 4 0 • view
Sure—I remember that provision in the UCMJ allowing servicemembers to disregard orders from a Commander in Chief we don’t identify with politically.
jun 16, 2025, 12:19 pm • 3 0 • view
People serve in honor of their country. We owe them the care they were promised. This is despicable.
jun 16, 2025, 12:16 pm • 20 1 • view
Imagine doing this to veterans. And imagine what's next.
jun 16, 2025, 12:15 pm • 18 0 • view
It's why I keep saying that people who don't get active because they aren't being targeted from this tyranny are being naive and short-sighted. He's doing this to VETERANS who he sees as insufficiently loyal. It won't be long before it applies to every single American who doesn't bend the knee.
jun 16, 2025, 2:45 pm • 5 1 • view
We’re suckers and losers to him. I’ve been so disappointed to find he has a huge veteran following, and that just blows my mind.
jun 16, 2025, 11:36 pm • 2 0 • view
👆 this!
jun 16, 2025, 1:05 pm • 0 0 • view
These people are sick and evil....and hate the military, of course. I hope someone is keeping track of all this for possible day this administration is no more.
jun 16, 2025, 12:14 pm • 2 0 • view
I personally think they are trying to squeeze women and LGBTQ service members out of the military!
jun 16, 2025, 12:37 pm • 3 0 • view
This better not be true! VERIFY and initiate a LAWSUIT!
jun 16, 2025, 12:33 pm • 1 0 • view
outrageous
jun 16, 2025, 12:15 pm • 1 0 • view
I hope every veteran in America says fuck you to the entire gop who are taking their deserved benefits!
jun 16, 2025, 1:52 pm • 0 0 • view
I don't get the reason for denying because they are nit married. Not a vet, but a dear friend was, and he WOULDN"''T get remarried after his wife of 20 years died. Nor did I. Being married isn't all that necessary for some people.
jun 16, 2025, 12:15 pm • 1 0 • view
@andrewsoutfitters.bsky.social don’t worry widowers not 4U- 4 women. I was pregnant & started to miscarry at month 2, was bleeding to death because the embryo was gone but the placenta was stuck to my uterus. I got to witness the f’ing nurse refuse to help doc remove the “fetal tissue” killing me.
jun 17, 2025, 9:21 am • 0 0 • view
@andrewsoutfitters.bsky.social “Dilation and curtilage” (D&C) means dilating the uterus of a woman bleeding to death or suffering from infection from tissue left behind by an unviable fetus. This procedure became an issue for the American Nurses Association who knuckled under to Tea Party nuts.
jun 17, 2025, 9:33 am • 0 0 • view
Dr.s are worried about being reported by nutty nurses for saving single women’s lives with a “D&C” who can die by bleeding to death while having a miscarriage. They want to deny treatment & birth control & scare and control young single women and prevent them from having sex before marriage.
jun 17, 2025, 9:45 am • 0 0 • view
This is the depth of how much the Christian Right want to control unmarried women or married women having affairs. Ironic that Jesus himself simply told the naughty woman at the well who was sleeping around “go forth and sin no more”
jun 17, 2025, 9:52 am • 0 0 • view
(John 4 1–24) Jesus forgives the Samaritan woman who was not even Jewish: she is worthy despite it all. The Christian Right are the new “Pharisees”, misinterpreting Jesus. Jesus ALREADY stood with a woman who was single and having sex. He’d be with LGBTQ+ too. He was with outcasts & lepers so… .
jun 17, 2025, 10:03 am • 0 0 • view
I get where you're coming from, but there is NOTHING that sys anything about age. BTW 2 points 1: NO matter how old I get - menopause or not- I am still a woman and have needs that would need to be met (osteoporosis)20 I was a nurse for 30 yeas and know what a D & C is.
jun 17, 2025, 11:34 am • 1 0 • view
And ladies having miscarriages should be given support like a D & C. Even with heartbeats, most miscarriages usually come before fetus viability (24 weeks) so they AREN'T going to live. Stupid lawmakers!!!!
jun 17, 2025, 11:36 am • 1 0 • view
And in my original post, I guess I should have said I was a woman. The biz I tried to make - my handle- is actually Andrew b/c that is my LAST name.
jun 17, 2025, 11:39 am • 1 0 • view
You forgot about the " women have to have more babies"-part and these christo-fascists want this done, within a marriage, even though their cult leader even cheated on his wife when she was pregnant.
jun 16, 2025, 12:21 pm • 2 0 • view
I believe he cheated on all his wives!
jun 16, 2025, 12:41 pm • 1 0 • view
as soooo much, it wouldn't surprise me one bit since he believes he is God's present to women!
jun 16, 2025, 12:44 pm • 1 0 • view
It's the religious assholes and the queer haters who assume if you are single you must be a sinner or gay.
jun 16, 2025, 12:19 pm • 2 0 • view
I agree with you but what does that mean for widows/widowers. My friend was married to my best friend of 40 years. When she died, I promised her I would help him 60-in a nursing home w/ kidney cancer, I am sure that the staff thought whatever. He passed & he had been a friend for nearly 40 years.
jun 16, 2025, 12:26 pm • 1 0 • view
oh you're right! I was thinking about the other end of the age range; like, they do know a lot of the military are kind of young to be married, right? but that would apply to the older widowed vets too. 🤬 they are SO. FUCKING. STUPID. and mean.
jun 16, 2025, 1:51 pm • 0 0 • view
I would hope not but the cruelty of this pathetic administration knows no bounds.
jun 17, 2025, 4:13 am • 0 0 • view
religious fanatics are in the WH. Mike Johnson for one. Christo-fascists. DEI includes women and disabled. Misogyny is built in to many of these extremists. Denying care is passive aggressive genocide
jun 16, 2025, 1:33 pm • 0 0 • view
Hey @repdonbacon.bsky.social you’ll be hearing from me tomorrow.
jun 17, 2025, 12:09 am • 0 0 • view
I'm sure that I will be paying more attention to my retirement and how much I literally just do not give a fuck anymore. You know I joined in with Trump and Netanyahu in blaming the Iranian people for getting bombed right? Despite no evidence they are close to a nuclear weapon. I'm a bad person.
jun 20, 2025, 1:19 pm • 0 0 • view
I am absolutely livid. I was sent this today and was like noooo. Sure enough @fpwellman.bsky.social these “veteran” subs on Reddit are banning us, locking comments, limiting posts about this. Hey, Reddit mods! FUCK YOU.
jun 17, 2025, 12:02 am • 0 0 • view