For some reason, my Facebook reels section is currently full of US political stuff. I’ve been very lazy this weekend and have ended up watching absolutely loads of clips of republican senators (or congress? No idea!) being quizzed on “the Big Beautiful Bill” that will cut Medicaid and food stamps.
I’ve seen RFK Jnr and others be quizzed about a report into the health of the population that appears to have been mostly made up and full of conspiracy theories. Then there’s the anti vax stuff of course. The loss of rights for women in bodily autonomy. The ICE stuff, with the director of homeland security either telling mistruths or not actually knowing what’s going on.
I’ve watched doctors talk about their experiences of dealing with insurance companies who won’t cover surgeries/ procedures. Research into MND, cancer, childhood diabetes and dementia has had its funding removed. Then there’s the stuff about Harvard and visas for foreign students / professors.
One of the most shocking was a clip from a “town hall” where someone in the audience shouted “people will die” talking about the Medicaid cuts. The senator just said sarcastically “we’re all gonna die” and smirked. The next day she made a video for Instagram where she didn’t apologise, she doubled down on her sarcasm and said she didn’t realise she’d need to explain to people that everyone dies, and mentioned the tooth fairy?!
Honestly, I knew stuff was bad with Trump. But this stuff has been eye watering!!!! The US is well and truly fucked.