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JS
@Santispov
Founder | Music Tech| Amplifying the platforms of Musicians | Product, Embedded Device and OT Security Specialist
New York, NY Katılım Aralık 2013
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Who is a Billionaire?🤔
Correct answer deserve $2000.
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I’m buying $10,000 worth of Powerball tickets and splitting the earnings with anyone who likes and comments
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Based solely on the provisions of H.R. 1 as enacted (Title XI of the “One Big Beautiful Bill”), here’s a reasoned assessment of each claim’s underlying logic and whether the statutory text supports it:
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1. “At least 16 million could lose healthcare”
Bill provisions:
•Work/community-engagement rules for Medicaid (Sec. 44141) require able-bodied adults without dependents to perform work or community service as a condition of eligibility. States may impose these starting December 31, 2026.
•Reduced enhanced FMAP for “new expansion” states after October 1, 2027, lowering the federal share from 90 percent to 80 percent in certain quarters.
Reasoning:
•Work requirements and lower matching funds can lead some individuals to lose coverage if they fail to comply or if states tighten enrollment.
•However, the statute itself does not estimate or guarantee that 16 million people will be disenrolled; that figure comes from outside modeling (e.g., CBO, advocacy groups), not from any language or scoring in the bill.
Verdict: The mechanics exist that could reduce enrollment, but the “16 million” number is not in the text itself—it’s an external projection, not a statutory finding.
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2. “Trillions will be added to the deficit”
Bill provisions:
•Extension of current individual tax brackets (10 %–37 %) and the Qualified Business Income deduction through 2031, rather than allowing their scheduled expiration after 2025.
•Repeal or sunsetting of dozens of revenue-raising and spending titles (energy-related tax credits, EPA grants, EPA rule funding, etc.).
Reasoning:
•By foregoing scheduled revenue increases (higher rates, expired deductions) and eliminating certain new revenue sources, the law necessarily reduces federal receipts over the next decade.
•While the text does not itself state “add trillions to the deficit,” the combination of extended tax cuts plus repealed revenue measures logically means a large increase in the 10-year deficit—independent score estimates put it in the low-to-mid-trillions.
Verdict: The statutory design clearly lowers revenues relative to the baseline, so a multi-trillion-dollar deficit increase is a reasonable external inference, though the text contains no explicit dollar-figure.
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3. “Hospitals will close”
Bill provisions:
•Creates and expands the path for “rural emergency hospitals” under Medicare (Sec. 111201), offering a new enrollment option and payment rules.
•No provision mandates closure or reduction of existing hospitals—rather, it encourages certain small facilities to reclassify as rural emergency hospitals.
Reasoning:
•Nothing in H.R. 1 forces a hospital to shut its doors.
•To the contrary, the bill provides new avenues for continued Medicare support of rural and critical-access facilities.
Verdict: There is no textual basis for mandated closures; this claim lacks merit based on the statute itself.
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4. “Children will go hungry”
Bill provisions:
•No repeal or reduction of SNAP benefit levels, school-lunch funding, WIC, or other child-nutrition programs.
•Title X (Agriculture) actually extends SNAP matching funds at 100 percent for 2026–27, then 95 percent thereafter—so federal share remains high.
Reasoning:
•Since child-nutrition programs are largely untouched or even supported (via matching funds) in H.R. 1, there is no direct mechanism to reduce SNAP or school-lunch benefits.
Verdict: The statute does not cut child-nutrition funding; children going hungry is not a logical outcome of its provisions.
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Senate Republicans just passed Trump’s bullshit of a bill—and it’s even uglier than before.
— At least 16 million could lose healthcare
— Trillions will be added to the deficit
— Hospitals will close
— Children will go hungry
Now it comes back to the House.
Democrats will be holding the line—because somebody has to fight for the folks they’re so quick to leave behind, including their own constituents.
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BREAKING: President Trump says it is possible that the U.S. could get involved in the Israel–Iran war.
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@_oRyca_ @LeadingReport Many also drive policy and changes on behalf of multi billion dollar corporations - then they trade on that insider knowledge…
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@LeadingReport They don't suddenly become rich.
Many write books, or continue to invest when they are in office. Many of them are already wealthy and expand that wealth. lol
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BREAKING: DOGE head Elon Musk says the organization will investigate why so many members of Congress suddenly become rich, accumulating generational wealth during their years in government service.
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IoT devices often have vulns like hardcoded passwords & outdated libraries. At @FiniteStateInc, we recommend:
✅Firmware analysis to uncover hidden backdoors
✅SBOMs for improved visibility
✅Proactive monitoring for faster 0-day response
Learn more 👉 finitestate.io/blog/expanding…
#IoT
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#IoT devices power critical infrastructure, making security essential.
At @FiniteStateInc , we recommend:
🔒 Device-level authentication & encryption
🔄 Regular firmware updates to fix vulns
🛠️ Security-by-design
Learn more in Larry Pesce's breakdown 👉 finitestate.io/blog/cisa-prod…
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So what you’re saying is the trenches are back open!
Watcher.Guru@WatcherGuru
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 SEC says meme coins are generally not securities under federal law.
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Download the desktop app for boosted rewards and start earning today: app.getgrass.io/register/?refe…
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@stoolpresidente Just when you start reversing your picks - your original picks will work haha
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I am so bad at picking college hoops game I disgust myself. I may have to start reversing my picks.
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