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    Silvanus replied to the thread US 2024 Presidential Election.
    Perhaps unsurprisingly, I don't find this persuasive. They're obligated to cover the cost, but have numerous ways of changing what the...
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    Silvanus replied to the thread US 2024 Presidential Election.
    Obviously it estimates states in aggregate; that's it's remit. Dropping expansion coverage would be a severe cut in eligibility, so I...
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    Silvanus replied to the thread US 2024 Presidential Election.
    Not quite: they're legally entitled to provide a certain level of coverage. There's a lot of wiggle room to how. The CBO estimates...
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    Silvanus replied to the thread US 2024 Presidential Election.
    A stunning thing to say, when the primary purpose of the cut is to pressure states to withdraw healthcare coverage from migrants...
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    Silvanus replied to the thread US 2024 Presidential Election.
    We're talking about federal funding for a program. So yes, obviously if it goes down its a cut, and if it goes up it's not. And if...
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    Silvanus replied to the thread Funny events in anti-woke world.
    I never said it wouldn't get backlash-- though if the backlash is solely focused on the actor's ethnicity when it doesn't even matter to...
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    Silvanus reacted to Eacaraxe's post in the thread Funny Events of the "Woke" world with Like Like.
    "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury...
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    Silvanus replied to the thread Funny events in anti-woke world.
    Probably, yes. How fucking pathetic and deceitful is that? But I'm sure we'll have some limp whataboutism shortly.... ....There it is!
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    Silvanus replied to the thread Funny events in anti-woke world.
    ? Of course it has often been controversial. How is that relevant? We were talking about how you consider it racism if casting...
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    Immigration status can be revoked with grounds, with judicial review-- as can a citizen's freedom, as can your own freedom. It cannot be...
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    Silvanus reacted to Eacaraxe's post in the thread Funny Events of the "Woke" world with Like Like.
    Honestly, even this is off the mark. He was arrested and detained without a warrant or even probable cause, rendered to El Salvador...
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    Silvanus replied to the thread US 2024 Presidential Election.
    On the contrary, pedantry is trying to reclassify a reduction of funds as not a "cut", though that's universally how the term is...
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    Silvanus replied to the thread US 2024 Presidential Election.
    I really have zero interest in your justifications for why you think it's fine to slash medicaid. The gov said the program wouldn't be...
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    Silvanus replied to the thread US 2024 Presidential Election.
    Calling it "realism" is already a bankrupt branding exercise. It's "realism" in the same sense that if I steal my neighbour's TV, I can...
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    Silvanus reacted to Agema's post in the thread US 2024 Presidential Election with Like Like.
    I guess I'm waiting for a good explanation why Russia is allowed to invade its neighbours under some nebulous rationale of "fundamental...