Summary

Dr. Mehmet Oz, TV personality and former Senate candidate, has been nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees health coverage for over 160 million Americans.

Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and former host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” has faced criticism for promoting unproven medical treatments, including hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19.

The nomination comes amid contentious Medicare drug price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act, which are being challenged by pharmaceutical companies.

The role requires Senate confirmation.

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Oh boy, I can’t wait to not be able to afford my medication for my autoimmune disease and die by vomiting blood until I exsanguinate! Thanks abstainers!

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75 points

Make sure to aim at a Republican when you vom.

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55 points

It’s pretty gruesome. Black and thick, like charcoal dust. I hope whatever fascist I die on is scarred for life.

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25 points

Damn, I just get internal scarring and organ failure. The blood cannon sounds way cooler.

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9 points

That is hard fuckin core

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10 points

Better scream something at them right before:

“Hail Satan”

“My woke mind virus must spread”

“I bathe thee in communist red”

Y’know something along those lines

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3 points

“Remember, Grandfather Nurgle loves you.”

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11 points

Have you tried not having a pre-existing condition?

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9 points

They’ll say this is a feature not a bug.

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5 points

It’s OK, if RFK Jr goes ahead and eliminates vaccines and infectious disease research, as he has stated he will, it’s likely something else will kill us first.

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6 points

Hey! Cause of death can’t be of a disease if they can’t test for it taps temple

“Cause of death: Act of God”

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Yeah well, but you don’t like them anyway, so it’s a win for them!

(Very sarcastic /s, because American healthcare is a bad joke and everybody deserves a good life).

Edit:

everybody deserves a good life

Except those assholes. They can masturbate with a running blender.

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Oz has been a major supporter of Medicare Advantage, the program’s private sector alternative that has grown in popularity but has come under intense scrutiny for care denials and alleged overbilling.

In case you didn’t RTFA: This is the grift

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Trump’s motto: Always Be Grifting

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33 points

Make America Grift Always

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6 points

Trump and his cronies want to privatize the world. That’s the end goal. Gut all government agencies and sell them off to Elon or some private equity firm. If you want to live in the future they’re building it’s gonna be pay to play. You want healthcare, pay for it. You want education, pay for it. You want oxygen, pay for it!

….and 76 million people voted for it. 76 million people have fucked over 260 million people all cause they drank the orange kool-aid.

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From ChatGPT; I know it is lazy!

Here’s a parody of “White and Nerdy” called “Shady and Shifty”, written to the tune of Weird Al’s classic: “Shady and Shifty”

(To the tune of “White and Nerdy”)

(Intro)
They see me lyin’
My schemes are thriving
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Look at me so shady and shifty

(Verse 1)
First-class cons, yeah, that’s my mission
Got a fake ID and a forged prescription
Emails phishing, crypto missing
“Too good to be true” is my ammunition

I’m a smooth talker, spin a great tale
Sell you beachfront property up for sale
NFTs, pyramid schemes
Get rich quick, yeah, that’s the dream

I scammed your grandma, took her savings
Promises golden, but I’m just faking
Drop a fake link, then I’ll ghost ya
Too slick, I’m like a grifting virtuosa

Deceiving’s an art, and I’m Picasso
Write a fake check with a lotta zeroes
Skim the top like I’m making cream
Run my hustle, living the dream

(Chorus)
They see me lyin’
My schemes are thriving
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Look at me so shady and shifty

(Verse 2)
Social engineering, it’s all a game
Switch the card, redirect the blame
Wire fraud? Yeah, I’m the best
Fake charity with a suit and vest

Hiding in plain sight, charming and clever
Take what’s yours and make it mine forever
Ponzi pro, I stack the dough
Vanished offshore before you know

I sell snake oil like it’s pure gold
Convince you quick, no time to fold
Stock tips, insider flips
I’m cashing out, you’re sinking ships

My scams go viral, my lies are fire
Got you clicking links like an eager buyer
From fake raffle prizes to bonus gifts
I’m the king of con, my grift’s legit

(Chorus)
They see me lyin’
My schemes are thriving
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Look at me so shady and shifty

(Bridge)
I know I’m shady, the law don’t faze me
I’ll find new marks if the game gets hazy
Dodging subpoenas, escaping fines
Makin’ my fortune while spinning lies

No morals here, it’s all survival
I’m on the move like I’m going viral
From cons to scams, it’s my domain
Shifty forever, just call me insane

(Outro)
They see me lyin’
My schemes are thriving
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Tryna catch me shady and shifty
Look at me so shady and shifty

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60 points

Haha, oh wow. You guys over there really are fucked.

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34 points

Oh my fucking God I cannot take this fucking clown show anymore.

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98 points

We did it… We taught those Democrats a lesson… Yay…

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35 points

Don’t worry, a majority of voters will think the impending enshittification is all the Democrats fault by the time the next (if any) election comes along.

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18 points

There was a lesson, but it hasn’t been taught yet. This is just the trailer of the film, coming in January. Title: “Oh no.”

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6 points

There’s no lesson to be learned. They will blame it on the Dems for not being attractive enough. They’re still saying that about 2016.

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11 points

I hate this country so much.

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