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Could you show an example of that?
And our mens BB game will end just in time or it. Perfect night to watch 3.5 continuous hours of stupid s**t.
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From the American Legion of Oklahoma Facebook...why are we doing this to our vets ??
An unprecedented flood of outrage from veterans groups, lawmakers, and individual veterans led the Department of Veterans Affairs to reverse course Thursday on a controversial regulation that would have based disability ratings on how well veterans function while medicated, instead of considering the severity of the actual condition they suffer from.
It’s a victory for veterans and advocates who mounted a quick and decisive public campaign against the policy. VA Secretary Doug Collins announced the agency would halt enforcement of the rule just two days after it took effect. But the rule is still in place, and has yet to actually be rescinded. Comments are still open until Apr. 20, 2026.
Your Voice Still Matters: Don’t let your guard down, veterans. Make a comment in the Federal Register.
“While VA does not agree with the way this rule has been characterized, the department always takes Veterans’ concerns seriously,” Collins wrote in a statement posted to X. “To alleviate these concerns, VA will continue to collect public comments regarding the rule, but it will not be enforced at any time in the future.”
The interim final rule was published Feb. 17 in the Federal Register, directing VA medical examiners to evaluate veterans based on their “actual level of functional impairment” while taking medication or receiving treatment. Under the policy, a veteran whose knee pain was managed by anti-inflammatories or whose PTSD symptoms were controlled by medication would be rated as less disabled than someone with the same underlying condition who remained untreated.
The rule took effect immediately upon publication, bypassing the standard 60-day Congressional review period and the typical public comment process that normally precedes major regulatory changes. But even this sneaky method of pushing the rule through still required a public comment period, and veterans let the VA know exactly what they thought of it.
A United Front
Within hours of the rule’s publication, major veterans service organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, and Paralyzed Veterans of America, issued statements condemning the policy.
“No veteran should ever have to worry that taking medications they need due to their illnesses and injuries could result in the reduction of their benefits,” said Coleman Nee, DAV’s National Commander.
Medical professionals and advocates raised the alarm that veterans might choose to forgo treatment rather than risk lower disability ratings and reduced monthly compensation.
The regulation was designed to override a series of court rulings dating to 2012 that protected veterans’ disability ratings from being reduced based on medication effects. The most recent decision, Ingram v. Collins in 2025, held that VA examiners evaluating musculoskeletal conditions must determine “baseline severity” without factoring in medication.
In its Federal Register filing, the VA called the Ingram ruling an “erroneous interpretation” that would require re-adjudicating more than 350,000 pending claims across roughly 500 diagnostic codes. The agency estimated the court precedent would generate administrative costs and increase VA expenditures by more than $100 million annually, “based on a disability level that veterans are not actually experiencing.”
Basically, it means the VA didn’t like a federal judge’s ruling and decided to ignore the court, and go ahead with its planned policy anyway.
Collins initially took to X to defend the rule, calling criticism “fake news” and stating the policy “simply formalizes VA’s longstanding practice—since 1958… the rule will have no impact on any Veteran’s current disability rating.” His post got noted immediately and his defense did not slow the mounting pressure.
The Interim Final Rule Wasn’t Changed
Collins’ announcement on Thursday did not formally rescind the rule, but stated it would not be enforced “at any time in the future.” The VA will continue to accept public comments through April 20.
Veterans advocacy organizations praised the reversal while calling for formal withdrawal of the rule and renewed commitment to collaborative policy development.
“The nearly universal negative response from veterans shows that the VA did not fully consider the potentially harmful impacts of this decision,” said Carl Blake of Paralyzed Veterans of America. “We look forward to working with Secretary Collins and his leadership team to better understand their goals and to find ways to address their concerns while ensuring veterans’ well-being remains the top priority.”
The underlying legal issue remains unresolved. The Ingram case is pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and that court’s ruling could affect how similar cases are handled in the future.
Existing disability ratings were not automatically changed by the brief rule, but veterans whose conditions are scheduled for reexamination or who file new claims should consult accredited veterans service organizations about their cases.
The VA’s quick reversal represents a rare acknowledgment of miscalculation by a federal agency (without actually admitting to a miscalculation) and underscores the political power veterans groups can still wield when they speak with a unified voice.
#VeteransBenefits #VA #DisabilityRating #MilitaryNews
An unprecedented flood of outrage from veterans groups, lawmakers, and individual veterans led the Department of Veterans Affairs to reverse course Thursday on a controversial regulation that would have based disability ratings on how well veterans function while medicated, instead of considering the severity of the actual condition they suffer from.
It’s a victory for veterans and advocates who mounted a quick and decisive public campaign against the policy. VA Secretary Doug Collins announced the agency would halt enforcement of the rule just two days after it took effect. But the rule is still in place, and has yet to actually be rescinded. Comments are still open until Apr. 20, 2026.
Your Voice Still Matters: Don’t let your guard down, veterans. Make a comment in the Federal Register.
“While VA does not agree with the way this rule has been characterized, the department always takes Veterans’ concerns seriously,” Collins wrote in a statement posted to X. “To alleviate these concerns, VA will continue to collect public comments regarding the rule, but it will not be enforced at any time in the future.”
The interim final rule was published Feb. 17 in the Federal Register, directing VA medical examiners to evaluate veterans based on their “actual level of functional impairment” while taking medication or receiving treatment. Under the policy, a veteran whose knee pain was managed by anti-inflammatories or whose PTSD symptoms were controlled by medication would be rated as less disabled than someone with the same underlying condition who remained untreated.
The rule took effect immediately upon publication, bypassing the standard 60-day Congressional review period and the typical public comment process that normally precedes major regulatory changes. But even this sneaky method of pushing the rule through still required a public comment period, and veterans let the VA know exactly what they thought of it.
A United Front
Within hours of the rule’s publication, major veterans service organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, and Paralyzed Veterans of America, issued statements condemning the policy.
“No veteran should ever have to worry that taking medications they need due to their illnesses and injuries could result in the reduction of their benefits,” said Coleman Nee, DAV’s National Commander.
Medical professionals and advocates raised the alarm that veterans might choose to forgo treatment rather than risk lower disability ratings and reduced monthly compensation.
The regulation was designed to override a series of court rulings dating to 2012 that protected veterans’ disability ratings from being reduced based on medication effects. The most recent decision, Ingram v. Collins in 2025, held that VA examiners evaluating musculoskeletal conditions must determine “baseline severity” without factoring in medication.
In its Federal Register filing, the VA called the Ingram ruling an “erroneous interpretation” that would require re-adjudicating more than 350,000 pending claims across roughly 500 diagnostic codes. The agency estimated the court precedent would generate administrative costs and increase VA expenditures by more than $100 million annually, “based on a disability level that veterans are not actually experiencing.”
Basically, it means the VA didn’t like a federal judge’s ruling and decided to ignore the court, and go ahead with its planned policy anyway.
Collins initially took to X to defend the rule, calling criticism “fake news” and stating the policy “simply formalizes VA’s longstanding practice—since 1958… the rule will have no impact on any Veteran’s current disability rating.” His post got noted immediately and his defense did not slow the mounting pressure.
The Interim Final Rule Wasn’t Changed
Collins’ announcement on Thursday did not formally rescind the rule, but stated it would not be enforced “at any time in the future.” The VA will continue to accept public comments through April 20.
Veterans advocacy organizations praised the reversal while calling for formal withdrawal of the rule and renewed commitment to collaborative policy development.
“The nearly universal negative response from veterans shows that the VA did not fully consider the potentially harmful impacts of this decision,” said Carl Blake of Paralyzed Veterans of America. “We look forward to working with Secretary Collins and his leadership team to better understand their goals and to find ways to address their concerns while ensuring veterans’ well-being remains the top priority.”
The underlying legal issue remains unresolved. The Ingram case is pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and that court’s ruling could affect how similar cases are handled in the future.
Existing disability ratings were not automatically changed by the brief rule, but veterans whose conditions are scheduled for reexamination or who file new claims should consult accredited veterans service organizations about their cases.
The VA’s quick reversal represents a rare acknowledgment of miscalculation by a federal agency (without actually admitting to a miscalculation) and underscores the political power veterans groups can still wield when they speak with a unified voice.
#VeteransBenefits #VA #DisabilityRating #MilitaryNews
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Tonight's State of the Union address tonight...summary beforehand...country is in best shape its ever been, economy is soaring, you are actually paying less for everyday goods you are just too dumb to realize, we are getting rid of all the "bad hombres", we have only killed domestic terrorists, I survived another assassination attempt; this one was not even staged; pretty sure the person was a trans Lib, tariffs are not taxes, I won 7 gold medals!
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Karoline Leavitt: "The president will be making a few new policy announcements to continue tackling the affordability crisis that Joe Biden created one year ago." (Joe Biden was no longer president one year ago.)
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Karoline Leavitt: "The president will be making a few new policy announcements to continue tackling the affordability crisis that Joe Biden created one year ago." (Joe Biden was no longer president one year ago.)
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Karoline Leavitt: "The president will be making a few new policy announcements to continue tackling the affordability crisis that Joe Biden created one year ago." (Joe Biden was no longer president one year ago.)
Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threads
Karoline Leavitt: "The president will be making a few new policy announcements to continue tackling the affordability crisis that Joe Biden created one year ago." (Joe Biden was no longer president one year ago.)
That Biden. During the day he didn't know his last name. At night he was socialist Freddie Kruger living in Trump's dreams.
Even to this day he's still enacting a liberal agenda.
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SCOOP: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) demanded Congress’ investigative arm to look into the White House’s creation of a new website urging voters to support the suppressive SAVE America Act.
The lawmakers argued the site is an unlawful use of taxpayer dollars for partisan politics by officials. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/dems-demand-probe-of-trumps-save-america-act-website/
The lawmakers argued the site is an unlawful use of taxpayer dollars for partisan politics by officials. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/dems-demand-probe-of-trumps-save-america-act-website/
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President Trump has pushed back against news reports that his top military adviser, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, privately cautioned that if Trump ordered a U.S. military strike on Iran, a lack of critical munitions and support from allies could pose risks to American troops.
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President Trump has pushed back against news reports that his top military adviser, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, privately cautioned that if Trump ordered a U.S. military strike on Iran, a lack of critical munitions and support from allies could pose risks to American troops.
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President Trump has pushed back against news reports that his top military adviser, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, privately cautioned that if Trump ordered a U.S. military strike on Iran, a lack of critical munitions and support from allies could pose risks to American troops.
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President Trump has pushed back against news reports that his top military adviser, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, privately cautioned that if Trump ordered a U.S. military strike on Iran, a lack of critical munitions and support from allies could pose risks to American troops.
What allies?
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Trump Says General Caine Sees Easy Victory if U.S. Attacks Iran He Says Otherwise in Private
The remarks differ from what Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is said to have told the president in high-level White House meetings.- The New York Times https://share.google/OE0cFaxbAPku7PrAU
Pentagon Flags Risks of a Major Operation Against Iran - WSJ https://share.google/SFCW6WkPSfgRMCNTV
Gen. Dan Caine foresees risks in any Iran attack ordered by Trump - The Washington Post https://share.google/7ImBkjJulUNmHJHRT
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Conservative Newsmax political commentator on Trump’s executive order to boost glyphosate production: I think somebody powerful called up someone else powerful, after paying out $7.25 billion, saying we need to call in this favor. And they did.
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Conservative political commentator on Trump’s executive order to boost glyphosate production: I think somebody powerful called up someone else powerful, after paying out $7.25 billion, saying we need to call in this favor. And they did.
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You are reading something into my post that isn't there and was not the point of it at all. If you want to hold aspects of Judaism to account due to teachings espoused in the religion go for it. I do that for all of the abrahamic faiths. But separating jewish people into "good" and "bad buckets based on their race is antisemitism. Being Jewish (ethnicity) is immaterial to why the behavior is wrong. If someone came up to you and called you a good white person or a bad white person, you would think it is odd and condescending at the very least. That is my point.
As an aside, bigotry against Christians is largely a nonfactor here in the US. What a lot of people conflate with bigotry just societal pushback against overbearing Christianity and the lack of a separation from church and state. Some Christians view the decaying cultural hegemony that Christianity is facing in society as bigotry and repression, but respectfully, it is not. It is just people who are not Christian or even those who have a different understanding of Christianity that are tired of certain ideas about morality being enshrined into law and forced down their throat. The loss of this projection of power feels like they are being repressed, when in reality they are just losing their ability to project power on others against their will.
If you want to see what this feels like, go move to Utah as a non-LDS and see how it feels. Its the same dynamic.
Wait....so "affordability" isn't just a hoax like the President said?Karoline Leavitt: "The president will be making a few new policy announcements to continue tackling the affordability crisis that Joe Biden created one year ago." (Joe Biden was no longer president one year ago.)
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Karoline Leavitt: "The president will be making a few new policy announcements to continue tackling the affordability crisis that Joe Biden created one year ago." (Joe Biden was no longer president one year ago.)
So confusing.
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List: some major companies who’ve sued over Trump-led tariffs newsnation
And of course this is an outdated list....
And of course this is an outdated list....
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BREAKING: Trump suggests we send Americans that “don’t work” to other countries.
Speaking at an event with so-called “Angel Families” on Monday, Trump claimed that other countries have taken advantage of the United States by rounding up their unemployed and “undesirable” residents and sending them here. He said those foreign leaders were “smart” for doing it — because it supposedly saved them hundreds of millions of dollars.
Then he went further.
Trump said he understands why they did it — and that he would do the same thing if given the opportunity.
“And I would do exactly what they did if the United States would be willing to take all of our criminals and people — or people that don’t work,” he said.
Read that again.
The idea that American citizens who “don’t work” could be grouped together with criminals and shipped off to other countries is not just inflammatory rhetoric — it’s a direct attack on the concept of equal citizenship. Who decides who “doesn’t work”? A senior? A disabled American? A stay-at-home parent? Someone between jobs?
Citizenship in the United States is not conditional. It is not based on employment status. And it certainly isn’t something a president gets to revoke because he believes someone is too expensive.
That’s not strength. That’s something else entirely.
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Speaking at an event with so-called “Angel Families” on Monday, Trump claimed that other countries have taken advantage of the United States by rounding up their unemployed and “undesirable” residents and sending them here. He said those foreign leaders were “smart” for doing it — because it supposedly saved them hundreds of millions of dollars.
Then he went further.
Trump said he understands why they did it — and that he would do the same thing if given the opportunity.
“And I would do exactly what they did if the United States would be willing to take all of our criminals and people — or people that don’t work,” he said.
Read that again.
The idea that American citizens who “don’t work” could be grouped together with criminals and shipped off to other countries is not just inflammatory rhetoric — it’s a direct attack on the concept of equal citizenship. Who decides who “doesn’t work”? A senior? A disabled American? A stay-at-home parent? Someone between jobs?
Citizenship in the United States is not conditional. It is not based on employment status. And it certainly isn’t something a president gets to revoke because he believes someone is too expensive.
That’s not strength. That’s something else entirely.
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MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower alleges FBI Director Kash Patel’s use of an FBI aircraft delayed response to Brown University shooting.
MS NOW Senior Investigative Reporter Carol Leonnig shares the latest.
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MS NOW Senior Investigative Reporter Carol Leonnig shares the latest.
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MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower alleges FBI Director Kash Patel’s use of an FBI aircraft delayed response to Brown University shooting. MS NOW Senior Investigative Reporter Carol Leonnig shares the latest.
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Trump is bringing Erika Kirk as his special guest to the State of the Union, per Karoline Leavitt.
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Trump is bringing Erika Kirk as his special guest to the State of the Union, per Karoline Leavitt.
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