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Contrary to What the Media and Democrats Have Reported: No One Is Dying Because of the Big Beautiful Bill

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Hakeem Jeffries echoed the mainstream media when he said “PEOPLE WILL LITERALLY DIE” because of the One Big Beautiful Bill. This is a complete fabrication and the only people who will die are those able to work who refuse to do so.

The truth is that Medicaid will be strengthened for the very groups it was created to support — pregnant women, children, low-income seniors, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable families. By removing at least 1.4 million illegal immigrants from the program, ending taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures for minors, and cracking down on fraud and waste, the bill ensures that resources are directed where they belong: to American citizens in need.

Additionally, 4.8 million able-bodied adults currently enrolled in Medicaid are not working. The bill introduces simple, reasonable requirements, like those backed during the Clinton era, for work, education, training, or volunteering. These measures aren’t punitive; they’re designed to help people build better lives through the dignity of work. Even Joe Biden has supported work requirements in the past, making this a truly bipartisan solution.

The work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid promotes self-sufficiency and restores dignity, providing people an opportunity to earn their own wages, rather than depending on handouts.

Public opinion strongly supports the implementation of work requirements for Medicaid. A recent KFF Health Tracking Poll found that 62% of adults favor such measures, including 82% of Republicans, 60% of independents, and nearly half of Democrats. The same poll also revealed that a large portion of the public is unaware that most Medicaid recipients are already working or participating in other qualifying activities.

This lack of awareness underscores just how dishonest Democrats and their media allies have been in portraying these commonsense requirements as some kind of new Trump-era tyranny, rather than a continuation of longstanding bipartisan policy.

Work requirements for public assistance programs are policies that condition eligibility on participation in employment-related activities such as job training, job searching, part-time work, or volunteering. These requirements have been applied or proposed for programs like Medicaid, SNAP (food stamps), child care subsidies, and public housing. Legally, work requirements are supported through federalism principles, particularly Section 1115 waivers of the Social Security Act, which allow states to pilot reforms that further the objectives of public assistance programs. Courts and policy experts have recognized states’ role as “laboratories of democracy,” granting them flexibility to experiment with initiatives like these.

Operationally, work requirements improve efficiency by directing aid to those who genuinely need it and helping able-bodied adults without dependents move out of poverty. They also reduce waste and abuse by encouraging employment and discouraging long-term dependency. Historically, these policies have shown success: following the 1996 welfare reforms, national caseloads dropped dramatically while employment among single mothers and low-income families rose significantly.

More recently, advocates have argued that work requirements can help rebuild the post-pandemic labor force by reconnecting millions of able-bodied adults to the workforce amid ongoing job shortages.

In addition to economic and administrative benefits, work requirements offer important social and health advantages. Studies cited by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have shown that employment is positively correlated with improved physical and mental health outcomes, including lower rates of depression, longer life expectancy, and reduced hospitalizations.

By promoting routine, responsibility, and self-sufficiency, work requirements encourage better habits and upward mobility. They also serve as a natural screening mechanism, ensuring that limited resources are directed to individuals truly in need while reducing unnecessary enrollment and making safety-net programs more sustainable in the long term.

Work requirements may also yield long-term benefits for families by promoting better outcomes for both parents and children. Proponents argue that requiring parents to work or participate in job-related activities helps break the cycle of dependency by modeling responsibility and discipline for their children.

A policy paper from the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) noted that “work is the best way to reduce dependency” and emphasized the importance of parents setting a positive example. Research by welfare expert Ron Haskins found that in some work programs—especially those that increased family income through earnings supplements—children showed modest improvements in academic achievement and social development, particularly when they were enrolled in center-based child care.

The evidence supports the idea that work requirements can contribute to both financial stability and improved educational outcomes for children. These findings strengthen the argument that welfare policy should not only address immediate financial need but also promote long-term self-sufficiency and family well-being.

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Black Lives Matter Activist in Boston Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges – Scammed Donors to Fund Her Lifestyle

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A Black Lives Matter activist in Boston named Monica Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty to federal charges this week, admitting that she scammed donors and used their money to fund her own lavish lifestyle.

Cannon-Grant was previously held up as an admired figure. The city of Boston named her the Bostonian of the year at one point for her ‘social justice activism’ and she was even recognized by the Boston Celtics basketball team for her efforts.

She is now facing a minimum of two years in prison.

The New York Post reports:

BLM-linked activist admits conning donors to fund her lavish lifestyle

A once-celebrated Boston social activist has pleaded guilty to defrauding donors — including Black Lives Matter — out of thousands of dollars that she used as a personal piggy bank.

Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty Monday to 18 counts of fraud-related crimes that she committed with her late husband while operating their Violence in Boston (VIB) activists group, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.

The activist scammed money — including $3,000 from a BLM group — while claiming it was to help feed children and run protests like one in 2020 over the murder of George Floyd and police violence.

Cannon-Grant also conned her way into getting $100,000 in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits — which she used to pay off her personal auto loan and car insurance policy.

But she has now confessed to transferring funds to personal bank accounts to pay for rent, shopping sprees, delivery meals, visits to a nail salon — and even a summer vacation to Maryland.

Just amazing.

Here’s a local video report:

She should pay back every penny.

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Keith Olbermann Backpedals Furiously With Apology for Threatening CNN’s Scott Jennings – Jennings Responds (VIDEO)

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As the Gateway Pundit reported yesterday, former MSNBC host and generally unhinged leftist Keith Olbermann, appeared to threaten CNN’s conservative pundit Scott Jennings on Twitter saying, ‘You’re next motherf**ker.’

Well, Olbermann may have gotten a phone call or a visit from the FBI because today he walked back those comments with a full-throated apology.

RedState has an update:

To quickly recap, Scott Jennings, a Salem Media Network radio host and conservative CNN political commentator, reacted to breaking news on Monday that Kimmel had been reinstated by tweeting, “So basically his employer suspended him for being an insensitive pr**k, and we don’t live in an authoritarian regime? Got it.”

This enraged Olbermann, who proceeded to tweet what many, including Jennings, perceived to be a threat. “You’re next, motherf**ker. But keep mugging to the camera.” Jennings tagged Patel and included a screengrab of the tweets in response.

Though the FBI hasn’t commented as to whether an investigation was launched, Olbermann ostensibly appears to have thought twice about what he tweeted and deleted, apologizing profusely in tweets posted on Tuesday and claiming what he wrote was “misinterpreted”:

See Olbermann’s tweet below:

Scott Jennings, always a class act, offered this hilarious response:

Keith Olbermann really needs help. The guy is just so out of control.

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Where is Lance Twiggs? Kirk Assassin’s Transgender Lover Has Vanished

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Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson and roommate Lance Twiggs

Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner – a male-to-female trans named Lance “Luna” Twiggs.

The FBI used Robinson’s texts with his transgender partner to solidify that Robinson was the assassin. Lance Twiggs has not been charged with any crime; however, federal authorities are still investigating.

Last week, Utah authorities released the text exchange between Tyler Robinson and his transgender lover, Lance Twiggs, sent shortly after Kirk’s assassination.

Utah County District Attorney Jeff Gray announced seven charges against Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson. They will also be seeking the death penalty.

Robinson was charged with:

– Count 1: Aggravated murder (capital offense)
– Count 2: Felony reckless discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury
– Count 3: Felony obstruction of justice for hiding the firearm
– Count 4: Felony obstruction of justice for discarding the clothing he wore during the shooting
– Count 5: Witness tampering for asking roommate to delete incriminating messages
– Count 6: Witness temperating for demanding trans roommate stay silent, and not speak to police
– Count 7: Commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child

Jeff Gray released the chilling texts between Tyler Robinson and his “love” Lance Twiggs.

Read the text exchange here:

Tyler Robinson texts with transgender lover Lance Twiggs / 1
Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson texts with transgender lover Lance Twiggs / 2

Lance Twiggs was reportedly cooperating with the FBI, however, according to the Daily Mail he has seemingly vanished.

“If [Lance Twiggs] ever comes back, it will be in a body bag,” a neighbor said to the Daily Mail. “That’s not a threat – I’m just saying that there are so many people who want a piece of him he’d be mad to show his face in public again. This was a generational event.”

The Daily Mail reported:

The Trans boyfriend of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin has fled their former lovenest – and locals tell the Daily Mail they never want to see him again.

Lance Twiggs, 22, was led away for questioning when police swooped on the smart three-bed condo he shared with accused gunman Tyler Robinson, 22.

Shaken neighbors say the part time plumber has not been back to the $320,000 property in St. George, Utah – one declaring: ‘Good riddance. I never want to see either of them again.’

His beaten-up Infinity compact is still parked in his space with his work gear tossed across the back seat and a sandwich wrapper and a drink on the front passenger seat.

Upstairs lights have been left on for more than a week and notes and Amazon packages are piling up outside the home owned by Twiggs’s devout Mormon family.

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