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Resident-Writing850 Apr 2, 2026 +282

F****** morons who voted for this will die. And that's fine by me, but I wish it affected only them and not thousands of good people.

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +80

Not just thousands. I grew up in one of the suppressed, still-fighting-for-life Dem pockets in Indiana. It really sucks. Most "red" states are still very blue--Alabama goes about 65/35 *with* intense voter suppression. Even then, only \~28% of the state's population voted for Trump. So the 3.7m people who didn't vote for this have had their lives undermined.

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zephyrtr Apr 2, 2026 +30

We've been in minority rule for so long

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +19

And honestly, we kinda voluntarily relegated ourselves to minority rule in much of the country. It feels like we just gave up some time around the turn of the 21st century.

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CFBCoachGuy Apr 2, 2026 +48

If you didn’t vote in the presidential election, you voted for this.

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downtownfreddybrown Apr 2, 2026 +29

Amen, the people who stood on their pompous soap boxes using the same cliched quote of "I don't find either candidate qualified" can all go get fucked sideways too

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +6

Only election in my life I didn't vote was when I lived in Texas. I spent significant PTO and $$ over about a year trying to get the paperwork lined up. Couldn't pull it off even with a passport. And I'm a high-enthusiasm voter who would crawl over glass to vote for candidates I despise and think are going to burn in hell, like Hillary. If you're not from one of these areas, you don't know the shenanigans they get up to.

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andyraylan Apr 2, 2026 +3

Not that simple. There are lots of people who can’t vote, who suffer, like children and adults who depend upon others to live. There are also a big group of adults who are working 2-3 jobs just to keep their head above water and cannot take the time to be engaged and informed voters. And you can’t ignore the impact of gerrymandering and how it works against so many people in any given state.

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RGV_Ikpyo Apr 2, 2026 +2

see.... Texas.. way more registered democrats than Republicans

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andyraylan Apr 2, 2026 +1

Exactly. I understand the that a well informed electorate is the goal, it’s just not a reality. Some people aren’t in a position to be well informed, and it has nothing to do with intelligence or apathy.

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peepeebutt1234 Apr 2, 2026 +7

Gerrymandering has zero impact on the presidential election. Also, Trump was everywhere. Anyone who was paying the slightest bit of attention could have easily known how much of a piece of shit he is. Unless you were physically living in a cave from 2016-2024, there is absolutely zero excuse to say 'I just wasn't informed enough to vote'. There were also millions of the 'both sides are the same' idiots who refused to vote, and they shoulder just as much blame as anyone who voted for trump.

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +4

>Gerrymandering has zero impact on the presidential election. What?!? Gerrymandering 100% has an impact on the presidential election. Who do you think gets in power to pass voter suppression laws? Who do you think decides a heavily-black city of a million gets 1 early voting center while every nursing home in the wealthy suburbs gets one?

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25point4cm Apr 2, 2026

How, exactly, does Gerrymandering affect the presidential election?

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +3

The exact ways I just described? Gerrymandering gives power over state/county/regional politics. Those heavily inform the conditions for elections in each state. Which can completely change the presidential outcome and turnout. When a gerrymandered state passes policies that heavily favors rural voters over urban, for example.

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andyraylan Apr 2, 2026 +2

It does have an impact on a presidential election in direct ways, such as the case in states like Nebraska and the way it contributes to the overall electoral college vote, and in indirect ways, such as decreasing voter turnout.

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andyraylan Apr 2, 2026 +2

I wasn’t referring to the presidential election, specifically, I was referring to state elections. And I know a lot of people who are too busy to know what’s going on, on both the state and national level. It’s just a fact for many people, they are barely making it and what little time they do find to do something other than work or sleep, they spend it on other things.

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ProfessorPickaxe Apr 3, 2026 +1

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice" - Freewill, Rush

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absentmindedjwc Apr 3, 2026 +1

"One of the guys is going to do shit that will result in hospitals closing.. but did you hear the other one *laugh*??" They can f*** themselves just as much as the people that voted for this.

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Animallover4321 Apr 2, 2026 +1

If you had a choice and still didn’t vote absolutely but not everyone has a choice. I don’t know about Alabama in particular but plenty of states closed polling places and reduced their hours leaving people to travel further and wait in line for hours both of which can be nearly impossible if you’re low income, disabled, or caring for young children. If you say work a minimum wage job it’s unlikely you can afford to take several hours off of work to take 2 buses to the polling station, wait in line, before taking 2 buses back. And that’s not even taking into account voter id laws that can put a significant burden on low income and minority voters especially older voters or how many states disenfranchise people convicted of felonies (something that due to our war on drugs disproportionately effects communities of color). That’s all to say if you can vote it’s negligent if you don’t but low voter turnout isn’t always a choice.

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +2

And even with "normal" voter ID laws, DMVs are only open during working hours. Feels insane that nobody points out the obvious problem there--must be nice to live in a world where everyone's job treats them nicely and gives them time off for things like this. And then there's the old classic "single DMV for a large county nowhere near accessible transit" or "understaffed urban DMV has a 6-month appointment time, drive a few hours into the countryside and no wait."

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Natebo83 Apr 2, 2026 +5

They could have voted.

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +1

Only election in my life I didn't vote was when I lived in Texas. I spent significant PTO and $$ over about a year trying to get the paperwork lined up. Couldn't pull it off even with a passport. And I'm a high-enthusiasm voter who would crawl over glass to vote for candidates I despise and think are going to burn in hell, like Hillary. If you're not from one of these areas, you don't know the shenanigans they get up to.

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Abject_Breadfruit148 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Not voting at all means you are fine with either option. The option of a man who steals from kids fighting cancer, the man who rapes kids, the man who will not stand next to someone for being black. This was known and yet the non voters looked and said at least he isn't a woman. Not voting helped the pedophile.

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +1

Or maybe it means your area was so voter suppressed that the DMV had 6-month waits and inaccurate documentation listings.

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Blackthorn79 Apr 2, 2026 +21

As much as they deserve the self inflicted wounds, the majority of the damage will be mitigated. This is how the national debt explodes under Republicans. They spend the money on what they want and as the cuts start to hurt they spend more to fund the things they didn't feel where important. They never go back and cut the increases, just write more checks and cry holy he'll whe democrats come in and try to balance the books.

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Basic_Yam_715 Apr 2, 2026 +20

Doctors are leaving these states... that is hard to fix.

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +5

Also a self-fulfilling cycle. In many of these areas, there's a more educated core that forms Dem pockets. Universities, doctors, etc. When you yank those out, the state gets even more easy to manipulate for conservatives.

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JoviAMP Apr 2, 2026 +1

I get what you’re saying, but those pockets are also urban centers where the most people see treatment, so hospitals there will maintain more funding for longer term than the rural areas that are already closing. Think about the way a for-profit medical system operates: the hospital’s ROI is in blue urban population centers, where they’re treating more college educated white collar workers with higher incomes. The medical system doesn’t care if patients are red or blue. It only cares that they have money.

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +1

I think we're making different points. I'm saying that driving these sorts of families out of state means that you're leeching the Dem base out of the state, making it slip further and further into Republican control. And even if you don't view it on a D/R spectrum, it's still siphoning out the people best equipped to navigate misinformation.

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Blackthorn79 Apr 2, 2026 +4

Don't get me wrong. There will be an impact on these communities, just not the full scale disaster people envision. If you turn the flame up too quickly the frog jumps out the pot. By slowly making these communities worst you can still lie and get their votes for restoring services to substandard instead of non existent.

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Basic_Yam_715 Apr 2, 2026 +10

Yeah, but it is going to come to a head. In Idaho, it is going to be hard to find a doc to deliver a baby soon. Same in other red states, hell, even blue states, rural areas are affected. Life expectancy is about to plummet.

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Blackthorn79 Apr 2, 2026 +4

That's my point. It's alway going to come to a head, then they implement a half measure. Once it looks like the impending crash will hit, they'll throw money at the problem to get back at 50% capacity. Eventually a democrate will come along and implement a real solution and the GOP will start crying about the budget and campaign on fiscal responsibility.

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Basic_Yam_715 Apr 2, 2026 +3

Yes, that is a good point, but my point is even throwing money won't make doctors appear. I worked in a red hospital a while back, even with them throwing money at people, they still couldn't recruit surgeons. They had to rely on foreign doctors on visas who were often shit and would leave as soon as they could.

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JoviAMP Apr 2, 2026 +1

I heard a few years ago that our life expectancy has already begun falling because of antivaxxers and our piss-poor response to covid.

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jevverson Apr 2, 2026 +2

People will die and leave, but that horrible place will still have a more than necessary representation in Congress and the Electoral College.

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Flat-Perspective-948 Apr 2, 2026 +2

Just because you write checks or plan a mitigation doesn’t mean it works. Is a series of poorly planned/failed mitigations is what leads to full on collapse. Take this current administration – the campaign promises and current “mitigations” have put us in this situation. A plan and money doesn’t mean it actually improves anything.

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curtislow1 Apr 2, 2026 +2

It’s the” two Santas” approach . [http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/thom-hartmann/two-santas-strategy-gop-used-economic-scam-manipulate-americans-40-years/](http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/thom-hartmann/two-santas-strategy-gop-used-economic-scam-manipulate-americans-40-years/)

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Blackthorn79 Apr 2, 2026 +1

This is exactly what I'm saying. Thank you for sharing it because I never knew it had a name.

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Pockydo Apr 2, 2026 +7

That's the sad part isn't it? I don't want them to suffer and die but I also can't bring myself to care when they do. Just sucks the rest of us suffer because they hate trans people that much

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Starbucks__Lovers Apr 2, 2026 +1

God forbid trans people actually live their truths instead of hiding their feelings and hurting others like Noem’s husband, Larry craig, and others who I can’t think of at the moment

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jimibimi Apr 2, 2026 +3

They shouldn't be allowed to immigrate across state lines for a better life neither

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TheAngryGoat Apr 2, 2026 +1

Close em down, shut up shop, let's all be happy for them that they're getting the healthcare that the voted for. Few people in life get exactly what they want, these are the lucky few.

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jemappellejimbo Apr 2, 2026

The “good” people have stood idly by, living their unbothered lives for the most part, while the police state was jailing and killing immigrants.

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Resident-Writing850 Apr 2, 2026 +1

The people who voted correct, donated, called their reps, showed up at protests, and fought for human rights will also be affected. Those who didn't....well I shed no tears for them.

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f8Negative Apr 2, 2026

Survival of the fittest and intelligent.

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drain_sturgeon Apr 2, 2026 +47

That’ll show them pesky libs

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Freodrick Apr 2, 2026 +9

Yea! Right in the heart of their favorite state!

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C-c-c-comboBreaker17 Apr 2, 2026

You think conservatives care that hospitals in blue counties in the Black Belt that voted for Harris are shutting down? They're overjoyed that black people will die. And apparently, so are you.

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localistand Apr 2, 2026 +26

Rural healthcare is in crisis. A relative is shuttling 5 hour drives, across state lines to access care for cancer treatment. Their condition is exacerbated by heart problems that came during a serious Covid bout in the stages of the pandemic in which the Republican party downplayed risks, and the relative believed them. The negative effects of Republicans are compounding.

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BlondeBorednBaked Apr 2, 2026 +13

Republicans are always an existential threat, aren’t they? It feels like being against them isn’t even about policy, policy disagreements are a luxury. This is about survival. Gun violence, Covid, global warming, slashing healthcare, closing planned parenthoods, war, the cost of living, ICE murders, ICE kidnappings, vaccines. We really aren’t asking for anything other than to be alive at this point and they don’t even want to give us that.

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TheAngryGoat Apr 2, 2026 +2

I wonder how long it will be until the republican part is officially recognized as the doomsday cult that it really is.

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BlondeBorednBaked Apr 2, 2026 +5

Sarah Kendzior has been calling them a death cult for 10 years. I wish people would finally recognize that this is not about differing opinions. We’re literally trying to survive a homicidal regime. Apparently wanting to **BE ALIVE** means I’m a democrat.

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +4

I wonder if medical helicopter transit volumes will go through the roof. That stuff is really expensive too--both for hospitals and for the patient.

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Dwayla Apr 2, 2026 +22

Nothing like voting for your own death.

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KimJongFunk Apr 2, 2026 +19

The Black Belt of Alabama, a predominantly black area of the state, did NOT vote for this and all of the people bashing them on this post for voting for Trump are ignorant about what is happening to these people. The Black Belt did NOT vote for Trump and they are the victims of gerrymandering and historical disenfranchisement that is still happening post Civil War.

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RobonianBattlebot Apr 2, 2026 +2

They do not care, theyre just gleeful that a southern, rural community will suffer. It doesn't matter to them that it is Black. Its so odd how non-southerners obviously know about Slavery, rightfully condemn the South for it, then never wonder where the descendants of those slaves settled down. Its almost as if BLM was just a movement for them to get social media attention and pretend that theyre good, caring people and not about them educating themselves on the most basic facts of Black America. White Liberals believe Black Americans only live in "urban" areas; they only have one stereotype of them and can't figure out how to support Black Rural Southerners, because they ignore that they exist. It doesn't fit their narrative. They've been told all Southerners are white MAGA, and to disenfranchise the South would bring about a glorious new America. Conveniently or purposefully, they want to forget that all their wet dreams of total Southern collapse will inevitably be detrimental to the very communities they proclaim to care about. Weak

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Sminahin Apr 2, 2026 +13

My god, I'm so sorry for those nurses and docs. It's already really hard and soulcrushing being a good nurse in a red state. Now, the hospitals that stay open are going to get *slammed*. Both because everyone's getting rerouted to them, but also because people are going to suffer from medical neglect and get more severely ill when they do show. This is how we turn understaffed rural hospitals into The Pitt on a disaster day.

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insanitazer Apr 2, 2026 +38

I thought rural Alabama voted for this.

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RumblinBowles Apr 2, 2026 +17

pretty sure the Black Belt didn't vote for this

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KimJongFunk Apr 2, 2026 +10

It sickens me that people on this post are blaming the Black Belt because they are so angry at Trump that they cannot see how these people are victims of racial gerrymandering.

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RumblinBowles Apr 2, 2026 +7

not everyone has the right education to know about the black belt :(

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SummerSun75 Apr 2, 2026 +23

They did. They're tuned into Fox News. They're too f****** brainwashed to even know what they voted for.

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ThatDamnStrawHat Apr 2, 2026 +15

Sumter and Hale County, where two of these hospitals are, are Black Belt counties that went for Harris

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0masterdebater0 Apr 2, 2026 +7

Don’t think Listnook will see nuance. The hospital might serve the most progressive county in all of Alabama but many will cheer its closure and say “you southerners get what you deserve/voted for” A lot of them don’t recognize their own decent into tribalism, they see southern states as monolithic the same way many southerners see Californians etc. as monolithic.

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boojiboy1984 Apr 2, 2026 +3

That's how division works. It's been 175 years coming.

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Miserable-Hold5785 Apr 2, 2026 -1

All those “Black Lives Matter” stickers and lawn signs were just performative decorations for white coastal liberals. They don’t actually care about our lives like that.

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OppressedCow6148 Apr 2, 2026 +1

I’m sure it’s hard to see otherwise. I’m a white 29F in WI. I’m of the mindset FAFO was satisfying for a week in 2025. But as someone who has a paralyzed stomach and relies on these services myself, I know the nuance first hand. I won’t pretend to understand the struggles of being a suppressed black voter in the south. It must feel devastating, discouraging, frustrating and that the fight never ends. Please just know that not everyone paints the South with a broad brush like that. My heart hurts everyday for those who suffer under this constant trauma and evil. Hugs. 🫂

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SummerSun75 Apr 2, 2026 +1

The only thing that resonates with Republikans is when you rub their own dumb noses in it.

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TheAngryGoat Apr 2, 2026 +2

"But we had no way to know that they would do exactly what they said they would do... Now where's my bailout to get me out of the situation that I got everyone else into?"

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fezmessiter Apr 2, 2026

Now what about the remaining 25 hospitals at risk? Kinda silly you’re cherry picking 2 hospitals from the article.

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ThatDamnStrawHat Apr 2, 2026 +3

The article is specifically focused on the 3 hospitals at risk due to Trump’s bill, which is why people are in this thread blinded by schadenfreude. The risk of the other hospitals predates the bill, and those hospitals are not the subject of the article. I’m not cherry picking, you’re goalpost shifting.

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Traditional_Sign4941 Apr 2, 2026 +1

And because they're brainwashed, this is an EASY thing for Republicans to spin: "See! These hospitals had to close because of the financial strain of providing healthcare for illegals!" They're too stupid to put two and two together that the hospitals were operating BEFORE Trump took office, and closed AFTER Trump took office. Also too stupid to understand that a significant reason for the closure of rural hospitals isn't just the loss of medicaid funding, it's also the birth/delivery services that were quite profitable, but became extremely risky due to unclear laws about how to handle high risk pregnancies. In my state, a lot of rural hospitals basically just axed their delivery centers. Baby about to be born? Literally have to go somewhere else.

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kingcakeaholic Apr 2, 2026 +6

There’s a book called “Dying of Whiteness” those rural maga voters should read.

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RickSt3r Apr 2, 2026 +2

They don’t know how to read well. It’s why we have this problem, they have the comprehension skills of a middle schooler. They vote for a system that views them as expendable low class people in a conservative hierarchy. But they are white and are okay with their lot in life so long as they can at least step on the backs of others.

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gringledoom Apr 2, 2026 +1

It's a problem across the board, tbh. A lot of folks were taught to "read" with [three-cuing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_cueing), which doesn't actually teach you to read. An awful lot of folks are out there just guessing at half the words on their screen.

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Musicman12456 Apr 2, 2026 +2

Rural, maga, Alabama.... and you're asking them to read something?

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pimparo0 Apr 2, 2026 +1

These hospitals are in dem leaning counties and part of the black belt. It's not MAGA territory.

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RobonianBattlebot Apr 2, 2026 +2

Except this is affecting rural Black voters who went for Harris. I wish yall would get over your whole "Every southerner is a white MAGA supporter" when yall have plenty in your own states. Southern states have huge swaths of Black, rural communities. Or I guess BLM was just a social media selfie for yall and not a genuine attempt to educate yourselves about Black Americans.

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Twicebakedpotatoe Apr 2, 2026 +5

Rural hospitals all over the country are going to close because of this. Healthcare deserts are about to get much larger in the wealthiest country in the world

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gringledoom Apr 2, 2026 +5

My condolences to any Kamala Harris voters who will be impacted by these closures.

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Significant_Cow4765 Apr 2, 2026 +2

these are blue counties

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gringledoom Apr 2, 2026 +2

Blue counties have red voters in them.

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Significant_Cow4765 Apr 2, 2026

and? Red states have blue voters in them

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gringledoom Apr 2, 2026 +2

And those blue voters have my sympathies when subjected to red policies. The red voters do not.

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GatoLibre Apr 2, 2026 +3

We tried to warn them. Thoughts, prayers and a big ole Roll Tide!

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jtoppings95 Apr 2, 2026 +5

Oh good, more people getting what they voted for.

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zenerat Apr 2, 2026 +3

Israel needs us to fight Iran so I guess this is just the least sacrifice we can make for them.

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Stephen_Millers_clit Apr 2, 2026 +3

Roll Pride!

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Old_Spice_2023 Apr 2, 2026 +2

it sounds like to me, and I might be way off, that AL is basically saying our state's healthcare has always sucked so those needing healthcare are doomed regardless.

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Fit_Smile1146 Apr 2, 2026 +2

We tried to tell em 🤷🏾‍♀️

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CranberrySchnapps Apr 2, 2026 +2

> “Some of you may die… but have you seen my ballroom pictures?”

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OppressedCow6148 Apr 2, 2026 +2

A healthy population is beneficial to everyone. Not to mention that 2 of the hospitals are counties that voted for Harris by the way. But my point is, I understand the immediate urge to say FAFO. I would encourage everyone to ask themselves how that is productive in getting our country to a better position and don’t you think that sounds very MAGA of us? These are people’s lives and jobs. We don’t live in a third world country and the south has been disenfranchised and neglected far too long. Some may say that is a product of their own making, I would disagree. It’s hard to see a better future when you have only ever known one way of living. It is up to our leaders to inspire their constituents to want better and to dream of a better tomorrow. Having a health care facility is a bare minimum FFS. Alabama, we see you. I’m sorry you’re going through this. I know other states are suffering as well. Let’s continue to fight for healthcare as a human right we all deserve.

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Significant_Cow4765 Apr 2, 2026 +2

Hey assholes, those hospitals are in BLUE COUNTIES IN AL

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Leading-Debate-9278 Apr 3, 2026 +2

The only way these people seem to learn is the hard way. I hope they take this opportunity to do just that.

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mangoserpent Apr 2, 2026 +6

Oh well.

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butt3ryt0ast Apr 2, 2026 +4

As long as it’s in red districts, good. They got what they voted for

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Significant_Cow4765 Apr 2, 2026 +2

well it isn't

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GreenWorldCaucus Apr 2, 2026 +4

Good. F*** 'em.

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Strange-Effort1305 Apr 2, 2026 +3

Good for them and their victory over the libs.

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TemporaryElephant574 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Its not good, but good. Let these people feel the consequences of their vote or if not voting at all. Of course they will just blame democrats but still.

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Significant_Cow4765 Apr 2, 2026

the particular counties affected VOTED HARRIS

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TemporaryElephant574 Apr 2, 2026 +1

That sucks. Hopefully people in that state see their votes hurting their neighbors and loved ones, but im sure that just wishful thinking. Things have to get worse before people will break away from that cult and in the red parts of Alabama I'm not holding my breath for anyone to learn.

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FluidFisherman6843 Apr 2, 2026 +1

As some one that spends a lot of time here, good screw these racists.

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ThatDamnStrawHat Apr 2, 2026 +1

Folks in this thread crowing about ostensible Trump supporters getting owned by these potential closures, when 2 out of 3 of these hospitals are in predominantly black counties that went for Harris

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SummerSun75 Apr 2, 2026 +1

The only thing that resonates with Republikans is when you rub their own dumb noses in it.

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AGrandNewAdventure Apr 2, 2026 +1

More than 30% of Alabama's revenue is made up of federal handouts. I'm sure the money that has gone to these hospitals will be diverted to important causes, like some rich guy's pocket...

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bkcarp00 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Most rural hospitals will close because they simply do not have the volume of patients to justify staying open with the cost of operating a hospital. Eventually the only hospitals will be in larger cities and even they are struggling to stay open.

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Kimm64 Apr 2, 2026 +1

We knew it was coming. How many more before its all over?

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Mr_Pigg Apr 2, 2026 +1

Darn

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ShermansAngryGhost Apr 2, 2026 +1

I for one, feel so owned by this.

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LowellWeicker2025 Apr 2, 2026 +1

The locals will blame Biden somehow.

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bobcat116 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Good. Why should I care.

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Dowew Apr 3, 2026 +1

Everyone warned them this was coming, that they would loose hospitals and loose the affordable care act. They didn't believe it or lacked the capacity to understand it. I have zero sympathy. They need to suffer or they will never learn.

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absentmindedjwc Apr 3, 2026 +1

Honestly.. good for them, I'm glad they got exactly what they wanted. I'm f****** tired of playing nice with these f****** losers.. so.. f*** them - they voted for this, and when they were told this would happen, they joked about it.

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hymie0 Apr 2, 2026 +2

I'm jealous. They're getting what they voted for. They're so lucky.

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Thompson81 Apr 2, 2026 +2

2 of those hospitals are in counties that went for Harris. F*** off. I bet you chant Black Lives Matter while never giving a f*** that the people who will be harmed by this are black Harris voters.

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sxyaustincpl Apr 2, 2026

Bummer Anyway, what's for lunch today?

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SummerSun75 Apr 2, 2026 +1

You get what you vote for. And the Republikan dumbasses are going to get exactly that. Trump and Republikans have already thrown 15 million off their healthcare. Hundreds of thousands will likely die.

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teddykaygeebee Apr 2, 2026 +1

It's cool. Just go to the AI doctor. /s

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DundeeToCanada Apr 2, 2026

As a Canadian watching this mess, all I can say is, enjoy who you voted for. Between those that Voted for Trump, and those who didn't vote at all, this is what you get. Sorry, but zero sympathy for any American right now.

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Missing_Username Apr 2, 2026 +1

> any American What about those that voted to prevent it, and screamed as loud as they could to try to get some sense into those who didn't vote at all?

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fezmessiter Apr 2, 2026

Pretty sure Alabama is a red state, well they voted for this. I got my popcorn ready for the fireworks

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KimJongFunk Apr 2, 2026 +7

Alabama is a red state, but the Black Belt is a predominantly black area of the state that votes blue. The people that live there have historically been disenfranchised and denied a voice in government. It is more accurate to say that the Black Belt are victims of the decisions of the rest of the state.

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fezmessiter Apr 2, 2026

Okay and what does that have anything to do with Alabama at risk of losing 27 hospitals?

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KimJongFunk Apr 2, 2026 +3

All 3 of the hospitals listed in the article are stated to be in the Black Belt. I was referring to those since that’s what the post is referencing.

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fezmessiter Apr 2, 2026

Yea the title is cherry picked. The article itself says there are 27 hospitals at risk of closing.

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ciopobbi Apr 2, 2026

Oh no! Anyway… Thoughts and prayers.

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StabbingHoboReturns Apr 2, 2026

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Don't ever want to see people suffer, but when you actively and consistently vote *against* your own interests, well I don't know what you expect.

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RociBuldidi Apr 2, 2026

Oh noes, if only we could have been told 1,000 times this is precisely the outcome of the BBB we could have done something /s

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blackmobius Apr 2, 2026

🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ fafo time

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doomeddeath Apr 2, 2026

So much winning

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oljalapa Apr 2, 2026

They voted for it, so don’t pity any of them.

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Significant_Cow4765 Apr 2, 2026 +1

these counties DID NOT

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anesthesia101 Apr 2, 2026

Good, f*** those backward southern maga states.

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i99990xe Apr 2, 2026 -1

It's no big deal.

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girlnamedJane Apr 2, 2026 -1

Close them already! Let the leopards feast

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lingeringneutrophil Apr 2, 2026 -1

You wanted him and you got him

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3 rural Alabama hospitals at risk of closing due to Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ report says

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