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kikutwo , in FTC Says Middlemen Appear to Be Driving Up Drug Prices

Really? You think PBM’s are driving up pricing? Genius!

DarkNightoftheSoul , in FTC Says Middlemen Appear to Be Driving Up Drug Prices
@DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz avatar

middlemen driving up prices? in america’s healthcare system?? that seems unlikely tbh

teft ,
@teft@lemmy.world avatar

Middlemen driving up prices! At this time of year! At this time of day! In this part of the country! Localized entirely within our healthcare system!

Can I see it?

Reverendender ,
catloaf , in FTC Says Middlemen Appear to Be Driving Up Drug Prices

Shame that they probably can’t do anything about it with the Chevron decision.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Don’t worry, I was told here on Lemmy after SCOTUS struck down Chevron that putting these sort of things in the hands of the judiciary was a good idea.

I’m curious if the people who insisted that felt the same way after SCOTUS also said that the president can commit crimes?

Asafum ,

Imagine thinking that the very same people that don’t even need to be qualified as a judge could be qualified to handle any question that involves specific expertise…

Of course those idiots didn’t get it, but that decision was 110% a gift to the ownership class… Yet again… This fucking rubber stamp scotus gives Republicans even more power as is intended…

Ranvier ,

I suppose if we had way more judges who worked on a much quicker timeline and retained independent qualified experts in all these areas, and the judges weren’t just partisan hacks, then Chevron being struck down might not be so bad. But that’s not the world we live in. Slow decisions by corrupt judges that don’t know anything about what they’re ruling on. Just look at some of the ridiculous fda related rulings trying to go after abortion.

But that’s basically why at the time it was originally ruled on you had liberals upset about Chevron and conservatives happy (basically a more conservative executive and more liberal court at that time).

One slight silver lining is that it may make it easier for judges to strike down Trump admin regulations if he wins the election. But that is kind of cold comfort. Probably have worse issues than that if Trump is re elected.

Buelldozer ,
@Buelldozer@lemmy.today avatar

This has nothing to do with Chevron. The Federal Trade Commission has had clear authority over issues like this for a very long time.

Reverendender ,

You understand they don’t anymore, right? Because of Chevron.

Buelldozer ,
@Buelldozer@lemmy.today avatar

The FTC has statutory authority over the regulation of trade. It doesn’t rely on Chevron except in highly specific edge cases and this likely wouldn’t be one.

Chevron only ever applied in cases where the law was ambiguous or had gaps. The removal of Chevron didn’t suddenly render every Agency under the Executive powerless and if you think it did then you need to go back to wherever Mass Media you got your education from and demand a refund.

RIPandTERROR , in Trump-loving gays say their MAGA support is ruining their lives
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Zengen , in Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill

God has no place on campuses. And god has no place in the government. God is dead.

TBi ,

That assumes god existed

prole , in Trump-loving gays say their MAGA support is ruining their lives

Give it a few months after Trump wins and it will literally ruin their lives.

intensely_human ,

All that anti-gay legislation Trump signed last time? It’s gonna be double this time!

NegativeLookBehind , in TSA sets new single-day record with more than 3 million travelers at airport security
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The government is now an animal.

Which part of the animal is the TSA?

PriorityMotif ,
@PriorityMotif@lemmy.world avatar

Dewclaw, slightly intimidating but actually useless

Zorsith ,
@Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Ingrown toenail. Painful, not fun to look at, altogether unhelpful.

jpreston2005 , in Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill

Proud member of the Satanic Temple since 2021. Unlike catholics, christians, muslims, jewish, mormons, and scientologists, I’ve had nothing but great news from my religion since 😁 We just keep rolling out the hits, challenging religious overreach at every turn.

We’re now accepting donations to open our second abortion facility, and you can have a chance to name it!

TokenBoomer ,
PenisWenisGenius ,

The Texas State Legislature’s Satanic Abortion Clinic

FlyingSquid , in TSA sets new single-day record with more than 3 million travelers at airport security
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Over three million air travelers in one country in one day.

Meanwhile, there’s a climate catastrophe going on.

I’m sure they’re not at all related.

TokenBoomer , in Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill

Satanists doing God’s work… who knew?

stoly ,

The irony is that only Christians believe in Satan. Satanists don’t, it’s a humanist movement.

TokenBoomer ,

The Church of Satan are satanists.

stoly ,

Founded in 1966.

whoreticulture ,

Yes … the most popular Satanist orgs are relatively recent.

oxjox , in TSA sets new single-day record with more than 3 million travelers at airport security
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It’s too hot here because of all the global warming so let’s get on an airplane and fly someplace cooler. Or hotter - I don’t know why people fly to Florida in the summer.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

School’s out and Disney World is there? The water is warmer at the beach? I have no idea, I wouldn’t do it. We went to Canada last year and it was still plenty hot. We stayed at a house on Lake Michigan in the U.S. a few years ago and the water was cool but not too cold to swim. Even if you want the ocean, go to the Outer Banks or something.

Unless you’re a theme park fanatic, I can’t really think of a good reason to spend your tourist dollars in Florida.

cm0002 ,

Unless you’re a theme park fanatic, I can’t really think of a good reason to spend your tourist dollars in Florida.

Idk, Cali has plenty of solid theme parks, their own Disneyland and their own Legoland and no crazy ass racist, sexist, transphobic right wing nut (Do we have a word yet that incorporates all of those yet?) governor lol

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Agreed. I’m thinking about the “I have to ride every single roller coaster in the country” sorts.

humorlessrepost ,

Do we have a word yet that incorporates all of those yet?

MAGA

SOMETHINGSWRONG ,

The fucking airlines are cutting corners on HVAC, too. Do y’all even remember that flights used to be freezing cold start to finish?

Now you sit on the hot tarmac at the gate for an hour with AC off to “save power”, sit on the tarmac in line to takeoff for an hour, sit in a hot humid tube for 8 hours… I used to bring down jackets on flights. Now I wear a t-shirt and still end the flight sticky and sweaty.

Same carrier, same lane. Not like cutting corners on HVAC is a literal health risk or anything.

Although to be fair, cutting safety features in favor of profit is nothing new for the industry since Reagan.

TechNerdWizard42 ,

It’s mostly the airport and local regulations that prevent plane cooling today.

If a plane uses ground air, it’s usually only a few degrees cooler than the plane. For example in F, if the plane lands and has all the windows shut and is 80F which is too hot already, they hook up to ground air which will blow in 70F to 72F air. You aren’t cooling a plane in the direct sunlight with 200 people breathing with a 10F max temperature differential. It’s just not possible.

In the old days, you’d drop the APU and run the PAC which would actually air condition the air and keep the plane cool. Even in the hot sun. But this cost about 20 to 30 gallons an hour and was a big noisy stinky polluting engine running anytime the plane was on the ground. Plus the maintenance of the APU and such for hours run.

If you travel outside the US and Europe, the APU and PAC is still used as normal. But it is not environmentally friendly. However neither is the actual giant plane. 30 gallons is a leak for the hour on the ground compared to what’s burned just to get air born.

Dkarma , in Trump-backed GOP platform says states should be allowed to extend constitutional rights to embryos

Aka steal your parental rights

MushuChupacabra , in Project 2025: inside Trump’s ties to the rightwing policy playbook
@MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world avatar

Inside convicted felon Donald Project 2025 Trump’s ties to the right-wing policy playbook.

FlyingSquid , in Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I’m sure there’s no good reason for it other than God’s will.

jpreston2005 , in Trump-loving gays say their MAGA support is ruining their lives

I knew a gay republican couple. They both cheated on each other constantly. They didn’t do anything pro-gay or even remotely lgbt themed. They were actively ashamed of who they were. Both from affluent families, so that makes sense. One of them got me super drunk, and then took advantage of me while his partner was out of town. These are not good people.

ByteOnBikes ,

Ah, the Hateful Gay Type. Met a few of them in my life, all Trump supporters too. Never made any damn sense to me. Like they are driven by being a bitter piece of shit.

catloaf , (edited )

Gay people are just like all other people.

Moneo ,

hehe. You’re implying gay people aren’t regular people.

lolcatnip , (edited )

I think the implication is that “angry gay” is a distinct category with traits that aren’t purely the result of being angry or being gay.

Also I think people get way too hung up on the idea that being “normal” is good, so not being normal must be bad. Since that probably can’t be fixed, I think it’s better to use the word “typical” instead of normal because it’s not so loaded.

catloaf ,

Good point. I’ve changed it.

captainlezbian ,

I get the feeling they’re just normal hateful people who happen to be gay and are angry about it and committed to making it everyone’s problem

LaunchesKayaks ,
@LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world avatar

I know two married men who are openly and claim to be happily gay, adopted 4 children, but are so pro-trump and all that crazy shit. Idk how they can be like that. As a gay woman, it’s so confusing.

GreyEyedGhost ,

As a straight guy, I’m also confused.

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