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applegrove

(128,715 posts) Sat Oct 4, 2025, 05:21 PM Oct 4

Rural veterans and healthcare: [View all]

4.4 million veterans live in rural America, many of whom are older and rely on Medicaid. With Republicans slashing funding, struggling rural hospitals face even greater challenges, putting veterans' lives at risk. #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown
— VoteVets (@votevets.org) 2025-10-03T21:42:26.837Z

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Rural veterans and healthcare: [View all] applegrove Oct 4 OP

Hard to believe rural Republicans did this to themselves and their neighbors, but they did. Beartracks Oct 4 #1

Hate and fear are hard emotions to override. Biophilic Oct 4 #2