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nolabear

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2. Oh dear god.

Reply to live love laugh (Original post)

Thu May 29, 2025, 06:36 PM

May 2025

We’re going to die in droves. No researchers, no educators, no doctors, no vaccines, no body
Autonomy, no protection against arrest and imprisonment, and on and on. You couldn’t get more abusive and cruel toward a country if you tried. We’re under siege by someone who shouldn’t be allowed to run a Taco Bell franchise.

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Trump just stopped all of the J1 visas for 6,653 medical residents slated to start in the US July 1st [View all] live love laugh May 2025 OP

He wants to kill us all Mossfern May 2025 #1

Our existing doctors are fleeing to Canada while medical payment systems live love laugh May 2025 #4

It's as though they want to return to the good old days... ananda May 2025 #16

Get-er-dun! rubbersole May 2025 #26

The sooner everyone realizes that, the better. dchill May 2025 #7

Oh dear god. nolabear May 2025 #2

If a foreign enemy did all this damage to our country we would drop nukes on them. Irish_Dem May 2025 #3

Sad but true BeerBarrelPolka May 2025 #5

Are there toilet-sized nukes? tinrobot May 2025 #10

Maybe the military industrial complex can whip one up for us. 10K gold color of course. Irish_Dem May 2025 #11

It would certainly be seen as hostile. nolabear May 2025 #13

Yes we took it all for granted here in the US. Irish_Dem May 2025 #18

Trump and the Republicans are the enemy. hadEnuf May 2025 #28

I wish bdamomma May 2025 #32

According to article and other articles, it appears he is haulting INTERVIEWS for foreign doctors until they revise Silent Type May 2025 #6

"the vetting of social media" Martin Eden May 2025 #36

You give him an foot, he takes a mile In It to Win It May 2025 #8

People had that perception because they were GIVEN that perception, because it was useful propaganda lostnfound May 2025 #17

Well as a victim of the brain drain malaise May 2025 #9

Who needs real doctors when we can count on Dr. Trump (drink Bleach) and Dr. Bobby Kennedy the Younger Ping Tung May 2025 #12

And yet he wants tons more H1B? visas DENVERPOPS May 2025 #14

words fail barbtries May 2025 #15

43,000 annual resident openings, if I found the right number -- so this is about 15% nt lostnfound May 2025 #19

The J1 is only for foreign nationals. dhol82 May 2025 #20

That link is about all student VISAS, not medical student VISAS. Is this the link you meant to include? nt pnwmom May 2025 #21

No let me find the right one thanks. live love laugh May 2025 #22

The J1 visa is for students including medical residents so the article does apply. live love laugh May 2025 #29

Yes, medical residents are a subset of those visa holders. But I don't see the number 6653 medical residents. pnwmom May 2025 #34

... live love laugh May 2025 #35

A truly demonic move, denying good health care for hundreds of thousands. Martin68 May 2025 #23

He is a madman. madaboutharry May 2025 #24

Let's bdamomma May 2025 #33

He's making kim look good Marthe48 May 2025 #25

Putin has a smile on his face. Festivito May 2025 #27

These kind of decisions are the ones that JMCKUSICK May 2025 #30

Obviously, we have plenty of doctors, now and in the future. Norrrm May 2025 #31

What a POS. raccoon May 2025 #37