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  🎓 Summary: Degrees Losing Professional Status 🔑 Context The Department of Education is redefining which graduate degrees qualify as professional under new borrowing rules in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act . Borrowing caps differ: Graduate students : $20,500/year, $100,000 lifetime. Professional students : $50,000/year, $200,000 lifetime. The definition of professional degree determines who gets higher borrowing limits. ✅ Degrees Still Counted as Professional Medicine (MD, DO) Dentistry (DDS, DMD) Pharmacy Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Optometry (OD) Podiatry (DPM) Chiropractic (DC, DCM) Law (JD) Theology (MDiv, MHL) Clinical Psychology (PsyD in some drafts) ❌ Degrees Excluded from Professional Status Nursing (including doctorates) Social Work Public Health Physician Assistant Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Counseling, Mental Health, Marriage & Family Therapy STEM & Graduate Programs : Engi...

  The Poetic Injustice of the "Big, Beautiful Bill": How Political Consequences Converge on the White Working Class They voted for it. They cheered for it. They wore the red hats for it. And now, a profound and darkly fascinating political consequence is unfolding across America, poised to deliver a painful lesson to the very demographic that championed it: working-class white America . The legislation, which its supporters heralded as a triumph—the "Big, Beautiful Bill"—is, according to analysis, structured to deliver devastating cuts to social programs, disproportionately harming the very people who elected its authors and convinced themselves that their interests were being protected. This is the moment where political belief and economic reality collide. The most immediate and visible destruction will be felt in health care . The "Big, Beautiful Bill" reportedly targets Medicaid with massive cuts, fundamentally restructures Medicare, and eliminate...

  Segregated Medicine is the Rule Reduced quality of care:  Segregated care has diminished the quality of care available to Black patients. Medical mistrust:  Segregation has fuel medical mistrust in Black and other communities that have experienced historical mistreatment. What you saw in that video wasn’t “hospital chaos.” It was obstetric violence — the kind Black women have survived for generations. A woman in active labor was begging for help. Her water was already broken. Her contractions were seconds apart. She asked for an anesthesiologist. She told the staff her induction date, her due date, and that she needed to be moved immediately. And the nurse still said, “I can’t help you.” That wasn’t confusion. That wasn’t short staffing. That was the same old pattern: Black women treated like they’re exaggerating, lying, or disposable. And behind her screams was another sound most people missed — her mother realizing she couldn’t protect her own daughter. No matter how ...

  Black Maternal Death Rate  A nurse at Dallas Regional Medical Center dismissed a laboring  black woman’s pain:  “White Women in Nursing Are Weapons to K*ll Black Moms” A nurse at Dallas Regional Medical Center dismissed a laboring black woman’s pain to ask irrelevant questions while ignoring her screams. Her son was reportedly born just 12 minutes after her not being taken seriously. I say the reason for the high black maternal mortality rate is racial hatred. There are many causes of the high death rate of back mothers. Research consistently highlights a range of interconnected causes behind the disproportionately high maternal mortality rates among Black women in the United States,  While white bias is a recognized factor, it's part of a broader network of issues,  says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .  Here are the key contributing factors: Ÿ   Racial Bias and Discrimination in Healthcare:  This includes implic...

  The Illusion of Solidarity: San Jose's Group Chat and the Cracks in the "Black and Brown Coalition" Get your popcorn and your notepad, because it's time for a little history, a whole lot of receipts, and a wakeup call for anybody still believing in that black and brown coalition myth . The recent scandal involving two California city councilmen, Peter Ortiz and Domingo Candelas , who were caught with their hands all the way up in the racist group chat cookie jar, has shattered the veneer of solidarity, particularly in one of America's most diverse cities. This isn't just about private chatter; it's a profound reflection of how power dynamics and underlying biases seep into policy and governance. The headline is stark and undeniable: Elected officials in San Jose were caught in a secret group chat, reportedly called "Tam Hall" (a reference to a political machine notorious for corruption and exploitation), full of slurs about Black folks and...

Here’s the real problem: Republicans most likely won't invest or campaign in communities labeled “Democrat” or “blue.” I know this firsthand. Many in the party believe it’s a waste of time and money because they assume those voters will never change sides. But you can’t change minds if you’re not willing to show up, listen, and meet people where they are. You have to start sending relatable messengers into those communities people who understand their struggles and speak their language. I love Scott Presler, but let’s be honest, he couldn’t change minds in the neighborhoods I come from. It’s time to get strategic about campaigning. Diversity matters. We can’t relate if we aren’t related. Donors are pouring millions into PACs and consultants who have zero real influence or respect in these communities. Stop measuring impact by likes and views. The people who most need to hear your message aren’t online watching your favorite influencer, they’re in the streets, working, raising famil...

  The Myth of Coalition: A Wake-Up Call from San Jose’s Corridors of Power   The recent political scandal in San Jose, involving city councilmen Peter Ortiz and Domingo Candelas, serves as a stark and unsettling revelation. Discovered within a secret digital forum, their derogatory and racist language—directed at both Black and Mexican communities—is more than a personal failing; it is a profound breach of public trust. This incident, emerging from a group chat aptly named “Tam Hall” after a notoriously corrupt political machine, demands more than superficial outrage. It necessitates a critical re-examination of a long-held political narrative: the enduring myth of a monolithic Black and Brown coalition. The uncomfortable truth exposed by this scandal is that such alliances are often a one-way street, built on a foundation of convenience rather than genuine, reciprocal solidarity. The details of the case are damning. The group chat, discovered on the confiscated phone of a...