Donald Trump is going to likely lower China tariffs, RFK Jr. is collecting your private data, Elon Musk is stepping back DOGE, and the court moves closer to holding the Administration in contempt
With government funded healthcare, such as medicaid, medicare, and those with insurance through the affordable care act there are clauses that the government can ask for our information.
I believe the operative word here is *ask*. Under normal conditions, epidemiological data given to researchers does not contain personal identifiers such as name, address, phone number, social security number. In many cases, the city of residence is not disclosed, just the county and state. Of course, we are no longer under normal situations of any sort with this administration. The kind of data RFKjr wants would be a herculean task for already overburdened/understaffed city/state health departments.
All health insurance companies, including Medicare and Medicaid are considered covered entities and must abide by HIPPA laws. They are rigorous with regard to Protected HeaIth Information (lawsuits). If they choose to comply with RFKjr's ask for autism data, they may be even more restrictive on the info they provide. In any case, he won't be able to get the data he needs in order to “prove causation” (his promise to America).
I believe the answer to that is yes. but with the smartwatches what do they mean? Have they already conpitulated? Every single company?? We have generally samsung, iPhone, and fit bit. They would have to request that info.
Aaron is a lawyer and I'm sure lawyers like pisco will cover it. That being said this is NOT GOOD. 😐
Yes, BUT if you look at Roe v. Wade, the case wasn't about the right to abortion, it was actually a case about the right to privacy. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade we lost the right to privacy, meaning that HIPPA laws still exist but no longer carry the weight they once did.
It is a gross HIPAA violation. If any of us working on the billing and patient record side of healthcare did any such crap, we would be fired and our employers - sued and fined.
I have what might be a dumb question, but smart watches and fitness trackers?! What on earth related to “Autism Research” could be on those things? How is that being justified? (Not that any of it is justifiable or ethically correct, but those seem so random.) Am I missing something?
Believe me, RFKjr will manipulate and massage any data he might receive in order to bolster whatever crackpot claim he wants to make about autism etiology. Also, since he has laid off so many staffers in his department, who will he give the monumental task of collecting the data? I speak from experience when I tell you that there isn’t a city/county/regional health department in Texas with the money, manpower (or will) to do the work.
Everyone a country does something to stand up to Trump and puts him in his place, I just want to fly their flag. Thank GOD for Canada, China, Greenland and anyone else who stands up to this infected toe of a human because we all known our own government won’t.
Idk if flying China's flag is really the own you're making it out to be considering China wants Trump to mess up our country and do exactly what he's doing to us just as much as Russia wants it. There is already evidence of China having more cultural and fiscal impact on the world since Trump took office. This isn't a coincidence. (And I'm not against China having cultural influence, but Xi absolutely wants Trump to tank our country like he is doing.) At best, this is us floundering as a nation after electing our first black president bc our country is still full of racists who were angered and sought vengeance after Obama's successful presidency. At worst, Russia and China have colluded to bring us down. These days, I'm leaning toward the latter.
Canada and Greenland flags are great to wave rn tho lol!!
Too little, too late on the tariff front. That moron has already hurt millions of Americans, to the tune of Billions of dollars, because he doesn’t understand how fucking tariffs work 🤦♂️
Unfortunately, rich people know how to game the system whether stocks go up or down. Somehow, they always make out just fine, while the rest of us suffer the economic effects of the government's erratic economic behavior.
Musk can step away as quick as he wants, but the boycott won't stop. His demolition of democracy contributed to people's dislike, but in reality, no one will forget his nazi salutes, doubling down on them with Twitter jokes, and interference with German politics.
Govt position or not, people don't want to drive a swasti-car (or truck).
If Tesla board wants to change sales trends, they need to ditch the Nazi CEO.
If musk leaves end of May as planned, he can't come back 1 day a month. He's only allowed 130 days. End of May IS his 130 days. That's it, end of his time. Bye 👋 musk. Go finish ruining Tesla.
Thank you Aaron. This invasion of privacy is a slippery slope. What is the need for a registry of autistic people for?? I’m frightened. When does it end?
I agree. It has a creepy vibe and RFK is so ignorant and easily manipulated he might actually believe he is trying to help. But puppets don't pull the strings.
Can we all just agree that this administration has no real plan, hence the back and forth on tariffs. I don’t believe they know they work for the people!
Tesla is toast. What he did to our government, well, you can think of it as his bank account.
Damn right that there will be lawsuits flying with RFK snooping through peoples data. It’s definitely a HIPPA violation. I think there’s more worm than brain left. Autism isn’t a disease or virus and it definitely isn’t from vaccines. I was born in 70 and had all my vaccines and growing up, I definitely would have heard of lawsuits because of vaccines causing any kind of adverse reaction. He’s an utterly complete fkn moron.
And Vance better get his kneepads out because the only way China will come to the table is for that dumb fk to apologize for calling Chinese workers, peasants.
I hope they sue RFK for this. This is an extreme violation of privacy.
Yes wouldnt this fall under a HIPPA Violation.
Yes, both HIPAA and ADA.
With government funded healthcare, such as medicaid, medicare, and those with insurance through the affordable care act there are clauses that the government can ask for our information.
I believe the operative word here is *ask*. Under normal conditions, epidemiological data given to researchers does not contain personal identifiers such as name, address, phone number, social security number. In many cases, the city of residence is not disclosed, just the county and state. Of course, we are no longer under normal situations of any sort with this administration. The kind of data RFKjr wants would be a herculean task for already overburdened/understaffed city/state health departments.
It is not asking us, it is asking our insurance companies though. That is the key difference.
All health insurance companies, including Medicare and Medicaid are considered covered entities and must abide by HIPPA laws. They are rigorous with regard to Protected HeaIth Information (lawsuits). If they choose to comply with RFKjr's ask for autism data, they may be even more restrictive on the info they provide. In any case, he won't be able to get the data he needs in order to “prove causation” (his promise to America).
THIS
I thought so also but the fact he's using it for "research" may be the loophole.
I believe the answer to that is yes. but with the smartwatches what do they mean? Have they already conpitulated? Every single company?? We have generally samsung, iPhone, and fit bit. They would have to request that info.
Aaron is a lawyer and I'm sure lawyers like pisco will cover it. That being said this is NOT GOOD. 😐
Yes, BUT if you look at Roe v. Wade, the case wasn't about the right to abortion, it was actually a case about the right to privacy. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade we lost the right to privacy, meaning that HIPPA laws still exist but no longer carry the weight they once did.
It is a gross HIPAA violation. If any of us working on the billing and patient record side of healthcare did any such crap, we would be fired and our employers - sued and fined.
exactly,if you work in healthcare privacy about a patient is number one,so i would say F.O. RfK
It’s a HIPAA violation! Your exactly right.
HIPAA!
I hope I like the number on my tattoo.
I have what might be a dumb question, but smart watches and fitness trackers?! What on earth related to “Autism Research” could be on those things? How is that being justified? (Not that any of it is justifiable or ethically correct, but those seem so random.) Am I missing something?
IMO…. He wants to use it to track location. Not sure how he’ll spin it to make it seem “legit”, but that’s the real reason. Tracking autistic folks.
Believe me, RFKjr will manipulate and massage any data he might receive in order to bolster whatever crackpot claim he wants to make about autism etiology. Also, since he has laid off so many staffers in his department, who will he give the monumental task of collecting the data? I speak from experience when I tell you that there isn’t a city/county/regional health department in Texas with the money, manpower (or will) to do the work.
Roe V Wade was the foundation for HIPAA 🙃
HIPPA violation!!
HIPPA Laws exist!
Everyone a country does something to stand up to Trump and puts him in his place, I just want to fly their flag. Thank GOD for Canada, China, Greenland and anyone else who stands up to this infected toe of a human because we all known our own government won’t.
Idk if flying China's flag is really the own you're making it out to be considering China wants Trump to mess up our country and do exactly what he's doing to us just as much as Russia wants it. There is already evidence of China having more cultural and fiscal impact on the world since Trump took office. This isn't a coincidence. (And I'm not against China having cultural influence, but Xi absolutely wants Trump to tank our country like he is doing.) At best, this is us floundering as a nation after electing our first black president bc our country is still full of racists who were angered and sought vengeance after Obama's successful presidency. At worst, Russia and China have colluded to bring us down. These days, I'm leaning toward the latter.
Canada and Greenland flags are great to wave rn tho lol!!
Well that’s fair. I swear I wasn’t thinking along those lines, I just get sickly satisfied when some bullies Trump back
I also love to see the orange be bullied!!!
The bully of my bully is my….friend?😅
China has never been what I would call a “friend” but I can’t help but see that trump is being a real ass to them.
I would not like to thank China. Cant trust them either
Too little, too late on the tariff front. That moron has already hurt millions of Americans, to the tune of Billions of dollars, because he doesn’t understand how fucking tariffs work 🤦♂️
I think he understands and just doesn’t care. Then he purposely shares misinformation about it to mislead his base.
You’re giving the orange-faced shitgibbon too much credit.
He understands perfectly well- he intended to inflict pain
Unfortunately, rich people know how to game the system whether stocks go up or down. Somehow, they always make out just fine, while the rest of us suffer the economic effects of the government's erratic economic behavior.
I didn't authorize HHS (RFK Jr.) to access my health information. Where do I to to lodge a complaint?
Thanks for all you do, Aaron!
The FDA needs to keep regulating dairy products
Very dangerous not to
Yes, H5N1 isn't going anywhere.
Musk can step away as quick as he wants, but the boycott won't stop. His demolition of democracy contributed to people's dislike, but in reality, no one will forget his nazi salutes, doubling down on them with Twitter jokes, and interference with German politics.
Govt position or not, people don't want to drive a swasti-car (or truck).
If Tesla board wants to change sales trends, they need to ditch the Nazi CEO.
Agree! Musk to El Salvador for the evil and damage he made! Trump too.
Let's hope it won't be out of sight out of mind and the boycott will continue.
Agreed!
If musk leaves end of May as planned, he can't come back 1 day a month. He's only allowed 130 days. End of May IS his 130 days. That's it, end of his time. Bye 👋 musk. Go finish ruining Tesla.
Agreed! Tesla as a brand is forever tarnished.
I would never buy a block of plastic on weels because of Doge and the muskus RATTTT
Elon can go back but it won’t change anything. The damage he’s done to the American people is unforgivable! Let’s continue to tank Tesla!!
Is Trump just insider trading again...?
RFK needs to be removed before he gets more people killed.
Thank you Aaron
Whatever happened about MTG inside trading?
Thank you Aaron. This invasion of privacy is a slippery slope. What is the need for a registry of autistic people for?? I’m frightened. When does it end?
I agree. It has a creepy vibe and RFK is so ignorant and easily manipulated he might actually believe he is trying to help. But puppets don't pull the strings.
How was the party?? Hope you had a great night, thanks for all you do!
Hope you had a wonderful unsurprising surprise party!
China is right. Bc of this administration we are isolated from the world 😭😭
Can we all just agree that this administration has no real plan, hence the back and forth on tariffs. I don’t believe they know they work for the people!
They don’t care. Look for any rich people who made a killing today….
Hope you had a great time last night.
Tesla is toast. What he did to our government, well, you can think of it as his bank account.
Damn right that there will be lawsuits flying with RFK snooping through peoples data. It’s definitely a HIPPA violation. I think there’s more worm than brain left. Autism isn’t a disease or virus and it definitely isn’t from vaccines. I was born in 70 and had all my vaccines and growing up, I definitely would have heard of lawsuits because of vaccines causing any kind of adverse reaction. He’s an utterly complete fkn moron.
And Vance better get his kneepads out because the only way China will come to the table is for that dumb fk to apologize for calling Chinese workers, peasants.
Xi achieved this by doing virtually nothing. fascism can only succeed when there are people willing to comply in advance.