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Jesus H. Christ. This is Mary Lou Retton. She was possibly the biggest sports celebrity of the 80s. She wasn’t just an Olympian, she was on TV constantly. She was one of the first sports stars women could really look up to.

And she doesn’t have health insurance.

This is such a criminal travesty I don’t even know what else to say but poor Mary Lou. I hope she’s unconscious so if the worst happens, she won’t feel it.

American healthcare is in utter shambles when the family of an icon like Mary Lou has to gofundme for her care.

I hope she makes it through this. 🤞

I dunno if you’ve noticed, but America’s been in shambles a looong time. Education, Literacy, Healthcare, Economic mobility — almost every statistic related to quality of life for the people (aka the working class) — has fallen well behind the rest of the developed world.

It’s basically a failed democracy that’s halfway through the transition from oligarchy to fascist dictatorship, with both religion and conservatism leading the charge; as is tradition.