ZBT: Tim Kennedy Accused of Stolen Valor

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🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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🎙️ Allegations Against Tim Kennedy: 📚 Book Claims Scrutinized: Tim Kennedy, former UFC fighter and U.S. Army veteran, faces allegations of embellishing his military service in his book Scars and Stripes. 🎖️ Ranger School Distinction Questioned: Kennedy claimed to be the distinguished honor graduate of his Ranger School class. However, official records indicate he struggled during the Mountain Phase and nearly faced recycling. 🔫 Combat Narratives Disputed: Kennedy's accounts of direct engagements with enemy combatants have been challenged by peers, suggesting possible exaggerations or fabrications. 🩹 Injury Claims Unverified: Kennedy described being wounded by shrapnel during a mission. However, his military records reportedly lack a Purple Heart, and fellow soldiers dispute these injury claims. 💰 Examination of Veterans' Benefits: 📰 Medicare Advantage Payments: A Wall Street Journal investigation revealed that Medicare Advantage insurers received billions from the federal government to cover veterans' healthcare costs, despite many veterans primarily using the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system. 💸 Dual Payments Issue: Between 2018 and 2021, the government paid an estimated $44 billion to these insurers for veterans' coverage, while the VA spent $46 billion on the same group's care, leading to effectively double payments for veterans' healthcare. 🏠 Housing Allowance Concerns: The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, known as the Post-9/11 GI Bill, expanded educational benefits for veterans, including a housing allowance. Some argue that these benefits may be overly generous, potentially leading to inefficiencies and misuse.

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0:00.0	Hey, Zero Blog 30 listeners, you can find us every Tuesday and Friday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
0:06.5	Pride members can also listen ad-free on Amazon Music.
0:11.6	Welcome back to another edition of Zero Blog 30.
0:15.2	Today we have a couple of things that we're going to talk to you about, but I don't want to have much at the top of the show without going directly to Katie.
0:24.7	Because this weekend, we had a long Thanksgiving weekend that we're coming back from.
0:29.8	Katie travels hits.
0:31.4	She goes out super mom with her boys doing all the different things that she has.
0:36.3	I'm like, look at her.
0:37.0	She's having a good time taking pictures with all of her family members down in the Philly
0:42.2	area.
0:43.5	She's hanging out with everybody taking pictures with like 20,000 people that are all in her family.
0:49.1	Wholesome.
0:49.8	And I'm like, look at her.
0:51.0	Now she's coming back.
0:52.2	It's Katie Mom.
0:53.1	Katie travels.
0:54.0	And then you's coming back. It's Katie, mom. Katie travels.
0:56.0	And then you hit the shit.
0:58.0	It was like you're basically back in Marsha.
1:00.9	Are you talking about my trip home?
1:01.9	Yeah, you're trip home. Oh, I thought you were talking about the video.
1:03.5	Oh, no, no, no.
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