There is no barrier for Congress to make a law to create a program of Federal Government made generic drugs with distribution straight to patients. This would, in theory, upend for-profit Pharma system. U.S. relies on private generics from India/China; 60-90% supply. #M4A #Pharma #Healthcare

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I'm Afraid of Americans -David Bowie #MusicSky youtu.be/LT3cERVRoQo?...

Parenting is the hardest job in the world. Kids grow up despite our mistakes.

In our increasingly unequal economy, the top 20% of earners power 59% of consumer spending. Everyone else accounts for 41% of spending.

Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law

Remembering Gladys West: who used Einstein to create GPS RIP to Gladys West: the "hidden figure" most people have never heard of, but whose work is second only to Einstein's in enabling and developing our modern GPS. #BlackInAstro bigthink.com/starts-with-... #space #GPS #astro #physics #einstein

Someone has to help me understand why the U.S. government cannot make & distribute generic drugs & distribute critical brand-name drugs direct to patients. #M4A

U.S. Healthcare There should be 1 system, 1 payer, outcomes should be equal without regard to socioeconomic status. #M4A

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Typical path to single-payer healthcare: 1. High costs / gaps → public anger, reform push 2. Govt role grows → covers kids, poor, elderly first 3. Std benefits → one basic package for all 4. Single payer → govt pays bills, private delivery stays 1/3 #M4A

We need to be careful. To maximize health, stress should be on 1. Prevention 2. Early detection 3. High-quality treatment 4. Efficiency “Capping” (yearly $) may help 4. & reduce 3. & does nothing for 1. & 2.. It risks trading the quality we want for the cost control we want. #M4A #Health

Taxing billionaires. #Inequality #ProgressiveTax youtube.com/shorts/LaBgE...

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Today Zohran announced a new rule banning hidden junk fees at hotels. The rule applies to NYC hotels, but also to hotel stays in other destinations that New Yorkers book in the city.

“The U.S. has declined on quality of life measures over time.” No. We have improved. But “rank” has declined. #Inequality #NordicModel #PublicGoods #SafetyNets #ProgressiveTax #M4A #Unions

Determined A Science of Life without Free Will by Robert M. Sapolsky Thoughts, choices & actions are determined by biology & environment, etc. over which we have no fundamental control. What feels like personal agency is actually the outcome of causal chains rooted in factors we didn’t choose.

The combined wealth of America’s 900 billionaires is greater than the combined wealth of the 67,000,000 households which make up the poorer 50% of the country.

Trump made deals with 16 major drug companies to lower prices in 2025. But drug companies, including the 16 that made the deals, raised the prices of 872 brand-name drugs at the beginning of this year. www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...

“Economy” is the system. The system structure in Democracies is chosen & controlled by the citizens via Publicly controlled Govt. Communist party controlled states is antithetical to this. Removing Public choice & control. Explain this to a “Communist,” they don’t (refuse to) comprehend.

“Unicorns are perfect” isn’t an argument against horses poop on their tails.

I’m becoming intolerant of the vitriol.

If you’re an -ist of any kind, you’re part of the problem. You’re a human. #OneHumanRace

Drag me down to your level. Beat me with experience. (Never actually make a valid argument, but simply use semantics)

Some here are just trying to start fires. They just want it all to burn. They don’t care who they hurt. They just want others to suffer. Fine. But don’t feign intelligence nor morality.

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The middle way = Nordic model. Both the U.S. & China (nearly as bad) have growing inequality. Trends in top 10% income share: China, U.S., France. Trends in bottom 50% income share: China, U.S., France. #Inequality #NordicModel #PublicGoods #SafetyNets #ProgressiveTax #M4A #Unions #Democracy

Countries with the Largest Emigrant Populations India tops the list, >18M citizens living abroad. >280M people live outside their country of birth. Some small countries, Guyana & Samoa, have >1/2 their populations living outside their borders. Conflict, jobs & opportunity are major drivers.

Political homicides 3,597 murdered in politically motivated terrorist attacks in the U.S. from 1/1/75 to 9/10/25. 618 total when taking out 9/11. ~12.36 per year. 79 the last 5 years; since 1/1/20. ~15.8 per year. -Libertarian Cato Institute www.cato.org/blog/politic...

President Donald J. Trump meets with Harry Potter of Hogwarts in the Oval Office, during which Mr. Potter presented the President with his Triwizard Cup in recognition of the President's extraordinary proficiency in the dark arts of misinformation, illusion and reality distortion.

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#Neuroscience #NeuroSkyence #HumanNature #HumanBehavior #SocialMedia #One #OneHumanRace #OnePlanetEarth

Fascinating that society is both more & less tolerant of differences in others over the last Century. Our brains naturally categorize/group (in-group v out-group.) 1 is chosen to be more positive & other more negative. More “COEXIST” stickers yet social media amplifies the disgust in out-groups.

Historically, most people cannot discuss issues, because they oversimplify. Most on Bluesky are young & grew up with social media. This amplifies the binary thinking & reactivity; making thoughtful discussion of complex issues nearly impossible. (Reading written attacks on an older adult)

“Stop wasting your life.” -Rutger Bregman Many intelligent individuals are drawn into "BS jobs" like consultancy, finance & corporate law. These talented people are needed to address major global challenges such as poverty, pandemics & democratic breakdown. youtu.be/iPkeGOTnFUE?...

ATTORNEY GENERAL Pam Bondi Lawyer & lobbyist at Ballard Partners. Single, 2X-divorced. Former Scientologist. Now linked to Christian evangelical end-times dominionist New Apostolic Reformation. Led legal arm of AFPI, P2025 advisory group. Former Dem 2010 turned GOP

$3.2B (combined profit, CEO pay, buybacks) shared with all 26,000 flight attendants is ~$123,000 MORE compensation each year. #Econsky #Unions #LivingWage

Because of Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill,” the annual ICE budget — at $28 billion — is now larger than the annual budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons COMBINED. No. The American people do not want Trump's domestic army.

“Keep protesting… And save the name of the killers & the abusers that are abusing you… you’re being very badly abused… One death is too much…” Trump (on Iran) not Ice/Minnesota

People struggling with insomnia tend to hyperfocus on the fact that they can't sleep, which can prevent them from getting any shut-eye. Experts share effective practices to overcome sleep stress. n.pr/45bSkCn

Deaths related to ICE per 100,000 agents in 2025 ~141 Homicide in Chicago per 100,000 citizens in 2025 ~15 (~22,000 agents & 31 deaths related to ICE in 2025)