Jon
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I get burned both by the sun and by my unwavering love of Ohio sports
This thread describes fears of things that are already happening. Many plans require PCP referrals. Many people feel health care systems favor rich and do not pour resources into low-income areas.
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This thread describes fears of things that are already happening. Many plans require PCP referrals. Many people feel health care systems favor rich and do not pour resources into low-income areas.
If I’m reading the tiebreakers right, Bengals are out with a loss to the Ravens. Still a few ways to make it in the playoffs (but I remain realistic about the odds)
December 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If I’m reading the tiebreakers right, Bengals are out with a loss to the Ravens. Still a few ways to make it in the playoffs (but I remain realistic about the odds)
CFP committee is an outright joke. You can’t keep either BYU or Alabama after yesterday’s games. They are both playing badly and don’t deserve to be in the dance. And you can’t pick and choose. No 3-loss team ever deserves to be in the show, unless they are forced.
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
CFP committee is an outright joke. You can’t keep either BYU or Alabama after yesterday’s games. They are both playing badly and don’t deserve to be in the dance. And you can’t pick and choose. No 3-loss team ever deserves to be in the show, unless they are forced.
On the CFP: 7 spots go to undefeated/1-loss teams, 1 spot to Tulane, 1 spot to UVA/JMU 3 at-large spots left. You have to give them to 2-loss teams only (of BYU, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Miami).
Miami has the weakest case here, but they might take them and leave out Notre Dame to keep the ACC in
Miami has the weakest case here, but they might take them and leave out Notre Dame to keep the ACC in
December 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
On the CFP: 7 spots go to undefeated/1-loss teams, 1 spot to Tulane, 1 spot to UVA/JMU 3 at-large spots left. You have to give them to 2-loss teams only (of BYU, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Miami).
Miami has the weakest case here, but they might take them and leave out Notre Dame to keep the ACC in
Miami has the weakest case here, but they might take them and leave out Notre Dame to keep the ACC in
I get the point, but CBJ has been more visible after Gaudreau. Other candidates I'd consider:
- any number of MLS teams
- Cincinnati Reds
- maybe the Colts for the NFL?
- any number of MLS teams
- Cincinnati Reds
- maybe the Colts for the NFL?
Bill Simmons has singled out the Columbus Blue Jackets as the most irrelevant franchise in sports.
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Bill Simmons proclaims Columbus Blue Jackets 'most irrelevant franchise in professional sports'
Bill Simmons proclaimed the Columbus Blue Jackets 'the most irrelevant franchise in professional sports' on his podcast.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I get the point, but CBJ has been more visible after Gaudreau. Other candidates I'd consider:
- any number of MLS teams
- Cincinnati Reds
- maybe the Colts for the NFL?
- any number of MLS teams
- Cincinnati Reds
- maybe the Colts for the NFL?
Reds still alive at the end of the season. Love the direction the team is headed.
Reds make postseason with:
- Sweep Brewers, Mets lose a game to Marlins
- Win series, Mets lose series
- Win a game, Mets get swept, Dbacks lose a game to Padres
Reds make postseason with:
- Sweep Brewers, Mets lose a game to Marlins
- Win series, Mets lose series
- Win a game, Mets get swept, Dbacks lose a game to Padres
September 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Reds still alive at the end of the season. Love the direction the team is headed.
Reds make postseason with:
- Sweep Brewers, Mets lose a game to Marlins
- Win series, Mets lose series
- Win a game, Mets get swept, Dbacks lose a game to Padres
Reds make postseason with:
- Sweep Brewers, Mets lose a game to Marlins
- Win series, Mets lose series
- Win a game, Mets get swept, Dbacks lose a game to Padres
They call it HP Envy because you will envy other people’s working printers
August 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
They call it HP Envy because you will envy other people’s working printers
Poker Face is great, but an underrated feature is the TV in the background.
The cheap motel one of the characters stays at has an action movie where the protagonist says "My name is [explosion] and I work for [explosion]
The Season 2 finale has the "Right in the Butt" Wheel of Fortune episode
The cheap motel one of the characters stays at has an action movie where the protagonist says "My name is [explosion] and I work for [explosion]
The Season 2 finale has the "Right in the Butt" Wheel of Fortune episode
August 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Poker Face is great, but an underrated feature is the TV in the background.
The cheap motel one of the characters stays at has an action movie where the protagonist says "My name is [explosion] and I work for [explosion]
The Season 2 finale has the "Right in the Butt" Wheel of Fortune episode
The cheap motel one of the characters stays at has an action movie where the protagonist says "My name is [explosion] and I work for [explosion]
The Season 2 finale has the "Right in the Butt" Wheel of Fortune episode
Flugtag is amazing. These gliders are… certainly something
August 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Flugtag is amazing. These gliders are… certainly something
Farthest I've been
Up down left and right
N: Downtown Vancouver
S: Body Ponds Nature Park, Antigua
E: VC Bird Airport, Antigua
W: UBC, Vancouver
Doesn't seem right that it's really just two locations
Up down left and right
N: Downtown Vancouver
S: Body Ponds Nature Park, Antigua
E: VC Bird Airport, Antigua
W: UBC, Vancouver
Doesn't seem right that it's really just two locations
Farthest I’ve been
Up down left and right
N: Reykjavík, Iceland
S: Freeport, Bahamas
E: Bratislava, Slovakia
W: Oahu, HI
Up down left and right
N: Reykjavík, Iceland
S: Freeport, Bahamas
E: Bratislava, Slovakia
W: Oahu, HI
Farthest I’ve been
Up down left and right
N: Fairbanks, AK
S: Miami, FL
E: Istanbul, TR
W: Anchorage, AK
Up down left and right
N: Fairbanks, AK
S: Miami, FL
E: Istanbul, TR
W: Anchorage, AK
August 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Farthest I've been
Up down left and right
N: Downtown Vancouver
S: Body Ponds Nature Park, Antigua
E: VC Bird Airport, Antigua
W: UBC, Vancouver
Doesn't seem right that it's really just two locations
Up down left and right
N: Downtown Vancouver
S: Body Ponds Nature Park, Antigua
E: VC Bird Airport, Antigua
W: UBC, Vancouver
Doesn't seem right that it's really just two locations
iOS 26 icons are so blurry. Are we sure Apple wasn’t paid off by Big Optometry?
July 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
iOS 26 icons are so blurry. Are we sure Apple wasn’t paid off by Big Optometry?
The power is out and I can’t study, so of course I’m making a power outage playlist
June 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The power is out and I can’t study, so of course I’m making a power outage playlist
Disgusting. This should have been front and center during confirmation, during the failed presidential run, everywhere. Today’s “conflict of interest” is a cover for what he actually wants to do.
Here’s RFK Jr in June 2023 saying he’s going to blackball any scientist who is on ACIP and block them from ever sitting on a committee again, and from receiving federal funding for 8 years.
Today, he fired all 17 experts on that committee, which advises the nation on vaccines.
Today, he fired all 17 experts on that committee, which advises the nation on vaccines.
June 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Disgusting. This should have been front and center during confirmation, during the failed presidential run, everywhere. Today’s “conflict of interest” is a cover for what he actually wants to do.
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Pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices have operated with little regulation, transparency, and accountability for far too long.
Illinois is putting an end to that and leading the nation in bringing transparency to PBM drug pricing.
Illinois is putting an end to that and leading the nation in bringing transparency to PBM drug pricing.
June 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices have operated with little regulation, transparency, and accountability for far too long.
Illinois is putting an end to that and leading the nation in bringing transparency to PBM drug pricing.
Illinois is putting an end to that and leading the nation in bringing transparency to PBM drug pricing.
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What Vinay Prasad is proposing is scientific misconduct that would violate legally-mandated institutional review board review in the United States. He has never conducted a randomized control trial. He is not a scientist. He is a fraud.
They are mandating this to block approval, not encourage study
They are mandating this to block approval, not encourage study
May 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
What Vinay Prasad is proposing is scientific misconduct that would violate legally-mandated institutional review board review in the United States. He has never conducted a randomized control trial. He is not a scientist. He is a fraud.
They are mandating this to block approval, not encourage study
They are mandating this to block approval, not encourage study
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must have had a lot of time bonuses
May 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
must have had a lot of time bonuses
I mean, if you’re going to call your product Spaceballs, at least choose the right cross promotional movie to go with it.
April 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I mean, if you’re going to call your product Spaceballs, at least choose the right cross promotional movie to go with it.
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The fact that there might be a conclave so close to a movie about one has really motivated me to finish my screenplay "The Tech CEO Who Died of Diarrhea So Explosive The Coroner Said He Had No Lower Back to Speak Of"
March 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The fact that there might be a conclave so close to a movie about one has really motivated me to finish my screenplay "The Tech CEO Who Died of Diarrhea So Explosive The Coroner Said He Had No Lower Back to Speak Of"
Can’t believe the Jackets are technically still in the playoff race. They’re in with two regulation wins and Montreal loses its last game in regulation.
April 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Can’t believe the Jackets are technically still in the playoff race. They’re in with two regulation wins and Montreal loses its last game in regulation.
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Hope it was worth it to stop a few of us from peeing.
April 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hope it was worth it to stop a few of us from peeing.
My favorite smartwatch is back! I’ve regretted getting rid of my old Pebbles and I love that it’s returning.
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March 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
My favorite smartwatch is back! I’ve regretted getting rid of my old Pebbles and I love that it’s returning.
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[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
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at this point amy schumer would be a better minority leader
March 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
at this point amy schumer would be a better minority leader
Trump making great progress in the Destroy the Economy speedrun
*TRUMP SAYS HE'S INCREASING CANADA STEEL, ALUMINUM TARIFF TO 50%
*TRUMP THREATENS TO `PERMANENTLY SHUT DOWN' CANADA CAR INDUSTRY
*TRUMP: CANADA TARIFF DUE TO ELECTRICITY TARIFF
*TRUMP THREATENS TO `PERMANENTLY SHUT DOWN' CANADA CAR INDUSTRY
*TRUMP: CANADA TARIFF DUE TO ELECTRICITY TARIFF
March 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Trump making great progress in the Destroy the Economy speedrun