Nick
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Did-did-did-did you see the frightened ones?
Did-did-did-did you hear the falling bombs?
Did-did-did-did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath the clear Bluesky?
Did-did-did-did you hear the falling bombs?
Did-did-did-did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath the clear Bluesky?
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Earthrise.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
December 24, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Earthrise.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
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“Holy infant so tender and mild” will never not be funny, don’t write lyrics when you’re hungry.
December 23, 2024 at 7:17 PM
“Holy infant so tender and mild” will never not be funny, don’t write lyrics when you’re hungry.
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Wow. Amazing how Buddhist poets over 2000 years ago perfectly anticipated social media
December 18, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Wow. Amazing how Buddhist poets over 2000 years ago perfectly anticipated social media
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"Stop asking why schools don’t have bullet proof glass & metal detectors at all the doors. Ask why schools HAVE to. That’s the question that needs to be asked”
December 16, 2024 at 9:38 PM
"Stop asking why schools don’t have bullet proof glass & metal detectors at all the doors. Ask why schools HAVE to. That’s the question that needs to be asked”
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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...
December 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...
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NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.
Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:34 PM
NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.
Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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(handing ballpark organist a folded piece of paper) ORGANIST: your walk-up song is "duck tales theme song"?
December 12, 2024 at 3:10 PM
(handing ballpark organist a folded piece of paper) ORGANIST: your walk-up song is "duck tales theme song"?
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Thou shalt not kill' also means 'thou shalt not let profit margins decide who lives and who dies.'
December 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Thou shalt not kill' also means 'thou shalt not let profit margins decide who lives and who dies.'
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Steinbeck: What did you think of my draft of 𝘖𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘯?
Publisher: It needs more characters.
Steinbeck: I'll see what I can do.
Publisher: It needs more characters.
Steinbeck: I'll see what I can do.
December 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Steinbeck: What did you think of my draft of 𝘖𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘯?
Publisher: It needs more characters.
Steinbeck: I'll see what I can do.
Publisher: It needs more characters.
Steinbeck: I'll see what I can do.
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This is the ultimate expression of the “just asking questions” bullshit. This HAS been studied and investigated in many different countries, Andrew Wakefield’s grifter claims HAVE been completely discredited. THERE NO FUCKING CONNECTION BETWEEN VACCINES AND AUTISM!!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate the discredited link between vaccines and autism: ‘Somebody has to find out’
Researchers attribute a rise in autism diagnoses to increased screening and changing definitions of the condition. Hundreds of studies have found childhood vaccines to be safe.
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2024 at 11:15 PM
This is the ultimate expression of the “just asking questions” bullshit. This HAS been studied and investigated in many different countries, Andrew Wakefield’s grifter claims HAVE been completely discredited. THERE NO FUCKING CONNECTION BETWEEN VACCINES AND AUTISM!!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Took me a bit but I've found the framing to put into words a way to express to the people fretting about the death of the UHC CEO why we just aren't heeding their admonishment:
The social contract stipulates that all life is sacred, and Brian Thompson violated it.
But it's more than that.
The social contract stipulates that all life is sacred, and Brian Thompson violated it.
But it's more than that.
December 5, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Took me a bit but I've found the framing to put into words a way to express to the people fretting about the death of the UHC CEO why we just aren't heeding their admonishment:
The social contract stipulates that all life is sacred, and Brian Thompson violated it.
But it's more than that.
The social contract stipulates that all life is sacred, and Brian Thompson violated it.
But it's more than that.
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The largest private health insurance companies in the USA:
- UnitedHealth Group: $215 billion revenue
- Elevance Health (Anthem): $133 billion revenue
- Kaiser Permanente: $126 billion revenue
- Centene (Ambetter): 8.6% market share, $116 billion revenue
- Humana: $100 billion revenue
- UnitedHealth Group: $215 billion revenue
- Elevance Health (Anthem): $133 billion revenue
- Kaiser Permanente: $126 billion revenue
- Centene (Ambetter): 8.6% market share, $116 billion revenue
- Humana: $100 billion revenue
December 4, 2024 at 11:28 PM
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Report: in a bid to capture the “chaotic energy” of early Bluesky, Threads is trialing a new algorithmic feed where every 4th post is a poorly lit photo of a flaccid penis
November 28, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Report: in a bid to capture the “chaotic energy” of early Bluesky, Threads is trialing a new algorithmic feed where every 4th post is a poorly lit photo of a flaccid penis
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A high dynamic range photo (HDR) of the crescent moon this morning after an occultation of the star Spica. HDR enables us to see the dim Earthshine in the shadowed areas of the moon and the surface features in the relatively bright crescent area in the same photo. #astrophotography #moon #spica
November 27, 2024 at 12:53 PM
A high dynamic range photo (HDR) of the crescent moon this morning after an occultation of the star Spica. HDR enables us to see the dim Earthshine in the shadowed areas of the moon and the surface features in the relatively bright crescent area in the same photo. #astrophotography #moon #spica
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November 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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I have been suffering from depression and my extraordinary husband just sent me the attached and you should follow him, he is a remarkable man, as courageous as he is insightful, as strong as he is empathetic, and brilliant all the time: @bendavison.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 7:26 AM
I have been suffering from depression and my extraordinary husband just sent me the attached and you should follow him, he is a remarkable man, as courageous as he is insightful, as strong as he is empathetic, and brilliant all the time: @bendavison.bsky.social
SAM: But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t. Because they were holding on to something.
FRODO: What are we holding on to, Sam?
SAM: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.
FRODO: What are we holding on to, Sam?
SAM: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.
November 19, 2024 at 12:23 PM
SAM: But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t. Because they were holding on to something.
FRODO: What are we holding on to, Sam?
SAM: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.
FRODO: What are we holding on to, Sam?
SAM: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.