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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 10h

She’s a cop!? Not going to lie, that’s kind of a bummer.

Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 10h

Dudes rock.

NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 13h

This is amazing.

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 1d

Dudes rock.

Roger Cormier @yayroger.bsky.social · 1d

A gentleman with a "Dump Here 61" shirt caught the Raleigh home run (on a bounce.)

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 1d

About to start a week of overnight shifts for the first time in 10 1/2 years. Wish me luck! 😬

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 1d

Looks to be a long night for the Bayern Frauen, as Barcelona are already up 2-0 after 12 minutes. #BARBAY #UWCL

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 1d

The Times Square Cup is a really cool event that Borussia Dortmund and Street Soccer USA have been partnering on for a few years now to raise funds for Street Soccer USA’s work with underprivileged and homeless youth. Wish I could be there!

The Cooligans @soccercooligans.com · 1d

Borussia Dortmund & Street Soccer USA Times Square Cup hosted by The Cooligans! Kicks off at 9am near the TKTS booth! See you there! 🗽⚫️🟡

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Blacque Jacque Shellacque @bornwithatail.bsky.social · 14d

heard you were talking shit about Saint Paul

Saint Paul’s very own Joe Mauer, wearing dark sunglasses and a throwback Timberwolves jersey, standing at home plate at Target Field with a dark baseball bat and looking absolutely hard as nails

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 1d

Juventus vs Benfica has definitely been a good opener for this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League, so far! 1-1 at the break, Juve’s had more possession and chances, but Benfica has been good on defense and dangerous on the counterattack.

Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 1d

In a time of unserious people, “Matchmaker” may be the most unserious person. 🤣

Dan Creel @dancreel.com · 2d

In Hinchcliffe vs Football is for the Fans, Scott Michaels, things are moving apace. Amongst a number of other filings, Michaels asked for pro bono counsel.

The court denied the request basically because Michaels hasn't presented a defense that would warrant the assistance of an attorney.

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Protagonist Soccer @protagonistsoccer.bsky.social · 1d

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve been meaning to watch it for ages and saw that’s leaving Prime soon, so I decided to get a move on! 😆

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

I’m watching Deutschland ‘83 on Prime Video (great show, like a German take on The Americans, kind of), and it has Major Tom by Peter Schilling as the opening credits music. The subtitles identified the song as Blue Monday by New Order. 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

Rural hospitals keep closing, though, and added to the failing retail pharmacy chains, this is going to make access harder and harder for millions of Americans. This is the mess we’re in now, and it’s hard to see it improving, because it’s not really economically viable. 11/end

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

Hospitals. (Some) hospitals are always open, and this will be yet another thing added to their plate by various market forces and governmental decisions. Of course they are also affected by reimbursement problems, only even more so. They can’t count on selling you stuff while you wait. 10/11

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

Patients have to hope that they don’t need pharmacy services urgently and/or at odd hours. Of course, that’s not how health works! So when people need medication and can’t wait for the mail, or the big box or clinic pharmacy is closed, what option do they have? 9/11

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

So the big chains start to reduce hours, then close stores, then shutter completely. The formerly ubiquitous, convenient pharmacies aren’t around anymore and there’s nobody to step into that void. Where does that leave patients? 8/11

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

Now there were only a handful of pharmacy chains that provided a full range of services and were open late hours, but that got harder and harder to sustain economically, so they cut back. Cut hours, cut staffing, lagged in keeping up with wage competition from other retailers. 7/11

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

Insurers/the government don’t just pay providers for the cost of your prescription minus the copay you paid. The insurers/government decide how much they’re willing to pay and for which drugs/services and providers have to take it or leave it. 6/11

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

In addition to that competition from insurer’s mail order pharmacies and big box retailers, reimbursements are always getting worse and drugs themselves are getting more expensive. What do I mean by reimbursements? 5/11

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

Insurance providers bought or started their own mail order pharmacies and increasingly drove their users to these services through pricing and coverage incentives. Meanwhile, big box retailers and grocery stores heavily pushed discount prescription services at a loss to drive foot traffic. 4/11

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

While they were building and competing with each other, there was at least the demand to provide lots of services. 24-hour pharmacies were common. The 2008 crash and competition from big box stores and insurance companies started to put the hurt on the big pharmacy chains, though. 3/11

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

First, let’s look at how we got here. Throughout the 1990s-2000s, the large pharmacy chains consolidated through buying up their competitors and building up near ubiquitous presence in the markets they dominated. Independent pharmacies fell first, then smaller regional chains. 2/11

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

Access to pharmaceutical services is a growing and deepening crisis in this country. It’s been building for a long time, and for a number of reasons, and it’s not being talked about enough. So, let’s do that. 🧵 1/11

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Rite Aid closes all remaining stores after 63 years in business

"All Rite Aid stores have now closed. We thank our loyal customers for their many years of support." Rite Aid, once one of America's biggest pharmacy chains, shuttered its remaining 89 stores this wee...

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

They had a pretty good promo during halftime, so maybe they’ve been doing that? I don’t watch enough soccer on Paramount+ to say for sure.

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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 2d

*sigh* Yeah… 😒

Semi Co-op @semicoop.bsky.social · 2d

New comic! Bringing loads of games to game night and only ending up playing one or two small ones... Who else does this? 😂

👀 You can read this week's blog post (it's a long one!) at
semicoop.com/comic/beast-of-burden/ #gamenight #boardgames

Two panels. Above the left, it says: "Games I brought to game night". We see Heinze carrying a very big and heavy backpack holding at least 15 games (it shows the outlines of the boxes through the bag). Above the right panel it says: "Games we played at game night". We see the same image of Heinze carrying the back pack with only one small game highlighted in the entire backpack.

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