The Cost of Not Having Health Insurance
My aunt couldn’t afford to go to the hospital. She ended up there anyway.
“The hospital couldn’t deny her care, but we understood the tightrope you walk when you don’t have money. All she could afford to be was grateful.”
Jenisha Watts on the predicament of the millions of Americans without health insurance—including her aunt:
03.03.2026 02:45 —
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Calling AI "slop" has been one of the most effective instances of the public rebranding a product and it pisses them off.
02.03.2026 20:44 —
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“.. an early sign of retail investors’ increasing unease with the asset class.”
@financialtimes.com $BX
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Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America’s New Gilded Age
excellent article! "Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America’s New Gilded Age" by @mikebaker.bsky.social &team.
Sadly, intermountain west is region hardest hit by climate change. Wildfires & smoke are making this Billionaire paradise much less desirable & healthy. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...
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[The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 11
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Tremendous heat in South Texas today! 104° F - in February - makes this the Hottest temperature ever recorded in winter in the US!
27.02.2026 02:52 —
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Images in Clinical Medicine
Primary Measles Infection
Photo of the patient's trunk
A previously healthy man presented with a 5-day history of fever, nausea, and vomiting and a 2-day history of an itchy rash. Examination showed an exanthem consisting of minute macules and subtly elevated papules. Read the full case details: nej.md/4tSKIiB
@i-med.ac.at #MedSky #DermSky
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Great report highlighting actions that can be taken by state and local leaders now to drive progress on climate and affordability. These are also good investments from a risk-return perspective. Hoping state and local pensions and state economic development authorities are paying attention.
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agree w @danpfeiffer.bsky.social
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Taiwan began paying people to switch to electric scooters and cars. Here's what happened
If you’ve ever stood at a red light in Taipei, you know that when it turns green, it’s not just...
I've been to Taiwan twice for scientific conferences. The sea of scooters is definitely a thing. They used to spew toxic fumes & have loud, two-stroke engines. Now the government is paying folks to switch to clean, quiet, battery swapping EVs. With big impacts! 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 electrek.co/2026/02/22/t...
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That drop is more than the entire NSF budget.
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Trump’s new tariffs are only legal in response to “fundamental international payments problems,” of which there are none. So they’re just as illegal as the old ones. But god forbid our top news organizations tell you that.
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From the Congressional Research Service: "Section 122 provides some contextual evidence that 'balance-of-payments deficits' does not refer to trade deficits." www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
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Opinion | You’re Paying 90% of Trump’s Tariffs
So the New York Federal Reserve says in the latest look at import prices.
“No matter how often Trump insists his tariffs are taxing foreigners to enrich the U.S., economic studies keep showing that Americans actually pay the bill. In an analysis on the bank’s website, researchers write that “nearly 90% of the tariffs’ economic burden fell on U.S. firms & consumers.”
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As Trump spews his unhinged rants about raising his illegal tariffs again AFTER SCOTUS STRUCK THEM DOWN, never forget who they’re hurting the most.
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Pay me back for your illegal tariffs Mr. Trump!!!
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10% yesterday.
15% today.
As Gorsuch wrote, could be “1 percent or 1,000,000 percent .. and he may change his mind at any time for nearly any reason.” 🤡
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Blue Owl Sets Off New Private Credit Fears
we definitely need private credit in our 401ks!!!
"Blue Owl Sets Off New Private Credit Fears" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...
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Johannes Høsflot Klæbo of Norway has 5 gold medals.
The U.S. has 7.
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It's hard to believe that you could be the trade representative for a major power and not know that tariffs are regressive.
My econ 101 students know what the word regressive means, and that tariffs are regressive. Many could even cite studies on the subject.
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“.. Musk promised 500 cars in Austin, coverage for half the US population, fully unsupervised rides, and expansion to 8-10 cities, all by the end of 2025. None of it happened.”
@electrek.co $TSLA
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Trump's Climate Supercomputer Plans Threaten US Insurance Market: Actuaries
A new letter from the American Academy of Actuaries draws a direct line between the planned dismantling of NCAR and higher homeowners insurance costs for US consumers.
The American Academy of Actuaries warns that dismantling NCAR would degrade the catastrophe models insurers depend on to price climate risk—driving up premiums and threatening coverage availability nationwide.
"Uncertainty carries a positive cost."
www.riskmarketnews.com/trumps-clima...
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