James Villarrubia

New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill.

They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451

Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.

Dear Fed Friends,

A 2013 Princeton study found starlings navigate by watching 7 nearby birds. Just 7.

Feeling lost? Take a breath and find your 7 birds. Lean on them. And remember—you’re someone’s bird too.

Together, we’ll make it through.
🦜🪿🦆🦤🕊️🦉🦢

Biden warning us about an oligarchy right after he ends 50yrs of being able to do something about it… is peak Biden.

Little late, Joe?

GOP: Don't invest in climate-change mitigation research... global warming is fake and you're messing with God's creation.

Also GOP: Can you use your "jewish space-laser" weather technology to stop wildfires, pweez? 🥺👉👈.

I. just. can't.

No one deeply concerned about sources would put the verb in parentheses.

Know Your Audience.

Is this #EfficientHealthcare?

Terrorism victim denied medical leave. Likely will be fired by Amazon. And lose insurance... to cover the medical leave... from the terrorism.

This is #EfficientHealthcare?

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#EfficientHealthcare

Teeth are “special bones” that need separate accounting.

This is supposed to be #EfficientHealthcare

#EfficientHealthcare

#EfficientHealthcare

#EfficientHealthcare

“Efficient” Healthcare.

“Efficient” healthcare.

a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater . ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater .

From a recent academic paper... "with harassment cases projected to potentially double following the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election (based on 2016 trends)"

... I mean... it's not wrong.

It seems they've learned nothing from November and are eager to try more of the same.

I'm with you until the end.

Disney’s Skeleton Crew starts off with a “futuristic” suburb with garages, sidewalks, grass, single-family detached homes, school busses, etc.

In an infinite fictional universe, how can they be so unimaginative?

And while care isn't universally better in the EU... for the average American it is better in MANY western EU countries.

My point was not that EU care is _always_ better, but rather that healthcare options for the wealthy elite (Pelosi, McConnell, Musk, Thompson, etc.) are different from the rest of us bc they can afford good insurance or afford to go abroad for treatment. Musk could buy a whole hospital system.

You're right... her surgery would be covered by her employer. But as a tourist, Luxembourg would cover 100% of ER and 80-90% of other care.

Healthcare is demonstrably cheaper and better abroad in many western countries. That's why Medical Tourism is a booming industry.

"Efficient" Healthcare

"Efficient" Healthcare.

New @nationalreview.bsky.social article is chock of fallacious arguments. See how man you can find, kids!

- Guilt by Association
- The [Chinese] Strawman
- Appeals to Nationalism
- False Cause
... and my favorite...
- False Equivalence

So sad to see a conservative institution fall so far. /s

Remember kids, in capitalism "efficiency" means efficient wealth extraction by the capitalists. There is an assumption is that it creates a net good for market participants.

... but only in fair markets, for which healthcare is not.

"Efficient" healthcare.

This is wonderful! I’d round up on this paper for this response.

If I were still #teaching, I’d ask my students to identify everything they don’t yet know but want to know on a topic. Time is not endless. Papers can’t be infinitely researched. Curiosity is gold. #AI #education

In 2021 terms… Fast-Tracking COVID vaccines does not mean Ivermectin works.

#MagicCarpetFallacy