Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
One of the most vexing aspects of contemporary Democratic politics is the frequency with which "the groups" are invoked to explain why some choice had to be made, generally with no explanation of why "the groups" matter or even which groups exactly we are talking about.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 21, 2021
The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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by artappraiser on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 1:53pm
by artappraiser on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 1:56pm
no mystery with this one:
but the effect is not as simplistic as it's often made out to be:
I know for a fact that the reason many seniors are going bankrupt is that the brand name drugs their doctors say they need are either denied under their Part D drug plan (which in themselves have expensive premiums with complicated rules that can end up costing a lot out of pocket), or have extremely high copays for anything but the very basic old time generics.
The whole Medicare Drug Plan situation is a complex mess of price regulation already as each insurer has a formulary that the negotiate low prices for with the manufacturers and if you need something else it's bascially fuck you unless you can enlist your doctor to fight for an exemption for you. Few doctors will do this anymore, they absolutely despise having to go through the lengthy process taking much time away from other duties. There is actually a doctors lobbyist group that is fighting to do away with what's called "prior authorization", which is merely a simple first step in insurers challenging doctors to support their choice of drug that is more expensive for the insurer.
If Medicare was handling this as a single entity, certain drugs would simply be denied if they would not come down on price and the insured would have to pay the asking price of the manufacturer out of pocket. Right now it is the case that smart seniors with a lot of time on their hands can shop for an insurer that will cover the cost of what they need at annual enrollment time. And dumb seniors are screwed.
It is true that we are paying high prices for new drugs for research and innovation in drugs for the benefit of the rest of the world that regulates prices and doesn't approve paying for those new drugs.
by artappraiser on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 2:45pm
p.s. in NYC for a couple years now, there is a "bait and switch" situation with start-up online pharmacies going after doctors who are fed up with hassles from insurers about prescribing what they want to prescribe. The doctor says to the patient: I want you to take this medicine but it has to come from this pharmacy. That's because in the start-up version of these online pharmacy companies they will eat the loss of the insurer paying them less than it costs them for a certain drug that the doctor likes to use. The doctor in the meantime doesn't have to spend time fighting the insurers saying "but the patient needs this" and he has a lot of patients like that (think like: a certain expensive steroid that is showing much better results for alopecia than older drugs that fail a lot). The new online pharmacy courts that physican saying they will furnish the drug to patients without question. Because they are looking to build market share at the current time and plan later once they have a market to start thinking about profits, meanwhile they will eat the loss for a drug that many insurers will not agree to pay the manufacturer price for unless the doctor fights like hell for it each and every time.
by artappraiser on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 2:58pm
I have a quibble with this spin. I don't think they all want to "protect wealthy tax cheats". They don't want to be forced to get into the business of reporting possible income to the Federal government (a deposit to an account is not necessarily taxable income.) They think someone else should be responsible for that, like the person with the income:
by artappraiser on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 3:19pm