Reposted by @ceaman.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead. 23378992762
Reposted by @ceaman.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Who else didn’t blink when RFK Jr.’s speech on autism was interrupted by his quack ringtone? Almost too perfect. 47250421188
Reposted by @ceaman.bsky.socialJ. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Because Unitarian Universalists are so dangerous, lol. Better be careful - they might sing Blue Boat Home at you and feed you soup. (I mean, they definitely will.) A real criminal enterprise. www.uuworld.org/articles/min...uuworld.orgAt Least One Minnesota UU Church Secretly Surveilled by Federal Government, Court Records RevealFirst Universalist Church was among the community groups targeted in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security undercover operation. 0144
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Relieved to reread and find out there are no cats in the military. 050
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I suspect @mowillems.bsky.social would appreciate this <3 010
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026We (my family) send lots of love back you. The affection, humour, knowledge, and zest for food taught me so much in my early years of learning to shop, cook, behave responsibly, entertain, more. 120
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The competition is admittedly stiff but Elon Musk is in the running for the dumbest idea in history 000
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Oh! This is why some series of prints by Audubon are described as “elephant folio!” Had no idea (and was too lazy to check). 030
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The word behoove has nothing to do with animal hooves. 080
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Also the value to the republic of working our hardest to apply law equally to all. Our legal system has been bankrupted by his utter disregard and contempt of it. 020
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026It’s pretty obvious that he put his head into a pencil sharpener 010
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Anyone have a link to non-paywalled text of this? I want to dismiss it but want read it first. 000
Reposted by @ceaman.bsky.socialAdam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · 27/07/2026“If immigration hadn't picked up my brother, my sister-in-law would still be alive, and the children wouldn't be going through this sorrow,” he said. “Unfortunately, immigration — the [U.S.] government — doesn't see that. It makes no difference to them.” www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...stlpr.orgOverland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportationsThe couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media. 571701862
Reposted by @ceaman.bsky.socialLydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Uh, did Emily Wilson's Odyssey takedown crash the @lrb.co.uk website? 1040060
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Yes, austerity practiced by the Tories was a political choice. 010
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Inciting this kind of hatred is amoral, deranged, repugnant…. 010
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Nice overview by @shiraovide.bsky.social. “I hate bullies” is very relatable 000
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Where did I say it was unrealistic? In fact I said it was essential. Social media is all about “chiming in” and, ideally, trying to understand each other and work out solutions. Attacking people who honestly share their experiences doesn’t help. 000
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026People love the NHS too and (in my experience at least) use it carefully. 000
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026It’s not policy for NHS to have massive waiting lists. It’s just a very overtaxed system. 100
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Obviously, yes. So how can the US build a universal healthcare system that won’t be hostage to a hostile government? Maybe a system that has additional sources of support. 100
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I’m not arguing for that. I’m saying an ideal system wd incorporate preventative care, not only symptom-responsive. And, to my mind, an ideal system wouldn’t be wholly reliant on govt support but instead include (regulated & enforced) money so a hostile government isn’t able to kill it (see Tories). 000
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Long waiting lists are going to be a standard feature of every system as we all age. Brits are very good a queuing up :) 010
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Yes! First, I’m sorry that you have to defer care. I have been there and it’s scary and wrong. Second, it seems like there must be a way to tap the political force for a system that can actually work for everyone. The zero sum game in America will kill us all ultimately. 020
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Yes, of course. I’m not remotely arguing for be American system. Other European systems have universal care that also integrate small co-pays and other sources of income. 000
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Obvs shopping internationally for medical care is a rare privilege. America has amazing healthcare practitioners and high standards but all of it seems stuck in the stranglehold of an rapaciously out-of-control insurance industry. 2/2 010
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I have a few friends in the UK who have gone back to their European parents’ homes for treatment. That said, nowhere is perfect. An Indian-American woman I was just talking with said testing is much cheaper and easier to access in Delhi so she does her blood tests and scans while there. 1/2 100
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Yes, absolutely. I’m just thinking theoretically about how America might build a system that was universal, effective, and aligned incentives of many patients, practitioners, small businesses, education, big businesses that are ethical, etc. 130
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026But it’s not perfect. If you suffer from something that NICE hasn’t approved (eg, MCAS as a cause for GI issues), you may be gaslit and/or turned away. If you have something unusual (eg, hEDS), you’re just out of luck. It’s incredibly frustrating. 2/2 110
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026There are many, many excellent, caring NHS healthcare professionals. I admire & treasure the NHS & have demonstrated, written letters, advocated against privatisation & incursions by entities like Palantir, etc. 1/2 110
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Well, I just shared my experience based on nearly 20 years of using the NHS for myself and my kid. And you called me “stupid.” So maybe you’re not very good at listening. 100
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I’ve been in UK since 2007. NHS care has declined every year since then. That’s why I think healthcare can’t solely be government supported. 730
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026To my mind, a mix of public & private is necessary. That means an entrenched hostile government can’t starve the health system to the point of dysfunction & near collapse. Having a universal health safety net for all is also essential. America’s “devil take the hindmost” approach can’t continue. 2/2 000
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026As an American living in UK and using the NHS, I’d caution you that nationalised health (at least in UK) does not include regular check ups. Waiting lists can be years long for appointments with specialists; things like CT scans that Americans with insurance take for granted as much less common. 1/2 18110
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Eyebrows are weirdly important, like punctuation of the face 010
ceaman.bsky.social @ceaman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026…Dewy was the morning Upon the first of May And Dewey was the admiral Down in Manila Bay… 010
