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Hayward Zwerling

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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 18h
Wealth should not be able to rewire our democracy. The Wealth-Power Feedback Loop lets a few mega-rich shape laws, media, and policy—undermining the many. The fix? A wealth cap to break the loop, restore trust, and protect We the People. ihaveanidea.us/wpl/ #Democracy #WealthGap #PolicyReform
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Democracy Cannot Survive The Wealth-Power Feedback Loop
America's wealthiest have disproportionate political influence which undermines democracy and fuels both authoritarianism and political violence.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You @carmitage.bsky.social might find my recent essay on my blog and Substack of interest you. Democracy Cannot Survive The Wealth-Power Feedback Loop ihaveanidea.us/wpl/
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Democracy Cannot Survive The Wealth-Power Feedback Loop
America's wealthiest have disproportionate political influence which undermines democracy and fuels both authoritarianism and political violence.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Democracy Cannot Survive Billionaires Extreme wealth enables the uber-rich to purchase our politicians and rig the rules for the rich -—> the wealth-power feedback loop. Democracy Cannot Survive The Wealth-Power Feedback Loop ihaveanidea.us/wpl/
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Democracy Cannot Survive The Wealth-Power Feedback Loop
America's wealthiest have disproportionate political influence which undermines democracy and fuels both authoritarianism and political violence.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Novel Ideas to Save Our Democracy and Reawaken the American Dream The 2.5-century American experiment as a representative democracy has failed. To build a democracy and government that serves all Americans, we must entertain bold, new ideas. Here are my suggestions: ihaveanidea.us/novelideas/
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Wealth-Power Feedback Loop: Billionaires buy our politicians to rig the rules for the rich. The only solution: youtu.be/LRVTln1RPKU Coming soon: Democracy Cannot Survive The Wealth-Power Feedback Loop ihaveanidea.us/wpl/ Democracy Requires a Wealth Ceiling ihaveanidea.us/dwi/
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Democracy Cannot Survive The Wealth-Power Feedback Loop
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I posted a new entry in MY RETIREMENT DIARY ihaveanidea.us/myretirement...
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My Retirement Diary 2026 July-December
Entries from the diary of a retired physician and software developer.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Erase His Name From Our Consciousness: Substitute “#HeWhoMustNotBeNamed” for “@realDonaldTrump” and “Donald Trump” ihaveanidea.us/hewhomustnot... @rygraham.bsky.social
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Substitute "#HeWhoMustNotBeNamed" for "@realDonaldTrump" and "Donald Trump"
To minimize Trumps' influence on America, we must reduce his public exposure. We should substitute #HeWhoMustNotBeNamed for @realDonaldTrump and "Donald Trump."
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
MY RETIREMENT DIARY I have posted a new entry at IHaveAnIdea.us/myretirementdiary/
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Extreme wealth enables the uber-rich to purchase our politicians and rig the rules for the rich —> the wealth-power feedback loop. The only solution is… youtu.be/LRVTln1RPKU
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Democracy Cannot Survive The Wealth-Power Feedback Loop
YouTube video by Hayward Zwerling
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Lightning storm behind the Teton Mountains on 8/18/2024 Additional photos at ihaveanidea.us/whydoimaketh...
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I have posted some new photos on my blog at: ihaveanidea.us/whydoimaketh...
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Hayward Zwerling Creations > Photographs
Why do I make things? I need an object. An idea needs to be physicalized. A piece of wood has commanded me. Theory of creation: Engage the viewer & fun for me
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Respecting boundaries...
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A watch dog: A dog who watches people and greets guests.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I posted a new entry in MY RETIREMENT DIARY ihaveanidea.us/myretirement...
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My Retirement Diary 2026 July-December
Entries from the diary of a retired physician and software developer.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On the Massachusetts’ Minuteman Bikeway, under a canopy of fluorescent green trees, sunny, 68°, and dappled light with little traffic. How can I get better than this? Group ride every Thursday: ihaveanidea.us/cyclemitcob/
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I found this skull on Egypt Beach in Scituate Massachusetts today. I’d like to believe it’s the skull of a bald eagle or fire breathing dragon, but… The eye sockets are immense relative to the whole skull. If somebody knows what it is, please get back to me.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Like Putin & Xi, Trump will eventually make it clear to his billionaire bros that they must make regular “donations” to Trump, or else. I would love to be a fly on the wall to see the face of these billionaire bros when they understand the consequences of the actions.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I posted a new entry in MY RETIREMENT DIARY - Comments on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and - Living in a Dirty Home in an Exciting Community or a Clean Home in a Too-Quiet Community. ihaveanidea.us/myretirement...
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My Retirement Diary 2026
Entries from the diary of a retired physician and software developer.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“Medicare for All Act. …would reduce national health expenditure by $1,041 billion annually. … universal coverage would save over 114,000 lives annually.” Yale Study www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Projected economic gains and lives saved under universal healthcare in the United States
The US spends more on health care than any other nation, yet tens of millions of Americans are uninsured or underinsured, and coverage retractions enacted in 2025 are widening these gaps. The misalign...
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The next time someone says “The Democratic Socialists of America are too far left to be elected” show them this chart. It appears to me DSA is spot-on with what America wants. @demsocialists.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org @democrats.org
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
There is no such thing as an honorable Republican; its McCarthyism at its worse. In the future, the government will be run by goons and clowns because what reputable person will risk this abuse. GOP Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
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Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Why a $100 Million Donation and a $23 Donation Are the Same Equivalent expenditure relative to wealth: wealth tier expenditure bottom 50% $1 top 10% $140 centa-billionaire $19,000,000 ihaveanidea.us/awi/
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Worth reading www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
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Opinion | ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’ (Gift Article)
Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Companies knowingly sell harmful products, as @juliabelluz.bsky.social reported in NYT As corporation are "people," predator corporation that maliciously take many lives must be held to the same standard as when a person maliciously takes one life. Here is how: ihaveanidea.us/cdp/
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The Corporate Death Penalty: Personhood Must Carry a Capital Consequence
As corporations “are people,” morality and rationality demand that when a corporation maliciously takes many lives, they must pay the same ultimate penalty as when a person maliciously takes a life.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Learn how to create and manage a retirees brunch group ccae.org/classes/offe...
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Creating and Managing a Monthly Retiree's Brunch: A Small Group…
Retirees often discover that their social circle contracts upon leaving the workforce, which can lead to loneliness. The strength of a person’s social…
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
MY RETIREMENT DIARY I have posted a new entry at ihaveanidea.us/myretirementdiary
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Illusion of Generosity Wealth Inequity Made Real A billionaire’s donation of $100 million is exactly the same relative financial sacrifice as a $23 donation from a person in the bottom 50%. In reality, the billionaire’s “generosity” isn’t so generous. More comparisons at ihaveanidea.us/awi/
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
WEALTH INEQUITY MADE TANGIBLE Equivalent expenditure relative to wealth: wealth tier expenditure bottom 50% $1 top 10% $150 billionaire $15,000,000 ihaveanidea.us/awi/ @wid.world
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Illusion of Generosity A billionaire’s donation of $100 million is exactly the same relative sacrifice as a $23 donation from a person in the bottom 50%. In reality, the billionaire’s “generosity” isn’t so generous. More comparisons at ihaveanidea.us/awi/ @fobaction.bsky.social
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The Graph That Makes 99.9999% of Americans Disappear
If a billionaire donates $100 million, the mathematically equivalent sacrifice for an average person in the bottom 50% is $23. Clearly the “generosity” of the billionaire is an illusion.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
@massgovernor.bsky.social take note! Inaction is tantamount to complicity.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The Illusion of Generosity If a billionaire makes a charitable donation of $100 million the mathematically equivalent sacrifice for an average person in the bottom 50% is $23. Clearly the “generosity” of the billionaire is an illusion. ihaveanidea.us/awi/
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The Graph That Makes 99.9999% of Americans Disappear
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
WEALTH INEQUITY MADE TANGIBLE Equivalent expenditure relative to their wealth: wealth tier expenditure bottom 50% $1 top 10% $150 billionaire $15,000,000 ihaveanidea.us/awi/
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The Graph That Makes 99.9999% of Americans Disappear
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Create app that cyclists can send realtime photos of vehicles in bike lanes - then send them a ticket. @massbike.bsky.social @mayorwu.boston.gov “also announced plans to ramp up enforcement of bike lanes that are routinely blocked by illegally parked cars” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/17/m...
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‘We just want to see change’: Wu must act on vow to make streets safer following city planner’s death, advocates say - The Boston Globe
City officials will also conduct an analysis of the street design where Louisa Gag was killed alongside the police investigation.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
WEALTH INEQUITY MADE TANGIBLE Equivalent expenditure relative to their wealth: wealth tier expenditure bottom 50% $1 top 10% $150 billionaire $15,000,000 ihaveanidea.us/awi/
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The Graph That Makes 99.9999% of Americans Disappear
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is a perfect example demonstrating how a couple of billionaires can use their billions to bend the political system to serve their needs over the many millions of Americans. We need to ban billionaires. IHaveAnIdea.us/taxwealth/ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/u...
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Billionaires Prepare $87 Million Ad Campaign to Block California Wealth Tax
A coalition backed by the Google co-founder Sergey Brin and wealthy tech investors is trying to neutralize a proposed one-time tax on the state’s richest residents.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Wealth Inequity Revealed Equivalent financial sacrifice relative to their wealth: wealth tier expenditure bottom 50% $1 top 10% $150 billionaire $4,000,000 ihaveanidea.us/awi/
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Something Is Dreadfully Wrong With America
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Hey @warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @pressley.house.gov given all the predictions that Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act prior to the next election, how about introducing legislation into the Senate that prohibits him from doing that - TODAY!
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Something Is Dreadfully Wrong With America A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded.
A person in the bottom 50% donates $23 and receives no recognition.
Yet the relative sacrifices are mathematically equivalent.
Perhaps the adulation is grossly misplaced. ihaveanidea.us/awi/
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Something Is Dreadfully Wrong With America
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the bottom 50% donates $23 and receives no recognition. Yet the relative sacrifices are mathematically equivalent. Perhaps the adulation is grossly misplaced. IHaveAnIdea.us/wi/
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Something Is Dreadfully Wrong With America
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Trump Administration Argues for Fencing Off Park Next to White House www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u... Trump’s long-term plan is to take over the park and use it for his own nefarious purposes
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Trump Administration Argues for Fencing Off Park Next to White House
The Commission of Fine Arts is set to consider the administration’s proposal regarding Lafayette Square Park, which has been the site of numerous protests.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
WEALTH INEQUITY IS KILLING DEMOCRACY For every $1 in wealth owned by the bottom 50% of Americans, billionaires, deca-billionaires, & centa-billionaires own $100,000s to $10,000,000s. Recently Mitt Romney implied extreme wealth inequity destroys democracy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8qF...
The graph shows increasing wealth inequity in America
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
For every $1 owned by the bottom 50% Americans, the average billionaire, deca-billionaire, & centa-billionaire own $1 million, $5 million, $20 million. Recently Mitt Romney (essentially) argued that this degree of extreme wealth inequity destroys our democracy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8qF...
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
IS AMERICA STILL A DEMOCRACY? Listen to Senator Mitt Romney say: centa-billionaires and trillionaires can easily spend $2B to buy an election and destroy our democracy. youtu.be/Y8qFdQLRdWA?...
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Is America Still A Democracy?: Senator Mitt Romney
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Set-up my small pro-democracy banner near the tall ships in Boston today. Teach people what fascism really means - because nobody is safe from a fascist dictator; eventually, he will even come for the zillionaires.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Is America Still a Democracy? Listen to Senator Mitt Romney comment on the influence of money on democracy. youtu.be/Y8qFdQLRdWA
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Is America Still A Democracy?: Senator Mitt Romney
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I have kept an online diary since I retired in 2022. I just posted a new entry in MY RETIREMENT DIARY that touches upon: - Theatrical event - Medical issues - July 4th mega-family gathering - Finding a nook for creating - Home renovations update - Procrastinating ihaveanidea.us/myretirement...
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The failure of the press to speak truth to power in real time, and their insistence on presenting “both-sidesism,” renders them unworthy of their First Amendment protections and does a disservice—worse, facilitates the destruction of—our democracy. Please discuss - @peterbakernyt.bsky.social
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The activist Supreme Court Justices deserve impeachment for having: 1) accepted gifts from billionaires 2) ignored their oath to the Constitution 3) imposed their curated view of our history 4) abandoned any semblance of intellectual consistency 5) ignored the importance of morality
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Five SCOTUS Justices who espouse “original intent” are incapable of interpreting these words as written. “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” They’re politicians.
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Hayward Zwerling @hzwerling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Americans will realize their new degraded status in the world economy when China tells America everything needs to be done metric or it can’t be imported into China www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent
The jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American culture—and ambition.
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