Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 09/10/2026@zackpolanski.bsky.social, did you know that Abraham Lincoln lost multiple elections before he won the presidency of the United States? 011
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Americans like meat too much (plant-based agriculture is necessary for a green economy), and voters are less likely to vote for green energy when they need more affordable fuel for stuff. It has been very difficult to pass green legislation through congress. We need to vote out corrupt politicians. 100
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Energy independence via renewable resources is the safest way to secure peace in the context of energy for the United States. Why? Because with a 100% green economy, there would be far less incentive to start conflicts over the finite fossil fuels that are located in various foreign lands. 120
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 07/10/2026@abdulelsayed.bsky.social, I hope that you win! I have to leave for the UK because I won't be able to afford healthcare in the US due to Trump's new Medicaid requirements that take effect in January, sadly. 021
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Very well said. Right on the money with this, @abdulelsayed.bsky.social! 020
Reposted by Richard CaldicottAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Pay teachers a fair wage. Pay paraprofessionals who help support our kids a fair wage. Make sure our schools are safe, clean, warm, and dry. 262122513249
Reposted by Richard CaldicottGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925431731
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So, does this help to end the 24 hour shift for workers who only get paid for 13 of them? @mayor.nyc.gov @1199seiu.org @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #nomore24 010
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Good words, @abdulelsayed.bsky.social. We can't have the empathy we need as a society without empathy for the millions who died in the shoah, a genocide, and the hundreds of thousands subject to genocide in Gaza today. Every holocaust is a tragedy, and their perpetrators need to be prosecuted. 030
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026From the Michigan Journal of Economics: "around 80% of agricultural land is utilized for meat and dairy production". @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, just imagine how much more affordable food could be, and also the environmental gains from a plant-based economy! sites.lsa.umich.edu/mje/2021/11/...sites.lsa.umich.eduPlanting the Seed for Plant-Based Diets and Their Effect on our Economy – Michigan Journal of Economics 010
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Per this source, 202 million chickens are slaughtered every day. Very sad. ourworldindata.org/how-many-ani...ourworldindata.orgHow many animals get slaughtered every day?Hundreds of millions of animals get killed for meat every day. 010
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Add into the mix that for dementia, and other brain diseases related to concussions: "So far, the league says it’s paid over $1.2 billion to over 1,600 former players and families." Just imagine how much more damage could be averted across the whole US without Gridiron. www.bu.edu/articles/202...bu.eduResearch on CTE and Concussions Changed the NFL. Experts Say That’s Not EnoughNew equipment, new rules, new attitudes won’t matter unless they trickle down to college, high school, and youth football 030
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This UCLA Health article from 2021 says that 300,000 concussions occur per year due to Gridiron American Football. www.uclahealth.org/news/article...uclahealth.orgIt's football season - and that may mean an increase in brain injuriesLearn why brain injuries increase during football season and how to recognize symptoms, reduce risks and seek timely care. 000
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I haven't been able to find work for years now, and was not been able to make it through the US disability system, even though I had two serious seizures this year. I'll take my chances in the UK with the NHS given the substantial risk that my Medicaid will disappear in January, thank you very much. 000
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I am worried for the safety of many people. US politics makes me want to bash my head against a wall. It's probably better for me to go. I am sure @abdulelsayed.bsky.social has many people all ready to keep him safe. 040
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Thank you for your very kind words, @ruthozzz.bsky.social. The plan for me is to leave for the UK, and raise awareness about the substantial risk of Medicaid loss for many people such as myself before January! 010
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Thank you, Ruth. You are very kind. I am a dual citizen of both the UK, and the US, so my plan is to leave for the UK to receive health coverage via the NHS. Hopefully things work out. 140
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This fear could help my parents avoid a $10,000 - $20,000 hospital bill in the event I have an epileptic seizure. Fear is an evolutionary mechanism that emerged because it helped us to stay alive. We should be afraid of what could happen in the absence of a progressive blue wave this November. 110
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I live in New York, and I have to plan for the possibility that even with a blue wave (which is not guaranteed), that not enough Democrats will vote against Trump's new eligibility requirements because they are scared of his voter base. My plan is to leave for NHS care in the UK. 110
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Help me not lose my Medicaid in January due to Trump's new eligibility requirements, please! www.bu.edu/sph/news/art... 073
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026For context as to why he is problematic: Mill worked for the British East India Company. Although he defended it against the establishment of a racial hierarchy by The Crown, he still defended a specific form of British imperialism that opposed colonial presence via English and European settlers. 010
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026That awkward moment when your society's media is still behind the curve when compared to this problematic feminist philosopher of the 19th century: 100
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026In January I could lose my Medicaid because I have epilepsy that doesn't easily qualify for disability, but still makes it difficult to find work (I had two seizures this year that probably caused a late diagnosis spinal fracture, dislocated both of my shoulders, and fractured my left shoulder). 1110
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Fuck is such a lovely word! Fuck the patriarchy. 010
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Sucks that I might have to go because I could lose my Medicaid in January. 010
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Sorry, @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, but The Declaration of Independence was written by a slaver. This country was built on capitalist slavery, and manifest genocide. Your revisionist opponents don't care about your historical American value claims in your efforts to abolish ICE; they have none. 020
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026OpenSecrets puts the total money spent by the pro-Israel lobby on the 2024 US federal elections at $78,118,068. www.opensecrets.org/industries/t... That amount is 16.9% of the $461,500,000 spent by corporate lobbies in the 2024 US federal elections, per the chart from @rbreich.bsky.social.opensecrets.org 010
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026You should complain about how the genocidal Israel lobby almost single-handedly destroyed the Democrats' chance to win the presidency in 2024. I left the Democrats in 2024, and wrote-in 'no confidence' because of the genocidal corruption. Denounce Israel, and win back January votes for healthcare. 020
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026(Part 3/3) Fortunately, we are not alone in this fight. We were able to raise so much awareness the Bluesky algorithm brought my Medicaid risk of loss text to @markhamillofficial.bsky.social, who gave it a like! The fight for healthcare coverage is far from over! Remember to complain to everybody! 000
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026(Part 2/3) From the fact that I am a dual citizen of the UK, and the US, it is easier for me to establish the UK resident status requisite to coverage from the NHS. This will still be difficult for me because I am broke, but many of the 10 million who risk loss of Medicaid are not even this lucky. 120
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Hi, everyone! For all the people who just followed me because of my recent posts about the risk of Medicaid loss in January due to Trump's new eligibility requirements, thank you for the follow! Because of epilepsy, I am in fact one of these people who is at risk to lose Medicaid! (Part 1/3) 110
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Percussion instruments tend to make lots of noise! Also, the fact that plant-based food systems use 75% less land than animal agriculture ones speaks to the idea that we can do so much more with the resources that we already have, but we just need to do the work. ourworldindata.org/land-use-dietsourworldindata.orgIf the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectaresWe could reduce the amount of land used for grazing and croplands used to grow animal feed. 010
Richard Caldicott @richcaldicott.bsky.social · 02/09/2026ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS ON MEDICAID ARE PREDICTED TO RISK LOSS OF HEALTHCARE COVERAGE IN JANUARY DUE TO TRUMP'S NEW ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS! www.bu.edu/sph/news/art... PLEASE REACH OUT TO EVERYONE YOU CAN AND TELL THEM TO COMPLAIN THAT 10 MILLION AMERICANS ARE AT RISK TO LOSE MEDICAID COVERAGE!bu.eduNearly 1 in 5 Medicaid-eligible Adults in Expansion States Are At Risk of Losing Health Coverage Due to Insufficient or Inconsistent Work HoursA new study found that nearly 20 percent of eligible adults in Medicaid expansion states are in danger of not meeting the minimum work hours that will be required nationwide beginning January 1. Women... 000
