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Healthcare system reform needs strategic consideration of the following theories: economics, systems, game, political, ethical, organizational, informational. We need to establish checkpoints and timestamps.

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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#NoKings would have benefitted from a more cohesive soundtrack/musician tour
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@rhiannongiddens.bsky.social @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social Should make a version of this little diddy. youtu.be/bsNVzwuJeVk?...
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Which Side Are You On
YouTube video by Pete Seeger - Topic
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
John Oliver on US healthcare "...the way companies like United exist, they are at best pointless time-wasting middlemen, and at worst algorithmically driven, ruthless arbiters of who lives and who dies.” www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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John Oliver on UnitedHealth Group: ‘Algorithmically driven, ruthless arbiters of who lives and who dies’
Ahead of Luigi Mangione’s sentencing, the Last Week Tonight host looked into the corporate healthcare behemoth that is UnitedHealth Group
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So... I guess Harvard will be in the pockets of the Privatized healthcare system? www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
thecrimson.com
Harvard School of Public Health Weighs Partnerships with CVS, United Healthcare, Tenet Amid Funding Uncertainty | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard’s School of Public Health has privately weighed asking UnitedHealthcare, Tenet, and CVS Aetna to fund its research as it works to replace money lost to federal funding cuts, according to a per...
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Do conductive coatings prevent this? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Spontaneously charged water drops induce corrosion - Nature
 Experiments have shown that spontaneously charged water drops can damage coatings on metal surfaces, leading to corrosion of the metal.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have been wondering using a list of 250 words to search and cancel grants is not viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment? Also: Congress often includes language that requires studies of underrepresented populations, so an EO cannot invalidate those statutory grants.
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Marc L Seal @parkvillegeek.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Individualized cortical gradient and network topology reveal symptom-linked disruptions and neurobiological subtypes in schizophrenia | medRxiv www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Another reason why the public should own a stake in our healthcare infrastructure, simplified accounting. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
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State auditors couldn't verify nearly $35 million in Connecticut healthcare payments
The state comptroller’s healthcare division could not verify the accuracy of nearly $35 million in payments to providers.
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Just because we can, does it mean we should? www.producer.com/farm-family/...
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Legal implications of pesticide application by drone | The Western Producer
The use of drones in the agriculture industry continues to expand, and this year marked a significant step forward for Canadian farmers.
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Basically private equity firms tire kicked the value of our community healthcare infrastructure to get a better deal on the acquisition price. Then they do some accounting magic, defer some maintenance, cut staff, and sell out the land underneath it. finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/a...
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Elizabeth Warren's 2026 bill threatens private equity execs with 6 years in prison over hospital patient deaths
Private equity owns 1,500+ US healthcare companies — and when they collapse, patients and workers pay the price. Warren's bill would make executives personally liable.
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Fascinating! Two Landmark Studies Challenge Dogma About our Brain Immune Cells and Aging. Watch: Lead Authors Julia Belk and Nathan Zemke Discuss and Translate their Findings with Eric Topol. erictopol.substack.com/p/two-landma...
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Two Landmark Studies Challenge Dogma About our Brain Immune Cells and Aging
Lead Authors Julia Belk and Nathan Zemke Discuss and Translate their Findings
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 07/09/2026
Last, let’s please distinguish between MAHA elites and average people. RFK and the Brownstone people, AIER and Bhattacharya—they are selfish wreckers and frankly liars who do what they do for political advantage and careerism. But many average MAHA people just want better health. /end
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Incredible, I hope they catch more. But I have to ask. Why can't the US administer healthcare directly. Do we need every degree of healthcare "touchable" by fraudsters? www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/g...
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This is an interesting development. I'd like to see all insurance providers join into lawsuits regarding EPA environmental rollbacks. I'd like to see lee zeldin sued out of office news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...
news.bloomberglaw.com
Humana Sues Monsanto Over Roundup Medicare Cost Recovery (1)
Health insurance giant Humana Inc. filed suit against Bayer AG‘s Monsanto Co. to recover damages paid to members injured by the company’s weed-killing product Roundup.
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Now is the time the public should be organizing to buy back some healthcare infrastructure. The PE market needs liquidity and we the public should be managing our own healthcare infrastructure anyway. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... youtu.be/l-MkMh_icfw?...
theguardian.com
Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up
Private equity firms and the companies they own employ over 13 million, from startups to rural hospitals and large retailers, but experts’ concerns of collapse are growing
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is wild 👀 We gotta do the 25th. the US is losing its reserve currency status because The 🌎 is losing faith in the United States. fortune.com/2026/09/03/n...
fortune.com
As U.S. Treasury moved to shore up its bond market, the Netherlands rushed 86 tons of gold out of America because of ‘geopolitical unrest’ | Fortune
The move to improve liquidity of gold is “not normal behavior,” said UBS’s Paul Donovan.
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - Witch Doctor
YouTube video by Erykah Badu
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New Peter Theil Antichrist doll. The toy to rule all the other toys
Peter theil antichrist play doll
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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Fund science. Fund health care. Defund the GOP.
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The healthcare economy is the most apartheid classist system in the United States. Our economic growth is shackled to this dysfunctional system. The health insurance market acts like the HR department of the US dollar🧵
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Bugs Bunny with a Ball and Chain
ALT: Bugs Bunny with a Ball and Chain
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We got the wrong people in charge of the pool. youtu.be/yjqZqopzsq0?...
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'They Don't Want Us To Reflect': Sharpton Ties Reflecting Pool Remodel To Teaching Of Black History
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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Tasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Maybe we shouldn't be putting US currency into supporting organized crime, crypto, and kalshi... Fucking Idiots www.economist.com/finance-and-...
economist.com
Scott Bessent takes on the bond market
And makes trouble for the Fed
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If commercial health insurance companies were serious about lowering the cost of healthcare they would be hiring nutritional consultants to work lobbying US food industries on behalf of their risk pools. youtu.be/mvM1mtnYJmc?...
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What Harvard & USC Just Learned About Protein
YouTube video by Viva Longevity!
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Is the WSJ saying the VA is inadequate and that's why we shouldn't have universal healthcare? Maybe we can have nice things in America if we make improvements and got better leadership www.wsj.com/opinion/hows...
wsj.com
Opinion | How’s VA Healthcare for All Sound?
We have an example of what government-run medicine would look like.
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This summarizes the energy of 2026 "I took a pot edible and decided I wanted to write a book" -Ben McKenzie- one.npr.org/i/fis-126916...
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🔊 Listen Now: The Cult and Corruption of Cryptocurrency
Reveal's More To The Story With Al Letson from PRX on NPR One | 31:21
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We need candidates to establish timelines, checkpoints, strategies and budgets for this thehill.com/opinion/heal...
thehill.com
The missing constituency in healthcare
In his reflection on 30 years of patient advocacy, Matthew Zachary argues that the movement must transition from organizing around specific diagnoses to uniting all patients under a single, powerfu…
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's toxic Tuesday somewhere!! www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...
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Australian officials allege 3M knew for 50 years its firefighting products were toxic
The government alleges internal company documents discussed the chemicals' ability to remain in the human body.
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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
consumerwatchdog.org/energy/new-r...
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New Report Exposes Fossil Fuel-Backed Network Flooding Supreme Court with Briefs Seeking to Shield Oil & Gas Companies in Climate Deception Case
Investigation identifies coordinated fossil fuel funding behind most industry-supporting briefs and raises new questions about Justice Samuel Alito's…
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Does anyone have a subscription to the Economist? I am curious what this article is about. www.economist.com/business/202...
economist.com
Americans should rekindle their love for big business
New research shows large firms are vital for prosperity
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Spirit of the World @spiritoftheworld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Once again, this isn't a constitutional issue. The biggest hurdle is a united Congress and a cooperative President. We don't even have to wait for the next census, you can set the new formula for whenever the next Congressional election is.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 21/08/2026
THIS SATURDAY, 1-3 PM EST. We are hosting Phone Bankinging for Brian Poindexter, OH - 7 to unseat incumbent Max Miller admid serous domestic violence allegations. Brian Poindexter is a working class, pro-science, pro-union, candidate for Congress! Sign up at the link: zurl.co/2iQjA
The graphic displays a photo of an old phone and the red Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "Support a working class, pro-science, pro-union candidate for Congress. Sign up to phone bank this Saturday, August 22 from 1 - 3 PM EST for Brian Poindexter, Ohio District 7. We provide everything you need, you get to make an impact across state lines."
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Is this the same guy who jd vance is saying has a secret plan for outgrowing $40,000,000,000,000 in debt?
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@nytimes.com We should be renegotiating the economic contract for the provision of US healthcare. It was on MLK Jr's checklist. It's doable. We don't need to bloviate or intellectually bypass. Let's get down to brass tacks. I want policy experts featured on op-eds! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/o...
Petition styled like the Declaration of Independence, titled "The Reclamation of Healthcare" dated April 20, 2025. It proposes a community-led, patient-centered alternative to the U.S. profit-driven healthcare system, citing inequities and corporate greed, and ends with a call to share on Bluesky, signed off by @WakeUpWoke.
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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
a devastating, bizarre, and difficult essay that it's impossible to comment thoughtfully on at skeet length, but that should be widely read
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New Grimm's Fairy tales chapter just dropped. 'Sister sickle's pickles'
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
He should give back the money and flip back to supporting Medicare For All. ♟️ Ultimate political maneuver.
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Money chasing power and power chasing money." youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?...
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"The Nerd Reich": Author Gil Durán on Big Tech Fascism, Peter Thiel, JD Vance & the War on Democracy
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
🇺🇸's should have devised a good "Medicare by Choice" option decades ago. But we were discouraged by the insurance industry's weaponization of fear and strategic information asymmetry. We'd be caught up to the civilized world if we hadn't been dealt that injustice.
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
👀 "On their watch, the Company built its industry-leading earnings on a foundation of systemic wrongdoing and illegality. It defrauded the federal Medicare program, denied medically necessary care to its most vulnerable members..." seekingalpha.com/news/4632398...
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Keep it squeaky 🐭 youtu.be/gxYk7Ht6-Xk?...
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Highwaymen Speaking Truth Over 30 Years Ago
YouTube video by brian grover
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Seth A. Berkowitz @sethaberkowitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🚨New paper in @jama.com IM 🚨 Medicare Advantage (MA) costs ~20% more, but offers financial protections that Original Medicare doesn’t. In diabetes, we don’t find evidence that this translates to better outcomes. This raises the ? of what the extra $ is buying jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Medicare Advantage and Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes
This cohort study reports on whether Medicare Advantage, compared with original Medicare, is associated with better outcomes for type 2 diabetes.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A new study shows that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and over $1 trillion every year. The new research out of Yale shows that reductions in administrative overhead, lower pharmaceutical prices, less fraudulent billing, and fewer emergency care trips would lead to huge savings. /1
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Yale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114,000 Lives and $1 Trillion a Year | Common Dreams
"Do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All," the senator said. "What we cannot afford is a broken healthcare system based on greed."
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Treasury scraps ownership reporting rule for US companies share.google/A8aSEQ2IZt8u...
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Russian Dolls Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Alt: Russian nesting Dolls
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Paraquat and Diquat are both bad for human health and the risks are unacceptable. amp-sacbee-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.sacb...
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California announces voluntarily cancellation of common commercial pesticide
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has released a report showing links between paraquat pesticide exposure and birth defects.
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vapors of the chasm @snakeroot.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My favorite website is owned and operated by a Nazi for Nazis. Like the point of the website is to advance the cause of Nazis. Oh also it makes child porn. Yeah the website creates child porn. It's normal though. It's fine. Yeah yeah I do all my official job stuff on there
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
@npr.org Becket Adams reports on the "woke for hire" job market thehill.com/opinion/immi... To train as a conservative journalist under Becket Adams, apply for the National Journalism Center (NJC) internship program, which he directs. It’s a paid, 12-week in-person apprenticeship in Washington, D.C
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Join the drum circle: PBS’s love letter to professional leftist activism
If ever you find yourself questioning whether the government was right to stop funding PBS, just take an evening to watch. The network is untiringly reminding us all that the answer is “yes.&…
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wakeupwoke.bsky.social @wakeupwoke.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Can the Democratic party buy failing hospitals in red states and prove to those constituents that government run healthcare is better. Hospitals should be funded on global budgets and run at cost. www.axios.com/2026/08/07/h...
axios.com
Hospitals absent from Dems' affordability agenda
Senate Finance has the most methodical effort to create a Democratic health care agenda.
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