Oh, goodie, it's "Open Enrollment" - that time of year that reminds you again how even well-off people with health insurance get fucked over by the US system, with premiums going up, HSA vs FSA vs deductible + out-of-pocket max + out-of-network vs in-network and basically having to know in advance how much you'll be spending the coming year for your entire family.

It's nuts how this sort of bullshit is just accepted as normal.

NPR left Twitter on April 4. “Six months later, we can see that the effects of leaving Twitter have been negligible. A memo circulated to NPR staff says traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter“

https://niemanreports.org/articles/npr-twitter-musk/

#twitter #birdsite #npr #socialmedia

Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk book exposes the *deep* roots of his right wing politics:
1. Cruel dominating father (whom he both hates and emulates)

2. Pronounced lack of empathy

3. A strict hierarchical worldview amplified by a messiah complex (Musk believes he is our savior)

Some people think Elon used to be liberal but suddenly pivoted. Nope. He sucked up to Democrats because they had power/money he needed. It was self-interest. Once he had enough power and money, his true self emerged.

I get Romney is retiring & doing his tell all book but—
1. We already knew all this. Him affirming it makes zero difference.
2. He's still in power. He can vote w/Dems & pass BBB, child tax credit, abolish filibuster, etc—but won't.

Talk is cheap. Let's see action for justice.

“Nestle says slavery reporting requirements could cost customers.”

Not to be a joyless communist, but if we can’t have chocolate without slavery, we shouldn’t have chocolate.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/nestle-says-slavery-reporting-requirements-could-cost-customers-20180816-p4zy5l.html

(By https://twitter.com/sistersinead)

#slavery #chocoate #capitalism #communism #socialism #economy