AmberWavesoFlame @AmberWavesofFlame@qoto.org

My heart breaks for yet another #schoolshooting. It is an everywhere problem in the US: private or public, red state or blue, small town or large. We all have to face these tragedies together.

But there are some commonalities with all of these #massshootings. One is that they aren’t impulse-control lapses; they’re planned out well in advance, despite the shooters fully expecting they will die during it. And therefore, fear of retribution won’t deter them any more than it will suicide bombers.

@Teri_Kanefield I think there’s also an important aspect to *the appearance of fighting*. That’s what his base craves, what makes him a hero to them— that he doesn’t pass on any chance to make noise and fight his enemies, no matter how useless it is or how stupid he looks. To them, that equals bravery and determination. He is performing defiance for them, and keeping his name in the news. They won’t hear the “corrupt” opinion of experts or judges about the moves anyway.

Via @ericowensdc, [who is one of the accounts I can’t retoot for reasons I still haven’t figured out]

[RT @erinhahn_author]
Please stop acting like arming teachers is the answer. You don't even trust us to pick out books for your children.

@mmasnick iirc, “adjustments” indicate your insurance was able to negotiate the total down from the sticker price. They should be the difference between the full amount of the bill your provider was hoping to get and the amount they are able to bill for, that amount your insurance company is paying + your contribution.

E.g. $5k gross total: if per the agreements between the insurance company and provider they pay $3500 and you pay $500, then that means $1k is “adjusted” away.

@darnell @muskanity the Hersh narrative has been thoroughly debunked, although that by no means rules out the US being the cause. It seems to still be an open question, and the US is high if not at the top of the suspect list. It’s even possible that Hersh was strung along with bullshit specifically to ultimately discredit accusations against us; we’ve pulled that kind of stunt before. But I wouldn’t bother citing his report to clear Ukraine.

Via @agbioworld :

Bandage that stops bleeding in one minute! An "anti-bleeding" fabric made from shrimp shells is saving thousands of lives in Ukraine. The bandages are coated with chitosan from shrimps that can stem bleeding by forming clots.

#science #medical #biotech #firstaid

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-64894342

@ChrisPirillo via Wootmaster: “this meme has done legitimate damage to this website's finances and I think thats great”

@maxleibman a worldwide pandemic does much to refocus one’s priorities— not to mention, reveal who prioritizes your safety and wellbeing in turn.

For example, companies that demand I come back to the office for no reason could’ve had a bigger slice of my energy just by not asking me to sit in traffic for hours each day— doesn’t get more win-win than that. I’d at least feel much more guilty for using extra time at work to write and design a new fairytale for my daughter. 🤷‍♀️

@maxleibman now re-word placing the blame where it belongs.

If only thinking inside the box is valued by the employer, or rather, that’s all that’s compensated as if it has value, should we side w the employer demanding unpaid labor or the employee who demonstably can and will innovate under the right conditions and will gladly cut a fair bargain for them?

Perhaps employees are volunteering creative energy elsewhere in their lives, rather than for corps. Art, family, writing.

@steverocky @Wifiwits @ktdoggett because what you’re not getting is that the mechanism of bone healing is the same in survivable breaks— say an arm or rib or finger— as a femur break. You benefit from ANY bones healing, then you can evolve the ability and once your body learns it, automatically regens all bones since it’s all the same material to your biochemistry. Your narrow focus on just femurs has inadvertently created a logical trap for yourself.

@imillhiser Via Ian Millhiser: “Republicans just got a painful reminder that their political stunts can backfire.”

#abortion #law #healthcare #wyoming #ACA

https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/3/23/23653183/abortion-wyoming-obamacare-barack-obama-supreme-court-johnson