I guess I’m going to be looking for a new dermatologist. Mostly this, but also that they are not an “in network” provider on my new health insurance and I’m not paying out of pocket to support this. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
Mitch Middleton
Mitch Middleton
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My father took this same test. It was one step in the diagnosis of his Lewy Body dementia. My mother-in-law took this test. It was one step in diagnosing her with vascular dementia. When it’s given multiple times the doctors are checking on how rapid the cognitive decline is…
Trump: "You know, the first question -- they have a lion, a snake, a giraffe, and a bear. And they say 'which is the snake?' ... by the time you get to number five a lot of people are left out on the road ... I get no credit for it."
Burgum misses North Dakota; cuts down trees to feel more at home. apnews.com/article/trum...
According to the USDA, who administers the program, last year 51% of SNAP recipients worked fulltime. Where do those fulltime employees work? Amazon, Walmart, and McDonald’s. If your business model depends on your employees being on public assistance, then your business model is broken.
OUTSIDE AMAZON NYC HQ To mark May Day, NYC Amazon workers are picketing, organizing strikes, and calling for business not as usual today. They cite unsafe conditions, low wages, and AWS tech contracts providing infrastructure for ICE.
Interesting that the post that this is a reply to is now blocked. As I recall it was someone bewildered by concern about “marginal increases in the price of gas”. Along the lines of “what’s the big deal, it’s only a buck a gallon. my road trip only costs an extra $30…”
Except that the marginal price of gas increases the transportation cost of everything you purchase. And the cost of agricultural production - fuel to cultivate, plant, spread, spray, and harvest. In addition to the increased cost of ammonium nitrate fertilizer made from oil.