Frazell Thomas

RE: https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/117015564383055179 This is the main reason employers don't want fundamental changes to the US healthcare system. Their share of the costs has increased heavily over the last two decades, but they love its impact on employee retention. This is a feature not a bug. #healthcare #affordableHealthCare

@benroyce@mastodon.social @jonesmurphy@mastodon.social @MxVerda@lgbtqia.space Absolutely. People ignore the reality that the primary is extremely important. It is where their vote carries the most weight as they are directly influencing the Democratic Party. I #vote in every election. People gave their most prized possession, their life, so I could. I honor them by aggressively exercising my right to vote.

@evdelen@mstdn.ca @benroyce@mastodon.social I don’t think you get a natural rightward bend by pulling more people into the voter pool than has traditionally been in it. We see a rightward bend with Trump as the voters he tapped into feel like their votes are actually counting as Republicans haven’t been successful in thwarting their populist base. #Democrats need to vote in more primaries to get Democrat candidates that represent where voters want them to go. #Primaries are the important thing being missed.

@MxVerda@lgbtqia.space @benroyce@mastodon.social How does not voting fix any problems? I can agree there are issues with #moneyinpolitics and social media propaganda. But we can’t hope to even begin to move the needle on anything if people aren’t even voting.

@benroyce@mastodon.social We absolutely need everyone people to vote! This mess we're in is simply due to far too many people neglecting to #vote!

I am probably the last person on the #fediverse to use #phanpy, but this is a good Mastodon Web Client! Well done @phanpy@hachyderm.io !

@mxchara@seattle.pink Insurance is complex and I'm not sure I like the idea of for profit health insurers. That said, I think the biggest challenge in the US healthcare system is how large these hospital systems are becoming. They're effectively turning into regional monopolies.

Wow that was one monster storm that blew through the #ROC area!

@Sonikku@techhub.social Had a trampoline blow their my yard and known out a portion of my fence and all my outdoor furniture blow all over and wrecked. Very glad I was inside!

@Sonikku@techhub.social hopefully this is over and we don’t get anything else for a while 🤞🏾

@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social The challenge for the #left is listening to the old quote. “Perfection is the enemy of the good.” And understanding its meaning. We’re pushing a boulder uphill to an apex we may never ourselves see. We must insist on progress, but not let the pursuit of perfection lock in place.

Who else still uses #IRC? Still great to see parts of the old web still active!

Finally, the #weekend arrives. Let’s enjoy this momentary reprieve from work and spend time with those who matter most to us!

Awesome. Looks like my small server migration went smoothly and I'm back online! #MastodonAdmin

RE: https://mastodon.world/@leswarden/116909349836423180 Absolutely 💯!

#Monday is off to a racing start for the week! Keep it together and remember. You got this!

This wildfire smoke has been absolutely brutal. Hopefully our Canadian friends are able to get the fires under control. #wildfires #canada #smoke

The CDC has listed Taco Bell as the source of the rise in infections from the Cyclospora parasite. They omitted the supplier Taylor Farms. That supplier is massive so this extends well beyond Taco Bell. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/well/cyclospora-taylor-farms-lettuce-taco-bell.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yVA.lyJ4.4mjuQ9AVVExi&smid=url-share #tacobell #parasite #cyclospora #cdc

RE: https://universeodon.com/@memeorandum/116937644094988699 Will he champion Canada charging tariffs for our #wildfire smoke when we have widlfires? Shameful.

@DaveFlater@infosec.exchange Public Schools and education would go a long way to preventing where we are right now. The problem is the public school system has been getting gutted for over 2 decades now. We're seeing the results of a system with less public education not more. #Education #uspol

@bmoreinis@journa.host Then we’ll have to wear space suits like The Martian 😬

@unusual_whales@masto.ai What is this timeline? 😐

@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net very cool!

@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net How long does it take to charge and how big are your panels? Are you manually rotating them to keep them optimally facing the sun?

@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net Awesome!

@hrbrmstr@mastodon.social I'm not anti-AI either. That's a scary way to approach #AI for any developer. Not reading the code, not focusing on what's produced, or its results is madness. How would you guard against hallucinations otherwise? How would you continue enhancing and developing your own skills?

@ramsey@phpc.social the sacrifice to the #LinkedIn gods is the missing link.

@dealwire@social.gamefan.net I could never buy food on Amazon. We know they have no QC on what ends up being shipped as new. We also know they'll put food sourced from dumpsters and ship it as new. Not worth the risk. https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-might-be-buying-trash-on-amazonliterally-11576599910 #Amazon #trash #food

@jon@social.vivaldi.net If you have the technical skills #selfHosting is the best way to go. You're in full control of your data and you don't have to worry about vendor rug pulls or price spikes.