abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
At this point I also see free bus fares with more progressive taxation as a way of transferring resources from the billionaire class to everyone else.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
At this point I also see free bus fares with more progressive taxation as a way of transferring resources from the billionaire class to everyone else.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m not poor anymore though I do remember being really broke and unemployed when it would have been hard to apply for a reduced fare, BUT
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
When the time comes, I want a block party to celebrate.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I feel like Americans are not good at this compared to the Brits. The positive feelings after Reagan’s death were mostly muted compared to the raucous celebrations after Thatcher died.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I think a lot of insurers want to cover a fair number of them, because it’s cheaper than treating the disease.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
But NH is getting weird on vaccines because of determined antivax advocates there.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
The Courts are not enough when an administration is this lawless.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Newsom is barf. Healey would not have been my choice if there had been a competitive primary.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
My blue state is being screwed by the NIH cuts, and our economy is sliding.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Tell me what she’s doing to impede ICE. She has not been as vocal about it as Wu. Frankly, although there has to be some limits, the approach to the shelter crisis was shameful.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
YES! Maher did go after Trump for fascism, but still.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
We can’t have all the cool kids on Blue sky. 😆
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
@matthewcort.land - do you have suggestions for what I can do locally to try to get access/change the situation in MA.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Trying to figure out how to get it in MA as someone under 65. CVS would not let me schedule because of state regulations. And I actually have one of the conditions they listed on their website. Contacted DPH to ask what regulations prevented CVS from giving me the shot.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Don’t know what this refers to, so this is a genuine question: is there a place that I can do some reading so that I’ll understand.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Gave a small amount. Hope it helps a bit.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
My take is: it depends.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
MA DPH nurse told me that self attestation should be enough when I e-mailed them a month ago. I just e-mailed them again. I’m hoping they’ll clarify their regulations.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
@boghuma.bsky.social - would you feel comfortable sharing what state you are in? CVS is claiming that MA restrictions prevent them from administering COVID shots even though I said that I had a qualifying condition.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t read anything in that paper anymore. Still do look at the NY Times but I refuse to even click on Bezos paper after he pulled the endorsement.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Steam? Is that supposed to be STEM or a new term I don’t know?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Negative like
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Is there anything I should be asking my House Rep @trahan.house.gov or is the Senate the only body with power here?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Mine is tilted too because of a history of strabismus, so that’s one thing I can’t fault him for.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
My husband works for a pharmaceutical company that makes a lot of vaccines; he asked if the family clinics they were offering would have Covid vaccines. They confirmed that they would. Sad about my health system’s approach.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I work for a large health system in a non-clinical role but am nonetheless mandated to get a flu vaccine. I asked occ health if Covid vaccines would be available for employees. Crickets.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
But what about the unvaccinated 6 months-2 year olds who are both healthy and high-risk? Do you face risk from regulators if you give the shot?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you for your service @drdemetre.bsky.social and your courageous resignation letter.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, @shematologist.medsky.social - don’t we all qualify as depressed now. But damn those kids 6 months to 2 years, how do the parents convince the pediatricians to say they’re not healthy without it being fraud?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
When my MIL moved after FIL’s death in to an apartment, one of the things she said was that she didn’t want to spend all her time cleaning bathrooms.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
My husband’s family (in Canada rust-belt city) had a large house but not McMansion with 4.5 bathrooms (one in finished basement, powder room, master suite one between the 2 boys rooms with just a shower and one accessible from the hallway on 2nd floor.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
It would be a serious hassle if we needed to get prescriptions from our doctors to get it at a pharmacy.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Agree 100%. In Boston, specifically, there was an island with a lot of treatment and shelters ( not ideal, to be sure) but when the bridge became unsafe, an encampment cropped up near the old public hospital. That neighborhood had gentrified a lot and people are unhappy.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
What does it mean exactly? Do i have to buy crypto to see them?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I think seeing open-air injectable drug use bother people a lot. They don’t want their kids seeing it (understandable) but not theft or violence to them.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I have 2 in a farm town turned postwar Mass town - largely white, though now there are a lot of Asians (south and east) with tech backgrounds, because the schools are highly ranked. Since the 90’s, there have been McMansions built, but there are plenty of houses with just ONE bathroom.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
When only 10% of grants were getting funded, it suggests to me that maybe the push should not be about restoring the old budgets but tripling the Federal funding of Science.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I would definitely read that.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I found out that you can delete co-pilot.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I bet Mamdani can write too. It’s so unfair.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
So, why are elected Democrats not behaving like the fate of the Republican depends on their active opposition?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I had really inconsequential stuff I wanted to order and thought I had until 8/29 but it seems to be happening much faster.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Don’t knock all populists. Saskatchewan’s provincial health plan was populist!
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Because, if people are self-employed, different types of practices have different types of expenses and unreimbursed labor costs.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Also don’t think people should be so indebted going in to practice.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I still think that primary care docs of all stripes should make more but (this isn’t popular with physicians) that certain specialties should get paid less.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
How are they calculating that - billables? Because those numbers *all* look higher than the salaries at local medical centers.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
what I don’t get is why pediatric cardiac surgeons get paid less. I don’t think that’s pink-coded, and the surgeries sound more complicated.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, that’s what I figured. Admin generally in many places, not just research, not very reassuring when it comes to talking about the effects of Federal policy or the benefits of AI.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Why is the fact that this is unconstitutional his 3rd reason and not the first?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m sure you can’t say, but man I would love to know where that came from. I have suspicions, of course.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
They make other stuff, though. Moderna, on the other hand, would be in even bigger trouble than they are now.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Not criticizing you for picking on Jeffries, just deeply disappointed in my governor. Both are possible at the same time.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I wish Maura Healey were as strong as Pritzker in standing up for her constituents. Stephen Lynch isn’t saying much either.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t get Jeffries. Could it be that it is a distraction to turn the subject away from Epstein but also the MAIN project at the same time, i.e. becoming a dictator.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
10% was already way too low. It ought to be more like 30%.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
WTF?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
She came to my town last summer/fall. She spoke out against the filibuster.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I agree with this. But I have another question. How much money do they really need to be effective? At a certain point, it’s just bloat and going to consultants.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
There are people who felt that Ben Wikler was much better. I don’t know how to evaluate that.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Ayanna Pressley isn’t bad at both.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social)
Massachusetts charting a course to maintain evidence-based public health recommendations www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/22/m...
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
as a gen-X person, I first went online because there was Ethernet in my dorm room - which was brand new that year. I had to get my parents online with dial up. Then we got a 2nd line just for the internet because I couldn’t take it.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
What makes you think they are actually unaware and not willfully ignoring?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Supermarkets are much better at food distribution. We had this efficient way of getting people fruits and vegetables using food stamps.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Younger people with jobs can’t protest during the day; that’s why you need evening protests…
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I lived there for a year and have good friends there still. I really wish more Democratic Electeds were speaking up about this military occupation, including my own Rep @trahan.house.gov
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
MA is one such state. Unfortunately all of my meetings are recorded in Teams. I consent by staying in the required meeting.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Got it. The Globe WGBH, and WBUR have been excellent in their coverage of the damage to Mass Institutions and our economy from the NIH cuts.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
She’s 88, for goodness sake. She should retire regardless. I have nothing against Janet Mills. (Nothing really great other than the pro trAns athlete stuff). Ut the idea that somebody should start their first Senate term at age 79 is just insane.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe safety net is s bad term. What you are really talking about is social insurance to promote human flourishing - doesn’t need to be about catching people who have fallen.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Not what you’re referring to, but now I’m also sure that he committed mortgage fraud at some point - always goes after people for whatever crime he’s guilty of.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Most people i know in Boston know where DFCI, MGB and Joslin get their research money. Where are these people who say this?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought they were all in Illinois. Why is she even in the State?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Crypto support is not just a left-right issue. It’s about corruption, but it’s also a question of whether you understand financial markets and risk or not.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
We can flatter Newsom for now. Doesn’t mean I would support him for anything other than (if I lived in CA) vote against a recall.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
And you @trahan.house.gov @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov this constituent is watching
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Would raw milk yogurt be safe? Aged Raw milk cheese seems to be fine. Doesn’t have the crunchy cache, I guess.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
To be honest, when I was young (under 25) with no car and not much money in the city, the thing I would have loved in the summer (more than an urban hike) would be a way to get to a national park/wilderness by bus/train with a camping/cabin bus set up that made it so that I didn’t miss the car.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social)
Yes, indeed. @trahan.house.gov and @markey.senate.gov and @warren.senate.gov This constituent is watching.
Looking at you @raskin.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @beyer.house.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @booker.senate.gov @corybooker.com @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov #DCStatehood
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah. in Boston I think needing to slam on the brakes is necessary.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Ok - I live in the Boston area. We (as a region) are bad drivers with lots of quick turns and darting in and out.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Ok - he drives a Subaru Outback which is a crossover and fiys pur fog’s crate. I’m hoping I can get an electric crosstek next, but I think I have 5 more years of life in my lie mileage hybrid.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
We don’t own one of those. I have a Prius C. He was worried about break pads wearing out faster and needing to replace tires faster; I’m trying to assuage his fears.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Are they heavier? I’ve heard that tires wear out faster. Is there anything we can do to mitigate that? Small-ish problem I know, but something my husband mentioned as a concern.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Garber has always been anti union.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Also - it was pretty safe when I lived there compared to the 80’s, and is way safer now. Do you remember the sniper shootings at DC area gas stations? How bad is this rash of car jackings compared to that?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Did you see this from the menswear guy? bsky.app/profile/diew...
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I really want health-care providers to be required to ask for informed consent when using AI.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
If only I were there…
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
A solution in search of a problem.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t think I want to.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Argh. They were good on DEI.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I genuinely don’t understand why crypto is legal at all. It seems like a solution in search of a problem that only leads to actual problems.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m not making a good case for why they shouldn’t be part of banking here in our fragmented regulatory framework. I’m just trying to make a point about the systemic risk of unregulated financial products.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
There was an interview Paul Krugman did with Janet Yellen where she talked about regulating Countrywide. At a certain point they realized that if they got rid of the small bank, they would no longer be under the Fed’s jurisdiction and could get out of any oversight.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Those are hard too, especially since I just got surgery this year. When it’s intermittent and undiagnosed, It’s really a hidden disability in some ways. I pretty much gave up on ever studying biology after the 9th grade, because I had so much trouble with microscopes.
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
What I was trying to get at is that it seems like, even with a slight increase around covid, the rates seem way down compared to earlier periods in my lifetime. Is that inaccurate?
abbyannv.bsky.social (@abbyannv.bsky.social) reply parent
Interesting, my Dad lived in a similarly sized town in Maine which did not have police. They relied on the county sheriff. It was fine. Had an elementary school though. The next town over was bigger, had 3 police cars and spent a lot of time setting speed traps.