prowess2956

joined 1 year ago

Two newborn twins need a one-dose treatment that would save their lives: Zolgensma, a $2.1M drug. Insurance (also the mother's employer) cut coverage of the drug the day after they were born. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

...bad faith what now?

Who were the ‘outsiders’ at Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You know that if there had been a shooting at any of these colleges we wouldn't have heard about it for more than one day.

New Lego set just dropped in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (8 children)

I really appreciate these attempts to help visualize fabulous sums of money. It reminds me of https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/

Good Boy comics in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Love this collection. Thanks for sharing!

Why do all those US universities have dealings with Israel? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Trying to get context? Straight to jail.

Make Billionaires Pay (Their Taxes) in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Found the Reagan administration

This little guy and his frog friend decided to go for a swim in the pool. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I wonder what Aesop would have to say about this.

Remember zip drives? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

They had some really, um, 90s commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppniBSWGgcg

And another thing I haven't worried about in close to thirty years: the Bermuda Triangle

Exclusive: Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Socially Jew, economically Nazi?

JPMorgan says its Russia assets may be seized after lawsuits in Russia, US in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but that's when they were delivering returns for their shareholders

MAGA begins to panic: Trump may not make it to the ballot in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

I hope you get to do whatever helps you recover and re-energize, but for me it's unplugging from everything and getting lost in the natural world. Hang in there, buddy.

LFG! in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Maybe not the 5 richest, but a random sampling from the top 50 (we can work out the exact mechanics). Keeps it spicier, and the ultra-wealthy love feeling like they're gambling.