Dharma bum, Red Sox fanatic. T1 diabetes since '62. Amazed that I'm still alive. Main causes: affordable healthcare, helping what's left of the Israeli left.
New York, NY
Joined August 2013
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On my 71st birthday, a piece of flash fiction I wrote was published in The Plenitudes Literary Journal.
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My latest post in The Third Narrative addresses the distressing, appalling fact that most Israelis don't want to send more humanitarian aid to Gaza...although there is a constituency that wants to help.
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If you empathize with innocent people suffering in both the Gaza Strip and Israel and want to help them, here are suggestions: thirdnarrative.org/ways-to-h…
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Some equate Zionism, since its inception, with "European settler colonialism." Sam Fleischacker shows that while there are similarities, there are also key differences.thirdnarrative.org/does-zion…
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The Israeli right is planning to ban Palestinian parties. Here’s how 972mag.com/israeli-right-pal… do x Ed C
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Holes in the Roster -- Dan Fleshler masqueandspectaclejournal.wo…
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Big Pharma still raking in profits from Medicare recipients who need insulin, despite new price cap of $35 per month. I paid that in Jan and Feb. My insurer, Aetna/Silverscript, shelled out about $260 each time. Costs $10 per vial to manufacture. #Insulin4all @Kidfears99
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About 40 years ago, I wrote a short story. It concerned, among other things, sand hill cranes, fantasy baseball rosters and love. No one published it. Recently, I revised it considerably. It just got published. Never give up.
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From my daughter, who's lived with my T1D...#Insulin4all
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Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anyone else in the world. Biden can fix this bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via @bopinion
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"They keep coming back for more..." And keep paying Members of Congress to permit the feeding frenzy.
PRICE HIKES 2.0: Our new report shows that Big Pharma raised 742 drugs prices this year, with hikes on 11 of the 15 best-selling drugs in the U.S.! Big Pharma is already making big profits on these drugs — but they keep coming back for more. Read more: patientsforaffordabledrugs.o…
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When tweeting about my 60th diaversary yesterday, I got lots of likes. But if you're feeling warm and fuzzy about my news, I hope you're also angry. In '62, my parents paid about $2 per vial of insulin. They were worried about my health, not about the price of keeping me alive.
As of today, I've lived with Type 1 diabetes for 60 years. When I was 7, I overheard a cousin say, "he'll be lucky if he makes it to 35." Not sure how much of this is due to genetic luck and how much is due to my d-management, but, astonishingly, here I am. Thanks, universe!
If I didn't have Type 1 diabetes, I would buy a few gallons of Ben & Jerry's to make up for de Blasio's asinine stunt.
One of the mysteries of the universe: why does this photo make me feel much better about the universe?
Hey @NYinsulin4all peeps....
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@NYGovCuomo I know you're a busy man, but what's preventing you from signing the bill from @NYSenatorRivera that will save diabetics' lives...and won't cost the State money?#RequestS6492b #Insulin4all
Access to insulin is critical, especially during a pandemic. My #Insulin4All bill to allow for emergency insulin prescriptions passed both houses in July. This bill needs to be signed into law.
