I wonder if these 2 things and the trends they reflect are correlated...

Seems like we're protecting our kids from skills & intelligence more than anything.

I'm so saddened by what has become of my beloved #Minneapolis. I recall growing-up in a place of peace, inclusion, and love for everyone. It appears those days are long-gone.

I hope my friends still there continue to fight to return to that time of community.

Will #AI and more particularly, the nefarious use of it lead to a significant decline in advertising more broadly?

decrypt.co/314498/spani...

If we can't trust ads to be authentic, will they lose their effect? Will that lead to a decline in ad-spending?

What will become of the Superbowl? 😁

Watching the Blue Origin rocket booster return to earth continually impresses me. Go Engineering!

@blueoriginai.bsky.social #spacetravel #HumanIngenuity

Was at a Canadian grocery store, 1 of the country's largest last night. # of people openly looking for / discussing buying produce from countries not US was incredible. There were lots of options from other countries; more than I recall.

This can't be good for our US economy.

This ought to be interesting to watch play out. Are shareholders really in charge?

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Having faced similar conflagration at our British Columbia home 2 years ago, my heart aches for my friends and colleagues in the LA area.

We're seeing more frequent and larger fires as a result of climate change; I don't think that's debatable (the cause of the change is a separate discussion). 💔

Hoping all my colleagues and friends in the LA area are safe. Look out for one another.

What a day in North America... a new President ratified, and a Prime Minister resigns.

What's next?

#Canada #UnitedStates #politics

#WeThePeople are the ones to fix the world.

With all the discussion & dismay expressed about private #health #insurance in wake of this week's tragedy, I'm surprised there's not more mention of the #ACA + #medicaid expansion opportunities.

Also wonder if #HR /benefits managers are feeling pressure to react?

Hmmm?!?!?

Wasn't yesterday's tragic murder of Brian Thompson foretold > 20 years ago in "John Q?"

Will we see more of this as private insurers seek balancing demands of shareholders (profits) vs needs of members (care)?

Irony: John Q has origins in Canada.

www.republicworld.com/entertainmen...

#healthcare

I'm a bit surprised that the shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO - largest health insurer in US - is not dominating the news. With > 50 million members, and 250k employers as clients, it seems like it might be more directly important to many of us than anything.

www.cnn.com/2024/12/04/u...

Is it a surprise that #healthcare seems "broken" when it consists of 3 stakeholders (patient, provider, payer), yet controlled by only 2 of them? = bad system design. And to be clear, this is universal around the world. "Leaders" in reform are addressing this more than just needs of 1 stakeholder.

Will US #healthcare providers see a correlated dip in activity from #Canadians traveling to US for care as well?

www.paxnews.com/news/buzz/wi...

Not a huge market perhaps, but certainly one that pays top rates for care.

Tough for me to find fault with this 👇

joanwestenberg.medium.com/the-death-of...

Listening to discussions @ #tariffs & how they will 📈 prices for consumers. Isn't that the point; theory => raising prices on imports => consumers will turn to locally sourced products => spurring jobs at home?

My Q is how quickly? Takes time to tool-up and staff.

Voters have short-time horizons.

Am I the only person here that is happy to be on Bluesky, but a bit leery to "like" posts in order to teach the algorithm what I like? I came in hopes of learning a lot, and not being caught in another echo-chamber.

Bluesky or Threads?

Go!