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Spencer
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Dad/Husband | Community & Engagement lead @ a website | Unorthodox Mormon | Hobby Writer | Somewhere in NC | Jazz/Seahawks |
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This isn't a terrible idea on paper, but this is basically guaranteed revenue for wall street by giving them ~3.5 billion annually in new accounts to charge fees on for a sweet 65+ years per person.
May 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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I have a really awesome employer so my insurance covered it. But I just got the explanation of benefits from when my son was in the NICU for five weeks and he ran up a bill of 225k before discounts. His case was mild by comparison I don't know how people are surviving financially with NICU babies.
A billing summary showing a total amount billed of $225,425.45 for a visit on February 3, 2025. A discount of $90,170.18 was applied for using an in-network provider. The allowed amount after the discount is $135,255.27. The insurance plan paid the full allowed amount of $135,255.27. The patient responsibility is $0.00.
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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I used to live in this neighborhood and there were five parks in within about 5 mins of walking. Everyone of these stars was at most a 15 minute walk away. I couldn't walk to the grocery store, but I could ride my bike there in about 10 mins.
May 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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I am super pro-walkable high/medium-density urban neighborhoods, but their value decreases with the more kids you have. HOAs suck, but giant master plan communities actually solve a lot of the same issues that urban walkable neighborhoods do.
May 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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God hates JD Vance so much that when Vance told everyone he prayed for the Pope's good health, he took him from the Earth.

Proof that God hears every prayer.
A screenshot of a JD Vance tweet from 4/20/25 of Vance meeting Pope Francis in Rome with text, " Today I met with the Holy Father Pope Francis. I am grateful for his invitation to meet, and I pray for his good health. Happy Easter!"
April 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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They will come back to the left sooner than later. Or they will find someone in their own camp to be president.

These guys are hating what is going on right now.
Text says, "Musk made direct appeals to Trump to reverse sweeping new tariffs. The world's richest person, a key Trump adviser and political donor, was ultimately unsuccessful"
April 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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These people are lying. I used to work for a company that collected mobile tracking data. Their boycotts against past liberal brands/stores lasted on average around 9 days. Which probably means they didn't boycott them at all.

Let me explain how we can know this.
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A screenshot of a tweet with a man standing up that says: I am willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income.
February 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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I am still in the middle of reading v wind and truth by Sanderson, but this is otherwise the best book I have read this year. Close runner-up is hero of two worlds by Mike duncan
Screenshot of the book children of time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
December 27, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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This did not go well for me.
Screenshot that says prostitution Text that says pregnant Text that says poor Nothing
December 26, 2024 at 12:07 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Book 13
Screenshot of the book, "The N Word: Who can say it, who shouldn't, and why" by Jabari Asim
December 13, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Book 12
Screenshot of the book Sapiens: A brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari.
December 11, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Book 11
Screenshot of the best-selling book The check list manifesto by Atul Gawande
December 8, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Book 10
A screenshot of Bill Bryson's book A walk in the woods.
December 6, 2024 at 4:40 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Book 9
Screenshot of the book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
December 5, 2024 at 3:44 AM
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Don't know what this says about me but I wear this badge proudly
Screenshot of my Spotify wrapped that says " my 2024 music evolution. My June Pink Pilates Princess Strut Pop. Listening to artists like Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and Olivia Rodrigo.
December 4, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Book 8
Screenshot of the book American War by Omar El Akkad
December 4, 2024 at 3:31 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Book 7
Screenshot of the book Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
December 3, 2024 at 12:59 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Book 6
Book cover of the Life of Pi by Yann Martel
December 1, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Book 5
Screenshot of the book cover how to hide an empire by Daniel Immerwahr. Subtext: A history of the greater United States
November 30, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Book 4
Screenshot of the book, The Not-Quite States of America by Doug Mack. Subtext on the book says, "Dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA.
November 29, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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First sim I ran this morning. Not a bad outcome for the Jazz Ace, is a talented scorer who could be more if he learns to facilitate.

Nolan Traore is an elite passer, but as I have watched him, his shot really concerns me. I don't think the 76ers and Pelicans end up picking this low.
Top 8 mock draft from Tankathon. With teams in the following positions: Blazers 1, Jazz 2, 76ers 3, hornets 4, Wizards 5, Pelicans 6, Raptors 7 and Jazz 8. Players picked respectively: Flagg, Bailey, Harper, Demin, Edgecombe, Johnson, Knueppel, Traore.
November 27, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Book 3
Cover of the book The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu
November 25, 2024 at 10:15 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Book 2
Cover of the book Looking for Alaska by John Green
November 23, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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Not knowing that the cost to just get to Mars is around a trillion dollars for a one way trip is kinda hilarious.

Also Austen's anti science takes just cause he completed with universities is so old.
Quoted text from Austen Allred, "Neil Degrasse Tyson failed to mention that SpaceX has raised almost $10 Billion (that we know of), so maybe those meetings didn’t quite go as he imagined"
November 23, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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Would be pretty happy with this outcome all things considered. A Harper/Johnson backcourt would be wild.
Shows results of a tankathon NBA mock draft simulation. Showing the Wisards drafting Cooper Flagg at one, The pacers drafting Ace Bailey at 2, Dylan Harper 3rd by the Jazz with their Timberwolves pick, Egor Demin going 4th to the Raptors, VJ Edgecombe to the 76ers at 5 and Tre Johnson going to the Jazz at 6 with their native pick.
November 22, 2024 at 9:22 PM