{"generator":"GNU social 2.0.2-dev","title":"Conversation","totalItems":9,"items":[{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/WarnerCrocker","displayName":"Warner Crocker","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43566-original-tmp20221130221228.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43566-96-20230122170559.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43566-48-20230122170559.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43566-24-20230122170559.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43566"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43566-96-20230122170559.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Gadfly. Flying through life as a gadget geek and theatre artist...commenting along the way. Every day I learn something new is a good day. Boosts offered without endorsement. Comments on the other hand\u2026\u2029#theatre #arts #culture #apple #tech #chicago #chicagosports #comedy #politics #chicagopolitics #politics #socialmedia #music #mobiletech #OldPeopleofMastodon #photography #history #diabetes","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@WarnerCrocker","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"WarnerCrocker","displayName":"Warner Crocker","note":"Gadfly. Flying through life as a gadget geek and theatre artist...commenting along the way. Every day I learn something new is a good day. Boosts offered without endorsement. Comments on the other hand\u2026\u2029#theatre #arts #culture #apple #tech #chicago #chicagosports #comedy #politics #chicagopolitics #politics #socialmedia #music #mobiletech #OldPeopleofMastodon #photography #history #diabetes"}},"content":"RT @WarnerCrocker @glennf @chrisphin There was a 2020 study that showed Americans would save $450 billion a year switching to universal health care.But US corporations use private health insurance as a principle method of coercion and control of their workers. And it also means that poor folks - especially the brown and black ones - would be on a level playing field with white folks. So it won't happen here.I don't think the fascists have scrubbed this one off the books. Yet.https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8572548\/","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/WarnerCrocker\/statuses\/115651750770536682\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115651707188488352","objectType":"note","content":"

@flargh<\/a> @chrisphin<\/a> Yeah, it is the worst. Co-pay, deductible, co-insurance, and out-of-pocket. Basically means after paying more than we would in comparable income tax in a country with socialized or similar care, we then have the privilege of getting \u201cfree care.\u201d For us, that\u2019s $50,000 this year before tax credits and deductions. (Family of three.) The tax offsets are pretty good, but I anticipate we would pay a straight $20,000 in another economy in tax as our healthcare share\u2026<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115651707188488352","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-02:objectType=thread:nonce=0ecad19e7f5231b1","notice_info":{"local_id":"11632213","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"11632211"}},"published":"2025-12-02T20:29:41+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"WarnerCrocker repeated a notice by glennf","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/WarnerCrocker\/statuses\/115651750770536682\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf","displayName":"Glenn Fleishman","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-original-tmp20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-96-20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-48-20250112012411.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-24-20250112012411.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"314897"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-96-20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Glenn is a person who drops many names. He spent most of his career as a technology journalist, but over the last decade, has moved more into printing and comics history. His Eisner Awards-nominated book, How Comics Are Made, is available in bookstores worldwide. Glenn somehow won two episodes of Jeopardy! His recent books include Flong Time, No See (upcoming, fall 2026), Six Centuries of Type & Printing (2nd ed, 2025), and London Kerning. He also edits books and consults on Kickstarter campaign","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"glennf","displayName":"Glenn Fleishman","note":"Glenn is a person who drops many names. He spent most of his career as a technology journalist, but over the last decade, has moved more into printing and comics history. His Eisner Awards-nominated book, How Comics Are Made, is available in bookstores worldwide. Glenn somehow won two episodes of Jeopardy! His recent books include Flong Time, No See (upcoming, fall 2026), Six Centuries of Type & Printing (2nd ed, 2025), and London Kerning. He also edits books and consults on Kickstarter campaign"}},"content":"

With holidays coming up, you might consider one of my books as a gift\u2014for someone else or yourself!<\/p>

\u2022 Six Centuries of Type & Printing, a concise, beautiful history of putting marks on paper with type (signed\/inscribed available): https:\/\/sixcent.info<\/a>
\u2022 How Comics Are Made: From a cartoonist\u2019s hand through the production process to the printed page, spanning 150 years: signed\/inscribed https:\/\/glog.glennf.com\/hcwm-store\/how-comics-were-made-2mhky<\/a> or via bookstores https:\/\/howcomicsaremade.ink\/#preorder<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115629076025929970","object":{"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115629076025929970","objectType":"note","content":"

With holidays coming up, you might consider one of my books as a gift\u2014for someone else or yourself!<\/p>

\u2022 Six Centuries of Type & Printing, a concise, beautiful history of putting marks on paper with type (signed\/inscribed available): https:\/\/sixcent.info<\/a>
\u2022 How Comics Are Made: From a cartoonist\u2019s hand through the production process to the printed page, spanning 150 years: signed\/inscribed https:\/\/glog.glennf.com\/hcwm-store\/how-comics-were-made-2mhky<\/a> or via bookstores https:\/\/howcomicsaremade.ink\/#preorder<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115629076025929970","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-02:objectType=thread:nonce=0ecad19e7f5231b1","notice_info":{"local_id":"11632202","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-02T20:29:16+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115629076025929970"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf","displayName":"Glenn Fleishman","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-original-tmp20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-96-20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-48-20250112012411.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-24-20250112012411.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"314897"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-96-20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Glenn is a person who drops many names. He spent most of his career as a technology journalist, but over the last decade, has moved more into printing and comics history. His Eisner Awards-nominated book, How Comics Are Made, is available in bookstores worldwide. Glenn somehow won two episodes of Jeopardy! His recent books include Flong Time, No See (upcoming, fall 2026), Six Centuries of Type & Printing (2nd ed, 2025), and London Kerning. He also edits books and consults on Kickstarter campaign","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"glennf","displayName":"Glenn Fleishman","note":"Glenn is a person who drops many names. He spent most of his career as a technology journalist, but over the last decade, has moved more into printing and comics history. His Eisner Awards-nominated book, How Comics Are Made, is available in bookstores worldwide. Glenn somehow won two episodes of Jeopardy! His recent books include Flong Time, No See (upcoming, fall 2026), Six Centuries of Type & Printing (2nd ed, 2025), and London Kerning. He also edits books and consults on Kickstarter campaign"}},"content":"

As I ratchet myself back into physical and mental capability, my spouse is helping me pack books and get them in the mail! It\u2019s a team effort.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115629079196804191","object":{"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115629079196804191","objectType":"note","content":"

As I ratchet myself back into physical and mental capability, my spouse is helping me pack books and get them in the mail! It\u2019s a team effort.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115629079196804191","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115629076025929970","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115629076025929970"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-02:objectType=thread:nonce=0ecad19e7f5231b1","notice_info":{"local_id":"11632206","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-02T20:29:14+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115629079196804191"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf","displayName":"Glenn Fleishman","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-original-tmp20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-96-20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-48-20250112012411.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-24-20250112012411.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"314897"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-96-20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Glenn is a person who drops many names. He spent most of his career as a technology journalist, but over the last decade, has moved more into printing and comics history. His Eisner Awards-nominated book, How Comics Are Made, is available in bookstores worldwide. Glenn somehow won two episodes of Jeopardy! His recent books include Flong Time, No See (upcoming, fall 2026), Six Centuries of Type & Printing (2nd ed, 2025), and London Kerning. He also edits books and consults on Kickstarter campaign","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"glennf","displayName":"Glenn Fleishman","note":"Glenn is a person who drops many names. He spent most of his career as a technology journalist, but over the last decade, has moved more into printing and comics history. His Eisner Awards-nominated book, How Comics Are Made, is available in bookstores worldwide. Glenn somehow won two episodes of Jeopardy! His recent books include Flong Time, No See (upcoming, fall 2026), Six Centuries of Type & Printing (2nd ed, 2025), and London Kerning. He also edits books and consults on Kickstarter campaign"}},"content":"

@chrisphin<\/a> my health is not your burden, but I appreciate the kindness! I\u2019m thinking of you, with whatever you are coping with!<\/p>

Fortunately, a lot of people bought books and I had a very busy October and early November with consulting, and also hit my annual out-of-pocket limit on insurance so I got heart surgery for free!<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115651427731624884","object":{"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115651427731624884","objectType":"note","content":"

@chrisphin<\/a> my health is not your burden, but I appreciate the kindness! I\u2019m thinking of you, with whatever you are coping with!<\/p>

Fortunately, a lot of people bought books and I had a very busy October and early November with consulting, and also hit my annual out-of-pocket limit on insurance so I got heart surgery for free!<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115651427731624884","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin\/statuses\/115651021228559629","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@chrisphin\/115651021228559629"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-02:objectType=thread:nonce=0ecad19e7f5231b1","notice_info":{"local_id":"11632208","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-02T20:29:13+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115651427731624884"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin","displayName":"Christopher Phin","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/111475-original-tmp20250606152708.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/111475-96-20250606153342.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/111475-48-20250606153342.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/111475-24-20250606153342.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"111475"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/111475-96-20250606153342.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Uses language suitable for miners rather than minors. Proud xennial. Podcasting, tech, publishing, ebikes, art and design, queer shit. (I did warn you about the language.) \ud83e\ude77\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc99","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@chrisphin","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"chrisphin","displayName":"Christopher Phin","note":"Uses language suitable for miners rather than minors. Proud xennial. Podcasting, tech, publishing, ebikes, art and design, queer shit. (I did warn you about the language.) \ud83e\ude77\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc99"}},"content":"

@glennf<\/a> Holy crap I missed this entirely, Glenn I\u2019m so sorry. (My own issues making me much less present than usual.) I\u2019m glad you\u2019re getting back on your feet. I\u2019ll promote your sales, but let me know if there\u2019s anything else I can do.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin\/statuses\/115651021228559629","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin\/statuses\/115651021228559629","objectType":"note","content":"

@glennf<\/a> Holy crap I missed this entirely, Glenn I\u2019m so sorry. (My own issues making me much less present than usual.) I\u2019m glad you\u2019re getting back on your feet. I\u2019ll promote your sales, but let me know if there\u2019s anything else I can do.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@chrisphin\/115651021228559629","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115629079196804191","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115629079196804191"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-02:objectType=thread:nonce=0ecad19e7f5231b1","notice_info":{"local_id":"11632207","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-02T20:29:13+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@chrisphin\/115651021228559629"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/flargh","displayName":"Peter Cohen","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/62510-original-tmp20260331030744.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/62510-96-20260331180135.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/62510-48-20260331092137.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/62510-24-20260404192511.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"62510"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/62510-96-20260331180135.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Former tech journalist of 20+ years - still dealing with that trauma in therapy, here now for the shitposts and wry observations on life, mostly NSFW. Definitely not for minors, of interest to miners, or relevant to mynahs either. Dare to be stupid.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@flargh","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"flargh","displayName":"Peter Cohen","note":"Former tech journalist of 20+ years - still dealing with that trauma in therapy, here now for the shitposts and wry observations on life, mostly NSFW. Definitely not for minors, of interest to miners, or relevant to mynahs either. Dare to be stupid."}},"content":"

@chrisphin<\/a> @glennf<\/a> we pay \"deductibles\" - out of pocket expenses our insurance providers make us pay before they'll cover the bill. Most of them reset in January.<\/p>

I've scheduled a minor procedure for this month precisely to avoid being hit with a huge bill come January, which was my other option.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/flargh\/statuses\/115651476706404267","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/flargh\/statuses\/115651476706404267","objectType":"note","content":"

@chrisphin<\/a> @glennf<\/a> we pay \"deductibles\" - out of pocket expenses our insurance providers make us pay before they'll cover the bill. Most of them reset in January.<\/p>

I've scheduled a minor procedure for this month precisely to avoid being hit with a huge bill come January, which was my other option.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@flargh\/115651476706404267","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin\/statuses\/115651457398972797","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@chrisphin\/115651457398972797"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-02:objectType=thread:nonce=0ecad19e7f5231b1","notice_info":{"local_id":"11632210","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-02T20:29:11+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@flargh\/115651476706404267"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin","displayName":"Christopher Phin","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/111475-original-tmp20250606152708.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/111475-96-20250606153342.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/111475-48-20250606153342.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/111475-24-20250606153342.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"111475"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/111475-96-20250606153342.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Uses language suitable for miners rather than minors. Proud xennial. Podcasting, tech, publishing, ebikes, art and design, queer shit. (I did warn you about the language.) \ud83e\ude77\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc99","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@chrisphin","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"chrisphin","displayName":"Christopher Phin","note":"Uses language suitable for miners rather than minors. Proud xennial. Podcasting, tech, publishing, ebikes, art and design, queer shit. (I did warn you about the language.) \ud83e\ude77\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc99"}},"content":"

@glennf<\/a> I don\u2019t understand what the latter part means because I don\u2019t understand how your insurance works, but \u2018heart surgery for free\u2019 sounds good :)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin\/statuses\/115651457398972797","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin\/statuses\/115651457398972797","objectType":"note","content":"

@glennf<\/a> I don\u2019t understand what the latter part means because I don\u2019t understand how your insurance works, but \u2018heart surgery for free\u2019 sounds good :)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@chrisphin\/115651457398972797","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115651427731624884","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115651427731624884"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-02:objectType=thread:nonce=0ecad19e7f5231b1","notice_info":{"local_id":"11632209","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-02T20:29:11+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@chrisphin\/115651457398972797"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf","displayName":"Glenn Fleishman","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-original-tmp20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-96-20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-48-20250112012411.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-24-20250112012411.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"314897"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/314897-96-20250112012410.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Glenn is a person who drops many names. He spent most of his career as a technology journalist, but over the last decade, has moved more into printing and comics history. His Eisner Awards-nominated book, How Comics Are Made, is available in bookstores worldwide. Glenn somehow won two episodes of Jeopardy! His recent books include Flong Time, No See (upcoming, fall 2026), Six Centuries of Type & Printing (2nd ed, 2025), and London Kerning. He also edits books and consults on Kickstarter campaign","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"glennf","displayName":"Glenn Fleishman","note":"Glenn is a person who drops many names. He spent most of his career as a technology journalist, but over the last decade, has moved more into printing and comics history. His Eisner Awards-nominated book, How Comics Are Made, is available in bookstores worldwide. Glenn somehow won two episodes of Jeopardy! His recent books include Flong Time, No See (upcoming, fall 2026), Six Centuries of Type & Printing (2nd ed, 2025), and London Kerning. He also edits books and consults on Kickstarter campaign"}},"content":"

@flargh<\/a> @chrisphin<\/a> Yeah, it is the worst. Co-pay, deductible, co-insurance, and out-of-pocket. Basically means after paying more than we would in comparable income tax in a country with socialized or similar care, we then have the privilege of getting \u201cfree care.\u201d For us, that\u2019s $50,000 this year before tax credits and deductions. (Family of three.) The tax offsets are pretty good, but I anticipate we would pay a straight $20,000 in another economy in tax as our healthcare share\u2026<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115651707188488352","object":{"id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115651707188488352","objectType":"note","content":"

@flargh<\/a> @chrisphin<\/a> Yeah, it is the worst. Co-pay, deductible, co-insurance, and out-of-pocket. Basically means after paying more than we would in comparable income tax in a country with socialized or similar care, we then have the privilege of getting \u201cfree care.\u201d For us, that\u2019s $50,000 this year before tax credits and deductions. (Family of three.) The tax offsets are pretty good, but I anticipate we would pay a straight $20,000 in another economy in tax as our healthcare share\u2026<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115651707188488352","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/flargh\/statuses\/115651476706404267","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@flargh\/115651476706404267"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/flargh"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-02:objectType=thread:nonce=0ecad19e7f5231b1","notice_info":{"local_id":"11632211","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-02T20:29:10+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115651707188488352"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/flargh","displayName":"Peter Cohen","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/62510-original-tmp20260331030744.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/62510-96-20260331180135.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/62510-48-20260331092137.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/62510-24-20260404192511.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"62510"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/62510-96-20260331180135.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Former tech journalist of 20+ years - still dealing with that trauma in therapy, here now for the shitposts and wry observations on life, mostly NSFW. Definitely not for minors, of interest to miners, or relevant to mynahs either. Dare to be stupid.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@flargh","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"flargh","displayName":"Peter Cohen","note":"Former tech journalist of 20+ years - still dealing with that trauma in therapy, here now for the shitposts and wry observations on life, mostly NSFW. Definitely not for minors, of interest to miners, or relevant to mynahs either. Dare to be stupid."}},"content":"

@glennf<\/a> @chrisphin<\/a> There was a 2020 study that showed Americans would save $450 billion a year switching to universal health care.<\/p>

But US corporations use private health insurance as a principle method of coercion and control of their workers. <\/p>

And it also means that poor folks - especially the brown and black ones - would be on a level playing field with white folks. <\/p>

So it won't happen here.<\/p>

I don't think the fascists have scrubbed this one off the books. Yet.<\/p>

https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8572548\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/flargh\/statuses\/115651732849008760","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/flargh\/statuses\/115651732849008760","objectType":"note","content":"

@glennf<\/a> @chrisphin<\/a> There was a 2020 study that showed Americans would save $450 billion a year switching to universal health care.<\/p>

But US corporations use private health insurance as a principle method of coercion and control of their workers. <\/p>

And it also means that poor folks - especially the brown and black ones - would be on a level playing field with white folks. <\/p>

So it won't happen here.<\/p>

I don't think the fascists have scrubbed this one off the books. Yet.<\/p>

https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8572548\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@flargh\/115651732849008760","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf\/statuses\/115651707188488352","url":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/@glennf\/115651707188488352"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/chrisphin"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/zeppelin.flights\/users\/glennf"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-02:objectType=thread:nonce=0ecad19e7f5231b1","notice_info":{"local_id":"11632212","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-02T20:29:09+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@flargh\/115651732849008760"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/5917007","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}