I'm glad insulin is capped at $35 for people on Medicare. It's a bill Democrats unanimously vote for, and so-called "pro life" Republicans unanimously opposed.

But here's the thing.

Insulin needs to be free & accessible to all people. Healthcare is a human right & there's no reason why corporations should profit billions off a life saving drug, the patent for which was sold for $3.

In the wealthiest nation on Earth, no person should struggle with insulin access. #MakeInsulinFree

#Places #Waldkapelle #Louisenlund #Germany #runningphotos #running

My article „The paradoxical reality of racism: German soccer and the irreversibility of multiculturalism“ in ‚#Soccer & Society‘ is finally out. And OPEN ACCESS. Check it out. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14660970.2022.2042266

All 23 of Timothy Snyder’s free lectures on “the Making of Modern Ukraine” are now posted. Millions of people have tuned in — everyone should listen to the whole course (they are also on Spotify).

https://youtu.be/nLfFmYWjHtc

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-making-of-modern-ukraine/id1653131950

#ukraine #podcast #history #yale #timothysnyder #highered #histodons @histodons

The Bovial Gaze. One of my faves at the #Kunsthalle in #Hamburg. Lovis #Corinth, Mädchen mit Stier, 1902. A giant (178 cm; 248 cm) materspiece. And a cow‘s call for help? #art

I’m an immigrant and need y’all to stand with DACA immigrants. Dems have 15 days to pass DACA protections. We cannot leave DACA’s fate to MAGA extremism. Please raise your voice.

Sign & Retoot this important petition from United We Dream: https://bit.ly/3Yjp4EH

#Soccer Highlight of the Year? Certainly not the #QatarWorldCup. Heard all about the great games - but the #humanrights violations and #sportswashing by #FIFA and #QATAR? Disgraceful. Instead, a celebration of what is right about the #beautifulgame? The season kick off in #Hamburg - on display what is right about the sport and a celebration of the #GOAT #UweSeeler. #HSV #nurderHSV

New York Times crossword puzzles the 1st day of Hanukkah

Really? Someone needs to be fired. ASAP.

Good time to share Mr. Willoughby Papadopoulos III with the #mastodonworld. #DogsOfMastdodon

Won’t be #running outside today, I guess. Aside from plowing snow, maybe the treadmill. 😩 I guess it is winter here in #Maine after all.

What am I doing here? A bit of this and bit of that.
*Higher Ed
*#GermanStudies - incl #cinema, #animalstudies, #sportsinsociety
*News from around the world
*Mostly #foreignaffairs
*#Soccer or, as I know it, #Fussball
*My #HSV - the only club that matters
*Intrigued by #WrexhamAFC
*Ultras (soccer) and ultras (running)
*#Cats (sometimes #dogs)
*Politics, health care, other infuriating things in the US
*Funny stuff
*Maddening stuff - mostly in US and Germany

Coffee drinkers! Listen! Starbucks workers nationwide are starting a 3-day strike today (Friday 12/16) as part of their effort to unionize.

How can you help? Don't cross the picket line. Get your coffee elsewhere. (Preferably at independent coffee shops. Long live small biz).

And spread the word! Make this message viral. Let's hold billionaire corps accountable because worker's rights are human rights. Let's go.