Hayward Zwerling
@hzwerling.bsky.social
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Like Putin & Xi, Trump will eventually make it clear to his billionaire bros that they must make regular “donations” to Trump, or else. I would love to be a fly on the wall to see the face of these billionaire bros when they understand the consequences of the actions.
I posted a new entry in MY RETIREMENT DIARY - Comments on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and - Living in a Dirty Home in an Exciting Community or a Clean Home in a Too-Quiet Community. ihaveanidea.us/myretirement...
My Retirement Diary 2026
Entries from the diary of a retired physician and software developer.
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“Medicare for All Act. …would reduce national health expenditure by $1,041 billion annually. … universal coverage would save over 114,000 lives annually.” Yale Study www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Projected economic gains and lives saved under universal healthcare in the United States
The US spends more on health care than any other nation, yet tens of millions of Americans are uninsured or underinsured, and coverage retractions enacted in 2025 are widening these gaps. The misalign...
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The next time someone says “The Democratic Socialists of America are too far left to be elected” show them this chart. It appears to me DSA is spot-on with what America wants. @demsocialists.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org @democrats.org
There is no such thing as an honorable Republican; its McCarthyism at its worse. In the future, the government will be run by goons and clowns because what reputable person will risk this abuse. GOP Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
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Why a $100 Million Donation and a $23 Donation Are the Same Equivalent expenditure relative to wealth: wealth tier expenditure bottom 50% $1 top 10% $140 centa-billionaire $19,000,000 ihaveanidea.us/awi/
Companies knowingly sell harmful products, as @juliabelluz.bsky.social reported in NYT As corporation are "people," predator corporation that maliciously take many lives must be held to the same standard as when a person maliciously takes one life. Here is how: ihaveanidea.us/cdp/
The Corporate Death Penalty: Personhood Must Carry a Capital Consequence
As corporations “are people,” morality and rationality demand that when a corporation maliciously takes many lives, they must pay the same ultimate penalty as when a person maliciously takes a life.
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Creating and Managing a Monthly Retiree's Brunch: A Small Group…
Retirees often discover that their social circle contracts upon leaving the workforce, which can lead to loneliness. The strength of a person’s social…
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The Illusion of Generosity Wealth Inequity Made Real A billionaire’s donation of $100 million is exactly the same relative financial sacrifice as a $23 donation from a person in the bottom 50%. In reality, the billionaire’s “generosity” isn’t so generous. More comparisons at ihaveanidea.us/awi/
WEALTH INEQUITY MADE TANGIBLE Equivalent expenditure relative to wealth: wealth tier expenditure bottom 50% $1 top 10% $150 billionaire $15,000,000 ihaveanidea.us/awi/ @wid.world
The Illusion of Generosity A billionaire’s donation of $100 million is exactly the same relative sacrifice as a $23 donation from a person in the bottom 50%. In reality, the billionaire’s “generosity” isn’t so generous. More comparisons at ihaveanidea.us/awi/ @fobaction.bsky.social
The Graph That Makes 99.9999% of Americans Disappear
If a billionaire donates $100 million, the mathematically equivalent sacrifice for an average person in the bottom 50% is $23. Clearly the “generosity” of the billionaire is an illusion.
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@massgovernor.bsky.social take note! Inaction is tantamount to complicity.
Governor Gavin Newsom@governor.ca.gov · last mo.To anyone considering helping President Trump interfere with our election or our count: You will be prosecuted. That’s why I’m moving forward with new legislation that would make it a FELONY to seize ballots before the vote has been certified by state and county officials.
The Illusion of Generosity If a billionaire makes a charitable donation of $100 million the mathematically equivalent sacrifice for an average person in the bottom 50% is $23. Clearly the “generosity” of the billionaire is an illusion. ihaveanidea.us/awi/
The Graph That Makes 99.9999% of Americans Disappear
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
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WEALTH INEQUITY MADE TANGIBLE Equivalent expenditure relative to their wealth: wealth tier expenditure bottom 50% $1 top 10% $150 billionaire $15,000,000 ihaveanidea.us/awi/
The Graph That Makes 99.9999% of Americans Disappear
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
ihaveanidea.us
Create app that cyclists can send realtime photos of vehicles in bike lanes - then send them a ticket. @massbike.bsky.social @mayorwu.boston.gov “also announced plans to ramp up enforcement of bike lanes that are routinely blocked by illegally parked cars” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/17/m...
‘We just want to see change’: Wu must act on vow to make streets safer following city planner’s death, advocates say - The Boston Globe
City officials will also conduct an analysis of the street design where Louisa Gag was killed alongside the police investigation.
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WEALTH INEQUITY MADE TANGIBLE Equivalent expenditure relative to their wealth: wealth tier expenditure bottom 50% $1 top 10% $150 billionaire $15,000,000 ihaveanidea.us/awi/
The Graph That Makes 99.9999% of Americans Disappear
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
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This is a perfect example demonstrating how a couple of billionaires can use their billions to bend the political system to serve their needs over the many millions of Americans. We need to ban billionaires. IHaveAnIdea.us/taxwealth/ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/u...
Billionaires Prepare $87 Million Ad Campaign to Block California Wealth Tax
A coalition backed by the Google co-founder Sergey Brin and wealthy tech investors is trying to neutralize a proposed one-time tax on the state’s richest residents.
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Wealth Inequity Revealed Equivalent financial sacrifice relative to their wealth: wealth tier expenditure bottom 50% $1 top 10% $150 billionaire $4,000,000 ihaveanidea.us/awi/
Something Is Dreadfully Wrong With America
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
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Hey @warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @pressley.house.gov given all the predictions that Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act prior to the next election, how about introducing legislation into the Senate that prohibits him from doing that - TODAY!
Something Is Dreadfully Wrong With America A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the bottom 50% donates $23 and receives no recognition. Yet the relative sacrifices are mathematically equivalent. Perhaps the adulation is grossly misplaced. ihaveanidea.us/awi/
Something Is Dreadfully Wrong With America
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
ihaveanidea.us
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the bottom 50% donates $23 and receives no recognition. Yet the relative sacrifices are mathematically equivalent. Perhaps the adulation is grossly misplaced. IHaveAnIdea.us/wi/
Something Is Dreadfully Wrong With America
A billionaire donates $100 million and is lauded. A person in the lower 50% who donates $23 receives no accolades. Yet the relative sacrifices are equivalent. Hmmm?
ihaveanidea.us
Trump Administration Argues for Fencing Off Park Next to White House www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u... Trump’s long-term plan is to take over the park and use it for his own nefarious purposes
Trump Administration Argues for Fencing Off Park Next to White House
The Commission of Fine Arts is set to consider the administration’s proposal regarding Lafayette Square Park, which has been the site of numerous protests.
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WEALTH INEQUITY IS KILLING DEMOCRACY For every $1 in wealth owned by the bottom 50% of Americans, billionaires, deca-billionaires, & centa-billionaires own $100,000s to $10,000,000s. Recently Mitt Romney implied extreme wealth inequity destroys democracy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8qF...
For every $1 owned by the bottom 50% Americans, the average billionaire, deca-billionaire, & centa-billionaire own $1 million, $5 million, $20 million. Recently Mitt Romney (essentially) argued that this degree of extreme wealth inequity destroys our democracy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8qF...
IS AMERICA STILL A DEMOCRACY? Listen to Senator Mitt Romney say: centa-billionaires and trillionaires can easily spend $2B to buy an election and destroy our democracy. youtu.be/Y8qFdQLRdWA?...
Is America Still A Democracy?: Senator Mitt Romney
YouTube video by Hayward Zwerling
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Set-up my small pro-democracy banner near the tall ships in Boston today. Teach people what fascism really means - because nobody is safe from a fascist dictator; eventually, he will even come for the zillionaires.
Is America Still a Democracy? Listen to Senator Mitt Romney comment on the influence of money on democracy. youtu.be/Y8qFdQLRdWA
Is America Still A Democracy?: Senator Mitt Romney
YouTube video by Hayward Zwerling
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I have kept an online diary since I retired in 2022. I just posted a new entry in MY RETIREMENT DIARY that touches upon: - Theatrical event - Medical issues - July 4th mega-family gathering - Finding a nook for creating - Home renovations update - Procrastinating ihaveanidea.us/myretirement...
