KevinReilly.bsky.social

@kevinreilly.bsky.social

Writer, husband, amateur human. My dog, Conan, is my best little buddy. Supporter of a little nonsense now and then.

I think I've just come up with a brand new conspiracy theory, or at least one I haven't heard yet. What if Hegseth's purge of the military leadership is not in an effort to replace them with Trump loyalists but with Hegseth loyalists. Military coup with Hegseth at the top, perhaps?

A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.

The world sanctioned South Africa when it was an apartheid state. The world now must sanction Israel for its genocide in Gaza, its attacks on Lebanon, and its barbaric treatment of Palestinians living in the West Bank. Sanctions work! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement

Move comes as 137 Labour MPs sign letter demanding ‘urgent, concrete action’ to stop settler violence

theguardian.com

The U.S. is so far behind on alternative energy and we are only moving further away. The rest of the world will leave us behind if we don't begin working smarter.

@alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables

If there was a civil national divorce how many separate nations would emerge? I think, at minimum, four new nations. The Northest (N.E. plus NY,NJ, PA, DE, MD, and maybe a Northern Va. Capital in NY. The South (WV, rest of VA, NC, SC, TN, AL, GA, AR, MS, OH, FL, IN, KY, LA. Capital in FL.