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Jillian C. York
@jillian.bsky.social
Author of Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism (Verso 2021).
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Work @EFF, teach at College of Europe Natolin, live in Berlin, full bio at https://jilliancyork.com/about #freealaa
that’s spot on
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
chelsea girls! sorry, didn’t see the other one at first
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
my few adult working years in the US were healthy but things like a root canal could cost the same as rent
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I remember my parents having to pay $500 the one time I needed an ambulance (I was hit by a car as a pedestrian). My mother had USAA (military) insurance though and it paid back accident costs
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I’m American (but have lived abroad for 14 out of 25 of my adult years) and I don’t get it either. The key seems to be employed with good insurance
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
how much for Nico?
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
oh i’m familiar, i live in berlin so every flight goes through FRA. not only that but the whole place smells like rancid hot dogs.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
ooh flight attendant overheard and put him in his place bless her
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
my apartment building has two ground floors also
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
yes that’s true in pretty much the rest of the world except the US
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
expect nothing from shaheen and hassan, ever
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
come to think of it my beirut hotel last week was also missing floor 13. it’s clearly a christian thing
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
really? plenty of hotels for instance. was just in one in barcelona
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
and Canadians and many European countries sure
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
nope nope nope it’s elsewhere
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
nope, Canadians and many Europeans do it too!
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
You’re almost certainly correct!
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM