The first freedom of the press is not to be a business.
Aug 9, 2022 • 22 tweets • 6 min read
The US Senate has axed an effort to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35.
This would have been a big drop from the $98 average, and far less than the thousands some have reported they pay.
But in China, you can get it for as low as $3 at a public hospital.
Here's how.
The year is 2018.
A film, 我不是药神 (Dying to Survive), has had a wide release. It is a huge hit.
The movie follows a man who illegally smuggles life-saving cancer drugs into China and is based on a true story.
Think of it as Dallas Buyers Club with no Jared Leto (thank God).
Jun 25, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Some of the world's biggest twerps are using one line of text from a 25-page document as proof China has restricted abortion.
This is a blatant ploy to spin the overturning of Roe, a monstrous crime, into an opportunity to flog their pet cause.
Here's how they're lying to you.
It is true that the highlighted text reads "Reduce non-medically necessary abortions." But cherry-picking this sentence without the broader context is extremely disingenuous.
Jun 12, 2022 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
China's health commission has simplified the process for gender confirmation surgery approval, lessened the requirements for a change of gender on identification documents and lowered the minimum age for the procedure from 20 to 18.
This is a very positive development.
An overview of the changes.
