by a massage of arms and forehead (but hardly are you exasperated by such meetings: you don't have an available parking spot for your scooting arms on your head now), and memory problems are non-existent given this aid cannot be forgotten. So I don't think post-concussive syndrome [1.] is an issue.'
'You weren't expecting us?' the first Thai nurse says.
'Not really,' Aria replies. 'But we're super glad you're here. Thanks for coming.'
'House rules,' the nurse says, shrugging. 'It's early in the day and we have to make sure that everyone is up.'
'Smart,' Aria says.
'In a sense the help is conservative,' the nurse says. 'But not so much so that it's mental. Like, we're not concerned about who's in bed, unlike in Brazil [3.], but just making sure that everyone can get up.'
'Everyone can get up,' Gao says, strolling into the kitchen, stretching. 'But now it's time to haggle. To haggle like politicians but with the normal people, to see what we can buy. Can we take socialism to the States please. And the viewers DO care who's in bed with whom, I'm sure. That's why we're popular.'
"#FeelTheBern [4.]"
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References
1 New Scientist, Why our understanding of concussion has been completely wrong , https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532691-800-why-our-understanding-of-concussion-has-been-completely-wrong/, ["Some people develop a chronic condition called post-concussive syndrome, especially if they don't receive education and targeted treatments. Typical symptoms include headaches, depression and memory problems."]
2 The Economist | What he did, not what he said https://www.economist.com/node/21779307?frsc=dg%7Ce,["Presidents can have a lot of influence over American health care through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), an organisation that is much more interesting than it sounds.'; "In 2019, America spent a mere $685bn on defence compared to the $1.2trn spent at HHS—most of it on Medicare, the government health-insurance programme for the elderly, and Medicaid, the programme for the very poor."; "New transparency rules, requiring drugs companies to include prices in advertisements and hospitals to publish their closely guarded price lists, are sensible but have been stalled by lawsuits."]
3 The Economist | A new war of religion https://www.economist.com/node/21779369?frsc=dg%7Ce, ["Their concern is mainly, but not solely, to oppose gay rights and abortion. In some cases they dismiss science and have intervened in foreign policy."; "In Brazil, 195 of the 513 deputies in the lower house of Congress are members of the evangelical caucus. They include the Republican party, formed by the Universal Church of Edir Macedo, a wealthy megapastor. Evangelical pastors are more likely than Catholic bishops to tell their flock whom to vote for."]
4 Twitter, #FeelTheBern, www.twitter.com/#FeelTheBern
5 All Saints - Pure Shores (Official Music Video), https://youtu.be/dVNdTXEJv1A
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