J.P.

J.P.

@jpr602.bsky.social

Geriatrician. Rocketeer. Amateur astrophysicist. Ski patroller. In my free time I have anemia. 🇺🇦 🌈 🇵🇸

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talia jane
@taliajane.bsky.social

Regular reminder that when you go to things while sick, you are giving those germs to people with autoimmune disorders, you’re passing them to someone’s newborn, to someone’s elderly parents. It’s “just a cold” to you but it can and does severely impact countless people.

Johanna T 👻 📚@johannamation.bsky.social

I am b e g g i n g people to mask up at major cons, *especially* ones with 5-digit crowd sizes!! Lightbox this weekend was absolutely ravaged; I’m hearing of SO many attendees and exhibitors who got sick from doing the show this year!! Please stay safe out there! 🙏 🙏

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Andy Craig
@andycraig.bsky.social

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

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Lauri Myllyvirta
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social

New from me: The US has faced a higher cost than any other country from the global Hormuz oil shock, with the crisis adding $160 billion to its fuel bill — or $471 per person on average — despite being the world’s largest oil producer.

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BeshearStan
@beshearstan.bsky.social

Kansas Dem Sen. nominee Adam Hamilton on trans rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself”

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

“How much time do you think this defense secretary spends looking in the mirror in the morning? These are not serious people” — Obama’s audience in Ohio is hanging on every word as he skewers Trump and Hegseth

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

😳 WOMAN REPORTER: Do sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sex abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?

J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social

We watched this a couple years ago. It’s worthwhile. Especially if you then watch Young Frankenstein the next night. I read the novel last month. It’s a very different story than the movie. It’s worthwhile.

Coming Up On TCM@comingupontcm.bsky.social

#ComingUpOnTCM FRANKENSTEIN (1931) Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, ? Dir.: James Whale 6:45 PM PT A crazed scientist creates a living being from dead body parts. 1h 11m | Monsters | TV-PG #TCM #TCMParty

J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social

I encourage you to read this.

Laleh Khalili@lalehkhalili.bsky.social

Man, Hegseth's Department of War is even more buffoonish than everything else. Kinda amazed how the US military didn't just have some basic war plans they could activate. Their lack of preparedness is astonishing. meidasnews.com/news/so-much...

meidasnews.com“So Much Worse Than People Realize”: Never-Before-Seen Images Reveal Damage at U.S. Bases as Troops Describe Being AbandonedService members, contractors, and military families share photos, videos, and firsthand accounts of the Iran war that they say the Pentagon has kept from the American public

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BWJones
@bwjones.bsky.social

Adding a massive C-17 cargo plane brings the likely total of aircraft lost to around 82, or 83. This is billions of dollars of aircraft lost in addition the the human costs in killed and injured.

Laleh Khalili@lalehkhalili.bsky.social

Man, Hegseth's Department of War is even more buffoonish than everything else. Kinda amazed how the US military didn't just have some basic war plans they could activate. Their lack of preparedness is astonishing. meidasnews.com/news/so-much...

meidasnews.com“So Much Worse Than People Realize”: Never-Before-Seen Images Reveal Damage at U.S. Bases as Troops Describe Being AbandonedService members, contractors, and military families share photos, videos, and firsthand accounts of the Iran war that they say the Pentagon has kept from the American public

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Matt Novak
@paleofuture.bsky.social

The wealthiest person in the world—a man who's gotten rich through government money and has spent half a billion dollars on this election cycle—is complaining about elites getting rich off the government and spending big on elections.

J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social

late stage capitalism

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

"The credit-card company announced the job cuts the same day it reported a 9% rise in sales in the third quarter."

J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social

Making America So Great

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

"The uninsured rate for adults ages 19-64 rose to 11.2% this year, up from 8.9% in 2024, according to a new analysis by the Commonwealth Fund..."

nevadacurrent.comThe percentage of people without health insurance is growing • Nevada CurrentThe percentage of working-age adults without health insurance has increased in the past two years, largely because many people can no longer afford Obamacare coverage after Congress allowed federal su...

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Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias.bsky.social

Replying to @mattyglesias.bsky.social

Part of the strangeness of the film (not really ever explicitly addressed in the text) is that Nathan Fielder is not a documentarian in any normal sense. bsky.app/profile/loos...

Ben Klaus@looserooster.bsky.social

Nathan Fielder isn’t even sure what it’s about 😂 He said he was excited to hear what viewers thought!

J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social

remind me to tell you about how there five (5) things wrong with my right eye yet—amazingly—my vision tested this morning at 20/25

J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social

Amazing logistics prowess from Fedex. My medical supplies which I need today here in Oregon have travelled from Louisville KY to Hastings MN in only 8 days.

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Matt Novak
@paleofuture.bsky.social

“While Amazon and the FTC reached a settlement last year, critics note the Biden administration filed the lawsuit in 2023 alleging the company deceived users into signing up for Prime subscriptions and made it difficult to cancel automated renewals.”

Tim O’Brien@timobrien.bsky.social

Millions of Americans are expected to receive a settlement check from Amazon credited to “President Trump’s Federal Trade Commission” in an unprecedented move coming weeks before the midterm elections. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.com‘Unseemly and unfortunate’: Trump’s name brands millions of Amazon refund checksFormer FTC officials say crediting the president in such a fashion is unprecedented.
J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social

I came to a memory care center to see one of my patients. That’s done and while waiting for the facility nurse I’m watching a guy who’s here singing and guitaring for the troops. He’s quite good. Just did Fast Car which always gives me feelings …

J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social

I first heard Fast Car on MTV when it debuted in ‘87/88. Watched it on my 13” tv. I was absolutely gobsmacked. We all were.

J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social

WIFE in flannel pajamas: I’m cold! ME: Do some jumping jacks WIFE: My boobs will bounce up and down! ME: … And…? WIFE: It hurts!

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Matthew Gertz
@mattgertz.bsky.social

Ship captain here! 🚢 It takes roughly 5-10 minutes to turn a cruise ship 180 degrees when it is traveling at its typical cruising speed.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

JD Vance on the economy: "You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"

J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social

I’m a single issue voter. I think that Talking Heads should cover Right Place Wrong Time by Dr John.

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Matt Novak
@paleofuture.bsky.social

Horrific.

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social

JUST IN: The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office said on Monday. Her office will not charge the white officer who shot the child.

mississippifreepress.orgKohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG SaysThe police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s…

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Robert Downen
@robertdownen.bsky.social

A 56-year-old Mexican man held at a federal immigration facility in Laredo was found dead in his cell Saturday morning. His family says the center would not give him medicine for diabetes, high blood pressure and a heart condition. He is the 7th person to die in ICE custody in Texas this year.

texastribune.orgMigrant found dead at Laredo Processing Center run by ICEThe death was confirmed by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who said the 56-year-old Mexican national was found unresponsive in his cell. He’s the seventh person to die while detained by ICE this year.