Just J.R.

Just J.R.

@jrconstance.bsky.social

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Trump's ever-expanding list of taxpayer grifts: -$1.8B slush fund for political allies -$1B for ballroom "security" -$1B for Qatar jet refurbishments -$230M in DOJ "compensation" -$100M+ for golf outings When he says he "doesn't think about Americans' financial situation," I believe him.

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Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

And the other guy had “bone spurs” and didn’t serve, in any capacity in any war.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

As a Marine platoon leader in Vietnam, Mueller was shot and later returned to lead his platoon after his recovery. He received a Bronze Star for valor, a Purple Heart, 2 Navy/Marine Commendation medals, Republican of Vietnam Cross of Valor, and numerous other medals.

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Yeah, good luck trying to convince the majority of Americans that the party who doesn’t control the presidency, senate or house is responsible for airport delays. Maybe you can give them a class on the filibuster then explain why their ICE reform request is unreasonable.

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Trump fired Kristi Noem. It wasn't because her immigration agents murdered American citizens. Or the repeated violations of due process. Or even her mismanagement of FEMA. No, Noem was fired because she upstaged Trump. He wants to be on Mt. Rushmore, after all. This is the mind of our president.

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The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, but again and again, research has found increasing disease and deaths in a world with more extreme weather. Environmental health is public health. apnews.com/article/clim...

apnews.comScientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a 'scam'The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.”

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen. Linda Ronstadt Eric Clapton James Taylor Beach Boys Big Head Todd and the Monsters (at Red Rocks)

Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺@politicshealth.bsky.social

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen. Prince (on the Purple Rain Tour) Rolling Stones in 1974 Golden Earring (my first concert) Todd Rundgren Huey Lewis

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This is dangerous. More than 60 medical groups opposed this decision to overturn the longstanding, science-based recommendation that saves lives.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

The CDC approved a sweeping change to the nation’s childhood immunization schedule, endorsing a recommendation from a federal advisory panel to drop the long-standing practice of giving all newborns a hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.

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A 15% reduction in Medicare payments for nearly 800 lab tests is set to take effect Jan. 31. Letting the cuts take effect will leave clinical laboratories with less money to spend on developing new diagnostics or technologies to deliver quicker results. #StopLabCuts www.axios.com/2025/12/10/l...

axios.comTesting labs rally to kill Medicare pay cutsThe testing industry argues laboratory services influence 70% of clinical decisions.

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In the NPR interview, @PeteButtigieg had a warning about AI. He talked of it creating problems so vast, so quickly, that can grow beyond the ability even of a strong government to address.

Why in the world would anyone think that news about Biden being old would be relevant to anything that’s going on right now? It just doesn’t make any sense. Of course there’s a ton of stuff that doesn’t make any sense. Going on right now.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

So we are on Year 6 of wall-to-wall ‘Biden is Old’ media coverage. Very exciting. Very relevant. Ratings gold.

You will never starve on a cruise. At breakfast this morning. Plate full with scrambled eggs, hash brown, bacon and fried potatoes too. Two different servers ask if I want an omelette. Nope, I’m good. Sit down at a table and a different server walks up to pour coffee. 1/2

Server: Would you like some breakfast? Me: I look at my plate full of food and say ”I already have breakfast.” Server: Oh, I thought you wanted MORE breakfast. Wondering if I look like a Hobbit needing a 2nd breakfast? 2/2

In other news, I actually got to use my expensive Spanish degree today, and I haven’t even made it to Spain yet. Was in the hotel lobby getting some coffee and a man walked up next to me. Man: Hola. Me: Hola. ¿Como esta? That was it. That was the entire conversation.

Did anyone else notice there seemed to be a lot of fights during and after football games this weekend, both NCAA and Pros? And what’s with the whole ‘planting the flag’ on your opponents home field thing? Seems like beating somebody on their home field should be plenty.

Another one of my all time favorite albums, Jackson Browne’s Running in Empty was released in 1977. The album hit No. 3 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1978 and stayed in the charts for a total of 65 weeks. So many great songs on this album! #ClassicRock

What is your favorite college football rivalry? Sitting here watching the Michigan - Ohio State game and wondering if there are any fiercer rivalries than between these two teams? Maybe Alabama - Auburn? 1/2

I can remember when MIZZOU used to play Kansas every year and for the Tigers, it didn’t matter how great of a season they’d had, they still had to beat KU. Losing to KU sent several good MIZZOU coaches packing. 2/2

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Indeed, I wrote a whole article about how the abject incompetence of "AI" that exists in the real world means the "AI" of fiction and film has been revealed as optimistic at best, even the murdery ones: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/scal...

uncannymagazine.comScalzi on Film: Hollywood Totally Lied to Us About AI: Why Cinematic Cyborgs Are So Much Smarter Than What We Have in the Real World - Uncanny MagazineBehold! Science has caught up to fiction, and the age of Artificial Intelligence, long promised by science fiction in film, literature, and video games, is here! And in this golden age…tech companies ...
Jimmy@thejimperor.bsky.social

2024 me: We do have AI. 2003: Oh, no! I hope it’s not like Terminator. 2024: No, it’s mostly finance douchebags using it for plagiarism. 2003: Huh 2024: Yeah, everything got real stupid