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Alan Johnson
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Love a good chat on almost any topic, so don't be shy!

Work in software, data & management. Husband of Jen. 👶*4. Former teacher & entrepreneur. Jeopardy champ*1.

I aspire to uplift good ideas, support folks, and speak up against harm.
The fact that X is still the go-to public square proves something sad about human nature.
December 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The first story on this episode is wild, on the scientist George Price

(cw suicide)

[Radiolab] The Good Show
podcastaddict.com/radiolab/epi...
podcastaddict.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Drinking a Sapporo, thinking of my next door neighbor who passed a couple years ago. He loved a Sapporo. I miss that dude.
December 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Goddamn. He hit him like one of those punch machines at a sports bar.
December 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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A November YouGov poll had ICE favorability underwater by 14 points among all Americans and 37(!) points among political independents today.yougov.com/politics/art...
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"Am I, actually, like really, autistic, though?" while obsessively trying route cables under my desk so that nothing is visible from the front.
December 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My cause of death will be someone saying "backslash" instead of "slash" and me violently suppressing the urge to correct one too many times
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I'm an AI doomer and an AI skeptic and an AI bubblist and someone concerned about the ongoing social impact and sustainability of AI.
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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I've been saying for the better part of a year that Trump is on a mission to decriminalize corruption. To make it the legal equivalent of jaywalking.

I feel that more strongly now than I ever had.
Trump announces a pardon of Henry Cuellar: "I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda. Henry, I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!"
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
What are you supposed to do with the hot towel in first class? Asking for a friend
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Did someone unplug the Web?
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
NYC subway rule: the train is never 1 minute away. It goes from 2 minutes to "here".
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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I’ve been disturbed ongoingly by how many people seem to express glee every time a case of sexual violence or exploitation is in the news, as if it’s a gotcha of the bad guys to feel superior about. We have to be able to face and address this violence not play it for clicks…and I donno…
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It's bizarre that Sarah Kendzior is suspended the same time all of this Epstein stuff is blowing up.
Hiding in Plain Sight (Kendzior book) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Damn. I relate to this so much. My cousin being murdered when I was a teenager was the catalyst for my descent from depressed misfit to a much darker place.
In addition to the persistent bullying he experienced, Zeremiah Smith struggled to reconcile with the death of his 21-year-old cousin Deswaund Bell—known affectionately as ‘Des,’ who died from a fatal gunshot at a gas station on University Boulevard in 2016.

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Kysia Owens: Advocating for Suicide Prevention, Mental Health
After losing her son and nephew to suicide, Mississippi native Kysia Owens urges others to open up about their mental-health challenges.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I read every Jeffrey Epstein email with the subtext of "we can have a nice perverted time or I can destroy you"
On the flight home(?), he reaches out to several people, including Ken Starr.

A little more than a week later, once they realized they wouldn't be meeting up, Epstein tells Starr, "miss talking to you."
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The business world embraced Trump over Kamala because he is corrupt. There was much to be gained from his win and little to be lost if he didn't.
This is the most corrupt administration in U.S. history.
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Why is Sarah Kendzior banned?!
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We're all just trying to find the guy who did this.gif
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Whenever some sanctimonious Dem announces that America needs a functioning Republican Party, I always think “I’d settle for a functioning Democratic Party.”
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM