Chris Pounds
@chrislbs.bsky.social
Southern California, past Grand Juror, Statistician, Healthcare, Berkeley MBA, Volleyball, Wordle, Duolingo (ES IT,Music)
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It's been 33 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
October 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It's been 33 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
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Six percent of Orange County residents are undocumented, most of whom have lived here for over a decade. Fifteen percent of Orange County residents live in a mixed-status family. These are our neighbors.
October 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Six percent of Orange County residents are undocumented, most of whom have lived here for over a decade. Fifteen percent of Orange County residents live in a mixed-status family. These are our neighbors.
1. Parcels
2. ABBA
3. Mana
4. The Go Go's
5. Cafe del Mare
6. The Association
7. Boards of Canada
8. Shania Twain
2. ABBA
3. Mana
4. The Go Go's
5. Cafe del Mare
6. The Association
7. Boards of Canada
8. Shania Twain
Define your music tastes in 8 artists:
1. Zero 7
2. Spiritualized / Spacemen 3
3. NIN/HTDA/TR-AR
4. Skinny Puppy
5. De La Soul
6. Goldfrapp
7. Lorde
8. Curve
1. Zero 7
2. Spiritualized / Spacemen 3
3. NIN/HTDA/TR-AR
4. Skinny Puppy
5. De La Soul
6. Goldfrapp
7. Lorde
8. Curve
Define your music taste in 8 artists:
1. The Clash
2. Ramones
3. Echo & The Bunnymen
4. Joy Division/New Order
5. Eric B & Rakim
6. De La Soul
7. A Tribe Called Quest
8. Prince
Honorable Mentions: The Cure, Bauhaus, Front 242, Radiohead, PE, Beastie Boys, The Pharcyde
1. The Clash
2. Ramones
3. Echo & The Bunnymen
4. Joy Division/New Order
5. Eric B & Rakim
6. De La Soul
7. A Tribe Called Quest
8. Prince
Honorable Mentions: The Cure, Bauhaus, Front 242, Radiohead, PE, Beastie Boys, The Pharcyde
October 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
1. Parcels
2. ABBA
3. Mana
4. The Go Go's
5. Cafe del Mare
6. The Association
7. Boards of Canada
8. Shania Twain
2. ABBA
3. Mana
4. The Go Go's
5. Cafe del Mare
6. The Association
7. Boards of Canada
8. Shania Twain
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Three years after my husband died, I’m still trying to prove our life together was worth losing his family.
What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.
On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/
What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.
On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/
The Blurring
What I live with isn't forgetting, it's the blurring. A meditation on grief, memory, and continuing without answers three years after loss.
www.dataandpolitics.net
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Three years after my husband died, I’m still trying to prove our life together was worth losing his family.
What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.
On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/
What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.
On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/
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Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
October 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
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AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.
October 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.
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When your boss doesn't understand the difference between right and left censoring. (Turn off your body cam after I give incriminating evidence vs before...)
NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
When your boss doesn't understand the difference between right and left censoring. (Turn off your body cam after I give incriminating evidence vs before...)
@zamafir.bsky.social Here is what happens when an energy Economist goes EV shopping. Not quite the ending we would have wanted.
Putting the EV in sEVerin – Energy Institute Blog
https://www.byteseu.com/1401832/
Going car shopping with the world’s most rational human. If you’ve hung around these parts, you probably know that this team of bloggers is also the core of the Severin Borenstein fan club. We love the man. Not …
https://www.byteseu.com/1401832/
Going car shopping with the world’s most rational human. If you’ve hung around these parts, you probably know that this team of bloggers is also the core of the Severin Borenstein fan club. We love the man. Not …
Putting the EV in sEVerin – Energy Institute Blog - Bytes Europe
Going car shopping with the world’s most rational human.
www.byteseu.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
@zamafir.bsky.social Here is what happens when an energy Economist goes EV shopping. Not quite the ending we would have wanted.
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Lockwood: Listening In at Immigration Court in the Summer of Courthouse ICE Arrests
My volunteer work in immigration court this summer showed me what truly inaccessible language looked like, as multiple barriers rendered the language of the immigration court system alienating and inaccessible to…
My volunteer work in immigration court this summer showed me what truly inaccessible language looked like, as multiple barriers rendered the language of the immigration court system alienating and inaccessible to…
Lockwood: Listening In at Immigration Court in the Summer of Courthouse ICE Arrests
My volunteer work in immigration court this summer showed me what truly inaccessible language looked like, as multiple barriers rendered the language of the immigration court system alienating and inaccessible to at risk of immediate arrest by ICE agents in the halls of the courthouse.
voiceofoc.org
September 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Lockwood: Listening In at Immigration Court in the Summer of Courthouse ICE Arrests
My volunteer work in immigration court this summer showed me what truly inaccessible language looked like, as multiple barriers rendered the language of the immigration court system alienating and inaccessible to…
My volunteer work in immigration court this summer showed me what truly inaccessible language looked like, as multiple barriers rendered the language of the immigration court system alienating and inaccessible to…
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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
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And a 4th reminder that a transition to 100% WindWaterSolar reduces the annual total tonnes of mining in the world by >84% despite the need for precious metals, which are a trivial component of total mining tonnage.
September 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
And a 4th reminder that a transition to 100% WindWaterSolar reduces the annual total tonnes of mining in the world by >84% despite the need for precious metals, which are a trivial component of total mining tonnage.
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moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
Looking at the ranges and the target line, I think we can reject the hypothesis.
useful background for anyone engaged in media criticism, which is this entire website
A useful element to consider in Trump’s putative war against comedians and the media. www.pbump.net/o/television...
September 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Looking at the ranges and the target line, I think we can reject the hypothesis.
But “he” and “him” are the correct pronouns for this horrendous act.
I did not have Karl Rove using pronouns in a WSJ Editorial on my bingo card this year. www.wsj.com/opinion/they...
I did not have Karl Rove using pronouns in a WSJ Editorial on my bingo card this year. www.wsj.com/opinion/they...
Opinion | ‘They’ Didn’t Kill Charlie Kirk
It insults his memory to blame political opponents for one man’s heinous act.
www.wsj.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
But “he” and “him” are the correct pronouns for this horrendous act.
I did not have Karl Rove using pronouns in a WSJ Editorial on my bingo card this year. www.wsj.com/opinion/they...
I did not have Karl Rove using pronouns in a WSJ Editorial on my bingo card this year. www.wsj.com/opinion/they...
Survey says...well, it depends on how you gathered the sampling frame
Remember, if you encounter what seems like an implausible survey finding, ask:
1. Were survey respondents selected randomly or was this an opt-in poll?
2. Could the results, especially for young adults, be driven by bogus respondents?
Keep this post in mind: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 🧪
1. Were survey respondents selected randomly or was this an opt-in poll?
2. Could the results, especially for young adults, be driven by bogus respondents?
Keep this post in mind: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 🧪
September 15, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Survey says...well, it depends on how you gathered the sampling frame
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World Suicide Prevention Day, is a day to remember that every life matters, and that hope, connection, and support can save lives.
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay #youarenotalone #LACDP #lademocrats #persist26
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay #youarenotalone #LACDP #lademocrats #persist26
September 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
World Suicide Prevention Day, is a day to remember that every life matters, and that hope, connection, and support can save lives.
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay #youarenotalone #LACDP #lademocrats #persist26
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay #youarenotalone #LACDP #lademocrats #persist26
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<$42k loaded, wireless CarPlay and android auto, 360 camera in all trims, and electro chromatic roof. ~$30k with 300 mile range.
With subsidies expiring it'll be interesting to see if brands that refuse to include CP/AA and need 40-50 minutes to charge for more $$ manage to sustain sales.
With subsidies expiring it'll be interesting to see if brands that refuse to include CP/AA and need 40-50 minutes to charge for more $$ manage to sustain sales.
Electric cars don’t have to be expensive and the redesigned 2026 #NissanLeaf will surprise you!
YouTube video by Redline Reviews
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September 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
<$42k loaded, wireless CarPlay and android auto, 360 camera in all trims, and electro chromatic roof. ~$30k with 300 mile range.
With subsidies expiring it'll be interesting to see if brands that refuse to include CP/AA and need 40-50 minutes to charge for more $$ manage to sustain sales.
With subsidies expiring it'll be interesting to see if brands that refuse to include CP/AA and need 40-50 minutes to charge for more $$ manage to sustain sales.
Helpful to know Sicilian history when you visit the island
#OTD in 1237 at Cortenuova Frederick II, emperor and king of Sicily together with his Ghibelline allies faced up against the Lombard League led by Milan. This was the last major battle in Italy the Hohenstaufen would win...🧵(1/
historyofthegermans.com/85-2/
historyofthegermans.com/85-2/
Episode 85 - Cortenuova • History of the Germans Podcast
he last great battle that made the HRE look as if it was indeed, Holy, Roman and an Empire
historyofthegermans.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Helpful to know Sicilian history when you visit the island
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🏠 In a letter to the editor, Gualala resort owner Christopher Boettcher supports California’s SB 346, saying the bill ensures fair play for short-term rental operators.
mendovoice.com/2025/09/lett...
#mendocinocounty #california #mendocino
mendovoice.com/2025/09/lett...
#mendocinocounty #california #mendocino
Letter to the editor: Proposed state bill ensures fair play for short-term rental operators • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA
The bill protects those who obey regulations that make vacation renting safe and accountable for guests — and for neighborhoods.
mendovoice.com
September 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
🏠 In a letter to the editor, Gualala resort owner Christopher Boettcher supports California’s SB 346, saying the bill ensures fair play for short-term rental operators.
mendovoice.com/2025/09/lett...
#mendocinocounty #california #mendocino
mendovoice.com/2025/09/lett...
#mendocinocounty #california #mendocino
Let's start with Congress members and their staff then extend it to the executive branch
Members of Congress have access to inside information—we shouldn’t be able to trade stocks on it. It’s common sense.
I was proud to join a bipartisan group of lawmakers calling to ban congressional stock trading. There can’t be one set of rules for Congress and another for the American people.
I was proud to join a bipartisan group of lawmakers calling to ban congressional stock trading. There can’t be one set of rules for Congress and another for the American people.
September 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Let's start with Congress members and their staff then extend it to the executive branch
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Given the trump administrations killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug dealers at sea today, now might be a good time to recall his pardon of a American drug dealer actually convicted of running a large drug operation and soliciting murders for higher.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
Trump said he had called Ulbricht's mother to let her know he had granted her son a full pardon.
www.bbc.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Given the trump administrations killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug dealers at sea today, now might be a good time to recall his pardon of a American drug dealer actually convicted of running a large drug operation and soliciting murders for higher.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Sand batteries are literally just silos of sand that retain heat exceptionally well -- so well that they can be tied to heat exchange systems to serve as proxy *electrical* batteries. Finland's new model can store enough power (100 MWh) to heat an entire town for a week.
newatlas.com/energy/large...
newatlas.com/energy/large...
The world's largest sand battery just went live in Finland
Finland has inaugurated an industrial-scale sand battery this week in the southern town of Pornainen, where it'll take over heating duties from an old woodchip power plant for the municipality. It's s...
newatlas.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Sand batteries are literally just silos of sand that retain heat exceptionally well -- so well that they can be tied to heat exchange systems to serve as proxy *electrical* batteries. Finland's new model can store enough power (100 MWh) to heat an entire town for a week.
newatlas.com/energy/large...
newatlas.com/energy/large...
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Orange County Grand Jurors want to know why the Santa Ana StreetCar project is now six years late, nearly $400 million over-budget and has no clear customer base for a four-mile long rail line.
How Did the Santa Ana Streetcar Construction End up Costing Over $150 Million Per Mile?
A grand jury investigation found that the project has more than doubled its original budget and hasn’t shown any tangible benefits for the community.
voiceofoc.org
July 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Orange County Grand Jurors want to know why the Santa Ana StreetCar project is now six years late, nearly $400 million over-budget and has no clear customer base for a four-mile long rail line.
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If you missed it, there's a new Murderbot short story at: reactormag.com/rapport-mart...
Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy - Reactor
Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile takeover… Novelette | 7,540 words They were still three hours out when Perihelion...
reactormag.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you missed it, there's a new Murderbot short story at: reactormag.com/rapport-mart...