Joseph P. Hillenburg
@cobaltjacket.com
Transplant dad, #AvGeek, and IT professional at @WiTronix. Strategy Advisor at @transplantfamilies.com & pediatric transplantation advocate. Opinions are my own.
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this comic is how i feel when i play any online game after 2010
December 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
this comic is how i feel when i play any online game after 2010
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A claim that the U.S. is an “outlier” for having a universal hepatitis B birth dose is false.
ACIP’s own September map shows many countries with universal birth-dose policies. We’d become an outlier only by rolling ours back.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
ACIP’s own September map shows many countries with universal birth-dose policies. We’d become an outlier only by rolling ours back.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
December 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A claim that the U.S. is an “outlier” for having a universal hepatitis B birth dose is false.
ACIP’s own September map shows many countries with universal birth-dose policies. We’d become an outlier only by rolling ours back.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
ACIP’s own September map shows many countries with universal birth-dose policies. We’d become an outlier only by rolling ours back.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
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hm (official link to ACIP meeting)
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
hm (official link to ACIP meeting)
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This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
We cannot sit still for this. Pediatric nephrology is in one of the worst spots, but the issue is endemic across all peds specialties. One of the root causes: Low pay as compared to adult specialties.
🤣 #PedNeph is now the worst!!
Of ALL adult AND pediatric specialties
38% filled.
Thirty. Eight.
And this is a continued, sustained, worsening pattern
No surprise because we are not making (forcing?) the systemic changes we need to make (and many of us want to make)
Of ALL adult AND pediatric specialties
38% filled.
Thirty. Eight.
And this is a continued, sustained, worsening pattern
No surprise because we are not making (forcing?) the systemic changes we need to make (and many of us want to make)
It’s Fellowship Match Day!
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
We cannot sit still for this. Pediatric nephrology is in one of the worst spots, but the issue is endemic across all peds specialties. One of the root causes: Low pay as compared to adult specialties.
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Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead. It’s already getting hard to build an affordable PC, and the exit of the longstanding provider of consumer memory is going to make that even more challenging www.theverge.com/news/837594/...
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
Another blow to PC gaming.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead. It’s already getting hard to build an affordable PC, and the exit of the longstanding provider of consumer memory is going to make that even more challenging www.theverge.com/news/837594/...
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Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
December 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
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With O'Hare terminal capacity at the brink, the city says it cannot afford to close Terminal 2 to build a massive Global Terminal by 2023. Now city planners want to scrap the current construction schedule for terminal expansion set to cost most than $8 billion.
City reshuffles O'Hare construction plans, thanks to unexpected passenger growth
chicago.suntimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
With O'Hare terminal capacity at the brink, the city says it cannot afford to close Terminal 2 to build a massive Global Terminal by 2023. Now city planners want to scrap the current construction schedule for terminal expansion set to cost most than $8 billion.
Did you know that Trump tariffed medical devices? Such as pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices (think "half a mechanical heart." One of those companies is also looking to get its money back, which would go back to customers (ie. children's hospitals.)
Costco becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffs
Costco becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffs
Costco is joining other companies that aren’t waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s most sweeping import taxes. They’re going to court to demand refunds on …
trib.al
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Did you know that Trump tariffed medical devices? Such as pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices (think "half a mechanical heart." One of those companies is also looking to get its money back, which would go back to customers (ie. children's hospitals.)
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There goes “Take Your Daughter To Work Day” for the Pentagon press corps.
get a load of the "journalist" asking questions at the Pentagon press briefing
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There goes “Take Your Daughter To Work Day” for the Pentagon press corps.
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This kind of performative nonsense will not last one day in lady prison.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This kind of performative nonsense will not last one day in lady prison.
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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The older ones may vaguely remember a time when presidents ordering people to commit crimes was frowned upon.
Many senior Republicans in Congress are now demanding more details from the White House about its recent military campaign in the Caribbean.
The push for transparency from President Donald Trump’s own party comes after weeks of mounting concerns among some GOP lawmakers.
The push for transparency from President Donald Trump’s own party comes after weeks of mounting concerns among some GOP lawmakers.
Lawmakers demand audio and video of boat attack as follow-up strike raises concern on Capitol Hill | CNN Politics
The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday said Secretary Pete Hegseth had confirmed to him there was a second US strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in Septe...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The older ones may vaguely remember a time when presidents ordering people to commit crimes was frowned upon.
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“the combat decisions HE has made”
Make no mistake about it, Pete Hegseth is throwing Admiral Bradley under the bus, all the while pretending to support him.
When things go south, and they will, Hegseth is going to make sure that Bradley is holding the gun.
When things go south, and they will, Hegseth is going to make sure that Bradley is holding the gun.
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
“the combat decisions HE has made”
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NKF is here to cut through the noise by sharing the facts and explaining why staying up to date on vaccines is especially important for people living with kidney disease.
5 Vaccine Myths Busted for People with Kidney Disease
Vaccines save lives, especially for people with CKD. Learn the facts, debunk common myths, and get trusted guidance from NKF.
www.kidney.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NKF is here to cut through the noise by sharing the facts and explaining why staying up to date on vaccines is especially important for people living with kidney disease.
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You now need a Real ID to board a plane. But fortunately for House Republicans, you still don’t need one to transport a minor across state lines.
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
You now need a Real ID to board a plane. But fortunately for House Republicans, you still don’t need one to transport a minor across state lines.
You don’t need a merged system to solve this problem.
Union Pacific’s plan could mean less congestion and pollution, but neighborhoods near tracks could experience more commuting delays and noise.
Union Pacific says rail merger could unclog Chicago. Critics worry about costs and traffic tie-ups.
Union Pacific’s plan could mean less congestion and pollution, but neighborhoods near tracks could experience more commuting delays and noise.
trib.al
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
You don’t need a merged system to solve this problem.
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Looks like Trump and Hegseth might be preparing to throw the military under the bus on the second strike.
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Looks like Trump and Hegseth might be preparing to throw the military under the bus on the second strike.
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
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presented without comment
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
presented without comment
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15 minute exposure.
400 Satellites.
And impossible situation for science.
400 Satellites.
And impossible situation for science.
3/4. En esta imagen se muestra el mismo campo estelar del Cometa C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) sin limpiar.
En solo 15 minutos de adquisición, contamos 1659 trazas de satélites (unos 400 individuales).
Sobran las palabras para describir la contaminación del espacio cercano.
En solo 15 minutos de adquisición, contamos 1659 trazas de satélites (unos 400 individuales).
Sobran las palabras para describir la contaminación del espacio cercano.
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
15 minute exposure.
400 Satellites.
And impossible situation for science.
400 Satellites.
And impossible situation for science.
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Ken Roth:
"Pete Hegseth suddenly notices that he could be prosecuted for ordering the summary killing of people in boats said to be transporting drugs. There is no armed conflict, so these people should be arrested, not executed."
The backstory:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Pete Hegseth suddenly notices that he could be prosecuted for ordering the summary killing of people in boats said to be transporting drugs. There is no armed conflict, so these people should be arrested, not executed."
The backstory:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth denies he gave orders to ‘kill everybody’ on alleged ‘narco-boat’
Defense secretary called reports about his role in strike as ‘fake news’ intended to discredit US military
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ken Roth:
"Pete Hegseth suddenly notices that he could be prosecuted for ordering the summary killing of people in boats said to be transporting drugs. There is no armed conflict, so these people should be arrested, not executed."
The backstory:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Pete Hegseth suddenly notices that he could be prosecuted for ordering the summary killing of people in boats said to be transporting drugs. There is no armed conflict, so these people should be arrested, not executed."
The backstory:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them