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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Jun 15

I moved today. I have unpacked 2 things, and those are glasses for the good whiskey to celebrate. 🎉

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · May 12

I have never felt so perfectly represented by a TV moment as Mikey Day's "a guy who just walked into a spider web."

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WIRED @wired.com · Apr 22

Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.

How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact

Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.

www.wired.com

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Apr 22

The lighting in my office bathroom makes my gray hairs stand out and it feels like a hostile work environment.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 17

If Trump can disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him?

Either everyone has due process — or no one does.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 17

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“What the Trump administration is doing is acting as a quasi judiciary. They’re rounding up people and effectively being judge, jury and executioner,” Asha Rangappa tells Ezra Klein.

Opinion | The Emergency Is Here

Trump is disappearing people to a Salvadoran prison for terrorists. And he says he wants to send “homegrown” Americans there next.

www.nytimes.com

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Apr 17

Not at all! Go for it! 😊

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Apr 14

Well that's an interesting job posting...

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Apr 10

New fav cat painting. #chagall @philamuseum.bsky.social

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Apr 10

For the last time... No, that's not a "tattoo of a butt" on my arm... It's this sculpture! #brancusi #thekiss @philamuseum.bsky.social

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Apr 8

It's been over 5 years since my last cheese steak from Jim's 🤤 #philadelphia

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · Apr 8

The discourse around tariffs has been “things will get more expensive” but I am here to tell you that I am knee deep in reporting on this subject and I strongly suspect that if super high tariffs endure, it will shift to *certain items cease to be available at any price*

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Apr 7

If you're trying to forecast anything about this administration there has been only one reliable principle since the beginning and that's "It will be worse than you think"

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Apr 7

I only have two settings when traveling:

1) running through the airport to my gate because I'm late

OR

2) so early they haven't assigned a gate for my flight yet.

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Apr 2

Found myself at the aquarium

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Mar 11

"Wtf." - Me constantly about everything lately.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Mar 10

“This is going to be a massive loss of life overall,” a surgeon who formerly led USAID’s global health initiatives tells TNR. “Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.”

Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie

We can now be depressingly confident that their mass cuts are killing people.

newrepublic.com

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Mar 9

Working through my Saturday because of a trial like: youtu.be/Xs-UEqJ85KE?...

Don't Be A Lawyer - feat. Burl Moseley - "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"

YouTube video by racheldoesstuff

youtu.be

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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · Mar 3

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Mar 2

Remember this: Tyranny cannot prevail over people who refuse to succumb to it.

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Feb 28

Drunkenly ordered new suits the other night to make myself feel better about the stress of an upcoming trial.

They came today on day 1 of jury selection and fit perfectly. 🎉

Just in time.

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Casey Johnston @caseyjohnston.bsky.social · Feb 26

Let’s go www.yahoo.com/news/no-amaz...

'No Amazon, no Walmart, no fast food': What's behind the 'Feb. 28 economic blackout'

The People's Union USA, a self-described “grassroots movement” founded by John Schwarz, is encouraging Americans to refrain from making non-essential purchases on Friday.

www.yahoo.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 8

Many are asking: “What can I do now?”

Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do

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Vox @vox.com · Feb 6

All the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law, explained by a law professor. (There are a lot of them.) voxdotcom.visitlink.me/VETn5u

All the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law, explained by a law professor

There are a lot of them.

voxdotcom.visitlink.me

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 5

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