Jerod Poore
@jerod23.bsky.social
Retired curmudgeon. Former mad overlord of CrazyMeds, Fringe & SciFi editor for FactSheet5, big iron coder, and zine publisher.
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This, from the people who said sending artillery shells to Ukraine would leave us unable to defend Taiwan.
Roughly a fifth of all deployed US naval ships are in the Caribbean, according to Stars & Stripes and USNI News
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This, from the people who said sending artillery shells to Ukraine would leave us unable to defend Taiwan.
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last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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🇮🇱 Unremovable Israeli Spyware Found on Samsung Devices - Business Wire
Samsung faces backlash over AppCloud, an Israeli-developed app pre-installed on budget Galaxy A and M series devices.
Samsung faces backlash over AppCloud, an Israeli-developed app pre-installed on budget Galaxy A and M series devices.
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🇮🇱 Unremovable Israeli Spyware Found on Samsung Devices - Business Wire
Samsung faces backlash over AppCloud, an Israeli-developed app pre-installed on budget Galaxy A and M series devices.
Samsung faces backlash over AppCloud, an Israeli-developed app pre-installed on budget Galaxy A and M series devices.
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NYT: Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York Where Pedophilia Was Practiced the “Right Way”
November 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NYT: Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York Where Pedophilia Was Practiced the “Right Way”
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Hitler Diary Reveals a Lost Berlin
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Hitler Diary Reveals a Lost Berlin
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Apparently, The NY Times is feeling nostalgic for the days when the wealthy and well-connected traded favors — and underage girls?
November 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Apparently, The NY Times is feeling nostalgic for the days when the wealthy and well-connected traded favors — and underage girls?
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
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Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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Umm technically he’s called Netanyahu’s Monster
John Fetterman has released a picture showing the injuries he sustained after falling on his face:
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Umm technically he’s called Netanyahu’s Monster
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You know who would have published a good obit of Alice Wong? Teen Vogue.
But they closed it, just a week before Alice died, screwing her out of her columnist gig a week before her death and making sure TV didn’t cover her death, Dick Cheney’s death or Mamdani’s win.
Thanks, Anna Wintour!!!
But they closed it, just a week before Alice died, screwing her out of her columnist gig a week before her death and making sure TV didn’t cover her death, Dick Cheney’s death or Mamdani’s win.
Thanks, Anna Wintour!!!
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
You know who would have published a good obit of Alice Wong? Teen Vogue.
But they closed it, just a week before Alice died, screwing her out of her columnist gig a week before her death and making sure TV didn’t cover her death, Dick Cheney’s death or Mamdani’s win.
Thanks, Anna Wintour!!!
But they closed it, just a week before Alice died, screwing her out of her columnist gig a week before her death and making sure TV didn’t cover her death, Dick Cheney’s death or Mamdani’s win.
Thanks, Anna Wintour!!!
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The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
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The thing about protesting at Broadview is that the law is whatever the cop in front of you decides it is that day. There’s a special zone for free speech, only during certain hours of course. Arrested another protester. For no fucking reason. Not in the magical “you have rights in here only” zone 🤡
November 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The thing about protesting at Broadview is that the law is whatever the cop in front of you decides it is that day. There’s a special zone for free speech, only during certain hours of course. Arrested another protester. For no fucking reason. Not in the magical “you have rights in here only” zone 🤡
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Checking in on this: the school board member who opposed the ban on trans athletes, and who was then challenged by the parent of the HS girl who'd complained, won reelection, 60 to 40%.
I'd totally missed this:
In Tumwater, WA, a HS student complained about a trans basketball player. Then, the local school board passed a resolution to ban trans girls from girl sports.
Now, the mother of that student is running against the sole school board member to vote against the resolution.
In Tumwater, WA, a HS student complained about a trans basketball player. Then, the local school board passed a resolution to ban trans girls from girl sports.
Now, the mother of that student is running against the sole school board member to vote against the resolution.
November 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Checking in on this: the school board member who opposed the ban on trans athletes, and who was then challenged by the parent of the HS girl who'd complained, won reelection, 60 to 40%.
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Free zine picked up from a Nashville record shop: Jackie Shane, 1940-2019, #4 in the Nashville Queer History mini zine series.
November 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Free zine picked up from a Nashville record shop: Jackie Shane, 1940-2019, #4 in the Nashville Queer History mini zine series.
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The tenderness that the Long Beach cop displays towards this ICE agent who spent weeks brutalizing the community as part of his "job," then decided to spend his off-duty time drunkenly waving around a loaded firearm and menacing women--and who violently resisted arrest!
Disgusting
Disgusting
So… A BP agent filmed in LA in June kidnapping someone from a Walmart got arrested by Long Beach cops after drunkenly flashing his service pistol in a women’s restroom. He demanded they call BP Commander Bovino. After making bail he died of a drug OD at his parents house. lbpost.com/news/isaiah-...
A viral arrest, a drunken brawl and an overdose: the last days of a notorious Border Patrol agent
We obtained hours of body-camera video that give the fullest — and perhaps last — glimpse of Agent Isaiah Hodgson’s mindset when he became a flashpoint in the fight over immigration raids.
lbpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The tenderness that the Long Beach cop displays towards this ICE agent who spent weeks brutalizing the community as part of his "job," then decided to spend his off-duty time drunkenly waving around a loaded firearm and menacing women--and who violently resisted arrest!
Disgusting
Disgusting
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You’ve seen the golden waving cats of fortune, but few know their ancient cousin perched silently on Chinese rooftops: the Tile Cat (瓦猫).
Born from kiln and superstition, these ceramic guardians watch over homes from the eaves, warding off fire, demons, and
#yaoguai #caturday 1/2
Born from kiln and superstition, these ceramic guardians watch over homes from the eaves, warding off fire, demons, and
#yaoguai #caturday 1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
But @democrats.senate.gov and their families have a lifetime of the world's best healthcare, so at least they don't have to worry about anything. Getting home for Thanksgiving was just too important.
Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
Shutdown Deal Kills Rules to Prevent Food Contamination and Foodborne Illnesses
The gutting of these rules coincides with a huge increase in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
truthout.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
But @democrats.senate.gov and their families have a lifetime of the world's best healthcare, so at least they don't have to worry about anything. Getting home for Thanksgiving was just too important.
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i am pissed off that people are ignoring the courage & years of work by the epstein survivors & saying this focus on releasing the epstein files is all owed to trump’s biggest backer, elon musk. sorry. it’s the survivors’ work that brought allllll of this to light.
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
i am pissed off that people are ignoring the courage & years of work by the epstein survivors & saying this focus on releasing the epstein files is all owed to trump’s biggest backer, elon musk. sorry. it’s the survivors’ work that brought allllll of this to light.
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Somewhere someone is beginning to type a column called “Newsom/Taylor Greene 2028? Why this odd pairing might be exactly what America needs”
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Somewhere someone is beginning to type a column called “Newsom/Taylor Greene 2028? Why this odd pairing might be exactly what America needs”
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look at me, I’m an economist:
“The reason millennials don’t have houses is because they prefer renting with friends (and eating avocado toast)”
“The reason millennials don’t have houses is because they prefer renting with friends (and eating avocado toast)”
November 16, 2025 at 5:43 AM
look at me, I’m an economist:
“The reason millennials don’t have houses is because they prefer renting with friends (and eating avocado toast)”
“The reason millennials don’t have houses is because they prefer renting with friends (and eating avocado toast)”
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I'm not trying to be mean, but racists who believe Trump betrayed them by being a child molester are not going to embrace the Democratic Party without forcing that party to embrace racism. And the people gained would in no way make up for those lost.
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I'm not trying to be mean, but racists who believe Trump betrayed them by being a child molester are not going to embrace the Democratic Party without forcing that party to embrace racism. And the people gained would in no way make up for those lost.
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Remembering J.G. Ballard, born OTD 1930.
I’ve been reading his work for many years & I can readily appreciate why many qualify his writing as ‘timeless’.
And I can think of no better imagery to accompany this post than the equally timeless appeal of David Pelham’s superlative cover art 🙂
I’ve been reading his work for many years & I can readily appreciate why many qualify his writing as ‘timeless’.
And I can think of no better imagery to accompany this post than the equally timeless appeal of David Pelham’s superlative cover art 🙂
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Remembering J.G. Ballard, born OTD 1930.
I’ve been reading his work for many years & I can readily appreciate why many qualify his writing as ‘timeless’.
And I can think of no better imagery to accompany this post than the equally timeless appeal of David Pelham’s superlative cover art 🙂
I’ve been reading his work for many years & I can readily appreciate why many qualify his writing as ‘timeless’.
And I can think of no better imagery to accompany this post than the equally timeless appeal of David Pelham’s superlative cover art 🙂