Jon Kimball
@jonkimball.bsky.social
Cohost of Election Profit Makers with David Rees. Politics, domain names, skylines, and fish weirs.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 🔗: linktr.ee/jonkimball
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 🔗: linktr.ee/jonkimball
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They had a most excellent editorial voice, as demonstrated by this "what's new" entry from December 10th 2020 about the height of Mount Everest simonw.github.io/cia-world-fa...
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
They had a most excellent editorial voice, as demonstrated by this "what's new" entry from December 10th 2020 about the height of Mount Everest simonw.github.io/cia-world-fa...
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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Or maybe it’s that Alabama and schools like it throw cash at out of state students, who can say
We only want the good immigrants who study hard and don't commit crimes, unless they try to take little Brayleigh's (28 ACT, 1350 SAT) God-given slot at an Ivy away by being smarter, in which case Korematsu didn't go far enough
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Or maybe it’s that Alabama and schools like it throw cash at out of state students, who can say
Poor Raleigh. Better late than never.
January 31, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Poor Raleigh. Better late than never.
Flightaware Misery Map. 99% of flights at CLT are cancelled or delayed. 151 cancelled. 2 delayed.
January 31, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Flightaware Misery Map. 99% of flights at CLT are cancelled or delayed. 151 cancelled. 2 delayed.
Bluesky weather nerds to the NWS
January 31, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Bluesky weather nerds to the NWS
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As the guy who pays all the protestors, bonuses for an audible “Fuck ICE” chant at the Seahawks game, we just approved the budget for it
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
As the guy who pays all the protestors, bonuses for an audible “Fuck ICE” chant at the Seahawks game, we just approved the budget for it
My sister is ready
January 23, 2026 at 11:13 PM
My sister is ready
NWS in Raleigh is calling for 1 inch of sleet and 0.16 inches of freezing rain in Chapel Hill on Sunday. No snow.
Meanwhile iOS weather is still calling for 10-12 inches of snow Sunday. #ncwx
Meanwhile iOS weather is still calling for 10-12 inches of snow Sunday. #ncwx
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
NWS in Raleigh is calling for 1 inch of sleet and 0.16 inches of freezing rain in Chapel Hill on Sunday. No snow.
Meanwhile iOS weather is still calling for 10-12 inches of snow Sunday. #ncwx
Meanwhile iOS weather is still calling for 10-12 inches of snow Sunday. #ncwx
866-347-2423 (option 9 is for law enforcement, gets you through faster)
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
866-347-2423 (option 9 is for law enforcement, gets you through faster)
Where we’re going, we don’t need polls
It is not normal for a president to be pushing for a net -80 policy. That Trump apparently does not care about the public opinion on Greenland (or maybe he doesn't know about the polls) is a sign of how far we have drifted from normal democratic government
Quinnipiac Poll, Jan 8-12 - poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Where we’re going, we don’t need polls
American Cucumbers Are Bountiful
I don’t think this is the own that Fox thinks it is. Quite the insurrection.
🎥 @acyn.bsky.social
🎥 @acyn.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 AM
American Cucumbers Are Bountiful
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Research Triangle Park
January 13, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Research Triangle Park
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“(The “Big Beautiful Bill Act”) from the view of the North Carolina counties is one of the most significant unfunded mandates, and one of the largest shifts of administrative and economic responsibility, that our state and our counties have seen in generations."
www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
New work requirements for Medicaid, SNAP will cost NC millions
North Carolina is facing a looming deadline to find more funding to cover new federal work requirements for Medicaid.
www.wunc.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
“(The “Big Beautiful Bill Act”) from the view of the North Carolina counties is one of the most significant unfunded mandates, and one of the largest shifts of administrative and economic responsibility, that our state and our counties have seen in generations."
www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
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i can't stop laughing because this makes him sound like he's gonna get clobbered in the midterms
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
i can't stop laughing because this makes him sound like he's gonna get clobbered in the midterms
SCORED TOO FAST
TOOO MUCH TIME
LET THEM SCORE
FOUL UP THREE
TOOO MUCH TIME
LET THEM SCORE
FOUL UP THREE
January 11, 2026 at 9:04 PM
SCORED TOO FAST
TOOO MUCH TIME
LET THEM SCORE
FOUL UP THREE
TOOO MUCH TIME
LET THEM SCORE
FOUL UP THREE
ACC……..9-4 (.692)
B1G………9-4 (.692)
B12………4-4 (.500)
SEC…….4-10 (.285) 🤡
B1G………9-4 (.692)
B12………4-4 (.500)
SEC…….4-10 (.285) 🤡
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 AM
ACC……..9-4 (.692)
B1G………9-4 (.692)
B12………4-4 (.500)
SEC…….4-10 (.285) 🤡
B1G………9-4 (.692)
B12………4-4 (.500)
SEC…….4-10 (.285) 🤡
ESPN refuses to show crowd shots at Dukes Mayo Bowl. This BofA live cam shows why www.ventusky.com/webcam-10292...
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 AM
ESPN refuses to show crowd shots at Dukes Mayo Bowl. This BofA live cam shows why www.ventusky.com/webcam-10292...
