Jim Gruman
@opus1993.bsky.social
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
93 Dodge Dakota
94 Honda Civic LX
96 Plymouth Voyager
04 Ford Escape
13 Dodge Dart
93 Dodge Dakota
94 Honda Civic LX
96 Plymouth Voyager
04 Ford Escape
13 Dodge Dart
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
*cracks knuckles*
Renault 4
Austin Allegro Equipe
Fiat Strada
Nissan Micra
Mini Cooper Estate
Currently: Škoda Scala, the first time I’ve bought new.
*cracks knuckles*
Renault 4
Austin Allegro Equipe
Fiat Strada
Nissan Micra
Mini Cooper Estate
Currently: Škoda Scala, the first time I’ve bought new.
Mine’s quite boring 😞
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Vauxhall Chevette
Ford Orion
Ford Mondeo
Renault Scenic (mk1, mk2 and mk3)
Kia Niro EV
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Vauxhall Chevette
Ford Orion
Ford Mondeo
Renault Scenic (mk1, mk2 and mk3)
Kia Niro EV
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
93 Dodge Dakota
94 Honda Civic LX
96 Plymouth Voyager
04 Ford Escape
13 Dodge Dart
93 Dodge Dakota
94 Honda Civic LX
96 Plymouth Voyager
04 Ford Escape
13 Dodge Dart
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
AC/DC
Billy Joel
Neil Diamond
Willy Porter
Abigail Washburn & Bela Fleck
Dan Navarro
AC/DC
Billy Joel
Neil Diamond
Willy Porter
Abigail Washburn & Bela Fleck
Dan Navarro
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Leontyne Price
The Chieftains
John Denver
The Last Poets
TV On The Radio
Leontyne Price
The Chieftains
John Denver
The Last Poets
TV On The Radio
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Tom Waits
Songs: Ohia
Diamanda Galas
Le Tigre
Los Straitjackets
Tom Waits
Songs: Ohia
Diamanda Galas
Le Tigre
Los Straitjackets
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
AC/DC
Billy Joel
Neil Diamond
Willy Porter
Abigail Washburn & Bela Fleck
Dan Navarro
AC/DC
Billy Joel
Neil Diamond
Willy Porter
Abigail Washburn & Bela Fleck
Dan Navarro
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A new essay, in which I engage with a key idea from my friend and colleague David Dark. We have a responsibility not to relinquish our responsibility. I’d love to hear what you think, & if you enjoy this, please share. Thank you!
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/institutional-rationality
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/institutional-rationality
Institutional rationality
We might imagine that systems can think. We must remember they cannot.
daviddault.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A new essay, in which I engage with a key idea from my friend and colleague David Dark. We have a responsibility not to relinquish our responsibility. I’d love to hear what you think, & if you enjoy this, please share. Thank you!
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/institutional-rationality
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/institutional-rationality
"For white Americans themselves, it steals... the chance to participate honestly in this place called America. Instead of learning how to belong ethically, they inherit a myth and they are taught to defend it like a family recipe."
open.substack.com/pub/siouxche...
open.substack.com/pub/siouxche...
The Convenient Fallacy of Thanksgiving and the Coddling of White America
AKA - America needs to wake the F*ck Up
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"For white Americans themselves, it steals... the chance to participate honestly in this place called America. Instead of learning how to belong ethically, they inherit a myth and they are taught to defend it like a family recipe."
open.substack.com/pub/siouxche...
open.substack.com/pub/siouxche...
Give thanks for the care givers, the farm laborers, the cleaners of hotel rooms, the builders, the landscapers, and any others that brought their families from afar to our communities.
If you find yourself in the presence of Trump supporters on Thanksgiving or at any point during the holidays, here are some questions worth asking, starting with this vitally important one: How is your life better under Donald Trump? Be specific, please.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Give thanks for the care givers, the farm laborers, the cleaners of hotel rooms, the builders, the landscapers, and any others that brought their families from afar to our communities.
Scouting America released a statement in response to NPRs coverage of potentially losing the longstanding ties with the US Military.
It's also an appeal on behalf of the families we serve. Roger Krone writes:
It's also an appeal on behalf of the families we serve. Roger Krone writes:
Disappointed, but not surprised. So many families have been served well over the past century. There will still be Scouting.
But our nation's military families and their kids will lose out.
But our nation's military families and their kids will lose out.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Scouting America released a statement in response to NPRs coverage of potentially losing the longstanding ties with the US Military.
It's also an appeal on behalf of the families we serve. Roger Krone writes:
It's also an appeal on behalf of the families we serve. Roger Krone writes:
Disappointed, but not surprised. So many families have been served well over the past century. There will still be Scouting.
But our nation's military families and their kids will lose out.
But our nation's military families and their kids will lose out.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Disappointed, but not surprised. So many families have been served well over the past century. There will still be Scouting.
But our nation's military families and their kids will lose out.
But our nation's military families and their kids will lose out.
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Tears for Fears release “Shout” 41 yrs ago today.
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Tears for Fears release “Shout” 41 yrs ago today.
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
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"decision-based evidence-making"
Chilling. Perfect description.
Chilling. Perfect description.
A new profile of RFK Jr offers fresh insights into how he works, the bond he shares with Trump, & how he's moved HHS “from evidence-based decision-making to decision-based evidence-making." Story by @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social, @caseyross.bsky.social, & me:
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics.
www.statnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"decision-based evidence-making"
Chilling. Perfect description.
Chilling. Perfect description.
A badge of honor: Nextdoor suspension
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A badge of honor: Nextdoor suspension
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Terrorizing immigrants with no criminal record is not a tough stance. It is the blueprint for authoritarianism that can target anyone. Trump’s contempt for due process at home is already showing up abroad. Full analysis on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wgfPkIiNo
Trump's ICE Raids & His International Escalation Threaten Us All
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Terrorizing immigrants with no criminal record is not a tough stance. It is the blueprint for authoritarianism that can target anyone. Trump’s contempt for due process at home is already showing up abroad. Full analysis on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wgfPkIiNo
"we feed the world" is the cover for a lot of bigotry and corruption
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"we feed the world" is the cover for a lot of bigotry and corruption
Go get 'em. This is important.
This is the hardest I have seen any member of Congress work to try and address transphobia in Congress, and her ability to get nearly all Democratic lawmakers to sign onto this letter is something any first would applaud
House Dems unite to tell GOP to stop "demonizing" trans people with "dehumanizing" slurs - LGBTQ Nation
Rep. Nancy Mace's "tra**y, tra**y, tra**y!" tirade is just one example.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Go get 'em. This is important.
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This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dillon Causby's piece yesterday on Gramsci and his influence on the far-right, on taking exclusive ownership of "common sense" & "normal," dovetails nicely with this @schuylermitchell.bsky.social piece
Catholics, long obsessed with porn, have another scapegoat.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Catholics, long obsessed with porn, have another scapegoat.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How the right uses "gender ideology" to blame trans people for everything
MAGA learned from global autocrats the language needed to push fear.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Dillon Causby's piece yesterday on Gramsci and his influence on the far-right, on taking exclusive ownership of "common sense" & "normal," dovetails nicely with this @schuylermitchell.bsky.social piece
Catholics, long obsessed with porn, have another scapegoat.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Catholics, long obsessed with porn, have another scapegoat.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable.
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable.
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
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Every year this happens somewhere not far from me and every year it's a blast. I have volunteered in a couple of the towns and have handed out water, manned a booth, or just came out to cheer folks on. Rain or shine, hot or cold -- RAGBRAI will happen.
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Every year this happens somewhere not far from me and every year it's a blast. I have volunteered in a couple of the towns and have handed out water, manned a booth, or just came out to cheer folks on. Rain or shine, hot or cold -- RAGBRAI will happen.