It’s me, Owen
@itsameowen.bsky.social
Skeeting through it. Bacteria nerd from way back. What I write and repost reflects my own opinions and no one else’s. You pronounced this nonsense, not me.
Yes humanity has for millennia failed to raise healthy babies without a hallucination machine that boils the oceans to be often wrong and tells teenagers to off themselves.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Yes humanity has for millennia failed to raise healthy babies without a hallucination machine that boils the oceans to be often wrong and tells teenagers to off themselves.
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my five year old had RSV when he was six months old and when we brought him to the pediatrician they were like yeah go directly to the hospital we’re calling ahead
scariest few days of our lives
from the bottom of my heart: all these people can go to hell
scariest few days of our lives
from the bottom of my heart: all these people can go to hell
Exclusive: US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants reut.rs/48JXrL2
Exclusive: US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants
U.S. health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would be subject to fresh safety scrutiny following concerns raised by vaccine skeptics, multiple sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
reut.rs
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
my five year old had RSV when he was six months old and when we brought him to the pediatrician they were like yeah go directly to the hospital we’re calling ahead
scariest few days of our lives
from the bottom of my heart: all these people can go to hell
scariest few days of our lives
from the bottom of my heart: all these people can go to hell
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First, the strike was so good and legal they immediately shared video.
Then, Hegseth wasn’t there/didn’t know about survivors.
Then, “sure we’ll release the second video.”
Now, no, we won’t release the video but the strike was totally fine. Also it was up to “them.”
Then, Hegseth wasn’t there/didn’t know about survivors.
Then, “sure we’ll release the second video.”
Now, no, we won’t release the video but the strike was totally fine. Also it was up to “them.”
POLITICO: Do you believe the second strike was necessary?
TRUMP: Uhhhh. Well it looked like they were trying to turn back over the boat. But I don't get involved in that. That's up to them.
TRUMP: Uhhhh. Well it looked like they were trying to turn back over the boat. But I don't get involved in that. That's up to them.
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
First, the strike was so good and legal they immediately shared video.
Then, Hegseth wasn’t there/didn’t know about survivors.
Then, “sure we’ll release the second video.”
Now, no, we won’t release the video but the strike was totally fine. Also it was up to “them.”
Then, Hegseth wasn’t there/didn’t know about survivors.
Then, “sure we’ll release the second video.”
Now, no, we won’t release the video but the strike was totally fine. Also it was up to “them.”
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Just want to reemphasize this. I know we don’t love Keller, but it’s really, really important to block Darren White from office. 
If you live in Albuquerque, please go vote for Keller in the runoff even if you didn't in the general (I didn't).
He's lacking in some important areas but his White supremacist opponent will cause much more harm. It matters a lot.
He's lacking in some important areas but his White supremacist opponent will cause much more harm. It matters a lot.
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Just want to reemphasize this. I know we don’t love Keller, but it’s really, really important to block Darren White from office. 
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Misha having a normal one
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Misha having a normal one
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Oh horseshit.
A colonel should be able to come up with a better lie than “we in the military don’t think too much about uniforms”
A colonel should be able to come up with a better lie than “we in the military don’t think too much about uniforms”
I asked SouthCom why it used a Jerusalem Cross in a post about an operation in which the Trump admin has killed at least 87 people in Caribbean/Pacific missile strikes.
“There is no other communication intent for this image” except showing soldiers “in a ready posture,” Col. Emanuel Ortiz told me.
“There is no other communication intent for this image” except showing soldiers “in a ready posture,” Col. Emanuel Ortiz told me.
US SouthCom a few tweets way from using a Sonnenrad patch in their imagery.
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Oh horseshit.
A colonel should be able to come up with a better lie than “we in the military don’t think too much about uniforms”
A colonel should be able to come up with a better lie than “we in the military don’t think too much about uniforms”
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They learn one thing from the boys and it is being weird about milk.
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
They learn one thing from the boys and it is being weird about milk.
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
He’s such a coward
President Trump said he’ll let Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decide whether to release the full video of a controversial strike on alleged drug smugglers off the coast of Venezuela, reversing his earlier claim to release any Pentagon footage.
Trump says Hegseth will decide whether to release boat strike video
The comments come after the president previously said his administration would release video of a controversial military operation, “no problem.”
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December 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
He’s such a coward
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Passing the buck again.
President Trump said he’ll let Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decide whether to release the full video of a controversial strike on alleged drug smugglers off the coast of Venezuela, reversing his earlier claim to release any Pentagon footage.
Trump says Hegseth will decide whether to release boat strike video
The comments come after the president previously said his administration would release video of a controversial military operation, “no problem.”
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Passing the buck again.
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Hey, Kids!
Can you say "misappropriation of government funds"? I'll bet you can!
Can you say "misappropriation of government funds"? I'll bet you can!
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem handed $10,000 checks to more than 20 Houston TSA agents at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday, thanking them for working through the 43-day-long government shutdown.
bit.ly/3LDBBAX
bit.ly/3LDBBAX
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hey, Kids!
Can you say "misappropriation of government funds"? I'll bet you can!
Can you say "misappropriation of government funds"? I'll bet you can!
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Look, I’ll vote 100% for her or James Talarico in the general but why expend both of them in a single race that only one of them could possibly win
Which, to be clear, is a U.S. SENATE SEAT IN TEXAS and that would be great but is a long shot *in the best case scenario*
apnews.com/article/texa...
Which, to be clear, is a U.S. SENATE SEAT IN TEXAS and that would be great but is a long shot *in the best case scenario*
apnews.com/article/texa...
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for the US Senate in Texas. Allred to seek House seat
Crockett, one of Congress’ most outspoken Democrats and a frequent target of GOP attacks, jumped into the race on the final day of qualifying in Texas.
apnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Look, I’ll vote 100% for her or James Talarico in the general but why expend both of them in a single race that only one of them could possibly win
Which, to be clear, is a U.S. SENATE SEAT IN TEXAS and that would be great but is a long shot *in the best case scenario*
apnews.com/article/texa...
Which, to be clear, is a U.S. SENATE SEAT IN TEXAS and that would be great but is a long shot *in the best case scenario*
apnews.com/article/texa...
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What is this high school debate shit?
Everyone wants peace!
Adults just realize that any peace which lasts beyond a Russian re-arming / recruitment cycle has to be on terms that don't reward Russia's initial invasion with land and legitimacy, and which meaningfully deter future aggression.
Everyone wants peace!
Adults just realize that any peace which lasts beyond a Russian re-arming / recruitment cycle has to be on terms that don't reward Russia's initial invasion with land and legitimacy, and which meaningfully deter future aggression.
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
What is this high school debate shit?
Everyone wants peace!
Adults just realize that any peace which lasts beyond a Russian re-arming / recruitment cycle has to be on terms that don't reward Russia's initial invasion with land and legitimacy, and which meaningfully deter future aggression.
Everyone wants peace!
Adults just realize that any peace which lasts beyond a Russian re-arming / recruitment cycle has to be on terms that don't reward Russia's initial invasion with land and legitimacy, and which meaningfully deter future aggression.
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And yes, it's me airing communal dirty laundry on the big public internet
because if we start telling the truth in all the places
maybe we can get the dirt clean
and have nothing to hide
is what
if you are not on the side of victim-survivors what are you even doing
because if we start telling the truth in all the places
maybe we can get the dirt clean
and have nothing to hide
is what
if you are not on the side of victim-survivors what are you even doing
December 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
And yes, it's me airing communal dirty laundry on the big public internet
because if we start telling the truth in all the places
maybe we can get the dirt clean
and have nothing to hide
is what
if you are not on the side of victim-survivors what are you even doing
because if we start telling the truth in all the places
maybe we can get the dirt clean
and have nothing to hide
is what
if you are not on the side of victim-survivors what are you even doing
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Atty Gen Bondi says they will appeal the ruling disqualifying Alina Habba as USA in NJ, and if that appeal succeeds, she'll be back on the job.
Of course, they don't *need* to appeal anything. President Trump can formally nominate her and have the Senate vote to confirm her after a hearing.
Of course, they don't *need* to appeal anything. President Trump can formally nominate her and have the Senate vote to confirm her after a hearing.
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Atty Gen Bondi says they will appeal the ruling disqualifying Alina Habba as USA in NJ, and if that appeal succeeds, she'll be back on the job.
Of course, they don't *need* to appeal anything. President Trump can formally nominate her and have the Senate vote to confirm her after a hearing.
Of course, they don't *need* to appeal anything. President Trump can formally nominate her and have the Senate vote to confirm her after a hearing.
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Saying Trump is “transactional” is just a gentle way of saying he’s corrupt. Every power he has been trusted with, he treats as a way to extract favors and benefits from anyone he sees as situationally vulnerable.
December 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Saying Trump is “transactional” is just a gentle way of saying he’s corrupt. Every power he has been trusted with, he treats as a way to extract favors and benefits from anyone he sees as situationally vulnerable.
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“Instead of being able to build a strike package that can penetrate an air defense network and hit a HVT we should fire 100 Shahed copies at them!”
But why. Why would we do that.
But why. Why would we do that.
December 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“Instead of being able to build a strike package that can penetrate an air defense network and hit a HVT we should fire 100 Shahed copies at them!”
But why. Why would we do that.
But why. Why would we do that.
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Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
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Oral arguments just wrapped up in Trump v. Slaughter. It is more likely that the New York Jets will win the Super Bowl this year than it is that the court won’t overturn Humphrey’s Executor.
Only question now is how much more damage the conservative justices do along the way.
Only question now is how much more damage the conservative justices do along the way.
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Oral arguments just wrapped up in Trump v. Slaughter. It is more likely that the New York Jets will win the Super Bowl this year than it is that the court won’t overturn Humphrey’s Executor.
Only question now is how much more damage the conservative justices do along the way.
Only question now is how much more damage the conservative justices do along the way.
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also you know what else is dangerous to individual liberty? a totally unconstrained executive, which we're seeing right now thanks, in part, to kavanaugh's own actions as a justice!
December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
also you know what else is dangerous to individual liberty? a totally unconstrained executive, which we're seeing right now thanks, in part, to kavanaugh's own actions as a justice!
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the whole structure of this argument — independent agencies are politically unaccountable therefore the president must have removal power — treats congress as if it were a total nullity, or as if only the president truly represents the public.
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
the whole structure of this argument — independent agencies are politically unaccountable therefore the president must have removal power — treats congress as if it were a total nullity, or as if only the president truly represents the public.
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hey a fun thing is that if congress is delegating authority to an independent agency then by definition that agency is not "unaccountable." it is still accountable to congress. and it is interesting (read: extremely frustrating) to me that these people just write congress out of existence here.
Kavanaugh: Broad delegations to unaccountable agencies are dangerous for individual liberty! We have used the major questions doctrine to prevent agencies from overreaching.
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
hey a fun thing is that if congress is delegating authority to an independent agency then by definition that agency is not "unaccountable." it is still accountable to congress. and it is interesting (read: extremely frustrating) to me that these people just write congress out of existence here.
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Trump isn’t just Making Argentina Great Again, he’s also Making China Great Again
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump isn’t just Making Argentina Great Again, he’s also Making China Great Again