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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 2d

The thing I don't really have a grasp on is "how much is enough to just stop?"

If I were to lose my job tomorrow, what's the amount saved that my family and I could live on?

There are too many variables and unknowns for me to come up with a good answer

James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 4d

Date night tonight! Babysitters are expensive, but when John Mulaney comes to town you make a night of it!

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations! What an achievement!

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 8d

US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."

Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.

Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.

We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 9d

Who's your favorite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 14d

Carol Kaye is one of the most influential bassists in rock history. If you haven't seen "The Wrecking Crew", it's with a watch.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14d

The pioneering session musician Carol Kaye, 90, was finally recognized by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and will be included in its 2025 class via its “musical excellence” category. She promptly announced she was rejecting the honor and would boycott the induction ceremony in November.

Carol Kaye Is Being Honored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She Doesn’t Care.

The pioneering session musician, 90, remains a fiercely independent thinker. “I have to do things the way I see fit.”

nyti.ms

James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 14d

I make and can at least 7 pints of apple butter per year, as both my wife and brother-in-law can eat it in large quantities with a hot fresh buttery American biscuit

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 17d

I'm thinking of making an apple babka tomorrow. Use some of my stash of apple butter plus fresh apples in it

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 18d

23% of all resident medical doctors are on H1B, many working in rural and underserved hospitals because those hospitals have trouble getting doctors to move to Danville, VA or Salina, KS.

www.business-standard.com/amp/immigrat...

www.business-standard.com

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 18d

It's a cruel shakedown of people who don't know whether their companies will pay this ransom if they happen to be out of the country right now.

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 18d

Fragomen can't give current H1B visa holders any definitive guidance. Trump has done it* again!

* Made dumb vague proclamations that will destroy lives of people

www.fragomen.com/insights/uni...

President Trump Bans H-1B Entries Unless $100,000 Fee Is Paid

- H-1B employees will be denied entry to the United States as of September 21, 2025 unless their employer has paid a $100,000 fee for the employee, according to a proclamation signed by President Trum...

www.fragomen.com

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Department of Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 18d

Things are accelerating.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20d

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20d

In 1983, 50 companies controlled 90% of the U.S. media market. That number is now down to 5.

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 21d

We got 2 dogs this year. Bet you can't guess when we got them 😂

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 22d

Aer Lingus to launch flights to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

A new route from Dublin (DUB) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) commences April 13 with 5 weekly A321XLR:

• EI85 Depart DUB 3:25 PM Arrive RDU 6:55 PM
• EI84 Depart RDU 8:25 PM Arrive DUB 8:45 AM (+1 day)

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 22d

Make a Rainbow Road game and Nintendo will come eat your lunch.

James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 22d

If a rule exists, yet the people that it is trying to affect can just walk around the rule, then the rule is meaningless and shouldn't exist.

This is how I feel about backdoor Roth IRA contributions and Modified AGI limits.

James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 24d

Well worth it, and if you have a GeForce card that supports rtx, has some of the best ray tracing implementation!

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 24d

Control Ultimate Edition is $3.99 on GOG buff.ly/2VwXMTs
US PSN buff.ly/p14WLZo

also on PS+ Extra/Game Pass Standard

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 26d

Three years. I'll resurface then

Maybe I can convince the family to move here and be hermits
www.idealista.it/en/immobile/...

www.idealista.it

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 27d

Made butternut squash soup yesterday because I'm manifesting fall here

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 27d

"The back of the plane is brought to you by airline deregulation" is one hell of a statement. The Freakanomics 2-part episode on the FAA is pretty darn informative.

James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 27d

Same. I think I've landed on this for now: Do I support what happened? No. Do I feel empathy around it? Also no.

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James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · 27d

I miss being able to just get a few bombers of Punkuccino. That's definitely my star out of that pack.

James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · Sep 4

PUTIN: MEETING MOVED TO SIBERIA

PUTIN: ZELENSKIY WHO? THERE'S NO ONE HERE BY THAT NAME

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Sep 3

* PUTIN: READY TO MEET ZELENSKIY

* PUTIN: LET ZELENSKIY COME TO MOSCOW AND THE MEETING WILL HAPPEN

@reuters.com

James D Young @jamesdyoung.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just a reminder that the House of Representative is unnecessarily capped at 435 voting members, where it has been for 96 years. In that time, the US population has almost tripled.

It's long past time to expand the House.

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