JamesV1971
@jamesv1971.bsky.social
(He/Him) IT Professional and TTRPG Geek
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Most other countries treat addiction like a medical problem and they're looking for medical solutions instead of turning to Bill and/or a "higher power." Here's an article on some trials. But also GPL-1s show promise for drug/alcohol addictions too: www.scientificamerican.com/article/coul...
Could Next-Generation Medicines Help Solve the Opioid Crisis?
New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids
www.scientificamerican.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Most other countries treat addiction like a medical problem and they're looking for medical solutions instead of turning to Bill and/or a "higher power." Here's an article on some trials. But also GPL-1s show promise for drug/alcohol addictions too: www.scientificamerican.com/article/coul...
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December 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Damn right, ANY fine imposed to those that can easily afford it, is just another way of suppressing us all.....if you can pay, all good; if not, go straight to jail
December 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Damn right, ANY fine imposed to those that can easily afford it, is just another way of suppressing us all.....if you can pay, all good; if not, go straight to jail
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This is wrong for SO many reasons
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This is wrong for SO many reasons
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
December 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
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Quite possibly one of my favourite author-to-author exchanges between @tkingfisher.com and @maryrobinettekowal.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Quite possibly one of my favourite author-to-author exchanges between @tkingfisher.com and @maryrobinettekowal.com
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All accusations are admissions.
Both of the homes Trump claimed as principal residences in the ’90s were used as investment properties and rented out, according to an interview with his longtime real estate agent — exactly the sort of scenario he’s pointed to as evidence of fraud.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:15 AM
All accusations are admissions.
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Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...
www.france24.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
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“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!”
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!”
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
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Chicago police are required by law to document every time they pull someone over. But an investigation by Bolts and Injustice Watch last year revealed the department failed to report hundreds of thousands of stops.
Chicago Police Made Nearly 200,000 Secret Traffic Stops Last Year
Chicago police are required to document every time they pull someone over. But a new investigation reveals the department is releasing vastly incomplete data to oversight agencies, even as the superintendent pledges reforms.
boltsmag.org
December 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Chicago police are required by law to document every time they pull someone over. But an investigation by Bolts and Injustice Watch last year revealed the department failed to report hundreds of thousands of stops.
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My really basic litmus test for determining if someone will say anything in the hope of getting power is the (very small number of) people arguing that birthright citizenship is anything other than what it has been accepted to be for a century and a half.
December 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My really basic litmus test for determining if someone will say anything in the hope of getting power is the (very small number of) people arguing that birthright citizenship is anything other than what it has been accepted to be for a century and a half.
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December 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Yes. That’s why I say “don’t stop commenting” on SCOTUS decisions and practices. It matters.
Check out the Kavanaugh FN 4; I think it's pretty clear that the Kavanaugh Stop thing has gotten to him:
December 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Yes. That’s why I say “don’t stop commenting” on SCOTUS decisions and practices. It matters.
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We've heard from these Venezuelan CECOT survivors multiple times, in human rights reports and written testimony.
The NYTimes version of it got a WH quote. This is the useless kind of thing Bari needed?
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
The NYTimes version of it got a WH quote. This is the useless kind of thing Bari needed?
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
December 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
We've heard from these Venezuelan CECOT survivors multiple times, in human rights reports and written testimony.
The NYTimes version of it got a WH quote. This is the useless kind of thing Bari needed?
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
The NYTimes version of it got a WH quote. This is the useless kind of thing Bari needed?
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Gender affirming care for trans people is safe, effective, and has a lower regret rate (4%) than almost any major medical procedure. It saves lives. These are facts. The right's talking-points are recycled "they are coming for your children!" scare tactics well over fifty years old at this point.
New research finds trans teens have high satisfaction with gender care
The survey published in JAMA Pediatrics showed that trans teens taking puberty blockers or hormones had very low rates of regret.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Gender affirming care for trans people is safe, effective, and has a lower regret rate (4%) than almost any major medical procedure. It saves lives. These are facts. The right's talking-points are recycled "they are coming for your children!" scare tactics well over fifty years old at this point.
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I was a kid once. And my biggest regret in life is that I never got a childhood without pain.
Politicians should never insert themselves into the personal health care decisions of patients, parents, and their providers—and that includes trans Americans.
Politicians should never insert themselves into the personal health care decisions of patients, parents, and their providers—and that includes trans Americans.
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I was a kid once. And my biggest regret in life is that I never got a childhood without pain.
Politicians should never insert themselves into the personal health care decisions of patients, parents, and their providers—and that includes trans Americans.
Politicians should never insert themselves into the personal health care decisions of patients, parents, and their providers—and that includes trans Americans.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.
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The Governess Affair|eBook
The start of a critically acclaimed historical romance series by New York Times bestselling author Courtney Milan...Hugo Marshall earned the nickname "the Wolf of Clermont" for his ruthless ambition--a characteristic that has served him well, elevating the coal miner's son to...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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If these people really believe that LLMs have sentience, consciousness, emotions, etc., how do they address the necessary conclusion that the people who use them are slavers?
Anthropic C-suite folks are ridiculous, but unfortunately also empowers to impose things on others based on their batshit views.
www.404media.co/anthropic-ex...
Short 🧵>>
www.404media.co/anthropic-ex...
Short 🧵>>
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If these people really believe that LLMs have sentience, consciousness, emotions, etc., how do they address the necessary conclusion that the people who use them are slavers?
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Hey, if by some chance you like really-well-done comics and haven’t preordered this book like I did back in June, now is a great time to do that!
December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey, if by some chance you like really-well-done comics and haven’t preordered this book like I did back in June, now is a great time to do that!
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“For years they said it would never happen and it fucking is. [They’re] facing everything from stalling at the bargaining table to mass firings, and deciding that it's worth it for a shot at real agency in shaping their working conditions”
@selmaleh.bsky.social
postgame.substack.com/p/18-reasons...
@selmaleh.bsky.social
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November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“For years they said it would never happen and it fucking is. [They’re] facing everything from stalling at the bargaining table to mass firings, and deciding that it's worth it for a shot at real agency in shaping their working conditions”
@selmaleh.bsky.social
postgame.substack.com/p/18-reasons...
@selmaleh.bsky.social
postgame.substack.com/p/18-reasons...
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GRIMOIRE is a lot of fun! I'm not the target audience for it but this is absolutely a book for a parent doing their best to manage the endless stress of trying to get an active child with an attention disorder through school. Also, magic and werewolves.
Hey US folks - want a deal on Kindle editions of my books? Both Dreadful and The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association will be on sale for $4.99 on Amazon US from Dec 1-31. 💙📚
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
GRIMOIRE is a lot of fun! I'm not the target audience for it but this is absolutely a book for a parent doing their best to manage the endless stress of trying to get an active child with an attention disorder through school. Also, magic and werewolves.