@jcarmichael.bsky.social
Observations and comments, mostly political.
Always considered myself centrist: social liberal and fiscal conservative. But it seems the country shifts to the right and I don't.
Always considered myself centrist: social liberal and fiscal conservative. But it seems the country shifts to the right and I don't.
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Astronomers combined data from NASA’s JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory to create a stunning new image of two merging spiral galaxies
Colliding Spiral Galaxies Captured in Sparkling Detail
Astronomers combined data from NASA’s JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory to create a stunning new image of two merging spiral galaxies
www.scientificamerican.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Astronomers combined data from NASA’s JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory to create a stunning new image of two merging spiral galaxies
Why not scan and digitize?
What are we doing?
NYT - Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/cl...
January 1, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Why not scan and digitize?
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Happy New Year To Everyone, Including the UNHINGED LOSER "Tiny" Mike Johnson, who—despite his best but pitiful efforts—will fail miserably to stop us from extending ACA tax credits in January.
Now's the time to get loud about it:
Now's the time to get loud about it:
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 1, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Happy New Year To Everyone, Including the UNHINGED LOSER "Tiny" Mike Johnson, who—despite his best but pitiful efforts—will fail miserably to stop us from extending ACA tax credits in January.
Now's the time to get loud about it:
Now's the time to get loud about it:
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Happy New Year!
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In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
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The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
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Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
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JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi deletes a post touting a chart as proof of the Trump administration's success in reducing drug overdoses—after being informed the data actually reflected the *Biden* administration’s record.
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi deletes a post touting a chart as proof of the Trump administration's success in reducing drug overdoses—after being informed the data actually reflected the *Biden* administration’s record.
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Antarctica’s melting ice is raising global sea levels, worsening damage from floods and storm surges. Our reporter explains why the Thwaites Glacier is crucial for scientists who are trying to pin down how much extra water to expect, and how soon.
Learn more: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Learn more: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
December 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Antarctica’s melting ice is raising global sea levels, worsening damage from floods and storm surges. Our reporter explains why the Thwaites Glacier is crucial for scientists who are trying to pin down how much extra water to expect, and how soon.
Learn more: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Learn more: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
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When the Mind Returns - the puzzle of terminal lucidity: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cons...
When the Mind Returns
Some people with advanced dementia show sudden, brief returns of clarity near the end of life—speaking, remembering, reconnecting. What is terminal lucidity?
www.psychologytoday.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
When the Mind Returns - the puzzle of terminal lucidity: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cons...
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He was supposed to serve 10 years and pay $36 million in restitution for defrauding investors. Never served a day. Not Somali.
December 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
He was supposed to serve 10 years and pay $36 million in restitution for defrauding investors. Never served a day. Not Somali.
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Gift link for a fascinating & characteristically problematic NYTimes article:
What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon
What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Gift link for a fascinating & characteristically problematic NYTimes article:
What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon
What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
This is a jumping spider that I caught at work a few years ago. It kept trying to run up my arm and onto my head. This one is twice the size of the ones that I see at my house. After I got 2 photos, I put it into the nearby woods.
December 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
This is a jumping spider that I caught at work a few years ago. It kept trying to run up my arm and onto my head. This one is twice the size of the ones that I see at my house. After I got 2 photos, I put it into the nearby woods.
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How to Get Rid of “Citizens United”
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:15 AM
How to Get Rid of “Citizens United”
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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If people admire you, they put your name on buildings. If you have to do it yourself, well… that’s different.
December 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If people admire you, they put your name on buildings. If you have to do it yourself, well… that’s different.
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If Marjorie Taylor Greene *really* cared about the Epstein victims, she would read the names of the perpetrators on the House floor (where she would have immunity) before she leaves office.
December 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If Marjorie Taylor Greene *really* cared about the Epstein victims, she would read the names of the perpetrators on the House floor (where she would have immunity) before she leaves office.
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BREAKING: We reached a settlement with Travis County, Texas to ensure everyone arrested in the county is provided with an attorney at their first criminal court appearance.
The Constitution is clear: Everyone has the right to legal counsel regardless of their ability to afford one.
The Constitution is clear: Everyone has the right to legal counsel regardless of their ability to afford one.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
BREAKING: We reached a settlement with Travis County, Texas to ensure everyone arrested in the county is provided with an attorney at their first criminal court appearance.
The Constitution is clear: Everyone has the right to legal counsel regardless of their ability to afford one.
The Constitution is clear: Everyone has the right to legal counsel regardless of their ability to afford one.
As soon as President Guano is out of office, his name should be redacted from the public.
December 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
As soon as President Guano is out of office, his name should be redacted from the public.
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For the first time, scientists have directly detected molecules in a Frisbee of gas and dust swirling around an alien gas-giant planet
Swirling Disk around a Distant Planet Could Be a Moon Factory
Scientists found evidence of a distant planet’s moon system forming
www.scientificamerican.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
For the first time, scientists have directly detected molecules in a Frisbee of gas and dust swirling around an alien gas-giant planet
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
projects.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.