Joe Discenza
@jdiscenza.bsky.social
Opinions my own and, honestly, yours, too. If you think you disagree, take a moment to reevaluate. He/him. Oh, that wall pic is summer solstice 2023 sunset across the Baltic Sea from Międzyzdroje, PL.
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Re: We still don’t really know what Elon Musk’s Doge actually did
As a database programmer, the answer is not hard to discern...
1. Stole our data
2. Sabotaged our data systems 🤷🏻♀️
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
As a database programmer, the answer is not hard to discern...
1. Stole our data
2. Sabotaged our data systems 🤷🏻♀️
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We still don’t really know what Elon Musk’s Doge actually did
Calculating the actual savings and impact of the bulldozing US department that vowed to cut $1tn in waste is difficult
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Re: We still don’t really know what Elon Musk’s Doge actually did
As a database programmer, the answer is not hard to discern...
1. Stole our data
2. Sabotaged our data systems 🤷🏻♀️
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
As a database programmer, the answer is not hard to discern...
1. Stole our data
2. Sabotaged our data systems 🤷🏻♀️
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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I took photos of the Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio during a snowstorm and this is what I got
December 31, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I took photos of the Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio during a snowstorm and this is what I got
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Opinion | I was a lifelong liberal Democrat. Then I realized that if I joined the Federalist Society I could be a federal judge by the time I was 35.
December 31, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Opinion | I was a lifelong liberal Democrat. Then I realized that if I joined the Federalist Society I could be a federal judge by the time I was 35.
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If I were actually a free thinker who questioned everything I might get to wondering why my government tries to make me mad at Somalis every time something new comes out about Epstein
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If I were actually a free thinker who questioned everything I might get to wondering why my government tries to make me mad at Somalis every time something new comes out about Epstein
This, exactly: “Fact-based people were put off by GOP lies.”
A 2022 study found that most journalists (51.7%) were independent. Those identifying as Republican fell from 18% percent in 2002 to 3.4% in 2022. Again, not a leftist plot. My theory: Fact-based people were put off by GOP lies. (If you don't think Republicans lie a lot, I can’t help you.) 5/10 🧵
Key Findings From The 2022 American Journalist Study
Executive Summary
This survey continues the series of major national studies of U.S. journalists begun in 1971 by sociologist John Johnstone and continued in 1982, 1992, 2002, and 2013 by David Weaver...
www.theamericanjournalist.org
December 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This, exactly: “Fact-based people were put off by GOP lies.”
They had the lettering READY. You don’t just get those at Home Despot.
"In the first hours and days of the next president’s term, there must be a concerted effort to utterly expunge the name Donald Trump from every federal building, outpost, sign, website, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and doghouse ... " www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-rena...
Why every vestige of Trump must be torn down
He's trying to create a physical legacy. The moment he's out of power, it has to be smashed to bits.
www.publicnotice.co
December 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
They had the lettering READY. You don’t just get those at Home Despot.
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A test with a binary result that can’t distinguish between someone who just snorted street amphetamines and someone who took a prescribed dose of Vyvanse that morning is just disability discrimination wrapped in the thinnest possible layer of pseudoscience.
Beyond breathalyzers, San Diego police can now field test drivers for drugs
The SoToxa device tests for cannabis, opioids, methamphetamine and more.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
A test with a binary result that can’t distinguish between someone who just snorted street amphetamines and someone who took a prescribed dose of Vyvanse that morning is just disability discrimination wrapped in the thinnest possible layer of pseudoscience.
In nearly six years now I’ve had Covid once (not masking on a 7-hour train trip) and one cold. One cold. In six years. I may never fly maskless again. Ever.
It’s wild we’re still talking about masks. I still mask up in grocery stores, elevators, public bathrooms, and public transit cuz I don’t like being sick and I don’t want to get my kid sick and it doesn’t have to be more complicated than not liking being sick. It’s weird anyone would question that.
December 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
In nearly six years now I’ve had Covid once (not masking on a 7-hour train trip) and one cold. One cold. In six years. I may never fly maskless again. Ever.
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"pops off like some rando but isn't a rando" is one of the characteristic problems of the social media age.
I love her music AND she's gotta get herself some media training and like...basic civics lessons? Like, she clearly doesn't know a lot of shit and then pops off like some rando and she's not a rando!
Chappell Roan shares follow-up story after deleting Brigitte Bardot tribute post:
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
December 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"pops off like some rando but isn't a rando" is one of the characteristic problems of the social media age.
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pooling rainwater
if you’re lucky you’ll see it
ghost of a heron
if you’re lucky you’ll see it
ghost of a heron
December 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
pooling rainwater
if you’re lucky you’ll see it
ghost of a heron
if you’re lucky you’ll see it
ghost of a heron
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I photographed tonight’s 60 mph snowy wind in Cleveland, Ohio and these are some of the shots I got
December 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I photographed tonight’s 60 mph snowy wind in Cleveland, Ohio and these are some of the shots I got
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Verified accurate.
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Verified accurate.
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l’aïgo-boulido - “qué saouva la vido”
A wonderful, fragrant, marvelously healing soup, this provençal garlic soup is so simple to prepare. Perfect as a detox after the holidays and ideal to warm one’s body and soul during the winter months.
jamieschler.substack.com/p/aigo-bouli...
A wonderful, fragrant, marvelously healing soup, this provençal garlic soup is so simple to prepare. Perfect as a detox after the holidays and ideal to warm one’s body and soul during the winter months.
jamieschler.substack.com/p/aigo-bouli...
Aïgo-Boulido - Garlic Soup
To awaken even the most blasé appetites...
jamieschler.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
l’aïgo-boulido - “qué saouva la vido”
A wonderful, fragrant, marvelously healing soup, this provençal garlic soup is so simple to prepare. Perfect as a detox after the holidays and ideal to warm one’s body and soul during the winter months.
jamieschler.substack.com/p/aigo-bouli...
A wonderful, fragrant, marvelously healing soup, this provençal garlic soup is so simple to prepare. Perfect as a detox after the holidays and ideal to warm one’s body and soul during the winter months.
jamieschler.substack.com/p/aigo-bouli...
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there we go
December 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
there we go
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Save this, it's perfect.
December 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Save this, it's perfect.
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Catholics represent fewer than 20% of U.S. adults, however, they make up 61% of the population at risk of deportation. Trump’s immigration crackdown is disproportionately hitting Catholic communities.
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chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
Trump’s War on ICE-Fearing Catholics • Chico News & Review
We are a group of award-winning free alternative weekly newspapers published by Chico Community Publishing, Inc. We publish the Chico News & Review in Chico, California, the Sacramento News & Review…
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December 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Catholics represent fewer than 20% of U.S. adults, however, they make up 61% of the population at risk of deportation. Trump’s immigration crackdown is disproportionately hitting Catholic communities.
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
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The recent trans rights cases--Skrmetti on health care, the shadow docket passport order, and the pending athletics cases--should be seen in this context, as vehicles for chipping away at the promise of equal protection
The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The recent trans rights cases--Skrmetti on health care, the shadow docket passport order, and the pending athletics cases--should be seen in this context, as vehicles for chipping away at the promise of equal protection
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"This rule appears to violate section 1801 of the Social Security Act which bars the federal government from using Medicaid regulations to exercise control over the practice of medicine"
Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces Federal Rule
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Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces Federal Rule
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Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces "Nuclear Option" Federal Rule
The new federal rule formalizes previous threats to hospitals to pull Medicaid funding, and represents a significant legal stretch by this administration.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"This rule appears to violate section 1801 of the Social Security Act which bars the federal government from using Medicaid regulations to exercise control over the practice of medicine"
Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces Federal Rule
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces Federal Rule
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
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From my new piece Schrödinger’s Democracy: Why Isn’t Anyone Doing Anything?
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December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
From my new piece Schrödinger’s Democracy: Why Isn’t Anyone Doing Anything?
catvalente.substack.com/p/schrodinge...
catvalente.substack.com/p/schrodinge...
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This is kind of insane to think about. Supermassive black hole 10 million x the size of the Sun, hurtling through space at 2 million mph, pushing a galaxy-sized shock wave of matter in front, and dragging a 200k light-year tail behind it. A new kind of galactic-scale comet
🧪 #JWST #Astronomy #Space
🧪 #JWST #Astronomy #Space
December 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This is kind of insane to think about. Supermassive black hole 10 million x the size of the Sun, hurtling through space at 2 million mph, pushing a galaxy-sized shock wave of matter in front, and dragging a 200k light-year tail behind it. A new kind of galactic-scale comet
🧪 #JWST #Astronomy #Space
🧪 #JWST #Astronomy #Space
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"I used AI to generate ideas" ys just like "Ich used pickpocketing to generate a litel pettye cash"
December 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
"I used AI to generate ideas" ys just like "Ich used pickpocketing to generate a litel pettye cash"
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“Like Prevost, who spent 20 years as a missionary in Peru, Hicks worked for five years in El Salvador heading a church-run orphanage program that operated in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries. Hicks said he was excited about getting to know the New York area and the people who live there"
Pope Leo XIV names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as archbishop of New York in his most important U.S. appointment to date.
Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York
Pope Leo XIV has made a significant U.S. appointment by naming Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“Like Prevost, who spent 20 years as a missionary in Peru, Hicks worked for five years in El Salvador heading a church-run orphanage program that operated in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries. Hicks said he was excited about getting to know the New York area and the people who live there"
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Beyond the pale. Medicare and Medicaid pay for such a large % of care in the US that hospitals will be forced to comply with a youth trans care ban or close. The same mechanism the government used in the 1960s to desegregate hospitals but this time to retrench civil rights instead of advance them
The Trump admin announced today that it would no longer fund health systems that accept Medicaid/Medicare and offer gender-affirming care.
That will affect everyone receiving the care -- not just people *on* Medicaid/Medicare. Hospitals will likely choose Medicaid/Medicare over trans patients.
That will affect everyone receiving the care -- not just people *on* Medicaid/Medicare. Hospitals will likely choose Medicaid/Medicare over trans patients.
December 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Beyond the pale. Medicare and Medicaid pay for such a large % of care in the US that hospitals will be forced to comply with a youth trans care ban or close. The same mechanism the government used in the 1960s to desegregate hospitals but this time to retrench civil rights instead of advance them