J.P.
@jpr602.bsky.social
Geriatrician. Rocketeer. Amateur astrophysicist. Ski patroller. In my free time I have anemia.
wtf is james madison?
sounds like a middle school
sounds like a middle school
December 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
wtf is james madison?
sounds like a middle school
sounds like a middle school
the 1996 Japanese “Shall We Dance” is an absolute delight. I saw it twice in the theater. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shall_W...
December 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
the 1996 Japanese “Shall We Dance” is an absolute delight. I saw it twice in the theater. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shall_W...
There are several (I am vast; I contain multitudes).
I was just downtown by the public library and I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,
dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix
I was just downtown by the public library and I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,
dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
There are several (I am vast; I contain multitudes).
I was just downtown by the public library and I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,
dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix
I was just downtown by the public library and I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,
dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix
Have never seen Barbie but just caught the beginning of it on tv. LOL.
December 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Have never seen Barbie but just caught the beginning of it on tv. LOL.
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Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
can we get rid of this phenomenon where my thumb moves slightly to the side while scrolling and i’m thrown out of the feed i was reading, @bsky.app ?
December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
can we get rid of this phenomenon where my thumb moves slightly to the side while scrolling and i’m thrown out of the feed i was reading, @bsky.app ?
I measure myself
Against a tall tree.
I find that I am much taller,
For I reach right up to the sun,
With my eye;
And I reach to the shore of the sea
With my ear.
Nevertheless, I dislike
The way ants crawl
In and out of my shadow.
Against a tall tree.
I find that I am much taller,
For I reach right up to the sun,
With my eye;
And I reach to the shore of the sea
With my ear.
Nevertheless, I dislike
The way ants crawl
In and out of my shadow.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I measure myself
Against a tall tree.
I find that I am much taller,
For I reach right up to the sun,
With my eye;
And I reach to the shore of the sea
With my ear.
Nevertheless, I dislike
The way ants crawl
In and out of my shadow.
Against a tall tree.
I find that I am much taller,
For I reach right up to the sun,
With my eye;
And I reach to the shore of the sea
With my ear.
Nevertheless, I dislike
The way ants crawl
In and out of my shadow.
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without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
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This man did a photo opp of himself destroying homeless people's last possessions.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This man did a photo opp of himself destroying homeless people's last possessions.
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
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if you also have ancestors who left Austria due to prosecution by the Nazis, the application process is here
it wasn’t that bad for us but my cousin had already done a ton of the legwork on getting documents related to my grandmother and having them apostilled
it wasn’t that bad for us but my cousin had already done a ton of the legwork on getting documents related to my grandmother and having them apostilled
December 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
if you also have ancestors who left Austria due to prosecution by the Nazis, the application process is here
it wasn’t that bad for us but my cousin had already done a ton of the legwork on getting documents related to my grandmother and having them apostilled
it wasn’t that bad for us but my cousin had already done a ton of the legwork on getting documents related to my grandmother and having them apostilled
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I am deeply suspicious that Kash Patel is played by Aziz Ansari.
December 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I am deeply suspicious that Kash Patel is played by Aziz Ansari.
cool
Kilauea is doing what Kilauea does.
Watch live:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
(h/t to @sophiecarr.bsky.social)
Watch live:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
(h/t to @sophiecarr.bsky.social)
December 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
cool
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Once the debate centers on whether the 2nd strike was legal, the first 21 strikes have been accepted as baseline. But the murder of the two survivors doesn’t make the other 21 any more legal. Selective outrage, not silence, is how authoritarianism becomes normalized @tadstoermer.bsky.social
The Second Strike on the Caribbean Boat: A Resistance History Lesson in Normalizing Authoritarianism
youtu.be/rY-NnBst9Ik
youtu.be/rY-NnBst9Ik
The Second Strike on the Caribbean Boat: A Resistance History Lesson in Normalizing Authoritarianism
YouTube video by Tad Stoermer
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Once the debate centers on whether the 2nd strike was legal, the first 21 strikes have been accepted as baseline. But the murder of the two survivors doesn’t make the other 21 any more legal. Selective outrage, not silence, is how authoritarianism becomes normalized @tadstoermer.bsky.social
looking for a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child to curry favor with, know of anyone?
December 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
looking for a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child to curry favor with, know of anyone?
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Apropos of nothing, and not to brag, but I didn't fall asleep in any meetings this week.
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Apropos of nothing, and not to brag, but I didn't fall asleep in any meetings this week.
ptarmigan has opinions
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
ptarmigan has opinions
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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When you go for a testicular cancer screening at the teaching hospital.
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
When you go for a testicular cancer screening at the teaching hospital.
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Discworld QOTD, from Eric
"Hell, it has been suggested, is other people.
This has always come as a bit of a surprise to many demons, who had always thought that hell was sticking sharp things into people and pushing them into lakes of blood and so on."
"Hell, it has been suggested, is other people.
This has always come as a bit of a surprise to many demons, who had always thought that hell was sticking sharp things into people and pushing them into lakes of blood and so on."
Discworld QOTD, from The Last Hero
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Eric
"Hell, it has been suggested, is other people.
This has always come as a bit of a surprise to many demons, who had always thought that hell was sticking sharp things into people and pushing them into lakes of blood and so on."
"Hell, it has been suggested, is other people.
This has always come as a bit of a surprise to many demons, who had always thought that hell was sticking sharp things into people and pushing them into lakes of blood and so on."
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This screenshot, complete with the caption, really just sums it up. He just wanted the gold medal.
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This screenshot, complete with the caption, really just sums it up. He just wanted the gold medal.
FIFA can and should eat a bag of dicks
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
FIFA can and should eat a bag of dicks