NoJo
@nojo.bsky.social
Northwestern vagabond. Pacific admirer. Ne'er-do-well. Mostly re-skeeter.
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Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
January 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
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The Best of Neon:
Anthropomorphic Beer greets the new year.
Anthropomorphic Beer greets the new year.
January 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The Best of Neon:
Anthropomorphic Beer greets the new year.
Anthropomorphic Beer greets the new year.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson, Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany, 1956.
January 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany, 1956.
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pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
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putin’s notion that we are a great powerful civilization but also we are constantly helplessly victimized by the west -- it’s the same combination of entitlement plus victimhood that you find in the US far-right. No wonder they like him
December 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
putin’s notion that we are a great powerful civilization but also we are constantly helplessly victimized by the west -- it’s the same combination of entitlement plus victimhood that you find in the US far-right. No wonder they like him
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Black and Violet, 1923 #wassilykandinsky #kandinsky
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Black and Violet, 1923 #wassilykandinsky #kandinsky
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Just got off a call with Paul Rothrock and I think this quote probably sums it it: “It's fucking cool to be a Sounder.”
December 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Just got off a call with Paul Rothrock and I think this quote probably sums it it: “It's fucking cool to be a Sounder.”
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Next time someone says they don’t have to apologize for being white anymore, ask them to tell about the most recent time they were forced to apologize for being white and who made them do it.
December 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Next time someone says they don’t have to apologize for being white anymore, ask them to tell about the most recent time they were forced to apologize for being white and who made them do it.
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
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Top Plays of 2025: No. 7️⃣
De Ro opened up the Leagues Cup Final with authority with this powerful header! 👊
De Ro opened up the Leagues Cup Final with authority with this powerful header! 👊
December 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Top Plays of 2025: No. 7️⃣
De Ro opened up the Leagues Cup Final with authority with this powerful header! 👊
De Ro opened up the Leagues Cup Final with authority with this powerful header! 👊
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The Dallas Cowboys' epic decline over the past 30 years is why in fact we call them "America's Team."
December 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The Dallas Cowboys' epic decline over the past 30 years is why in fact we call them "America's Team."
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Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
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Hiroji Kubota
New York. 1988. Christmas tree in front of the New York Stock Exchange
New York. 1988. Christmas tree in front of the New York Stock Exchange
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Hiroji Kubota
New York. 1988. Christmas tree in front of the New York Stock Exchange
New York. 1988. Christmas tree in front of the New York Stock Exchange
Fantastic
December 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Fantastic
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Self Portrait in a Chair, 1920 #mcescher #escher
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Self Portrait in a Chair, 1920 #mcescher #escher
An epic and informative fisking. Well worth your time to read.
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
An epic and informative fisking. Well worth your time to read.
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If you think the system doesn't seem interested in rewarding white guys at all that seems to be an issue of your media diet and not a reflection of reality
December 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If you think the system doesn't seem interested in rewarding white guys at all that seems to be an issue of your media diet and not a reflection of reality
Incredible use of patterns and grayscale
December 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Incredible use of patterns and grayscale
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Elon Musk is currently worth $648 billion, according to Bloomberg.
To put that in perspective, if Musk spent $1 MILLION EVERY DAY, it would take him 1,774 YEARS TO SPEND $648 billion.
To put that in perspective, if Musk spent $1 MILLION EVERY DAY, it would take him 1,774 YEARS TO SPEND $648 billion.
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Elon Musk is currently worth $648 billion, according to Bloomberg.
To put that in perspective, if Musk spent $1 MILLION EVERY DAY, it would take him 1,774 YEARS TO SPEND $648 billion.
To put that in perspective, if Musk spent $1 MILLION EVERY DAY, it would take him 1,774 YEARS TO SPEND $648 billion.
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The entire project of advanced education is about believing it's worthwhile to do the hard work of learning to understand difficult things and express your understanding in your own words.
Bringing GenAI into the process is wholly destructive.
Bringing GenAI into the process is wholly destructive.
December 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The entire project of advanced education is about believing it's worthwhile to do the hard work of learning to understand difficult things and express your understanding in your own words.
Bringing GenAI into the process is wholly destructive.
Bringing GenAI into the process is wholly destructive.
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It’s true. We shouldn’t pretend that. Trumpist culture is not the same as American culture and not equal. Trumpist culture is proudly ignorant, defiantly against America’s founding values and subsequently developed values, venomously bigoted, and generally despicable.
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s true. We shouldn’t pretend that. Trumpist culture is not the same as American culture and not equal. Trumpist culture is proudly ignorant, defiantly against America’s founding values and subsequently developed values, venomously bigoted, and generally despicable.
I enjoyed this one
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers https://theonion.com/trump-announces-5000-increase-in-all-numbers/
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I enjoyed this one
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You’re never too old to chase your dreams.
There will come a time when you can no longer catch them, though.
There will come a time when you can no longer catch them, though.
January 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
You’re never too old to chase your dreams.
There will come a time when you can no longer catch them, though.
There will come a time when you can no longer catch them, though.
My god this will get interesting
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My god this will get interesting
No one will convince me this bird isn't wearing a terribly obvious wig
🇧🇷Caneleiro-bordado
🌎Pachyramphus marginatus
Conservação: Pouco Preocupante
O caneleiro-bordado é uma ave passeriforme da família Tityridae.
📷 Ronaldo Koloszuk
🌎Pachyramphus marginatus
Conservação: Pouco Preocupante
O caneleiro-bordado é uma ave passeriforme da família Tityridae.
📷 Ronaldo Koloszuk
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
No one will convince me this bird isn't wearing a terribly obvious wig