Jim Gruman
@opus1993.bsky.social
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Tears for Fears release “Shout” 41 yrs ago today.
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Tears for Fears release “Shout” 41 yrs ago today.
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
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"decision-based evidence-making"
Chilling. Perfect description.
Chilling. Perfect description.
A new profile of RFK Jr offers fresh insights into how he works, the bond he shares with Trump, & how he's moved HHS “from evidence-based decision-making to decision-based evidence-making." Story by @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social, @caseyross.bsky.social, & me:
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics.
www.statnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"decision-based evidence-making"
Chilling. Perfect description.
Chilling. Perfect description.
A badge of honor: Nextdoor suspension
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A badge of honor: Nextdoor suspension
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Terrorizing immigrants with no criminal record is not a tough stance. It is the blueprint for authoritarianism that can target anyone. Trump’s contempt for due process at home is already showing up abroad. Full analysis on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wgfPkIiNo
Trump's ICE Raids & His International Escalation Threaten Us All
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
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November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Terrorizing immigrants with no criminal record is not a tough stance. It is the blueprint for authoritarianism that can target anyone. Trump’s contempt for due process at home is already showing up abroad. Full analysis on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wgfPkIiNo
"we feed the world" is the cover for a lot of bigotry and corruption
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"we feed the world" is the cover for a lot of bigotry and corruption
Go get 'em. This is important.
This is the hardest I have seen any member of Congress work to try and address transphobia in Congress, and her ability to get nearly all Democratic lawmakers to sign onto this letter is something any first would applaud
House Dems unite to tell GOP to stop "demonizing" trans people with "dehumanizing" slurs - LGBTQ Nation
Rep. Nancy Mace's "tra**y, tra**y, tra**y!" tirade is just one example.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Go get 'em. This is important.
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This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dillon Causby's piece yesterday on Gramsci and his influence on the far-right, on taking exclusive ownership of "common sense" & "normal," dovetails nicely with this @schuylermitchell.bsky.social piece
Catholics, long obsessed with porn, have another scapegoat.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Catholics, long obsessed with porn, have another scapegoat.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How the right uses "gender ideology" to blame trans people for everything
MAGA learned from global autocrats the language needed to push fear.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Dillon Causby's piece yesterday on Gramsci and his influence on the far-right, on taking exclusive ownership of "common sense" & "normal," dovetails nicely with this @schuylermitchell.bsky.social piece
Catholics, long obsessed with porn, have another scapegoat.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Catholics, long obsessed with porn, have another scapegoat.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable.
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable.
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
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Every year this happens somewhere not far from me and every year it's a blast. I have volunteered in a couple of the towns and have handed out water, manned a booth, or just came out to cheer folks on. Rain or shine, hot or cold -- RAGBRAI will happen.
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Every year this happens somewhere not far from me and every year it's a blast. I have volunteered in a couple of the towns and have handed out water, manned a booth, or just came out to cheer folks on. Rain or shine, hot or cold -- RAGBRAI will happen.
Riding the Western suburbs of Chicago
November 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Riding the Western suburbs of Chicago
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This week's newsletter looks at a new book on mapping — and includes some maps I made that put economic disparities into an interesting perspective.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
Putting the real world down on paper
This week's newsletter looks at how we use maps. I review a new book on the subject, interview a mapmaker and show how maps can reshape our assumptions about borders. It's all topped off with what I t...
www.howtoreadthisch.art
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This week's newsletter looks at a new book on mapping — and includes some maps I made that put economic disparities into an interesting perspective.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
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What's up everyone! I'm doing a Workshop for Ukraine in #rstats, I finally finished up a flyer. We'll be working on the Lotka-Volterra predator prey model. Just doing some math, coding, and making some nice visualizations. Some thoughts (1/n)
#academicsky
#academicsky
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What's up everyone! I'm doing a Workshop for Ukraine in #rstats, I finally finished up a flyer. We'll be working on the Lotka-Volterra predator prey model. Just doing some math, coding, and making some nice visualizations. Some thoughts (1/n)
#academicsky
#academicsky
For seven years, journalist Steve Hartman has documented the empty bedrooms of children lost to school shootings in the United States:
youtu.be/JhpJ8INsR0g?...
youtu.be/JhpJ8INsR0g?...
All The Empty Rooms | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
For seven years, journalist Steve Hartman has documented the empty bedrooms of children lost to school shootings in the United States:
youtu.be/JhpJ8INsR0g?...
youtu.be/JhpJ8INsR0g?...
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Panoramic View of the Northern Lights last night over the Chicago Skyline.
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Panoramic View of the Northern Lights last night over the Chicago Skyline.
Don Moynihan (@donmoynihan)
substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Interested in using your data skills for public service locally? My 5-minute #PositConf2025 lightning talk aims to give you some ideas for inspiration! Now on YouTube:
youtu.be/fSAoCcZD--Y?...
youtu.be/fSAoCcZD--Y?...
Use Your Data Skills for Good (Sharon Machlis) | posit::conf(2025)
YouTube video by Posit PBC
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Interested in using your data skills for public service locally? My 5-minute #PositConf2025 lightning talk aims to give you some ideas for inspiration! Now on YouTube:
youtu.be/fSAoCcZD--Y?...
youtu.be/fSAoCcZD--Y?...
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Ah yes, the thing to revitalize your downtown is to fill it with masked and armed man who routinely pepper spray random people. Everyone loves that.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Ah yes, the thing to revitalize your downtown is to fill it with masked and armed man who routinely pepper spray random people. Everyone loves that.
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My posit::conf(2025) talk with @gosterhout.bsky.social on election reporting with #rstats and #QuartoPub is up on YouTube now!
See the slides here: andrewheiss.github.io/election-des...
And see a whole example/tutorial site here: andrewheiss.github.io/election-desk/
See the slides here: andrewheiss.github.io/election-des...
And see a whole example/tutorial site here: andrewheiss.github.io/election-desk/
Election Night Reporting Using R & Quarto (Andrew Heiss & Gabe Osterhout) | posit::conf(2025)
YouTube video by Posit PBC
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My posit::conf(2025) talk with @gosterhout.bsky.social on election reporting with #rstats and #QuartoPub is up on YouTube now!
See the slides here: andrewheiss.github.io/election-des...
And see a whole example/tutorial site here: andrewheiss.github.io/election-desk/
See the slides here: andrewheiss.github.io/election-des...
And see a whole example/tutorial site here: andrewheiss.github.io/election-desk/