Walking Gal
@docjanicel.bsky.social
Walking gal. “The light of the world still shines in us. Though diminished, it's not even close to being out.”
—-@jasonargonaut.bsky.social
“politics is but the shadow cast on society by big business." —John Dewey about 1927
—-@jasonargonaut.bsky.social
“politics is but the shadow cast on society by big business." —John Dewey about 1927
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Walking Gal
@docjanicel.bsky.social
· Nov 29
I have walked through life’s seasons and for reasons, but mostly for the exhilaration of just being. My old display name was a response to a political moment, but it’s time to move on. The only way out is through. I’ll still lace up my hiking boots, and carry on as Walking Gal, always me at heart.
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“Political division in the second half of the 19th century produced more problems than solutions. How and when did it end, or become less intense?
The simple answer is what political scientists call a “realignment,” a major shift in national electoral patterns.+
The simple answer is what political scientists call a “realignment,” a major shift in national electoral patterns.+
Late-19th-century America was deeply divided, with narrow election victories, constant congressional shifts and minimal unified government. Sound familiar? A historian explains what that era reveals about breaking today's political gridlock: buff.ly/7nDSgD1
What America’s divided and tumultuous politics of the late-19th century can teach us
There are lessons from history for today’s divided America. Political division in the second half of the 19th century produced more problems than solutions. But it did end − at the ballot box.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Political division in the second half of the 19th century produced more problems than solutions. How and when did it end, or become less intense?
The simple answer is what political scientists call a “realignment,” a major shift in national electoral patterns.+
The simple answer is what political scientists call a “realignment,” a major shift in national electoral patterns.+
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"JPMorgan on Monday said building AI infrastructure will cost more than $5tn"
Crazy idea: Why not, rather than spending $5 TRILLION dollars to pay for data centers to create fake brains, just pay actual human beings with real brains that same $5 trillion?
Crazy idea: Why not, rather than spending $5 TRILLION dollars to pay for data centers to create fake brains, just pay actual human beings with real brains that same $5 trillion?
"Investors have been selling off the debt of US tech heavyweights, showing how jitters over Silicon Valley’s boom in spending on artificial intelligence have spilled into the bond market."
Investor angst over Big Tech’s AI spending spills into bond market
Debt issued by groups building data centres has been hit in recent weeks
www.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"JPMorgan on Monday said building AI infrastructure will cost more than $5tn"
Crazy idea: Why not, rather than spending $5 TRILLION dollars to pay for data centers to create fake brains, just pay actual human beings with real brains that same $5 trillion?
Crazy idea: Why not, rather than spending $5 TRILLION dollars to pay for data centers to create fake brains, just pay actual human beings with real brains that same $5 trillion?
I meant to post this yesterday on the anniversary of the sinking—from Detroit Free Press:
'It was meant to be filler': Story of Gordon Lightfoot's 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'
www.freep.com/story/entert...
'It was meant to be filler': Story of Gordon Lightfoot's 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'
www.freep.com/story/entert...
'It was meant to be filler': Story of Gordon Lightfoot's 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'
Gordon Lightfoot and his band recorded the "little ditty" in a Toronto studio in December 1975, just weeks after the shipwreck that took 29 lives.
www.freep.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I meant to post this yesterday on the anniversary of the sinking—from Detroit Free Press:
'It was meant to be filler': Story of Gordon Lightfoot's 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'
www.freep.com/story/entert...
'It was meant to be filler': Story of Gordon Lightfoot's 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'
www.freep.com/story/entert...
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y'all seem to really like baseball bsky.social/about/blog/1...
The World Series Was Electric — So Was Bluesky - Bluesky
“How can you not be romantic about baseball?” — Moneyball 2011
bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
y'all seem to really like baseball bsky.social/about/blog/1...
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“Kelley found the defendants had average or above average IQs. Overall, he described them as workaholics and opportunists “who would not hesitate to climb over the backs of half the people in their country to subjugate the other half,”
time.com/7331917/nure...
time.com/7331917/nure...
The Real Psychiatrist Who Inspired the Nuremberg Movie
All about Douglas Kelley, the psychiatrist who made sure Nazis were fit to stand trial at Nuremberg—the subject of the 2025 movie Nuremberg.
time.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“Kelley found the defendants had average or above average IQs. Overall, he described them as workaholics and opportunists “who would not hesitate to climb over the backs of half the people in their country to subjugate the other half,”
time.com/7331917/nure...
time.com/7331917/nure...
Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts
“For dinner recently, she used one pound of ground beef, instead of three, mixing in rice and beans for added protein. She also took on more credit card debt to pay for groceries.”
“For dinner recently, she used one pound of ground beef, instead of three, mixing in rice and beans for added protein. She also took on more credit card debt to pay for groceries.”
Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts
“For dinner recently, she used one pound of ground beef, instead of three, mixing in rice and beans for added protein. She also took on more credit card debt to pay for groceries.”
“For dinner recently, she used one pound of ground beef, instead of three, mixing in rice and beans for added protein. She also took on more credit card debt to pay for groceries.”
How it gets to our tables.
"Lupe" sent this vid of a crew of farm workers harvesting peas near Greenfield CA. With recent rains it’s crucial for them to pick as much as they can as the rain can harm ripe peas by washing away essential nutrients and lead to physical damage and lower quality. #WeFeedYou
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
How it gets to our tables.
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Well shone, Moon. Truly, the moon shines with a good grace.
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Well shone, Moon. Truly, the moon shines with a good grace.
Local paper: 11/05/25
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Local paper: 11/05/25
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In my voter guide of the most important elections to watch in May, I had spotlighted the two biggest elections on this list—but there's a lot more to see, including upcoming elections for school boards in Pennsylvania & Oregon.
Explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
And support this work!
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And support this work!
Glad so many people are up watching Texas school board results!
If you've come to rely on me or bolts to follow these, keep in mind...
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If you've come to rely on me or bolts to follow these, keep in mind...
*follow us at @boltsmag.org or sign up to our newsletter! boltsmag.org/newsletter
*& if you can, support us & become a donor or subscriber! boltsmag.org/donate
May 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
In my voter guide of the most important elections to watch in May, I had spotlighted the two biggest elections on this list—but there's a lot more to see, including upcoming elections for school boards in Pennsylvania & Oregon.
Explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
And support this work!
Explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
And support this work!
Local Paper 11/4/25
Economists are Realizing the Job Market is Cooling
Workers Have Known it for Months
Some highlights follow: +
Economists are Realizing the Job Market is Cooling
Workers Have Known it for Months
Some highlights follow: +
The Inside Story Of America's Slowing Job Market | Bankrate
Economists are seeing what workers and business owners have lived for months: a slowdown that’s been quietly reshaping their finances.
www.bankrate.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Local Paper 11/4/25
Economists are Realizing the Job Market is Cooling
Workers Have Known it for Months
Some highlights follow: +
Economists are Realizing the Job Market is Cooling
Workers Have Known it for Months
Some highlights follow: +
Detroit Free Press:
Is the moon full tonight? When to see the largest 'supermoon'
Is the moon full tonight? When to see the largest 'supermoon'
Is the moon full tonight? When to see the largest 'supermoon'
The beaver moon, the closest full supermoon to Earth of 2025, will peak Nov. 4-5. Here's what to know.
www.freep.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Detroit Free Press:
Is the moon full tonight? When to see the largest 'supermoon'
Is the moon full tonight? When to see the largest 'supermoon'
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down: Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:
These men dove to the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck decades ago. They share their stories
These men dove to the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck decades ago. They share their stories
These men dove to the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck decades ago. They share their stories
Terrence Tysall set a record scuba diving to the Edmund Fitzgerald. Ric Mixter dove in a submersible, finding a missing body. Here are their stories.
www.freep.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down: Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:
These men dove to the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck decades ago. They share their stories
These men dove to the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck decades ago. They share their stories
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It’s one of the things that make Dems look phony, and appear condescending to their possible voters. Campaigns should be run on the problems they see as needing solutions, and the values the candidate will bring to bear on those solutions. Policy is sausage-making.
November 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It’s one of the things that make Dems look phony, and appear condescending to their possible voters. Campaigns should be run on the problems they see as needing solutions, and the values the candidate will bring to bear on those solutions. Policy is sausage-making.
This is as right as rain:
In the months since Trump’s win, struggling Democrats have been fighting over the best policies and messages, @GrahamDavidA writes in The Atlantic Daily. Lately they’ve become obsessed with Project 2025, but they’re taking all the wrong lessons from it: +
In the months since Trump’s win, struggling Democrats have been fighting over the best policies and messages, @GrahamDavidA writes in The Atlantic Daily. Lately they’ve become obsessed with Project 2025, but they’re taking all the wrong lessons from it: +
Are the Democrats Overthinking This?
In wringing its hands over how to win elections, the party is ignoring the more foundational question of what it believes in.
www.theatlantic.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is as right as rain:
In the months since Trump’s win, struggling Democrats have been fighting over the best policies and messages, @GrahamDavidA writes in The Atlantic Daily. Lately they’ve become obsessed with Project 2025, but they’re taking all the wrong lessons from it: +
In the months since Trump’s win, struggling Democrats have been fighting over the best policies and messages, @GrahamDavidA writes in The Atlantic Daily. Lately they’ve become obsessed with Project 2025, but they’re taking all the wrong lessons from it: +
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"The fundamental problem of humanity is we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology."
Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"The fundamental problem of humanity is we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology."
Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson
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#bloomscrolling Good Morning everyone. It's raining here and this resonates with me this morning. Wishing you all a lovely day. @patsybaloney.bsky.social @frequentbuyer1.bsky.social @docjanicel.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social @maryapetry.bsky.social
A timeline cleanse. Two hummingbirds taking shelter from the rain inside a rose.
Good night Bluesky.🥰
Good night Bluesky.🥰
October 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
#bloomscrolling Good Morning everyone. It's raining here and this resonates with me this morning. Wishing you all a lovely day. @patsybaloney.bsky.social @frequentbuyer1.bsky.social @docjanicel.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social @maryapetry.bsky.social
@beachpebblegirl.bsky.social Love the new profile pic!
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
@beachpebblegirl.bsky.social Love the new profile pic!
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Our Founding Feathers
October 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Our Founding Feathers
I have put together some snippets from @gelliottmorris.com’s Strength in Numbers that I find both true and heartening. As always with his work, well worth reading.
@beingsass.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social @tepizep.bsky.social @jakichantler.bsky.social @stevesawyer12.bsky.social+
@beingsass.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social @tepizep.bsky.social @jakichantler.bsky.social @stevesawyer12.bsky.social+
Some snippets of citizen sentiment to share: “New polls from Gallup and YouGov show Democrats pulling ahead of Republicans as the party voters trust more to handle the economy…Maybe the situation for Democrats is less dire than pundits think.” +
Polls show voters now trust Democrats more to handle the economy
The issue that sank Democrats in 2024 now threatens to do the same to Republicans in 2025 and the 2026 midterms
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I have put together some snippets from @gelliottmorris.com’s Strength in Numbers that I find both true and heartening. As always with his work, well worth reading.
@beingsass.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social @tepizep.bsky.social @jakichantler.bsky.social @stevesawyer12.bsky.social+
@beingsass.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social @tepizep.bsky.social @jakichantler.bsky.social @stevesawyer12.bsky.social+
Some snippets of citizen sentiment to share: “New polls from Gallup and YouGov show Democrats pulling ahead of Republicans as the party voters trust more to handle the economy…Maybe the situation for Democrats is less dire than pundits think.” +
Polls show voters now trust Democrats more to handle the economy
The issue that sank Democrats in 2024 now threatens to do the same to Republicans in 2025 and the 2026 midterms
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Some snippets of citizen sentiment to share: “New polls from Gallup and YouGov show Democrats pulling ahead of Republicans as the party voters trust more to handle the economy…Maybe the situation for Democrats is less dire than pundits think.” +
@beingsass.bsky.social Last night I read some excellent & thoughtful posts regarding the marginalized that you authored (in response to some of my nonsense), but was unable to respond at the time. I looked for them today to reread and take up the thread, but was unable to find them. Am I dreaming? 😳
October 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
@beingsass.bsky.social Last night I read some excellent & thoughtful posts regarding the marginalized that you authored (in response to some of my nonsense), but was unable to respond at the time. I looked for them today to reread and take up the thread, but was unable to find them. Am I dreaming? 😳