Hal 10000
@hal10000.bsky.social
Pennsylvania Astronomer, writer at Ordinary Times, maker of YouTube videos, caretaker of two kids and two dogs.
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Hal 10000
@hal10000.bsky.social
· Nov 16
The main side effect vaccines have on children is that they live to be adults.
This enrages me beyond all measure. Dogs are a primary vector of rabies. If you love dogs, you would never EVER want one to experience the absolute horror of rabies.
50-70k people die of rabies a year, BTW, mostly contracted from dog bites. Routine vaccination means <10 of those are Americans.
50-70k people die of rabies a year, BTW, mostly contracted from dog bites. Routine vaccination means <10 of those are Americans.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This enrages me beyond all measure. Dogs are a primary vector of rabies. If you love dogs, you would never EVER want one to experience the absolute horror of rabies.
50-70k people die of rabies a year, BTW, mostly contracted from dog bites. Routine vaccination means <10 of those are Americans.
50-70k people die of rabies a year, BTW, mostly contracted from dog bites. Routine vaccination means <10 of those are Americans.
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Political commissars overseeing course details to eliminate political wrongthink, and deputizing students into a snitch network, has a distinct whiff of the Cultural Revolution*.
*Though that involved mass murder, hence only a "whiff"
*Though that involved mass murder, hence only a "whiff"
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Political commissars overseeing course details to eliminate political wrongthink, and deputizing students into a snitch network, has a distinct whiff of the Cultural Revolution*.
*Though that involved mass murder, hence only a "whiff"
*Though that involved mass murder, hence only a "whiff"
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Dear NPR,
You do not work for the president.
You are not his public relations team.
You do not need to try to boost his public image with “preparing to take on the concern,” especially not when referring to problems he has caused or made worse.
Your job is news.
Or at least it’s supposed to be.
You do not work for the president.
You are not his public relations team.
You do not need to try to boost his public image with “preparing to take on the concern,” especially not when referring to problems he has caused or made worse.
Your job is news.
Or at least it’s supposed to be.
Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, and now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern. And, Charlotte, N.C., is bracing for Border Patrol agents to arrive in the city. n.pr/4nTwWYU
Trump to address the affordability issue. And, Border Patrol heading to Charlotte
Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, and now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern. And, Charlotte, N.C., is bracing for Border Patrol agents to arrive in the city.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Dear NPR,
You do not work for the president.
You are not his public relations team.
You do not need to try to boost his public image with “preparing to take on the concern,” especially not when referring to problems he has caused or made worse.
Your job is news.
Or at least it’s supposed to be.
You do not work for the president.
You are not his public relations team.
You do not need to try to boost his public image with “preparing to take on the concern,” especially not when referring to problems he has caused or made worse.
Your job is news.
Or at least it’s supposed to be.
I've said from early on that I don't think there is any there there in the Epstein files, re Trump (other rich dudes, yes). I doubt he raped any teenagers; he prefers to rape slightly older women.
But boy the absolute panic on the Right is making me reconsider my priors here.
But boy the absolute panic on the Right is making me reconsider my priors here.
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I've said from early on that I don't think there is any there there in the Epstein files, re Trump (other rich dudes, yes). I doubt he raped any teenagers; he prefers to rape slightly older women.
But boy the absolute panic on the Right is making me reconsider my priors here.
But boy the absolute panic on the Right is making me reconsider my priors here.
We need to bring back burning at the stake.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We need to bring back burning at the stake.
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“I’m a Grok guy” tells you absolutely everything you need to know about a dude.
JD Vance: "I'm a Grok guy. I think it's the best. It's also the least woke."
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“I’m a Grok guy” tells you absolutely everything you need to know about a dude.
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Not for nothing, this is one reason why we say "pregnant patient" instead of "woman." It's not just for non-binary inclusion.
In addition to the fact that it's very much the power imbalance and legal responsibility to protect them that makes them children, it's also disturbing that so many people are willingly like "listen, 15 year olds are hot, and that's a fact." They are children. They look like children.
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Not for nothing, this is one reason why we say "pregnant patient" instead of "woman." It's not just for non-binary inclusion.
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More than anything else, economic pain will be the one thing that causes Trumpers to turn on their Cheeto hued golden calf. It's probably the motivation behind floating stimulus checks and the tariff rollbacks for items that cannot be made here.
www.al.com/politics/202...
www.al.com/politics/202...
Trump’s approval rating with his most loyal supporters plunges, poll finds: Have they been pushed too far?
Republicans who approve of Trump's management of the federal government declined by 13 percentage points, the poll showed.
www.al.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
More than anything else, economic pain will be the one thing that causes Trumpers to turn on their Cheeto hued golden calf. It's probably the motivation behind floating stimulus checks and the tariff rollbacks for items that cannot be made here.
www.al.com/politics/202...
www.al.com/politics/202...
We need the Ordinary Times crew to be more active on here.
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We need the Ordinary Times crew to be more active on here.
Maybe I'm reading too much into this but I wondered why UVa in particular drew the DOJ's wrath. It seems like it's a combination of Younkin's Presidential aspirations and Dhillon stabbing her alma mater in the back to impress Trump.
my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Maybe I'm reading too much into this but I wondered why UVa in particular drew the DOJ's wrath. It seems like it's a combination of Younkin's Presidential aspirations and Dhillon stabbing her alma mater in the back to impress Trump.
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I will NEVER forget the student I had from Gabon years back who said her ambition was to become a medical doctor so she could go back and serve the poor in her country. That is the kind of person anywhere in the world we want to encourage and help.
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I will NEVER forget the student I had from Gabon years back who said her ambition was to become a medical doctor so she could go back and serve the poor in her country. That is the kind of person anywhere in the world we want to encourage and help.
As a fellow UVa alum, I share Jamelle’s disgust. This is behavior unworthy of a governor, unworthy of a board and unworthy of Jefferson’s University. All because they didn’t want too many Black kids admitted.
my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As a fellow UVa alum, I share Jamelle’s disgust. This is behavior unworthy of a governor, unworthy of a board and unworthy of Jefferson’s University. All because they didn’t want too many Black kids admitted.
America's higher education system is the envy of the world. People pay enormous amounts of money to send their kids here. Some of them stay and become part of America; others go back and spread our ideas. It's win-win-win.
So naturally, these folks want to kill it.
So naturally, these folks want to kill it.
Has anyone written a piece on how Batya Ungar-Sargon ended up like this? On this particular interview she also told Megyn Kelly that she thought the United States should ban ALL foreign students.
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
America's higher education system is the envy of the world. People pay enormous amounts of money to send their kids here. Some of them stay and become part of America; others go back and spread our ideas. It's win-win-win.
So naturally, these folks want to kill it.
So naturally, these folks want to kill it.
I mean, I get it, but it also shows how used we've gotten to prosperity. Our ancestors had children under *far* worse circumstances than ours. And you can survive surprisingly long on soup.
"This year was the first time in survey’s 11-year run Americans said finances were the top reason they capped, or planned to cap, the size of their family. They cited it twice as often as any other factor, mirroring nationwide concerns about rising costs."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Most Americans say cost is limiting how many kids they have, survey finds
Seven in 10 respondents said they believe raising children is too expensive, a notable jump from 2024, according to an annual public opinion survey on U.S. family life.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I mean, I get it, but it also shows how used we've gotten to prosperity. Our ancestors had children under *far* worse circumstances than ours. And you can survive surprisingly long on soup.
Again, I fail to see the difference between the policies they are enacting and those they would enact if they were being paid to wreck the country.
This is designed to tank public health & primary care by excluding public health professions, advanced nursing practice, physical & occupational therapy from loans that can cover the cost of education. This is going to make an existing workforce crisis worse.
aspph.org/department-o...
aspph.org/department-o...
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Again, I fail to see the difference between the policies they are enacting and those they would enact if they were being paid to wreck the country.
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Note: A lot of people keep asking why the docs released the other day weren't released under Biden.
The short answer is 1) alleged ongoing investigation/prosecution, 2) scope 3) Privacy Act and 4) CVRA, which mandates that victims hear from DOJ.
It matters that DOJ is ignoring the latter.
The short answer is 1) alleged ongoing investigation/prosecution, 2) scope 3) Privacy Act and 4) CVRA, which mandates that victims hear from DOJ.
It matters that DOJ is ignoring the latter.
“So you’ve heard nothing from this administration as this has been playing out?”
Epstein Survivor Annie Farmer: “No.”
Epstein Survivor Annie Farmer: “No.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Note: A lot of people keep asking why the docs released the other day weren't released under Biden.
The short answer is 1) alleged ongoing investigation/prosecution, 2) scope 3) Privacy Act and 4) CVRA, which mandates that victims hear from DOJ.
It matters that DOJ is ignoring the latter.
The short answer is 1) alleged ongoing investigation/prosecution, 2) scope 3) Privacy Act and 4) CVRA, which mandates that victims hear from DOJ.
It matters that DOJ is ignoring the latter.
The announced this in January as well. Not sure if this is Pissedtol Pete trying to distract or not remembering. Either way, prepare for more war crimes.
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The announced this in January as well. Not sure if this is Pissedtol Pete trying to distract or not remembering. Either way, prepare for more war crimes.
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He says this the same week in which we learned the median home buyer is now 59 years old. Average age of first time buyers is 40.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
He says this the same week in which we learned the median home buyer is now 59 years old. Average age of first time buyers is 40.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
George McClellan is the Skunk Smell of Civil War History. Offensive, hard to ignore and seems to randomly pop up even after you've thoroughly cleansed everything.
Randomly furious about George McClellan again.
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
George McClellan is the Skunk Smell of Civil War History. Offensive, hard to ignore and seems to randomly pop up even after you've thoroughly cleansed everything.
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Jesus Christ, I would have been fired into the sun by the US Attorney if I pulled this shit
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Jesus Christ, I would have been fired into the sun by the US Attorney if I pulled this shit
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Says the man responsible for a WIDE variety of abuses toward children.
I mean honestly, has he ever met someone vulnerable that he wouldn’t rob, abuse, or exploit in some way?
I mean honestly, has he ever met someone vulnerable that he wouldn’t rob, abuse, or exploit in some way?
Trump: The bible tells us that one of the measures of any society is how it cares for vulnerable children and orphans—so important and so big in the bible.
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Says the man responsible for a WIDE variety of abuses toward children.
I mean honestly, has he ever met someone vulnerable that he wouldn’t rob, abuse, or exploit in some way?
I mean honestly, has he ever met someone vulnerable that he wouldn’t rob, abuse, or exploit in some way?
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You know, it's time that we actually see the damn bingo card.
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
You know, it's time that we actually see the damn bingo card.
Me: [after making 10 shots in a row] Well, the good thing about my shoulder surgery is I've gotten really got at the underhand toss of empty bottles into the recycling bin.
Wife: OK, let's see this.
Me: [tosses an empty coke bottle; misses by about 76 miles]
Wife: OK, let's see this.
Me: [tosses an empty coke bottle; misses by about 76 miles]
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Me: [after making 10 shots in a row] Well, the good thing about my shoulder surgery is I've gotten really got at the underhand toss of empty bottles into the recycling bin.
Wife: OK, let's see this.
Me: [tosses an empty coke bottle; misses by about 76 miles]
Wife: OK, let's see this.
Me: [tosses an empty coke bottle; misses by about 76 miles]