H. M. Johnson
@heathmcjohnson.bsky.social
PhD candidate in sociology studying food programs in temporary reception centers. BLM, Free Palestine, Protect the Dolls.
She/her/hers.
She/her/hers.
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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This analysis of DOGE cuts is a perfect distillation of what Trump and his cronies prioritize. Less enforcement of white collar crimes, less support for education and healthcare, but lots more xenophobia. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Much Have Trump’s Cuts Shrunk the Federal Work Force? Shutdown Plans Offer a Clue.
The number of federal employees has been trimmed by thousands since President Trump took office, according to contingency plans drawn up by federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This analysis of DOGE cuts is a perfect distillation of what Trump and his cronies prioritize. Less enforcement of white collar crimes, less support for education and healthcare, but lots more xenophobia. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A bit of James Baldwin today:
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain"
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain"
September 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A bit of James Baldwin today:
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain"
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain"
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shit ain’t over til it’s over
September 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
shit ain’t over til it’s over
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This thread is such a great example about critical thinking with data. You found a weird correlation you can't explain. Interesting. Now what?
A great illustration of Ben Franklin's maxim: To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
A great illustration of Ben Franklin's maxim: To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
"Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds"
Or does it? Let's take a look at this "study"...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Or does it? Let's take a look at this "study"...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds
Researchers say low- and no-calorie sweeteners appear to affect thinking and memory in middle age
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This thread is such a great example about critical thinking with data. You found a weird correlation you can't explain. Interesting. Now what?
A great illustration of Ben Franklin's maxim: To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
A great illustration of Ben Franklin's maxim: To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
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“They’re taking our jobs” was always a lie. Alabama proved it.
Alabama tried a “tough” immigration law, and it backfired hard. Immigrants fled, crops rotted, and farms collapsed. Americans tried to step in but couldn’t last a day.
They’re not taking your jobs; they’re doing the jobs you won’t do.
Alabama tried a “tough” immigration law, and it backfired hard. Immigrants fled, crops rotted, and farms collapsed. Americans tried to step in but couldn’t last a day.
They’re not taking your jobs; they’re doing the jobs you won’t do.
September 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“They’re taking our jobs” was always a lie. Alabama proved it.
Alabama tried a “tough” immigration law, and it backfired hard. Immigrants fled, crops rotted, and farms collapsed. Americans tried to step in but couldn’t last a day.
They’re not taking your jobs; they’re doing the jobs you won’t do.
Alabama tried a “tough” immigration law, and it backfired hard. Immigrants fled, crops rotted, and farms collapsed. Americans tried to step in but couldn’t last a day.
They’re not taking your jobs; they’re doing the jobs you won’t do.
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Yes, oh my god, if the Dems actually took the initiative on this!!!
If Trump and RFK are going to rip the country in half over public health, Dems should polarize the living heck out of this debate on their own terms.
Scour the law for as many ways as possible to protect your people from Trump/RFK's reign of mass destruction.
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Scour the law for as many ways as possible to protect your people from Trump/RFK's reign of mass destruction.
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
August 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Yes, oh my god, if the Dems actually took the initiative on this!!!
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Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
August 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
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Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
August 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
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Reporter: What’s going on with those posts on X that are clearly trolling the president?
Newsom: I hope it’s a wake up call for the president. I’m just following his example. If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns with what he’s putting out
Newsom: I hope it’s a wake up call for the president. I’m just following his example. If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns with what he’s putting out
August 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reporter: What’s going on with those posts on X that are clearly trolling the president?
Newsom: I hope it’s a wake up call for the president. I’m just following his example. If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns with what he’s putting out
Newsom: I hope it’s a wake up call for the president. I’m just following his example. If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns with what he’s putting out
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1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
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Grossly irresponsible of the Times to have this ludicrous credulous spin as the top story the morning after a president who rules by fiat proclaims a totally specious emergency to militarize the capital - an editorial insult to our intelligence and our democracy.
August 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Grossly irresponsible of the Times to have this ludicrous credulous spin as the top story the morning after a president who rules by fiat proclaims a totally specious emergency to militarize the capital - an editorial insult to our intelligence and our democracy.
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Oh so it does have phd level intelligence
Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Oh so it does have phd level intelligence
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Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
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Detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” are on a hunger strike over what they call inhumane, dangerous conditions.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
August 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” are on a hunger strike over what they call inhumane, dangerous conditions.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
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Weird thing I'm learning about sliding into totalitarianism - some things continue on just like before as long as they don't touch on the ruler.
So my workers' comp cases here in Georgia proceed just as they always have. The rules still apply and function as before. Same could be said for the vast
So my workers' comp cases here in Georgia proceed just as they always have. The rules still apply and function as before. Same could be said for the vast
July 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Weird thing I'm learning about sliding into totalitarianism - some things continue on just like before as long as they don't touch on the ruler.
So my workers' comp cases here in Georgia proceed just as they always have. The rules still apply and function as before. Same could be said for the vast
So my workers' comp cases here in Georgia proceed just as they always have. The rules still apply and function as before. Same could be said for the vast
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I have always believed this.
But too many people believe that people in need undeservedly get "something for nothing" instead of counting their blessings and realizing that they, too, could wind up there.
Compassionate solutions are more practical and are cost effective. It's called a win-win.
But too many people believe that people in need undeservedly get "something for nothing" instead of counting their blessings and realizing that they, too, could wind up there.
Compassionate solutions are more practical and are cost effective. It's called a win-win.
Many, many, MANY studies show that the cumulative costs of harassing homeless people—cops, prison, jail, etc—are much more expensive than just housing them and providing income, and that doing those things helps people get to the point where they’re not in crisis any longer.
We choose cruelty.
We choose cruelty.
July 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I have always believed this.
But too many people believe that people in need undeservedly get "something for nothing" instead of counting their blessings and realizing that they, too, could wind up there.
Compassionate solutions are more practical and are cost effective. It's called a win-win.
But too many people believe that people in need undeservedly get "something for nothing" instead of counting their blessings and realizing that they, too, could wind up there.
Compassionate solutions are more practical and are cost effective. It's called a win-win.
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Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
July 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
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just setting these next to each other
July 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
just setting these next to each other
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Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
July 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
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If you don't recognize your country right now, just wait until you wake up in a nation divided by states with public v. privatized systems of education.
The privatized states will be pulling the ultimate generational grift, legalized corruption writ large.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
The privatized states will be pulling the ultimate generational grift, legalized corruption writ large.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
thehill.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
If you don't recognize your country right now, just wait until you wake up in a nation divided by states with public v. privatized systems of education.
The privatized states will be pulling the ultimate generational grift, legalized corruption writ large.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
The privatized states will be pulling the ultimate generational grift, legalized corruption writ large.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
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I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
July 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
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And one more thing ... as an organizing principle, I often think about something that a friend of Harvey Milk's told me when we were working on the marriage equality cases: "If you don't demand EVERYTHING IMMEDIATELY, you'll never get ANYTHING EVENTUALLY."
June 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
And one more thing ... as an organizing principle, I often think about something that a friend of Harvey Milk's told me when we were working on the marriage equality cases: "If you don't demand EVERYTHING IMMEDIATELY, you'll never get ANYTHING EVENTUALLY."
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anil isn't kidding. this level of transparency and detail — talking to voters like adults — is remarkable. i would imagine it also helps people feel like they are part of something bigger. and, christ, mamdani is insanely charismatic and good on screen. like, you just want to watch him talk!
This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
July 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
anil isn't kidding. this level of transparency and detail — talking to voters like adults — is remarkable. i would imagine it also helps people feel like they are part of something bigger. and, christ, mamdani is insanely charismatic and good on screen. like, you just want to watch him talk!