Jan Oldenburg
@janoldenburg.bsky.social
I'm a semi-retired expert in @DigitalHealth and #PatientEngagement (ask me about books/chapters I've written). As a retirement hobby, I make jewelry (http://www.jewelrybyJKO.com). I'm also a reader and a proud liberal. I only respond to DMs with content.
Horrifying
Breaking WaPo:
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.
The policy similarly downgrades the classification of nooses and the Confederate flag, though display of the latter remains banned.
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.
The policy similarly downgrades the classification of nooses and the Confederate flag, though display of the latter remains banned.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Horrifying
The US coast Guard is reclassifying the swastika as "potentially divisive" rather than as a hate symbol. Horrifying! Degrading! Who are we??? This is not acceptable!
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The US coast Guard is reclassifying the swastika as "potentially divisive" rather than as a hate symbol. Horrifying! Degrading! Who are we??? This is not acceptable!
Yeah you! Congrats on reaching 800!
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My 800th 🐝!
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People who play the 🐝 are really smart!
It's never boring.
Feel good about yourselves and fire up your imagination!
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My 800th 🐝!
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People who play the 🐝 are really smart!
It's never boring.
Feel good about yourselves and fire up your imagination!
🔥🔥
#nytspellingbee #spellingbee
#nytsb #hivemind #WordGames #Puzzles #WritingCommunity
#poetrysky #booksky
#artsky #creative
@nytgames.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Yeah you! Congrats on reaching 800!
I'm very curious if you track anything clinical about your health: blood pressure, heart rate, peak flows, blood sugar, sleep, exercise, diet, etc. If you track, what do you track? How do you track it (ie, device, paper, spreadsheet, etc)? Do you share it with your doctors?
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm very curious if you track anything clinical about your health: blood pressure, heart rate, peak flows, blood sugar, sleep, exercise, diet, etc. If you track, what do you track? How do you track it (ie, device, paper, spreadsheet, etc)? Do you share it with your doctors?
I use Outlook for Mac and have for many years. There are several meetings from committees I was a part of from 2012 and 2013 that keep returning to my calendar. Everytime they show up, I go to the series and delete it... only to have them show up again a few weeks or months later. Tips, anyone?
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I use Outlook for Mac and have for many years. There are several meetings from committees I was a part of from 2012 and 2013 that keep returning to my calendar. Everytime they show up, I go to the series and delete it... only to have them show up again a few weeks or months later. Tips, anyone?
It always confuses me when I realize that Sam allows "mama" in the #nytspellingbee but not "dada." Why is that?
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It always confuses me when I realize that Sam allows "mama" in the #nytspellingbee but not "dada." Why is that?
Where the hell is the @nytimes.com coverage of the Epstein emails implicating Trump??? They gave it some coverage yesterday, but today, crickets!
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Where the hell is the @nytimes.com coverage of the Epstein emails implicating Trump??? They gave it some coverage yesterday, but today, crickets!
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I really think it'd be worth the time for anyone with red reps or senators to call and email about this.
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I really think it'd be worth the time for anyone with red reps or senators to call and email about this.
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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👀 Could it be that the Epstein Files Transparency Act will actually pass both houses of Congress?
Sen. John Kennedy on Epstein: "I just don't think this issue is gonna go away until it's addressed and answered to the American people's satisfaction. And I may end up with a Sombrero on my head for saying that, but that's the way I see it."
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
👀 Could it be that the Epstein Files Transparency Act will actually pass both houses of Congress?
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So the next time you read a hit piece on a Democrat who called them out or see some self-righteous bullshit about how they seek the truth without fear or favor, pull out this email and ask: What did the NY Times know and when did they know it? You will get nothing but crickets from them in response.
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
So the next time you read a hit piece on a Democrat who called them out or see some self-righteous bullshit about how they seek the truth without fear or favor, pull out this email and ask: What did the NY Times know and when did they know it? You will get nothing but crickets from them in response.
Needed your hints to get the final 3 for QB! #nytspellingbee
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Needed your hints to get the final 3 for QB! #nytspellingbee
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So apparently senators must now be notified in advance if their phone records are requested during the investigation of a crime. No one else, just senators. So they're free to crime and can't be investigated without notice. This is so wrong, but it's great for senators who want to commit crimes.
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
So apparently senators must now be notified in advance if their phone records are requested during the investigation of a crime. No one else, just senators. So they're free to crime and can't be investigated without notice. This is so wrong, but it's great for senators who want to commit crimes.
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Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
This seems like an innovation whose time has come&&make medical school 3 years, not 4: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Make Medical School Three Years
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This seems like an innovation whose time has come&&make medical school 3 years, not 4: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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While Trump’s lawyers file an emergency petition with the Supreme Court tonight to do everything they possibly can to avoid paying SNAP benefits to the needy so they can starve, Trump flies to his country club for another weekend of parties and golf.
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
While Trump’s lawyers file an emergency petition with the Supreme Court tonight to do everything they possibly can to avoid paying SNAP benefits to the needy so they can starve, Trump flies to his country club for another weekend of parties and golf.
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On Tuesday the country said enough. They've doubled down, as if the elections never happened. A whole lot of crazy happening in the White House right now. It's completely unsustainable for the country.
Nero? Caligula? Chin Gigante? What are we now dealing with here? For Trump has just completely lost his shit.....
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HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
On Tuesday the country said enough. They've doubled down, as if the elections never happened. A whole lot of crazy happening in the White House right now. It's completely unsustainable for the country.
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Must be nice.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Must be nice.
Truly a depressing example of the way bad processes get baked I to medical care and malpractice claims so we can't get rid of them: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Truly a depressing example of the way bad processes get baked I to medical care and malpractice claims so we can't get rid of them: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
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The Nazi King Donald Trump Will Pay For A Gatsby Party And Then Starve Children!! He's Also A Pedo Rapist!!
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November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Nazi King Donald Trump Will Pay For A Gatsby Party And Then Starve Children!! He's Also A Pedo Rapist!!
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GN4L and QB on my own. Quick one! (Even if @support.bsky.team seems to be acting up!) #nytspellingbee
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
GN4L and QB on my own. Quick one! (Even if @support.bsky.team seems to be acting up!) #nytspellingbee
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There is no reason to still be on Twitter.
Elon Musk has acquired billions in government subsidies and tax breaks.
Tesla shareholders will vote whether to make him the world’s first Trillionaire.
The moral of the story is this:
If you ask for affordable healthcare & food, you’re a mooch.
If you ask for billions, you’re an entrepreneur.
Tesla shareholders will vote whether to make him the world’s first Trillionaire.
The moral of the story is this:
If you ask for affordable healthcare & food, you’re a mooch.
If you ask for billions, you’re an entrepreneur.
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
There is no reason to still be on Twitter.
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SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.
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Thank you, Trump voters.
👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants
The tax agency has quietly built its own prototype system for filing tax returns digitally and free of charge, according to current and former officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Thank you, Trump voters.
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The Putin playbook
Across New Jersey, bomb threats at multiple polling locations have prompted closures and relocations today
Bomb threats force closures at some New Jersey polling places
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said polling sites at School 2 and School 10 in Paterson were shut down after threats were received.
newjersey.news12.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Putin playbook