Lovering.WJ
@jaredlovering.bsky.social
Want a simple rule to reign in oligarch influence?
Pass a law that states that the maximum amount you can donate = the average amount you paid in taxes the last 5 years. The amount you donate also sets a minimum income tax obligation the next 5 years.
Apply to individuals and corporations.
Pass a law that states that the maximum amount you can donate = the average amount you paid in taxes the last 5 years. The amount you donate also sets a minimum income tax obligation the next 5 years.
Apply to individuals and corporations.
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Want a simple rule to reign in oligarch influence?
Pass a law that states that the maximum amount you can donate = the average amount you paid in taxes the last 5 years. The amount you donate also sets a minimum income tax obligation the next 5 years.
Apply to individuals and corporations.
Pass a law that states that the maximum amount you can donate = the average amount you paid in taxes the last 5 years. The amount you donate also sets a minimum income tax obligation the next 5 years.
Apply to individuals and corporations.
I find it fascinating watching words slowly lose their meaning but remain attached to concepts.
I see generations that wonder why we get a new “line” for a cell phone or why we “dial” a number by pressing numbers.
Why directors yell “cut” and material is left on the “cutting room” floor?
#words
I see generations that wonder why we get a new “line” for a cell phone or why we “dial” a number by pressing numbers.
Why directors yell “cut” and material is left on the “cutting room” floor?
#words
October 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I find it fascinating watching words slowly lose their meaning but remain attached to concepts.
I see generations that wonder why we get a new “line” for a cell phone or why we “dial” a number by pressing numbers.
Why directors yell “cut” and material is left on the “cutting room” floor?
#words
I see generations that wonder why we get a new “line” for a cell phone or why we “dial” a number by pressing numbers.
Why directors yell “cut” and material is left on the “cutting room” floor?
#words
Perfection is not attainable. But this should not be de-motivating or cause for despair.
The futility of perfection necessarily implies limitless opportunities for improvement.
That is the womb of progress if indomitable will, perseverance, honesty, and humble reflection serve as its nursemaids.
The futility of perfection necessarily implies limitless opportunities for improvement.
That is the womb of progress if indomitable will, perseverance, honesty, and humble reflection serve as its nursemaids.
September 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Perfection is not attainable. But this should not be de-motivating or cause for despair.
The futility of perfection necessarily implies limitless opportunities for improvement.
That is the womb of progress if indomitable will, perseverance, honesty, and humble reflection serve as its nursemaids.
The futility of perfection necessarily implies limitless opportunities for improvement.
That is the womb of progress if indomitable will, perseverance, honesty, and humble reflection serve as its nursemaids.
Just some thoughts I wanted to ponder.
Societies are an amalgamation of tribes. The boundaries of those tribes are subject to individual perception which is subject to cultural winds and manipulation through media.
Identification with a tribe can provide shortcuts to social interaction.
Societies are an amalgamation of tribes. The boundaries of those tribes are subject to individual perception which is subject to cultural winds and manipulation through media.
Identification with a tribe can provide shortcuts to social interaction.
August 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Just some thoughts I wanted to ponder.
Societies are an amalgamation of tribes. The boundaries of those tribes are subject to individual perception which is subject to cultural winds and manipulation through media.
Identification with a tribe can provide shortcuts to social interaction.
Societies are an amalgamation of tribes. The boundaries of those tribes are subject to individual perception which is subject to cultural winds and manipulation through media.
Identification with a tribe can provide shortcuts to social interaction.
I would much rather see an FTC and CPA with good leadership and teeth do a surprise roundup of deceitful advertisers on #Youtube than see half-baked #ICE agents assault workers in a home depot parking lot. But then again i despise lies and value people. Half of America feels the opposite.
August 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I would love to have a national as-free holiday. One day a year where all advertising and ads are banned. No one trying to manipulate or deceive to make a quick buck.
August 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I would love to have a national as-free holiday. One day a year where all advertising and ads are banned. No one trying to manipulate or deceive to make a quick buck.
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Back-to-back headlines on Washpost homepage tonight
May 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Back-to-back headlines on Washpost homepage tonight
Did not have Columbia University becoming so trashy on my bingo card.
May 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Did not have Columbia University becoming so trashy on my bingo card.
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Since this was published yesterday, NPR reports JAMA joins NEJM on the list of journals that confirms they’ve been sent threatening letters by Trump’s DOJ, ominously referencing their tax-exempt status in a bid to compel regime-friendly editorial choices.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Scary Implications of U.S. Government Attacks on Medical Journals
A Trump-aligned prosecutor’s attack on medical journals is a threat to your health care—and the medical establishment should not comply
www.scientificamerican.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Since this was published yesterday, NPR reports JAMA joins NEJM on the list of journals that confirms they’ve been sent threatening letters by Trump’s DOJ, ominously referencing their tax-exempt status in a bid to compel regime-friendly editorial choices.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
wrd.cm
April 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
That moment when you look up info to help you stop getting into anger spirals and it seems so out-of-touch, useless, and poorly evidenced it threatens to start another raging episode.
April 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
That moment when you look up info to help you stop getting into anger spirals and it seems so out-of-touch, useless, and poorly evidenced it threatens to start another raging episode.
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My adult daughter Rachel works everyday, pays taxes, loves going to movies with her friends, and listens to awful (IMO) music.
Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity
Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity
April 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My adult daughter Rachel works everyday, pays taxes, loves going to movies with her friends, and listens to awful (IMO) music.
Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity
Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity
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Governments love asking what scientific research will bring society, but the most important discoveries come from wondering without direction
What politicians so often get wrong about science
Governments love asking what scientific research will bring society, but the most important discoveries come from wondering without direction
www.newscientist.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Governments love asking what scientific research will bring society, but the most important discoveries come from wondering without direction
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How it started // how it's going
April 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
How it started // how it's going
Will no one rid me of this troublesome pumpkin?
March 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Will no one rid me of this troublesome pumpkin?
“When an iterator speaks the truth, it is not only for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but also to defend those that do.”
Graham McNeill
‘Fulgrim’
Graham McNeill
‘Fulgrim’
March 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“When an iterator speaks the truth, it is not only for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but also to defend those that do.”
Graham McNeill
‘Fulgrim’
Graham McNeill
‘Fulgrim’
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Trade relationships are all over the news lately, and new research from the School of Economics can predict the stability of trade relations between countries. b.gatech.edu/4hkZRlj
March 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Trade relationships are all over the news lately, and new research from the School of Economics can predict the stability of trade relations between countries. b.gatech.edu/4hkZRlj
Today I:
Went to work
Swam 1000 yds in 30 minutes on my break
Played in the 1st snowfall here in 15 yrs or so
Played a computer game from 1989 on a modern pc using a 65 inch 4K oled tv as a monitor
Pushed down disappointment in others and elevated the love from dogs and friends.
Productive
Went to work
Swam 1000 yds in 30 minutes on my break
Played in the 1st snowfall here in 15 yrs or so
Played a computer game from 1989 on a modern pc using a 65 inch 4K oled tv as a monitor
Pushed down disappointment in others and elevated the love from dogs and friends.
Productive
January 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Today I:
Went to work
Swam 1000 yds in 30 minutes on my break
Played in the 1st snowfall here in 15 yrs or so
Played a computer game from 1989 on a modern pc using a 65 inch 4K oled tv as a monitor
Pushed down disappointment in others and elevated the love from dogs and friends.
Productive
Went to work
Swam 1000 yds in 30 minutes on my break
Played in the 1st snowfall here in 15 yrs or so
Played a computer game from 1989 on a modern pc using a 65 inch 4K oled tv as a monitor
Pushed down disappointment in others and elevated the love from dogs and friends.
Productive
How much better off would humanity be if we treated absolute certainty as a shameful character flaw.
The willingness to acknowledge error and recognition of our own fallibility are the only paths that lead to improvement.
The willingness to acknowledge error and recognition of our own fallibility are the only paths that lead to improvement.
January 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
How much better off would humanity be if we treated absolute certainty as a shameful character flaw.
The willingness to acknowledge error and recognition of our own fallibility are the only paths that lead to improvement.
The willingness to acknowledge error and recognition of our own fallibility are the only paths that lead to improvement.
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For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
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Holy wow! Some very cool and much-needed-to-hear news.
Have you heard this good news?
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
Chicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100% clean power
To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River.
grist.org
January 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Holy wow! Some very cool and much-needed-to-hear news.
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1/19 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 #𝗟𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮: During the years of famine in the mid-to-late 1920s in Russia, Russian agricultural scientists were pressured to produce new crop varieties. Trofim Lysenko was the Scientist who jumped at the chance and made the biggest promises. #Pseudoscience #Propaganda
January 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
1/19 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 #𝗟𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮: During the years of famine in the mid-to-late 1920s in Russia, Russian agricultural scientists were pressured to produce new crop varieties. Trofim Lysenko was the Scientist who jumped at the chance and made the biggest promises. #Pseudoscience #Propaganda