J. Aubele
@jaubele1.bsky.social
Yinzer, UCLA alum, Twitter Quitter, Academic Librarian
Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, Police Say
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November 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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We’ve gotten to the how dare they try to feed the hungry state of the government shutdown.
Donald Trump has asked his employees on the Supreme Court to overrule lower court orders demanding that he fulfill his duties to feed Americans who are due SNAP benefits
AND
He's demanding that states which just rushed to fill the vacuum created by his cruelty "undo" that work.
AND
He's demanding that states which just rushed to fill the vacuum created by his cruelty "undo" that work.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We’ve gotten to the how dare they try to feed the hungry state of the government shutdown.
Given the Trump Administrations pathologically desire to keep immigrants out of the United States, it is ironic that they have taken
down E-Verify, the system employers use to verify an employees right to work in the U.S.
down E-Verify, the system employers use to verify an employees right to work in the U.S.
October 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Given the Trump Administrations pathologically desire to keep immigrants out of the United States, it is ironic that they have taken
down E-Verify, the system employers use to verify an employees right to work in the U.S.
down E-Verify, the system employers use to verify an employees right to work in the U.S.
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One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
September 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
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President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers:
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
September 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers:
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
It is probably just the frustration talking, but if ever there was a government that deserved to be shut down, it's this one.
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The GOP cut parts of Obamacare. Now it’s at the center of a funding fight.
Democrats are asking for restored health care subsidies and funding in exchange for their support, but Republicans are daring them to risk a shutdown over the issue.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It is probably just the frustration talking, but if ever there was a government that deserved to be shut down, it's this one.
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Murder. He’s calling for the murder of people, a significant percentage of whom are veterans who served in our country’s military.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Murder. He’s calling for the murder of people, a significant percentage of whom are veterans who served in our country’s military.
Soneone's priorities are seriously out of whack (gift article).
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Premium seats, catered suites: High school football stadiums get swanky
The gridiron still reigns supreme across the South and Midwest, and these stadiums reflect that community culture.
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August 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Soneone's priorities are seriously out of whack (gift article).
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Believe Doctors and scientists!
Also important this week: A trustworthy guide to childhood vaccine schedules, from actual pediatricians (many of whom saw these diseases before they could be vaccinated against).
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Ps: no, pediatricians are not pharma shills, don’t @ me
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Ps: no, pediatricians are not pharma shills, don’t @ me
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All About the AAP Recommended Immunization Schedule
Here's what to know about the recommended immunization schedule for children and teens. The schedule is approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics and based on ongoing review of the most recent sc...
www.healthychildren.org
August 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Believe Doctors and scientists!
Amidst all the noise, take a moment to take in the beauty of space (gift article).
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The Colors of the World, Seen From the International Space Station
Auroras, moonsets, the Milky Way, and more in recent photographs from ISS crew members in orbit. Take a look at @TheAtlPhoto:
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August 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Amidst all the noise, take a moment to take in the beauty of space (gift article).
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
From the category of "I thought they were already dead."
"On September 30, 2025, AOL says that its dial-up service and associated software, the AOL Dialer and AOL Shield, will be discontinued."
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"On September 30, 2025, AOL says that its dial-up service and associated software, the AOL Dialer and AOL Shield, will be discontinued."
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You had mail: AOL finally discontinues dial-up Internet service
More than 40 years after starting as a very early Apple service, AOL is finally ending its dial-up Internet service, shuttering a service that helped usher in the Internet age for tens of millions of ...
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August 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
From the category of "I thought they were already dead."
"On September 30, 2025, AOL says that its dial-up service and associated software, the AOL Dialer and AOL Shield, will be discontinued."
appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
"On September 30, 2025, AOL says that its dial-up service and associated software, the AOL Dialer and AOL Shield, will be discontinued."
appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
It seems like national broadcast entities could broadcast nearly any team(s) they wish. Making this about team payroll ignores that fact.
Also, the Reds' payroll cannot be "three times less" than the Mets' The Mets' payroll is three times more or the Reds' payroll is one-third as much.
Also, the Reds' payroll cannot be "three times less" than the Mets' The Mets' payroll is three times more or the Reds' payroll is one-third as much.
August 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It seems like national broadcast entities could broadcast nearly any team(s) they wish. Making this about team payroll ignores that fact.
Also, the Reds' payroll cannot be "three times less" than the Mets' The Mets' payroll is three times more or the Reds' payroll is one-third as much.
Also, the Reds' payroll cannot be "three times less" than the Mets' The Mets' payroll is three times more or the Reds' payroll is one-third as much.
The most joyous thing you will see today.
This is one of my favorite vids, not least because the man has finally found a valid role…
Duck, Duck...banker!
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August 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The most joyous thing you will see today.
“You can't be expected to have a successful AI program when every . . . article, or book, anything else that you've read . . . you're supposed to pay for . . . We appreciate that, but just can't do it— because it's not doable.”
Publishers insist that libraries do it.
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Publishers insist that libraries do it.
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Trump Says He’s ‘Getting Rid of Woke’ and Dismisses Copyright Concerns in AI Policy Speech
The remarks, which came during a keynote speech at a summit hosted by the All-In Podcast, follow President Donald Trump’s newly released AI Action Plan.
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July 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“You can't be expected to have a successful AI program when every . . . article, or book, anything else that you've read . . . you're supposed to pay for . . . We appreciate that, but just can't do it— because it's not doable.”
Publishers insist that libraries do it.
www.wired.com/story/presid...
Publishers insist that libraries do it.
www.wired.com/story/presid...
From the bastion of liberalism, the Wall Street Journal: "Donald Trump has traded in conspiracy stories for years . . . Yet now he’s upset that the Jeffrey Epstein theories he fanned are proving hard to tamp down."
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Opinion | Now Trump Says Forget Jeffrey Epstein
He urges MAGA to give up a conspiracy tale that he and his allies promoted.
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July 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
From the bastion of liberalism, the Wall Street Journal: "Donald Trump has traded in conspiracy stories for years . . . Yet now he’s upset that the Jeffrey Epstein theories he fanned are proving hard to tamp down."
www.wsj.com/opinion/now-...
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Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
July 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
Sharing this article, with images of another holocaust, can hardly be called a gift.
But ignoring humanity's capacity for hate and our collective unwillingness to act on behalf of those without power is how moments such as these occur.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/u...
But ignoring humanity's capacity for hate and our collective unwillingness to act on behalf of those without power is how moments such as these occur.
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Srebrenica, a Massacre Foretold, Still Casts Its Shadow
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July 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Sharing this article, with images of another holocaust, can hardly be called a gift.
But ignoring humanity's capacity for hate and our collective unwillingness to act on behalf of those without power is how moments such as these occur.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/u...
But ignoring humanity's capacity for hate and our collective unwillingness to act on behalf of those without power is how moments such as these occur.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/u...
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The perfect framing of a nonsense story does no....
July 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The perfect framing of a nonsense story does no....
"Titled The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants, the event featured two dozen academic scientists narrating posters depicting what might have been."
Democrats stage a science fair of canceled grants to show what’s been lost | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Democrats stage a science fair of canceled grants to show what’s been lost
Partisan fight over Trump cuts heats up as Congress works on 2026 spending bills.
www.science.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"Titled The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants, the event featured two dozen academic scientists narrating posters depicting what might have been."
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Democrats stage a science fair of canceled grants to show what’s been lost | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Democrats stage a science fair of canceled grants to show what’s been lost
Partisan fight over Trump cuts heats up as Congress works on 2026 spending bills.
www.science.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Democrats stage a science fair of canceled grants to show what’s been lost | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Oooh, and then what happened, JD?
July 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Oooh, and then what happened, JD?
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