J Bear
@jbearmckenna.com
Rabid fanboy of em-dashes, “y’all’d’ve,” and the Oxford comma | Day job as a government contracts lawyer | Occasional sci-fi writer | he/him
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Computer, enhance
December 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Computer, enhance
Gonna put down my marker on this: doubt it. There were similar rumblings about Pam Bondi and the nitwit who added a reporter to the war planning Signal chats, but nothing happened then. The staff in Trump II appear to be way more entrenched than in Trump I
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “President Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months, as he and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Patel has recently generated.”
www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Gonna put down my marker on this: doubt it. There were similar rumblings about Pam Bondi and the nitwit who added a reporter to the war planning Signal chats, but nothing happened then. The staff in Trump II appear to be way more entrenched than in Trump I
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
The most harrowing, yet most correct, NYT headline
Donald Trump was practicing child rape the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The most harrowing, yet most correct, NYT headline
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Woke up today to the news
November 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Woke up today to the news
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notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
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I actually misremembered this - it’s 100 papers *a month*. Essentially total access unless you’re @sharonk.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I actually misremembered this - it’s 100 papers *a month*. Essentially total access unless you’re @sharonk.bsky.social
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This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.
regrettably if you try to point this out online you'll get yelled out by 79208 journalists going OH SO YOU WANT JOURNALISTS TO STARVE??? even if you're, say, a journalist yourself, and point out that while there are clearly no easy answers, the status quo isn't exactly working for society
September 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.
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blocklist here. Feel free to add screenshots if you think I should check anyone out to add them.
September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
blocklist here. Feel free to add screenshots if you think I should check anyone out to add them.
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You fucking cowards
BREAKING
The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.
This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.
The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.
This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.
July 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
You fucking cowards
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Trans-rights are increasingly unpopular because Republicans have made eliminating trans-rights a core part of a 24/7/365/4 information war, not because of anything trans-rights activist did to advocate for their cause.
June 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Trans-rights are increasingly unpopular because Republicans have made eliminating trans-rights a core part of a 24/7/365/4 information war, not because of anything trans-rights activist did to advocate for their cause.
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Every study about vaccines that comes out is like "this vaccine is 97% effective at preventing this disease & also 3 other diseases & it somehow helps you play the violin beautifully" and antivaxxers are doing their own research that's telling them they can cure measles by eating polar bear liver.
The Shingles Vaccine Could Be a Secret Weapon Against Heart Attacks https://gizmodo.com/the-shingles-vaccine-could-be-a-secret-weapon-against-heart-attacks-2000598150
The Shingles Vaccine Could Be a Secret Weapon Against Heart Attacks
A new study has found that shingle vaccination is associated with a lower risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular disease.
gizmodo.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Every study about vaccines that comes out is like "this vaccine is 97% effective at preventing this disease & also 3 other diseases & it somehow helps you play the violin beautifully" and antivaxxers are doing their own research that's telling them they can cure measles by eating polar bear liver.
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Unexpectedly scientific look into why so many AI company logos resemble... ::ahem::...
velvetshark.com/ai-company-l...
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Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominate the AI industry, and what this design convergence t...
velvetshark.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Unexpectedly scientific look into why so many AI company logos resemble... ::ahem::...
velvetshark.com/ai-company-l...
velvetshark.com/ai-company-l...
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New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill.
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
March 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill.
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
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Alright, raffle time! I’ll be offering the winner a choice of 1 of 3 styles of art for their OC/character of choice.
1. Paper cutout, 2. Japanese-style, 3. Bluey.
Rules are: follow, repost this, and comment w/character ref and what style you want (1, 2, or 3). Winner picked 3/18. #artgiveaway #mlp
1. Paper cutout, 2. Japanese-style, 3. Bluey.
Rules are: follow, repost this, and comment w/character ref and what style you want (1, 2, or 3). Winner picked 3/18. #artgiveaway #mlp
March 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Alright, raffle time! I’ll be offering the winner a choice of 1 of 3 styles of art for their OC/character of choice.
1. Paper cutout, 2. Japanese-style, 3. Bluey.
Rules are: follow, repost this, and comment w/character ref and what style you want (1, 2, or 3). Winner picked 3/18. #artgiveaway #mlp
1. Paper cutout, 2. Japanese-style, 3. Bluey.
Rules are: follow, repost this, and comment w/character ref and what style you want (1, 2, or 3). Winner picked 3/18. #artgiveaway #mlp
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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
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my take is that your willingness to accept this gulf of america nonsense is an indicator of your willingness to accept much worse things coming from this administrator
Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico may be upsetting to some, writes @giladedelman.bsky.social, but “in a democracy, values are determined by majority rule, and they don’t shift in only one direction. They can shift back”:
‘The Gulf of America’ Is the Wrong Fight to Pick
The more that politicians mess around with place names, the more important it is to respond according to consistent principles.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
my take is that your willingness to accept this gulf of america nonsense is an indicator of your willingness to accept much worse things coming from this administrator
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Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
February 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
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The idea that there should be a public debate about the appropriate medical care for a minuscule population of children remains one of the most absurd lies that these liberal transphobes, NYT edit board included, tell themselves. No there shouldn’t! It’s not an appropriate matter for public debate!
February 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The idea that there should be a public debate about the appropriate medical care for a minuscule population of children remains one of the most absurd lies that these liberal transphobes, NYT edit board included, tell themselves. No there shouldn’t! It’s not an appropriate matter for public debate!
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Just a reminder: as a lawyer you don’t have to do immoral things for the client. You can quit.
BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
January 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Just a reminder: as a lawyer you don’t have to do immoral things for the client. You can quit.