Jeff Alexander
@jeffreyalexander.bsky.social
(He/him) I’m a research software engineer in Oracle Labs. I work on neutral information retrieval. I’m also a dad of two, and in my fleeting spare time I’m an amateur astronomer.
However you view the government shutdown, POTUS has the power to alleviate suffering of families who cannot afford to eat, and he chose not to. He chose cruelty. And the partial funding of SNAP that is there is only because a court ordered it.
SNAP update: USDA tells grocery stores not to give discounts to customers
The USDA told grocery stores not to give SNAP recipients special discounts as benefits remain unpaid amid the government shutdown.
www.newsweek.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM
However you view the government shutdown, POTUS has the power to alleviate suffering of families who cannot afford to eat, and he chose not to. He chose cruelty. And the partial funding of SNAP that is there is only because a court ordered it.
“Silence will certainly save us. Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy.”
A Beautiful Day for Saying Nothing
That chill in the air isn’t Jimmy Kimmel’s show being suspended. It’s just autumn!
www.theatlantic.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“Silence will certainly save us. Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy.”
Sure, it takes a process of billions of years that spans the cosmos for the nuclear fusion process inside stars to create the preponderance of elements we have today. But what if we light some on fire and blow them up? That'd be cool!
August 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Sure, it takes a process of billions of years that spans the cosmos for the nuclear fusion process inside stars to create the preponderance of elements we have today. But what if we light some on fire and blow them up? That'd be cool!
So folks in the US worry about what chips made in China might secretly do since the Chinese government has sway over the chip makers. Now, a US government that is leaning heavily fascist is taking a stake in Intel. Do you trust it not to put spyware in to monitor, say, your speech? I know I don’t.
Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
So folks in the US worry about what chips made in China might secretly do since the Chinese government has sway over the chip makers. Now, a US government that is leaning heavily fascist is taking a stake in Intel. Do you trust it not to put spyware in to monitor, say, your speech? I know I don’t.
Next Arlington Astronomy Night is Saturday (August 2nd) - we'll be looking at the Moon! Now there's a Facebook event for it. Wow! www.facebook.com/share/1AuyhU...
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August 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Next Arlington Astronomy Night is Saturday (August 2nd) - we'll be looking at the Moon! Now there's a Facebook event for it. Wow! www.facebook.com/share/1AuyhU...
I have this strange desire to go to Montreal and eat here… can’t really say why…
May 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I have this strange desire to go to Montreal and eat here… can’t really say why…
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I have been sick for a week and I just read about "something going around" in a subreddit, which I guess is how I get my information now that the CDC is officially spending the next four years determining when and how microscopes became gay.
May 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I have been sick for a week and I just read about "something going around" in a subreddit, which I guess is how I get my information now that the CDC is officially spending the next four years determining when and how microscopes became gay.
I hear trump is going to the Vatican this weekend. Well, I can finally think of one felon/rapist who actually should not be allowed back into the country.
April 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I hear trump is going to the Vatican this weekend. Well, I can finally think of one felon/rapist who actually should not be allowed back into the country.
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The thing I like about Hillary Clinton is that she tells it like it is.
Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb (Gift Article)
The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The thing I like about Hillary Clinton is that she tells it like it is.
When you hear stories about people being detained for “reasons”, these are not isolated events. This is a pattern and it is happening over and over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025.... Who will be next? You? Me?
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
When you hear stories about people being detained for “reasons”, these are not isolated events. This is a pattern and it is happening over and over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025.... Who will be next? You? Me?
Happy Purim to those who celebrate…
March 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Happy Purim to those who celebrate…
My apologies to the rest of North America (and everywhere else too). It’s small comfort that a lot of us are strongly opposed to what is happening given that as a nation we voted for this imbecile. But a lot of us didn’t. 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
March 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My apologies to the rest of North America (and everywhere else too). It’s small comfort that a lot of us are strongly opposed to what is happening given that as a nation we voted for this imbecile. But a lot of us didn’t. 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
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Source: galleryz.online/i-stand-fo-1...
March 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Source: galleryz.online/i-stand-fo-1...
This is a time when large employers need to push on the government. They don’t even have to do it in moral/ethical/humanitarian grounds. It is in their own self interest to not have all their employees out sick throughout next winter.
February 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is a time when large employers need to push on the government. They don’t even have to do it in moral/ethical/humanitarian grounds. It is in their own self interest to not have all their employees out sick throughout next winter.
This says a lot.
I’ve never been more embarrassed to be an American, and I lived through Vanilla Ice
February 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This says a lot.
Too bad HHS is now so ill equipped to deal with the epidemic of senators with missing spines.
RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health secretary, over Democrats' loud objections
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wins confirmation to be President Trump's secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The vote was 52 to 48.
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Too bad HHS is now so ill equipped to deal with the epidemic of senators with missing spines.
Proud of the URJ (The Union for Reform Judaism) for joining this lawsuit. The same protections that were lost covering places of worship also need to be restored to places of learning and hospitals.
Statement on Reform Movement Institutions Joining Major Federal Lawsuit Protecting Religious Freedom
The URJ and CCAR have proudly joined more than two dozen national faith denominations and associations as plaintiffs in a major federal lawsuit defending religious freedom.
urj.org
February 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Proud of the URJ (The Union for Reform Judaism) for joining this lawsuit. The same protections that were lost covering places of worship also need to be restored to places of learning and hospitals.
The UN needs to rally the nations of the world to speak up loudly about how awful trump’s forced displacement plan is. We should be treated as pariahs on the world stage as long as he keeps this up.
February 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The UN needs to rally the nations of the world to speak up loudly about how awful trump’s forced displacement plan is. We should be treated as pariahs on the world stage as long as he keeps this up.
Retribution, much?
Trump fires National Archives chief
The president has dismissed the top U.S. archivist after fuming about the agency’s role in the criminal classified-documents case against him.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Retribution, much?
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This systematic removal of things trump doesn't like reeks of Newspeak.
An e-mail seen by NPR says the move is to comply with a presidential order to "restore biological truth" to the government.
NASA instructs employees to remove pronouns from all work communications
An email seen by NPR says the move is to comply with a presidential order to "restore biological truth" to the government.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This systematic removal of things trump doesn't like reeks of Newspeak.
Seems like Elon is willing to sacrifice a little cash from government funding to protect his own charger network. Oh, and of course he doesn't care if he kills the Earth a little sooner.
Trump administration moves to suspend national EV charger rollout
The bid to freeze the money upends how the federal government delivers funding to states and may violate court orders issued this week.
www.politico.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Seems like Elon is willing to sacrifice a little cash from government funding to protect his own charger network. Oh, and of course he doesn't care if he kills the Earth a little sooner.
Thank you @joshuamalina.bsky.social for your beautiful words to kick off our super-early tu b’shvat seder! If you’re ever in Boston for tu b’shvat, consider yourself invited. I’d like to think this was a cameo first for you. We were all delighted. Some good fruit for thought there. #cameo #dvar
February 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Thank you @joshuamalina.bsky.social for your beautiful words to kick off our super-early tu b’shvat seder! If you’re ever in Boston for tu b’shvat, consider yourself invited. I’d like to think this was a cameo first for you. We were all delighted. Some good fruit for thought there. #cameo #dvar
