Jim
@jimc5.bsky.social
#BList baseball, books, biking, beans, beach
#girldad, retired EE, enjoys Disney theme parks, fantasy baseball, cycling and coffee. Married to the smartest woman I know. 74.9% chance I will follow a fellow Jim.
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#girldad, retired EE, enjoys Disney theme parks, fantasy baseball, cycling and coffee. Married to the smartest woman I know. 74.9% chance I will follow a fellow Jim.
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@jimc5.bsky.social
· Oct 13
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Sometimes people ask me why I'm mad all the time, and I have to refrain from mentioning that Yarvin regularly visits the White House, while my friends who warned the world about him are dead.
January 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Sometimes people ask me why I'm mad all the time, and I have to refrain from mentioning that Yarvin regularly visits the White House, while my friends who warned the world about him are dead.
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My book “The Rainbow Sheep” on sale now!! Kids love it… and grownups too!! 🥰
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
My book “The Rainbow Sheep” on sale now!! Kids love it… and grownups too!! 🥰
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I guess i have to beg. 4 months of stage 4 cancer treatments and meds to the tune of a $1500/mnth + 2 hospital stays + a thousand miles of travel + a month off wrk to care for my spouse... we are lost
If you can help
Cash app: $OGMcDuck
Paypal: Mieskie@neo.rr.com
If you can't help, please share
If you can help
Cash app: $OGMcDuck
Paypal: Mieskie@neo.rr.com
If you can't help, please share
January 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I guess i have to beg. 4 months of stage 4 cancer treatments and meds to the tune of a $1500/mnth + 2 hospital stays + a thousand miles of travel + a month off wrk to care for my spouse... we are lost
If you can help
Cash app: $OGMcDuck
Paypal: Mieskie@neo.rr.com
If you can't help, please share
If you can help
Cash app: $OGMcDuck
Paypal: Mieskie@neo.rr.com
If you can't help, please share
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the press is so deeply invested in pretending Weiss is a serious person
at no point does this article get within 200 yards of the truth that Weiss is the exact sort of person who has eroded the flailing trust in media she professes to be fixing
at no point does this article get within 200 yards of the truth that Weiss is the exact sort of person who has eroded the flailing trust in media she professes to be fixing
Bari Weiss Is Making TV News’ Crisis of Confidence the Big Story
The CBS News chief is saying loudly and publicly what other executives and anchors are saying privately, but it isn't clear whether her gambit to save CBS will succeed where others have failed.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
the press is so deeply invested in pretending Weiss is a serious person
at no point does this article get within 200 yards of the truth that Weiss is the exact sort of person who has eroded the flailing trust in media she professes to be fixing
at no point does this article get within 200 yards of the truth that Weiss is the exact sort of person who has eroded the flailing trust in media she professes to be fixing
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I think it's time to start publicly speculating that the people around senile Trump are manipulating the old man. Divide and conquer. He won't like it and it would be smart to whip up the internal dissension. Rubio, Hegseth, Vance, Miller are running their own agendas. The succession is underway.
I think I finally understand his concept of a plan. He believes that if the government sends people the subsidies directly, they will have enough money to pay doctors and hospitals for their healthcare themselves.
Trump to House Republicans: "You can own healthcare. Figure it out. Let the money go directly to the people. No money for the insurance companies."
January 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I think it's time to start publicly speculating that the people around senile Trump are manipulating the old man. Divide and conquer. He won't like it and it would be smart to whip up the internal dissension. Rubio, Hegseth, Vance, Miller are running their own agendas. The succession is underway.
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What the bad people think happens...
Any Mom: I have questions about the infant vaccines.
Me: Fuck you antivaxxer. Good luck on finding new doctor as great as I am.
What actually happens...
Mom: I have some vaccine questions.
Me: Sure, lets talk about each one and why I want your baby to get them.
Any Mom: I have questions about the infant vaccines.
Me: Fuck you antivaxxer. Good luck on finding new doctor as great as I am.
What actually happens...
Mom: I have some vaccine questions.
Me: Sure, lets talk about each one and why I want your baby to get them.
January 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
What the bad people think happens...
Any Mom: I have questions about the infant vaccines.
Me: Fuck you antivaxxer. Good luck on finding new doctor as great as I am.
What actually happens...
Mom: I have some vaccine questions.
Me: Sure, lets talk about each one and why I want your baby to get them.
Any Mom: I have questions about the infant vaccines.
Me: Fuck you antivaxxer. Good luck on finding new doctor as great as I am.
What actually happens...
Mom: I have some vaccine questions.
Me: Sure, lets talk about each one and why I want your baby to get them.
Maybe 15 years ago, at work, noticed a guy who liked “debating” politics wasn’t interested in real debate or engaging facts, just in pissing off me and another liberal co-worker. So I just stopped talking to him for a couple months and then strictly no-politics. took years to realize he was trolling
your mileage may vary but my experience on here improved pretty noticeably when I stopped offering explanations to people whose questions sought conflict rather than answers
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Maybe 15 years ago, at work, noticed a guy who liked “debating” politics wasn’t interested in real debate or engaging facts, just in pissing off me and another liberal co-worker. So I just stopped talking to him for a couple months and then strictly no-politics. took years to realize he was trolling
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Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
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An official NYT response means this is clearly a sore spot for them and people should keep hitting the target
NYT says a Trans News Network interview with ex-NYT editor Billie Jean Sweeney about NYT's gender identity coverage included "factually inaccurate criticisms" (The New York Times Company)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
An official NYT response means this is clearly a sore spot for them and people should keep hitting the target
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I want this site to beat twitter, and for twitter to evaporate. For that to happen, people you hate must have a more pleasant experience posting here than posting there.
A minority of this site decided instead that they want it to be their little club, so that's what we have.
A minority of this site decided instead that they want it to be their little club, so that's what we have.
January 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I want this site to beat twitter, and for twitter to evaporate. For that to happen, people you hate must have a more pleasant experience posting here than posting there.
A minority of this site decided instead that they want it to be their little club, so that's what we have.
A minority of this site decided instead that they want it to be their little club, so that's what we have.
I loved TWIB & Mel Allen
"OK baseball fans, time now to check out the bird with the word. Sounds like good advice, so let's all take a look." ~ Mel Allen (This Week In Baseball - July 1978) Gotta love "The Chicken"! #TWIB #MLB #NationalBirdDay
January 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I loved TWIB & Mel Allen
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Twitter is owned by a fascist, Facebook and the Washington Post have gone MAGA, and now CBS News is about to be turned into far-right state TV. Here’s why America has a liberal media bias problem.
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Twitter is owned by a fascist, Facebook and the Washington Post have gone MAGA, and now CBS News is about to be turned into far-right state TV. Here’s why America has a liberal media bias problem.
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nyt and wapo writers are busy pre-writing "we have always been at war with ______" stories for every nation on earth like they do with obituaries
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
nyt and wapo writers are busy pre-writing "we have always been at war with ______" stories for every nation on earth like they do with obituaries
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so, joking aside, I do really dislike this dynamic
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
January 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
so, joking aside, I do really dislike this dynamic
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
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Calling yourself the "peace president" and then bombing a bunch of countries is like calling yourself a "loving parent" and then hitting your kids.
January 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Calling yourself the "peace president" and then bombing a bunch of countries is like calling yourself a "loving parent" and then hitting your kids.
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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This should rank as one of the most serious corruption scandals in history- the White House sharing top secret military information with oil company executives but not with Congress, creating massive opportunities for insider trading and other corrupt deals.
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This should rank as one of the most serious corruption scandals in history- the White House sharing top secret military information with oil company executives but not with Congress, creating massive opportunities for insider trading and other corrupt deals.
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
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Not the main thing ofc, but indicting a foreign head of state for conspiring to possess a machine gun is low key hilarious.
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Not the main thing ofc, but indicting a foreign head of state for conspiring to possess a machine gun is low key hilarious.
1. I thought the "it's for the oil" was supposed to be said behind closed doors only.
2. "It won't cost us anything, the oil will pay for it" - I've heard that one before.
3. How are we going to "run the country" without hundreds of thousands of troops?
4. Why is he leaving out Machado?
2. "It won't cost us anything, the oil will pay for it" - I've heard that one before.
3. How are we going to "run the country" without hundreds of thousands of troops?
4. Why is he leaving out Machado?
January 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM
1. I thought the "it's for the oil" was supposed to be said behind closed doors only.
2. "It won't cost us anything, the oil will pay for it" - I've heard that one before.
3. How are we going to "run the country" without hundreds of thousands of troops?
4. Why is he leaving out Machado?
2. "It won't cost us anything, the oil will pay for it" - I've heard that one before.
3. How are we going to "run the country" without hundreds of thousands of troops?
4. Why is he leaving out Machado?
Research has shown the American right is more willing to share online posts they know to be untrue because their desire for in-group dominance is far stronger than those on the left.
https://badfaithtimes.com/conservatives-think-everyone-consumes-and-spreads-misinformation/
https://badfaithtimes.com/conservatives-think-everyone-consumes-and-spreads-misinformation/
Conservatives Think Everyone Consumes And Spreads Misinformation
Nope. Wrong again.
badfaithtimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Personally I just really love reading.
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
January 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Personally I just really love reading.
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026