John Michael Kelly
@johnmichaelkelly.bsky.social
Social Psychology PhD (specialty in religion and prosociality) and data scientist. Fan of Northwestern and the Tampa Bay Rays. Likes dinosaurs and birds (which are, in fact, dinosaurs).
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... But by this point it is really clear that behaviour I consider to be petulant, irrational, whiny, self-pitying, and contemptible are by them viewed to be expressions of peak masculinity. I genuinely can't tell what is happening here, I am really not sure where the disconnect has arisen or why.
March 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
... But by this point it is really clear that behaviour I consider to be petulant, irrational, whiny, self-pitying, and contemptible are by them viewed to be expressions of peak masculinity. I genuinely can't tell what is happening here, I am really not sure where the disconnect has arisen or why.
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No greater hypocrisy than yelling all day about how meritocracy has been killed by diversity programs in job hiring, then putting profoundly unqualified people in legitimately important positions
January 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
No greater hypocrisy than yelling all day about how meritocracy has been killed by diversity programs in job hiring, then putting profoundly unqualified people in legitimately important positions
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It is not true that Trump won 77 million votes to do chapter and verse all this lunatic stuff he's doing—given how many of his voters *refused to believe he would actually do any of the crazy stuff he was saying he would do*, because it sounded so crazy! Must be lib exaggeration, they supposed!
politico playbook has never been good but this edition, from the rag’s old UK editor jack blanchard, is fucking egregious
January 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It is not true that Trump won 77 million votes to do chapter and verse all this lunatic stuff he's doing—given how many of his voters *refused to believe he would actually do any of the crazy stuff he was saying he would do*, because it sounded so crazy! Must be lib exaggeration, they supposed!
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i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them
January 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them
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I know there’s a lot right now. But folks need to understand what this means.
A suspension this long would mean people living with HIV lose their medicine for months. People around the world lose their PrEP for months, putting millions at risk of getting HIV. Drug-resistant strains could emerge.
A suspension this long would mean people living with HIV lose their medicine for months. People around the world lose their PrEP for months, putting millions at risk of getting HIV. Drug-resistant strains could emerge.
January 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I know there’s a lot right now. But folks need to understand what this means.
A suspension this long would mean people living with HIV lose their medicine for months. People around the world lose their PrEP for months, putting millions at risk of getting HIV. Drug-resistant strains could emerge.
A suspension this long would mean people living with HIV lose their medicine for months. People around the world lose their PrEP for months, putting millions at risk of getting HIV. Drug-resistant strains could emerge.
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Everyone who played Tradle is at a huge advantage for figuring out how bad things are gonna get.
Here's what we import from Colombia that will get socked with 25%/50% tariffs if imposed . . .
January 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Everyone who played Tradle is at a huge advantage for figuring out how bad things are gonna get.
Trump is raising the price of your coffee.
Breaking: Trump said he would impose 25% tariffs on Colombian goods, in retaliation for the country's rejection of two U.S. flights carrying migrants
Trump Says Colombia Will Face 25% Tariffs Amid Fight Over Deportation Flights
The retaliatory step followed the Colombian government’s decision to block U.S. planes carrying migrants.
www.wsj.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Trump is raising the price of your coffee.
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The political allies that RFK Jr really trusts “are people that obviously are trying to execute a plan to totally take away vaccines”
In other words: if you confirm RFK Jr to lead HHS, it means you’re comfortable seeing kids die from vaccine-preventable diseases
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
In other words: if you confirm RFK Jr to lead HHS, it means you’re comfortable seeing kids die from vaccine-preventable diseases
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
RFK Jr.’s allies have a plan to upend childhood vaccination
Robert F. Kennedy’s Jr. advisers are sparring over how far he should go on vaccines as health secretary.
www.politico.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The political allies that RFK Jr really trusts “are people that obviously are trying to execute a plan to totally take away vaccines”
In other words: if you confirm RFK Jr to lead HHS, it means you’re comfortable seeing kids die from vaccine-preventable diseases
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
In other words: if you confirm RFK Jr to lead HHS, it means you’re comfortable seeing kids die from vaccine-preventable diseases
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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I realize now that I have a “trade deficit” with the store across the street. I walked over and bought a jug of milk. The store is abusing me and I’m tired of subsidizing it by buying something at a fair price that I want. I’m going to apply a tariff that will raise the future price of milk for me.
January 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I realize now that I have a “trade deficit” with the store across the street. I walked over and bought a jug of milk. The store is abusing me and I’m tired of subsidizing it by buying something at a fair price that I want. I’m going to apply a tariff that will raise the future price of milk for me.
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"We’re not trying to argue people into buying sunscreen during a blizzard. People don’t like the guy. They’re used to not liking the guy. So here’s an idea: Go out and tell them about the bad shit Trump is doing, right now."
How to Stop Trump in One Stupid Chart
Make line go from low to high.
www.thebulwark.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"We’re not trying to argue people into buying sunscreen during a blizzard. People don’t like the guy. They’re used to not liking the guy. So here’s an idea: Go out and tell them about the bad shit Trump is doing, right now."
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Just had our data access rescinded for a projected using federal microdata to study and reduce disparate impact in housing markets.
January 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just had our data access rescinded for a projected using federal microdata to study and reduce disparate impact in housing markets.
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The architects of the DEI purge -- Rufo and Hanania in particular -- are straight-up white nationalists who are engaged in a systemic project to dismantle as much of the Civil Rights Act as possible without having to explicitly admit what they're doing.
January 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The architects of the DEI purge -- Rufo and Hanania in particular -- are straight-up white nationalists who are engaged in a systemic project to dismantle as much of the Civil Rights Act as possible without having to explicitly admit what they're doing.
What a terrible game for Andrews.
January 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
What a terrible game for Andrews.
It's fun trying to guess whether people's vague shocked posts on here are about tiktok or the Lions' bewildering errors.
January 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It's fun trying to guess whether people's vague shocked posts on here are about tiktok or the Lions' bewildering errors.
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this is an amazing headline in the @wsj.com
i want to dwell for a minute on this term 'luxury apartments'
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
i want to dwell for a minute on this term 'luxury apartments'
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
January 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
this is an amazing headline in the @wsj.com
i want to dwell for a minute on this term 'luxury apartments'
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
i want to dwell for a minute on this term 'luxury apartments'
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
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I know its a well worn trope, but imagine if Dems did this to Kentucky after the massive floods they experienced.
Rep. Warren Davidson on California federal disaster relief: "If they want the money, then there should be consequences where they have to change their policies ... CA wants the money without changing the policies that are making the problem worse & I don't see how Rs could possibly support that."
January 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I know its a well worn trope, but imagine if Dems did this to Kentucky after the massive floods they experienced.
Pretty textbook targeting.
January 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Pretty textbook targeting.
Why do goalposts in indoor stadiums have the wind streamers?
January 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Why do goalposts in indoor stadiums have the wind streamers?
Every year, I give family members a calendar with some of my favorite #bird photos that I took that year. Here's a thread with this year's photos, starting with the cover (Eastern Bluebird):
January 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Every year, I give family members a calendar with some of my favorite #bird photos that I took that year. Here's a thread with this year's photos, starting with the cover (Eastern Bluebird):
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Newer housing is so scarce that it's a luxury, therefore we need to ban all new housing construction because developers only build luxury housing
America's housing stock is the oldest it's ever been and just keeps getting older. We don't have enough homes in this country and too much of what we have is dated and decaying.
December 18, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Newer housing is so scarce that it's a luxury, therefore we need to ban all new housing construction because developers only build luxury housing
Ok The Game Awards was looooong, but it had the juice.
December 13, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Ok The Game Awards was looooong, but it had the juice.
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The results from BloombergNEF's 2024 lithium-ion battery price survey are out. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour. This is the largest decline observed in our survey since 2017. 🧵⬇️
December 10, 2024 at 3:50 PM
The results from BloombergNEF's 2024 lithium-ion battery price survey are out. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour. This is the largest decline observed in our survey since 2017. 🧵⬇️
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Scientists have already investigated this. The result? The doctor pushing this junk science had his license revoked for spreading deadly lies about vaccines.
December 8, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Scientists have already investigated this. The result? The doctor pushing this junk science had his license revoked for spreading deadly lies about vaccines.
We're so cooked.
Trump’s pick to head DEA withdraws after GOP criticism of his covid policies. As county sheriff he had enforced covid mandates in early 2020. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s pick to head DEA withdraws after GOP criticism of his covid policies
Chad Chronister is the second Trump pick to abandon his bid to serve in the administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:52 PM
We're so cooked.