James S. Pumpkins
@jspumpkins.bsky.social
Stridently pro-blocking, anti-French fry. Microbiologist/biochemist.
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a year ago i wrote a story that went viral over here about how republicans could create a de facto national care ban for trans medicine
to stop it, democrats would have to hold the line in funding talks, and staff in congress told me they were unsure if they would
today, they stopped it
to stop it, democrats would have to hold the line in funding talks, and staff in congress told me they were unsure if they would
today, they stopped it
Will Democrats Let the GOP Gut Trans Health Care?
Donald Trump and Republicans may try to ban funding to companies that perform trans health care. Some fear Democrats won't stop them.
www.rollingstone.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
a year ago i wrote a story that went viral over here about how republicans could create a de facto national care ban for trans medicine
to stop it, democrats would have to hold the line in funding talks, and staff in congress told me they were unsure if they would
today, they stopped it
to stop it, democrats would have to hold the line in funding talks, and staff in congress told me they were unsure if they would
today, they stopped it
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Good morning. I read this dispatch from a comrade in Minneapolis this morning and thought that some of you might appreciate it too.
January 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Good morning. I read this dispatch from a comrade in Minneapolis this morning and thought that some of you might appreciate it too.
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Once again posting Plymouth Rock, the final boss of disappointing landmarks
January 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Once again posting Plymouth Rock, the final boss of disappointing landmarks
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It’s quite likely that being called a “fucking bitch” is one of the last things a dying Renee Good ever heard.
I demand leaders who are as filled with pure, diamond-hard rage over this as I am.
I believe this is absolutely not asking for too much.
I demand leaders who are as filled with pure, diamond-hard rage over this as I am.
I believe this is absolutely not asking for too much.
Not to be too morbid, but today's reporting is that she was actually still alive for several minutes. He said that to her while she was dying.
January 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
It’s quite likely that being called a “fucking bitch” is one of the last things a dying Renee Good ever heard.
I demand leaders who are as filled with pure, diamond-hard rage over this as I am.
I believe this is absolutely not asking for too much.
I demand leaders who are as filled with pure, diamond-hard rage over this as I am.
I believe this is absolutely not asking for too much.
Bunch of cool hobby stuff announced today so, nice to end a week on a high
January 17, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Bunch of cool hobby stuff announced today so, nice to end a week on a high
ICE joining just to take the record for most blocked on clearsky
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
ICE joining just to take the record for most blocked on clearsky
I thought once that I had heard the dumbest thing I would ever hear and then this person proved me definitively wrong.
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I thought once that I had heard the dumbest thing I would ever hear and then this person proved me definitively wrong.
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“The @texastribune.org obtained emails sent by college administrators showing the policy has already led to courses being cancelled or renumbered …with professors directed to alter course content or teach different classes.”
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/t...
Texas A&M restrictions on race, gender could affect 200 courses
With the semester set to begin next week, professors have been directed to alter courses, and some classes have been removed or reassigned from the core curriculum at the College Station campus.
www.texastribune.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“The @texastribune.org obtained emails sent by college administrators showing the policy has already led to courses being cancelled or renumbered …with professors directed to alter course content or teach different classes.”
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/t...
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It's time to officially let X/Twitter go. That platform's decline from a vibrant public square to what is now a platform for hate & disinformation has been painful to experience. I’ve already in this great community & look forward to continuing our conversations.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
US teachers union says it's leaving X over sexualized AI images of children
The American Federation of Teachers says it is leaving X, citing the social media site's creation and dissemination of "sickening" images of children in various states of undress.
www.reuters.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
It's time to officially let X/Twitter go. That platform's decline from a vibrant public square to what is now a platform for hate & disinformation has been painful to experience. I’ve already in this great community & look forward to continuing our conversations.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
You really see the picture of the kinds of nerds you've followed when there are multiple overlapping countdowns until the SCOTUS opinions are being released in your feed.
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
You really see the picture of the kinds of nerds you've followed when there are multiple overlapping countdowns until the SCOTUS opinions are being released in your feed.
Loading up my Sheetz friend chicken sandwich with 400 calories of cheese and sauce because I'm a GROWN ASS MAN.
January 8, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Loading up my Sheetz friend chicken sandwich with 400 calories of cheese and sauce because I'm a GROWN ASS MAN.
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Something that is very hard to deal with in this era is how absolutely unserious these people are. They are deadly, yes. And also just deeply unserious.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Something that is very hard to deal with in this era is how absolutely unserious these people are. They are deadly, yes. And also just deeply unserious.
You know they lie when their mouths move but also because their supposed situations are pure fantasy.
The guy in the original screenshot doesn't have a single postdoc on his CV and your odds of even getting an interview without 1 or 2 of them in my field is so small as to be essentially zero.
The guy in the original screenshot doesn't have a single postdoc on his CV and your odds of even getting an interview without 1 or 2 of them in my field is so small as to be essentially zero.
UAlbany, one of those, NY state universities, has been hovering around 4 percent tenure track Black faculty since ever. I am THE Black tenure track political scientists. These folks are just little liars.
You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
You know they lie when their mouths move but also because their supposed situations are pure fantasy.
The guy in the original screenshot doesn't have a single postdoc on his CV and your odds of even getting an interview without 1 or 2 of them in my field is so small as to be essentially zero.
The guy in the original screenshot doesn't have a single postdoc on his CV and your odds of even getting an interview without 1 or 2 of them in my field is so small as to be essentially zero.
Is there a music streaming service out there that won't make me feel gross for giving money to them?
December 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Is there a music streaming service out there that won't make me feel gross for giving money to them?
To add to this: Hepatitis B infection has two phases -- acute and chronic. The chronic phase lasts years and results in the progressive destruction of the liver.
Progression to a chronic phase is inversely proportional to age. For infants, this can be as high as 95% of cases.
Progression to a chronic phase is inversely proportional to age. For infants, this can be as high as 95% of cases.
December 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
To add to this: Hepatitis B infection has two phases -- acute and chronic. The chronic phase lasts years and results in the progressive destruction of the liver.
Progression to a chronic phase is inversely proportional to age. For infants, this can be as high as 95% of cases.
Progression to a chronic phase is inversely proportional to age. For infants, this can be as high as 95% of cases.
If you have to say it...
"I have not lost control of the House"
- Speaker Mike Johnson, in a press gaggle off the House floor a few minutes ago
- Speaker Mike Johnson, in a press gaggle off the House floor a few minutes ago
FOUR REPUBLICANS just signed the House Democratic discharge petition to force a House vote on the Hakeem Jeffries bill to extend health care tax credits for 3 years: Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Mike Lawler (NY), Rob Bresnahan (PA), and Ryan Mackenzie (PA). Gives it the required 218 signatures. Huge news
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you have to say it...
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500% tax on campaign donations above $1000
America's most important historian is breaking some news:
December 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
500% tax on campaign donations above $1000
"You know what his problem was? It was his goddamn job to know." -- Harvey Specter
COLLINS: Do you disagree with Trump's pardon of the former Honduran leader who was also indicted and convicted?
RICK SCOTT: I don't -- I never -- I never met the guy and I don't know anything about it
COLLINS: But do you approve of that pardon?
SCOTT: I don't know much about it
COLLINS: Ok
RICK SCOTT: I don't -- I never -- I never met the guy and I don't know anything about it
COLLINS: But do you approve of that pardon?
SCOTT: I don't know much about it
COLLINS: Ok
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"You know what his problem was? It was his goddamn job to know." -- Harvey Specter
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Btw everyone who shares Trump's Truth Social post on Reiner or who mocks his death at all this week should be fired from their job. Those are the New Rules.
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Btw everyone who shares Trump's Truth Social post on Reiner or who mocks his death at all this week should be fired from their job. Those are the New Rules.
NINE! NINE PERCENT TO GO AH AH AH
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
NINE! NINE PERCENT TO GO AH AH AH
These folks want us to be come Labour but American, let's check on how well that's going for them....
<looks at poll averages>
... oh.
<looks at poll averages>
... oh.
Jesus, just stop. Democrats are winning now.
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
Tough Medicine for Democrats: “Too Liberal” and “Out of Touch”
Democrats are riding high after special elections, but that doesn’t mean they’re popular. Strategist Simon Bazelon has advice on what to fix.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
These folks want us to be come Labour but American, let's check on how well that's going for them....
<looks at poll averages>
... oh.
<looks at poll averages>
... oh.
It will never not be wild to me that so many people who play a game that could be subtitled "The Game About Space Marines" constantly gripe about how much Space Marine stuff there is.
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It will never not be wild to me that so many people who play a game that could be subtitled "The Game About Space Marines" constantly gripe about how much Space Marine stuff there is.
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If the Texas plaintiffs want us to overturn the new congressional maps, they are welcome to come back and prove that they would actually favor Democrats.
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If the Texas plaintiffs want us to overturn the new congressional maps, they are welcome to come back and prove that they would actually favor Democrats.
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
This was what I needed to see today.
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This was what I needed to see today.