just Jules
@pnwcrabapple.bsky.social
Pacific Northwesterner born on a pile of apples among big trees and mountains.
Gender Outlaw.
Gender Outlaw.
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Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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They need to live every day in abject fear of being screamed at or egged by their constituents.
i’m just so fucking tired of living through crisis after crisis and feeling like we have to beg for and negotiate with our own representatives to address the crises seriously. they shouldn’t have to be disciplined by the base into mustering an appropriate response to a fucking coup!
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
They need to live every day in abject fear of being screamed at or egged by their constituents.
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Oh the FSAs.
The FSAs where you have to pay and get reimbursed.
So you're paying twice.
And have to keep track of receipts and take time to apply.
And assume you'll get the reimbursement from the federal offices they gutted.
And the reimbursement doesn't include the taxes you paid.
Those FSAs?
The FSAs where you have to pay and get reimbursed.
So you're paying twice.
And have to keep track of receipts and take time to apply.
And assume you'll get the reimbursement from the federal offices they gutted.
And the reimbursement doesn't include the taxes you paid.
Those FSAs?
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Oh the FSAs.
The FSAs where you have to pay and get reimbursed.
So you're paying twice.
And have to keep track of receipts and take time to apply.
And assume you'll get the reimbursement from the federal offices they gutted.
And the reimbursement doesn't include the taxes you paid.
Those FSAs?
The FSAs where you have to pay and get reimbursed.
So you're paying twice.
And have to keep track of receipts and take time to apply.
And assume you'll get the reimbursement from the federal offices they gutted.
And the reimbursement doesn't include the taxes you paid.
Those FSAs?
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Staggering off-cycle overperformance by the opposition, now time to take all the enthusiasm of the base and watch it explosively drain out like it's an overstuffed tank of molasses on January 15, 1919
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Staggering off-cycle overperformance by the opposition, now time to take all the enthusiasm of the base and watch it explosively drain out like it's an overstuffed tank of molasses on January 15, 1919
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But here's the fun thing: they're not sending actual money. They're sending credits that will be a goddamn nightmare to actually cash.
It's also classic GOP bullshit in that they would reap benefits of telling people "we sent you checks with Trump's name on it" combined with horrible outcomes they would then blame on the people who were failed by the bad policies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
But here's the fun thing: they're not sending actual money. They're sending credits that will be a goddamn nightmare to actually cash.
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This is part of the tragedy of a surrender now. It invites more pain and suffering by emboldening the regime. Why should they listen to a weak opposition?
Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is part of the tragedy of a surrender now. It invites more pain and suffering by emboldening the regime. Why should they listen to a weak opposition?
James Watson was a shitty human being and a shittier scientist. He was a decent grifter and opportunist though.
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
James Watson was a shitty human being and a shittier scientist. He was a decent grifter and opportunist though.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Why next year's flu shot might not be as good as it should be
America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other pathogens. That could be a blow to the development of the 2025 flu vaccine.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
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Jesus fucking christ this is so evil. Thinking about that Graeber quote about how in the 70's the US legalized interest rates previously only seen from organized crime
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending bu...
www.propublica.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Jesus fucking christ this is so evil. Thinking about that Graeber quote about how in the 70's the US legalized interest rates previously only seen from organized crime
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
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if you are the public defense investigator who just subpoenaed Sam Altman on stage know that i love you and think you are a wonder upon this earth.
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
if you are the public defense investigator who just subpoenaed Sam Altman on stage know that i love you and think you are a wonder upon this earth.
I feel like more people need to read “Stone Butch Blues”
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I feel like more people need to read “Stone Butch Blues”
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Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
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PLEASE
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
PLEASE
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In 99% of cases the death of a person is a tragedy. People are generally more complicated than we give them credit and most people are a mix of good and bad.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In 99% of cases the death of a person is a tragedy. People are generally more complicated than we give them credit and most people are a mix of good and bad.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
Rest in Piss, Dick.
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Rest in Piss, Dick.
I think, somehow, I am too earnest and sincere for the internet.
(I prefer earnest and sincere to cringe)
(I prefer earnest and sincere to cringe)
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I think, somehow, I am too earnest and sincere for the internet.
(I prefer earnest and sincere to cringe)
(I prefer earnest and sincere to cringe)
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No matter what they tell you 😏
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
No matter what they tell you 😏
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PERFECT game to be a Mariners fan we drink pain from the moment we're born we were nursed on the tears of our ancestors we have only known The Darkness and in this hour
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
PERFECT game to be a Mariners fan we drink pain from the moment we're born we were nursed on the tears of our ancestors we have only known The Darkness and in this hour
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Happy Halloween/Frazetta Friday!
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Happy Halloween/Frazetta Friday!