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Alan Johnson
@acjay.com
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Love a good chat on almost any topic, so don't be shy!

Work in software, data & management. Husband of Jen. 👶*4. Former teacher & entrepreneur. Jeopardy champ*1.

I aspire to uplift good ideas, support folks, and speak up against harm.
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We're all just trying to find the guy who did this.gif
Screenshot of text from a CNN article: When the Fox host responded, “We have plenty of talented people here,” Trump replied, “No, you don’t, no you don’t … you don’t have certain talents, and people have to learn. You can’t take people off an unemployment line and say, ‘I’m going to put you into a factory where we’re going to make missiles.’” The president pointed to the September ICE raid of a Georgia Hyundai facility, which saw authorities arrest and deport hundreds of South Korean contractors over their immigration status, as evidence of the country’s need for skilled foreign workers. “In Georgia, they raided because they wanted illegal immigrants out — they had people from South Korea that made batteries all their life,” Trump said. “You know, making batteries is very complicated. It’s not an easy thing. Very dangerous, a lot of explosions, a lot of problems. They had like 500 or 600 people, early stages, to make batteries and to teach people how to do it. Well, they wanted them to get out of the country. You’re going to need that, Laura.”
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Absolutely glorious day at Mount Rainier National Park earlier today
Mount Rainier in the background, with a mostly blue sky behind it and the Nisqually River running in the foreground
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Sea Hear Now on the Jersey Shore is the best vibe, year after year after year
The sun setting over the crowd at the Sea Hear Now music festival on the beach at Asbury Park. In the left side of the picture, the sun is setting. In the top of the picture is a beautiful sky with small clouds. In the right side of the picture is the stage with the band Alabama Shakes.
September 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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This just popped up in my Insta and felt adjacent to what I've been posting about parenting
Screenshot of the caption of a Dr. Becky (@drbeckyatgoodinside)Instagram post: We don't need to optimize every moment of our kids' lives for their pleasure. Sometimes, it's actually good for kids to be bored, or to do something they don't enjoy, or to show up for a sibling even when theyd rather be somewhere else. These are moments that build empathy, patience, and resilience - the skills that make us good humans. And yes, they'll whine. And that's okay.
August 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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It's funny that half my other posts today are about reading Dune, and I just highlighted this quote a couple hours ago. I put a note on the highlight that said "I feel attacked" 😂
Screenshot of a quote from Dune that says "Truth suffers from too much analysis"
August 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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This children's museum has a simulated package delivery thing my kids love

Damn, maybe they actually do yearn for the mines
Package delivery exhibit with a lift and a screen that animates when packages are dropped into the machine
August 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Good morning, Pittsburgh!
Downtown Pittsburgh, from the North Shore
August 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Hello, Pittsburgh!
Fort Duquesne Bridge at night, with downtown Pittsburgh in the background
August 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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In the case of many Ivies, the only people paying the sticker price were international students and rich kids. For years, American students upper middle class on down have been guaranteed a debt-free education.

college.harvard.edu/admissions/w...
Screenshot of text from Harvard's website: What Does Harvard Cost? Harvard costs what your family can afford. We make sure of that. $100,000 family income and below, with typical assets: Free Financial aid covers all billed expenses, including tuition, fees, food, housing, and more, including a $2,000 start-up grant (first year), health insurance (if needed), travel costs between campus and home, winter gear, event fees, and other activities, and a $2,000 launch grant (junior year) to help students prepare for post-Harvard life. $200,000 family income and below, with typical assets: Free Tuition Plus Financial aid covers the full cost of tuition, plus. In addition to tuition, students qualify for financial aid to cover additional costs, such as fees, food, and housing, based on their individual financial circumstances. ...continues on.
August 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Zohran Mamdani here for the Wu
Zohran Mamdani in the crowd for the Wu-Tang Clan show at Madison Square Garden
July 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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My watch plays it cool when I get up to go to the bathroom, but internally, it's like "oh shit, thank god, he's still alive"
Smart watch on my wrist showing a cheerful "Great! You're active again" message, triggered by me walking down the hall from my desk chair
July 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Growing up, I thought bagel guillotines were the peak of elegance, luxury, and convenience, and I would like to dedicate this bagel guillotine to all the haters who said I wouldn't make it
Closeup of a white bagel guillotine
June 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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...just kidding, because I DID read all that. And it was excellent.

Happy birthday, and welcome to 40!
Meme image of 3 text messages that say: i ain't reading all that i'm happy for u tho or sorry that happened
June 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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I've been a huge getpocket.com user for years, and am still in denial that it's going away.

Is there anything that people find to be a drop-in replacement?

Anything that can import my Pocket history?

Reshares are appreciated, thanks!
My 2013 badge for being in the Top 1% of readers in Pocket
June 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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For those curious about rent regulation and its history: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_re...
Screenshot of stats on rent regulation in New York City, including the number of units under rent regulation and the recent history of maximum allowed rent increases. Screenshot is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_regulation_in_New_York#New_York_City
June 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Birds of a feather innit
Screenshot of NYTimes headline: "Bill Clinton Is Endorsing Cuomo"
June 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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It's tempting to see this as bad for MAGA, but make no mistake, these people love conflict for its own sake.
Screenshot of CNN top story, with the headline "Trump, Musk feud explodes into public view"
June 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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So, agreed, but Ray Dalio has also been ringing this alarm for 40+ years
Screenshot of headline that says "Ray Dalio just joined the list of billionaires sounding the alarm on the US economy"
June 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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This is, indeed, ingenuous. An ingenuous way of extracting even more money out of consumers than the regular real estate system already does.
May 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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The logic of a man who may have accepted offers he was too "stupid" to refuse while traveling in Russia
Screenshot of BBC story link Headline: Trump defends plan to use Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One Subhead: Trump says he'd be "stupid" to not accept the aircraft "free of charge", after Qatar denied it amounted to a gift.
May 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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My beard, btw.
Image of the author, with a beard that is best described as salt and pepper, in this author's humble opinion
April 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Best software dev advice I've ever gotten: just alphabetize everything
Midwit meme, with the novice labeled "alphabetize everything", the pro labeled "organize ontologically", and the master labeled "alphabetize everything"
April 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Picture of George W. Bush on an aircraft carrier in front of a banner that says "Mission Accomplished"
April 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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I went over there to find that Tweet, and I found another banger.

He's right, no one wants to have that conversation.
Screenshot of a Tweet from @Noahpinion: The best possible Secretary of Defense would probably just be Elon Musk, but no one wants to have that conversation.
April 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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I was always aware the temperance and women's suffrage movements were closely related, but never knew exactly why.
Placard from the Mystic Seaport Museum describing how male alcohol abuse was a major problem in the industrial revolution but women lacked political power to demand policy changes.
April 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM