Brian
@bokehbadger.com
Barnstorming raconteur • Xennial Elder Statesman • Tech-obsessed • Law-talking Guy (but not your Law-talking Guy) • Amateur Photographer • Slightly meh • Increasingly grumpy
Healthcare should not be for profit.
United Health wants its ‘swagger back’.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Healthcare should not be for profit.
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AI was successful at one thing for sure. The return of paper Blue Books for college exams. www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025...
Blue books are back: The revival of pen and paper exams
Blue books are seeing a revival at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and college campuses across the county as more professors grow concerned about online cheating with artificial intelligence tools...
www.dailycardinal.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
AI was successful at one thing for sure. The return of paper Blue Books for college exams. www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025...
Climbing Mount Everest.
Common sense, strong self-preservation instinct, and the lack of money and time to do it.
Common sense, strong self-preservation instinct, and the lack of money and time to do it.
If you were to die tomorrow, what is one thing you wish you would have done? And what is stopping you from doing that thing now?
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Climbing Mount Everest.
Common sense, strong self-preservation instinct, and the lack of money and time to do it.
Common sense, strong self-preservation instinct, and the lack of money and time to do it.
To the window (To the window)
To the wall (To the wall)
'Til sweat drop down my balls (My balls)
'Til all these bitches crawl (Crawl)
'Til all skeet-skeet, motherfucker (Motherfucker)
'Til all skeet-skeet, goddamn (A-goddamn)
To the wall (To the wall)
'Til sweat drop down my balls (My balls)
'Til all these bitches crawl (Crawl)
'Til all skeet-skeet, motherfucker (Motherfucker)
'Til all skeet-skeet, goddamn (A-goddamn)
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
To the window (To the window)
To the wall (To the wall)
'Til sweat drop down my balls (My balls)
'Til all these bitches crawl (Crawl)
'Til all skeet-skeet, motherfucker (Motherfucker)
'Til all skeet-skeet, goddamn (A-goddamn)
To the wall (To the wall)
'Til sweat drop down my balls (My balls)
'Til all these bitches crawl (Crawl)
'Til all skeet-skeet, motherfucker (Motherfucker)
'Til all skeet-skeet, goddamn (A-goddamn)
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Liberals to Dem Senators:
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Liberals to Dem Senators:
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Improving election security is of course important and we have a lot of colleagues doing research work in the space and should pay attention to their findings and recommendations as always.
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Improving election security is of course important and we have a lot of colleagues doing research work in the space and should pay attention to their findings and recommendations as always.
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It's entirely (unfortunately) possible lackluster turnout, disinformation, gerrymandering, and overconfidence cost the bulk of swing states last year. And that reaction to a horrific six months caused this swing. We have to look at every possible cause and the facts to be successful in 2026 and 2028
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It's entirely (unfortunately) possible lackluster turnout, disinformation, gerrymandering, and overconfidence cost the bulk of swing states last year. And that reaction to a horrific six months caused this swing. We have to look at every possible cause and the facts to be successful in 2026 and 2028
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I know it's tempting to look at yesterday's election numbers in America and speculate about lack of 2024 election integrity, but I really caution against doing so without measured skepticism and evidence. Trust in overall election integrity and certification is vital to US stability going forward.
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I know it's tempting to look at yesterday's election numbers in America and speculate about lack of 2024 election integrity, but I really caution against doing so without measured skepticism and evidence. Trust in overall election integrity and certification is vital to US stability going forward.
I don’t think Love has thrown a ball from a set position all night. He never looks comfortable.
September 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I don’t think Love has thrown a ball from a set position all night. He never looks comfortable.
High crimes and misdemeanors.
Russian media shares this video of a Russian tank with both Russian and American flag flying while they attack Ukraine. Of course no word or push back from agent orange! This is such a slap in the face to all Americans. We don't side with war criminals.
August 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
High crimes and misdemeanors.
We were once promised tacos on every corner. Instead we got TACO.
Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th birthday party which no one turned up to other than those who had to because he's their boss.
June 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
We were once promised tacos on every corner. Instead we got TACO.
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Why is Trump is quotes?
May 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Why is Trump is quotes?
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9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
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LISTEN and stop inviting anybody and everybody to the cookout!
May 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
LISTEN and stop inviting anybody and everybody to the cookout!
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Taking a bribe in a very public way doesn't mean you aren't corrupt, it means your corruption is shameless.
May 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Taking a bribe in a very public way doesn't mean you aren't corrupt, it means your corruption is shameless.
This is a spectacularly bad take. From your article: "Certain buyers, in interviews and statements, have said they bought the coins or entered the dinner contest with the intention of securing an action by Mr. Trump to affect United States policy."
This is the very definition of corruption.
This is the very definition of corruption.
Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
May 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is a spectacularly bad take. From your article: "Certain buyers, in interviews and statements, have said they bought the coins or entered the dinner contest with the intention of securing an action by Mr. Trump to affect United States policy."
This is the very definition of corruption.
This is the very definition of corruption.
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From the 15th minute to the 25th, supporters held up flags reading “We are not all here” in English and Spanish. NSC security told them to take them down. They were ignored and remained up.
As one person said to me “this isn’t political, this is our community.”
As one person said to me “this isn’t political, this is our community.”
May 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
From the 15th minute to the 25th, supporters held up flags reading “We are not all here” in English and Spanish. NSC security told them to take them down. They were ignored and remained up.
As one person said to me “this isn’t political, this is our community.”
As one person said to me “this isn’t political, this is our community.”
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At the Nashville SC game, a giant flag for La Brigada de Oro, the Latino supporters section, which is not here tonight due to ICE activity. NSC officials tried to remove it, but were met with vehement objections by supporters clubs, who threatened a giant walkout if they did.
May 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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All Of This!
The Constitution Says This Is Illegal!
The Constitution Says This Is Illegal!
May 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
All Of This!
The Constitution Says This Is Illegal!
The Constitution Says This Is Illegal!
I dare say that judges are collectively getting fed up with being ignored
GodDAMN this ruling against Apple in the Epic lawsuit is brutal. This is a judge who is outright furious at a company and it is not going well for them.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
May 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I dare say that judges are collectively getting fed up with being ignored
Are we limiting it to their original stuff? Because if not the answer is their cover of Budgie's Crash Course in Brain Surgery -- one of my favorite covers ever.
Without saying Nothing Else Matters, fav Metallica song?
April 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Are we limiting it to their original stuff? Because if not the answer is their cover of Budgie's Crash Course in Brain Surgery -- one of my favorite covers ever.