Ethical Hedonist
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Ethical Hedonist
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Senate phone system just went down under the strain. My calls were going through until a few minutes ago. On to local office numbers…
February 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So, is there going to be a protest on President’s Day? When all the federal workers have the day off…
February 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Perhaps lost in the shuffle, this accountability for the Sacklers is a big win and sets a good example for other executive wrongdoing.

apnews.com/article/purd...
Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller.
apnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I thought this was a pretty sober analysis of what could come next for Democrats.
January 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
If you live in a state that even sniffs at this kind of thing, go show up and tell them how you feel. Not only do we need the right to decide who we marry, but also to decide who we are not married to.
apnews.com/article/divo...
Repealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry that'll change under Trump
Warnings have been popping up on social media urging women who might be considering divorce to “pull the trigger” while they still can ever since President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect ...
apnews.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:12 PM
I just read Loose Change, the @ynabofficial.bsky.social (verify your account already!) newsletter, and I loved the bit about caring about your money with the same effort you put into earning it. If you think of it as part of our scarce, collective resources, too, I think it helps a lot. #ynab
November 25, 2024 at 2:52 PM
An update on the #EV charger plug wars. I am not interested in giving any money to Tesla, but I’m looking forward to Rivian opening up their chargers one day.
Tesla won the plug war. Enter the age of the EV charging adapter
The auto industry is embracing Tesla's charging technology in order to share its vast Supercharger network. This is going to be a slow transition — expect to see a lot of adapters.
www.npr.org
November 24, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Trying to keep the momentum going, but ran out of steam at 3p. On the plus side, led the first retro at my new job, to positive responses!
November 21, 2024 at 9:12 PM
We have to find a new line between municipal order and humanity. This is hopefully the saddest thing I’ll read today.
ProPublica spoke with 135 people who had experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments. We also distributed notecards so people could write about it in their own words.

In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal: propub.li/4fW8YIT
November 21, 2024 at 2:30 PM
@bsky.app just released a “long press to change account” feature (bottom right of screen) and it’s changing my bsky life!
November 20, 2024 at 12:48 AM
This seems like a good, common-sense adjustment. Urge senators to make it see the light of day
apnews.com/article/cong...
What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits
The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people.
apnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Is there any more clever way to change accounts in #bsky than going into the settings? I need to manage two accounts throughout the day…
November 15, 2024 at 11:21 PM
This is so much like 2007 Twitter (but with more features), it’s not even funny. Everybody is like “we’re here…and we’re definitely still figuring it out.”
November 15, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Like one blue bird on @bsky.app and get so many blue birds on your feed. #algorithm
November 14, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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Well said.
November 14, 2024 at 9:56 PM
This Trump decision will perhaps kill the most people, ultimately.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Nov 14
JUST IN: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.
Trump picks RFK Jr. for health role
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Hello world!
November 14, 2024 at 3:17 PM