Gordon P. Hemsley
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I'm a healthcare data engineer & manager. My other interests include genealogy, linguistics, genetics, government, and web standards. (I like to know how things work.)
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Gordon P. Hemsley
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· Sep 6
I swear, @gphemsley.org will be me at some point. I just have to get around to it.
I have gotten around to it. @gphemsley.org is now me!
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Stay and fight. From New York: if you register as an independent, you can't vote in the primary. And in a blue state like NY, primaries can be more decisive than general elections. And in general elections, you can vote on the Working Families Party line and signal the Dems you're a progressive.
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Stay and fight. From New York: if you register as an independent, you can't vote in the primary. And in a blue state like NY, primaries can be more decisive than general elections. And in general elections, you can vote on the Working Families Party line and signal the Dems you're a progressive.
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In addressing whether removing Senator Schumer as leader should be an issue in Democratic primaries, Senator Sanders broadens the focus: "We need to take on the Democratic establishment all over this country."
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
In addressing whether removing Senator Schumer as leader should be an issue in Democratic primaries, Senator Sanders broadens the focus: "We need to take on the Democratic establishment all over this country."
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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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i don't think its expressed enough that we don't really have *a* government anymore. nationally policy is being directed and created by like roughly half a dozen factions (and maybe like 50 to 100 total individuals) on a totally incomprehensible and erratic basis
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
i don't think its expressed enough that we don't really have *a* government anymore. nationally policy is being directed and created by like roughly half a dozen factions (and maybe like 50 to 100 total individuals) on a totally incomprehensible and erratic basis
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AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Impeachment is the moderate position
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Impeachment is the moderate position
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so it turns out that fascism is unpopular
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
so it turns out that fascism is unpopular
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
This is so tacky.
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is so tacky.
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Cleaned it up a bit for you
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Cleaned it up a bit for you
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
The last bastion of journalism is gone.
TLDR: Teen Vogue's coverage is about to be watered down in a way that serves no one. The politics section, which featured cutting edge stories on repro rights, the economy, and more is now gone. Black women are no longer at what remains.
Everybody loses. This is #TheDoubleTax.
Everybody loses. This is #TheDoubleTax.
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The last bastion of journalism is gone.
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Looking through old issues of the Black Panther Party newspaper, found an all-time classic headline.
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Looking through old issues of the Black Panther Party newspaper, found an all-time classic headline.
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if lore is to be believed, fred astaire used to dance and glide around his tailor's workshop before taking a suit home to make sure the collar always stayed glued to his neck
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 AM
if lore is to be believed, fred astaire used to dance and glide around his tailor's workshop before taking a suit home to make sure the collar always stayed glued to his neck
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TIME to fall back and set yo clocks back one hour tonite,!!
a man wearing a green hat and a red hat is making a face
Alt: Flavor flav throws on some sunglasses
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
TIME to fall back and set yo clocks back one hour tonite,!!
Wait, did the fascists really redefine "DEI" to mean "discriminatory equity ideology"?
Really positive sign that open source projects are standing up to do the right thing. Kudos to the Python folks: www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings
: Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped
www.theregister.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Wait, did the fascists really redefine "DEI" to mean "discriminatory equity ideology"?
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Really positive sign that open source projects are standing up to do the right thing. Kudos to the Python folks: www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings
: Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped
www.theregister.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Really positive sign that open source projects are standing up to do the right thing. Kudos to the Python folks: www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
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This is a real thing that a judge had to say to the Chief of US Customs and Border Protection.
"Kids dressed in halloween costumes walking to a parade" do not present an immediate threat to law enforcement officer and riot control measures may not be used, Ellis says.
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is a real thing that a judge had to say to the Chief of US Customs and Border Protection.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
I guess a baseball happened?
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I guess a baseball happened?
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THAT name and logo took "meticulous planning and thoughtful collaboration"? Looks like a 10-year-old made it using PowerPoint.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
THAT name and logo took "meticulous planning and thoughtful collaboration"? Looks like a 10-year-old made it using PowerPoint.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Why they didn't go with something like Versant News is beyond me.
MSNBC will rebrand as MS NOW on November 15, completing its split from sister network NBC News and parent company Comcast. deadline.com/2025/10/msnb... via @deadline.com
MSNBC Sets Date For Rebrand To MS NOW
The rebrand to MS NOW from MSNBC, part of the split from parent company Comcast, will take place November 15, 2025.
deadline.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Why they didn't go with something like Versant News is beyond me.
3D and shadows are back
v1.109 is rolling out today! #NewProfilePic
We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
October 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
3D and shadows are back