James D Young
@jamesdyoung.bsky.social
Views and opinions in this account are my own, and do not represent any past, present, or future employer.
My daughter's Sonic army is back up after the carpet replacement
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My daughter's Sonic army is back up after the carpet replacement
... Why do I have the assistant director of philanthropy for NC State emailing me asking to meet next week?
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
... Why do I have the assistant director of philanthropy for NC State emailing me asking to meet next week?
Donations and corporate match is already in.
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
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It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Donations and corporate match is already in.
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I have shed tears repeatedly over this
November 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I have shed tears repeatedly over this
Normally I'm a "wait until Thanksgiving to start Christmas stuff" kinda person, but it's been a pretty shit year so I say bring on the Santa and the jolly. Crank the Donny Hathaway and pour me a hot toddy.
November 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Normally I'm a "wait until Thanksgiving to start Christmas stuff" kinda person, but it's been a pretty shit year so I say bring on the Santa and the jolly. Crank the Donny Hathaway and pour me a hot toddy.
It's fall, so time to make some fall spice syrup. No pumpkin in this, it has all the warming spices and a mix of white and brown sugar to give it plenty of caramel notes. Toasted the spices for 30 seconds, bring to a boil, then simmer 45 minutes.
October 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's fall, so time to make some fall spice syrup. No pumpkin in this, it has all the warming spices and a mix of white and brown sugar to give it plenty of caramel notes. Toasted the spices for 30 seconds, bring to a boil, then simmer 45 minutes.
I really feel for my neighbors who are on furlough. They're not going to go hungry, but that doesn't mean they're not going to face struggles this winter. One is saying he thinks this will go through November, the other works at a department that is actively trying to get everyone to quit (EPA)
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I really feel for my neighbors who are on furlough. They're not going to go hungry, but that doesn't mean they're not going to face struggles this winter. One is saying he thinks this will go through November, the other works at a department that is actively trying to get everyone to quit (EPA)
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More of this please
October 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
More of this please
Dogs and I enjoying a fire...
October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Dogs and I enjoying a fire...
Where the hell was this fire 25 years ago?
Al Gore didn’t hold back: The Trump admin is “attacking the heart of truth,” twisting facts like the Nazis did in the 1930s. From climate denial to rewriting the Ukraine war, it’s all about power—not reality.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.
October 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Where the hell was this fire 25 years ago?
Every week is infrastructure week
Plan coming in two weeks….
Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."
October 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Every week is infrastructure week
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The reskeetable TL;DR:
➡️ Donate at the link below before 11:59pm PDT Sunday 10/12/25
➡️ Let me know
➡️ Me + @esp1371.bsky.social + @jamesdyoung.bsky.social + @charliereece.com each kick in $5 per donor
➡️ Classrooms get school supplies! 🔥🔥🔥
bullcityschools.app.neoncrm.com/tgregdoucette
➡️ Donate at the link below before 11:59pm PDT Sunday 10/12/25
➡️ Let me know
➡️ Me + @esp1371.bsky.social + @jamesdyoung.bsky.social + @charliereece.com each kick in $5 per donor
➡️ Classrooms get school supplies! 🔥🔥🔥
bullcityschools.app.neoncrm.com/tgregdoucette
Greg's C2C Fundraiser
Greg's C2C Fundraiser
bullcityschools.app.neoncrm.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The reskeetable TL;DR:
➡️ Donate at the link below before 11:59pm PDT Sunday 10/12/25
➡️ Let me know
➡️ Me + @esp1371.bsky.social + @jamesdyoung.bsky.social + @charliereece.com each kick in $5 per donor
➡️ Classrooms get school supplies! 🔥🔥🔥
bullcityschools.app.neoncrm.com/tgregdoucette
➡️ Donate at the link below before 11:59pm PDT Sunday 10/12/25
➡️ Let me know
➡️ Me + @esp1371.bsky.social + @jamesdyoung.bsky.social + @charliereece.com each kick in $5 per donor
➡️ Classrooms get school supplies! 🔥🔥🔥
bullcityschools.app.neoncrm.com/tgregdoucette
The thing I don't really have a grasp on is "how much is enough to just stop?"
If I were to lose my job tomorrow, what's the amount saved that my family and I could live on?
There are too many variables and unknowns for me to come up with a good answer
If I were to lose my job tomorrow, what's the amount saved that my family and I could live on?
There are too many variables and unknowns for me to come up with a good answer
October 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The thing I don't really have a grasp on is "how much is enough to just stop?"
If I were to lose my job tomorrow, what's the amount saved that my family and I could live on?
There are too many variables and unknowns for me to come up with a good answer
If I were to lose my job tomorrow, what's the amount saved that my family and I could live on?
There are too many variables and unknowns for me to come up with a good answer
Date night tonight! Babysitters are expensive, but when John Mulaney comes to town you make a night of it!
October 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Date night tonight! Babysitters are expensive, but when John Mulaney comes to town you make a night of it!
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US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
September 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Who's your favorite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)
September 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Who's your favorite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)
Carol Kaye is one of the most influential bassists in rock history. If you haven't seen "The Wrecking Crew", it's with a watch.
The pioneering session musician Carol Kaye, 90, was finally recognized by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and will be included in its 2025 class via its “musical excellence” category. She promptly announced she was rejecting the honor and would boycott the induction ceremony in November.
Carol Kaye Is Being Honored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She Doesn’t Care.
The pioneering session musician, 90, remains a fiercely independent thinker. “I have to do things the way I see fit.”
nyti.ms
September 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Carol Kaye is one of the most influential bassists in rock history. If you haven't seen "The Wrecking Crew", it's with a watch.
23% of all resident medical doctors are on H1B, many working in rural and underserved hospitals because those hospitals have trouble getting doctors to move to Danville, VA or Salina, KS.
www.business-standard.com/amp/immigrat...
www.business-standard.com/amp/immigrat...
www.business-standard.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
23% of all resident medical doctors are on H1B, many working in rural and underserved hospitals because those hospitals have trouble getting doctors to move to Danville, VA or Salina, KS.
www.business-standard.com/amp/immigrat...
www.business-standard.com/amp/immigrat...
Fragomen can't give current H1B visa holders any definitive guidance. Trump has done it* again!
* Made dumb vague proclamations that will destroy lives of people
www.fragomen.com/insights/uni...
* Made dumb vague proclamations that will destroy lives of people
www.fragomen.com/insights/uni...
President Trump Bans H-1B Entries Unless $100,000 Fee Is Paid
- H-1B employees will be denied entry to the United States as of September 21, 2025 unless their employer has paid a $100,000 fee for the employee, according to a proclamation signed by President Trum...
www.fragomen.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Fragomen can't give current H1B visa holders any definitive guidance. Trump has done it* again!
* Made dumb vague proclamations that will destroy lives of people
www.fragomen.com/insights/uni...
* Made dumb vague proclamations that will destroy lives of people
www.fragomen.com/insights/uni...
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Things are accelerating.
September 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Things are accelerating.
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Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
In 1983, 50 companies controlled 90% of the U.S. media market. That number is now down to 5.
September 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
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Aer Lingus to launch flights to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).
A new route from Dublin (DUB) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) commences April 13 with 5 weekly A321XLR:
• EI85 Depart DUB 3:25 PM Arrive RDU 6:55 PM
• EI84 Depart RDU 8:25 PM Arrive DUB 8:45 AM (+1 day)
A new route from Dublin (DUB) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) commences April 13 with 5 weekly A321XLR:
• EI85 Depart DUB 3:25 PM Arrive RDU 6:55 PM
• EI84 Depart RDU 8:25 PM Arrive DUB 8:45 AM (+1 day)
September 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Aer Lingus to launch flights to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).
A new route from Dublin (DUB) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) commences April 13 with 5 weekly A321XLR:
• EI85 Depart DUB 3:25 PM Arrive RDU 6:55 PM
• EI84 Depart RDU 8:25 PM Arrive DUB 8:45 AM (+1 day)
A new route from Dublin (DUB) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) commences April 13 with 5 weekly A321XLR:
• EI85 Depart DUB 3:25 PM Arrive RDU 6:55 PM
• EI84 Depart RDU 8:25 PM Arrive DUB 8:45 AM (+1 day)
If a rule exists, yet the people that it is trying to affect can just walk around the rule, then the rule is meaningless and shouldn't exist.
This is how I feel about backdoor Roth IRA contributions and Modified AGI limits.
This is how I feel about backdoor Roth IRA contributions and Modified AGI limits.
September 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If a rule exists, yet the people that it is trying to affect can just walk around the rule, then the rule is meaningless and shouldn't exist.
This is how I feel about backdoor Roth IRA contributions and Modified AGI limits.
This is how I feel about backdoor Roth IRA contributions and Modified AGI limits.
Well worth it, and if you have a GeForce card that supports rtx, has some of the best ray tracing implementation!
Control Ultimate Edition is $3.99 on GOG buff.ly/2VwXMTs
US PSN buff.ly/p14WLZo
also on PS+ Extra/Game Pass Standard
US PSN buff.ly/p14WLZo
also on PS+ Extra/Game Pass Standard
September 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Well worth it, and if you have a GeForce card that supports rtx, has some of the best ray tracing implementation!
"The back of the plane is brought to you by airline deregulation" is one hell of a statement. The Freakanomics 2-part episode on the FAA is pretty darn informative.
September 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"The back of the plane is brought to you by airline deregulation" is one hell of a statement. The Freakanomics 2-part episode on the FAA is pretty darn informative.