Jeff Beal
@jbbeal.bsky.social
Dad and software engineer. Live in southern CA; like running and beer
I long for the future where kindness is normalized again
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I long for the future where kindness is normalized again
Reposted by Jeff Beal
Just saw Ice detaining people at the Laguna Hills Community Center in Laguna Hills - spread the word in the Orange County community.
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Just saw Ice detaining people at the Laguna Hills Community Center in Laguna Hills - spread the word in the Orange County community.
Think Big
Act incrementally
Act incrementally
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Think Big
Act incrementally
Act incrementally
There is virtually no difference between subsidizing insurance premiums and sending money directly to households.
Any household who chooses to use that money on anything but maintaining their (now more expensive) insurance premium is taking a very risky bet. And we’ll end up bailing many out
Any household who chooses to use that money on anything but maintaining their (now more expensive) insurance premium is taking a very risky bet. And we’ll end up bailing many out
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
There is virtually no difference between subsidizing insurance premiums and sending money directly to households.
Any household who chooses to use that money on anything but maintaining their (now more expensive) insurance premium is taking a very risky bet. And we’ll end up bailing many out
Any household who chooses to use that money on anything but maintaining their (now more expensive) insurance premium is taking a very risky bet. And we’ll end up bailing many out
This is from July, but new to me. As a software engineer (Though not a New Yorker) there is a lot that resonates, especially this:
"They grew up being told that education was the path to a stable, meaningful life."
www.commonplace.org/p/zohrans-pa...
"They grew up being told that education was the path to a stable, meaningful life."
www.commonplace.org/p/zohrans-pa...
Zohran’s Park Slope Populists
Conservatives shouldn’t write off the economic pain of New York City’s downwardly mobile professional class.
www.commonplace.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is from July, but new to me. As a software engineer (Though not a New Yorker) there is a lot that resonates, especially this:
"They grew up being told that education was the path to a stable, meaningful life."
www.commonplace.org/p/zohrans-pa...
"They grew up being told that education was the path to a stable, meaningful life."
www.commonplace.org/p/zohrans-pa...
This is what I've been thinking. Spend less. Count me in on this spending blackout
🚨November 25th - December 2nd we cut the billionaires off from our $.
November 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
This is what I've been thinking. Spend less. Count me in on this spending blackout
Maybe he should be "proud and delighted" to:
- pay his fair share of taxes
- increase his employees pay
- pay for universal health care
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
- pay his fair share of taxes
- increase his employees pay
- pay for universal health care
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
Nvidia CEO ‘proud and delighted’ to support Trump ballroom
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also said President Donald Trump calls him at night.
www.semafor.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Maybe he should be "proud and delighted" to:
- pay his fair share of taxes
- increase his employees pay
- pay for universal health care
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
- pay his fair share of taxes
- increase his employees pay
- pay for universal health care
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
Yes. I’m absolutely certain that the cute young ladies posting only pictures of themselves in lingerie are 💯 real
(that's sarcasm)
(that's sarcasm)
October 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Yes. I’m absolutely certain that the cute young ladies posting only pictures of themselves in lingerie are 💯 real
(that's sarcasm)
(that's sarcasm)
Dear Apple - would it be possible for you to require app developers to identify which notifications are ads so we can disable that? Actually. Wrong question. I'm a software developer -- I KNOW this is possible.
Why aren't you doing anything about it?
Why aren't you doing anything about it?
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Dear Apple - would it be possible for you to require app developers to identify which notifications are ads so we can disable that? Actually. Wrong question. I'm a software developer -- I KNOW this is possible.
Why aren't you doing anything about it?
Why aren't you doing anything about it?
This article very much understates that the "collapse" of Jack Smith's case was very much about a biased and corrupt judge.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
How Jack Smith’s strongest case against Donald Trump collapsed
Seeking to get the classified documents case to a jury before the 2024 election, the special counsel made a fateful decision that some in his office saw as a misstep.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This article very much understates that the "collapse" of Jack Smith's case was very much about a biased and corrupt judge.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
How in the world did the Pittsburgh fucking Steelers allow 35 points? It's not the worst thing that's happened, but this fourth quarter has been a travesty
October 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
How in the world did the Pittsburgh fucking Steelers allow 35 points? It's not the worst thing that's happened, but this fourth quarter has been a travesty
Congress needs to do their job. Impeach and remove the criminal president
He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house.
Remove him from office.
Remove him from office.
October 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Congress needs to do their job. Impeach and remove the criminal president
Reposted by Jeff Beal
Russians destroyed a third wind turbine in Kramatorsk this week.
It’s no secret that their strategy is to terrorize civilians until we break. But their attempts to plunge Ukraine into darkness and cold on the brink of winter deserve far more media attention.
It’s no secret that their strategy is to terrorize civilians until we break. But their attempts to plunge Ukraine into darkness and cold on the brink of winter deserve far more media attention.
October 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Russians destroyed a third wind turbine in Kramatorsk this week.
It’s no secret that their strategy is to terrorize civilians until we break. But their attempts to plunge Ukraine into darkness and cold on the brink of winter deserve far more media attention.
It’s no secret that their strategy is to terrorize civilians until we break. But their attempts to plunge Ukraine into darkness and cold on the brink of winter deserve far more media attention.
Where is the liberty-focused version of Project 2025?
October 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Where is the liberty-focused version of Project 2025?
Bribery and corruption.
Morning. ☕
ICYMI: A list of all the CEOs, real estate moguls, defense contractors, telecom companies, Big Tech companies, crypto guys and otherwise just really rich people financing the construction of Trump's ballroom as he demolishes the White House.
ICYMI: A list of all the CEOs, real estate moguls, defense contractors, telecom companies, Big Tech companies, crypto guys and otherwise just really rich people financing the construction of Trump's ballroom as he demolishes the White House.
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Bribery and corruption.
Reposted by Jeff Beal
"America is cooked."
I hear a lot of people saying that right now.
And, I admit, I often find that showing up as the trending story inside my head lately.
I also know it’s crap fiction born out of excessive doomscrolling and a lack of fresh air…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-america...
I hear a lot of people saying that right now.
And, I admit, I often find that showing up as the trending story inside my head lately.
I also know it’s crap fiction born out of excessive doomscrolling and a lack of fresh air…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-america...
No, America is Not Cooked.
We’re cooked.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"America is cooked."
I hear a lot of people saying that right now.
And, I admit, I often find that showing up as the trending story inside my head lately.
I also know it’s crap fiction born out of excessive doomscrolling and a lack of fresh air…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-america...
I hear a lot of people saying that right now.
And, I admit, I often find that showing up as the trending story inside my head lately.
I also know it’s crap fiction born out of excessive doomscrolling and a lack of fresh air…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-america...
That didn't take long. (Also worth noting -- the headline on the article has been updated to "Hamas Attacks Israeli Troops", but the widget still seems to have an earlier headline "Israel strikes Gaza")
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
That didn't take long. (Also worth noting -- the headline on the article has been updated to "Hamas Attacks Israeli Troops", but the widget still seems to have an earlier headline "Israel strikes Gaza")
Marked safe from the war zone at #NoKingsLA. There was music. There was dancing. There was matching and chanting. It was amazing
October 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Marked safe from the war zone at #NoKingsLA. There was music. There was dancing. There was matching and chanting. It was amazing
There is really only one question society has to answer about how we pay for health care:
If somebody shows up at the hospital and will die without medical care, but can be saved, do you provide medical care whether or not they can pay?
(The answer is "yes")
If somebody shows up at the hospital and will die without medical care, but can be saved, do you provide medical care whether or not they can pay?
(The answer is "yes")
October 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
There is really only one question society has to answer about how we pay for health care:
If somebody shows up at the hospital and will die without medical care, but can be saved, do you provide medical care whether or not they can pay?
(The answer is "yes")
If somebody shows up at the hospital and will die without medical care, but can be saved, do you provide medical care whether or not they can pay?
(The answer is "yes")
Just a little natural beauty from Aliso Creek Wilderness area this morning
October 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Just a little natural beauty from Aliso Creek Wilderness area this morning
We need to vote in a pro-democraxy majority willing to Impeach and remove judges for making grossly unconstitutional decisions. Like ones granting presidential immunity or allowing president's to ignore the 5th and 8th amendments
October 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We need to vote in a pro-democraxy majority willing to Impeach and remove judges for making grossly unconstitutional decisions. Like ones granting presidential immunity or allowing president's to ignore the 5th and 8th amendments
Tonight, after the Seattle Mariners' historic win against the Tigers after 15 epic innings, I say --
Release the Epstein files
Release the Epstein files
October 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Tonight, after the Seattle Mariners' historic win against the Tigers after 15 epic innings, I say --
Release the Epstein files
Release the Epstein files
I don't even like baseball and this whole 14th inning nonsense is very exciting
October 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I don't even like baseball and this whole 14th inning nonsense is very exciting
Part of the problem is our continued framing of politics as "Right" and "Left" as if they are the only two teams and the two teams are united. Both groups are actually very diverse but once a person starts identifying with one of the two teams, they start to cheer for that team no matter what
September 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Part of the problem is our continued framing of politics as "Right" and "Left" as if they are the only two teams and the two teams are united. Both groups are actually very diverse but once a person starts identifying with one of the two teams, they start to cheer for that team no matter what