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@jcchats.bsky.social
I'd like to solve the world's problems but I'll settle for writing a play, watching zookeeper shows, visiting Spain, reading your blog, petting cats, and helping where I can.
2/2. It's alarming that a venerable publisher like CJR would get sucked up in the AI narrative, to the point where they cannot distinguish information like "should my grandmother change her arthritis medication" from NEWS, like "arthritis medication banned in ten states."
December 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is what happens when editors in chief consider every type of information a person seeks as news. Yes, news should contain useful information, but not about how to fill out a line item in your taxes. News should be about NEW actions that affect a whole community. 1/2
December 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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My congressman, Mark Harris (NC), was proud to support the cuts to USAID. Harris is a Baptist minister. He and his wife were thrilled to dress up and attend the White House Christmas party.
December 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Heard about the barrage of attacks. First thing I thought of was you.
December 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Weighing on my mind: insurance companies should be operated as non- profits and have maximum compensations for their executives. Tied to patient outcomes.
I live in your state.
December 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Space per prisoner, according to wikipedia, is 6.5 square feet. That's about the size of a bath towel.
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
😆! Cute article! I'm with the dog. You call him "the dog" and "it", you lose your spot.
December 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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In October, the Trump administration announced plans to allow coal mining next to national parks, including Utah’s Zion and Bryce Canyon. Weeks earlier, it opened mining on 13 million acres of public land—31 times the current mining footprint and nearly as big as West Virginia.
December 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
What's on your bingo card for tonight?
I'll start.
- Venezuela
- Rapysts and Criminulz
- inappropriate reference to daughter
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I suppose you think district attorneys should continue to be intimidated by rich, white, heavily lawyered men forever. Sorry, nope.
December 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Your friend down in Georgia, here. Some men fear powerful women like Fani Willis.
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM