Jerry Ritcey
@jerryritcey.bsky.social
Database guru and former jazz trombonist from Nova Scotia. Currently living in the the American Southwest
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Jerry Ritcey
@jerryritcey.bsky.social
· Feb 28
Thanks to @exocomics.bsky.social for this custom comic portrait she drew in 2020 of @yourdailyart.bsky.social and our cats Lisa and Maggie. It’s in our hall to this day
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Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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mamdani is the model for future dem candidates and it can work in all 50 states. not the boring milquetoast candidates who refuse to take a position on hot button issues. they inspire nobody but dnc ad makers.
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
mamdani is the model for future dem candidates and it can work in all 50 states. not the boring milquetoast candidates who refuse to take a position on hot button issues. they inspire nobody but dnc ad makers.
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Sticker shock for ACA recipients:
Clint and Cindy Kittrell, Oregon: $305/month --> $2,500/month.
Chad and Tara Smith, Idaho: $710/month --> $1,000/month.
Jessica Bunger, Florida: New premiums quadruple to $1,100/month. "I’ve never felt so powerless in my life"
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Clint and Cindy Kittrell, Oregon: $305/month --> $2,500/month.
Chad and Tara Smith, Idaho: $710/month --> $1,000/month.
Jessica Bunger, Florida: New premiums quadruple to $1,100/month. "I’ve never felt so powerless in my life"
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Americans Are Getting a Look at Next Year’s ACA Premiums and Many Don’t Like It
Many Affordable Care Act enrollees could pay hundreds of dollars more if they stick with their health plans.
www.wsj.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Sticker shock for ACA recipients:
Clint and Cindy Kittrell, Oregon: $305/month --> $2,500/month.
Chad and Tara Smith, Idaho: $710/month --> $1,000/month.
Jessica Bunger, Florida: New premiums quadruple to $1,100/month. "I’ve never felt so powerless in my life"
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Clint and Cindy Kittrell, Oregon: $305/month --> $2,500/month.
Chad and Tara Smith, Idaho: $710/month --> $1,000/month.
Jessica Bunger, Florida: New premiums quadruple to $1,100/month. "I’ve never felt so powerless in my life"
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Good signs of the resistance in Phoenix www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/best-si...
The 15 best signs we saw at the Arizona Capitol ‘No Kings’ protest
A good sign catches the eye. A great one makes you laugh. These are our favorites from Saturday.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Good signs of the resistance in Phoenix www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/best-si...
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Why the CDC director is wrong about the MMR vaccine - and why it's a bad idea to undermine immunization against measles in the middle of a large and serious outbreak. www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va... via @cidrap.bsky.social
CIDRAP Op-Ed: Why the CDC director is wrong about the MMR vaccine
www.cidrap.umn.edu
October 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Why the CDC director is wrong about the MMR vaccine - and why it's a bad idea to undermine immunization against measles in the middle of a large and serious outbreak. www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va... via @cidrap.bsky.social
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Just today, here's a story from the @chicago.suntimes.com -- not only are ICE/feds masking themselves constantly (and some local cops too, I've seen it), now they're driving around without license plates. More "laws for thee, whatever I wanna do for me" in action chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates
The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Just today, here's a story from the @chicago.suntimes.com -- not only are ICE/feds masking themselves constantly (and some local cops too, I've seen it), now they're driving around without license plates. More "laws for thee, whatever I wanna do for me" in action chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
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"The memos classify huge swaths of progressive political advocacy and belief as potentially contributing to political violence and domestic terrorism, directing law enforcement...to investigate and possibly charge left-leaning advocacy groups and their funders"
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-tru...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-tru...
The Trump Admin’s Mostly Unnoticed Move to Crack Down on the Opposition
Last month, the White House issued two executive orders that direct federal...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"The memos classify huge swaths of progressive political advocacy and belief as potentially contributing to political violence and domestic terrorism, directing law enforcement...to investigate and possibly charge left-leaning advocacy groups and their funders"
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-tru...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-tru...
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NEW: "House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze." The judge had received death threats in the weeks leading up to the fire after she ruled against Trump regime. Trump and Stephen Miller have been demonizing judges non-stop. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze
Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.
www.yahoo.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
NEW: "House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze." The judge had received death threats in the weeks leading up to the fire after she ruled against Trump regime. Trump and Stephen Miller have been demonizing judges non-stop. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
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Robert Redford (1936-2025) should be remembered as much for his social conscience as for his talents as a storyteller.
This 1976 interview about ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN is a sobering reminder of what we’ve lost. #RobertRedford #FilmSky
This 1976 interview about ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN is a sobering reminder of what we’ve lost. #RobertRedford #FilmSky
September 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Robert Redford (1936-2025) should be remembered as much for his social conscience as for his talents as a storyteller.
This 1976 interview about ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN is a sobering reminder of what we’ve lost. #RobertRedford #FilmSky
This 1976 interview about ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN is a sobering reminder of what we’ve lost. #RobertRedford #FilmSky
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Are YouTube creators also getting in on the trend of TV and movies showing letters/notes/phone screens for mere milliseconds before cutting away?
Seems like everyone is doing it these days.
Yes, I know I can pause but IT’S FUCKING ANNOYING!!!
Seems like everyone is doing it these days.
Yes, I know I can pause but IT’S FUCKING ANNOYING!!!
September 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Are YouTube creators also getting in on the trend of TV and movies showing letters/notes/phone screens for mere milliseconds before cutting away?
Seems like everyone is doing it these days.
Yes, I know I can pause but IT’S FUCKING ANNOYING!!!
Seems like everyone is doing it these days.
Yes, I know I can pause but IT’S FUCKING ANNOYING!!!
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The biggest trick the devil ever pulled is to call LLMs “artificial intelligence.”
August 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The biggest trick the devil ever pulled is to call LLMs “artificial intelligence.”
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
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thanks to tariffs dirty deeds are now expensive
August 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
thanks to tariffs dirty deeds are now expensive
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ICE is terrorizing and tearing apart the Hmong and Laotian refugee communities in Michigan. At least 16 people were abducted and will be deported to the very countries their families fled — families that risked their lives to help the U.S. military during the Vietnam War and the Secret War in Laos.
ICE arrests 16 Hmong, Laotian refugees in Michigan. Family, legislators ask for release.
Twenty-eight elected officials in Michigan signed a letter asking ICE to release 16 Hmong and Laotian immigrants detained by ICE.
www.freep.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
ICE is terrorizing and tearing apart the Hmong and Laotian refugee communities in Michigan. At least 16 people were abducted and will be deported to the very countries their families fled — families that risked their lives to help the U.S. military during the Vietnam War and the Secret War in Laos.
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New analysis from CBO of the "Big Beautiful Bill" shows the bottom 20% get poorer, not much change for most of America, & the top 10% get meaningfully richer - and that's before tariffs
The "Big Beautiful Bill" was the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
The "Big Beautiful Bill" was the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
August 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New analysis from CBO of the "Big Beautiful Bill" shows the bottom 20% get poorer, not much change for most of America, & the top 10% get meaningfully richer - and that's before tariffs
The "Big Beautiful Bill" was the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
The "Big Beautiful Bill" was the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
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This will be in a museum someday in the section detailing the rise of fascism in the United States.
It will be used to show the absolute depravity of our nation, and our people's willingness to go about their daily lives because violent revolt was made taboo in a nation founded through violence.
It will be used to show the absolute depravity of our nation, and our people's willingness to go about their daily lives because violent revolt was made taboo in a nation founded through violence.
August 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This will be in a museum someday in the section detailing the rise of fascism in the United States.
It will be used to show the absolute depravity of our nation, and our people's willingness to go about their daily lives because violent revolt was made taboo in a nation founded through violence.
It will be used to show the absolute depravity of our nation, and our people's willingness to go about their daily lives because violent revolt was made taboo in a nation founded through violence.
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When the HHS secretary & his crew spend years pumping out COVID vaccine lies, people swallow them whole—then turn to the worst “solutions” imaginable. The propaganda machine walks away untouched, and the damage keeps multiplying.
Live updates: Shooter appeared to target CDC headquarters in shooting that left police officer dead, sources say | CNN
A police officer was killed during an active shooter incident at on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, according to a law enforcement official. The shooter is also dead, according to authoriti...
www.cnn.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
When the HHS secretary & his crew spend years pumping out COVID vaccine lies, people swallow them whole—then turn to the worst “solutions” imaginable. The propaganda machine walks away untouched, and the damage keeps multiplying.
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lol at this response to a “man on the street” interview with protestors at the Tesla diner
August 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
lol at this response to a “man on the street” interview with protestors at the Tesla diner
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Hundreds of pages of records reviewed by WIRED show just how quickly DOGE gained access to systems at the Small Business Administration—and through it, a USDA system that handles payroll for federal law enforcement.
How Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine and DOGE Got Access to a Federal Payroll System That Serves the FBI
Hundreds of pages of records reviewed by WIRED show just how quickly DOGE gained access to systems at the Small Business Administration—and through it, a USDA system that handles payroll for federal...
wrd.cm
July 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hundreds of pages of records reviewed by WIRED show just how quickly DOGE gained access to systems at the Small Business Administration—and through it, a USDA system that handles payroll for federal law enforcement.