Jessica Oakley
@jessicakcmo.bsky.social
Small business owner, energy nerd, introvert
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What if welcoming newcomers *is* its way of life and story as a people? Huh? What then, bucko?
December 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What if welcoming newcomers *is* its way of life and story as a people? Huh? What then, bucko?
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Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed
December 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed
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Mr. Cuban, I'm a professor at Yale School of Public Health. Here's a paper published by one of my colleagues in the top medical journal evaluating the Medicare for All Act, which would not only get us there, but would save $450B per year. Happy to discuss! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Improving the prognosis of health care in the USA
Although health care expenditure per capita is higher in the USA than in any other
country, more than 37 million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million
more have inadequate access to c...
www.thelancet.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Mr. Cuban, I'm a professor at Yale School of Public Health. Here's a paper published by one of my colleagues in the top medical journal evaluating the Medicare for All Act, which would not only get us there, but would save $450B per year. Happy to discuss! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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RAW STORY: “The first woman nominated to lead the Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs had her promotion abruptly canceled — military sources blame Hegseth's hostility to women in combat roles.” 🤔 www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
RAW STORY: “The first woman nominated to lead the Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs had her promotion abruptly canceled — military sources blame Hegseth's hostility to women in combat roles.” 🤔 www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
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I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
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Vance’s Double Standard: Nazi Jokes Are “Kids Being Kids,” But Mocking Charlie Kirk Gets Your Visa Revoked
JD Vance thinks praising Hitler and talking about putting political enemies into death chambers is harmless “kids being kids,” but criticizing Charlie Kirk is somehow deserving of…
JD Vance thinks praising Hitler and talking about putting political enemies into death chambers is harmless “kids being kids,” but criticizing Charlie Kirk is somehow deserving of…
Vance’s Double Standard: Nazi Jokes Are “Kids Being Kids,” But Mocking Charlie Kirk Gets Your Visa Revoked
JD Vance thinks praising Hitler and talking about putting political enemies into death chambers is harmless “kids being kids,” but criticizing Charlie Kirk is somehow deserving of state-supported punishment. It sure looks like he’s got quite the double standard. Yesterday, Vance defended Young Republican leaders who were caught in leaked chat logs making racist, antisemitic, and pro-Nazi comments, dismissing their behavior as harmless kids being edgy.
www.techdirt.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Vance’s Double Standard: Nazi Jokes Are “Kids Being Kids,” But Mocking Charlie Kirk Gets Your Visa Revoked
JD Vance thinks praising Hitler and talking about putting political enemies into death chambers is harmless “kids being kids,” but criticizing Charlie Kirk is somehow deserving of…
JD Vance thinks praising Hitler and talking about putting political enemies into death chambers is harmless “kids being kids,” but criticizing Charlie Kirk is somehow deserving of…
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Cursing is rarely a symbol of low class. It's often a mark of high authenticity.
Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy.
A little profanity can show that you're being real and you do give a damn.
Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy.
A little profanity can show that you're being real and you do give a damn.
October 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Cursing is rarely a symbol of low class. It's often a mark of high authenticity.
Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy.
A little profanity can show that you're being real and you do give a damn.
Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy.
A little profanity can show that you're being real and you do give a damn.
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YOU CANNOT DISCOUNT SOMETHING SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY PERCENT DOES NO ONE UNDERSTAND HOW NUMBERS WORK ANYMORE
Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "
October 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
YOU CANNOT DISCOUNT SOMETHING SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY PERCENT DOES NO ONE UNDERSTAND HOW NUMBERS WORK ANYMORE
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If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
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You would think, given a couple hundred years of electoral politics, people would realize that standing for principles has better electoral success than milquetoast codswallop
September 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You would think, given a couple hundred years of electoral politics, people would realize that standing for principles has better electoral success than milquetoast codswallop
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Folks, I don’t know what end is up right now.
September 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Folks, I don’t know what end is up right now.
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Two new papers find renewables are good insurance (they stabilize electricity price volatility in welfare improving ways)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔌💡
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Power price stability and the insurance value of renewable technologies - Nature Energy
Increasing solar photovoltaic and wind generation capacity beyond European 2030 targets could make electricity prices more stable, with reductions in sensitivity to fluctuations in the price of natura...
www.nature.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Two new papers find renewables are good insurance (they stabilize electricity price volatility in welfare improving ways)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔌💡
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔌💡
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When Ted Turner asked Carl Sagan if he was a socialist, Sagan gave the answer America keeps failing to learn.
August 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
When Ted Turner asked Carl Sagan if he was a socialist, Sagan gave the answer America keeps failing to learn.
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The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
August 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
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Just got back from Europe, where gorgeous third spaces and generous public services abound. Americans are so terrified that The Undeserving might get something that they'd rather have nothing for anyone. Why THAT is the case is another question.
But probably racism.
But probably racism.
July 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Just got back from Europe, where gorgeous third spaces and generous public services abound. Americans are so terrified that The Undeserving might get something that they'd rather have nothing for anyone. Why THAT is the case is another question.
But probably racism.
But probably racism.
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It can’t possibly be - like, literally, impossible - that he’s this ignorant.
Right?
Right??
Right?
Right??
Burgum: "When the sun goes down, you have a catastrophic failure called sunset and there's no solar energy produced, and yet we're subsidizing these things that are intermittent, unreliable, and expensive. We've gotta get back to base load."
July 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It can’t possibly be - like, literally, impossible - that he’s this ignorant.
Right?
Right??
Right?
Right??
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Kill me
MORNING JOE: Does the president realize that the consumer pays the tariffs?
BESSENT: I'm gonna have to disagree with that. Who pays the tariffs is a choice. What we're seeing so far is that manufacturers are eating a substantial portion of the tariffs and taking it into their profit margins.
BESSENT: I'm gonna have to disagree with that. Who pays the tariffs is a choice. What we're seeing so far is that manufacturers are eating a substantial portion of the tariffs and taking it into their profit margins.
July 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Kill me
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That there’s a police state.
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
That there’s a police state.
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Mike Kennedy (R-UT) talking about how his children benefited from Medicaid and he himself grew up on SNAP and is now explaining why fewer people should have access to these benefits that helped him so much.
Perfect Republican.
Perfect Republican.
July 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Mike Kennedy (R-UT) talking about how his children benefited from Medicaid and he himself grew up on SNAP and is now explaining why fewer people should have access to these benefits that helped him so much.
Perfect Republican.
Perfect Republican.
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I can't stress enough how wrong and disingenuous the most recent wave of COVID revisionism is.
The *only period* when Democratic counties had higher death rates was April-May 2020. From June 2020 onwards, Republican laxity and denialism were the most powerful force driving deaths.
The *only period* when Democratic counties had higher death rates was April-May 2020. From June 2020 onwards, Republican laxity and denialism were the most powerful force driving deaths.
June 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I can't stress enough how wrong and disingenuous the most recent wave of COVID revisionism is.
The *only period* when Democratic counties had higher death rates was April-May 2020. From June 2020 onwards, Republican laxity and denialism were the most powerful force driving deaths.
The *only period* when Democratic counties had higher death rates was April-May 2020. From June 2020 onwards, Republican laxity and denialism were the most powerful force driving deaths.
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There was a Bush and Reagan debate talking about immigration that would have them both booted from the Maga party. "Good honorable people."
youtu.be/YsmgPp_nlok?...
youtu.be/YsmgPp_nlok?...
George H. W. Bush And Ronald Reagan Debate On Immigration In 1980 | TIME
YouTube video by TIME
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May 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
There was a Bush and Reagan debate talking about immigration that would have them both booted from the Maga party. "Good honorable people."
youtu.be/YsmgPp_nlok?...
youtu.be/YsmgPp_nlok?...