jimble
@jimblesphere.bsky.social
Web/database developer, car-free train lover/transit nerd, Unitarian choir singer, soon-to-be retiree. Gay gay gay gay gay.
Leo XIV is both the first North American pope and, as a naturalized citizen of Peru, the second South American pope.
May 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Leo XIV is both the first North American pope and, as a naturalized citizen of Peru, the second South American pope.
This is why cutting Park Service staff is murderously stupid.
And this guy's YouTube channel is great, by the way.
youtube.com/watch?v=GDFy...
And this guy's YouTube channel is great, by the way.
youtube.com/watch?v=GDFy...
How I Got TRAPPED In An Elevator at Wind Cave National Park (Full Story)
YouTube video by National Park Diaries
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May 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This is why cutting Park Service staff is murderously stupid.
And this guy's YouTube channel is great, by the way.
youtube.com/watch?v=GDFy...
And this guy's YouTube channel is great, by the way.
youtube.com/watch?v=GDFy...
From my best friend who's stuck in the middle of federal agency downsizing chaos:
I need select * from all_the_answers
I need select * from all_the_answers
April 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
From my best friend who's stuck in the middle of federal agency downsizing chaos:
I need select * from all_the_answers
I need select * from all_the_answers
"this type of violence has no place in our society, regardless of what motivates it." Amen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/o...
Opinion | Gov. Josh Shapiro: Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack
This level of violence has to stop.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"this type of violence has no place in our society, regardless of what motivates it." Amen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/o...
It's a dog eat dog world out there and everybody's hungry.
April 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's a dog eat dog world out there and everybody's hungry.
Kevin is my spirit animal.
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April 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Kevin is my spirit animal.
"Trump didn’t come out of nowhere and he wasn’t forced on America. America chose this, after seeing who he was." thecoldfront.substack.com/p/anti-ameri...
You Can’t Separate Trump from America Anymore
Anti-Americanism in the Age of Trump
thecoldfront.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"Trump didn’t come out of nowhere and he wasn’t forced on America. America chose this, after seeing who he was." thecoldfront.substack.com/p/anti-ameri...
What a terrible take. Sure, some expansion of suburban growth boundaries is inevitable, but chewing up more land with more sprawl -- especially of the sort pictured in this article -- is unsustainable, both environmentally and economically. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/m...
America Needs More Sprawl to Fix Its Housing Crisis
The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What a terrible take. Sure, some expansion of suburban growth boundaries is inevitable, but chewing up more land with more sprawl -- especially of the sort pictured in this article -- is unsustainable, both environmentally and economically. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/m...
Comcast/Xfinity's AI chatbot is the most infuriatingly useless piece of garbage interface I've ever encountered. The "A" part may be true but the "I" part is most definitely not. Nothing I said would get it to connect me to a human. Saying "fuck you" perked it up a little but not for long.
April 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Comcast/Xfinity's AI chatbot is the most infuriatingly useless piece of garbage interface I've ever encountered. The "A" part may be true but the "I" part is most definitely not. Nothing I said would get it to connect me to a human. Saying "fuck you" perked it up a little but not for long.
"But I think, between the 16-year-old who wrote 'Talkin’ Bout a Revolution' and the 61-year-old sitting here with you now, that my values are the same."
What a lovely, generous human being.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/a...
What a lovely, generous human being.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/a...
Tracy Chapman Wants to Speak for Herself
For years, the singer and songwriter has avoided the spotlight. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit “Fast Car.”
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"But I think, between the 16-year-old who wrote 'Talkin’ Bout a Revolution' and the 61-year-old sitting here with you now, that my values are the same."
What a lovely, generous human being.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/a...
What a lovely, generous human being.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/a...
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” www.thebulwark.com/p/lamps-goin...
The Lamps Are Going Out Around Us
We may want to believe that this is a glitch or a temporary fall. But we must be open to the likelihood that this is the end of the American-led world order.
www.thebulwark.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” www.thebulwark.com/p/lamps-goin...
The suburbs are so delightful
April 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The suburbs are so delightful
The world order that has created unprecedented levels of peace, prosperity, and democracy since WWII was largely the creation of 3 US presidents, all Democrats: Wilson, FDR, and Truman. So of course Trump wants to blow it up and return to the world of Republicans like McKinley.
April 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The world order that has created unprecedented levels of peace, prosperity, and democracy since WWII was largely the creation of 3 US presidents, all Democrats: Wilson, FDR, and Truman. So of course Trump wants to blow it up and return to the world of Republicans like McKinley.
Why has the bluesky algorithm suddenly decided I want to see a bunch of thirst traps? I mean, you boys are yummy but that's not what I come here for.
April 4, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Why has the bluesky algorithm suddenly decided I want to see a bunch of thirst traps? I mean, you boys are yummy but that's not what I come here for.
"[A]s the Smithsonian’s exhibits magnificently illustrate, African Americans have survived — and overcome — much worse than the frothings of a puffed-up president who fancies himself a king."
Opinion | This receipt shows why Trump can’t whitewash America’s history
President Trump targets African American Museum and “divisive narratives.” We will overcome.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"[A]s the Smithsonian’s exhibits magnificently illustrate, African Americans have survived — and overcome — much worse than the frothings of a puffed-up president who fancies himself a king."
Is the Naval Academy going to burn the books after they're removed from the library?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions
The defense secretary’s office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Is the Naval Academy going to burn the books after they're removed from the library?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
I'm wearing my "Deal Me In" T-shirt from 2016 today
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb
The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I'm wearing my "Deal Me In" T-shirt from 2016 today
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
Excitement for today: riding a Fairfax Connector bus for the first time.
March 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Excitement for today: riding a Fairfax Connector bus for the first time.
💖 besties
March 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
💖 besties
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“I want to dwell briefly on another line from Larkin’s poem: ‘Our children will not know it’s a different country.’
The damage being done, the scope of the cruelty and tragedy, is hard to take in. It is the sort of stain that should be remembered. Will it be?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-wont-kn...
The damage being done, the scope of the cruelty and tragedy, is hard to take in. It is the sort of stain that should be remembered. Will it be?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-wont-kn...
‘We Won’t Know It’s a Different Country’
Trump is causing incredible harm. Whether we learn to live with it matters.
www.thebulwark.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“I want to dwell briefly on another line from Larkin’s poem: ‘Our children will not know it’s a different country.’
The damage being done, the scope of the cruelty and tragedy, is hard to take in. It is the sort of stain that should be remembered. Will it be?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-wont-kn...
The damage being done, the scope of the cruelty and tragedy, is hard to take in. It is the sort of stain that should be remembered. Will it be?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-wont-kn...
Here's a way to spend less money on driving: drive less.
wtop.com/maryland/202...
wtop.com/maryland/202...
How much money do motorists lose each year commuting on roads in Maryland? - WTOP News
Maryland drivers lose thousands of dollars annually due to deteriorating roads, traffic congestion and safety issues, totaling $12 billion statewide.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Here's a way to spend less money on driving: drive less.
wtop.com/maryland/202...
wtop.com/maryland/202...