jimbo
@jimbo3dc.bsky.social
dog dad, rugger, birder, homo, fomo
You don't need to be cool to rule my world.
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
You don't need to be cool to rule my world.
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40 years ago, three Norwegians turned a homemade melody into a pop revolution.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
‘Take On Me’ has been stuck in our heads for 40 years. Here’s how it got there.
“Take On Me,” the 1980s synth-pop hit song from the band A-ha, marks 40 years of global ubiquity even while personal disputes have chilled the Norwegian trio.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
40 years ago, three Norwegians turned a homemade melody into a pop revolution.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
NBD just a DC resident here living in one of the richest nations in the world getting some food assistance (I'm also a furloughed USDA employee).
But a sincere thank you to DCs Freshfarm Freshmatch produce assistance program. Can't wait to make some yummy and nutritious Caldo Verde soup.
But a sincere thank you to DCs Freshfarm Freshmatch produce assistance program. Can't wait to make some yummy and nutritious Caldo Verde soup.
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
NBD just a DC resident here living in one of the richest nations in the world getting some food assistance (I'm also a furloughed USDA employee).
But a sincere thank you to DCs Freshfarm Freshmatch produce assistance program. Can't wait to make some yummy and nutritious Caldo Verde soup.
But a sincere thank you to DCs Freshfarm Freshmatch produce assistance program. Can't wait to make some yummy and nutritious Caldo Verde soup.
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We don’t know how or when this federal government shutdown ends.
But if you’re living paycheck to paycheck, these are the four calls you should make if you face a disruption in your income:
But if you’re living paycheck to paycheck, these are the four calls you should make if you face a disruption in your income:
Column | 4 phone calls furloughed workers can’t afford to skip during the shutdown
We don’t know how or when this shutdown ends. But there are resources to help if you’re not getting a paycheck.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We don’t know how or when this federal government shutdown ends.
But if you’re living paycheck to paycheck, these are the four calls you should make if you face a disruption in your income:
But if you’re living paycheck to paycheck, these are the four calls you should make if you face a disruption in your income:
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This is Eeyore. He led a sheriff's deputy to his grandma after she fell during their walk. We are awarding him the incredibly rare 15/10 (FB: OkaloosaSheriff)
October 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is Eeyore. He led a sheriff's deputy to his grandma after she fell during their walk. We are awarding him the incredibly rare 15/10 (FB: OkaloosaSheriff)
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NEW
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
NEW
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
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Breaking down the White House lies about D.C.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
Breaking down the White House lies about D.C.
How to manufacture a crisis
open.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Breaking down the White House lies about D.C.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
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Let’s be very clear they’re pushing the idea Black people can’t govern themselves.
Here we go...
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August 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Let’s be very clear they’re pushing the idea Black people can’t govern themselves.
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We told you they were going to do project 2025 and it’s 2025 and they’re doing project 2025
July 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We told you they were going to do project 2025 and it’s 2025 and they’re doing project 2025
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Even more vital two years later. & I would argue a pitch-perfect argument for the critical patriotism I trace in Of Thee I Sing!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/of-thee-i...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/of-thee-i...
July 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Even more vital two years later. & I would argue a pitch-perfect argument for the critical patriotism I trace in Of Thee I Sing!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/of-thee-i...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/of-thee-i...
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Way to go Disney!!
June 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Way to go Disney!!
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Sorry, but that's not the gift link. This is: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Sorry, but that's not the gift link. This is: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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An IT worker for the nat'l parks drove to a bridge & called a friend to talk him down.
A Medicaid researcher killed herself after repeating "I’m not enough" to her family.
A Social Security worker, whose data was under siege by DOGE, died at her cubicle. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
A Medicaid researcher killed herself after repeating "I’m not enough" to her family.
A Social Security worker, whose data was under siege by DOGE, died at her cubicle. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
White House officials wanted to put federal workers ‘in trauma.’ It’s working.
Federal workers describe struggling with panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts. “Why doesn’t anyone care?”
www.washingtonpost.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
An IT worker for the nat'l parks drove to a bridge & called a friend to talk him down.
A Medicaid researcher killed herself after repeating "I’m not enough" to her family.
A Social Security worker, whose data was under siege by DOGE, died at her cubicle. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
A Medicaid researcher killed herself after repeating "I’m not enough" to her family.
A Social Security worker, whose data was under siege by DOGE, died at her cubicle. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Perfectly encapsulates the kind of society the Right envisions: One in which all angry, aggrieved cranks are enabled to serve as deputies of the regime to impose a reactionary moral, cultural, and social order and sniff out anyone who dares to deviate, anything that makes them uncomfortable.
"Everywhere at [the Moms for Liberty Convention], parents are urged to submit open records requests, inspect instructional materials for any hint of critical race theory (CRT), threaten legal action. In short, it’s a school administrator’s nightmare."
Read the full story here ⤵️
Read the full story here ⤵️
I Went to a Moms for Liberty Convention. Here’s What I Saw.
Everyone seemed to be trying to make a buck.
www.teenvogue.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Perfectly encapsulates the kind of society the Right envisions: One in which all angry, aggrieved cranks are enabled to serve as deputies of the regime to impose a reactionary moral, cultural, and social order and sniff out anyone who dares to deviate, anything that makes them uncomfortable.
Dog is with you, always:
April 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Dog is with you, always:
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It's also the day for my favorite meme!
If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
March 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It's also the day for my favorite meme!
If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
My Anatolian shepherd Leia is so magestic!
March 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My Anatolian shepherd Leia is so magestic!
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Don't mess with our U.S. National Parks.
February 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Don't mess with our U.S. National Parks.
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Ethel Rosenberg got the chair for doing a lot less damage to U.S. national security than Elon Musk has done this week
February 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Ethel Rosenberg got the chair for doing a lot less damage to U.S. national security than Elon Musk has done this week
Federal workers this week:
December 21, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Federal workers this week:
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the kids don't even know about Jeff Gannon
hiring a porn star to plant questions
May 17, 2024 at 3:15 PM
the kids don't even know about Jeff Gannon