John Ostermiller PhD
@johnostermiller.bsky.social
1312. BLM, LGBTQ+ & reproductive rights. Asia-Pacific Studies MA | PhD in (Cultural) Anthropology. Japan, Islam, migration, secularism, media. Tweets my own.
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How about this? We'll repay our student loan debt when all the Congressional representatives who took out PPP loans during the pandemic repay theirs.
The SAVE plan helped millions of people stay above water while repaying student loan debt.
Now that Trump has officially shut it down, borrowers may now have to spend hundreds more per month paying off their loans.
How is this supposed to lower people’s cost of living?
Now that Trump has officially shut it down, borrowers may now have to spend hundreds more per month paying off their loans.
How is this supposed to lower people’s cost of living?
December 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
How about this? We'll repay our student loan debt when all the Congressional representatives who took out PPP loans during the pandemic repay theirs.
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I love Creed and love this story. Creed is another one of the few movies and franchises that shows Black life with complexity and humanness. I‘ve watched Creed 2 far too much because of its focus on Black fatherhood.
Here’s my oral history of CREED, the movie not the band. With help from Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, and many more. www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/m...
If I Fight, You Fight: The Oral History of ‘Creed’
Ten years ago, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan cemented their partnership and pulled off a million-to-one shot, bringing the ‘Rocky’ franchise into a new era
www.theringer.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I love Creed and love this story. Creed is another one of the few movies and franchises that shows Black life with complexity and humanness. I‘ve watched Creed 2 far too much because of its focus on Black fatherhood.
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THIS IS A GOOD HEADLINE.
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
THIS IS A GOOD HEADLINE.
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
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Every society is three meals away from chaos
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Every society is three meals away from chaos
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my problem with gyoza is that they normally come in an order of about 6, but what I really need is 100 of them
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
my problem with gyoza is that they normally come in an order of about 6, but what I really need is 100 of them
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”if people don’t have jobs they don’t have money to spend”
Geniuses at work, really
Geniuses at work, really
GOLDMAN has some tough words about the young college-grad unemployment rate rising to 8.5%. 👀
“.. A further deterioration in employment opportunities .. perhaps reflecting AI and other efficiency-enhancing measures .. could have a disproportionate negative impact on consumer spending ..”
“.. A further deterioration in employment opportunities .. perhaps reflecting AI and other efficiency-enhancing measures .. could have a disproportionate negative impact on consumer spending ..”
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
”if people don’t have jobs they don’t have money to spend”
Geniuses at work, really
Geniuses at work, really
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
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When I was in high school we were discussing how much better 2% choco milk is compared to 1%, and my friend said that if I ever tried 4%, it'd change my life. Well, now I'm in my 40s and I finally saw 3.8% chocolate milk for sale at a local country market and I gotta say... she was RIGHT. It's good
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
When I was in high school we were discussing how much better 2% choco milk is compared to 1%, and my friend said that if I ever tried 4%, it'd change my life. Well, now I'm in my 40s and I finally saw 3.8% chocolate milk for sale at a local country market and I gotta say... she was RIGHT. It's good
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DO NOT BUY STARBUCKS!
It's DAY NINE of our open-ended, national ULP strike - and we're not slowing down.
Show some love to our striking baristas in Newton, MA and remember: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS while baristas are on strike! ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
Show some love to our striking baristas in Newton, MA and remember: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS while baristas are on strike! ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
DO NOT BUY STARBUCKS!
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
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🚨 post by @jackamatica.bsky.social on Twitter:
"COVID is the main driver in the increase of unemployment.
I was 21, starting my career in aerospace engineering, when I was infected by COVID-19 - that ended immediately.
I am now 25 and still unable to work a normal job..."
x.com/JackHadfield...
"COVID is the main driver in the increase of unemployment.
I was 21, starting my career in aerospace engineering, when I was infected by COVID-19 - that ended immediately.
I am now 25 and still unable to work a normal job..."
x.com/JackHadfield...
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🚨 post by @jackamatica.bsky.social on Twitter:
"COVID is the main driver in the increase of unemployment.
I was 21, starting my career in aerospace engineering, when I was infected by COVID-19 - that ended immediately.
I am now 25 and still unable to work a normal job..."
x.com/JackHadfield...
"COVID is the main driver in the increase of unemployment.
I was 21, starting my career in aerospace engineering, when I was infected by COVID-19 - that ended immediately.
I am now 25 and still unable to work a normal job..."
x.com/JackHadfield...
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The more democratic elements of the American constitutional and economic order are actually throwing up road blocks to Trumpism. Protests and boycotts and low level courts and juries and cetera. Elite actors on the other hand are all too frequently caving. Fascinating study in who actually cares!
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The more democratic elements of the American constitutional and economic order are actually throwing up road blocks to Trumpism. Protests and boycotts and low level courts and juries and cetera. Elite actors on the other hand are all too frequently caving. Fascinating study in who actually cares!
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BREAKING: Federal judge orders the Trump administration to make full food stamp payments in November. More to come.
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge orders the Trump administration to make full food stamp payments in November. More to come.
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Zohran Mamdani wins the New York city mayor election, NBC News projects.
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York city mayor election, NBC News projects.
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BREAKING: California’s Proposition 50 - the Election Rigging Response Act - has prevailed, requiring the temporary use of new congressional maps through 2030, has succeeded.
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
BREAKING: California’s Proposition 50 - the Election Rigging Response Act - has prevailed, requiring the temporary use of new congressional maps through 2030, has succeeded.
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"A bear wandered into the underground parking lot of The Bank of Iwate Ltd.'s head office on the morning of Oct. 28 where it was contained for several hours before being extracted safely."
Bear safely removed from underground parking lot of bank in northern Japan - The Mainichi
MORIOKA -- A bear wandered into the underground parking lot of The Bank of Iwate Ltd.'s head office on the morning of Oct. 28 where it was contained f
mainichi.jp
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"A bear wandered into the underground parking lot of The Bank of Iwate Ltd.'s head office on the morning of Oct. 28 where it was contained for several hours before being extracted safely."
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doing scholarship with friends is my favorite part of the job!
true story: we recorded this shortly after J6, and despite that, this episode is such chaotic fun. give it a listen!
true story: we recorded this shortly after J6, and despite that, this episode is such chaotic fun. give it a listen!
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
doing scholarship with friends is my favorite part of the job!
true story: we recorded this shortly after J6, and despite that, this episode is such chaotic fun. give it a listen!
true story: we recorded this shortly after J6, and despite that, this episode is such chaotic fun. give it a listen!
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Microsoft is one of the companies contributing to Trump’s insane ballroom. They’ve picked their side.
I asked Microsoft PR about this—specially the DHS using Halo IP to recruit for ICE—and the company declined to comment.
October 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Microsoft is one of the companies contributing to Trump’s insane ballroom. They’ve picked their side.
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FIREFOX USERS
Mozilla shoved LLMs into your browser a short while back, here's how you get rid of it
-Search about:config in the URL
-Copy+paste the following terms in the search bar one at a time (you can copy them from the alt text or the next post!)
-Toggle each one to False
-Humanity Restored
Mozilla shoved LLMs into your browser a short while back, here's how you get rid of it
-Search about:config in the URL
-Copy+paste the following terms in the search bar one at a time (you can copy them from the alt text or the next post!)
-Toggle each one to False
-Humanity Restored
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
FIREFOX USERS
Mozilla shoved LLMs into your browser a short while back, here's how you get rid of it
-Search about:config in the URL
-Copy+paste the following terms in the search bar one at a time (you can copy them from the alt text or the next post!)
-Toggle each one to False
-Humanity Restored
Mozilla shoved LLMs into your browser a short while back, here's how you get rid of it
-Search about:config in the URL
-Copy+paste the following terms in the search bar one at a time (you can copy them from the alt text or the next post!)
-Toggle each one to False
-Humanity Restored
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‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.
For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.
For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.
October 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.
For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.
For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.