Jon Neumann
@jon-neumann.bsky.social
Political reflections from local elected official serving on the purple fault lines of a divided America. Devoted member and constructive critic of the struggling Democratic Party. Dabbler in sustainable redevelopment and nonprofit formation.
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Onward Christian soldier. Thank you for a century of service.
Rest in peace to Submariner LT James Earl Carter Jr, USN (Ret). Carter, the only U.S. President to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, leaves a legacy of service. The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, carries his name in honor of his dedication to our nation.
December 30, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Onward Christian soldier. Thank you for a century of service.
Hoping this is the backdoor path America needs to finally adopt the metric system. www.cbsnews.com/video/why-do...
Why does Trump want to acquire the Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada?
President-elect Donald Trump spent Christmas Day laying out his foreign policy aspirations for his second term, including his threat to retake control of the Panama Canal. He also suggested the U.S. c...
www.cbsnews.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Hoping this is the backdoor path America needs to finally adopt the metric system. www.cbsnews.com/video/why-do...
May all your Christmases be white. Happy holidays from our family to yours.
December 23, 2024 at 12:43 PM
May all your Christmases be white. Happy holidays from our family to yours.
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It's almost impossible to grasp the magnitude of US wealth inequality & concentration:
$100K saved for retirement is a 4.3-inch stack of $100 bills.
$1M: 43 inches.
$1B: 3,600 feet. 12 football fields. World's tallest building is 2,722 feet.
Musk: $486B. 330 miles high. 60 Mt. Everests, stacked.
$100K saved for retirement is a 4.3-inch stack of $100 bills.
$1M: 43 inches.
$1B: 3,600 feet. 12 football fields. World's tallest building is 2,722 feet.
Musk: $486B. 330 miles high. 60 Mt. Everests, stacked.
December 20, 2024 at 1:28 PM
It's almost impossible to grasp the magnitude of US wealth inequality & concentration:
$100K saved for retirement is a 4.3-inch stack of $100 bills.
$1M: 43 inches.
$1B: 3,600 feet. 12 football fields. World's tallest building is 2,722 feet.
Musk: $486B. 330 miles high. 60 Mt. Everests, stacked.
$100K saved for retirement is a 4.3-inch stack of $100 bills.
$1M: 43 inches.
$1B: 3,600 feet. 12 football fields. World's tallest building is 2,722 feet.
Musk: $486B. 330 miles high. 60 Mt. Everests, stacked.
Hell of a return on investment for Elon’s $275 million in PAC donations.
This is Oligarchy.
Since Election Day, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg have become $232 billion richer & are now worth $920 billion combined. Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
We must fight for an economy that works for all, not just the few.
Since Election Day, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg have become $232 billion richer & are now worth $920 billion combined. Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
We must fight for an economy that works for all, not just the few.
December 15, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Hell of a return on investment for Elon’s $275 million in PAC donations.
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When I had a violent stalker who would graphically describe how he would have me gang raped, puncture my organs and and break all my bones, I was told the police "couldn't do anything".
Consider this a reminder that they absolutely ✨can✨ do something.
They just don't care about YOU.
Consider this a reminder that they absolutely ✨can✨ do something.
They just don't care about YOU.
December 14, 2024 at 10:08 PM
When I had a violent stalker who would graphically describe how he would have me gang raped, puncture my organs and and break all my bones, I was told the police "couldn't do anything".
Consider this a reminder that they absolutely ✨can✨ do something.
They just don't care about YOU.
Consider this a reminder that they absolutely ✨can✨ do something.
They just don't care about YOU.
Bringing thousands of iron lung manufacturing jobs back to America. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Bringing thousands of iron lung manufacturing jobs back to America. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
Time for Congress to spice up the Army-Navy game by putting at least $100 billion in defense spending on the line.
December 14, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Time for Congress to spice up the Army-Navy game by putting at least $100 billion in defense spending on the line.
Your honor my greatest regret is getting caught at a McDonalds in the birthplace of Sheetz.
December 10, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Your honor my greatest regret is getting caught at a McDonalds in the birthplace of Sheetz.
We shouldn’t be shocked that Americans are angry enough at the health care system to cheer the murder of a CEO. We should be disappointed that the Democrats didn’t channel that anger toward more humane and productive purposes…like winning the 2024 election on a Medicare for All platform.
December 6, 2024 at 1:50 PM
We shouldn’t be shocked that Americans are angry enough at the health care system to cheer the murder of a CEO. We should be disappointed that the Democrats didn’t channel that anger toward more humane and productive purposes…like winning the 2024 election on a Medicare for All platform.
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1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM
1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
We should all be bumping up our @wikimedia.bsky.social donations this year now that they’ve confirmed the theoretical possibility that Albert Einstein ate at Burger King.
November 30, 2024 at 1:28 PM
We should all be bumping up our @wikimedia.bsky.social donations this year now that they’ve confirmed the theoretical possibility that Albert Einstein ate at Burger King.
Hit me up if you want to join me in the Starter Pack for Pennsylvania elected officials of Second Class Townships with populations between 5,000 and 10,000.
November 30, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Hit me up if you want to join me in the Starter Pack for Pennsylvania elected officials of Second Class Townships with populations between 5,000 and 10,000.
In this time of polarization we can all be thankful that the divisiveness of Turducken discourse continues its year over year decline.
November 28, 2024 at 6:26 PM
In this time of polarization we can all be thankful that the divisiveness of Turducken discourse continues its year over year decline.
20% tariff on imports from Mexico? Nice! All my years of avocado hoarding are going to finally pay off.
November 26, 2024 at 1:39 AM
20% tariff on imports from Mexico? Nice! All my years of avocado hoarding are going to finally pay off.
Ripping open these Blue Sky starter packs like it’s the first day of Madden Mobile. Haven’t found the 99 rated TJ Watt but I have assembled a pretty awesome lineup of historians, philosophers and political theorists.
November 23, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Ripping open these Blue Sky starter packs like it’s the first day of Madden Mobile. Haven’t found the 99 rated TJ Watt but I have assembled a pretty awesome lineup of historians, philosophers and political theorists.
So it begins. Excited to join the Blue Sky community and looking forward to the day when I can open this app without hearing the Electric Light Orchestra in my head.
November 18, 2024 at 9:02 PM
So it begins. Excited to join the Blue Sky community and looking forward to the day when I can open this app without hearing the Electric Light Orchestra in my head.