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Jonathan Gerhardson
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"Journalist" in "western Massachusetts."

https://jongerhardson.github.io

jon.gerhardson@proton.me

https://jonathangerhardson.substack.com/

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This bot is my fault: @massgovupdatesbot
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Depending on why the pliers didn't work these might
Dental Kelly Locking Forceps Homostatic Rochester Pean Forceps
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Just clone, download the .db, and run the web ui script. Text only but if you put the image files in the directory you can open them as links too.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Made a stupid thing
jongerhardson.github.io/epstein.html
This image shows a screenshot of a webpage titled "Are you in the Epstein files?". A search has been performed for the name "Trump," and the result, "Yes, 3230 times," is displayed over a painting of Bill Clinton wearing a blue dress. The page also includes smaller text attributing the data to the "House Oversight Committee"
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Again for the back row
Newspaper that reads If you want I can also create an even snappier "front-page style" version with you want, I can also create an even punchy one-line stats and a bold, info- graphic-ready layout-perfect for maxi- mum reader impact. Do you want me to do that next?
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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*chef's kiss* muah Beautiful, and amazing. no notes.
omar r quraishi on twitter @omar_quraishi I know journalists are using AI in their work but this is a bit much! Dawn business pages desk should have at least edited the last para out! Image of a newspaper, circled in red is this passage at the end of an article about the auto industry If you want I can also create an even snappier "front-page style" version with you want, I can also create an even punchy one-line stats and a bold, info- graphic-ready layout-perfect for maxi- mum reader impact. Do you want me to do that next?
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Made a political compass to help you determine if your a trapper or a prepper
The image is a political compass, presented as a vintage-style diagram on aged paper pinned to a wooden board. The X-axis is labeled "Aquaculture," with the left side representing "High-end fish tanks" and the right side "Growing tilapia for food (permaculture)." The Y-axis is labeled "Gun Nerd," with the top representing "AR pistol, ooh I love how it hold Glock clips" and the bottom a detailed description of "LEE-ENFIELD MK. III, SHORT MAGAZINE LEE-SMELE, .303 BRITISH, .303 BRITISH WWI SERVICE MAGAZINE, STANDARD ISSUE 197557." In the top-left quadrant (High-end fish tanks / AR pistol enthusiast), a person is shown admiring a highly detailed, planted fish tank with several exotic fish. Above them, an AR pistol with a magazine is depicted. In the top-right quadrant (Growing tilapia for food / AR pistol enthusiast), a person is tending to a circular, outdoor permaculture pond with tilapia swimming in it, under a sun icon. Above them, the same AR pistol is shown. In the bottom-left quadrant (High-end fish tanks / Lee-Enfield enthusiast), a person is shown meticulously working on a complex setup of multiple small, interconnected fish tanks with various equipment. Below them, a detailed illustration of a Lee-Enfield rifle is displayed. In the bottom-right quadrant (Growing tilapia for food / Lee-Enfield enthusiast), two people are harvesting plants from a natural-looking pond with trees in the background. Below them, the same Lee-Enfield rifle is shown. A compass rose is at the center of the diagram, and the overall aesthetic is like an old, hand-drawn infographic.
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Jacobian Mag defending Planter as not a racist because he posted on Reddit about things conducive to building an off grid compound really feels like they're missing the forest for the trees imo

Sorry to the seemingly unrelated Jacob and or Ian I just @tted about this
Screenshot of Jacobian Mag on Instagram reads If you're not interested in detailed technical discussions about firearms and military tactics or the finer points of aquaculture, a lot of Platner's Reddit activity would likely make your eyes glaze over. But when it strays from these topics, it doesn't much resemble the thoughts and opinions of ar_cist extremist.
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Am I ICE popular, or this is a long con from LinkedIn to get me to shell out for Premium?
Someone at USCIS viewed my LinkedIn profile
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Are you fucking kidding me with this shit?
Sponsored detour on Google maps
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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This got cut but is also pretty interesting I think. From the 990 form of a Springfield, Massachusetts cemetery and crematorium 🤔
RECYCLED METAL INCOME 812220 107,575 107,575
November 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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theshoestring.org/2025/10/28/t...

In case you missed it, I made this chart as a part of my latest piece in @theshoestring.bsky.social, earlier this week
In 2021, the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association doubled its lobbying budget compared to the previous five years. Previously, it had spent $14,000 per year on lobbying activities, an amount similar to the Massachusetts Cemetery Association’s $12,000 per year. The following year, The Proprietors of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Watertown paid lobbying firm Tremont Strategies Group $54,750, according to state disclosure reports. By 2024, the total amount spent on lobbying activities by clients involved with either side of the death care industry was approximately the same as had been spent by the death care interests from 2015 to 2021 combined
November 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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The train car dining room from Bernie's Dinining Depot, which closed in 2022 is being hauled away right now. #westernma
A crane lifts a chrome train car onto a flatbed trailer in a parking lot. Trees in background, overcast sky, grass and a small Bobcat machine in foreground
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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I was sent a press release this week that claims these are the top ten states "for homeless people." If you are as confused as I am, Connecticut apparently ranks first because it has the lowest share of chronically homeless people. But wouldn't that make it the worst state for homeless people?
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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I mean it at least pops up as the same make/model on Carfax
Order CARFAX Reports We found 3 history records on this vehicle. 2025 JEEP WAGONEER SERIES II $63,100$64,400 Value range for similar vehicles Get this car's CARFAX value when you buy the Report
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Ransomware group Clop appears to have just released 1.5 TB of data from @harvard.edu after the school was hacked earlier this month.

via www.ransomware.live/id/SEFSVkFSR...
screenshot of CL0P^_-LEAKS website
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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nof1.ai

Posting because I know how much Bluesky loves both artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency trading.

In some ways it's a little ironic that Deepseek, which the U.S. government has gone to great lengths to discredit as Chinese Communist Party propaganda, is apparently best at stonks.
$22,625 DeepSeek Chat V3.1 DEEPSEEK CHAT V3.1 / $20,717 Qwen3 Max QWEN3 MAX / $12,370 Claude Sonnet 4.5 CLAUDE SONNET 4.5 / $11,514 Grok 4 GROK 4 / $4,383 Gemini 2.5 Pro GEMINI 2.5 PRO / $4,130 GPT 5 GPT 5
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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I have never seen something as extreme as that myself, but I am unfortunately not extremely surprised.
Politico 2024 election map shows a cluster of Trump votes between Springfield and Worcester, Mass. https://www.politico.com/2024-election/results/massachusetts/
October 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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malegislature.gov/Bills/194/SD... A recent DPH inspection found overcrowding problems at Norfolk
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/SD3235.pdf Patrick McDermott, Sheriff Norfolk County Correctional Center 200 West Street P.O. Box 149 Dedham, MA 02027 (electronic copy) Re: Plan of Correction – Norfolk County House of Correction and Alternative Center, Dedham Dear Sheriff McDermott: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Regulations and Standards (EHRS) has received your Plan of Correction in response to my inspection on June 10, 2025. After review, the EHRS finds the plan addresses all the deficiencies noted in the report with the following exception: In regards to the issue of overcrowding, the EHRS appreciates the limitations of correctional facilities and the need to accommodate the ever-increasing population; however we remain concerned with the overcrowded conditions. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter, should you have any questions please contact me at the address listed above. Sincerely, Nicholas Gale Environmental Analyst, EHRS,
October 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Huh, am I gleaning correctly that ICE is trolling municipal public records for Intel and the AGO seems to be implying that munis should limit the amount of records they create in response? Has anyone tried filing some records requests for records requests about this?
A municipality should collect and maintain only as much immigration or citizenship information as may be necessary for services or regulatory compliance purposes. Once a record is created or received, it must be retained in accordance with the Municipal Records Retention Schedule. A municipality should consult its organization’s policies and procedures regarding the collection and release of an individual’s information. The Open Meeting Law requires that meetings of public bodies be open to any individual who wishes to attend. Public bodies cannot require that attendees identify themselves in order to gain access to a public meeting or demonstrate that they have business before the body or a particular interest in the proceedings. A public body may not remove a person from an open session meeting of the public body unless the person disrupts the meeting after warning from the chair. Therefore, the Open Meeting Law does not allow public bodies to prohibit categories of individuals, including law enforcement agencies like ICE, from attending meetings of public bodies. The Open Meeting Law does not require that public bodies offer an opportunity for public comment during their meetings. Public comment is at the discretion of the chair, unless there is another law or rule requiring public comment in particular situations. Some public bodies have a practice of requiring participants in public comment to identify themselves by full name and home address as a condition of speaking at a meeting. Although such a practice is not prohibited by the Open Meeting Law, the Attorney General discourages requiring meeting attendees to provide full identifying information. 5. Are municipal employees legally required to provide assistan
October 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to J USTICE THOMAS and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is de- nied. J USTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and J USTICE J ACKSON join, dissenting from the denial of appli- cation for stay and denial of certiorari. Take out your phone, go to the clock app, and find the stopwatch. Click start. Now watch the seconds as they climb. Three seconds come and go in a blink. At the thirty- second mark, your mind starts to wander. One minute passes, and you begin to think that this is taking a long time. Two . . . three . . . . The clock ticks on. Then, finally, you make it to four minutes. Hit stop. Now imagine for that entire time, you are suffocating. You want to breathe; you have to breathe. But you are strapped to a gurney with a mask on your face pumping your lungs with nitrogen gas. Your mind knows that the gas will kill you. But your body keeps telling you to breathe. That is what awaits Anthony Boyd tonight. For two to four minutes, Boyd will remain conscious while the State of Alabama kills him in this way. When the gas starts flow- ing, he will immediately convulse. He will gasp for air.
October 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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THAT'S ALL THEY REALLY WAAAA-AAAA--AAAAANNNNNTTTTT
robots.txt shows Disallow: /girlsjustwannahavefun/
October 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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www.tomsguide.com/news/live/am...

Damn ...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Word clouds made from most recent posts of accounts interacting (likes, reposts) with bsky accounts for homeland security, CBP, health and human services, and the white house. (Men only want one thing and it's disgusting)
Largest Words: Democrats, government, Trump, shut, illegal, thinking, American, keep Medium-Sized Words: give, fighting, nation, President, shutdown, paychecks, sea, World, tolerate, deserve, Forces, Marines, community, SHAME, Thank, Good, Schumer, MAGA, Gospel, healthcare, beyond, back, aliens, Media, patriots, king, neighborhood Smaller Words: EVERY, TRILLION, status, Okay, rest, across, celebrating, narcoterrorists, proof, stop, Hey, July, Voted, Red, drugs, broken, leverage, NON, national, critical, ignorant, reality, FACT, learn, mission, time, Black, May, Morning, ground, going, covid, DONALD, love, Sanders, machines, ensur, stand, turned, Hell, trafficking, friendly, no, nvltJrNJ51A, Says, funny, Billionaires, country, results, kinda, hour, ELECTION, Chuck, lives, matter, believe, voting, Day, Weary, especially, Museum, Soros, around, without, professionals, Mainstream, Even, people, Art, finally, ice, Semper Fi, Will, draggin, BlackAmericans, USA, watch, brave, racists, architects, Folk, defend, troll, promises, founders, generations, States, United, Sadly, favs, Intelligence, fests, Santa, Awakening, amuse, REMINDER, abused, great, really, actual, trying, unless, paid, gates, goes, join, obtain, refuse, epic, should, AOC, reaping, fellow, night, yutu
October 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Last one tonight. Prior to this week, the last time the The Department of Labor posted was in praise of MLK Jr.'s labor organizing... nine months ago. In addition to seeing much more engagement from more-established accounts, it's also verified through its .gov tld @dol .gov
Out of 8,046 unique accounts I engaging with @dol.gov, only about 25% are created since Oct. 16
October 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM