Jim Milks
@jrmilks.bsky.social
Data scientist, ecologist, sailor, disc golfer, WNY original currently living in Ohio, GenX, Non-Hodgkins lymphoma survivor
My ancestors fought against this sort of BS in the Revolutionary War.
Science is real whether you accept its findings or not.
My ancestors fought against this sort of BS in the Revolutionary War.
Science is real whether you accept its findings or not.
So, when’s Rumpty-Dumpty dynamiting Mt Rushmore to add his bloated face to it? It’d fit right in with his planned Arc de Trump monstrosity.
October 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
So, when’s Rumpty-Dumpty dynamiting Mt Rushmore to add his bloated face to it? It’d fit right in with his planned Arc de Trump monstrosity.
You know, if the #GOP wants us to stop comparing them to NAZIS, they really should stop saying NAZI things.
FYI, the “ANTIFA” Jack is complaining about and implying shouldn’t have existed? Those were the Germans who opposed Hitler.
FYI, the “ANTIFA” Jack is complaining about and implying shouldn’t have existed? Those were the Germans who opposed Hitler.
October 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
You know, if the #GOP wants us to stop comparing them to NAZIS, they really should stop saying NAZI things.
FYI, the “ANTIFA” Jack is complaining about and implying shouldn’t have existed? Those were the Germans who opposed Hitler.
FYI, the “ANTIFA” Jack is complaining about and implying shouldn’t have existed? Those were the Germans who opposed Hitler.
Johnson refuses to call the House back into session as he’ll have to swear in the new AZ Congresswoman who represents the 218th vote to release the Epstein files.
October 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Johnson refuses to call the House back into session as he’ll have to swear in the new AZ Congresswoman who represents the 218th vote to release the Epstein files.
tRump spent the last decade loudly claiming that various prominent Democrats were in the Epstein files and promising to release them. Now he can’t understand why his base is obsessed with the Epstein files when everyone knows HE is the most prominent person in them.
September 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
tRump spent the last decade loudly claiming that various prominent Democrats were in the Epstein files and promising to release them. Now he can’t understand why his base is obsessed with the Epstein files when everyone knows HE is the most prominent person in them.
Timeline cleanse. The Hueston Sailing Association race committee snapped this pic of me in my O’Day Mariner during yesterday’s Around the Lake regatta at Acton Lake in Ohio.
September 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Timeline cleanse. The Hueston Sailing Association race committee snapped this pic of me in my O’Day Mariner during yesterday’s Around the Lake regatta at Acton Lake in Ohio.
NY Times 4 Feb 1939
“Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime”
Just in case it’s not perfectly clear whose playbook the fascist tRump regime follows.
“Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime”
Just in case it’s not perfectly clear whose playbook the fascist tRump regime follows.
September 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
NY Times 4 Feb 1939
“Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime”
Just in case it’s not perfectly clear whose playbook the fascist tRump regime follows.
“Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime”
Just in case it’s not perfectly clear whose playbook the fascist tRump regime follows.
Best States to Live In according to WalletHub. Map made in R using the Tidyverse and usmap packages.
September 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Best States to Live In according to WalletHub. Map made in R using the Tidyverse and usmap packages.
In #Ohio, MAGA gerrymandered themselves into a supermajority in 2010. Ohio public schools ranked 5th in the nation. Fifteen years later, they still have a supermajority and Ohio ranks 35 in education.
August 31, 2025 at 1:41 AM
In #Ohio, MAGA gerrymandered themselves into a supermajority in 2010. Ohio public schools ranked 5th in the nation. Fifteen years later, they still have a supermajority and Ohio ranks 35 in education.
Whenever the American Fascist Party (formerly known as as the #GOP) tries to claim they’re “fiscally responsible,” make them explain this:
August 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Whenever the American Fascist Party (formerly known as as the #GOP) tries to claim they’re “fiscally responsible,” make them explain this:
This is why I read and watch foreign news media like the BBC, CBC, The Guardian, etc. American media companies are, with few exceptions, fascist supporting jokes.
August 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is why I read and watch foreign news media like the BBC, CBC, The Guardian, etc. American media companies are, with few exceptions, fascist supporting jokes.
And the new “pay at least $5,000 to get a visa” program won’t make it any better. The 2026 World Cup will be played in empty stadiums at this rate.
August 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
And the new “pay at least $5,000 to get a visa” program won’t make it any better. The 2026 World Cup will be played in empty stadiums at this rate.
One of these things is not like the others...
Some things (like healthcare, utilities, education, insurance in general) should not be run by for-profit companies.
Some things (like healthcare, utilities, education, insurance in general) should not be run by for-profit companies.
August 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
One of these things is not like the others...
Some things (like healthcare, utilities, education, insurance in general) should not be run by for-profit companies.
Some things (like healthcare, utilities, education, insurance in general) should not be run by for-profit companies.
As Trump’s Big Ugly Bill just demonstrated, the #GOP hasn’t changed since the Gilded Age. And 77 million suckers voted to return to the Gilded Age in 2024. Third World status, here we come.
July 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
As Trump’s Big Ugly Bill just demonstrated, the #GOP hasn’t changed since the Gilded Age. And 77 million suckers voted to return to the Gilded Age in 2024. Third World status, here we come.
For anyone complaining now about summer heat, here’s what we had five months ago as I geared up for my sixth and final R-EPOCH treatment:
June 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
For anyone complaining now about summer heat, here’s what we had five months ago as I geared up for my sixth and final R-EPOCH treatment:
Got a shot of the Strawberry Moon from my backyard last night. And yes, that’s the actual color—no filters, no image processing. Just Canadian wildfire smoke.
June 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Got a shot of the Strawberry Moon from my backyard last night. And yes, that’s the actual color—no filters, no image processing. Just Canadian wildfire smoke.
Priceless. Trumpty-Dumpty’s going to need a lot of lotion for that burn. 🤣
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people.com/king-harald-...
May 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Priceless. Trumpty-Dumpty’s going to need a lot of lotion for that burn. 🤣
people.com/king-harald-...
people.com/king-harald-...
NYC-born conman who supposedly has a business degree from U of Penn wants Walmart to ignore basic economics for his own political benefit.
May 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
NYC-born conman who supposedly has a business degree from U of Penn wants Walmart to ignore basic economics for his own political benefit.
So, if RFK Jr himself doesn’t think that people should take medical advice from him, why did he want to take over our most important medical agencies?
May 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
So, if RFK Jr himself doesn’t think that people should take medical advice from him, why did he want to take over our most important medical agencies?