James S. Pumpkins
@jspumpkins.bsky.social
Stridently pro-blocking, anti-French fry. Microbiologist/biochemist.
Damian Priest is weird in that I both 1) don't get who he is supposed to be but 2) at the same time I like him so, very conflicted.
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Damian Priest is weird in that I both 1) don't get who he is supposed to be but 2) at the same time I like him so, very conflicted.
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we live in an era where we are burning the legacy of civilization on the altar of men who don't want to do what their mothers told them when they were 6
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
we live in an era where we are burning the legacy of civilization on the altar of men who don't want to do what their mothers told them when they were 6
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Most local parties are run by people who've done the job for years because no one stepped up. So step up.
Be authentically you. Speak to your community.
There is a MASSIVE leadership vacuum at the local level almost everywhere outside major cities. Fill it.
Be authentically you. Speak to your community.
There is a MASSIVE leadership vacuum at the local level almost everywhere outside major cities. Fill it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Most local parties are run by people who've done the job for years because no one stepped up. So step up.
Be authentically you. Speak to your community.
There is a MASSIVE leadership vacuum at the local level almost everywhere outside major cities. Fill it.
Be authentically you. Speak to your community.
There is a MASSIVE leadership vacuum at the local level almost everywhere outside major cities. Fill it.
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In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
Don't remember the last time we had a mid-week holiday around here and man, is it spookily quiet for a Monday.
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Don't remember the last time we had a mid-week holiday around here and man, is it spookily quiet for a Monday.
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So, uh, are you... a friend of Zohran
His... awareness of Zohran? what?
NEW: @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office says 3 masked ICE agents stopped & questioned an IL Department of Transportation employee working in Park Ridge about his immigration status & whether he had traveled to New York and his awareness of NYC Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social before leaving.
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM
So, uh, are you... a friend of Zohran
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The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
Pre-recording him on the days he is lucid to keep people busy on the days he is not.
I'm confused about the video clips Trump is pushing out on Truth Social and YouTube right now.
They're all shorter clips on various topics, but I'm not sure where they were shot or why they were done in this style behind a podium talking directly to camera.
They're all shorter clips on various topics, but I'm not sure where they were shot or why they were done in this style behind a podium talking directly to camera.
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Pre-recording him on the days he is lucid to keep people busy on the days he is not.
I don't think I realized before these elections how badly Dems and other broadly left-leaning folks needed A Win of Any Kind.
Now that we have it, let's build upon it.
Now that we have it, let's build upon it.
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I don't think I realized before these elections how badly Dems and other broadly left-leaning folks needed A Win of Any Kind.
Now that we have it, let's build upon it.
Now that we have it, let's build upon it.
This is a crime against humanity. By both the literal and metaphorical definitions.
Getting new details on this now:
As the arrest unfolded, teachers pleaded with the agents telling them the teacher had a work permit. The agents went into multiple rooms looking for teachers while children were present. One teacher hid with a child in her care while the agents stormed the facility.
As the arrest unfolded, teachers pleaded with the agents telling them the teacher had a work permit. The agents went into multiple rooms looking for teachers while children were present. One teacher hid with a child in her care while the agents stormed the facility.
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is a crime against humanity. By both the literal and metaphorical definitions.
Projection so intense that it could light an IMAX screen.
Johnson: Democrats have never been more afraid, at any point, than they are right now
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Projection so intense that it could light an IMAX screen.
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*whispers* you can continue to read me, the pundit who insisted the other pundits were wrong about these conclusions
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
*whispers* you can continue to read me, the pundit who insisted the other pundits were wrong about these conclusions
Tapping out of this one but I hope all of the good folks wjn and the bad folks lose and I look forward to the post-analysis tomorrow. For the people that thrive in the election back and forth, may you have an enjoyable.night with good outcomes.
Peace to all.
Peace to all.
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Tapping out of this one but I hope all of the good folks wjn and the bad folks lose and I look forward to the post-analysis tomorrow. For the people that thrive in the election back and forth, may you have an enjoyable.night with good outcomes.
Peace to all.
Peace to all.
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Every bad thing that happens is Trump's fault. No one stopped to think about causality when Biden was President in 2020.
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Every bad thing that happens is Trump's fault. No one stopped to think about causality when Biden was President in 2020.
At this point really wishing for a "right to jail, right away" meme that is a bit less whimsical just for the many possible applications
November 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
At this point really wishing for a "right to jail, right away" meme that is a bit less whimsical just for the many possible applications
Just the man being himself, ladies and gentlemen.
Andrew Cuomo being driven around at low speeds in a white Bronco seems fitting for this great respecter of women. Where did he even find a white Bronco in NYC?
November 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just the man being himself, ladies and gentlemen.
Me chuckling at the "Bills top Chiefs" headline on Reddit just shows how deeply the internet has broken my brain.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Me chuckling at the "Bills top Chiefs" headline on Reddit just shows how deeply the internet has broken my brain.
Only 10% to go!
Trump posts his worst-ever net approval rating in a CNN poll this morning, 37% to 63% (-26) s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
s3.documentcloud.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Only 10% to go!
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we need to do reconstruction again
My column this week. Keep an eye on this Alabama constitutional amendment that would prevent naturalized citizens from holding most state offices. It feels like it has a much bigger target in its sights: the due process provisions of the 14th Amendment.
This Alabama bill targets immigrants. And the 14th Amendment. | Alabama Reflector
A proposed constitutional amendment backed by Secretary of State Wes Allen could provide another way to attack citizenship and due process.
alabamareflector.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
we need to do reconstruction again
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I corrected falsehoods about Teflon spread by Moms Across America & MAHA allies here: www.instagram.com/p/DQfZm9mjnp...
PTFE (Teflon) is biologically inactive & has been studied & regulated for food contact & in your body.
That’s why it’s not a health concern for cookware or surgical procedures.
PTFE (Teflon) is biologically inactive & has been studied & regulated for food contact & in your body.
That’s why it’s not a health concern for cookware or surgical procedures.
dr.andrealove on Instagram: "@danielleshine.dietitian and I were all set to post our usual Halloween content until this truly horrifying (yet predictable) colla…"
@danielleshine.dietitian and I were all set to post our usual Halloween content until this truly horrifying (yet predictable) collaboration between die-hard MAHA influencers Moms Across America, Courtney Swan, MAHA Mommas, and the MAHA Mom Coalition dropped.Yikes. The sheer amount of misinformation packed into one post is genuinely frightening, and far too dangerous to ignore. Swipe through to see our evidence-based corrections–WITH receipts.Beware of people like this: so deeply entrenched in misinformation, pseudoscience, and conspiracy that they’ve lost sight of reality. They thrive in groups and, like a cult, are always recruiting new members.The content they produce is harmful: it’s filled with falsehoods that influence other people’s choices about health and nutrition. Deliberately discrediting qualified experts like dietitians is a calculated tactic to create distrust of evidence-based science and healthcare–a hallmark of medical conspiracism the wellness industry thrives on. Spreading misinformation about health and nutrition is reckless, dangerous, and causes preventable illness and death. When people forgo credible health interventions in favor of pseudoscience, they die more often and faster. That’s true for infectious diseases, cancer, and nutrition. MAHA influencers distract with fake risks of tap water, Wi-Fi, and cooking utensils, while their figurehead, RFK Jr, is destroying evidence-based science and public health right in front of us. Creating blanket fear of “chemicals” that don’t pose a risk to you doesn’t improve health. The truth? MAHA is not about health or safety. RFK Jr. is firing experts, gutting research and regulation, defunding food and healthcare support, and undoing decades of progress in disease prevention. That’s the real nightmare.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I corrected falsehoods about Teflon spread by Moms Across America & MAHA allies here: www.instagram.com/p/DQfZm9mjnp...
PTFE (Teflon) is biologically inactive & has been studied & regulated for food contact & in your body.
That’s why it’s not a health concern for cookware or surgical procedures.
PTFE (Teflon) is biologically inactive & has been studied & regulated for food contact & in your body.
That’s why it’s not a health concern for cookware or surgical procedures.
A modest proposal: a stimulus package based entirely on hiring enough lawyers to prosecute every Trump crony who broke a law no matter how insignificant they might be.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A modest proposal: a stimulus package based entirely on hiring enough lawyers to prosecute every Trump crony who broke a law no matter how insignificant they might be.
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It's the "old people" part that is perfect.
And here's the alt-texted reply [and yeah, if you're eligible to vote in New York City, please vote for Zohran]:
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It's the "old people" part that is perfect.
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One reason you don't vote for someone with a Nazi tattoo is so you can confront the Nazis that are taking over the Right.
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
One reason you don't vote for someone with a Nazi tattoo is so you can confront the Nazis that are taking over the Right.