John Lusk
LightNews LightNews
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
John Lusk
@tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
12 followers 9 following 650 posts
https://herereadthisarticle.wordpress.com

a.k.a. @herereadthis.blog

Trying to pay attention and get through life with more joy than sadness.

[bridged from https://mstdn.io/@tarheel on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Posts Replies Media Videos
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Support for abolishing ICE hits a a new high | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2026/01/09/support-for-abolishing-ice-hits-a-a-new-high/

> We are apparently at peak “abolish ICE”, and that’s *before* the murder of Renee Good has really had an effect on polls.
Graph over time showing Civiqs polling from before January 2019 on the "abolish ICE?" question. Support for abolishing ICE is currently at an all-time high, 42%.
January 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
WHO BEARS THE BURDEN OF CLIMATE INACTION? | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/12/04/who-bears-the-burden-of-climate-inaction/

> Figures in dollars (2023). via this stupid website: Which I found on Mastodon and will probably never re-visit because they […]

[Original post on mstdn.io]
Table of figures. See blog post if you really want it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Well...

I guess this is the latest Mastodon Chick? Hi, Kira! 👋
Screenshot of two of my followers, under different accounts at mastodon.social, who've named themselves "Kira Alexander" (except in Cyrillic, "Кіра Александер"). The avatar appears to be an attractive blonde woman in combat dress claiming to be a Ukrainian medic.
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
I.e. beef CHAI. Easy, my ass. But it does smell good.

By the way, I'm making this with old black-eyed peas and some "lentils de puy" (I think; anyway, they were green but not split peas) I had hanging around. Screw all that "dal" shit.
tablet screenshot. "easy slow cooker haleem" recipe, highlighting herbs going into beef stock. Bay leaves, cloves, cardomom, cinnamon.
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/11/17/10437/

> 😀 Fuck your bio. Fuck your lyrics.
Pandora mobile screenshot. "Closing Ceremony" by Ecca Vandal.
November 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Something, something, vaccinations. (St. Louis.) | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/10/06/something-something-vaccinations-st-louis/

> Visit the post for more.
Placard listing the causes of death, mostly preventable by today's vaccinations, of 10 of the 13 Campbell children of the famous Campbell family of St. Louis.
October 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Wow, mastodon quote toots showed up on memeorandum’s front page | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/09/12/wow-mastodon-quote-toots-showed-up-on-memeorandums-front-page/

> Visit the post for more.
screen shot of memeorandum's front page with the mastodon blog post on quote tooting circled
September 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
@GottaLaff

Ok, this is something that irks me a bit. Stories like this frequently don't include trends over time (except to say "record", which is basically a scare word (by how MUCH is it a record?)), and this particular story picks two particular trends (GOODLIFE […]

[Original post on mstdn.io]
Question "NATECON. How would you rate the strength of the U.S. economy?" showing positive trends from 2022-2025. Question "Q58. Over the course of the next year, do you think the state of the economy will get better, stay about the same, or get worse?" showing positive trend from 2023-2025. Question "SATFIN. We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. So far as you and your family are concerned, would you say that you are pretty well satisfied with your present financial situation, more or less satisfied, or not satisfied at all?" showing positive trend from 2022-2025.
September 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Here Are the Winners From Trump’s Tax Law | WSJ | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/07/28/here-are-the-winners-from-trumps-tax-law-wsj/

> (gift) «First, some explanations. These charts look only at the law’s tax provisions, not at its reductions to […]

[Original post on mstdn.io]
Bar chart showing change in after-tax income by quintile (by income), ranging from 0.8% for lowest, to 4.4% for the 95th-to-99th percentile.
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/06/24/9828/

> In other news: DOG BITES MAN
Screenshot of Memorandum showing Axios news story with headline "Mike Johnson calls War Powers Act "unconstitutional".
June 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Good trouble day, July 17 | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/06/17/good-trouble-day-july-17/

> Greensboro, represent! (My hometown, already on it. Raleigh, where you at?)
Screenshot of goodtroubleliveson.org showing Greensboro NC is already signed up, but Raleigh is not. C'mon, Triangle!
June 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
A thing I don’t deserve | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/06/09/a-thing-i-dont-deserve/

> View off my deck at 5:45 pm on 9 June 2025 Supposedly 85° F, 50% humidity, breezy. Quiet jam, Gin Daisy (out of frame). Some day, this will all be ashes and tears*, but for the moment…. Dead …
View off my deck at 5:45 pm on 9 June 2025. Forest lit by early-evening sunshine when sunset is still 3 hours away. Birds, crows, cicadas making noise.
June 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Somebody on this site was super-pleased with iPhone ratting out their software that uses permissions.

Looks like Samsung does it, too (Galaxy S25).
Screenshot of Android phone showing recent permission use by software.
May 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
21% through “The Sum of Us” | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/05/18/21-through-the-sum-of-us/

> «A recent study by political scientist Larry M. Bartels found that Republicans who score high in what he calls “ethnic antagonism”—who are worried about […]

[Original post on mstdn.io]
Book cover
May 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
The Coalition That Powered Trump to Victory in 2024 Is Starting to Fray | WSJ | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/05/18/the-coalition-that-powered-trump-to-victory-in-2024-is-starting-to-fray-wsj/

> (gift) Blah, blah, blah. Young, Black, and Latino […]

[Original post on mstdn.io]
Plot showing Trump net job-approval rating at least +70 percentage points among Trump voters overall, by several major pollsters.
May 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Gonna be a fun day on Wall Street today (tariffs slashed) | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/05/12/gonna-be-a-fun-day-on-wall-street-today-tariffs-slashed/
SPY ETF screenshot from MarketWatch.com at 8:40 am. Includes off-hours trading. Shows a hefty hairline spike up as the trading data comes in.
May 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Griffin v. Riggs | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/05/07/griffin-v-riggs/

> Welp… Top news of the hour.
screenshot of memorandum.com showing that Griffin's decision to concede is top of the news at the moment the screenshot was taken.
May 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Looks like Target’s been in trouble for a while | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/05/04/looks-like-targets-been-in-trouble-for-a-while/

> Been seeing some recent chatter about Target but it looks to me like Target’s been having trouble for a while […]

[Original post on mstdn.io]
Target Corp. stock price history over 3 years, compared to XRT and XLP ETFs.
May 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
My Christian response to a Christian blog post | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/05/02/my-christian-response-to-a-christian-blog-post/

> SOOOOOO….. I ran across this blog when they commented on a post I made. I’m not exactly sure what the point of […]

[Original post on mstdn.io]
Attractive human female. Does this actually work? I hear it does.
May 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Non-voters | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/04/27/non-voters/

> So… I keep seeing posts like “how could these Trump voters be so awful?” and “I bet those Trump voters are sorry now that the leopards are eating their faces” and R…
Bar graph of Democratic vs. Republican vs. non-voter “participation” in presidential elections since 1976, showing the major “participating” fraction each time was non-voters, except for 2020, when the pressure was very high.
April 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Dammit. Somebody drank all my wine.
Empty wine glass next to a dinner plate having no food (because somebody ate it all) on a table on my deck overlooking a forest while quiet, swingy jazz plays on my Bluetooth speaker.
April 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g5nxpy7jtadndk63olrn7dfb" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@jsonstein

Wordpress.com magic. I definitely don't host my own blog (yet).
Screenshot of Wordpress.com "Sharing" settings page controlling which social media sites are presented on blog posts for sharing.
February 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
House Dems Want To End Citizens United So We Never Get Musked Again | Wonkette | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/02/15/house-dems-want-to-end-citizens-united-so-we-never-get-musked-again-wonkette/

> Alma Adams! w00t! \o/ I will claim her for my […]

[Original post on mstdn.io]
February 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Is corporate America already souring on Trump? | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/02/15/is-corporate-america-already-souring-on-trump/

> I just subscribed to FT Edit for $49/year, and I don’t have enough “sharing credits” yet, so sorry, paywalled […]

[Original post on mstdn.io]
February 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
tarheel.mstdn.io.ap.brid.gy
Opinion | Trump Might Have a Case on Birthright Citizenship – The New York Times | Here, Read This

https://herereadthis.blog/2025/02/15/opinion-trump-might-have-a-case-on-birthright-citizenship-the-new-york-times/

> New York Times, blah blah blah. But: the first […]

[Original post on mstdn.io]
February 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM