Gallimaufries
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I’m VERY slowly settling in here. Maybe I’ll hang up my hat and stay for a bit OR maybe I won’t, but for now please know that I’m going to be all over the place topically. Buckle up! (Clifford Brown in the pfp)
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I’ve read some very strange fiction over the years, but this . . . THIS very real chapter of American kleptocratic kakistocracy needs to be closed quick and in a hurry!
“Are you policing yourself? What are the checks and balances?”

Musk basically says it’s all good because they’re tweeting
Happy birthday!! Wishing you health and happiness.

Appreciate your celebrating it by lifting up and supporting others.
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So close to being an iconic shot… hope somebody got it.
Police just detained two protesters.

One dressed as the Statue of the Liberty.
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given the massive key man risk on Bessent, I can't help but worry about this
Treasury's Bessent confirms American taxpayer funds being used to buy troubled Argentine pesos, as administration bails out ideological ally during government shutdown: "Treasury has not disclosed how much it has spent purchasing pesos or whether it will do it on a schedule." Via Reuters
www.reuters.com
He appropriated the Hawaiian word ‘ohana (family) to define the culture of Salesforce — and then he does this with ICE.

Yeah, Marc, you’re in the running for being one of the worst assholes of this era. $CRM #CRM
“.. internal documents and communications .. show that Salesforce has pitched Immigration and Customs Enforcement on using the company’s artificial intelligence capabilities to help ICE staff up as Mr. Trump expands immigration raids and deportations ..”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
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Every single aspect of American society. 👇🏽
“I get asked this constantly: When will we start rebuilding? I don’t think we can know until we know the full extent of the destruction. There’s no reason to think we’ve bottomed out,” said Eric Green, who was forced to retire in March as director at the National Human Genome Research Institute.”
Former NIH leaders lament ‘constant chaos’ at the agency, and caution it’s not over
“It's been like living in a washing machine, it's been constant chaos,” former NIH official Jeremy Berg said at the #STATSummit
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Justin, no! Delete. Rethink. Repost.

They’re gonna light your ass up.
There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.

Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.
Very good question! Yes, I would and then I’d probably give him an earful.
Damn, PPPG!! 😂

I can’t say that I endorse this, but I definitely like the cut of your jib.
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Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
As an ex-Naval officer, I would expect more resignations from senior officers involved who have their 20 years in. As a matter of honor, I hope they all are considering it.
Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
hope you’re right! I don’t want to hear Brad Gerstner whining again about Little League teams in Silicon Valley losing money.
Alrighty then, $SKRE for the ST play?
Fed cuts doing wonders for regional banks. 👀

$KRE
Thanks. I’ve been giving the side-eye to this BS as I watched the Link ban play out.
Just to be clear, not calling out the A.P. here.
Let’s not sugarcoat this with euphemistic language: the U.S. government is led by white supremacists and eugenicists who want non-white people to die, especially Black people.

The shit is plain as day.
The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came. Now Lesotho’s care system is crumbling. Clinics shut down, workers were let go, and patients stopped treatment. Experts are sounding alarms.
In Lesotho, US aid cuts leave people living with HIV in limbo
Lesotho, once with the world’s second-highest HIV rate, faces a health crisis as U.S. aid cuts dismantle vital HIV treatment programs, leaving patients without care.
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“Healthcare 365” by Amazon will likely be the next tier of services, right? #AMZN $AMZN
$AMZN - AMAZON ONE MEDICAL INTRODUCES PAY-PER-VISIT HEALTHCARE FOR KIDS 2 TO 11 AMAZON: AMAZON ONE MEDICAL MESSAGE VISITS START AT $29, AND VIDEO VISITS COST $49
What a great, thoughtful gift from MacKenzie Scott. A true philanthropist!

Also, see:

“Starting with a handful of donations in 2019, Scott, 55, has given $19.25 billion to more than 2,450 nonprofits, according to Yield Giving, her philanthropic organization.”

paw.princeton.edu/article/mack...
“. . . they don’t listen to the targets of their bigotry.”

Bingo!
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I got the call around 10am, then spent the next hour and change texting with the folks I knew who also got word, and the thing that kept circling in my mind was that I couldn't think of a single comparable artist loss for Black Gen X.
One of my favorite D’Angelo moments! He came back strong after a hiatus and his enduring artistry was on full display. Notice how his fellow artists in the audience watched him perform. Truly a generational talent. RIP, brother.
D'Angelo - Live at BET Awards 2012 (HD)
YouTube video by Soul Archives
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Red flags everywhere in her behavior.