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DocJess
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Retired physician. Current CSM and WP. Political Activist. Read my Substack for practical advice on how we get through the coming darkness, and then triumph! https://substack.com/@docjess
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Let's Talk About Sex
In the beginning, if a man and a woman wanted to have a baby, they had sex.
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August 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Did you eat today? Too many people didn't.
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Today's Action Item: Let's Eat
That means everyone
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May 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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There are things I just do not understand - and this is one of them. WHY does the fascist regime act against everyone's best interest?
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Coming to America?
Topic: Things I do not understand. SIGH.
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May 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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My take on the upcoming NJ gubernatorial primary. It's NOT what I'd expected.
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The New Jersey Gubernatorial Primary
Yes, of course, there's snark.
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May 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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You'll laugh, you'll smile and you'll REALLY love the speech!
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Friday Potpourri: 2 May 2025
The best thing you’ll see this week (If you haven’t seen it yet) is Governor JB Pritzker’s speech from last Sunday at a New Hampshire fundraiser.
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May 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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I wondered why so many young men ended up MAGA. I have a theory...
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What's Wrong with Young Men?
They look so innocent, don’t they?
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May 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Three Action Items for this week, and some uplifting news.
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Three Action Items for the Orange Menace's 100th Day
Various candidates and political action committees have had monies expropriated via “theft, fraud, embezzlement, unauthorized charges or other financial shenanigans”.
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April 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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A post about how we can learn societal values from house plans.
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A Completely Unexpected Housing Post
SURPRISE! It's not political!
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April 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Things that amused me this week...

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Friday Potpourri: 25 April 2025
I know y’all know about Elmo’s most recent Tesla failure (the first quarter financials) - but did you know that if not for the US government and its credits, instead of making LESS, the company would ...
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April 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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The title says it all --
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Republicans are Callous, Self-Serving Idiots
A roundup of some of the things they've done this week
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April 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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My post today is about saving the things that matter to us.
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Death and Extinction
The Battle for What REALLY Matters
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April 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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In the trade war, who will "do better" - China or the US. I think the former, and make my case in this blog post.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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A follow up on the comments received about last week's post on the state of the Democratic Party.
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Why Can't We Do Both?
A follow-up
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April 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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A few things to make you smile on a Friday!

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Friday Potpourri: 18 April 2025
In case you haven’t read it, this letter to House Leadership, and Energy and Commerce, is from TWELVE Republicans who state unequivocally:
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April 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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We have such better options. SIGH. I don't know why people are trying to destroy us from the inside.
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The Current State of the Democratic Party
That’s David Hogg.
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April 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Why is the Federal government using Twitter for its communications? WRONG WRONG WRONG
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The New Rise of Twitter
The BUSINESS of GOVERNMENT Should NEVER be Relegated to a Private Outlet
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April 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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What happens to Philadelphia if mass transit is eviscerated?
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Is this the Beginning of the End for Philadelphia?
AKA - Rethuglicans are Nitwits
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April 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Someone needs to sue. I mean, I don't work for State, but if I did, and said "Happy Passover" to a Jewish co-worker, would that be "anti-Christian bias"???? Someone needs to sue under the First Amendment. OY VEY.

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State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.
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April 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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I hate having to talk about tariffs again, but we need to understand how bonds play in...

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The Tariffs, Again. Sigh.
Remember the lettuce?
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April 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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The NYC mayoral primary is just around the corner. Fun!
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The 2025 New York City Mayoral Primary
Substack provides me with statistics related to subscribers.
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April 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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A lot of people have been talking about invocation of the Insurrection Act on 20 April. I don't think they can pull it off, but there are still things we can do just in case.
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Will They Invoke the Insurrection Act on 20 April 2025?
I didn’t want to write about this.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Cars, Jam, A Stunner Surprise, and an Action Item. PLEASE do the Action Item and share it -- it's important.
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A Tuesday Roundup with an Action Item!
Yesterday’s post on tariffs was pretty intense, so I thought I’d share some lighter reading today.
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April 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Some tariff impacts you might not have considered. Forewarned is forearmed.
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Tariff Impacts You Might Not Have Considered
Welcome, fellow poor people.
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April 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Personal anecdotes of today's local Hands Off Rally - it was spectacular!

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April 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Things in the political sphere that made me smile this week. Plus, of course, a few memes.
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Friday Potpourri: 4 April 2025
What's got me smiling this week - SMACKS!
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April 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM