Jared Russo
@jaredrusso.bsky.social
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Jared Russo
@jaredrusso.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Every NFL Team Ranked From Smartest To Dumbest: #15 Cincinnati Bengals | Video Game Town
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Vaccines.gov, the CDC's vaccination site search engine, got a MAHA makeover in June. Then it stopped working altogether.
New from me:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
New from me:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
“I have heard that they are planning to ‘update it’ and shudder to think what that will mean,” Demetre Daskalakis, a former member of CDC leadership, told NOTUS.
www.notus.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Vaccines.gov, the CDC's vaccination site search engine, got a MAHA makeover in June. Then it stopped working altogether.
New from me:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
New from me:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
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Is the Trump admin using ICE to settle family disputes?
This is fucked up.
This is fucked up.
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Is the Trump admin using ICE to settle family disputes?
This is fucked up.
This is fucked up.
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Have any news outlets that ran scathing front page headlines, op-eds and editorials about Biden pardoning Hunter admitted that they were wrong after we've seen Trump maliciously prosecute Comey, James, McIver etc?
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Have any news outlets that ran scathing front page headlines, op-eds and editorials about Biden pardoning Hunter admitted that they were wrong after we've seen Trump maliciously prosecute Comey, James, McIver etc?
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"I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory."
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
"I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory."
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It’s sad that “soldiers shouldn’t commit crimes” is a brave position for a Republican to take.
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It’s sad that “soldiers shouldn’t commit crimes” is a brave position for a Republican to take.
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The word 'Orwellian' is overused, but calling countries with active human rights protections 'human rights violators' is pure doublespeak.
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The word 'Orwellian' is overused, but calling countries with active human rights protections 'human rights violators' is pure doublespeak.
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STRONG AGREE
The only correct pie take is that pies are like dogs—they’re all good, we just have stronger personal attachments to some than others.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
STRONG AGREE
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The worst cake > the best pie.
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The worst cake > the best pie.
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my experience thus far with Indika is that I painstakingly gathered five buckets of water, a nun dumped all my water on the floor, and the game crashed without saving. 10/10 for ludonarrative
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
my experience thus far with Indika is that I painstakingly gathered five buckets of water, a nun dumped all my water on the floor, and the game crashed without saving. 10/10 for ludonarrative
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We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
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love living under a hays code/comics code authority except it's in some ways worse, because it's not actually codified anywhere and it's enforced opaquely on purpose to avoid accountability at every stage
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
love living under a hays code/comics code authority except it's in some ways worse, because it's not actually codified anywhere and it's enforced opaquely on purpose to avoid accountability at every stage
I've been really enjoying Absolum, and this makes me want more: videogame.town/2025/11/25/a...
Why Did It Take So Long For The Beat ‘Em Up Genre To Advance?
“Absolum” mixes side-scrolling beat ’em up action with roguelike runs. How did it take this long?
videogame.town
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I've been really enjoying Absolum, and this makes me want more: videogame.town/2025/11/25/a...
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"you have not played the game unless you've played the game" is one of my more annoying but unshakable opinions
the whole "don't play the game, just watch a video on youtube that will explain its story to you" is so disheartening because the issue of accessibility is genuinely really important but it's always just people who want to be spoon-fed nicely quantifiable information
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"you have not played the game unless you've played the game" is one of my more annoying but unshakable opinions
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
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don't tell this to people who read wikipedia summaries and think they can make sweeping declarations about the thing in question
"you have not played the game unless you've played the game" is one of my more annoying but unshakable opinions
the whole "don't play the game, just watch a video on youtube that will explain its story to you" is so disheartening because the issue of accessibility is genuinely really important but it's always just people who want to be spoon-fed nicely quantifiable information
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
don't tell this to people who read wikipedia summaries and think they can make sweeping declarations about the thing in question
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marketing this today as "slim thick bacon" and making a billion dollars from the epic and horny chive community
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
marketing this today as "slim thick bacon" and making a billion dollars from the epic and horny chive community
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I do not think the juice is worth the squeeze when it comes to Dems prioritizing outreach to rural white voters, but it seems like a good chunk of this website goes back and forth on whether it’s a good idea depending on whether Dems are doing it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I do not think the juice is worth the squeeze when it comes to Dems prioritizing outreach to rural white voters, but it seems like a good chunk of this website goes back and forth on whether it’s a good idea depending on whether Dems are doing it.
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90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year's theme is digital abuse.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
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recession ass sex scandal ugly people doing ugly things, brain worms aren't sexy! being a harbinger and enactor of child death is not sexy! being a miasma theory acolyte in 2025 is not sexy!!!
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
recession ass sex scandal ugly people doing ugly things, brain worms aren't sexy! being a harbinger and enactor of child death is not sexy! being a miasma theory acolyte in 2025 is not sexy!!!
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New piece.
A long deep dive piece into the reasons beyond the punditry and headlines as to why Harris and Democrats as a whole failed in 2024.
I firmly believe this is about far more existential, psychological, and structural reasons than it has been depicted as. Here’s why.
A long deep dive piece into the reasons beyond the punditry and headlines as to why Harris and Democrats as a whole failed in 2024.
I firmly believe this is about far more existential, psychological, and structural reasons than it has been depicted as. Here’s why.
The Deeper Reasons Democrats Lost
It wasn't just that Trump got more votes. It wasn't just that Harris had lower turnout. A deep dive into the psychological, existential, and systemic reasons Harris and Democrats didn't win in 2024.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:38 PM
New piece.
A long deep dive piece into the reasons beyond the punditry and headlines as to why Harris and Democrats as a whole failed in 2024.
I firmly believe this is about far more existential, psychological, and structural reasons than it has been depicted as. Here’s why.
A long deep dive piece into the reasons beyond the punditry and headlines as to why Harris and Democrats as a whole failed in 2024.
I firmly believe this is about far more existential, psychological, and structural reasons than it has been depicted as. Here’s why.
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"The GOP will flinch from more than doubling health insurance premiums—at least if middle-class people and up are the most affected—but only if they can also make the insurance worse, and make poor people pay more." prospect.org/2025/11/25/t...
Trump’s Obamacare Plan Is Still Not Great - The American Prospect
The Republican plan to more than double premiums is gone, but the insurance will get worse, and the poor will pay more.
prospect.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"The GOP will flinch from more than doubling health insurance premiums—at least if middle-class people and up are the most affected—but only if they can also make the insurance worse, and make poor people pay more." prospect.org/2025/11/25/t...
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I think this is frankly more embarrassing than what's happening in America. We just got our entire political system hijacked by a single lunatic. The UK has a bunch of ostensibly serious people doing the dumbest shit imaginable.
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I think this is frankly more embarrassing than what's happening in America. We just got our entire political system hijacked by a single lunatic. The UK has a bunch of ostensibly serious people doing the dumbest shit imaginable.
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I think it's very funny that the Naruto way of running was created just because it's cheaper and easier to draw the characters running with their arms straight back like that than the real way people run
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I think it's very funny that the Naruto way of running was created just because it's cheaper and easier to draw the characters running with their arms straight back like that than the real way people run