JD Long
@jdlong.cerebralmastication.com
CTO at a specialty insurance company. Perpetual cocktail party host, open source fan, econometrician, agricultural economist, and OReilly Author.
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We're horrified & outraged: Immigration agents have once again committed cold-blooded murder of a public observer who posed no threat to them.
This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! https://bit.ly/4big77u
This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! https://bit.ly/4big77u
National Nurses United outraged by murder of VA registered nurse by immigration agents, demand abolition of ICE
NNU issued the following statement in response to the murder of Alex Pretti, RN: “The nation’s nurses, who make it their mission to care for and save human lives, are horrified and outraged that immig...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:06 AM
We're horrified & outraged: Immigration agents have once again committed cold-blooded murder of a public observer who posed no threat to them.
This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! https://bit.ly/4big77u
This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! https://bit.ly/4big77u
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I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 AM
I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
We need this so bad.
It just now strikes me that the United States, unlike every other democracy in the world, has never ever ever had an early presidential election. This seems like a problem? Like you need to have an institutionalized path for designating an entire administration illegitimate and voting for a new one?
January 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM
We need this so bad.
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Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There ya go. That’s the message.
January 25, 2026 at 1:35 AM
There ya go. That’s the message.
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An incredibly moving statement from the parents of Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 AM
An incredibly moving statement from the parents of Alex Pretti.
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Performative lying is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes
Noem: "Our operations are being conducted in a manner that is historic for accuracy for taking care of people and doing so safely"
January 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Performative lying is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes
They ARE lying fucks but this date issue seems to be an artifact of how Google dates social media posts in search results. The images get the date of the start of the thread.
January 24, 2026 at 10:55 PM
They ARE lying fucks but this date issue seems to be an artifact of how Google dates social media posts in search results. The images get the date of the start of the thread.
Terrible idea, brilliantly executed. These are my people.
January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Terrible idea, brilliantly executed. These are my people.
We kidnapped a kid. But his parents didn’t do exactly what we asked so we fed the child. As you can see, we, the kidnappers, are clearly the good guys. We will not take any questions.
ICE spokesperson Marcos Charles: "My officers stayed with the child. They cared for him. Took him to get something to eat from a drive-thru restaurant and spent hours ensuring he was taken care of. Again, my officers did that, not his father ... his family refused to open the door and take him back"
January 24, 2026 at 2:39 AM
We kidnapped a kid. But his parents didn’t do exactly what we asked so we fed the child. As you can see, we, the kidnappers, are clearly the good guys. We will not take any questions.
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Today’s Minnesota Star Tribune front page will be hung in museums in future.
Every headline, every inch of it documenting a failed state; a descent into authoritarianism.
Every headline, every inch of it documenting a failed state; a descent into authoritarianism.
January 23, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Today’s Minnesota Star Tribune front page will be hung in museums in future.
Every headline, every inch of it documenting a failed state; a descent into authoritarianism.
Every headline, every inch of it documenting a failed state; a descent into authoritarianism.
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Judging by the poor quality of biomarker research I see reported in biomedical journals, my article "How to Do Bad Biomarker Research" must have been hugely influential: www.fharrell.com/post/badb/in... #Statistics #StatsSky #EpiSky
How to Do Bad Biomarker Research – Statistical Thinking
This article covers some of the bad statistical practices that have crept into biomarker research, including setting the bar too low for demonstrating that biomarker information is new, believing that...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Judging by the poor quality of biomarker research I see reported in biomedical journals, my article "How to Do Bad Biomarker Research" must have been hugely influential: www.fharrell.com/post/badb/in... #Statistics #StatsSky #EpiSky
Tonight I opted to sip bourbon and listen to to an album straight through. I chose Mark O’Conner and the New Nashville Cats circa 1991. Excellent choice.
open.spotify.com/track/58xqCv...
open.spotify.com/track/58xqCv...
Spotify – Web Player
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January 23, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Tonight I opted to sip bourbon and listen to to an album straight through. I chose Mark O’Conner and the New Nashville Cats circa 1991. Excellent choice.
open.spotify.com/track/58xqCv...
open.spotify.com/track/58xqCv...
One of the hardest thing for humans to do consistently is get risk factors in the correct order. Confusing primary effects with third order fourth order or fifth order effects is shockingly human.
This kid is now over 20… I wish some reporter would do a follow up story
This kid is now over 20… I wish some reporter would do a follow up story
January 23, 2026 at 2:04 AM
One of the hardest thing for humans to do consistently is get risk factors in the correct order. Confusing primary effects with third order fourth order or fifth order effects is shockingly human.
This kid is now over 20… I wish some reporter would do a follow up story
This kid is now over 20… I wish some reporter would do a follow up story
“Don’t fight it. Just let it happen. You’re only making it worse for yourself by fighting it.”
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Bessent: "Everyone take a deep breath. Do not escalate. Do not escalate. President Trump has a strategy here. Hear him out and then everything will be fine."
January 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
“Don’t fight it. Just let it happen. You’re only making it worse for yourself by fighting it.”
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This is like a tense scene from a techno thriller where the director wants to establish absolutely that the government authorities are the baddies and lack humanity as well as morality.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This is like a tense scene from a techno thriller where the director wants to establish absolutely that the government authorities are the baddies and lack humanity as well as morality.
Execs spend a lot of time thinking through problems or drafting responses… stuff LLMs are already great at. Staff work, like reconciling spreadsheets row by row and prepping data for the GL, is more procedural and harder to map cleanly onto an LLM.
January 22, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Execs spend a lot of time thinking through problems or drafting responses… stuff LLMs are already great at. Staff work, like reconciling spreadsheets row by row and prepping data for the GL, is more procedural and harder to map cleanly onto an LLM.
At least Hitler could keep Poland and Denmark straight while ranting. It’s pretty clear the very special boy is out of his mind, right?
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
At least Hitler could keep Poland and Denmark straight while ranting. It’s pretty clear the very special boy is out of his mind, right?
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Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
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This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
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I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.
three ducks wearing sunglasses are standing in a line
ALT: three ducks wearing sunglasses are standing in a line
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January 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.
I watched a guy in a Vikings puffer and another in a bathrobe sling at least 10,000 verbal assaults each. So I think maybe the illiterate ICE goons are bad at counting. Just a theory.
"We've seen over a thousand percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, 8,000 verbal assaults on them...."
January 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I watched a guy in a Vikings puffer and another in a bathrobe sling at least 10,000 verbal assaults each. So I think maybe the illiterate ICE goons are bad at counting. Just a theory.
Dolly Parton turns 80 today. I will never stop being in awe that she wrote “Joleen” and "I Will Always Love You” the same week.
Then she proved to us that a person can both go big and go home. Absolute queen.
Then she proved to us that a person can both go big and go home. Absolute queen.
January 19, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Dolly Parton turns 80 today. I will never stop being in awe that she wrote “Joleen” and "I Will Always Love You” the same week.
Then she proved to us that a person can both go big and go home. Absolute queen.
Then she proved to us that a person can both go big and go home. Absolute queen.
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People who run an AI dev environment on top of an Obsidian vault, do you use source control on it? In any other context I have AI working I'll have git in the mix. But when I use it on Obsidian, I duplicate the repo before goign to work. Should my Obsidian vault be a git repo?
December 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
People who run an AI dev environment on top of an Obsidian vault, do you use source control on it? In any other context I have AI working I'll have git in the mix. But when I use it on Obsidian, I duplicate the repo before goign to work. Should my Obsidian vault be a git repo?