jdm2 🇵🇷
@jdm2.bsky.social
Puerto Rican, techie, history nerd, Linux, book collector, covid cautious, Open source software developer, Boriken.social Masto admin. Not your fellow American.
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jdm2 🇵🇷
@jdm2.bsky.social
· Sep 20
If you were added to the statehood apologists list, take that as an intervention.
There’s plenty you can do to fix your country without demanding the unilateral assimilation and the white washing of our identity.
There’s plenty you can do to fix your country without demanding the unilateral assimilation and the white washing of our identity.
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How has the media contributed to manufacturing consent for COVID to be “over” (and the decline of public health in general)? New episode ft. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social and @wanderingkayli.bsky.social as well as some comments from former COVID-19 Technical Lead at the WHO, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove
In the editing room! 🎙️ Bad Press: how the media manufactures consent in the era of COVID. Public health is often in the news but it’s not always covered well. Power influences the narratives we hear from outlets and journalists. Coming soon w/ Julia Doubleday + Kayli Jamieson. Don’t miss it! 🩷💚💀
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How has the media contributed to manufacturing consent for COVID to be “over” (and the decline of public health in general)? New episode ft. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social and @wanderingkayli.bsky.social as well as some comments from former COVID-19 Technical Lead at the WHO, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove
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A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
MetLife Owes Disability Pay to Software Engineer With Long Covid
A Google LLC software engineer suffering from long Covid won his lawsuit seeking long-term disability benefits from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
I cannot recommend this latest episode of the podcast Public Health Is Dead enough. This is a great resource to point people to when talking about the current state of the covid pandemic.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Bad Press: How the media manufactures consent in the age of COVID
Podcast Episode · Public Health is Dead · 11/28/2025 · 1h 16m
podcasts.apple.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I cannot recommend this latest episode of the podcast Public Health Is Dead enough. This is a great resource to point people to when talking about the current state of the covid pandemic.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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The Atlantic used to be one of my go-to media outlets. That changed during the pandemic, as explained here. Great piece.
. @theatlantic.com has some some of the best writers around.
But, under the guise of being moderate and nuanced, they were also perfectly happy to elevate right disinformation talking points to numb people to the risks of COVID and MAHA.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/if-the-atlan...
But, under the guise of being moderate and nuanced, they were also perfectly happy to elevate right disinformation talking points to numb people to the risks of COVID and MAHA.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/if-the-atlan...
If The Atlantic Wishes to Honestly Understand the Origins of MAHA, They Need to Investigate The Atlantic.
The Atlantic has some of the best writers around. But they were also eager to launder right-wing talking points under the guise of a being liberal, reasonable, and moderate publication, able to see a
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Atlantic used to be one of my go-to media outlets. That changed during the pandemic, as explained here. Great piece.
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📣 Spend your holiday money with artists! Many of us are barely scraping by & we have so much work we’ve done that we’re so proud of.
Some of us physically cannot work in trad jobs due to disabilities. Help us survive this season! 🖤
destinytoro.com/giftguide
Some of us physically cannot work in trad jobs due to disabilities. Help us survive this season! 🖤
destinytoro.com/giftguide
Gift Guide — TORO
This guide highlights some of the items in the TORO shop that are great options and combos for gifts
destinytoro.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📣 Spend your holiday money with artists! Many of us are barely scraping by & we have so much work we’ve done that we’re so proud of.
Some of us physically cannot work in trad jobs due to disabilities. Help us survive this season! 🖤
destinytoro.com/giftguide
Some of us physically cannot work in trad jobs due to disabilities. Help us survive this season! 🖤
destinytoro.com/giftguide
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BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL ON MY BOOKS:
yours for $0.00 each! Two for $0.00!
LibGen is down, so just get them from me. Temporary!
davidgerard.co.uk/tmp/Attack%2...
davidgerard.co.uk/tmp/Libra%20...
if you like 'em buy the epub or paperback, the paper versions look real nice
yours for $0.00 each! Two for $0.00!
LibGen is down, so just get them from me. Temporary!
davidgerard.co.uk/tmp/Attack%2...
davidgerard.co.uk/tmp/Libra%20...
if you like 'em buy the epub or paperback, the paper versions look real nice
davidgerard.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL ON MY BOOKS:
yours for $0.00 each! Two for $0.00!
LibGen is down, so just get them from me. Temporary!
davidgerard.co.uk/tmp/Attack%2...
davidgerard.co.uk/tmp/Libra%20...
if you like 'em buy the epub or paperback, the paper versions look real nice
yours for $0.00 each! Two for $0.00!
LibGen is down, so just get them from me. Temporary!
davidgerard.co.uk/tmp/Attack%2...
davidgerard.co.uk/tmp/Libra%20...
if you like 'em buy the epub or paperback, the paper versions look real nice
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US OUT OF HAWAI’I
US OUT OF PUERTO RICO
US OUT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
US OUT OF GUAM
U.S. OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA!
LAND BACK!
US OUT OF PUERTO RICO
US OUT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
US OUT OF GUAM
U.S. OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA!
LAND BACK!
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
US OUT OF HAWAI’I
US OUT OF PUERTO RICO
US OUT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
US OUT OF GUAM
U.S. OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA!
LAND BACK!
US OUT OF PUERTO RICO
US OUT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
US OUT OF GUAM
U.S. OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA!
LAND BACK!
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Brazil approves the first vaccine against dengue. The disease killed 6000 Brazilians in 2024.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
Anvisa aprova vacina brasileira contra dengue, a 1ª do mundo em dose única.
Após 12 anos de pesquisa e cinco de testes, imunizante foi produzido pelo Instituto Butantan. Em 2024, a doença matou quase 6 mil brasileiros.
Confira a reportagem completa: glo.bo/4rf9Hvg #JN
Após 12 anos de pesquisa e cinco de testes, imunizante foi produzido pelo Instituto Butantan. Em 2024, a doença matou quase 6 mil brasileiros.
Confira a reportagem completa: glo.bo/4rf9Hvg #JN
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Brazil approves the first vaccine against dengue. The disease killed 6000 Brazilians in 2024.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
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I bet CNN did not show this in this morning’s coverage of the parade.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
I bet CNN did not show this in this morning’s coverage of the parade.
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6 years ago, as I prepared to host students for Thanksgiving, I received a call informing me Harvard denied me tenure. Before I had a chance to process, it was all public. This year the memory stings more as I watch dear colleagues and friends like @durba.bsky.social experience the same violence.
Why Lorgia García Peña Was Denied Tenure at Harvard
A decision not to retain a beloved Latinx-studies professor raised questions about the university’s commitment to students of color.
www.newyorker.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
6 years ago, as I prepared to host students for Thanksgiving, I received a call informing me Harvard denied me tenure. Before I had a chance to process, it was all public. This year the memory stings more as I watch dear colleagues and friends like @durba.bsky.social experience the same violence.
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I’m 27 already, i cannot (and will not) fall for rage bait, it’s enough, you have no power over me anymore
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I’m 27 already, i cannot (and will not) fall for rage bait, it’s enough, you have no power over me anymore
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🚨 Según documentos de la corte federal, ICE tiene acceso a números de tablilla de vehículos en PR e información de sus dueños.
Un documento explica como agentes en Puerto Nuevo hicieron "chequeo de archivos del DTOP" que revelaron el dueño de una pickup
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Un documento explica como agentes en Puerto Nuevo hicieron "chequeo de archivos del DTOP" que revelaron el dueño de una pickup
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November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚨 Según documentos de la corte federal, ICE tiene acceso a números de tablilla de vehículos en PR e información de sus dueños.
Un documento explica como agentes en Puerto Nuevo hicieron "chequeo de archivos del DTOP" que revelaron el dueño de una pickup
1/
Un documento explica como agentes en Puerto Nuevo hicieron "chequeo de archivos del DTOP" que revelaron el dueño de una pickup
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obsessed with this real anti-graffiti poster that looks exactly like the ones you spray graffiti over in Jet Set Radio
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
obsessed with this real anti-graffiti poster that looks exactly like the ones you spray graffiti over in Jet Set Radio
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Makary and Oz stand there and nod as their boss lies about vaccines not being tested.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Makary and Oz stand there and nod as their boss lies about vaccines not being tested.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
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Es momento de dejar atrás los prejuicios y trabajar hacia un sistema alimentario más justo y construir políticas públicas basadas en datos. Un País donde la mesa de cada familia, sin importar su ingreso, su edad o sus circunstancias, tenga espacio, dignidad y alimento suficiente.
Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Dos Thanksgivings en Puerto Rico: La desigualdad en la mesa
Por Crystal Diaz, Coordinadora de Seguridad Alimentaria En Puerto Rico, el Día de Acción de Gracias nos trae imágenes de familias reunidas alrededor de una mesa llena de un banquete,...
espaciosabiertos.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Es momento de dejar atrás los prejuicios y trabajar hacia un sistema alimentario más justo y construir políticas públicas basadas en datos. Un País donde la mesa de cada familia, sin importar su ingreso, su edad o sus circunstancias, tenga espacio, dignidad y alimento suficiente.
Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
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The "AI" and "automation" offered by some companies and platforms is just a front for digital sweatshops in poor countries.
The well-known complaints about AI are that it rips content without consent and needs tons of electricity.
But this article points out another issue: AI relies on badly paid data labellers from poor countries working in terrible conditions.
theconversation.com/ai-is-a-mult...
But this article points out another issue: AI relies on badly paid data labellers from poor countries working in terrible conditions.
theconversation.com/ai-is-a-mult...
AI is a multi-billion dollar industry. It’s underpinned by an invisible and exploited workforce
Data labellers are the lifeblood of the AI industry. Yet they are often paid very low wages, work in unsafe environments and lack basic workplace protections.
theconversation.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:53 PM
The "AI" and "automation" offered by some companies and platforms is just a front for digital sweatshops in poor countries.
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Rome was not built in a day
Opposition will come your way
But the hotter the battle you see
It's the sweeter the victory, now
Opposition will come your way
But the hotter the battle you see
It's the sweeter the victory, now
Jimmy Cliff, who helped introduce reggae to the world, dies at 81
The Jamaican reggae star had a breakout performance in the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” playing a singer-turned-outlaw.
wapo.st
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Rome was not built in a day
Opposition will come your way
But the hotter the battle you see
It's the sweeter the victory, now
Opposition will come your way
But the hotter the battle you see
It's the sweeter the victory, now
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I know everyone is struggling with the #shutdown. But if you're able pls consider helping! Sharing and commenting helps too. Thank you.
November 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I know everyone is struggling with the #shutdown. But if you're able pls consider helping! Sharing and commenting helps too. Thank you.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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In the past couple years, I've noticed a trend of formally CC folks justifying & defending powerful politicians & influencers for going to superspreaders maskless, being too burnt out to care about Covid etc.
We need to hold powerful people accountable
We need to hold powerful people accountable
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In the past couple years, I've noticed a trend of formally CC folks justifying & defending powerful politicians & influencers for going to superspreaders maskless, being too burnt out to care about Covid etc.
We need to hold powerful people accountable
We need to hold powerful people accountable
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Santiago Colón se declaró culpable ayer, según documentos federales. Según declaración de culpabilidad, Santiago Colón aceptó dinero y comidas a cambio de cambiar data de solicitantes. Hacienda desembolso $128,000 dolares por sus acciones.
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Santiago Colón se declaró culpable ayer, según documentos federales. Según declaración de culpabilidad, Santiago Colón aceptó dinero y comidas a cambio de cambiar data de solicitantes. Hacienda desembolso $128,000 dolares por sus acciones.
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🚨 SCOOP: Federales acusan a empleada de Hacienda de fraude con fondos de COVID. Según documentos federales, Elsa Santiago Colón alegadamente modificó los credenciales de 21 contribuyentes en SURI para que un individuo no nombrado sometiera aplicaciones fraudulentas para el programa BIG.
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🚨 SCOOP: Federales acusan a empleada de Hacienda de fraude con fondos de COVID. Según documentos federales, Elsa Santiago Colón alegadamente modificó los credenciales de 21 contribuyentes en SURI para que un individuo no nombrado sometiera aplicaciones fraudulentas para el programa BIG.