M. Jeffreson
@mjeffreson.bsky.social
Attempted Author, environmental chemist, toddler dad.
Currently reading: "The Life of a Poet: Ranier Maria Rilke" Ralph Freedman
Currently listening: Standards: Fruit Island, Fruit Town.
Currently reading: "The Life of a Poet: Ranier Maria Rilke" Ralph Freedman
Currently listening: Standards: Fruit Island, Fruit Town.
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Starbucks workers are STILL striking.
Here's some easy ways you can support us, with links in the replies:
Here's some easy ways you can support us, with links in the replies:
December 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Starbucks workers are STILL striking.
Here's some easy ways you can support us, with links in the replies:
Here's some easy ways you can support us, with links in the replies:
Real "what could a Banana cost, Michael?" moment.
Am I okay with having to see a primary care doctor before I cam see a specialist? Thats how my insurance works now, Mark. Actually its the health care system that requires it.
This is already a normal experience.
Am I okay with having to see a primary care doctor before I cam see a specialist? Thats how my insurance works now, Mark. Actually its the health care system that requires it.
This is already a normal experience.
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Real "what could a Banana cost, Michael?" moment.
Am I okay with having to see a primary care doctor before I cam see a specialist? Thats how my insurance works now, Mark. Actually its the health care system that requires it.
This is already a normal experience.
Am I okay with having to see a primary care doctor before I cam see a specialist? Thats how my insurance works now, Mark. Actually its the health care system that requires it.
This is already a normal experience.
I cannot express how frustrating it is that my whole day is on two hour hold because Southerners are, as a group, such incompetent drivers that they cant drive on clean dry roads next to fields dusted with snow.
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I cannot express how frustrating it is that my whole day is on two hour hold because Southerners are, as a group, such incompetent drivers that they cant drive on clean dry roads next to fields dusted with snow.
Post a movie you've watched more than six times witb a gif. Hard Mode: no Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel Disney, or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Post a movie you've watched more than six times witb a gif. Hard Mode: no Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel Disney, or Pixar.
December 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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The "DOGE is gone" articles are clickbait but this one gets it closer to the truth: DOGE is not gone, it just claims to have "no centralized leadership" anymore -- in other words, its leadership is hiding in an attempt to avoid blame.
DOGE no longer has ‘centralized leadership’ under White House tech team, personnel head says
The team that was altered to house DOGE — formerly the U.S. Digital Service — is also still doing its own technology work across agencies.
www.nextgov.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The "DOGE is gone" articles are clickbait but this one gets it closer to the truth: DOGE is not gone, it just claims to have "no centralized leadership" anymore -- in other words, its leadership is hiding in an attempt to avoid blame.
Pie discourse is played out but im here for apple shade:
Honeycrisp apples are over played and do not deserve to be our benchmark apple. Cider made with them is overly sweet and lacks depth of flavor. They are great for eating raw (Fuji is better imo) but for any other use they are subpar.
Honeycrisp apples are over played and do not deserve to be our benchmark apple. Cider made with them is overly sweet and lacks depth of flavor. They are great for eating raw (Fuji is better imo) but for any other use they are subpar.
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Pie discourse is played out but im here for apple shade:
Honeycrisp apples are over played and do not deserve to be our benchmark apple. Cider made with them is overly sweet and lacks depth of flavor. They are great for eating raw (Fuji is better imo) but for any other use they are subpar.
Honeycrisp apples are over played and do not deserve to be our benchmark apple. Cider made with them is overly sweet and lacks depth of flavor. They are great for eating raw (Fuji is better imo) but for any other use they are subpar.
About MTG and her pension, its literally the same thing offered to every federal civilian employee. I could also have left the service after 5 years and been entitled to mine. It is NOT a full salary pension, it IS pegged to length of service, and she will have to wait until she's 63 to claim it.
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
About MTG and her pension, its literally the same thing offered to every federal civilian employee. I could also have left the service after 5 years and been entitled to mine. It is NOT a full salary pension, it IS pegged to length of service, and she will have to wait until she's 63 to claim it.
My dog eared copy of Kim Stanley Robinson's Blue Mars and Harris/Bertolucci Symmetry and Spectroscopy.
Ive read the Mars Trilogy repeatedly and I read the Vib spec portion of S&S, but i had forgotten all my calc by then so it was mostly nodding along to wave functions i couldn't understand.
Ive read the Mars Trilogy repeatedly and I read the Vib spec portion of S&S, but i had forgotten all my calc by then so it was mostly nodding along to wave functions i couldn't understand.
alright let’s get something more pleasant going. what two books would you leave out on your coffee table so a reporter can mention you have them. doesn’t matter if you’ve read them. for me it’s Pale Fire (which I did read) and Ulysses (got like 15% of the way in)
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My dog eared copy of Kim Stanley Robinson's Blue Mars and Harris/Bertolucci Symmetry and Spectroscopy.
Ive read the Mars Trilogy repeatedly and I read the Vib spec portion of S&S, but i had forgotten all my calc by then so it was mostly nodding along to wave functions i couldn't understand.
Ive read the Mars Trilogy repeatedly and I read the Vib spec portion of S&S, but i had forgotten all my calc by then so it was mostly nodding along to wave functions i couldn't understand.
"But a lot more than 8 dem senators wanted to vote for the CR!"
Cool, we should make them even more afraid by completely destroying the political careers of the chosen scapegoats.
Scapegoats are sacrifices. We should sacrifice these scapegoats.
Cool, we should make them even more afraid by completely destroying the political careers of the chosen scapegoats.
Scapegoats are sacrifices. We should sacrifice these scapegoats.
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"But a lot more than 8 dem senators wanted to vote for the CR!"
Cool, we should make them even more afraid by completely destroying the political careers of the chosen scapegoats.
Scapegoats are sacrifices. We should sacrifice these scapegoats.
Cool, we should make them even more afraid by completely destroying the political careers of the chosen scapegoats.
Scapegoats are sacrifices. We should sacrifice these scapegoats.
Its funny but I think it actually reflects THE fundamental tension in Christianity since its earliest foundation: is the faith principally about personal holiness or outward focused mercy?
Obviously, no binary can fully capture the diversity of billions of people over thousands of years, but...
Obviously, no binary can fully capture the diversity of billions of people over thousands of years, but...
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Its funny but I think it actually reflects THE fundamental tension in Christianity since its earliest foundation: is the faith principally about personal holiness or outward focused mercy?
Obviously, no binary can fully capture the diversity of billions of people over thousands of years, but...
Obviously, no binary can fully capture the diversity of billions of people over thousands of years, but...
It does open the possibility that Donald Trump/his estate AND any number of White House officials could be personally financially responsible for maintaining or paying for removal of the ballroom and the restoration of the East Wing.
Asking earnestly, how is the ballroom project at all legal under the Anti Deficiency Act?
www.gao.gov/legal/approp...
www.gao.gov/legal/approp...
www.gao.gov
October 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
It does open the possibility that Donald Trump/his estate AND any number of White House officials could be personally financially responsible for maintaining or paying for removal of the ballroom and the restoration of the East Wing.
One of my favorite aspects of authoritarian Christianity (modern and older) is how easily god can be foiled, and how we have to stop him from being tricked.
The holy creator who spoke the infinite cosmos into being gets stumped by a little dental care.
The holy creator who spoke the infinite cosmos into being gets stumped by a little dental care.
'Fluoride Disconnects One from God': Inside the Weekly Call With RFK Jr.'s MAHA Hype Squad
A growing weekly call gives insight into RFK Jr.'s biggest allies, showcasing how a fringe movement now holds legitimate power.
www.notus.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
One of my favorite aspects of authoritarian Christianity (modern and older) is how easily god can be foiled, and how we have to stop him from being tricked.
The holy creator who spoke the infinite cosmos into being gets stumped by a little dental care.
The holy creator who spoke the infinite cosmos into being gets stumped by a little dental care.
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“WHOAH! Be careful not to step in that pile of shit there!” exclaimed the man pulling his pants back up.
Fascinated how the guy who made superstars of Matt Walsh, Candace Owens, Jordan Peterson, and Michael Knowles thought that unfettered racism and every phobia in existence wouldn't eventually include anti-semitism
October 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“WHOAH! Be careful not to step in that pile of shit there!” exclaimed the man pulling his pants back up.
Wow your bouncing AI agent icon that i keep accidentally clicking cause it takes up the bottom right fifth of my mobile screen sure isnt helpful.
It really makes a rote and boring chore into a uniquely irritating experience. Thanks!
It really makes a rote and boring chore into a uniquely irritating experience. Thanks!
October 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Wow your bouncing AI agent icon that i keep accidentally clicking cause it takes up the bottom right fifth of my mobile screen sure isnt helpful.
It really makes a rote and boring chore into a uniquely irritating experience. Thanks!
It really makes a rote and boring chore into a uniquely irritating experience. Thanks!
I can already see how SNL is going to do the Mamdani head Bob. His way of puncuating and accenting with neck movements is going to saturate our language like Obama's "look" has become the standard filled pause at the start of a sentence.
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I can already see how SNL is going to do the Mamdani head Bob. His way of puncuating and accenting with neck movements is going to saturate our language like Obama's "look" has become the standard filled pause at the start of a sentence.
Early Saturday morning, baby wakes me up 5:30a, so im makin' the yorkshire puddings.
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Mid morning Saturday, im Eatin' all the yorkshire puddings.
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Mid morning Saturday, im Eatin' all the yorkshire puddings.
October 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Early Saturday morning, baby wakes me up 5:30a, so im makin' the yorkshire puddings.
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Mid morning Saturday, im Eatin' all the yorkshire puddings.
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Mid morning Saturday, im Eatin' all the yorkshire puddings.
I am patently against circumcision of infants outside of medical necessity. It should be illegal to modify the body of a child who we all recognize cannot give consent, except in medical necessity.
But not like this. This will just means circumcision without pain management.
But not like this. This will just means circumcision without pain management.
October 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I am patently against circumcision of infants outside of medical necessity. It should be illegal to modify the body of a child who we all recognize cannot give consent, except in medical necessity.
But not like this. This will just means circumcision without pain management.
But not like this. This will just means circumcision without pain management.
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Feel free to attribute the following to a former OMB General Counsel: The supposed "new legal analysis" is, to use a technical legal term, horseshit. What the law actually says is that when Congress enacts a law ending a lapse, furloughed employees get paid at the earliest date possible. Period.
Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"
October 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Feel free to attribute the following to a former OMB General Counsel: The supposed "new legal analysis" is, to use a technical legal term, horseshit. What the law actually says is that when Congress enacts a law ending a lapse, furloughed employees get paid at the earliest date possible. Period.
I DONT WANT ANY TRUE CRIME PODCASTS THANK YOU.
October 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I DONT WANT ANY TRUE CRIME PODCASTS THANK YOU.
Really disappointed with AFGE (my union) for this email and the message therein.
While it contains some great demands re impoundment and pocket rescissions, its obvious that their priority is funding the government and not fighting the fascism metastisizing throughout the gov.
#AFGE
While it contains some great demands re impoundment and pocket rescissions, its obvious that their priority is funding the government and not fighting the fascism metastisizing throughout the gov.
#AFGE
October 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Really disappointed with AFGE (my union) for this email and the message therein.
While it contains some great demands re impoundment and pocket rescissions, its obvious that their priority is funding the government and not fighting the fascism metastisizing throughout the gov.
#AFGE
While it contains some great demands re impoundment and pocket rescissions, its obvious that their priority is funding the government and not fighting the fascism metastisizing throughout the gov.
#AFGE
I am a Fed Civie and I approve this message.
Sorry but this is the exact right response, regardless of who it's from.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/p...
September 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I am a Fed Civie and I approve this message.
I think this is a false dichotomy. The Christians who help their community, i.e. outward facing good acts, are never doing it for fear of hell.
The "i have to be virtuous to avoid hell" is always inward focused, "i CANT jerk off or acknowledge that im gay" (its like 90% sex stuff).
The "i have to be virtuous to avoid hell" is always inward focused, "i CANT jerk off or acknowledge that im gay" (its like 90% sex stuff).
sorry, but if person A is being a good person and helping their community because it's the right, human thing to do, while person B is being a good person because of the threat of eternal punishment in hell, I'm inclined to trust the person with developed personal morals not tied to religion
September 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I think this is a false dichotomy. The Christians who help their community, i.e. outward facing good acts, are never doing it for fear of hell.
The "i have to be virtuous to avoid hell" is always inward focused, "i CANT jerk off or acknowledge that im gay" (its like 90% sex stuff).
The "i have to be virtuous to avoid hell" is always inward focused, "i CANT jerk off or acknowledge that im gay" (its like 90% sex stuff).