Alan Jackson
@akjackson.bsky.social
Retired geophysicist, pro bono data science, writer of letters to the editor, troublemaker. https://www.ajackson.org/Blog/
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Alan Jackson
@akjackson.bsky.social
· Dec 3
This thread is for my fellow migraineurs.
After contending with chronic migraines for over 50 years, and trying almost every treatment, I am finally almost migraine free. I typically get about 5-15 migraine days per month, so this is significant.
After contending with chronic migraines for over 50 years, and trying almost every treatment, I am finally almost migraine free. I typically get about 5-15 migraine days per month, so this is significant.
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Truth
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Truth
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I am excited for this as well 🚀
🚨NEW PROJECT HAIL MARY TRAILER🚨
Yes, I'm very excited because I've been waiting for this adaptation of an excellent sci-fi novel for years. 😁
Only in theaters and IMAX 3.20.26.
Yes, I'm very excited because I've been waiting for this adaptation of an excellent sci-fi novel for years. 😁
Only in theaters and IMAX 3.20.26.
Project Hail Mary | Official Trailer 2
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I am excited for this as well 🚀
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The difference between me and most people is that I will absolutely follow through with my most unhinged ideas.
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The difference between me and most people is that I will absolutely follow through with my most unhinged ideas.
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Porking fun at the president is the wurst kind of Spam smh
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Porking fun at the president is the wurst kind of Spam smh
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Texas A&M Board of Regents bans professors from mentioning "whooping cough."
#Satire
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/t...
#Satire
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/t...
Whooping cough cases in Texas reach an 11-year high
The state has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Texas A&M Board of Regents bans professors from mentioning "whooping cough."
#Satire
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/t...
#Satire
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/t...
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Here’s my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/court-bloc...
Court blocks Texas's mid-decade redistricting, finding it likely unconstitutional, with DOJ largely to blame
"DOJ Asked Texas to Engage in Unlawful Racial Gerrymandering," a Trump appointee wrote for the 2-1 majority. Texas is appealing to the Supreme Court.
www.lawdork.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Here’s my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/court-bloc...
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Concerning: for a high emissions scenario, the model found a 37% increase in daily extreme precipitation over land by 2100. “Much of the increase was driven by shifts in wind patterns that created chains of severe thunderstorms hundreds of kilometers long that traditional models fail to capture.”
My latest for @science.org: A remarkable set of high-resolution climate model runs, computed over 900 (!) days of supercomputing time, are revealing how warming-induced changes to Earth's wind patterns due can prime huge spikes in extreme rainfall.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
High-resolution climate model forecasts a wet, turbulent future
With details as fine as short-term weather forecasts, model achieves newfound accuracy
www.science.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Concerning: for a high emissions scenario, the model found a 37% increase in daily extreme precipitation over land by 2100. “Much of the increase was driven by shifts in wind patterns that created chains of severe thunderstorms hundreds of kilometers long that traditional models fail to capture.”
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Also the most convicted President in US history.
And one who has to pay cash every time he denies sexually assaulting Jean Carroll.
It’s as if these investigations keep turning up dirt.
Cults are bizarre. When the cult leader is also the national leader, tho, it’s pretty exhausting to live thru.
And one who has to pay cash every time he denies sexually assaulting Jean Carroll.
It’s as if these investigations keep turning up dirt.
Cults are bizarre. When the cult leader is also the national leader, tho, it’s pretty exhausting to live thru.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "We know that Mr President is clean. He's the most investigated man in US history. And definitely I'm frankly glad that those emails came out because it proved what we have been saying the whole thing."
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Also the most convicted President in US history.
And one who has to pay cash every time he denies sexually assaulting Jean Carroll.
It’s as if these investigations keep turning up dirt.
Cults are bizarre. When the cult leader is also the national leader, tho, it’s pretty exhausting to live thru.
And one who has to pay cash every time he denies sexually assaulting Jean Carroll.
It’s as if these investigations keep turning up dirt.
Cults are bizarre. When the cult leader is also the national leader, tho, it’s pretty exhausting to live thru.
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Yes, yes, let’s go!' Neo-Nazi celebrates possible role in influencing Antioch High killer www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
'Yes, yes, let’s go!' Neo-Nazi celebrates possible role in influencing Antioch High killer
A notorious neo-Nazi is celebrating his possible role in influencing a deadly school shooting, responds to Phil Williams' reports
www.newschannel5.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
EXCLUSIVE: 'Yes, yes, let’s go!' Neo-Nazi celebrates possible role in influencing Antioch High killer www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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For those who say art history is an esoteric discipline, here's a painting that's looking very relevant if you're tracking the AI bubble right now: Jan Brueghel the Younger, "Allegory of Tulipomania," 1640s. Tag yourself on the right
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
For those who say art history is an esoteric discipline, here's a painting that's looking very relevant if you're tracking the AI bubble right now: Jan Brueghel the Younger, "Allegory of Tulipomania," 1640s. Tag yourself on the right
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Don't do any of this.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Don't do any of this.
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person woman man two all beef patties special sauce camera TV lettuce cheese Hannibal Lecter pickles onions Arnold Palmer's schlong shark electricity on a cofveve sesame seed bun
Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side -- pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability."
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
person woman man two all beef patties special sauce camera TV lettuce cheese Hannibal Lecter pickles onions Arnold Palmer's schlong shark electricity on a cofveve sesame seed bun
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
@evan7257.bsky.social This headline is just a bit too on target!
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
@evan7257.bsky.social This headline is just a bit too on target!
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social Bonkers
I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Bonkers
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What a stunning car!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
What a stunning car!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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The human user story is something like: “As a pattern matching primate I want to feel like the world makes sense so I pattern match so hard and fast that I don’t even know I’m engaged in ex-post narrative construction”
Myself included, much to my consternation.
Myself included, much to my consternation.
The problem with relying on pithy observations like “history tends to repeats itself or rhymes” is that history is long and has many stanzas. It’s impossible to know in advance with any certainty whether tomorrow is going to rhyme with 2008, 1929, or the fall of the Roman Empire.
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The human user story is something like: “As a pattern matching primate I want to feel like the world makes sense so I pattern match so hard and fast that I don’t even know I’m engaged in ex-post narrative construction”
Myself included, much to my consternation.
Myself included, much to my consternation.
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“One of the attorneys said part of the operational plan involves undercover ICE and FBI agents attending and documenting church security plans.”
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“One of the attorneys said part of the operational plan involves undercover ICE and FBI agents attending and documenting church security plans.”
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NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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NEW: We traced out a devastating outbreak of bird flu to its source: an egg farm in Ohio. Where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: We traced out a devastating outbreak of bird flu to its source: an egg farm in Ohio. Where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing hens and spiking egg prices, the USDA didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne. @propublica.org did. www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing hens and spiking egg prices, the USDA didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne. @propublica.org did. www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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There's a potato chip truck blocking the highway.
Expect de'Lays.
Expect de'Lays.
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
There's a potato chip truck blocking the highway.
Expect de'Lays.
Expect de'Lays.
So legally, the latest date that Gov Abbott could set for the runoff for the 18th congressional district was January 31. So of course, that's what he did. He has zero respect for voters.
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
So legally, the latest date that Gov Abbott could set for the runoff for the 18th congressional district was January 31. So of course, that's what he did. He has zero respect for voters.
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Trump will not just be four years of bad management. The culture of these organizations will be fucked for a long time. The pressure to retaliate and clean house will be strong, and no-one wants to work in a war zone.
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Trump will not just be four years of bad management. The culture of these organizations will be fucked for a long time. The pressure to retaliate and clean house will be strong, and no-one wants to work in a war zone.