Dean Lovett
@deanlovett.bsky.social
Just a software engineer without a degree in Software Engineering.
An occasional Caver. Far, far less often than I used to.
(( In SoCal, people who risk going into caves as a hobby call themselves Cavers, not Spelunkers. I have no idea why! ))
An occasional Caver. Far, far less often than I used to.
(( In SoCal, people who risk going into caves as a hobby call themselves Cavers, not Spelunkers. I have no idea why! ))
I am still using my Fitbit Charge 2, 2016. Its body is made of metal, which is more durable than later-generation Fitbit devices. In fact, it outlasted the plastic Fitbit 4 that I bought to replace it.
I am thinking that Fitbit later considered it a mistake to make such a durable device.
I am thinking that Fitbit later considered it a mistake to make such a durable device.
October 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I am still using my Fitbit Charge 2, 2016. Its body is made of metal, which is more durable than later-generation Fitbit devices. In fact, it outlasted the plastic Fitbit 4 that I bought to replace it.
I am thinking that Fitbit later considered it a mistake to make such a durable device.
I am thinking that Fitbit later considered it a mistake to make such a durable device.
// Trump and Johnson Are Melting Down Over The Success of “No Kings”
Trump posted an AI video of himself dropping raw sewage on the protesters from a plane. Yes, you read that right. //
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump posted an AI video of himself dropping raw sewage on the protesters from a plane. Yes, you read that right. //
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Donald Trump and Mike Johnson are melting down over "No Kings" success
Trump posted an AI video of himself dropping raw sewage on the protesters from a plane. Yes, you read that right
www.motherjones.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
// Trump and Johnson Are Melting Down Over The Success of “No Kings”
Trump posted an AI video of himself dropping raw sewage on the protesters from a plane. Yes, you read that right. //
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump posted an AI video of himself dropping raw sewage on the protesters from a plane. Yes, you read that right. //
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
We live in amazing times.
Paraphrasing Steve Martin from around 1979...
I believe that Trump can transform the US into what we once were:
A lifeless, Arctic wasteland covered in ice.
Then again... maybe a lifeless nuclear desert.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/03/t...
Paraphrasing Steve Martin from around 1979...
I believe that Trump can transform the US into what we once were:
A lifeless, Arctic wasteland covered in ice.
Then again... maybe a lifeless nuclear desert.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/03/t...
Treasury weighs minting $1 coin with Trump's face for U.S. 250th anniversary
U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach confirmed in a social media post that the draft coin depicting Trump is real. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared Beach's post.
www.cnbc.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:27 AM
We live in amazing times.
Paraphrasing Steve Martin from around 1979...
I believe that Trump can transform the US into what we once were:
A lifeless, Arctic wasteland covered in ice.
Then again... maybe a lifeless nuclear desert.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/03/t...
Paraphrasing Steve Martin from around 1979...
I believe that Trump can transform the US into what we once were:
A lifeless, Arctic wasteland covered in ice.
Then again... maybe a lifeless nuclear desert.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/03/t...
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This is disastrous.
they voted to remove the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's previous recommendation for use of a measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) MMRV combination vaccine for children under 4 years old.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
they voted to remove the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's previous recommendation for use of a measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) MMRV combination vaccine for children under 4 years old.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
In new level of stupid, RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine advisors axe MMRV recommendation
The vote to strip the recommendation came after a day of inept discussion.
arstechnica.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is disastrous.
they voted to remove the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's previous recommendation for use of a measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) MMRV combination vaccine for children under 4 years old.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
they voted to remove the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's previous recommendation for use of a measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) MMRV combination vaccine for children under 4 years old.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
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Do you see what is happening before our very eyes?
September 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Do you see what is happening before our very eyes?
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Anyone else feel like a woman like this should not have the ear of the president?
September 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Anyone else feel like a woman like this should not have the ear of the president?
Reposted by Dean Lovett
Thank you for standing up for what's right, Jerry 🍦
Jerry Resigns From Ben & Jerry's After Claiming Brand Is Being 'Silenced' For Their Activism
www.comicsands.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Thank you for standing up for what's right, Jerry 🍦
When D&D rules your marriage | part 1 🐉⚔️ #comedy #dnd5e #dnd
YouTube video by Leah & Phillip
youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Trump’s allies now control X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, & TikTok.
They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post.
They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets.
“Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.
They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post.
They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets.
“Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.
September 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Trump’s allies now control X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, & TikTok.
They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post.
They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets.
“Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.
They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post.
They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets.
“Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.
I skimmed the article for the quote that supports my point of view... that I should eat more cheese.
// In fact, Lamarche notes there's strong evidence from observational studies that cheese is associated with a lower risk of stroke. //
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
// In fact, Lamarche notes there's strong evidence from observational studies that cheese is associated with a lower risk of stroke. //
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
What kind of dairy does a body good? Science is updating the answer
New dietary guidelines are coming soon. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised the days of skim milk and other low-fat dairy products are over. Is there a case for more fat in dairy?
www.npr.org
September 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I skimmed the article for the quote that supports my point of view... that I should eat more cheese.
// In fact, Lamarche notes there's strong evidence from observational studies that cheese is associated with a lower risk of stroke. //
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
// In fact, Lamarche notes there's strong evidence from observational studies that cheese is associated with a lower risk of stroke. //
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
A preview of what is coming in this and future national GOP administrations.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’
Joseph Ladapo, a long-time vaccine skeptic, says that every state vaccine requirement would be repealed
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A preview of what is coming in this and future national GOP administrations.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How different countries Teach History #shorts
YouTube video by Foil Arms and Hog
youtube.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
On the road to a glorious totalitarian, fascist empire.
The historical narrative must match the Republican and Trump vision.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The historical narrative must match the Republican and Trump vision.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration to review 19 Smithsonian museums to ensure exhibits are ‘patriotic’
White House letter orders review as part of a broader push to assert oversight over cultural institutions
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
On the road to a glorious totalitarian, fascist empire.
The historical narrative must match the Republican and Trump vision.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The historical narrative must match the Republican and Trump vision.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A video about many things... that includes rigging elections through gerrymandering.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVdQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVdQ...
The Massive Fraud that’s Tearing America Apart
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A video about many things... that includes rigging elections through gerrymandering.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVdQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVdQ...
//Five years ago, at the height of the pandemic, Trump attempted to pressure agencies to lower the number of reported Covid-19 cases—all so he could seem like he had things under control.
He’s now attempting to manipulate jobs numbers in a similar way.
It didn’t work then.
It won’t work now.//
He’s now attempting to manipulate jobs numbers in a similar way.
It didn’t work then.
It won’t work now.//
Trump Is Desperately Trying to Rig Economic Data in His Favor
The firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the latest front in the president’s war on objective reality.
newrepublic.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
//Five years ago, at the height of the pandemic, Trump attempted to pressure agencies to lower the number of reported Covid-19 cases—all so he could seem like he had things under control.
He’s now attempting to manipulate jobs numbers in a similar way.
It didn’t work then.
It won’t work now.//
He’s now attempting to manipulate jobs numbers in a similar way.
It didn’t work then.
It won’t work now.//
Oh, this keeps getting better and better.
// RFK Jr. says he may bar government scientists from publishing in top medical journals. //
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
// RFK Jr. says he may bar government scientists from publishing in top medical journals. //
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said his agency will create “in-house” publications instead.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Oh, this keeps getting better and better.
// RFK Jr. says he may bar government scientists from publishing in top medical journals. //
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
// RFK Jr. says he may bar government scientists from publishing in top medical journals. //
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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This is not a budget bill, it is a debt and deportation bill—and one built on the fascist foundation laid by the Heritage Foundation’s now-notorious Project 2025. https://trib.al/jw7Y71q
The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
trib.al
June 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is not a budget bill, it is a debt and deportation bill—and one built on the fascist foundation laid by the Heritage Foundation’s now-notorious Project 2025. https://trib.al/jw7Y71q
Monday, Monday...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81O...
June 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Monday, Monday...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81O...
I saw "How to Train Your Dragon (2025)", the live-action remake of "How to Train Your Dragon (2010)"
I like 2010 more than 2025.
The 2025 version did emphasize that being a Viking fighting dragons was an occupation and attitude open to all who wished to join the fray.
We will see what others think.
I like 2010 more than 2025.
The 2025 version did emphasize that being a Viking fighting dragons was an occupation and attitude open to all who wished to join the fray.
We will see what others think.
June 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I saw "How to Train Your Dragon (2025)", the live-action remake of "How to Train Your Dragon (2010)"
I like 2010 more than 2025.
The 2025 version did emphasize that being a Viking fighting dragons was an occupation and attitude open to all who wished to join the fray.
We will see what others think.
I like 2010 more than 2025.
The 2025 version did emphasize that being a Viking fighting dragons was an occupation and attitude open to all who wished to join the fray.
We will see what others think.