JJ Johnson 🍉🇺🇦🏳️⚧️✊🏼🌈🦋🌁
@janwhatam.bsky.social
When people were hungry, Jesus didn't say, "Now is that political or social?" He said, "I feed you." Because the good news to a hungry person is bread.
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“How can a people who claim they have an historic and biblical bond to the ancient land of Palestine, as Israelis have, completely destroy the ‘Holy Land’ of the West Bank (Israel calls Judea and Samaria) and Gaza, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world?” @charleskeener
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"One person familiar with the situation told Semafor that Machado would like to “present [Trump] with her Nobel medal.”"
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
Exclusive: Trump allies seek White House visit for Venezuelan opposition leader
Rick Scott is among those working behind the scenes to bring María Corina Machado to meet Trump.
www.semafor.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"One person familiar with the situation told Semafor that Machado would like to “present [Trump] with her Nobel medal.”"
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
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Profound and utter incompetence
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that will attract intense criticism, it’s keeping the findings secret.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Profound and utter incompetence
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Ending ALL research on transgender health and transitioning at NIH.
New research on regret of medical transition during childhood.
(Citing a SINGLE STORY about one researcher who apparently didn't want to publish data...but ignores lots of replicated data against his claims...)
New research on regret of medical transition during childhood.
(Citing a SINGLE STORY about one researcher who apparently didn't want to publish data...but ignores lots of replicated data against his claims...)
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ending ALL research on transgender health and transitioning at NIH.
New research on regret of medical transition during childhood.
(Citing a SINGLE STORY about one researcher who apparently didn't want to publish data...but ignores lots of replicated data against his claims...)
New research on regret of medical transition during childhood.
(Citing a SINGLE STORY about one researcher who apparently didn't want to publish data...but ignores lots of replicated data against his claims...)
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Oz complained about the high cost of tequila and crudités ingredients during Biden's Presidency. But apparently the cost of penises has hugely inflated under Trump.
December 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Oz complained about the high cost of tequila and crudités ingredients during Biden's Presidency. But apparently the cost of penises has hugely inflated under Trump.
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This is such a great video by @hatethegamebook.com I wish I had made it myself. A quick TLDR:
Firms feel uncertainty ➡️ They hold onto workers and don't create new jobs ➡️ Less demand for entry level workers
Firms feel uncertainty ➡️ They hold onto workers and don't create new jobs ➡️ Less demand for entry level workers
Applying for jobs and hearing nothing back? 😩
It's not you it's the economy. We are in a hiring recession.
In this video, I explain:
- Why this hits new grads hardest.
- The impact on wage negotiation.
- Why it’s time to think like an entrepreneur.
It's not you it's the economy. We are in a hiring recession.
In this video, I explain:
- Why this hits new grads hardest.
- The impact on wage negotiation.
- Why it’s time to think like an entrepreneur.
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is such a great video by @hatethegamebook.com I wish I had made it myself. A quick TLDR:
Firms feel uncertainty ➡️ They hold onto workers and don't create new jobs ➡️ Less demand for entry level workers
Firms feel uncertainty ➡️ They hold onto workers and don't create new jobs ➡️ Less demand for entry level workers
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Measles cases rise amid holiday travel minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/r...
Measles cases rise amid holiday travel • Minnesota Reformer
Measles case are continuing to grow, reaching 1,958 confirmed cases in 43 states through Dec. 16 and threatening to undo next year the United States’ status as a nation that has eradicated the disease...
minnesotareformer.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Measles cases rise amid holiday travel minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/r...
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If we look at the map of today's attacks on Odesa and some previous strikes too, it seems as though Russia is trying to cut off the whole of western Odesa, which could leave that area vulnerable to Russian landing attempts.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If we look at the map of today's attacks on Odesa and some previous strikes too, it seems as though Russia is trying to cut off the whole of western Odesa, which could leave that area vulnerable to Russian landing attempts.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
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There have been a number of daytime drone attacks again today, one killing a mother in Odesa.
The Dniester Estuary was hit 3 times and one drone struck the woman's car, with her three children aboard, near Mayaki village.
She died in the ambulance her kids are in hospital.
The Dniester Estuary was hit 3 times and one drone struck the woman's car, with her three children aboard, near Mayaki village.
She died in the ambulance her kids are in hospital.
December 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
There have been a number of daytime drone attacks again today, one killing a mother in Odesa.
The Dniester Estuary was hit 3 times and one drone struck the woman's car, with her three children aboard, near Mayaki village.
She died in the ambulance her kids are in hospital.
The Dniester Estuary was hit 3 times and one drone struck the woman's car, with her three children aboard, near Mayaki village.
She died in the ambulance her kids are in hospital.
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Hello again. It's Day 1394 of Russia's colonialist war.
Ukraine still fights. It will always fight.
Today confirmation of another Russian ship getting hit and tense negotiations in Brussels about whether to use Russian assets to compensate Ukraine.
Welcome to the daily thread.
Ukraine still fights. It will always fight.
Today confirmation of another Russian ship getting hit and tense negotiations in Brussels about whether to use Russian assets to compensate Ukraine.
Welcome to the daily thread.
December 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Hello again. It's Day 1394 of Russia's colonialist war.
Ukraine still fights. It will always fight.
Today confirmation of another Russian ship getting hit and tense negotiations in Brussels about whether to use Russian assets to compensate Ukraine.
Welcome to the daily thread.
Ukraine still fights. It will always fight.
Today confirmation of another Russian ship getting hit and tense negotiations in Brussels about whether to use Russian assets to compensate Ukraine.
Welcome to the daily thread.
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Politics. Brought to you by banks.
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Politics. Brought to you by banks.
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WATCH: “Closing the gap does provide hope… there’s chatter a moderate would’ve run stronger, but nobody here sees it that way… @aftynbehn.bsky.social was fighting, voters liked that…”
Full CNN story on TN-7 + optimistic TN Dems (including ex Cooper COS Lisa Quigley): www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Full CNN story on TN-7 + optimistic TN Dems (including ex Cooper COS Lisa Quigley): www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
WATCH: “Closing the gap does provide hope… there’s chatter a moderate would’ve run stronger, but nobody here sees it that way… @aftynbehn.bsky.social was fighting, voters liked that…”
Full CNN story on TN-7 + optimistic TN Dems (including ex Cooper COS Lisa Quigley): www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Full CNN story on TN-7 + optimistic TN Dems (including ex Cooper COS Lisa Quigley): www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
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Ahhhh… So Trump took billions from troop housing and gave it to them as “bonuses” - Got it. A con artist to the end.
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ahhhh… So Trump took billions from troop housing and gave it to them as “bonuses” - Got it. A con artist to the end.
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
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After “Trump ordered his administration to root out ‘illegal’ [DEI] efforts earlier this year… more than 1,000 charities rewrote their mission statements in forms they filed this year with the [IRS], removing or minimizing language tied to race, inequity and historically disadvantaged communities.”
Under Trump, More Than 1,000 Nonprofits Strip DEI Language From Tax Forms
As the Trump administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, we identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statem...
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
After “Trump ordered his administration to root out ‘illegal’ [DEI] efforts earlier this year… more than 1,000 charities rewrote their mission statements in forms they filed this year with the [IRS], removing or minimizing language tied to race, inequity and historically disadvantaged communities.”
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“Centrists provided cover for Trump and his supporters by joining the chorus of Republicans who treated Kirk’s death as a more significant tragedy than the tens of thousands of fatalities caused by gun violence in the US every year,… 1/2
crimethinc.com/2025/12/16/a...
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The USA has far-right Republicans and less far-right Republicans. That's what the two-party system is, and if you listen to a lot of Democrats right now, they not only romanticize the Bush era, but they also are to the right of that version of the GOP on a range of issues like immigration.
December 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“Centrists provided cover for Trump and his supporters by joining the chorus of Republicans who treated Kirk’s death as a more significant tragedy than the tens of thousands of fatalities caused by gun violence in the US every year,… 1/2
crimethinc.com/2025/12/16/a...
crimethinc.com/2025/12/16/a...
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"Psychologists have long marvelled at how people who sing together can develop a powerful sense of social cohesion, with even among the most reluctant of vocalists becoming united in song."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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www.bbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Psychologists have long marvelled at how people who sing together can develop a powerful sense of social cohesion, with even among the most reluctant of vocalists becoming united in song."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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At the risk of hugging the third rail, the truth of the academic job market, at least in history or classics, is neither DEI or anti-DEI.
It is that that 1) there are no jobs and 2) our hiring culture treats candidates like they 'spoil' after a few years.
No one knows who is mediocre or not.
It is that that 1) there are no jobs and 2) our hiring culture treats candidates like they 'spoil' after a few years.
No one knows who is mediocre or not.
December 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
At the risk of hugging the third rail, the truth of the academic job market, at least in history or classics, is neither DEI or anti-DEI.
It is that that 1) there are no jobs and 2) our hiring culture treats candidates like they 'spoil' after a few years.
No one knows who is mediocre or not.
It is that that 1) there are no jobs and 2) our hiring culture treats candidates like they 'spoil' after a few years.
No one knows who is mediocre or not.
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Tinpot Dome
DHS gave a $1 billion contract to a politically-connected donor whose company had never received a federal contract before, in a process led by a political appointee to DHS who had held a senior position at a MAGA-linked org (the American First Policy Institute) which gave the guy an award in 2024.
DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor’s company
A DHS official leading the process previously worked at the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump nonprofit where the contractor’s CEO was a donor.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Tinpot Dome
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So long as our fields are shrinking and we continue to hire fresh PhDs to tenure-line positions, the idea that there is much of any meritocracy to be found is a sick joke.
How could it be otherwise when our hiring system seems expressly designed to never let anyone prove themselves with deeds?
How could it be otherwise when our hiring system seems expressly designed to never let anyone prove themselves with deeds?
December 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
So long as our fields are shrinking and we continue to hire fresh PhDs to tenure-line positions, the idea that there is much of any meritocracy to be found is a sick joke.
How could it be otherwise when our hiring system seems expressly designed to never let anyone prove themselves with deeds?
How could it be otherwise when our hiring system seems expressly designed to never let anyone prove themselves with deeds?
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Women at the Federal Medical Center Carswell describe missed treatments, poor education for patients, dialysis machines that break down mid-treatment or that lacked enough clean water, and other routine problems.
Women Are Sent to This Federal Prison for Dialysis. They Say It’s Killing Them.
Patients at Carswell medical prison in Texas describe unsanitary conditions, missed treatments and substandard care.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Women at the Federal Medical Center Carswell describe missed treatments, poor education for patients, dialysis machines that break down mid-treatment or that lacked enough clean water, and other routine problems.
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The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.