James McClure
@pfadge.bsky.social
Relocated Texan in the Midwest. Spouse, Dad, Longhorn, Product Manager. Sometimes actor. Bachelor of Fine Arts.
"I know things and I have cats"
"I know things and I have cats"
"These leaders invoke a threat of moral and demographic decline, claiming that child-free women, queer people and immigrants pose a danger to national survival. It’s a way to regain and retain popular support even as their policies deepen poverty, erode civil liberties and increase corruption."
The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Opinion | Banning Abortion a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes
Seda Saluk writes about how U.S. policy on abortion rights has started to mirror patterns seen in authoritarian regimes around the world.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"These leaders invoke a threat of moral and demographic decline, claiming that child-free women, queer people and immigrants pose a danger to national survival. It’s a way to regain and retain popular support even as their policies deepen poverty, erode civil liberties and increase corruption."
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Whenever I see stories about Mar-a-Lago face I think about the part of the Hunger Games books where Katniss muses that don't the people in the Capitol with all of their surgeries and modifications know how grotesque they look to the rest of us?
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Whenever I see stories about Mar-a-Lago face I think about the part of the Hunger Games books where Katniss muses that don't the people in the Capitol with all of their surgeries and modifications know how grotesque they look to the rest of us?
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people gotta talk about their shingles experiences. no one is going to enjoy this
All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
people gotta talk about their shingles experiences. no one is going to enjoy this
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“There can be but one German Youth Movement, because there is but one way in which German youth can be educated and trained...”
- Adolf Hitler, May 1, 1937
- Adolf Hitler, May 1, 1937
The Texas GOP orders that the TurningPoint USA Trump youth organization will be obligatory at all high schools and colleges in the Lone Star State.
Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
www.texastribune.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“There can be but one German Youth Movement, because there is but one way in which German youth can be educated and trained...”
- Adolf Hitler, May 1, 1937
- Adolf Hitler, May 1, 1937
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The monopolies of the Gilded Age led Congress to establish the FTC as an independent agency.
Its independence is meant to insulate it from political pressure so it can check corporate power and protect the American people.
Trump wanting to upend this is very telling.
Its independence is meant to insulate it from political pressure so it can check corporate power and protect the American people.
Trump wanting to upend this is very telling.
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The monopolies of the Gilded Age led Congress to establish the FTC as an independent agency.
Its independence is meant to insulate it from political pressure so it can check corporate power and protect the American people.
Trump wanting to upend this is very telling.
Its independence is meant to insulate it from political pressure so it can check corporate power and protect the American people.
Trump wanting to upend this is very telling.
The two void cats in their default winter positions any time the heat is on.
December 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The two void cats in their default winter positions any time the heat is on.
Same facial expression seven years apart.
December 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Same facial expression seven years apart.
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some high school kids in Cali made a human swastika and posted it with a Hitler quote
motherfuckers in the comments are STILL going “criticizing Israel isn’t antisemitic” RIGHT OUT THE GATE
fool this is a goddamned Hitler quote it has nothing to do with Israel
try “noticing” that if you can
motherfuckers in the comments are STILL going “criticizing Israel isn’t antisemitic” RIGHT OUT THE GATE
fool this is a goddamned Hitler quote it has nothing to do with Israel
try “noticing” that if you can
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
some high school kids in Cali made a human swastika and posted it with a Hitler quote
motherfuckers in the comments are STILL going “criticizing Israel isn’t antisemitic” RIGHT OUT THE GATE
fool this is a goddamned Hitler quote it has nothing to do with Israel
try “noticing” that if you can
motherfuckers in the comments are STILL going “criticizing Israel isn’t antisemitic” RIGHT OUT THE GATE
fool this is a goddamned Hitler quote it has nothing to do with Israel
try “noticing” that if you can
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"'Tom Bobak, the editor-in-chief of American Craft Beer, apologized for the error and blamed his use of ChatGPT for the misinterpretation of the Standard’s reporting,' according to the Standard."
Anchor Brewing Not Leaving SF, Despite False Report Claiming Otherwise
There hasn’t been any news on the rebirth of Anchor Brewing in a while, but there was some fake news about it this week, as a craft beer publication wrongly claimed the company was leaving SF.
sfist.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"'Tom Bobak, the editor-in-chief of American Craft Beer, apologized for the error and blamed his use of ChatGPT for the misinterpretation of the Standard’s reporting,' according to the Standard."
Hell to the no.
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Hell to the no.
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It is notable that Bingham opened his speech by framing the 14th Amendment as a consequence of a war to throughly vanquish (and atone for) the system of slavery, and he includes in this the principle that “all persons born within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be citizens thereof.”
December 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It is notable that Bingham opened his speech by framing the 14th Amendment as a consequence of a war to throughly vanquish (and atone for) the system of slavery, and he includes in this the principle that “all persons born within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be citizens thereof.”
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Some people (not me) use Sunday morning to catch up on their politics, so here was my Say No to AI piece from this week for that. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
www.sfgate.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Some people (not me) use Sunday morning to catch up on their politics, so here was my Say No to AI piece from this week for that. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
Hey, GPT. What would it look like if Beavis and The Grinch had a septuagenarian love child?
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Hey, GPT. What would it look like if Beavis and The Grinch had a septuagenarian love child?
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BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
Bet'cha didn't know squirrels made this sound…
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Bet'cha didn't know squirrels made this sound…
An appalling abdication of responsibility by people in the current US Executive Branch.
This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year
Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
An appalling abdication of responsibility by people in the current US Executive Branch.
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This is Beau. He just ate some yellow snow. But it was not lemon-flavored. 12/10
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is Beau. He just ate some yellow snow. But it was not lemon-flavored. 12/10
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Picard management tip: Give the most interesting assignments to other crew members, not yourself. That's how people stay engaged.
December 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Picard management tip: Give the most interesting assignments to other crew members, not yourself. That's how people stay engaged.
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it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work a...
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
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Hard to believe Lessons in Magic and Disaster was too optimistic
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Hard to believe Lessons in Magic and Disaster was too optimistic
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We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
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This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
August 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
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"... and you remember the things we used to do to all those 13-year-old girls on my island? Well, down there they do those things too, but they'll do them to YOU, and with a red hot PITCH FORK."
#DonaldTrump #EpsteinFiles
#DonaldTrump #EpsteinFiles
November 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"... and you remember the things we used to do to all those 13-year-old girls on my island? Well, down there they do those things too, but they'll do them to YOU, and with a red hot PITCH FORK."
#DonaldTrump #EpsteinFiles
#DonaldTrump #EpsteinFiles