@ruggledome.bsky.social
Old school (mid-'80s+) software/techie, data and information designer/architect (bonus points: I'm GenX). More analog than digital. Happy cargo ebike rider. Learning to be a social media inert gas.
Pinned
(And yes, this is going to be a sh*t storm. Do things, many things, which keep you balanced, functional, and kind to the people you care about.)
Jubilant Sykes, Christopher Parkening- Pampano Verde
YouTube video by Jubilant Sykes
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett announces her campaign for U.S. Senate for Texas with an ad that uses Trump’s own words against her.
December 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
Today's ride.
December 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Today's ride.
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In a memo John Roberts wrote just 4 yrs out of law school, he said the “time may be ripe to reconsider the existence” of independent agencies & bring them back into the executive branch. Now he’s poised to end what he has long called “a constitutional anomaly.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
Conservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In a memo John Roberts wrote just 4 yrs out of law school, he said the “time may be ripe to reconsider the existence” of independent agencies & bring them back into the executive branch. Now he’s poised to end what he has long called “a constitutional anomaly.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
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“A Congress even modestly attentive to the rule of law would surely want to know the circumstances surrounding these and other grants of clemency as well as their aftermath.” But thanks to SCOTUS’s Trump v. U.S., all this will remain a mystery. Jeff Toobin explains:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
Opinion | What We’ll Never Know About the Trump Pardons
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“A Congress even modestly attentive to the rule of law would surely want to know the circumstances surrounding these and other grants of clemency as well as their aftermath.” But thanks to SCOTUS’s Trump v. U.S., all this will remain a mystery. Jeff Toobin explains:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
I'm speechless... what a waste of resources, energy, computer power. NTM a bizarre loss of privacy.
Obviously, I'm not a fan of huge swaths of the wellness industry.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
Obviously, I'm not a fan of huge swaths of the wellness industry.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm speechless... what a waste of resources, energy, computer power. NTM a bizarre loss of privacy.
Obviously, I'm not a fan of huge swaths of the wellness industry.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
Obviously, I'm not a fan of huge swaths of the wellness industry.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
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“I want to reassure parents and clinicians that there is no new or concerning information about the hepatitis B vaccine that is prompting this change, nor has children’s risk of contracting hepatitis B changed.
…this is the result of a deliberate strategy to sow fear and distrust among families.”
…this is the result of a deliberate strategy to sow fear and distrust among families.”
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“I want to reassure parents and clinicians that there is no new or concerning information about the hepatitis B vaccine that is prompting this change, nor has children’s risk of contracting hepatitis B changed.
…this is the result of a deliberate strategy to sow fear and distrust among families.”
…this is the result of a deliberate strategy to sow fear and distrust among families.”
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The new US #NationalSecurityStrategy is so alarming that I spent hours today on this piece, rather than my real work.
We the Europeans, and especially the #NB8 countries in #NATO 's Eastern Flank, MUST prepare to defend our #democracy and deter #Russia by ourselves.
jmkorhonen.net/2025/12/05/w...
We the Europeans, and especially the #NB8 countries in #NATO 's Eastern Flank, MUST prepare to defend our #democracy and deter #Russia by ourselves.
jmkorhonen.net/2025/12/05/w...
When the umbrella starts to leak: Securing NATO’s Eastern Flank after the new U.S. security strategy
The new U.S. National Security Strategy shifts the United States to an unreliable ally at best – an active threat at worst. Europe and in particular NB8 countries on NATO’s Eastern Flan…
jmkorhonen.net
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The new US #NationalSecurityStrategy is so alarming that I spent hours today on this piece, rather than my real work.
We the Europeans, and especially the #NB8 countries in #NATO 's Eastern Flank, MUST prepare to defend our #democracy and deter #Russia by ourselves.
jmkorhonen.net/2025/12/05/w...
We the Europeans, and especially the #NB8 countries in #NATO 's Eastern Flank, MUST prepare to defend our #democracy and deter #Russia by ourselves.
jmkorhonen.net/2025/12/05/w...
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Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Tern HSD winter tire question
In a pinch, would 20x1.60 Marathon Winter Plus tires work on a Gen1 HSD S+?
- weight (bike, me, cargo) ~ 250-260 pounds
- conditions: light snow (1-2”), maybe black ice
- short rides (15 miles)
- season ~ 4-5 weeks
Tnx
@ternbicycles.com @bikeshopgirl.bsky.social
In a pinch, would 20x1.60 Marathon Winter Plus tires work on a Gen1 HSD S+?
- weight (bike, me, cargo) ~ 250-260 pounds
- conditions: light snow (1-2”), maybe black ice
- short rides (15 miles)
- season ~ 4-5 weeks
Tnx
@ternbicycles.com @bikeshopgirl.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Tern HSD winter tire question
In a pinch, would 20x1.60 Marathon Winter Plus tires work on a Gen1 HSD S+?
- weight (bike, me, cargo) ~ 250-260 pounds
- conditions: light snow (1-2”), maybe black ice
- short rides (15 miles)
- season ~ 4-5 weeks
Tnx
@ternbicycles.com @bikeshopgirl.bsky.social
In a pinch, would 20x1.60 Marathon Winter Plus tires work on a Gen1 HSD S+?
- weight (bike, me, cargo) ~ 250-260 pounds
- conditions: light snow (1-2”), maybe black ice
- short rides (15 miles)
- season ~ 4-5 weeks
Tnx
@ternbicycles.com @bikeshopgirl.bsky.social
I've been catching up w/the news.
Sen. Kelly...
Glenn Frey's "The Heat Is On" came to mind.
Sen. Kelly...
Glenn Frey's "The Heat Is On" came to mind.
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I've been catching up w/the news.
Sen. Kelly...
Glenn Frey's "The Heat Is On" came to mind.
Sen. Kelly...
Glenn Frey's "The Heat Is On" came to mind.
One of many reasons why I no longer drive.
(US style, large) EVs with a short lifespan are a resource hogs.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
(US style, large) EVs with a short lifespan are a resource hogs.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
My Car Is Becoming a Brick
EVs are poised to age like smartphones.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One of many reasons why I no longer drive.
(US style, large) EVs with a short lifespan are a resource hogs.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
(US style, large) EVs with a short lifespan are a resource hogs.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Go figure: I saw a small bobcat on today's ride.
Needless to say, when I got home I put the can of pepper spray back on my bike.
Needless to say, when I got home I put the can of pepper spray back on my bike.
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Go figure: I saw a small bobcat on today's ride.
Needless to say, when I got home I put the can of pepper spray back on my bike.
Needless to say, when I got home I put the can of pepper spray back on my bike.
Had a fun/interesting holiday evening talking with friends.
My favorite question was to list actors/singers which changed me in some way.
My list:
Tilda Swinton (essense)
Emma Thompson (words)
Annie Lennox (voice)
Viola Davis (foundation)
Siân Phillips (gut)
Shohreh Aghdashloo (spine)
My favorite question was to list actors/singers which changed me in some way.
My list:
Tilda Swinton (essense)
Emma Thompson (words)
Annie Lennox (voice)
Viola Davis (foundation)
Siân Phillips (gut)
Shohreh Aghdashloo (spine)
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Had a fun/interesting holiday evening talking with friends.
My favorite question was to list actors/singers which changed me in some way.
My list:
Tilda Swinton (essense)
Emma Thompson (words)
Annie Lennox (voice)
Viola Davis (foundation)
Siân Phillips (gut)
Shohreh Aghdashloo (spine)
My favorite question was to list actors/singers which changed me in some way.
My list:
Tilda Swinton (essense)
Emma Thompson (words)
Annie Lennox (voice)
Viola Davis (foundation)
Siân Phillips (gut)
Shohreh Aghdashloo (spine)
Uff da
Sad news. Hoping they can keep going. I only have one bike with Campy stuff on it and treasure it enough I barely ride it. www.bikeradar.com/news/campagn... #bikeshoplife
Campagnolo reportedly cutting 40% of jobs from Vicenza headquarters, stating “there is no alternative” | BikeRadar
Italian brand blames sector-wide post-pandemic turndown for expected loss of 120 jobs
www.bikeradar.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Uff da
One upside of long bike rides in cold weather is that once I get home...
my house (heated to 63°F, 17.2°C) feels like the tropics.
🤣
my house (heated to 63°F, 17.2°C) feels like the tropics.
🤣
November 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
One upside of long bike rides in cold weather is that once I get home...
my house (heated to 63°F, 17.2°C) feels like the tropics.
🤣
my house (heated to 63°F, 17.2°C) feels like the tropics.
🤣
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
The theme for this morning's bicycle ride....
a penguin is wrapped in a purple blanket and holding a cup of coffee
ALT: a penguin is wrapped in a purple blanket and holding a cup of coffee
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The theme for this morning's bicycle ride....
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🚨🔥🔋🚲👇⚠️
RadWagon 4, RadCity HS 4, RadRover High Step 5, RadCity Step Thru 3, RadRover Step Thru 1, RadRunner 2, RadRunner 1, RadRunner Plus, and RadExpand 5.
The battery model number (HL-RP-S1304 or RP-1304) is printed on a label on the back or rear of the battery.
RadWagon 4, RadCity HS 4, RadRover High Step 5, RadCity Step Thru 3, RadRover Step Thru 1, RadRunner 2, RadRunner 1, RadRunner Plus, and RadExpand 5.
The battery model number (HL-RP-S1304 or RP-1304) is printed on a label on the back or rear of the battery.
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🚨🔥🔋🚲👇⚠️
RadWagon 4, RadCity HS 4, RadRover High Step 5, RadCity Step Thru 3, RadRover Step Thru 1, RadRunner 2, RadRunner 1, RadRunner Plus, and RadExpand 5.
The battery model number (HL-RP-S1304 or RP-1304) is printed on a label on the back or rear of the battery.
RadWagon 4, RadCity HS 4, RadRover High Step 5, RadCity Step Thru 3, RadRover Step Thru 1, RadRunner 2, RadRunner 1, RadRunner Plus, and RadExpand 5.
The battery model number (HL-RP-S1304 or RP-1304) is printed on a label on the back or rear of the battery.
Fun late morning Saturday bike ride.
- Lots and lots of snow geese (honk!)
- Two very young girls stopped playing in their front yard to say "Hi! We like your bike!!" as I passed by.
- Local farmer was training his new sheepdog. I stopped for a few minutes to watch.
Now home. Warm and dry.
- Lots and lots of snow geese (honk!)
- Two very young girls stopped playing in their front yard to say "Hi! We like your bike!!" as I passed by.
- Local farmer was training his new sheepdog. I stopped for a few minutes to watch.
Now home. Warm and dry.
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Fun late morning Saturday bike ride.
- Lots and lots of snow geese (honk!)
- Two very young girls stopped playing in their front yard to say "Hi! We like your bike!!" as I passed by.
- Local farmer was training his new sheepdog. I stopped for a few minutes to watch.
Now home. Warm and dry.
- Lots and lots of snow geese (honk!)
- Two very young girls stopped playing in their front yard to say "Hi! We like your bike!!" as I passed by.
- Local farmer was training his new sheepdog. I stopped for a few minutes to watch.
Now home. Warm and dry.
Chomsky. I am not surprised.
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Chomsky. I am not surprised.
Where has Yuzu Kosho been all of my life? This "simple" fermented yuzu-green pepper concoction is crazy good.
I've been adding it to my lunchtime chicken soup and it's a game changer. A total flavor bomb of goodness.
Is now a kitchen staple.
sudachirecipes.com/yuzu-kosho/
I've been adding it to my lunchtime chicken soup and it's a game changer. A total flavor bomb of goodness.
Is now a kitchen staple.
sudachirecipes.com/yuzu-kosho/
Yuzu Kosho (Japanese Citrus Chili Paste)
Yuzu Kosho is a spicy fermented condiment made with yuzu citrus and chili peppers. It's the perfect way to add fiery, zesty flavor to hot pots, soups, sashimi, tempura and more!
sudachirecipes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Where has Yuzu Kosho been all of my life? This "simple" fermented yuzu-green pepper concoction is crazy good.
I've been adding it to my lunchtime chicken soup and it's a game changer. A total flavor bomb of goodness.
Is now a kitchen staple.
sudachirecipes.com/yuzu-kosho/
I've been adding it to my lunchtime chicken soup and it's a game changer. A total flavor bomb of goodness.
Is now a kitchen staple.
sudachirecipes.com/yuzu-kosho/
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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It's refreshing to see a multibillionaire continue to invest in programs to benefit the greater good. MacKenzie Scott is the real deal.
🎁 article
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
🎁 article
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
MacKenzie Scott Expands Giving Spree to Tribal Colleges
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It's refreshing to see a multibillionaire continue to invest in programs to benefit the greater good. MacKenzie Scott is the real deal.
🎁 article
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
🎁 article
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...