Jjinandtonic
@jjinandtonic.bsky.social
This place is not a place of honor. Nothing of value is here. What is here was time wasted. It is dangerous and should be repulsive to you. This bio is a warning of danger.
Pinned
Despite admitting to having illegally sent a guy to El Salvador by mistake, and even though the U.S. is paying El Salvador to indefinitely imprison him, the DOJ is arguing that, well, nothing to do, it's not in our hands anymore. The general tone of their response is "welp, sucks to be him."
You know, the Founding Fathers literally rebelled over this
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This makes me hopeful. This number is aspirational but nowhere near out of reach: a working professional could realistically cash out their 401k and buy off a public official. Owning a senator is more attainable for most Americans than home ownership.
6/ Weeks later, Kao tells his team Collins committed to getting the company $32M in naval contracts.
September 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM
This makes me hopeful. This number is aspirational but nowhere near out of reach: a working professional could realistically cash out their 401k and buy off a public official. Owning a senator is more attainable for most Americans than home ownership.
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Rumors about “rigged elections" are now a fixture of U.S. elections, leading to diminished trust in election results & democracy (broadly). These rumors can sometimes be hard to debunk, esp. in their early stages. Our UW team has identified the 6 common ways that election integrity rumors mislead:
September 22, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Rumors about “rigged elections" are now a fixture of U.S. elections, leading to diminished trust in election results & democracy (broadly). These rumors can sometimes be hard to debunk, esp. in their early stages. Our UW team has identified the 6 common ways that election integrity rumors mislead:
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Making mahjong tiles
September 22, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Making mahjong tiles
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The danger in trying to do good is that the mind comes to confuse the intent of goodness with the act of doing things well.
September 22, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The danger in trying to do good is that the mind comes to confuse the intent of goodness with the act of doing things well.
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The Emma Frost x Miss Piggy comic has hit the internet and it's so, so, so much more magnificent than I ever could have hoped for
September 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The Emma Frost x Miss Piggy comic has hit the internet and it's so, so, so much more magnificent than I ever could have hoped for
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Thinking about the endlessly confusing statue of Lin Zexu in Chinatown which has “Pioneer in the War on Drugs” engraved on the pedestal and was placed to stare north at the Confucius statue on bowery as (allegedly) part of Fujainese/pro-Chiang beef and maybe to rehabilitate the fujianese reputation?
Chinatown's Fujianese Get a Statue (Published 1997)
Statue of Lin Zexu, 19th-century Chinese official who banned opium, is installed at Chatham Square in New York City's Chinatown; statue cost $200,000 and was financed by individuals and civic associat...
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Thinking about the endlessly confusing statue of Lin Zexu in Chinatown which has “Pioneer in the War on Drugs” engraved on the pedestal and was placed to stare north at the Confucius statue on bowery as (allegedly) part of Fujainese/pro-Chiang beef and maybe to rehabilitate the fujianese reputation?
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I do believe the tide is turning, but so many people have been hurt or killed, and so many people will still be hurt or killed before this admin is behind us. I have such a complicated mix of intolerable emotions about all of this and about us.
Dr Oz: "CMS is announcing a temporary national moratorium. There will be no new brokers for Obamacare in this country for the next months."
September 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I do believe the tide is turning, but so many people have been hurt or killed, and so many people will still be hurt or killed before this admin is behind us. I have such a complicated mix of intolerable emotions about all of this and about us.
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🌱 PLEASE HELP US NOT BE EVICTED 🌱
Turns out we may be evicted if we don’t come up with the rent money and for utilities for October. This would be a HUGE help and reliever if we could have this goal met. Partner was fired from his job this month. We’re struggling.
ko-fi.com/missalppy/go...
Turns out we may be evicted if we don’t come up with the rent money and for utilities for October. This would be a HUGE help and reliever if we could have this goal met. Partner was fired from his job this month. We’re struggling.
ko-fi.com/missalppy/go...
Support missalppy ❤️
Support missalppy
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September 22, 2026 at 12:03 AM
🌱 PLEASE HELP US NOT BE EVICTED 🌱
Turns out we may be evicted if we don’t come up with the rent money and for utilities for October. This would be a HUGE help and reliever if we could have this goal met. Partner was fired from his job this month. We’re struggling.
ko-fi.com/missalppy/go...
Turns out we may be evicted if we don’t come up with the rent money and for utilities for October. This would be a HUGE help and reliever if we could have this goal met. Partner was fired from his job this month. We’re struggling.
ko-fi.com/missalppy/go...
Daaaaamn so good people travel 100 miles for it? Woah
This is such a lovely Houston story
This Houston Restaurant Is the Busiest Uber Eats Restaurant in the World (Gift Article)
Aga’s, an Indian-Pakistani spot, generates more Uber Eats deliveries than any other single-location business around the globe. A visit shows that’s only the start.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Daaaaamn so good people travel 100 miles for it? Woah
Clempson
The IPA pronunciation for "Clemson" as found on Wikipedia right now includes a /p/ in the local dialect
September 22, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Clempson
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Are you a member of NYC-DSA? Please consider supporting a resolution to allocate 1% to parks and 0.5% to public libraries in the city expense budget. The proposal needs 28 more co-sponsors to move to the next stage: convention.socialists.nyc/proposals/08...
Member Login | 2026 NYC-DSA Convention
Convention 2026 planning tools.
convention.socialists.nyc
September 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Are you a member of NYC-DSA? Please consider supporting a resolution to allocate 1% to parks and 0.5% to public libraries in the city expense budget. The proposal needs 28 more co-sponsors to move to the next stage: convention.socialists.nyc/proposals/08...
Replacing 2010s style “using 100% of their brain” storylines with “using both separate brains in union” storylines
Ok, this "there are two separate brains" thing appears to be making the rounds, and I want to be absolutely clear: this is a press office overhyping some perfectly reasonable science that won't come as a surprise to most developmental biologists.
So we are a two-brained species after all...
Interesting.
#urantia #UrantiaBook
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Interesting.
#urantia #UrantiaBook
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
September 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Replacing 2010s style “using 100% of their brain” storylines with “using both separate brains in union” storylines
Thinking about the endlessly confusing statue of Lin Zexu in Chinatown which has “Pioneer in the War on Drugs” engraved on the pedestal and was placed to stare north at the Confucius statue on bowery as (allegedly) part of Fujainese/pro-Chiang beef and maybe to rehabilitate the fujianese reputation?
Chinatown's Fujianese Get a Statue (Published 1997)
Statue of Lin Zexu, 19th-century Chinese official who banned opium, is installed at Chatham Square in New York City's Chinatown; statue cost $200,000 and was financed by individuals and civic associat...
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Thinking about the endlessly confusing statue of Lin Zexu in Chinatown which has “Pioneer in the War on Drugs” engraved on the pedestal and was placed to stare north at the Confucius statue on bowery as (allegedly) part of Fujainese/pro-Chiang beef and maybe to rehabilitate the fujianese reputation?
This to me is peak liberalism
September 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This to me is peak liberalism
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Between the nilgai and the feral hogs, Texas is well on its way to turning itself into a mad max hunting ground
March 22, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Between the nilgai and the feral hogs, Texas is well on its way to turning itself into a mad max hunting ground
In the interest of greater health we are phasing out the phrase “加油” and replacing it with ”加菜”
September 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
In the interest of greater health we are phasing out the phrase “加油” and replacing it with ”加菜”
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one thing worth saying about the disorder Mandani discourse is that it matters what you're using "disorder" as evidence of. here's some public health research using "broken windows" as an indication of "need for public investment" i.e. fixing the windows
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/Penn-Co...
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/Penn-Co...
Abandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violence | Penn Today
Installing working windows and doors, cleaning trash, and weeding at abandoned houses led to safety improvements and should be considered in efforts to create healthy communities, according to researc...
penntoday.upenn.edu
September 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
one thing worth saying about the disorder Mandani discourse is that it matters what you're using "disorder" as evidence of. here's some public health research using "broken windows" as an indication of "need for public investment" i.e. fixing the windows
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/Penn-Co...
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/Penn-Co...
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For my newsletter, I wrote about Democrats coming out against "trans surgery for kids" (which do not happen) and how the myth took over our politics. www.burnsnotice.com/the-trans-ki...
The "Trans Kid Surgery" Myth
The big lie worked because it played on your protective instincts
www.burnsnotice.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about Democrats coming out against "trans surgery for kids" (which do not happen) and how the myth took over our politics. www.burnsnotice.com/the-trans-ki...
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Is no nostalgia safe from the endless march of protein
September 22, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Is no nostalgia safe from the endless march of protein
Holy shit
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins.
Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
www.propublica.org
September 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Holy shit
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hey virginians did you know you get to vote to remove a BAN on same-sex marriage from the state constitution and protect people if the 6 robed freaks overturn obergefell?
www.vpm.org/news/2026-08...
www.vpm.org/news/2026-08...
September 22, 2026 at 3:40 AM
hey virginians did you know you get to vote to remove a BAN on same-sex marriage from the state constitution and protect people if the 6 robed freaks overturn obergefell?
www.vpm.org/news/2026-08...
www.vpm.org/news/2026-08...
Horrible
Everyone needs to see this
Everyone needs to see this
September 22, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Horrible
Everyone needs to see this
Everyone needs to see this
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do you think tony gilroy knew that "Revanchsim exists in star wars but its named after a guy called Revan" when he decided to make a show about insurrectionary realpolitik where the main realpolitik guy is called Luthen Rael. do you think everybody in star wars starts talking about "Rael-politics"
September 22, 2026 at 3:28 AM
do you think tony gilroy knew that "Revanchsim exists in star wars but its named after a guy called Revan" when he decided to make a show about insurrectionary realpolitik where the main realpolitik guy is called Luthen Rael. do you think everybody in star wars starts talking about "Rael-politics"