Government mandated praise and loyalty pledges. How American.

In a Lyft ride from SF to San Mateo. My driver is doing 85 down 101 and close to home his Playlist hits The Final Countdown. Coincidence?

#1 implies there is a sequel. Or is HBO canceling this one?

When you are losing swing states by narrow margins, this isn't a good strategy.

Imagine 150 years in the future when statues of icons of civil war 2.0 losers are being torn down. "It was a war of economic anxiety" they'll say as statues of Trump Jr. and Boebert are being removed.

This feels like the finale of season one where the promising rookie everyone is rooting for has a heart crushing loss, only to make him stronger for the eventual triumph in season 3.

Today, in Target's parking lot: GUY: Sign this petition for Voter ID? ME: Do I have to show ID to sign it? GUY: No. ME: So how do you know I'm a voter? GUY: We verify name, address, and sig via the voter registry. ME: You just explained why Voter ID is not necessary.

At my local Walgreens the shelves are empty...of Halloween candy. Employee said these might not be restocked for another 10 months! The supply chain is so f'd.

This tweet haunts me.

In summary, immune system is layered. Antibodies block infection, T cells fight it. Omicron's mutations are good at evading antibodies, but T cell response is strong in vaxxed and recovered people. This helps explain high infection rate and low severity.

Love my iPhone telling me the gym is nearby when I'm at the bakery

Looking at my wireless network preferences is like taking a trip down memory lane of the places I've travelled.

Just found this while raking–proving once and for all that money does grow on trees

The billionaire has no clothes

The nice thing about having promoted tweets at the top of a timeline refresh is that I'm making great progress on my goal of blocking all Twitter advertisers.

BREAKING: Twitter

And with that, I've completed my first full calendar year crossword streak. Total streak is 613 and I've also completed every NYT crossword since 2017. 2217 in total.

Sorry all, I'm not exercising as much as you think I am. That's just my kid whacking my Apple Watch and starting random workouts.

With the latest API changes, layout changes making my timeline more weird, and so many more ads, I'm spending more time in the Fediverse. Decided to try carving my own space there where I own the data and service. Connect at large.social/@john