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jacobs.land
papa and partner. caretaker of two dogs, one old house, and a lot of someone else’s computers. he/him, lancaster, pennsylvania, usa
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Trans Lifeline is a good place to direct resources if you’re looking to help here fuck everyone involved with this decision

It’s generally a good to study things that are killing us so we can avoid doing those things.

new color just dropped.

28.8 ounces is a lot of gummy bears. dare i say too much for one man.

shoeboxes should return to being simple boxes with lids

I'm going to go through the "HHS passback" in this 🧵. This is what the White House sent back to HHS, based on HHS's guidance. It's Trump's budget plan, though can still be changed. To start off, they call to eliminate Head Start, which helps fund free pre-k and learning programs for poor families.

I don’t think I’ve made a worse financial decision in my life than developing good taste

Re-upping this from Friday, ICYMI

My favorite technical blogs eatonphil.com/blogs.html

New from 404 Media: we've seen an ICE database that filters people by hundreds of different, highly specific categories. Experts say possibly helping ICE identify and deport people. Scars, location data, immigration status, eye color, much more. Created by Palantir www.404media.co/inside-a-pow...

"Then the coal company came with the world's largest shovel And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man" John Prine - John Prine - Paradise

i love this. new life goal to have my face on a card worthy of a place in some kids community trading card deck. www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainmen...

For people just finding out today Rick Steves has always been a real one and is one of the few voices who has never shied away from his stance on legalizing marijuana, the threat of fascism and how cool it is to travel in Europe and truly steep in its history.

with apologies to @xkcd.com

Kurt Vonnegut man

i feel like i’ve been waiting so long for spring. glad it is here.

fucking brought in Big Balls to ask The Model.

james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country "...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."

The last time Lancaster County elected a Democrat to the Pennsylvania Senate was in 1889, when John S. Hoover won a special election. 136 years later, James Malone joins the club.

TIL "But there was always something missing, a permanent funding mechanism. The original Carnegie report had suggested a tax on TV sales to make sure the money wasn't ensnared in the yearly appropriations battle, but that didn't make it into the 1967 law." www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

GARDEN LOG Fair 45°F (7°C) this rose better be an absolute stunner this year. its future depends on it.

The case for a later school starting time [column] lanc.news/4hELCrP

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

I’ve seen a lot of assumptions in the media that Trump (and Musk) are targeting institutions with loyalty tests. But that’s not quite right. They’re using dominance tests. And the difference between these two things matter. 🧵

They’re coming for Amtrak? We ride at dawn

i was watching this and let out a “fuck” from deep inside. fuck everything about this. insightful interview. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

The letter was signed by Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, Majority Leader Joe Pittman, Appropriations Chair Scott Martin, and Health and Human Services Committee Chair Michelle Brooks www.pennlive.com/news/2025/03...

The Organic Market Development and Transition to Organic Programs are expected to be reviewed this coming week. We are asking for you to call your representatives NOW and tell them that you support America’s farmers! Read on for more info ⬇️

A small murmuration of starlings outside my house this evening.

some big moves on the Ratio Alltimers leaderboard this week. bsky.app/profile/did:...

TIL i have to register my bike. it costs $1 and the police can fine me and impound my bike if i don't do it. source: ecode360.com/8117136

"There’s no reason an interaction with children riding their bikes should end with high level force and arrest" ― Anne Torres Fully agree. If the intent of the law is to make it safer for those on bikes by requiring lights and reflectors, provide lights and reflectors, not citations and arrests.