Judge Cannon, on Monday, denied a request to extend an injunction banning the DOJ from releasing a volume of a report former special counsel Jack Smith issued on tfg's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. It could be released as early as midnight. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Folks at MIT Sloan looked at multiple studies of return to office (RTO) mandates & found they are lose-lose-lose. No reward from Wall Street for “getting tough,” an actual decrease in productivity & revenue, and loss of top talent. youtu.be/4ec_yZCWOCY...

I don’t like this news. apple.news/AD8-sEt2jQgS...

Not trying to ruin anyone’s day or year or whatever, when I go or anything but I do hope the way I leave is productive network and my people all end up with the networks and supports the people that need. I hope these boys of mine all come out safe and solid and sound and full of love.

I’m feeling disturbed by how attentive and thoughtful all of my people are being. Like is this is 2025 the last year of Jenny? Should I be bothered by this level of attention and grace it feels extensive.

Meta quietly updated its hateful conduct policy to allow users to refer to "women as household objects or property" among other offensive language.

Pro tip from someone who used to cover fires all the time: N95s and KN95s (and other masks) will protect against the particulate matter that will otherwise potentially get into your throat, lungs, and bloodstream and make you feel like total shit.

I’ve been vomiting all afternoon. I do not love this. I think I’m gonna give up on today.

UnitedHealth CEO was killed 30 days ago on Dec 4. Mangione is on trial for that killing. Since Dec 4, about 5589 Americans have died preventable deaths under America’s exploitative for profit health system. So—when do CEOs who enabled these deaths go on trial? www.qasimrashid.com/p/americas-h...

Anne Telnaes, Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post, has resigned. The paper censored a cartoon that criticized billionaires. Democracy dies in broad daylight, too. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

I was in the hospital from Christmas to about five minutes ago.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes announces she's quit the paper because her editors wouldn't print a cartoon going after Big Tech and media oligarchs paying tribute to to Trump A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

My husband and boys are here to get me and I told my mom we are heading home and she was like “and your bringing the kids?” and…what is the alternative though? Just leave the 7 and 9yo at the hospital? Like…what is the question? It has a weird vibe.

Hospital visitors

What is this and why do I want it

That tax credit would 100% pay for a top of the line cargo e-bike that could replace most household car trips, would be far better for the environment, and is much less likely to kill someone.

2024 in books, I didn’t read as much this year as last year, but I also struggled with a lot of literal blindness? I read some good stuff. My faves: Starless Sea, Tom Lake, Death Valley, Between the World and Me, The Graveyard Book, Crying in H-Mart, James, Why Fish Don’t Exist

“Meta’s various sites have over 3 billion users, an incredible percentage of the world’s population. But businesses demand constant growth and, not content with almost half of the living people on the planet, Meta has decided to cut out the middle-man.”

if you are shocked by the idea of warning labels on alcohol, I gently suggest you do some research into what alcohol is.

Fourteen years ago I was crafty

On the one hand I ended 2023 in the hospital too, and 2024 is really just a bonus year. On the other hand I would like fewer brain metastases and more bonus time.

I walked the floor just now and like four different nurses were like uhm where are you from ARE YOU A PATIENT and I was like…yes? Since Christmas, I’ve been here! And they didn’t…believe me? I have my name on the door and have an IV and wristband and am wearing a hospital gown and hospital pants?

And sometimes they’re wasting their own money (they are only approving my surgery as inpatient when it could be in or out which means they are paying a fuck of a lot more for it)

I have a roommate and she’s an ancient Russian lady who is sort of charming EXCEPT she keeps wiping her butt with paper towels instead of toilet paper and then leaving the shit rags in the waste basket by the toilet and I’m really not into it.

I have “a complication of cancer” which is more cancer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptome...

I went the ER yesterday and have been admitted. I wish I could ruin slightly fewer holidays

Texting my sister about the end of the Santa Cruz wharf getting destroyed and she shared this (Mike is her husband)

Seems like a conflict of interest

this is funny as-is but imo way funnier when you see his lawyer

Oh interesting detail.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz used illegal drugs on multiple occasions and paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl, House Ethics Committee finds.

Is it weird that Biden picked a few people to keep on death row? All mass murdering but still it seems weird to be like ok kill these three. Either you’re for or against death penalty?

Several jobs ago, we were self insured (anthem managed) and our anthem guy was like you’ll hit stop gap ($300k) EVERY year if someone’s on immunotherapy & our guy was like you can’t put a price on keeping someone alive, and that’s why I can only work at companies that are self insured (that I trust)

@mattieflap.bsky.social this is a dog post

Our pets are named Fresno, Pouncer, and Otto von Waffles. We also have tame but offended by the indoors cat named O’Lyons.

Hmm seems like no angel

I asked my husband to buy me bubly bounce, which is just bubble water with 35mg caffeine. He bought me…this 🤢🤢

I hope everyone appreciates that I’m a musical genius.

Turns out the spinal tap probs lead to spinal CSF leak. Today I’m treating with bed, caffeine, fluids, electrolytes. If no improvement from staying bedridden and drinking lots of things, I’m directed to ER mañana for confirmation and if CSF, a blood patch.

For a moment, it looked like Congress would actually enact reforms of controversial pharmacy benefit managers after several years of introducing bills and holding hearings.

Rickey Henderson died 😭 Of pneumonia 😭😭 He was only 65 😭😭😭

Me facing 2025

RFK Jr. is a menace to public health. “You can call the Capital Switchboard directly & tell them whether or not you think RFK Jr. should be confirmed. That phone number is 202-224-3121.” From Maintenance Phase episode BONUS: What's New With RFK Jr.?, Dec 20, 2024 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

when it comes to trust and safety (and everything else), i would love for the bluesky admins to decide to make the best site possible instead of just a site that's better than the alternatives

This makes me feel smut as a Californian.

Happy Holidays to bsky ❤️💚🤍

I got in my first ever bluesky weird spat with a stranger today, so it really is replacing Twitter ? She responded directly to something I said and then got mad at me for assuming…that her words were directed at me. The good news is, muting threads on this site works for real.

On a different note, the Airbnb ad claiming Santa won’t come to kids who stay in hotels on Christmas Eve is…enraging.

I had to get Gabriel and he got a ride to the Bay Area and then ALSO a secondary ride to Santa Cruz and that’s way better than a journey to Chico and back so this isn’t a REAL complaint but also I had to get him in Santa Cruz and I had to do it late and I’ve been up since 5:30a and I don’t love it

A year in weird medical shit (brain surgery, brain surgery eye, gamma knife, abdominal radiation) 1/2