Jen Gingras Harper

It took 19mos back home for my junior high/hs crush to hit my DMs with a friendly question, then ask if I'm still married (...as he is).

You're about 35yrs too late, bud, but it's kind of cute that you're still That Guy. 😆

I don’t think we talk enough about how the foundational, most aspirational premise of the AI industry is “what if there was a human-level intelligence that didn’t have human rights.” Like. Exploitation is literally the whole point! Of COURSE they hold human life, intelligence and labour in contempt!

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If this were a piece on white male loneliness instead of latte loneliness, it'd read better.

"..[Y]ou are not only wasting the time of other[s]...but also are signaling that your personal appetites demand an elaborate, customized response. You are asserting your primacy, unique in the complexity of your desires, and stand apart from your nation’s simple rituals. No wonder you’re alone."

Persistent attenuation of lymphocyte subsets after mass SARS-CoV-2 infection Growing evidence suggests that lymphocyte subsets are declined in COVID-19 patients, but it is unclear if these alterations persist after widespread e…

Covid causes lasting immune dysregulation.

“… findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise. The sustained subnormal lymphocytes… highlight a key immunologic feature of long COVID & underscore the need for personalized care.”

I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.

I hate the “(group) is canary in the coal mine”/“First they came for” lines. They ignore history and act as if shit we’re seeing has just started. We’re ignore the absolute trail of dead canaries and the “first” were attacked centuries ago.

I mean, it's 2026 and my kid's playground had more snow on it than this before Feb Break, but whatever, whiner.

So much online conservatism these days is just "I miss being a kid"

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach."

Aldous Huxley

Why was this story on the front page of the UK’s Daily Telegraph — but NOT America’s leading newspapers?

Still plodding through the West Wing and even angrier than usual about Donna needing to get blown up for Josh to figure out he cares about her.

Fuck their whole toxic and damaging arc.

And Covid is airborne, there is still no #CleanAir in our hospitals apart from in OT and staff are still not being given ffp3 respirators to protect themselves & patients.

Donald Trump lowered our Flags to half-staff for Charlie Kirk but not for the 6 troops we lost in Kuwait.

When Hegseth got in I said there are three types who join the Guard: the former active duty who want or need to keep a hand in; the warehouseman and so forth who wants the extra money and education; and people who want to play soldier. The latter group is small, but you should be afraid of them.

Had an electrician out for a small, free-to-us thing.

I mentioned that his last name was my Memere's maiden name.

Yeah, we're cousins. My dad was in his grandma's high school class and worked with his mom in the 80s.

How long do I need to be back in Vermont to stop absolutely loving this part?

Hard same.

Bunch of stupid bullies, all of 'em.

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

I'm halfway through Gone Girl (the book—never saw the movie) and firmly on Team Amy. Not too worried that she's obnoxious or loopy—I just already hate Nick that much.

#booksky

/me frantically texts friend in Ira, Vermont

I'll tell you why Newsom is going to lose: he plays the other side's game. You never play your opponent's game. He'll always beat you. You make him play yours.

We can only hope

Ffs, @thehill.com. Have you ANY proofing capacity left?!

We could've had...it could've been...DAMN it. 😶

Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center When ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center, many Americans were alarmed.

We’re using 100 days to prioritize cases because so many children are exceeding 20 days
A teen used plastic knife from cafeteria to cut her wrist “She said she didn’t want to live anymore because she preferred to die rather than having to keep living in confinement” #Pinks
apnews.com/article/chil...

Six of one, half dozen of the other with these assholes

Naturally...but I'm hoping for someone else's thesis. My grad school days are long past. 🙂

Flagging this for a future thesis title... 🤞🤞🤞