Jon (@jonmbauer.bsky.social)

The muzak at the clinic waiting room is playing Billy Joel's Only The Good Die Young.

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Hey everyone, thanks to a 'business restructuring' I'll be out of a job at the end of October. Please keep me in mind if you hear of any Partner Management or Marketing Leadership positions.

It's that brief time of the year where it's actually a little noisy outside because of the sound of all the leaves falling.

Oh. My. God.

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Time Travelers From Year 2376 Warn Of Future Where America Still Perfect https://theonion.com/time-travelers-from-year-2376-warn-of-future-where-america-still-perfect/

Feels nice to be supporting team USA.

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DNC Releases Preemptive Autopsy Into Why They Lost Midterms https://theonion.com/dnc-releases-preemptive-autopsy-into-why-they-lost-midterms/

Back in 8th grade, my English teacher told the class a story about his best friend who died while choking on an apple chunk that got stuck in his throat when he was driving in traffic. To this day, I think about this story every single time I eat an apple.

linkedin.comAltman on AI: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening' | LinkedInAltman's remarks come just days after an OpenAI safety leader resigned, calling the company's "current path... unacceptable."

That's the spirit! www.linkedin.com/news/story/a...

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BREAKING: judge dismisses case against reflecting pool defendant Davey Hearn WITH PREJUDICE- meaning the DoJ can’t ever bring charges against him in this matter. www.ms.now/deadline-whi...

ms.nowJudge permanently dismisses David Hearn Reflecting Pool indictmentThe Trump Justice Department sought a temporary dismissal. Hearn wanted his charges tossed for good.

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Since there seems to be some confusion around this.

We're doomed. #Unites #SelfRegulation

I remember (tu-tu)... I remember (tu-tu)... I remember (tu-tu)... They had a swimming pool #ZappaWednesday

rollingstone.comApple Is Opening a Music Venue Inside the Pink Floyd 'Animals' Power StationLondon's Battersea Power Station, famously depicted on the album cover of Pink Floyd's 'Animals,' has become Apple Music Hall.

I like to think this is the sort of stuff I'd do if I was a billionaire. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Wow.

snopes.comTillamook cheese faces boycott over halal label on its packaging. How serious is it?Snopes confirmed some of Tillamook's cheeses carry the halal certification label on their packaging.

Looks like it's time to stock up on Tillamook. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

CSPAN for the win.

It's true

youtube.comPIXIES - Alec Eiffel (Official Video)YouTube video by PixiesOfficial

Happy 35th Anniversary to Trumpe le Monde - For some reason it hits even harder when it's not their first album hitting these 30+ year milestones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsML...

22 Sept

Correct.

22 Sept

And the earth died screaming

thehill.comRove says he’ll vote against Bo French in Texas raceRepublican strategist Karl Rove said he is backing a Democrat in a Texas state race after recent controversy surrounding the Republican candidate. “This November, I’ll vote for only the second Demo…

This was not on my 2026 bingo card. thehill.com/homenews/cam...

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theonion.comAnguished, Screaming Trump Bans Father’s Ghost From Press Room For Silently Pointing At HimWASHINGTON—Forcefully closing his eyes, grasping his head with both hands, and repeatedly screaming to be left alone, a visibly anguished President Donald Trump was observed Thursday banning the ghost...

"I make the rules now, and you mustn’t defy me!" — President Donald Trump

cnn.comExclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN PoliticsThe episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war

Oh good.

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vice.comThe Winning Film of the 'Historically Accurate' Odyssey Contest Is, Uh, Not GoodElon Musk has been in full-blown culture war mode for quite a while, and often takes that fight into unexpected corners. One of his more unusual recent crusades centered around Christopher Nolan’s blo...

404media.coDoctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras‘We must work to crush any dissent to Doom’s vision of public safety,’ the Marvel supervillain told the city as it considered multiple surveillance proposals.

14 Sept

I need to purchase more costumes. www.404media.co/doctor-doom-...

14 Sept

A quick overview on the effects of tariffs.

11 Sept

10 Sept

Mixed up the word trepidation with trepanation in a work chat this afternoon. Things got weird.

9 Sept

QOTD - did the panic around kidnapping when I was growing up in the 80s cause my OCD, or did my OCD just grab onto it and run?

cnbc.comExperts weigh in as researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans'Jacob Coxon said in a post on X that Anthropic and OpenAI are "gambling with our lives."

9 Sept

Finally some good news - www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/a...

6 Sept

Hanging with @jeremymessersmith.bsky.social and @mprnews.org @thecurrent.org