Dr. JJ 🔵

American blue-dot Southerner. Physician (Thoracic Pathologist and Cytopathologist). Knitter 🧶, literature lover, devoted fan of cats and dogs (and animals of all kinds). Here for democracy, insight, thoughtful conversation, and community.

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2023-10-27 18:16:25

Halloween problem: I have no self-control where Heath bars are concerned

2023-10-27 12:52:21

A private citizen under a massive number of indictments is directing the legislative and judicial functions of our government.
We have failed

2023-10-27 01:38:10

The new Speaker does not scare me. He infuriates me. Just another mediocre patriarchy-perpetuating male who failed up.
He and his ilk also irritate me, because we are going to have to interrupt our lives to focus our attention and energy on reminding these Christofascists (who have clearly never read, much less followed, the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth) that how others choose to live is none of their business.

2023-10-26 20:22:14

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I do think we should let the insurance industry regulate the gun industry. They would carefully identify, and then refuse to insure, those who are at high risk for shooting someone.

2023-10-26 19:45:07

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@npub1tps…9rmt
OMG I LOVE JAMES FELL
Also, many feminists are men, and a lot of feminists are quite happy.
-a happy feminist

2023-10-26 18:12:48

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These people need to read the Constitution and the history of why we have FREEDOM OF RELIGION in this nation.
The fact that they disagree, or dislike our founding principles, does not change reality, and does not mean all 360 million of us should just change our form of government. THEY CAN MOVE to a theocracy.

2023-10-26 17:56:31

We do not live in a biblical republic. Not now, not ever.

2023-10-25 20:01:38

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@npub1sat…8vnx
I don't see him as electable in the general election, although he may well be the nominee.

2023-10-25 19:58:32

I'm very, very concerned about a reckless MAGA or rogue Secret Service agent seeking to assassinate those standing between Mike Johnson and the presidency.

2023-10-25 16:56:17

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@npub1v2s…mqq5
NO SEDITIONIST should be in line for the presidency

2023-10-25 04:14:25

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/franklin-politics/voters-soundly-reject-gabrielle-hanson-other-maga-candidates-in-historic-franklin-tennessee-election
I know my state is troubled, but please note, today the voters of a very conservative red county immediately south of Nashville soundly rejected the white supremacist Nazi candidate for Mayor of the county seat, Franklin, TN.
Whew. I admit I was worried.

2023-10-24 21:10:24

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@npub1v2s…mqq5
God these people are useless warts on the a** of humanity.

2023-10-24 19:50:17

Can't any of these Republican Congresspeople think for themselves??

2023-10-20 16:33:11

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/10/20/chesebro-guilty-plea-trump-georgia/
Heck I wouldn't go to prison for that jerk either

2023-10-18 22:18:21

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Professionally I am entirely happy with my choices. Would not change a thing.
There was one argument in my mid-twenties in which I was badly wrong, and the consequences are still resonating, 4 decades later. I wish I’d gone after him and apologized.

2023-10-17 01:04:46

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@npub1j56…m9d0
There should not be “abortion policy.”
We don’t have “ gallbladder surgery policy.”
Or “diabetes management policy.”
Health care should be left to trained experts, and not legislated or adjudicated.

2023-10-07 01:32:07

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@npub1sat…8vnx yummo

2023-10-07 01:23:38

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@npub1sat…8vnx I like to sub in black beans

2023-10-07 01:18:21

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@npub1sat…8vnx He often has that effect on me as well 🌮🌮🌮

2023-10-07 01:03:08

Taco says it’s time for sleep.
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2023-10-04 14:43:25

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 Yep. It’s just somehow never their own fault.

2023-10-03 00:59:21

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@npub15te…wdn7 yay!

2023-09-28 14:37:52

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@npub1sat…8vnx
I was thinking I would also - I had to leave it for an hour and come back with fresh eyes

2023-09-28 14:06:23

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2023-09-26 22:46:51

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2023-09-10 13:27:02

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2023-09-08 13:27:31

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@npub1lzz…jhl3
We aren’t going anywhere, least of all the kitchen.

2023-09-06 21:38:11

Mexico just decriminalized abortion nationwide.
Mexico’s Supreme Court, in a brief statement announcing the ruling, said that penalizing abortion was “unconstitutional” and “violates the human rights of women.”

2023-09-01 18:27:19

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@npub1scr…teus Transit issues aside, that’s deeply wrong.

2023-08-26 20:51:28

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@npub14nn…8zq6 so handsome!! 💕😘

2023-08-26 15:31:37

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@npub1sat…8vnx no my life provides all the challenge I need

2023-08-26 15:29:31

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@npub1sat…8vnx Shhhh

2023-08-26 15:25:55

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@npub1sat…8vnx
Four is respectable!

2023-08-26 15:19:37

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@npub1sat…8vnx I used a new first word and got lucky

2023-08-26 13:48:34

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2023-08-22 16:55:51

Joe Biden petting a dog in a hellhole of devastation isn't the shocking scandal the RNC thinks it is. 🐶

2023-08-19 15:36:26

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Thanks! Healing happening here.
Hope it’s a great weekend.

2023-08-19 15:32:40

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@npub1sat…8vnx
Bahahahaha that’s how the human mind is wired, I think.
Nothing sexual.
Mainly the post was about having stopped believing in miracles long ago, but being forced to re-think what’s possible. A reminder that cynicism, while understandable, is not ultimately viable. Hope and wonder are in order, it seems.

2023-08-19 15:26:33

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@npub1sat…8vnx That may seem like a miracle! But I own and enjoy a bike.

2023-08-19 14:35:37

Something truly amazing, wonderful, unlikely, and completely unexpected happened to me yesterday. Something I gave up on years ago.
Apparently it happens.
Stunning.

2023-08-17 19:23:56

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@npub1sat…8vnx
Can't think of an easy fix for that!

2023-08-17 19:20:06

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@npub1sat…8vnx
Never really thought about it, but you are of course correct. Maybe all this debate will mean more careful thought on this issue. Maybe divide by weight instead? Or skill level? Or experience?

2023-08-17 19:06:39

I'm no chess master, but surely what matters is what's between a person's ears, not what's between their legs. They gonna check?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/international-chess-federation-bans-trans-women-in-mind-boggling-new-policy

2023-08-04 19:53:37

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@npub1sat…8vnx And you’ll get it in 2.

2023-08-04 19:11:03

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2023-07-16 16:38:08

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@npub189n…satx Yup

2023-07-10 14:34:48

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2023-07-08 14:21:59

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2023-06-21 15:58:55

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Surely he can see how idiotic this sounds

2023-06-20 13:09:02

Spotify gave me Nick Gilder’s “Hot Child in the City” on my Time Capsule this morning. What a total creeper of a pervy song. 😩
As a kid I would belt out the words, had no idea.

2023-05-30 16:39:00

Summer shave
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2023-05-18 03:37:05

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 The degrees of a ban are irrelevant. They have no business even discussing this, in any form.
Look at those guys. There’s just no reason why these idiots should have any say at all in this private matter they know nothing about and is none of their business.

2023-05-11 13:36:17

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@npub1vn2…8vvh Slowly but surely.

2023-05-10 22:04:14

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@npub1lnm…624t hard same, they’re awesome

2023-05-10 00:02:47

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@npub189n…satx @npub1eeu…u43z ENDORSE

2023-05-09 20:50:07

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@npub1jup…77gr
They are legislating from the bench

2023-05-09 20:49:38

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@npub1jup…77gr
If they can wave this wand on a shadow docket, why not legalize abortion in all 50 states instead?

2023-05-07 16:50:17

Sculpture in the little park adjacent to my local public library. Boomer, at some distance from a much younger citizen, wants to se what she is reading. He looks benevolent. Unlike our current fascist thought police.
Let the children read 📚
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2023-04-19 15:28:38

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I read every word of every post. I find them helpful and insightful, and I understand that you care about justice.
But the sentence said what it said.

2023-04-19 15:21:45

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It was stunning to hear a skilled attorney say that the citizens' hunger for justice is meaningless. It is not.

2023-04-18 16:06:57

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I hate it so much that so many old white people are afraid of black people. WTF. That is profoundly stupid and insulting.
I am far more afraid of racist old white people than I am of any black person.

2023-04-13 16:47:12

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The gun nuts are only proving our point
This kind of thing has NO PLACE in a civilized society

2023-04-07 13:06:00

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#[0] The path to victory lies through protecting abortion rights but Dems don’t yet seem to see that. The GOP knows it, because it’s continuing to kick their a$$e$.

2023-04-07 00:20:36

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I think they have made a fatal error in discounting the blowback from Gen Z

2023-04-07 00:14:17

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They are PROUD of their racism.
-a Tennesseean

2023-04-06 22:03:37

Just so you know.
The TN legislature is exacting continuing revenge on blue Nashville for refusing to host the 2024 GOP convention.
Our city council voted the convention down multiple times. The state GOP promised retribution.
They recently passed a law to reduce the size of city council by half, limiting representation of some areas of Davidson County.
The action today is not just about guns. It’s about the GOP destroying a party & a city that dares to disagree with them.

2023-04-03 22:14:46

Fascism now rules my state.
Duly elected Democrats, charged with representing their constituents, barred from their legislative responsibilities by their GOP colleagues.
Tennessee House speaker strips Democrats of committee roles after Capitol protest
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/03/tn-house-speaker-strips-democrats-of-committee-roles/70077117007/

2023-04-02 19:20:20

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And I’m no fan of the NYT these days.

2023-04-02 19:17:47

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When a media outlet runs afoul of Elon, it’s a sign they are doing their job.

2023-04-01 01:44:53

Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee drag ban
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2023/03/31/federal-judge-blocks-tennessee-drag-ban-temporary-restraining-order/70064721007/

2023-03-26 14:40:52

Happy Sunday from Gabby the Benevolent Empress
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