Jacob Harris
Former Twitter user, but I left when it became a Nazi bar. Made the nytimes Twitter bot, worked for the NYT before moving into civic technology. Living in Takoma Park, MD and fighting for a hopeful and humane future. (He/him) More info at jacobharr.is
- This is literally the exact phrasing of Senator Howell Tankerbell from Mr. Show, come on!
- Some Republicans in Congress want to redefine obscenity to include virtually any image that might "arouse" or "titillate" reason.com/2025/05/12/r...
- I didn’t even let a friend buy me lunch
- Reposted by Jacob HarrisWelcome to the world we made when insufficient numbers of people cared about emoluments because they were “small.”
- Reposted by Jacob Harrisi simply would not use this word in any context regarding the catholic church bsky.app/profile/atru...
- Reposted by Jacob HarrisYet another in a long line of examples of Trump openly saying he has no idea what his government is doing.
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- Reposted by Jacob HarrisLike, it’s four people. Four people who maintain standards so hospitals have the most up-to-date information on things like the spread of drug-resistant bugs. Four people the wealthiest country in the world won’t be paying anymore in the name of efficiency.
- Reposted by Jacob HarrisMore like an aircraft dropper
- Breaking: Another F/A-18 fighter jet from the Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, per 4 people familiar w/the incident. 2 aviators ejected and were recovered by helo with minor injuries. www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/p...
- Reposted by Jacob HarrisI really like this whole thread but I keep staring at the second half of this and being stunned at how succinctly it sums up our fundamental struggle as a society and economy.
- Reposted by Jacob Harrissee also: Herman Melville, who occasionally, begrudgingly returned to telling a story in Moby Dick in between infodumping Whale Facts on everyone