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Alan Kaplan

@jd2mcse.bsky.social

After 18 years of family law, I made my hobby my living. BA Philosophy. Former VA IT secure configuration baseline lead. Science and Sci-fi. Former board member of interfaith camp. Proud dad of two LGBTQ kids.

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10.11.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so old that my initial thought was AT S0=0

04.11.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

13.08.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please add a sentence about why this is interesting for those who are outside of your field and science generalists.

13.08.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This remake of "Idiocracy" sucks. It's too dark.

10.07.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You wouldn’t say that someone was a gravity skeptic. You’d just say they were wrong. Vaccines work. Period. That is a verifiable fact.

26.06.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1158    πŸ” 263    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 5
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RIP, Norm.

21.05.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 22823    πŸ” 2546    πŸ’¬ 488    πŸ“Œ 185

Q: Who would believe payment to the family of a deceased insurrectionist? A: anyone paying attention.

19.05.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. I emailed my senator about this.

16.05.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cat is sitting next to a text that says i am shocked appalled speechless stunned ALT: a cat is sitting next to a text that says i am shocked appalled speechless stunned

Who would have guessed.

15.05.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a striped sweater covering his mouth with his hand and the words pretends to be shocked below him ALT: a man in a striped sweater covering his mouth with his hand and the words pretends to be shocked below him
14.05.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was the worst boss I ever had.

11.05.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More details are emerging as Rep. Joaquin Castro meets with the deported family of the 11yo U.S. citizen girl in Mexico.

CBP agents *confiscated her seizure meds.*

That’s not law enforcementβ€”it’s abuse.
Keep reposting.
Keep raising hell.
Be a voice for the voiceless.
#OnYourSide

10.05.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3110    πŸ” 1805    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 98

Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.

11.05.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 19136    πŸ” 5538    πŸ’¬ 741    πŸ“Œ 288
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also you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes

06.05.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 20257    πŸ” 6262    πŸ’¬ 402    πŸ“Œ 921

The 80 year old virgin

05.05.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The summer pest series continues! It's the time of year when folks see swarms of termites out on their mating flights. How can you stop your home from becoming a termite buffet? Read on! πŸ§ͺ
news.ncsu.edu/2025/05/prot...

05.05.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The text of the presidential oath of office is: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

04.05.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you're a military veteran at risk of foreclosure, NPR wants to hear from you The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. We want to hear your story.

The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages.

If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.

02.05.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 19225    πŸ” 8823    πŸ’¬ 874    πŸ“Œ 664
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It is well settled law that an accused person can be charged in both state and federal courts.

02.05.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Pritzker invokes his own Jewish background in responding to Trump:
"Stop tearing down the Constitution in the name of my ancestors. Do not claim that your authoritarian power grabs are about anti-semitism. When you destroy social justice, you are disparaging the very foundation of Judaism."

28.04.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5517    πŸ” 1142    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 97
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The Interview Just how informed, uninformed or dumb are pro-Palestinian protesters?

A spoof interview between a policeman and a pro-Palestinian protestor...

Highlights how lacking in knowledge and fed on mostly online propaganda Palestinian protestors are.

Subscription FREE. Dive in a prove Elon Musk wrong for sidelining Substackers.

scribejohn.substack.com/p/the-interv...

23.04.2025 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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West Point graduate becomes the first woman to compete in the grueling Army Ranger contest A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall.

apnews.com/article/army...
Black woman first to compete.

17.04.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great episode as always. You mentioned supporting the podcast and using β€œbuy me a coffeeβ€œ. I am having trouble finding a link to do this. I checked in the notes and your website. Make it easier, please Jack.

15.04.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another impact of β€œreturn to work”: There’s no parking spaces left at the Hampton Virginia VA medical center. Employees are now being shuttled from a remote lot to free spaces for veterans.

14.04.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Court cases have opening statements and closing arguments. An opening statement tells gives a forecast of what a party intends to prove to the jury (or judge in a non-jury trial). Journalists should avoid this common mistake.

14.04.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Surely β€œhand pollination” isn’t something we should consider as sustainable.

14.04.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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FDA Approves Novel Non-Opioid Treatment for Moderate to Severe Acute Pain The FDA approved Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 mg oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults.

A new class of non-addictive pain medicine is a welcome addition. But it is recommended for relief of acute pain only. We need action on meds for chronic pain.

www.fda.gov/news-events/...

14.04.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm humbly asking Stephen King to write us out of this horror novel. John Patrick Leaman Cummings

14.04.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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