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This is truly an insane thing for a public health person to say.

Outright eugenics.

RFKJR needs to GO ASAP.

Okay, so sometime this summer the admins of his SAVE are going to tell him that program is over and he'll have to transition. You definitely want to make sure to transition the SAVE to IDR as well if you can. RAP otherwise. If you do nothing, they go on Standard 10 and that'll be $$$

Most forbearance plans eventually term out and you have to start paying. Several are stuck in various court appeals, and may eventually start going again

You should investigate IDR (income-driven repayment) as an alternative that should have better long term financial outcome.

The Donald Trump Presidential Library: The only library in the world to have two sets of books.

Yeah, I go on 2–3 backcountry backpacking trips a year, and almost always end with a checked bag on these trips.

That said, if you travel more than twice a year on the same airline, just get whatever lowest tier credit card they have with free checked bags. Pays for itself.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration expects banks to comply in collecting citizenship information from customers.

Major alarm bells over this. Bessent wants US banks to require customers send in copies of their passports etc. to prove citizenship, which would be far beyond the know-your-customer checks that they're required to do already. Implies this could result in closing bank accounts over non-compliance.

I fucked up this AI stuff but there she is:

The Strat of Hormuz

I have seriously lost track of how many times we've completely obliterated Iran's military and how many times Trump has reopened the Strait of Hormuz.

The Strait of Hormuz.

Whatchamacallit commercial from the 80's YouTube video by divishion

Whatever it is… whatever it was. Chocolately chocolate… Whatchamacallit? youtu.be/9-ZUM0Jb9pQ?...

"The Guns of Toblerone."

I’d pay to see that

Darkest truth about me: I would let the duck in

“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain

But sometimes it is so right on the nose.

Irish Benedict and home fries. At The Wooden Soldier in Fairhaven, VT.

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

This is the life-saving technology Trump and his administration are canceling.

www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

3 Southern California residents sentenced in bear suit insurance fraud scheme Three Southern California residents have been sentenced in a bizarre insurance fraud scheme which prosecutors say involved them staging fake bear attacks on high-end cars.

"bear suit insurance fraud"

Quick bites: stopping for tacos at El Tenatito in Quechee, VT.

Sardine Rose (Montreal, Quebec) During our March trip to Montreal, prior to our outing to the 2026 Pied de Cochon Cabane à Sucre, several of us arrived two evenings before the event, and decided to go out for a light dinner. Since ...

Sharing my #OffbeatEats review of Sardine Rose, a pleasant Portuguese café with some excellent grilled chicken reminding me of my many trips to Portugal. And some great pasteis de nata as well.

offbeateats.org/2026/04/sard...

I had a project at work with a food printer and we made little pasta Klein bottles.

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-co...

Sid Krofft, creator of psychedelic kids shows, dead at 96 Along with his brother Marty, Sid Krofft co-created such trippy kids classics as H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, The Bugaloos, and Lidsville.

Sid Krofft, creator of psychedelic kids shows like H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost and The Bugaloos, dead at 96 www.brooklynvegan.com/sid-krofft-c...

Ugly Duckling (Portland, Maine) For my third morning in Portland, instead of having another hotel breakfast, or doing a repeat trip to the excellent Becky's Diner, I decided I needed to try something a little more, well, Offbeat. A...

Sharing my #OffbeatEats review of Portland, Maine's Ugly Duckling. Great coffee and pastries, and some excellent sandwiches featuring their own house-made English muffins.

offbeateats.org/2026/04/ugly...

I'll ask up here in the top thread. Anyone remember 16mm films from the 60s and 70s, “I’m really mad at me” and “I’m really mad at you”. Both featuring essentially the same jingle… "Why am I doing the things that I do... Why am I doing the things that I do?! 🎶"

Great, now that theme song is stuck in my head.

Oh, and how just the night watchman was a puppet

BJ and the Bear.

“Why am I doing the things that I do… 🎶. Why am I doing the things that I do?! “

“I was walking in the forest… I thought I’d climb a tree… I fell and hurt my ankle… I’m really mad at me! 🎶”. Anyone else remember this one?

But a few real duds were entirely too frequent in the rotation. None worse than the 1960s or early 1970s pair of anger management films, “I’m really mad at me” and “I’m really mad at you”. Both featuring essentially the same jingle…