Jesse F Ballenger

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Academic: History of medicine, health humanities, bioethics.

Author of some of the greatest books never written.

Published author of Self, Senility and Alzheimer's in Modern America. http://bit.ly/3fVOrrU. Working (alas, very slowly) on "Dementia: A Critical History" for @politybooks

Will post lots on other interests - some grappling with our generally dire circumstances like #ClimateChange, #uspolitics, some of them actually fun like #cycling and #BoardGames.

#Philadelphia #Philly

WebsiteOccasional blogs at https://conquerconfusion.wordpress.com/
Header Alt-textMicrograph of Alzheimer-type brain pathology
Avatar Alt-textBitmoji of a middle-aged man with long gray hair, a thin beard, and black-rimmed glasses. Gesturing with upraised hand as though asking to speak, or pointing to the He/Him pronouns indicated above his head.
PronounsHe/Him
Jesse F BallengerJan 21, 2025
Good morning to all those who understand that the struggle now is to refuse to let the world be defined for us by a gang of corrupt, brutal thugs. A better world exists - embrace it and fight for it.
Jesse F BallengerJan 2, 2025
For the last two weeks, I have been literally working like a dog - hanging out and playing games all day with family & friends, taking walks, and napping. Lots of nappping. Today I have to start working like a human again ☹️
Jesse F BallengerDec 15, 2024
Dr. D. Elisabeth GlasscoDec 15, 2024
The building where Emmett Till was tortured and murdered is located in Drew, Mississippi on a plantation that was once owned by Leslie Milam, the brother of one of the murderers, JW Milam and Roy Bryant. Although most people believe that Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi (LeFlore County), he was actually killed in this barn, some 30 miles away in Sunflower County. 1/15
#history #histodons #photography #blackmastodon
Jesse F BallengerNov 29, 2024
Instant block for anyone using #dementia or #geriatric to describe and boost memes about Trump. To be clear, the problem is not saying something nasty about Trump. Think for a second please about why most people are using those hashtags on here.
Jesse F BallengerNov 28, 2024
I don't know who made this, but thank you!
Jesse F BallengerNov 5, 2024
"New York Times tech workers, who create and maintain the technology that powers the New York Times website and games, are on strike, the New York Times Tech Guild announced Monday. The strike comes one day before the United States election day; the Times is famous for its live election night needle, something that is, of course, powered by the publication’s tech workers. The Times Tech Guild covers 600 workers across the publication."
https://www.polygon.com/news/474209/new-york-times-strike-wordle-connections
Striking New York Times tech workers ask people not to play Wordle or other NYT games

New York Times tech workers are on strike and asking people not to play its games, like Wordle or Connections.

Polygon
Jesse F BallengerNov 5, 2024
Robert ReichNov 4, 2024
I know you’re scared and stressed. So am I. Some of you may feel quite alone right now. You are not. All I can say to reassure you is that time and again, Americans have opted for the common good. Some thoughts 👇 https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-the-people-will-succeed?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
We the People will succeed

A note of reassurance on election eve.

Robert Reich
Jesse F BallengerNov 5, 2024
Show threadThomas ZimmerNov 5, 2024
I say this as a straight white man whose right to equal participation has always been a given, whose fundamental liberties have never been in doubt: Don’t we dare forget the sacrifice and struggle of those who had to fight – and are still fighting! – for every inch of democracy. 15/
Jesse F BallengerNov 5, 2024
Ruben Bolling 🪲Nov 5, 2024
22 DAYS OF TRUMP HORRORS
👉 Vote!
👉 https://whenweallvote.org/takeaction/make-a-plan/
This may be the last time the price for voting will be so ridiculously low.
CHAGRIN FALLS: LAST CALL (2022)
Make A Plan - When We All Vote

When We All Vote
Jesse F BallengerAug 15, 2024
Steve SilbermanAug 15, 2024
When you're an LGBTQ+ kid growing up in America, one book in which you see your life reflected can save you from self-harm. This mountain of books thrown in the trash by the GOP ideologues who have ruined New College of Florida is bone-chilling to see. https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/15/new-college-of-florida-throws-away-hundreds-of-library-books-diversity-lgbtq/74814756007/
New College of Florida tosses hundreds of library books, empties gender diversity library

A dumpster in the parking lot of Jane Bancroft Cook Library on the campus of New College overflowed with books from the Gender and Diversity Center.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune