Andrew Sobey
@andrewsobey.com
solidly mediocre video guy and science communicator in DC. won an award once for something. he/him
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One of our neighbors has put this sign up repeatedly in their own yard and ICE keeps coming by and stealing it
January 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
One of our neighbors has put this sign up repeatedly in their own yard and ICE keeps coming by and stealing it
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BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
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The gamerculturification of the American right has made it so that a federal agent can kill a queer woman while calling her a fucking bitch and antisocial, angry streamers and politicians will unanimously agree she deserved to die because of pronouns and nose rings and being a woman.
January 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The gamerculturification of the American right has made it so that a federal agent can kill a queer woman while calling her a fucking bitch and antisocial, angry streamers and politicians will unanimously agree she deserved to die because of pronouns and nose rings and being a woman.
There appears to be a large fire at ~8th & Upshur NW, can't tell what's burning, but there's a huge emergency response. Lost track of the number of fire trucks.
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
There appears to be a large fire at ~8th & Upshur NW, can't tell what's burning, but there's a huge emergency response. Lost track of the number of fire trucks.
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This is Renee Good.
She was a mother of a six-year-old child.
She was an American citizen.
She described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado.”
And she was gunned down in cold blood and broad daylight by Trump’s ICE agents.
She was a mother of a six-year-old child.
She was an American citizen.
She described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado.”
And she was gunned down in cold blood and broad daylight by Trump’s ICE agents.
January 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
This is Renee Good.
She was a mother of a six-year-old child.
She was an American citizen.
She described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado.”
And she was gunned down in cold blood and broad daylight by Trump’s ICE agents.
She was a mother of a six-year-old child.
She was an American citizen.
She described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado.”
And she was gunned down in cold blood and broad daylight by Trump’s ICE agents.
the "stand in front of the fleeing person's car so you can use deadly force" trick should have been banned decades ago, but sneaking around to the front of the car where they can't see you while another officer distracts them by trying to tear their door open is next level depraved murder
January 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
the "stand in front of the fleeing person's car so you can use deadly force" trick should have been banned decades ago, but sneaking around to the front of the car where they can't see you while another officer distracts them by trying to tear their door open is next level depraved murder
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The victim of today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis has been identified by her mother as Renee Nicole Good, 37.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Mother identifies woman shot and killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:29 PM
The victim of today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis has been identified by her mother as Renee Nicole Good, 37.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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I want the media to understand just how close what happened today is to where George Floyd was murdered. 0.8 miles.
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I want the media to understand just how close what happened today is to where George Floyd was murdered. 0.8 miles.
The Leftovers has been totally memory holed, but it was a fantastic show that got better with each season, has the best finale I've ever seen, and was weirdly prescient about the way people would respond to a quasi-apocalyptic event like COVID (or 2% of the world's population suddenly disappearing)
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 6, 2026 at 11:27 PM
The Leftovers has been totally memory holed, but it was a fantastic show that got better with each season, has the best finale I've ever seen, and was weirdly prescient about the way people would respond to a quasi-apocalyptic event like COVID (or 2% of the world's population suddenly disappearing)
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if I hire an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he instead presents me with a list of reasons he is incapable of doing so while asking for more money so that he can maybe handle it later, I am not angrier at the roaches, I am in the market for a better exterminator
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
if I hire an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he instead presents me with a list of reasons he is incapable of doing so while asking for more money so that he can maybe handle it later, I am not angrier at the roaches, I am in the market for a better exterminator
seriously, read Gangsters of Capitalism by @katz.theracket.news
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
seriously, read Gangsters of Capitalism by @katz.theracket.news
"The next challenge is setting the country up for long term success"
Should be a piece of cake, they'll welcome us as liberators.
Should be a piece of cake, they'll welcome us as liberators.
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"The next challenge is setting the country up for long term success"
Should be a piece of cake, they'll welcome us as liberators.
Should be a piece of cake, they'll welcome us as liberators.
ChemThug tried to make citric acid at home and immediately regretted it. 🧪
Making Citric Acid at Home is Easy (EMOTIONAL DAMAGE)
YouTube video by Reactions
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December 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
ChemThug tried to make citric acid at home and immediately regretted it. 🧪
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Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution:
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
December 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution:
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
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I’ve been really liking @acs.org’s youtube channel lately. It’s cool to see chemistry content on the platform that’s more serious than Nile Red, etc, but still entertaining to normal people.
youtube.com/shorts/DW5Ur...
youtube.com/shorts/DW5Ur...
An excretory puzzle | Headline Science
YouTube video by American Chemical Society
youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I’ve been really liking @acs.org’s youtube channel lately. It’s cool to see chemistry content on the platform that’s more serious than Nile Red, etc, but still entertaining to normal people.
youtube.com/shorts/DW5Ur...
youtube.com/shorts/DW5Ur...
important PSA I doodled maybe 10 years ago
December 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
important PSA I doodled maybe 10 years ago
oddly satisfying slightly out of phase sine wave animation I made a few years ago
December 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
oddly satisfying slightly out of phase sine wave animation I made a few years ago
mixing two solids together can make a liquid without any heat or chemical reactions. It's the same basic thing happening when you salt a sidewalk to melt ice, or mix water and antifreeze in a car's radiator. Our latest Reactions short for @acs.org and PBS Digital Studios. 🧪
solid + solid = liquid (no, it's not heat, commenters)
YouTube video by Reactions
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
mixing two solids together can make a liquid without any heat or chemical reactions. It's the same basic thing happening when you salt a sidewalk to melt ice, or mix water and antifreeze in a car's radiator. Our latest Reactions short for @acs.org and PBS Digital Studios. 🧪
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I've tried and failed a couple times to write a post explaining how serious this would be. NCAR is globally essential to our climate change response. This can't just be replaced. Every scientist in the world will be doing climate research with one hand tied behind their back for at least a decade
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I've tried and failed a couple times to write a post explaining how serious this would be. NCAR is globally essential to our climate change response. This can't just be replaced. Every scientist in the world will be doing climate research with one hand tied behind their back for at least a decade
Now at every ad break in a WaPo story there's a "Dive deeper" button you can click to get more information about the story that an ai predicts is relevant. Or, hypothetically, you could continue reading the article to get more information that the author of the article thought was relevant.
December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Now at every ad break in a WaPo story there's a "Dive deeper" button you can click to get more information about the story that an ai predicts is relevant. Or, hypothetically, you could continue reading the article to get more information that the author of the article thought was relevant.
Galapagos sea turtle (I think Chelonia mydas?) taking a breath off the coast of Isla Isabela. This is on Islote Las Tintoreras, right outside what must be the most spectacular "ferry terminal" in the world.
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Galapagos sea turtle (I think Chelonia mydas?) taking a breath off the coast of Isla Isabela. This is on Islote Las Tintoreras, right outside what must be the most spectacular "ferry terminal" in the world.
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On the 10th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement, you’re going to hear a lot about the progress we’ve made — people saying we “are” heading to 2.5 degrees heating instead of four.
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
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I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
🧵
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
On the 10th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement, you’re going to hear a lot about the progress we’ve made — people saying we “are” heading to 2.5 degrees heating instead of four.
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
🧵
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
🧵
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I definitely lose hope on a regular basis. Sometimes I even regret knowing anything about climate change! But then I look at my son and his friends, their budding lives, and I go on limping along lol
December 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I definitely lose hope on a regular basis. Sometimes I even regret knowing anything about climate change! But then I look at my son and his friends, their budding lives, and I go on limping along lol
Dear After Effects,
Don't ever switch to the properties panel for any reason. Please burn it and bury its ashes deep underground where I will never see them again. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Don't ever switch to the properties panel for any reason. Please burn it and bury its ashes deep underground where I will never see them again. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Dear After Effects,
Don't ever switch to the properties panel for any reason. Please burn it and bury its ashes deep underground where I will never see them again. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Don't ever switch to the properties panel for any reason. Please burn it and bury its ashes deep underground where I will never see them again. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential