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Associate Prof, U. New Orleans EES/CEE. Sedimentologist, cyclist, runner, potter. Born at 348 ppm CO2. PhD UWyo, MS Idaho State, BS UMontana. PG (LA). he/him. Pro Choice. Pro DEIA. Pro Democracy. Anti-fascist. Views mine 🏳️‍🌈
Oof one thing the Trump regime tariffs have really fucked up are heat pump washer-dryers. The nice ones were like $1200-1400 just last summer... now $1900-2100
February 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM
OH LOOK it's the voter fraud they found the voter fraud
🚨BREAKING: A Trump-backed, GOP effort to repeal a Utah law that could give Democrats one extra U.S. House seat appears to be unraveling after county officials flagged thousands of potentially invalid and fraudulent petition signatures. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah GOP push to repeal anti-gerrymander law falters amid fraud allegations tied to firm backed by Trump Jr.
As a result of the growing controversy, the GOP ended its partnership with Patriot Grassroots.
www.democracydocket.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I am once again for the zillionth time BEGGING journal manuscript review systems to put the figure captions with the figures. Not 10 pages of references away.
a cartoon of stitch covering his eyes with his hands and the words uggg !! below him .
ALT: a cartoon of stitch covering his eyes with his hands and the words uggg !! below him .
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I am very tired of chatGPT. The prospective grad emails that all have the phrase "I have read your work on [an abstract that I was 5th author on]" and then go on to say nothing about how they fit with what I work on.

I hate to say but if you're not writing the email I'm not responding to it.
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Micro-mobility users, whether on bikes, wheelchairs, or scooters, deserve their own safe infrastructure, instead of fighting over scraps of space with pedestrians or cheating death alongside cars.
As a bicyclist what I would really like more than anything else is to not be treated like someone on foot and also not treated as if I am encased in a half ton of safety measures and a big ass engine
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Whole article full of quotes from Bruce Greenstein accusing Medicaid recipients of "waste fraud and abuse" doesn't mention the time Greenstein was indicted for bid rigging a Medicaid contract
www.nola.com/news/healthc...
Louisiana Department of Health targets fraud with new internal watchdog role
The Louisiana Department of Health is creating a Chief Accountability Officer to strengthen oversight, reduce fraud and assess whether programs are working.
www.nola.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Just curious did the TPUSA Bigot Bowl happen or?
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Wyoming statewide ain’t lookin too good either
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Stunner of a day cutting and splitting wood for the anagama. We’re almost ready! 2 more weeks…
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Okay wait do Americans all pronounce Lychee like 'lye chee" because I first experienced them in China so I say "lee chee" but apparently nobody here says it that way? And I am only now just discovering this?
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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I am not a lawyer, but arresting people for profanity on a sign seems like quite a flagrant violation of the First Amendment
Anti-ICE protesters arrested in Pearl River over use of profanity, resisting officers
Pearl River protesters debated whether curse words were protected by the First Amendment before they were arrested for using profanities at motorists and obstructing traffic.
www.nola.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM
I watched *one* youtube chainsaw repair video and now it is sending me on an endless rabbit hole ride of this Canadian woman who repairs chainsaws and has me questioning my life choices because now I want to repair chainsaws for a living
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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And don’t forget misogynists!
I can’t understand how people can’t understand. You’ve got someone who makes lying, racism and minority bashing, greed and violence officially sanctioned and modelled daily by public figures. If that’s how you yourself are inclined, of course you’re likely to support the guy.
February 8, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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A reminder Don, Jr. has been awarded $600m in defense contracts despite have no established ability to deliver.
Trump’s “fraud crackdown” list is a political hit list. He targets his critics and attacks the watchdogs who actually root out waste. Meanwhile, he continues to pardon allies who stole millions from taxpayers. The real fraud is pretending Trump is helping the American people.
February 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Got stuck at an intersection on my way home from a road bike ride for 15 minutes while they rolled all the Cleopatra parade floats through one by one to get them lined up so that's about as much Mardi Gras as I need for the week
February 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Una cosa a los que publicáis en Substack: Es un bar nazi. Pero nazi, nazi. Y esto no es nuevo.

Hay otras opciones. Yo esa he decidido bloquearla.
“The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found…” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago

The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont. Pa. that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in an $119 million ICE deal.
www.inquirer.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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The conditions in Burlington are horrific, but it should be underscored that there is no such thing as a humane concentration camp
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Truth.
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 7, 2026 at 4:52 AM
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If someone told me, bunch of palaeo people will be in Epstein files. But also, in connection with Putin & RFK. And society venerating and platforming them, and other creeps, having no backbone to hold them accountable.
February 7, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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Conservatives Outraged Super Bowl Happening In Foreign City Of Santa Clara https://theonion.com/conservatives-outraged-super-bowl-happening-in-foreign-city-of-santa-clara/
February 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
about ready to call and scream at American Home Shield someone take my phone
February 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Seeley and Gumbo got to meet two contractors on their walk today who told them the pit bulls were their favorite dogs when clients have them in the house. Said they're always the sweetest friendliest helpers
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Just thinking about how the President is posting gutter racist videos while media outlets describe ethnic cleansing as "immigration enforcement"
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM