Charles Bergquist
@cbquist.bsky.social
Director and senior producer at Science Friday, a public radio science program. Ask your doctor if SciFri might be right for you. Restrictions apply.
Folks I am sorry but we need to stop this discussion right now
Those Epstein emails clearly have a very official warning at the bottom about not disclosing them
We are all violating that
Thank you for your attention to this matter
Those Epstein emails clearly have a very official warning at the bottom about not disclosing them
We are all violating that
Thank you for your attention to this matter
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Folks I am sorry but we need to stop this discussion right now
Those Epstein emails clearly have a very official warning at the bottom about not disclosing them
We are all violating that
Thank you for your attention to this matter
Those Epstein emails clearly have a very official warning at the bottom about not disclosing them
We are all violating that
Thank you for your attention to this matter
So just so I have this straight, the bunch of horrible emails we are all talking about rn are NOT the ones that the admin is trying to block the release of???
there are other emails that look worse than these?
there are other emails that look worse than these?
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
So just so I have this straight, the bunch of horrible emails we are all talking about rn are NOT the ones that the admin is trying to block the release of???
there are other emails that look worse than these?
there are other emails that look worse than these?
I once thought nail clipping was the pinnacle of 'why would you do that in public' grooming offenses.
I am in an airport gate waiting area. There is a woman across from me tweezing her husband's eyebrows and ear hair.
I am in an airport gate waiting area. There is a woman across from me tweezing her husband's eyebrows and ear hair.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I once thought nail clipping was the pinnacle of 'why would you do that in public' grooming offenses.
I am in an airport gate waiting area. There is a woman across from me tweezing her husband's eyebrows and ear hair.
I am in an airport gate waiting area. There is a woman across from me tweezing her husband's eyebrows and ear hair.
"We have obtained a promise from Lucy that she will consider holding the football appropriately at a given date in the future."
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
"We have obtained a promise from Lucy that she will consider holding the football appropriately at a given date in the future."
I chose 'lemonade' in the restaurant order app. It then informed me that popular options were 'water' and 'sugar.' Offered to let me choose my base.
Should I have gotten my lemonade made with oat milk, no sugar?
Should I have gotten my lemonade made with oat milk, no sugar?
November 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I chose 'lemonade' in the restaurant order app. It then informed me that popular options were 'water' and 'sugar.' Offered to let me choose my base.
Should I have gotten my lemonade made with oat milk, no sugar?
Should I have gotten my lemonade made with oat milk, no sugar?
Thanks to @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and the University of Miami team for letting me join! We caught and tagged 2 sharks!
Today @cbquist.bsky.social of @scifri.bsky.social joined us for a day of shark research!
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Thanks to @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and the University of Miami team for letting me join! We caught and tagged 2 sharks!
Reposted by Charles Bergquist
Today @cbquist.bsky.social of @scifri.bsky.social joined us for a day of shark research!
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Today @cbquist.bsky.social of @scifri.bsky.social joined us for a day of shark research!
IT IS SO ORDERED with extra cheese, for pickup
And, there we go: The formal judgment of acquittal.
"Sandwich guy" case is done.
"Sandwich guy" case is done.
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
IT IS SO ORDERED with extra cheese, for pickup
Whatever happened to really rich people being Patrons Of The Arts
if I had a kajillion dollars I think it would be so fun to call up a favorite band and ask to commission a song or two.
Why can they not do that
if I had a kajillion dollars I think it would be so fun to call up a favorite band and ask to commission a song or two.
Why can they not do that
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Whatever happened to really rich people being Patrons Of The Arts
if I had a kajillion dollars I think it would be so fun to call up a favorite band and ask to commission a song or two.
Why can they not do that
if I had a kajillion dollars I think it would be so fun to call up a favorite band and ask to commission a song or two.
Why can they not do that
Have any of the online image meme generators created a 'loopy tacky gold script on White House wall' function yet
because I have a lot of words I would like in gold script there but also, I am lazy
because I have a lot of words I would like in gold script there but also, I am lazy
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Have any of the online image meme generators created a 'loopy tacky gold script on White House wall' function yet
because I have a lot of words I would like in gold script there but also, I am lazy
because I have a lot of words I would like in gold script there but also, I am lazy
Reposted by Charles Bergquist
If you are in line to rage, rage against the dying of the light, STAY IN LINE
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If you are in line to rage, rage against the dying of the light, STAY IN LINE
If you are in line to rage, rage against the dying of the light, STAY IN LINE
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If you are in line to rage, rage against the dying of the light, STAY IN LINE
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. I could smell the onions and the mustard.
November 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. I could smell the onions and the mustard.
words that only appear in print, #738: "ouster"
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
words that only appear in print, #738: "ouster"
fact: before clocks became widespread, each town had one guy who owned 24 dogs and fed one of them each hour.
that way everyone would know exactly what time it was.
What time is it? Oh, it's Captain Snuffles o'clock, they'd say
which was weird considering they didn't know what clocks were
that way everyone would know exactly what time it was.
What time is it? Oh, it's Captain Snuffles o'clock, they'd say
which was weird considering they didn't know what clocks were
November 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
fact: before clocks became widespread, each town had one guy who owned 24 dogs and fed one of them each hour.
that way everyone would know exactly what time it was.
What time is it? Oh, it's Captain Snuffles o'clock, they'd say
which was weird considering they didn't know what clocks were
that way everyone would know exactly what time it was.
What time is it? Oh, it's Captain Snuffles o'clock, they'd say
which was weird considering they didn't know what clocks were
Reposted by Charles Bergquist
Dear Bluesky users: it has come to our attention that many of you were Disseminating Accounts or Descriptions of the game without written permission.
Examples include:
"Noooooo!"
"Holy shit"
"BASEBALL, amirite??"
"I'm dying"
Examples include:
"Noooooo!"
"Holy shit"
"BASEBALL, amirite??"
"I'm dying"
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dear Bluesky users: it has come to our attention that many of you were Disseminating Accounts or Descriptions of the game without written permission.
Examples include:
"Noooooo!"
"Holy shit"
"BASEBALL, amirite??"
"I'm dying"
Examples include:
"Noooooo!"
"Holy shit"
"BASEBALL, amirite??"
"I'm dying"
Dear Bluesky users: it has come to our attention that many of you were Disseminating Accounts or Descriptions of the game without written permission.
Examples include:
"Noooooo!"
"Holy shit"
"BASEBALL, amirite??"
"I'm dying"
Examples include:
"Noooooo!"
"Holy shit"
"BASEBALL, amirite??"
"I'm dying"
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dear Bluesky users: it has come to our attention that many of you were Disseminating Accounts or Descriptions of the game without written permission.
Examples include:
"Noooooo!"
"Holy shit"
"BASEBALL, amirite??"
"I'm dying"
Examples include:
"Noooooo!"
"Holy shit"
"BASEBALL, amirite??"
"I'm dying"
Reposted by Charles Bergquist
who else out there disseminatin' ??
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
who else out there disseminatin' ??
Brb, disseminating a description of the game without express written consent
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Brb, disseminating a description of the game without express written consent
Reposted by Charles Bergquist
"I never thought the leopards would eat MY face" comes from a classic tweet referencing both how delicious faces are to leopards, and what an honor it is to be able to aid your local wildlife population
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"I never thought the leopards would eat MY face" comes from a classic tweet referencing both how delicious faces are to leopards, and what an honor it is to be able to aid your local wildlife population
"I never thought the leopards would eat MY face" comes from a classic tweet referencing both how delicious faces are to leopards, and what an honor it is to be able to aid your local wildlife population
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"I never thought the leopards would eat MY face" comes from a classic tweet referencing both how delicious faces are to leopards, and what an honor it is to be able to aid your local wildlife population
Jealous of the trick or treaters who got potatoes. Though daughter did score a brick of Top Ramen, so it's not a complete washout
November 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Jealous of the trick or treaters who got potatoes. Though daughter did score a brick of Top Ramen, so it's not a complete washout
He was a great Gatsby, the greatest Gatsby that we've ever seen. Big strong Gatsby, tears in his eyes, came up to me and said, Sir...
November 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
He was a great Gatsby, the greatest Gatsby that we've ever seen. Big strong Gatsby, tears in his eyes, came up to me and said, Sir...
Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere. He's gotta pick this one. He's got to.
November 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere. He's gotta pick this one. He's got to.
My super smart design tip is that if you are building a marble bathroom, not every surface in it needs to be marble
October 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My super smart design tip is that if you are building a marble bathroom, not every surface in it needs to be marble