Datanerd
@datanerd.bsky.social
A very fine bearded economist. Chattanooga, TN; near Washington, DC; and New Smyrna Beach, FL. Profile pic is of a gator next to a canal, banner is of roseate spoonbills, both at Merritt Island NWR.
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how aren’t they just run out of town
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
how aren’t they just run out of town
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55 years ago today was an infamous attempt to blow up a beached whale.
Please enjoy this piece about it by Andrew Thaler, which remains one of my favorite pieces of writing about science communication.
www.vice.com/en/article/t...
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social 🦑🧪🌎 #SciComm
Please enjoy this piece about it by Andrew Thaler, which remains one of my favorite pieces of writing about science communication.
www.vice.com/en/article/t...
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social 🦑🧪🌎 #SciComm
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
My first whale video came in the form of a VHS tape mailed to me by a stranger from the internet.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
55 years ago today was an infamous attempt to blow up a beached whale.
Please enjoy this piece about it by Andrew Thaler, which remains one of my favorite pieces of writing about science communication.
www.vice.com/en/article/t...
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social 🦑🧪🌎 #SciComm
Please enjoy this piece about it by Andrew Thaler, which remains one of my favorite pieces of writing about science communication.
www.vice.com/en/article/t...
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social 🦑🧪🌎 #SciComm
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don't even know what to say because my thinking six weeks ago was "the ACA subsidies are a bad negotiating move because it's too easy for republicans to agree to that, it's not asking enough" & now here they are ready to destroy the country to prevent people from being able to afford their premiums
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
don't even know what to say because my thinking six weeks ago was "the ACA subsidies are a bad negotiating move because it's too easy for republicans to agree to that, it's not asking enough" & now here they are ready to destroy the country to prevent people from being able to afford their premiums
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For sale: one spine. Never used
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
For sale: one spine. Never used
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
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USDA demanded that states try to undo the process, but it is too late in many states. USDA's regulations (and due process!) forbid summarily removing benefits from households' cards once they have been loaded. Households should spend those benefits as usual. /5
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
USDA demanded that states try to undo the process, but it is too late in many states. USDA's regulations (and due process!) forbid summarily removing benefits from households' cards once they have been loaded. Households should spend those benefits as usual. /5
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I'm on Sunday duty at @defector.com today! First up, my newser on the airport crisis. Spoiler: Trump is fucking you. defector.com/if-youre-stu...
If You’re Stuck At An Airport Right Now, It’s Because Trump Fucked You | Defector
You picked a bad weekend to fly. Over 1,500 flights in the US were cancelled yesterday, and over 1,200 over them have already been cancelled this morning. One of those may have been yours. You’re stuc...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I'm on Sunday duty at @defector.com today! First up, my newser on the airport crisis. Spoiler: Trump is fucking you. defector.com/if-youre-stu...
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Railroad tracks were useful when the railroad went bankrupt. Loads of fiber optic lines were useful when the Internet crash happened. Are excess data centers going to be useful when the AI crash happens? Can we repurpose the data centers for other uses? Maybe, or is the hardware is too specialized?
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Railroad tracks were useful when the railroad went bankrupt. Loads of fiber optic lines were useful when the Internet crash happened. Are excess data centers going to be useful when the AI crash happens? Can we repurpose the data centers for other uses? Maybe, or is the hardware is too specialized?
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Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani https://theonion.com/fact-checking-claims-about-zohran-mamdani/
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani https://theonion.com/fact-checking-claims-about-zohran-mamdani/
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My nana hat won't let me say what I'm really thinking, but here's what you miserable crooks need to hear:
Get serious. Negotiate with Democrats. Reopen the government. Pay federal workers. Save health care.
Get serious. Negotiate with Democrats. Reopen the government. Pay federal workers. Save health care.
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
My nana hat won't let me say what I'm really thinking, but here's what you miserable crooks need to hear:
Get serious. Negotiate with Democrats. Reopen the government. Pay federal workers. Save health care.
Get serious. Negotiate with Democrats. Reopen the government. Pay federal workers. Save health care.
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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Gonna start printing all the Butlerian Jihad Now sweatshirts next week. Get em while they warm.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Gonna start printing all the Butlerian Jihad Now sweatshirts next week. Get em while they warm.
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Etsy.com/shop/bumlung
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reminder that all cops lie all the time about literally everything
"Lairmore had testified that the sandwich “exploded all over” his chest and claimed he could smell mustard and onions. But a photo showed [it] was still in its wrapper on the ground after it hit Lairmore in his bulletproof vest."
"Lairmore had testified that the sandwich “exploded all over” his chest and claimed he could smell mustard and onions. But a photo showed [it] was still in its wrapper on the ground after it hit Lairmore in his bulletproof vest."
November 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
reminder that all cops lie all the time about literally everything
"Lairmore had testified that the sandwich “exploded all over” his chest and claimed he could smell mustard and onions. But a photo showed [it] was still in its wrapper on the ground after it hit Lairmore in his bulletproof vest."
"Lairmore had testified that the sandwich “exploded all over” his chest and claimed he could smell mustard and onions. But a photo showed [it] was still in its wrapper on the ground after it hit Lairmore in his bulletproof vest."
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
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😬🤫 ~AdminMatt
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
😬🤫 ~AdminMatt
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Again... It cracks me up how many American Evangelicals and Conservative Christians thought that having an American-born Pope would give them a theological free pass to continue being fucking dickheads...
“How did you receive the foreigner? And did you receive him and welcome him or not?”
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Again... It cracks me up how many American Evangelicals and Conservative Christians thought that having an American-born Pope would give them a theological free pass to continue being fucking dickheads...
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I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
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Reseeding the Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grasses takes combined state, volunteer effort | News From The States 🦑🧪🌎
Reseeding the Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grasses takes combined state, volunteer effort
Planting underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay is easier than you might think.After mixing the plants’ tiny, spherical seeds with a bucket of sand, the mixture is simply tossed off a boat into a…
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November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Reseeding the Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grasses takes combined state, volunteer effort | News From The States 🦑🧪🌎
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Shout out to Tampa Bay residents who recognize that Bern's opened a new dessert room in DC. The White House: Art in Steaks.
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Shout out to Tampa Bay residents who recognize that Bern's opened a new dessert room in DC. The White House: Art in Steaks.
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I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
Ogles is a liar and a fraud. WAKE UP TENNESSEE!
there is one of the largest mass hysterias i’ve ever witnessed in politics with people who hate zohran mamdani and it’s all going to be so much funnier when he wins
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Ogles is a liar and a fraud. WAKE UP TENNESSEE!
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Related to the previous.
Brooke Rollins calls food stamps "a broken and corrupt program" and says, "guess what? There's a new sheriff in town. His name is Donald Trump."
November 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Related to the previous.
How bad can the USDA secretary fuck things up? Pretty bad, turns out.
In other news I want to go back to the days when I didn't need to know the name of the Ag Secretary.
In other news I want to go back to the days when I didn't need to know the name of the Ag Secretary.
The Dems who voted to confirm Brooke Rollins:
Baldwin (WI)
Bennet (CO)
Booker (NJ)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Heinrich (NM)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warnock (GA)
Welch (VT)
Baldwin (WI)
Bennet (CO)
Booker (NJ)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Heinrich (NM)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warnock (GA)
Welch (VT)
Brooke Rollins calls food stamps "a broken and corrupt program" and says, "guess what? There's a new sheriff in town. His name is Donald Trump."
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
How bad can the USDA secretary fuck things up? Pretty bad, turns out.
In other news I want to go back to the days when I didn't need to know the name of the Ag Secretary.
In other news I want to go back to the days when I didn't need to know the name of the Ag Secretary.