Michael Gold
@doublebeta.bsky.social
Professor of elementary particle physics. In this universe my cat is definitely dead.
Stanley park duck, Vancouver
December 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Stanley park duck, Vancouver
When was the last time you listened to slippin’ into darkness?
December 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
When was the last time you listened to slippin’ into darkness?
Your government at work from NYT:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces on Tuesday with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Mr. Rubio called a “wasteful” sop to diversity.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces on Tuesday with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Mr. Rubio called a “wasteful” sop to diversity.
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Your government at work from NYT:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces on Tuesday with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Mr. Rubio called a “wasteful” sop to diversity.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces on Tuesday with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Mr. Rubio called a “wasteful” sop to diversity.
#poetry not a poem…. www.notesfromtheotherside.net/2019/09/ther...
Thermal Physics
The moment calls me here and now, but even as it does it has slipped away. The Universe will remember, time drawn out over unimaginable d...
www.notesfromtheotherside.net
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
#poetry not a poem…. www.notesfromtheotherside.net/2019/09/ther...
No kings Chicago huge crowd
October 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
No kings Chicago huge crowd
Walking past my daughters apartment in a very upscale neighborhood in DC. What are these men thinking about as they march along… “it’s a job”?
October 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Walking past my daughters apartment in a very upscale neighborhood in DC. What are these men thinking about as they march along… “it’s a job”?
Park service ordered to take down this iconic photo. Erase erase hide history!
September 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Park service ordered to take down this iconic photo. Erase erase hide history!
September 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
September 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
@jamellebouie.net in your op ed on Kirk forgot antisemite
September 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
@jamellebouie.net in your op ed on Kirk forgot antisemite
🧪 “Eaten-up with the dumb-ass” Mr. Kennedy has warned that the subsea cables used in offshore wind farms are emitting an electromagnetic field that can harm people and whales.
September 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🧪 “Eaten-up with the dumb-ass” Mr. Kennedy has warned that the subsea cables used in offshore wind farms are emitting an electromagnetic field that can harm people and whales.
🧪 RFK on CDC “Together, we will rebuild this institution into what it was always meant to be: a guardian of America’s health and security.” This is gaslighting.
September 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🧪 RFK on CDC “Together, we will rebuild this institution into what it was always meant to be: a guardian of America’s health and security.” This is gaslighting.
🧪 from NYT interview with chevron CEO taking NO responsibility for climate change “Human activity is a contributor to climate change. We supply energy that is used. If humans did not consume energy or consume oil and gas, we wouldn’t be in business.” Cannot see beyond his wallet!! Outrageous!
September 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
🧪 from NYT interview with chevron CEO taking NO responsibility for climate change “Human activity is a contributor to climate change. We supply energy that is used. If humans did not consume energy or consume oil and gas, we wouldn’t be in business.” Cannot see beyond his wallet!! Outrageous!
Time to (re)read “The Sirens of Titan” by Vonnegut. He anticipated Musk by 65 years. Has him abducted by aliens and sent to Mars and turned into a robot. If only!
August 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Time to (re)read “The Sirens of Titan” by Vonnegut. He anticipated Musk by 65 years. Has him abducted by aliens and sent to Mars and turned into a robot. If only!
I think it (our national nightmare) is not really about policy, but rather it is predominantly a culture war and progressives are losing badly.
August 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I think it (our national nightmare) is not really about policy, but rather it is predominantly a culture war and progressives are losing badly.
NYT headline “Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’
I have no words for this! 🧪
I have no words for this! 🧪
August 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
NYT headline “Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’
I have no words for this! 🧪
I have no words for this! 🧪
🧪 President Trump and Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, announced that Apple would devote $100 billion to additional investment in the US . The announcement came after Mr. Cook presented Mr. Trump with a 24-karat gold gift and lavished him with praise🤮
August 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
🧪 President Trump and Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, announced that Apple would devote $100 billion to additional investment in the US . The announcement came after Mr. Cook presented Mr. Trump with a 24-karat gold gift and lavished him with praise🤮
🧪EPA new report “Sea level rise is not accelerating. More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will be good for plant growth. The computer models used to predict global warming tend to exaggerate future temperature increases.” Their new job is Gaslighting the public!
August 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🧪EPA new report “Sea level rise is not accelerating. More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will be good for plant growth. The computer models used to predict global warming tend to exaggerate future temperature increases.” Their new job is Gaslighting the public!
🧪. This is hysterical and at the same time so frighteningly Orwellian.
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official
August 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
🧪. This is hysterical and at the same time so frighteningly Orwellian.
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official
🧪 lying SOB During his confirmation hearing for EPA Director, Zeldin stated that climate change is a real issue and needs to be addressed.
July 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🧪 lying SOB During his confirmation hearing for EPA Director, Zeldin stated that climate change is a real issue and needs to be addressed.
🧪 so very evil. What can be done?
July 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🧪 so very evil. What can be done?
🧪NYT: The E.P.A. intends to argue that imposing climate regulations on automakers poses the real harm to human health because it would lead to higher prices and reduced consumer choice...and Americans are going to buy this?!
July 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🧪NYT: The E.P.A. intends to argue that imposing climate regulations on automakers poses the real harm to human health because it would lead to higher prices and reduced consumer choice...and Americans are going to buy this?!
#poetry. With downcast eyes, all wrinkled,
with careful steps they limp behind Delusion.
Delusion has great strength and sturdy feet,
and runs out far ahead of all of them,
and sprints across the world and trips up humans.
-Homer, The Illiad Translation by Emily Wilson
with careful steps they limp behind Delusion.
Delusion has great strength and sturdy feet,
and runs out far ahead of all of them,
and sprints across the world and trips up humans.
-Homer, The Illiad Translation by Emily Wilson
July 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#poetry. With downcast eyes, all wrinkled,
with careful steps they limp behind Delusion.
Delusion has great strength and sturdy feet,
and runs out far ahead of all of them,
and sprints across the world and trips up humans.
-Homer, The Illiad Translation by Emily Wilson
with careful steps they limp behind Delusion.
Delusion has great strength and sturdy feet,
and runs out far ahead of all of them,
and sprints across the world and trips up humans.
-Homer, The Illiad Translation by Emily Wilson
🧪 NYT”The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s leading centers of climate research, has been hit by a new round of departures, just 24 hours after hundreds of employees were fired.” Let’s put our heads in the sand!
July 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🧪 NYT”The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s leading centers of climate research, has been hit by a new round of departures, just 24 hours after hundreds of employees were fired.” Let’s put our heads in the sand!
🧪NYT “President Trump’s budget plan guts federal science funding for the next fiscal year, according to an overview published by an external group.” Not just any but the AAS www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026...
FY 2026 R&D Appropriations Dashboard | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
www.aaas.org
July 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🧪NYT “President Trump’s budget plan guts federal science funding for the next fiscal year, according to an overview published by an external group.” Not just any but the AAS www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026...