David Syzdek
@dsyzdek.bsky.social
Polymath. Endangered species biologist. Views my own.
The buck stops at a “low level staffer with access to President Trump’s social media accounts.”
Sure.
Sure thing.
Sure.
Sure thing.
President Donald Trump's Thursday night post was deleted Friday and blamed on a staffer after widespread backlash, from civil rights leaders to veteran Republican senators, for its treatment of the nation's first Black president and first lady.
https://to.pbs.org/4rVubcf
https://to.pbs.org/4rVubcf
Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
The Republican president’s Thursday night post was deleted Friday and blamed on a staffer after widespread backlash, from civil rights leaders to veteran Republican senators, for its treatment of the ...
www.pbs.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The buck stops at a “low level staffer with access to President Trump’s social media accounts.”
Sure.
Sure thing.
Sure.
Sure thing.
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The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
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IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
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I'd like to see ppl support UBI rather than use AI as an answer to income and time resource inequality.
I grew up extremely poor and AI would not have been the solution for my economic and housing instability.
I grew up extremely poor and AI would not have been the solution for my economic and housing instability.
February 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I'd like to see ppl support UBI rather than use AI as an answer to income and time resource inequality.
I grew up extremely poor and AI would not have been the solution for my economic and housing instability.
I grew up extremely poor and AI would not have been the solution for my economic and housing instability.
Wow. This guy is an asshole.
Jake Lang Targets Bartender with ICE Threats During Meltdown
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Wow. This guy is an asshole.
They got lucky in Denver. Very lucky. Denver’s back up quarterback made a couple mistakes. White uniforms provided unusual levels of camouflage in heavy snow.
Seattle is going crush New England.
Can’t wait.
Seattle is going crush New England.
Can’t wait.
As Bostonians bemoan their long years of suffering without a Super Bowl win, rival fans gripe that Title Town has become Entitled Town. n.pr/4rF3WXo
Hate them or not, Patriots fans want the glory back in Super Bowl LX
As Bostonians bemoan their long years of suffering without a Super Bowl win, rival fans gripe that Title Town has become Entitled Town.
n.pr
February 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
They got lucky in Denver. Very lucky. Denver’s back up quarterback made a couple mistakes. White uniforms provided unusual levels of camouflage in heavy snow.
Seattle is going crush New England.
Can’t wait.
Seattle is going crush New England.
Can’t wait.
Little Man was afraid to show up in any of the cool bars off-Strip.
This is extremely offensive and inappropriate. I don’t care how popular it is in bars, dwarf-tossing is degrading and NOT OKAY.
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Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers.
lasvegassun.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Little Man was afraid to show up in any of the cool bars off-Strip.
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Whoever figures out how to sterilize milk will be so famous they’ll probably name the process after them.
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Whoever figures out how to sterilize milk will be so famous they’ll probably name the process after them.
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It’s a shame the Etruscans lived in Italy, because I feel like we collectively all go “here’s some Etruscan shit that rules. Anyways, Rome…”
An Etruscan vessel in the shape of Charun, the demon of death.
Dating around 400 BC.
On display at Antikensammlung München
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
Dating around 400 BC.
On display at Antikensammlung München
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It’s a shame the Etruscans lived in Italy, because I feel like we collectively all go “here’s some Etruscan shit that rules. Anyways, Rome…”
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A much-needed major weather pattern change is finally coming for the continental U.S.! The "Warm West/Cool East" temperature dipole, which has been associated with record Western warmth and extreme Eastern cold/ice/snow, will finally fade in the coming days.
February 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
A much-needed major weather pattern change is finally coming for the continental U.S.! The "Warm West/Cool East" temperature dipole, which has been associated with record Western warmth and extreme Eastern cold/ice/snow, will finally fade in the coming days.
Good morning from the Muppets.
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Good morning from the Muppets.
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How are we doing on snowfall this season in the Contiguous U.S. through January? Well, it's the lowest combined total thru Jan since 1943-44. While places in the South and East that average 5" to 20" have done pretty well, most everyplace out West (MUCH higher averages), have had little to no snow.
February 6, 2026 at 4:14 AM
How are we doing on snowfall this season in the Contiguous U.S. through January? Well, it's the lowest combined total thru Jan since 1943-44. While places in the South and East that average 5" to 20" have done pretty well, most everyplace out West (MUCH higher averages), have had little to no snow.
I imagine that Dr. Cook saw a lot of scrofula in Carson Valley.
So. Much. Scrofula.
Say it with me: “scrofula.”
RFKjr wants to bring it back, I’m sure.
So. Much. Scrofula.
Say it with me: “scrofula.”
RFKjr wants to bring it back, I’m sure.
Considered herself the first woman doctor in Nevada (with a medical degree), Dr Eliza Cook was born on Feb 5, 1856 in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. Dr Cook received her degree at Stanford Medical School (1884) and practiced mostly in Carson Valley, NV. t.co/cEmoQKbM7I
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I imagine that Dr. Cook saw a lot of scrofula in Carson Valley.
So. Much. Scrofula.
Say it with me: “scrofula.”
RFKjr wants to bring it back, I’m sure.
So. Much. Scrofula.
Say it with me: “scrofula.”
RFKjr wants to bring it back, I’m sure.
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The Winter Olympics brings hundreds of the world's best winter athletes to northern Italy, where they will face off in 16 different sports across two and a half weeks. Here's how to follow along. n.pr/3O8hlZj
The Winter Olympics are upon us. Here's how to follow along
The Winter Olympics bring hundreds of the world's best winter athletes to northern Italy, where they will face off in 16 different sports across 2 1/2 weeks. Here's how to follow along.
n.pr
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
The Winter Olympics brings hundreds of the world's best winter athletes to northern Italy, where they will face off in 16 different sports across two and a half weeks. Here's how to follow along. n.pr/3O8hlZj
My brother-in-law died of colon cancer on Monday.
Get tested.
My sister also got it at a fairly young age, and I got my first colonoscopy at 35 due to the family history.
Get tested.
Cancer fucking sucks.
Get tested.
My sister also got it at a fairly young age, and I got my first colonoscopy at 35 due to the family history.
Get tested.
Cancer fucking sucks.
Hello Bluesky user—are you, yes you, approaching 50?
Well, I have some bad news and some good news: you are at increased risk of dying a horrible painful death from colon cancer—BUT—there is something you can do to prevent it!
Yes, you should schedule your colonoscopy today!
Well, I have some bad news and some good news: you are at increased risk of dying a horrible painful death from colon cancer—BUT—there is something you can do to prevent it!
Yes, you should schedule your colonoscopy today!
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
My brother-in-law died of colon cancer on Monday.
Get tested.
My sister also got it at a fairly young age, and I got my first colonoscopy at 35 due to the family history.
Get tested.
Cancer fucking sucks.
Get tested.
My sister also got it at a fairly young age, and I got my first colonoscopy at 35 due to the family history.
Get tested.
Cancer fucking sucks.
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
#photography
#photography
February 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
#photography
#photography
When I got married in 2000, I tried to convince my new bride this was the best way to make orange juice.
It’s what I grew up with, it’s what I was used to.
She showed me newer ways, fancier ways to enjoy orange juice.
We had a good run.
It’s what I grew up with, it’s what I was used to.
She showed me newer ways, fancier ways to enjoy orange juice.
We had a good run.
The iconic, slush-filled tubes of orange juice concentrate, which have been around for 80 years, are being discontinued, the Coca-Cola Company says.
Minute Maid discontinues frozen juice concentrate after 80 years
The process to make juice concentrate was invented by the research team C.D. Atkins, Edwin Moore and Louis MacDowell in the 1940s.
nbcnews.to
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
When I got married in 2000, I tried to convince my new bride this was the best way to make orange juice.
It’s what I grew up with, it’s what I was used to.
She showed me newer ways, fancier ways to enjoy orange juice.
We had a good run.
It’s what I grew up with, it’s what I was used to.
She showed me newer ways, fancier ways to enjoy orange juice.
We had a good run.
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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Love this movie and have a personally indulgent connection-- in college was in a class that watched unreleased/about to release movies in a 300+ theater. this movie had no distribution, they played/tested it on us with rows of execs in back, we reacted so positively it got distribution shortly after
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Love this movie and have a personally indulgent connection-- in college was in a class that watched unreleased/about to release movies in a 300+ theater. this movie had no distribution, they played/tested it on us with rows of execs in back, we reacted so positively it got distribution shortly after
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The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
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WaPo laid off one of the journalists who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
February 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
WaPo laid off one of the journalists who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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Bulkers aren't normally known for their amphibious capabilities, so I'm assuming Razouk here didn't want to do that...
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bulkers aren't normally known for their amphibious capabilities, so I'm assuming Razouk here didn't want to do that...
Well, their editorial board got a lot of pro-Trump messaging out and changed public perceptions about Trump.
So totally a great investment for Bezos.
Cutting staff and departments and ruining the name of the newspaper is the cost of doing business.
So totally a great investment for Bezos.
Cutting staff and departments and ruining the name of the newspaper is the cost of doing business.
There's zero reason for this. WoPo is owned by the 3rd richest person in the world. 🤬
Washington Post eliminates sports department and reduces overseas journalists, AP source says
The troubled Washington Post has begun implementing large-scale cutbacks, including eliminating its sports department and shrinking the number of journalists it stations overseas.
apnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Well, their editorial board got a lot of pro-Trump messaging out and changed public perceptions about Trump.
So totally a great investment for Bezos.
Cutting staff and departments and ruining the name of the newspaper is the cost of doing business.
So totally a great investment for Bezos.
Cutting staff and departments and ruining the name of the newspaper is the cost of doing business.
Perfect example of “regulatory capture” where a company gets environmental and/or safety requirements reduced because they have people in the government.
And just “paying the fines” doesn’t resolve the environmental damage. It never makes things whole again.
And just “paying the fines” doesn’t resolve the environmental damage. It never makes things whole again.
“I’m concerned that breaking the law and breaking the rules has essentially just become the cost of doing business for companies in Musk’s orbit,” said Assemblymember Member Howard Watts.
'Just...the cost of doing business': Lawmaker blasts scofflaw vibes drifting up from Musk's tunnels • Nevada Current
Alleged safety violations at an underground tunnel project in the heart of Las Vegas, and a controversial meeting facilitated by the governor’s office about them, came into sharper focus Tuesday as st...
nevadacurrent.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Perfect example of “regulatory capture” where a company gets environmental and/or safety requirements reduced because they have people in the government.
And just “paying the fines” doesn’t resolve the environmental damage. It never makes things whole again.
And just “paying the fines” doesn’t resolve the environmental damage. It never makes things whole again.