Scott
@ecscott.bsky.social
Retired Physics prof. Craft beer enthusiast, coffee addict, Prog rock fan and Wisconsinite. Unabashed liberal, despiser of all things Trump.
Yet another example of just how out of touch Elon Musk is with reality. It may be centuries before we land ppl on Mars.
February 20, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Yet another example of just how out of touch Elon Musk is with reality. It may be centuries before we land ppl on Mars.
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Just to keep it straight ...
It's Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security who's allegedly having a barely concealed affair with her married aide who tried to fire a Coast Guard pilot for not turning their luxury jet around mid-flight to go back and get her blankie ...
It's Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security who's allegedly having a barely concealed affair with her married aide who tried to fire a Coast Guard pilot for not turning their luxury jet around mid-flight to go back and get her blankie ...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Just to keep it straight ...
It's Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security who's allegedly having a barely concealed affair with her married aide who tried to fire a Coast Guard pilot for not turning their luxury jet around mid-flight to go back and get her blankie ...
It's Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security who's allegedly having a barely concealed affair with her married aide who tried to fire a Coast Guard pilot for not turning their luxury jet around mid-flight to go back and get her blankie ...
Only the best and the brightest.
Also, “The IG’s office is investigating a complaint that *Ms* Chavez-DeRemer was having a sexual relationship with a subordinate—a member of her security detail—and abusing her office by taking staff to strip clubs, drinking alcohol on the job and taking personal trips at taxpayer expense.”
"The husband of Labor Sec Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from dept headquarters after at least 2 female staff members told officials he sexually assaulted them ...
The women’s concerns about Mr. DeRemer were raised as part of an internal probe into alleged misconduct by Ms. Chavez-DeRemer ... "
The women’s concerns about Mr. DeRemer were raised as part of an internal probe into alleged misconduct by Ms. Chavez-DeRemer ... "
February 20, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Only the best and the brightest.
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In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Georgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 Years
Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms.
capitalbnews.org
February 20, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
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New report says Canadians now see US as top peace threat
www.alternet.org
New report says Canadians now see US as top peace threat
twp.ai
February 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
New report says Canadians now see US as top peace threat
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Ruby Bridges walked into history at six.
Adults chose hate. She chose courage.
Racism was never about children.
It was always about adults who refused to change.
Civil rights activist who integrated a formerly whites-only school during the New Orleans desegregation crisis.
Black History. Always.🖤
Adults chose hate. She chose courage.
Racism was never about children.
It was always about adults who refused to change.
Civil rights activist who integrated a formerly whites-only school during the New Orleans desegregation crisis.
Black History. Always.🖤
February 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Ruby Bridges walked into history at six.
Adults chose hate. She chose courage.
Racism was never about children.
It was always about adults who refused to change.
Civil rights activist who integrated a formerly whites-only school during the New Orleans desegregation crisis.
Black History. Always.🖤
Adults chose hate. She chose courage.
Racism was never about children.
It was always about adults who refused to change.
Civil rights activist who integrated a formerly whites-only school during the New Orleans desegregation crisis.
Black History. Always.🖤
🤔 I wonder why?
February 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM
🤔 I wonder why?
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Trade wars are shrinking my bar, one bottle at a time
thehill.com
Trade wars are shrinking my bar, one bottle at a time
twp.ai
February 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Trade wars are shrinking my bar, one bottle at a time
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"That’s why it’s important that Minnesota be not just a shining example of what can be done. It needs to be a harbinger of what’s going to be done. It needs to be a model not just admired but emulated. We should all be Minnesotans now."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
We’re All Minnesotans Now
Let the North Star State give us direction.
open.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"That’s why it’s important that Minnesota be not just a shining example of what can be done. It needs to be a harbinger of what’s going to be done. It needs to be a model not just admired but emulated. We should all be Minnesotans now."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Well that was never on my billionaire bingo card 🙄
A new political effort backed by the Google co-founder Sergey Brin is backing several ballot-measure campaigns aimed at undercutting a proposed wealth tax on California billionaires.
Sergey Brin-Backed Group Tries to Undercut California’s Billionaire Tax Proposal
Building a Better California is funding ballot measures that could nullify the proposed wealth tax.
on.wsj.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Well that was never on my billionaire bingo card 🙄
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Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far
The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Via @reuters.com
New Mexico passed legislation to launch the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where Epstein was accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
The $2.5M investigation has subpoena power, and hopes to close gaps in New Mexico law.
New Mexico passed legislation to launch the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where Epstein was accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
The $2.5M investigation has subpoena power, and hopes to close gaps in New Mexico law.
New Mexico approves full probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
YouTube video by Reuters
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Via @reuters.com
New Mexico passed legislation to launch the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where Epstein was accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
The $2.5M investigation has subpoena power, and hopes to close gaps in New Mexico law.
New Mexico passed legislation to launch the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where Epstein was accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
The $2.5M investigation has subpoena power, and hopes to close gaps in New Mexico law.
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CNN spoke with families whose children were born in the United States and have become afraid of ICE. They shared how the national immigration debate is impacting them. https://cnn.it/4qGWGJw
February 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
CNN spoke with families whose children were born in the United States and have become afraid of ICE. They shared how the national immigration debate is impacting them. https://cnn.it/4qGWGJw
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Just the nth plus reason that mega corporations should be banned from owning any kind of news media.
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Just the nth plus reason that mega corporations should be banned from owning any kind of news media.
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Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
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The Trump administration must restore slavery exhibit at Philly’s President’s House, federal judge rules
The judge, a President G. W. Bush appointee likened the administration’s rationale for removing the panels to the authoritarian regime in George Orwell’s novel "1984."
whyy.org/articles/phi...
The judge, a President G. W. Bush appointee likened the administration’s rationale for removing the panels to the authoritarian regime in George Orwell’s novel "1984."
whyy.org/articles/phi...
Trump administration must restore slavery exhibit at Philly's President’s House, federal judge rules
The judge, a President George W. Bush appointee, likened the administration’s rationale for removing the panels to the authoritarian regime in George Orwell’s novel "1984."
whyy.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The Trump administration must restore slavery exhibit at Philly’s President’s House, federal judge rules
The judge, a President G. W. Bush appointee likened the administration’s rationale for removing the panels to the authoritarian regime in George Orwell’s novel "1984."
whyy.org/articles/phi...
The judge, a President G. W. Bush appointee likened the administration’s rationale for removing the panels to the authoritarian regime in George Orwell’s novel "1984."
whyy.org/articles/phi...
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ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
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Erm...
February 17, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Erm...
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A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
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AI chatbot providers, including ChatGPT and Grok, are facing a crackdown on illegal content in the United Kingdom, as the government promises swift action to make the internet safer for children. https://cnn.it/4aIQVVU
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
AI chatbot providers, including ChatGPT and Grok, are facing a crackdown on illegal content in the United Kingdom, as the government promises swift action to make the internet safer for children. https://cnn.it/4aIQVVU
Yup!
Donald Trump has exposed an ugly truth about American companies: they’re no longer even pretending to be good citizens.
Read more: bloom.bg/4aFgwyT
📷️: Shawn Thew/Bloomberg
Read more: bloom.bg/4aFgwyT
📷️: Shawn Thew/Bloomberg
February 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Yup!
Jesus, this is shocking! She is one of the preeminent women physicists active today.
😬https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/2/1/lisa-randall-epstein-ties/
Harvard Professor Lisa Randall Maintained Years of Contact with Epstein, Flew on Jet | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard professor Lisa J. Randall ’84 maintained years of contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein — exchanging emails and phone calls and flying on his private jet in 2014 — according t...
www.thecrimson.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Jesus, this is shocking! She is one of the preeminent women physicists active today.
