Kolya
@kolyavt.bsky.social
Live in Vermont. Former longshoreman, sheepherder, field biologist, infantryman, farmer, etc. BS, JD. Neither master, nor jack-of-all-trades.
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How many monkeys died for the polio vaccine? One million. Excellent reporting and solid analysis by Ava Kofman. It’s genuinely shocking to learn just how much contemporary scientific research depends on animal suffering on a massive scale
Last November, 43 rhesus macaques escaped from Alpha Genesis, one of the country’s biggest breeders of primates used in scientific experiments. Ava Kofman writes about the fraught circumstances and politics surrounding the monkey jailbreak.
The Runaway Monkeys Upending the Animal-Rights Movement
A troop of macaques escaped one of the largest primate-breeding facilities in America. Now a strange coalition of uncompromising activists and MAGA loyalists is demanding that all lab animals be set f...
www.newyorker.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
How many monkeys died for the polio vaccine? One million. Excellent reporting and solid analysis by Ava Kofman. It’s genuinely shocking to learn just how much contemporary scientific research depends on animal suffering on a massive scale
Earlier this morning. Hours later it's still snowing in Burlington (within the so-called Vermont's banana belt.) Two squirrels and a junco are visible. (Cardinals, goldfinches & chickadees also loving the feeders today.)
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Earlier this morning. Hours later it's still snowing in Burlington (within the so-called Vermont's banana belt.) Two squirrels and a junco are visible. (Cardinals, goldfinches & chickadees also loving the feeders today.)
Somewhere in Burlington, Vermont.
October 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Somewhere in Burlington, Vermont.
This was excellent. No-nonsense and illuminating.
New episode (1166), with Dr. Alexander Rosenberg. We talk about his great new book, Blunt Instrument: Why Economic Theory Can't Get Any Better...Why We Need It Anyway. #Economics #Philosophy
YouTube: youtu.be/tCwAaO6zSrs
Podcast: bit.ly/4oD0wCY
YouTube: youtu.be/tCwAaO6zSrs
Podcast: bit.ly/4oD0wCY
#1166 Alexander Rosenberg: Why Economic Theory Can't Get Any Better...Why We Need It Anyway
YouTube video by The Dissenter
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This was excellent. No-nonsense and illuminating.
Saturday's No Kings protest in Burlington, VT, was an intergenerational affair with plenty of energy, witty signs, and great percussion.
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Saturday's No Kings protest in Burlington, VT, was an intergenerational affair with plenty of energy, witty signs, and great percussion.
@nickarvin.bsky.social A couple of old friends from DC stayed with us in Vermont for two nights. For some reason, the 1814 British burning of Washington came up, and I mentioned Mad Boy. Since they’re avid readers, I gave it to them as a parting gift. I’ve already ordered another to keep at home.
September 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
@nickarvin.bsky.social A couple of old friends from DC stayed with us in Vermont for two nights. For some reason, the 1814 British burning of Washington came up, and I mentioned Mad Boy. Since they’re avid readers, I gave it to them as a parting gift. I’ve already ordered another to keep at home.
Back in Vermont after a week in Wisconsin with our granddaughter. Like any grandpa in love with his baby granddaughter, I want to send photos of this cheerful, curious, smiley, lovely five-month-old baby. But my daughter says no. No social media pics of her baby. So I'll spare you.
August 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Back in Vermont after a week in Wisconsin with our granddaughter. Like any grandpa in love with his baby granddaughter, I want to send photos of this cheerful, curious, smiley, lovely five-month-old baby. But my daughter says no. No social media pics of her baby. So I'll spare you.
Yesterday I read Miguel de Unamuno's San Manuel Bueno, mártir. Written in 1930, the story of a priest in a village who is beloved by his parishioners for his devotion & kindness. Manuel, though, does not believe in God but carries the burden of his unbelief out of deep compassion for the villagers.
August 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yesterday I read Miguel de Unamuno's San Manuel Bueno, mártir. Written in 1930, the story of a priest in a village who is beloved by his parishioners for his devotion & kindness. Manuel, though, does not believe in God but carries the burden of his unbelief out of deep compassion for the villagers.
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i have no idea if this is true and i don’t even care, it’s part of the little caesar’s canon now
I AM SHRIEKING 💀🤣
Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡
Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡
July 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
i have no idea if this is true and i don’t even care, it’s part of the little caesar’s canon now
@thedissenteryt.bsky.social fwiw, heard David Pinsof on the controversies of evolutionary psychology (podcast episode) and he came across as less cynical than when you interviewed him.
July 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
@thedissenteryt.bsky.social fwiw, heard David Pinsof on the controversies of evolutionary psychology (podcast episode) and he came across as less cynical than when you interviewed him.
@howardm.bsky.social Have you watched Government Cheese? Thought of you and wondered if it's something up your alley.
Government Cheese is a show my wife and I started watching with no expectations, but it drew us in surprising ways. It deserves a second season. Hard show to describe. Truly a unique experience. Flavor hints of Lodge 49, Wes Anderson, and the Coen brothers, but it's very much its own thing.
July 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@howardm.bsky.social Have you watched Government Cheese? Thought of you and wondered if it's something up your alley.
Government Cheese is a show my wife and I started watching with no expectations, but it drew us in surprising ways. It deserves a second season. Hard show to describe. Truly a unique experience. Flavor hints of Lodge 49, Wes Anderson, and the Coen brothers, but it's very much its own thing.
July 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Government Cheese is a show my wife and I started watching with no expectations, but it drew us in surprising ways. It deserves a second season. Hard show to describe. Truly a unique experience. Flavor hints of Lodge 49, Wes Anderson, and the Coen brothers, but it's very much its own thing.
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How about some basic rules?
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
May 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
How about some basic rules?
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
Yesterday in Burlington, Vermont.
June 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Yesterday in Burlington, Vermont.
Yesterday in Burlington, Vermont.
June 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Yesterday in Burlington, Vermont.
During yesterday's anti-Trump rally in Burlington, Vermont.
June 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
During yesterday's anti-Trump rally in Burlington, Vermont.
During yesterday's Anti-Trump/No Kings rally in Burlington, Vermont
June 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
During yesterday's Anti-Trump/No Kings rally in Burlington, Vermont
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Every day they somehow manage to get a little more evil.
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
March 28, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Every day they somehow manage to get a little more evil.
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@carlschreck.bsky.social Hey Carl. I hope you are all right. With anger I read about the defunding of RFE/RL. Don't know how it affects you (when/how), but I want you to know that through the years I appreciated your work, your tweets, your sense of humor. Be well!
March 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
@carlschreck.bsky.social Hey Carl. I hope you are all right. With anger I read about the defunding of RFE/RL. Don't know how it affects you (when/how), but I want you to know that through the years I appreciated your work, your tweets, your sense of humor. Be well!
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Things to get on, ranked:
5. Soapbox
4. Bandwagon
3. High horse
2. Your nerves
1. Gravy train
5. Soapbox
4. Bandwagon
3. High horse
2. Your nerves
1. Gravy train
March 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Things to get on, ranked:
5. Soapbox
4. Bandwagon
3. High horse
2. Your nerves
1. Gravy train
5. Soapbox
4. Bandwagon
3. High horse
2. Your nerves
1. Gravy train
I'm a new grandpa! At 1 am my wonderful daughter, a new mom, called me and gave me the news. Then she told me my granddaughter's name: Marina. I went silent for a few seconds, trying not to choke up. Marina was my mother's name. She died less than a year ago here at home. And now we have new life!
March 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I'm a new grandpa! At 1 am my wonderful daughter, a new mom, called me and gave me the news. Then she told me my granddaughter's name: Marina. I went silent for a few seconds, trying not to choke up. Marina was my mother's name. She died less than a year ago here at home. And now we have new life!
A year ago I sent this.
Navalny is dead. A Russian patriot. A hero.
February 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
A year ago I sent this.
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This is true, but also - science or any other human activity doesn't need to be USEFUL. It's immensely valuable to understand the world around us for it's own sake. Same goes for humanities, arts, pure mathematics. Without this the world is just an empty vessel for maximizing shareholder value.
Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.
February 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is true, but also - science or any other human activity doesn't need to be USEFUL. It's immensely valuable to understand the world around us for it's own sake. Same goes for humanities, arts, pure mathematics. Without this the world is just an empty vessel for maximizing shareholder value.
Trump is a vile man. What's shocking is how many people actually admire him as a heroic figure, and how many who know better are willing to kiss his ring.
January 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Trump is a vile man. What's shocking is how many people actually admire him as a heroic figure, and how many who know better are willing to kiss his ring.