Craig Reynolds
@lemwick.bsky.social
Actuary, city councilmember, math geek, progressive. Lover of the outdoors. A dog lover who only has a cat. Current events geek. Comments here are my own and not those of my employers or any organization with which I am affiliated.
The world would be a much better place if Trump and his allies had watched a little more Sesame Street as kids
May 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The world would be a much better place if Trump and his allies had watched a little more Sesame Street as kids
Everything Trump touches dies. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
In stunning comeback, Carney’s Liberals win Canada’s federal election
The result marked a reversal in fortunes for a party that was on track for a massive drubbing only months ago and capped a campaign upended by Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Everything Trump touches dies. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
@mitofficial.bsky.social this is an important start. But you need to follow the lead of your cousin up the river (Harvard) and call out government actions as the assault on science and knowledge and humanity that they are. orgchart.mit.edu/letters/furt...
Further responses to federal actions | MIT Organization Chart
orgchart.mit.edu
April 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
@mitofficial.bsky.social this is an important start. But you need to follow the lead of your cousin up the river (Harvard) and call out government actions as the assault on science and knowledge and humanity that they are. orgchart.mit.edu/letters/furt...
Harvard gives me hope
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Harvard gives me hope
Where the trade war with China could go:
1) Trump retaliates again
2) China retaliates by stopping buying, or selling, US Treasury bonds
3) T bond market collapses. (Interest rates skyrocket )
4) Trump retaliates by defaulting on debt to (at least) China
5) economic chaos
1) Trump retaliates again
2) China retaliates by stopping buying, or selling, US Treasury bonds
3) T bond market collapses. (Interest rates skyrocket )
4) Trump retaliates by defaulting on debt to (at least) China
5) economic chaos
April 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Where the trade war with China could go:
1) Trump retaliates again
2) China retaliates by stopping buying, or selling, US Treasury bonds
3) T bond market collapses. (Interest rates skyrocket )
4) Trump retaliates by defaulting on debt to (at least) China
5) economic chaos
1) Trump retaliates again
2) China retaliates by stopping buying, or selling, US Treasury bonds
3) T bond market collapses. (Interest rates skyrocket )
4) Trump retaliates by defaulting on debt to (at least) China
5) economic chaos
Using the right language is important
Kidnapping.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
stop calling things deportation just because they call it deportation.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
April 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Using the right language is important
He must have shorted the market. It’s the only thing that makes sense . If he did and gets away with it, the old evil or stupid debate is finally settled - evil. If he did not, well, he is just stupid.
April 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
He must have shorted the market. It’s the only thing that makes sense . If he did and gets away with it, the old evil or stupid debate is finally settled - evil. If he did not, well, he is just stupid.
A sign of things to come?
April 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A sign of things to come?
It occurs to me that a whole generation of people will likely grow up thinking that “business casual” means putting on pants
April 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It occurs to me that a whole generation of people will likely grow up thinking that “business casual” means putting on pants
In Ny….watching Hamilton on stage for the first time. when Lafayette sings “immigrants ….we get the job done” the audience cheered….and I found myself in tears
April 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In Ny….watching Hamilton on stage for the first time. when Lafayette sings “immigrants ….we get the job done” the audience cheered….and I found myself in tears
Thank you @cantwell.senate.gov . I am sure it was my call to your office this morning, asking for exactly this that led to your decision to do this. :-)
Senators Chuck Grassley (R) and Maria Cantwell (D) just introduced a bill to reassert Congress’s power over tariffs.
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.cantwell.senate.gov
April 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Thank you @cantwell.senate.gov . I am sure it was my call to your office this morning, asking for exactly this that led to your decision to do this. :-)
Glad to see not everyone bends the knee
🚨 BREAKING: I'm suing #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH
Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
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Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
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April 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Glad to see not everyone bends the knee
@booker.senate.gov had it right. The power of the people is greater than the people in power. @cantwell.senate.gov and @murray.senate.gov , where are you?
April 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@booker.senate.gov had it right. The power of the people is greater than the people in power. @cantwell.senate.gov and @murray.senate.gov , where are you?
In a world of Chuck Schumers, be a Cory Booker
April 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In a world of Chuck Schumers, be a Cory Booker
In the shit show exposed by the Atlantic magazine, I found one positive thing to note. At least Elon was not in the meeting, making the decisions.
March 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In the shit show exposed by the Atlantic magazine, I found one positive thing to note. At least Elon was not in the meeting, making the decisions.
Mystery behavior of the day....
"I will miss our next call because I will be in Europe".
This happens a lot. Do they not have internet in Europe?
"I will miss our next call because I will be in Europe".
This happens a lot. Do they not have internet in Europe?
March 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Mystery behavior of the day....
"I will miss our next call because I will be in Europe".
This happens a lot. Do they not have internet in Europe?
"I will miss our next call because I will be in Europe".
This happens a lot. Do they not have internet in Europe?
Here is a list curated by a friend of NIH grants that she knows that have been cancelled. Take a minute to explore it. (It works better on a PC than on a phone.) The scope is breathtaking and appalling. People will die.
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airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
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March 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Here is a list curated by a friend of NIH grants that she knows that have been cancelled. Take a minute to explore it. (It works better on a PC than on a phone.) The scope is breathtaking and appalling. People will die.
airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
"Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches."
March 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches."
Heads should roll. For even using an app like that. Even if the journalist had NOT been included. But no one will care
March 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Heads should roll. For even using an app like that. Even if the journalist had NOT been included. But no one will care
Hopefully, this will be the start of something bigger. Mercer Island, Washington believes in democracy.
March 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hopefully, this will be the start of something bigger. Mercer Island, Washington believes in democracy.
Make no mistake. This is a war on science and a war on health. People will die.
The fall out from these grant terminations will be immeasurable. Important, life saving work will immediately stop. Brilliant scientists will be pushed out of the field or the country, ensuring that even if NIH funding is restored, the US will be worse off for generations to come.
March 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Make no mistake. This is a war on science and a war on health. People will die.
All the wrong people are making all the wrong decisions for all the wrong reasons
March 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
All the wrong people are making all the wrong decisions for all the wrong reasons
At last I am cool
“Grandpa style has really taken over.” The look—cardigans, high-waisted pants, corduroys and anything else Mister Rogers might creakily pull on—prevails in certain menswear circles.
Cool Guys Love ‘Grandpa Style.’ How to Make Cardigans and Pleated Pants Look Modern, No Matter Your Age.
There’s a knack to pulling off old-timey classics. Tips for younger guys and boomers about the items worth embracing—and what’s best left in the past.
www.wsj.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
At last I am cool
USAID. NIH. The VA. VOA. The DOE. The EPA. The worst people in America are destroying what is best about America.
March 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
USAID. NIH. The VA. VOA. The DOE. The EPA. The worst people in America are destroying what is best about America.