Robert “The Baste God” McNees
@mcnees.bsky.social
Professor and physicist. Black holes, quantum gravity, cosmology. Rocky Top. Tar Heel. Reposts are spooky action at a distance. These are my views, not my employer's. Just terrible at this.
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Probably the best thing I ever posted on that other site, wish I could permanently transplant it to my timeline here.
Hello from Chicago! There is no such thing as the “Miracle Mile Shopping Center.” That is a thing that exists only in this doddering old man’s imagination.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Hello from Chicago! There is no such thing as the “Miracle Mile Shopping Center.” That is a thing that exists only in this doddering old man’s imagination.
Lol, a real trillion-dollar idea.
Tesla's latest gambit: become a rental car company. As cars pile up in showrooms and storage lots, Elon is trying to rent his way out of a crisis. Good luck, bud. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall electrek.co/2025/11/10/t...
Tesla can’t sell its cars anymore so it is renting them now
Tesla is launching a new car rental program out of its stores in the US, as sales are crashing due...
electrek.co
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Lol, a real trillion-dollar idea.
[takes off glasses]
[pinches bridge of nose]
[deep sigh]
[pinches bridge of nose]
[deep sigh]
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
[takes off glasses]
[pinches bridge of nose]
[deep sigh]
[pinches bridge of nose]
[deep sigh]
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There are a bunch of people up at the top who have mistaken their insulation from the cruelties of life as a form of wisdom
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There are a bunch of people up at the top who have mistaken their insulation from the cruelties of life as a form of wisdom
What a messed up bait and switch this is, talking about health insurance instead of healthcare. The commoditization of health is one of the greatest scams this country has ever pulled on its citizens.
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What a messed up bait and switch this is, talking about health insurance instead of healthcare. The commoditization of health is one of the greatest scams this country has ever pulled on its citizens.
This is how it feels to be a Democrat voter this morning.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is how it feels to be a Democrat voter this morning.
This ginkgo I shared last year was, until yesterday, still completely covered in leaves. Then we got the wind and snow last night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This ginkgo I shared last year was, until yesterday, still completely covered in leaves. Then we got the wind and snow last night.
Which is why I gave up.
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Which is why I gave up.
What do you mean “keep fighting.” You’re the one who stopped fighting.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
What do you mean “keep fighting.” You’re the one who stopped fighting.
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I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
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Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
I will tell you right now that Chuck Schumer, despite his “No” vote, is 100% on board with this and worked to make it happen. I cannot wait to donate to whoever primaries him.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I will tell you right now that Chuck Schumer, despite his “No” vote, is 100% on board with this and worked to make it happen. I cannot wait to donate to whoever primaries him.
Senate Democrats really thought last week’s vote was a sign of support for them, and not enthusiastic support for people willing to fight the GOP. They are mistaken, and the fastest and most complete way for them
to lose that support is to give in tonight.
to lose that support is to give in tonight.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Senate Democrats really thought last week’s vote was a sign of support for them, and not enthusiastic support for people willing to fight the GOP. They are mistaken, and the fastest and most complete way for them
to lose that support is to give in tonight.
to lose that support is to give in tonight.
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Find offices you can run for
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
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Live footage of Senate Dems.
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Live footage of Senate Dems.
First we primary the Senators.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
First we primary the Senators.
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Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.
Then why are you helping him?
Even President Trump agrees: the Republican shutdown is costing them votes.
Americans facing rising costs are fed up with House Republicans who haven’t shown up to work in almost seven weeks and a President who is too busy building his ballroom to notice.
Americans facing rising costs are fed up with House Republicans who haven’t shown up to work in almost seven weeks and a President who is too busy building his ballroom to notice.
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Then why are you helping him?
This plan I’m reading about will jack up the cost of healthcare, and provide a limited amount of money that if not used correctly will turn into pure profit for the companies managing it.
Insurance and HSA accounts get more $$$ and Americans get less healthcare. Disastrous capitulation by Dems.
Insurance and HSA accounts get more $$$ and Americans get less healthcare. Disastrous capitulation by Dems.
Instead of lowering costs, this will send money to companies that manage Health Flex accounts. They’ll make it hard to use and then keep what you don’t spend, driving up private profits instead of using the money to pay for your health care.
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This plan I’m reading about will jack up the cost of healthcare, and provide a limited amount of money that if not used correctly will turn into pure profit for the companies managing it.
Insurance and HSA accounts get more $$$ and Americans get less healthcare. Disastrous capitulation by Dems.
Insurance and HSA accounts get more $$$ and Americans get less healthcare. Disastrous capitulation by Dems.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE: HASSAN AND SHAHEEN ARE BOTH ON THE LIST OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT DEFECTING
CALL NOW
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(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
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CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics
If you have a Dem senator and you're seeing this right now, CALL THEM RIGHT NOW and tell them NO. If you don't know anyone who would be affected by this, call them for my friend Lisa. She cannot afford insurance without ACA subsidies and without health insurance I'm terrified she will die.
! A key group of Senate Democrats is leaning toward voting for a deal to end the shutdown, provided final details can be worked out like worker protections (Gift link)
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE: HASSAN AND SHAHEEN ARE BOTH ON THE LIST OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT DEFECTING
CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics
CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics
This is laughable. Whatever $ amount makes it into FSA’s will be a fraction of the rate hikes. If Democrats vote for this, they are putting Americans in a situation that is worse than the one they were in before the shutdown. What a betrayal.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is laughable. Whatever $ amount makes it into FSA’s will be a fraction of the rate hikes. If Democrats vote for this, they are putting Americans in a situation that is worse than the one they were in before the shutdown. What a betrayal.
So here is my position.
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
So here is my position.
Live footage of Senate Dems.
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Live footage of Senate Dems.