OrchidNYC
@orchidnyc.bsky.social
Caregiver, forecaster, trader. Politics, human rights, human development. Films and literature.
Previously: CUNY, Columbia Univ, USF UNICEF, Sloan Kettering, Sundance, Lincoln Center.
Previously: CUNY, Columbia Univ, USF UNICEF, Sloan Kettering, Sundance, Lincoln Center.
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OrchidNYC
@orchidnyc.bsky.social
· Jan 14
😳 Just got this in the mail.
The first portrait of the Trump inauguration. The work is titled "Two's a Crowd" by Barry Blitt.
The first portrait of the Trump inauguration. The work is titled "Two's a Crowd" by Barry Blitt.
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the only president in the history of polling who began a term in office with approval as low a Trump's right now was ... Trump in 2017.
that's what CNN is gushing over. the second-worst start-of-term approval rating in history.
that's what CNN is gushing over. the second-worst start-of-term approval rating in history.
CNN's Harry Enten gushes over Trump: "This is big league. This is a sign that the American people, at least initially, like what they're seeing."
January 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
the only president in the history of polling who began a term in office with approval as low a Trump's right now was ... Trump in 2017.
that's what CNN is gushing over. the second-worst start-of-term approval rating in history.
that's what CNN is gushing over. the second-worst start-of-term approval rating in history.
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FYI NYT folks, this poll shows Donald Trump is running the second-least popular transition in the history of the question, beating only his own first extremely unpopular transition.
The New York Times is an echo chamber of sorts. Just like Twitter has become. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
The New York Times is an echo chamber of sorts. Just like Twitter has become. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
December 11, 2024 at 9:01 PM
FYI NYT folks, this poll shows Donald Trump is running the second-least popular transition in the history of the question, beating only his own first extremely unpopular transition.
The New York Times is an echo chamber of sorts. Just like Twitter has become. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
The New York Times is an echo chamber of sorts. Just like Twitter has become. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Starbucks paid its new CEO, Brian Niccol, $96 million after four months of work last year. 94% came from stock awards, but he also got a $5M sign in bonus.
What could the profit margin possibly be for those darn awful, watered-down refresher drinks?
What could the profit margin possibly be for those darn awful, watered-down refresher drinks?
January 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Starbucks paid its new CEO, Brian Niccol, $96 million after four months of work last year. 94% came from stock awards, but he also got a $5M sign in bonus.
What could the profit margin possibly be for those darn awful, watered-down refresher drinks?
What could the profit margin possibly be for those darn awful, watered-down refresher drinks?
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This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
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Trump stood alongside prominent tech executives at the White House to unveil a $500 billion artificial-intelligence infrastructure project. Hours later, Elon Musk publicly questioned whether the joint venture would ever get off the ground.
www.wsj.com/tech/musk-po...
Trump stood alongside prominent tech executives at the White House to unveil a $500 billion artificial-intelligence infrastructure project. Hours later, Elon Musk publicly questioned whether the joint venture would ever get off the ground.
www.wsj.com/tech/musk-po...
Musk Pours Cold Water on Trump-Backed Stargate AI Project
The billionaire wrote on social media that the companies behind the project don’t have enough money to follow through on their pledges.
www.wsj.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Trump stood alongside prominent tech executives at the White House to unveil a $500 billion artificial-intelligence infrastructure project. Hours later, Elon Musk publicly questioned whether the joint venture would ever get off the ground.
www.wsj.com/tech/musk-po...
Trump stood alongside prominent tech executives at the White House to unveil a $500 billion artificial-intelligence infrastructure project. Hours later, Elon Musk publicly questioned whether the joint venture would ever get off the ground.
www.wsj.com/tech/musk-po...
Estimates put TikTok's worth between $100-$150 billion with the algorithm.
Without the algorithm, est. $50 billion for US operations (very unlikely that China will allow a sale with the algorithm).
Is this Trump starting to taunt Elon Musk? Putting him in his place? www.reuters.com/technology/t...
Without the algorithm, est. $50 billion for US operations (very unlikely that China will allow a sale with the algorithm).
Is this Trump starting to taunt Elon Musk? Putting him in his place? www.reuters.com/technology/t...
Trump says he is open to Musk buying TikTok if Tesla CEO wants to do so
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was open to billionaire Elon Musk buying social media app TikTok if the Tesla CEO wanted to do so.
www.reuters.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Estimates put TikTok's worth between $100-$150 billion with the algorithm.
Without the algorithm, est. $50 billion for US operations (very unlikely that China will allow a sale with the algorithm).
Is this Trump starting to taunt Elon Musk? Putting him in his place? www.reuters.com/technology/t...
Without the algorithm, est. $50 billion for US operations (very unlikely that China will allow a sale with the algorithm).
Is this Trump starting to taunt Elon Musk? Putting him in his place? www.reuters.com/technology/t...
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Study sections are the review panels that allocate NIH research grants. They bring in experts from around the country and have to be scheduled many months in advance; they provide the funds that keep the nation's biomedical research going.
It's hard to overstate the disruption this causes.
It's hard to overstate the disruption this causes.
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Study sections are the review panels that allocate NIH research grants. They bring in experts from around the country and have to be scheduled many months in advance; they provide the funds that keep the nation's biomedical research going.
It's hard to overstate the disruption this causes.
It's hard to overstate the disruption this causes.
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All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
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Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024 – report www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... @theguardian.com @mapbiomas.bsky.social
Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024 – report
New report says more than 30m hectares burned, 79% more than in 2023, after country saw worst drought on record
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024 – report www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... @theguardian.com @mapbiomas.bsky.social
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Your annual reminder that Dr. King believed in guaranteed universal basic income that gave all people a dignified life, guaranteed housing for all, guaranteed access to a high quality education, and said that “no one should be forced to live in poverty while others live in luxury.”
January 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Your annual reminder that Dr. King believed in guaranteed universal basic income that gave all people a dignified life, guaranteed housing for all, guaranteed access to a high quality education, and said that “no one should be forced to live in poverty while others live in luxury.”
Best post I've seen all day #Inauguration2025
January 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Best post I've seen all day #Inauguration2025
If it looks like the nazi salute, moves like the nazi salute, sounds like the nazi salute, not once, but twice, it is just a thank you for making it happen gesture.
See how it's done? That's how things are going to be now.
He knows what he is doing. Of course he does.
See how it's done? That's how things are going to be now.
He knows what he is doing. Of course he does.
January 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If it looks like the nazi salute, moves like the nazi salute, sounds like the nazi salute, not once, but twice, it is just a thank you for making it happen gesture.
See how it's done? That's how things are going to be now.
He knows what he is doing. Of course he does.
See how it's done? That's how things are going to be now.
He knows what he is doing. Of course he does.
No surprises in Trump's inaugural speech.
So far, significantly less dark than the Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon American carnage plot of Trumps inaugural in 2017.
This is a Susie Wiles, "ice maiden," common sense speech. #Inauguration2025
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
So far, significantly less dark than the Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon American carnage plot of Trumps inaugural in 2017.
This is a Susie Wiles, "ice maiden," common sense speech. #Inauguration2025
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
January 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
No surprises in Trump's inaugural speech.
So far, significantly less dark than the Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon American carnage plot of Trumps inaugural in 2017.
This is a Susie Wiles, "ice maiden," common sense speech. #Inauguration2025
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
So far, significantly less dark than the Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon American carnage plot of Trumps inaugural in 2017.
This is a Susie Wiles, "ice maiden," common sense speech. #Inauguration2025
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
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So y'all gave him $300,000,000 for a party you can't come to, then gave him $70,000,000,000 for a coin you can't spend, because a carton of eggs cost $1 more than it used to.
Y'all are fucking idiots.
Y'all are fucking idiots.
January 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
So y'all gave him $300,000,000 for a party you can't come to, then gave him $70,000,000,000 for a coin you can't spend, because a carton of eggs cost $1 more than it used to.
Y'all are fucking idiots.
Y'all are fucking idiots.
On David Lynch, this captures it all perfectly.
I owe so much of my growth and expansion to his vision and what he showed us about the world. Beyond his films, it was the validation of his pure joy of life and his compassion for humanity.
I always joked that I never wanted to see this day come.
I owe so much of my growth and expansion to his vision and what he showed us about the world. Beyond his films, it was the validation of his pure joy of life and his compassion for humanity.
I always joked that I never wanted to see this day come.
January 17, 2025 at 4:38 AM
On David Lynch, this captures it all perfectly.
I owe so much of my growth and expansion to his vision and what he showed us about the world. Beyond his films, it was the validation of his pure joy of life and his compassion for humanity.
I always joked that I never wanted to see this day come.
I owe so much of my growth and expansion to his vision and what he showed us about the world. Beyond his films, it was the validation of his pure joy of life and his compassion for humanity.
I always joked that I never wanted to see this day come.
The Producers Guild of America 2025 Awards nominations (FILM):
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown, Conclave
Dune: Part 2
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Wicked
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown, Conclave
Dune: Part 2
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Wicked
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Producers Guild Awards Movie, TV Nominations: ‘Anora,’ ‘Conclave,’ ‘September 5,’ ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Substance,’ ‘Wicked’ Up for Top Film Prize
Other nominees for the guild's Daryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures include 'The Brutalist,' 'A Complete Unknown,' 'Dune: Part Two' and 'A Real Pain.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The Producers Guild of America 2025 Awards nominations (FILM):
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown, Conclave
Dune: Part 2
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Wicked
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown, Conclave
Dune: Part 2
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Wicked
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
The irony...
The Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the poorest countries in the world with a GDP per capita of less than USD$1,000 p/y is also the world's richest country in terms of natural resources. Most of its minerals are untapped and worth over $24 trillion.
The Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the poorest countries in the world with a GDP per capita of less than USD$1,000 p/y is also the world's richest country in terms of natural resources. Most of its minerals are untapped and worth over $24 trillion.
January 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The irony...
The Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the poorest countries in the world with a GDP per capita of less than USD$1,000 p/y is also the world's richest country in terms of natural resources. Most of its minerals are untapped and worth over $24 trillion.
The Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the poorest countries in the world with a GDP per capita of less than USD$1,000 p/y is also the world's richest country in terms of natural resources. Most of its minerals are untapped and worth over $24 trillion.
Data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that Greenland has the 8th largest reserves of rare earths in the world, 1.5 million tonnes. This is similar to the known reserves of the United States (1.8 MT)
www.reuters.com/markets/comm....
www.reuters.com/markets/comm....
January 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that Greenland has the 8th largest reserves of rare earths in the world, 1.5 million tonnes. This is similar to the known reserves of the United States (1.8 MT)
www.reuters.com/markets/comm....
www.reuters.com/markets/comm....
2025 Writers Guild Awards Nominees
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
A Real Pain
Anora
Challengers
Civil War
My Old Ass
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part 2
Hit Man
Nickel Boys
Wicked
awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
A Real Pain
Anora
Challengers
Civil War
My Old Ass
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part 2
Hit Man
Nickel Boys
Wicked
awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
2025 Writers Guild Awards Nominees
The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, streaming, news, radio, and promotional categories.
awards.wga.org
January 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
2025 Writers Guild Awards Nominees
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
A Real Pain
Anora
Challengers
Civil War
My Old Ass
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part 2
Hit Man
Nickel Boys
Wicked
awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
A Real Pain
Anora
Challengers
Civil War
My Old Ass
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part 2
Hit Man
Nickel Boys
Wicked
awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
If NICKEL BOYS is not in your top 10 films of the year, in the top 2 even, you can't be serious about film 😒
Can you just imagine if this film didn't get Oscar nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay?
www.amazon.com/salp/nickelb...
Can you just imagine if this film didn't get Oscar nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay?
www.amazon.com/salp/nickelb...
Nickel Boys Only In Theaters December. Get Tickets
Nickel Boys Only In Theaters December. Get Tickets
www.amazon.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If NICKEL BOYS is not in your top 10 films of the year, in the top 2 even, you can't be serious about film 😒
Can you just imagine if this film didn't get Oscar nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay?
www.amazon.com/salp/nickelb...
Can you just imagine if this film didn't get Oscar nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay?
www.amazon.com/salp/nickelb...
Red No. 3 finally banned by the FDA for use in food, beverages and drugs... Finally as in three decades after the dye was first found to cause cancer in laboratory rats.
January 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Red No. 3 finally banned by the FDA for use in food, beverages and drugs... Finally as in three decades after the dye was first found to cause cancer in laboratory rats.
Had to confirm and reconfirm this but not yet falling for Trump posting a video of Jeffrey Sachs refering to Netanyahu as a "deep, dark son of a bi**".
We'll have to wait to see more.
We'll have to wait to see more.
January 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Had to confirm and reconfirm this but not yet falling for Trump posting a video of Jeffrey Sachs refering to Netanyahu as a "deep, dark son of a bi**".
We'll have to wait to see more.
We'll have to wait to see more.
5 days before Trump's 2nd term begins:
Vivek MIA after the HB1 visa derail.
RFK Jr is where one should have expected. Deflated.
JD Vance is akin to if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around...
Meanwhile, are Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg sitting together at the inauguration?
Vivek MIA after the HB1 visa derail.
RFK Jr is where one should have expected. Deflated.
JD Vance is akin to if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around...
Meanwhile, are Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg sitting together at the inauguration?
January 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
5 days before Trump's 2nd term begins:
Vivek MIA after the HB1 visa derail.
RFK Jr is where one should have expected. Deflated.
JD Vance is akin to if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around...
Meanwhile, are Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg sitting together at the inauguration?
Vivek MIA after the HB1 visa derail.
RFK Jr is where one should have expected. Deflated.
JD Vance is akin to if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around...
Meanwhile, are Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg sitting together at the inauguration?
This was interesting and very good. Also easy and quick.
Had ready-made Farró. Just cooked the chicken, the pesto was also ready-made but pretty fresh.
The chicken is seasoned with s&p and Italian spices. Added tomatoes, red peppers, honey.
Served w pesto sauce, Feta, roasted almonds. That's it.
Had ready-made Farró. Just cooked the chicken, the pesto was also ready-made but pretty fresh.
The chicken is seasoned with s&p and Italian spices. Added tomatoes, red peppers, honey.
Served w pesto sauce, Feta, roasted almonds. That's it.
January 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This was interesting and very good. Also easy and quick.
Had ready-made Farró. Just cooked the chicken, the pesto was also ready-made but pretty fresh.
The chicken is seasoned with s&p and Italian spices. Added tomatoes, red peppers, honey.
Served w pesto sauce, Feta, roasted almonds. That's it.
Had ready-made Farró. Just cooked the chicken, the pesto was also ready-made but pretty fresh.
The chicken is seasoned with s&p and Italian spices. Added tomatoes, red peppers, honey.
Served w pesto sauce, Feta, roasted almonds. That's it.