Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
@peterjwagner3.bsky.social
Computational Paleobiologist, Lord of Chaos & Entropy, Cubs Fan, Estranged Lover of 🐌 & self-proclaimed Bilbo Baggins of Paleontology. Opinions & sarcasm mine & mine alone, but model-based. I block apologists for the South, MAGA, etc. He/Him.
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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
@peterjwagner3.bsky.social
· Nov 10
From Darwins' Day 2019:
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Siri: show me why there is no hope for the US….
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Siri: show me why there is no hope for the US….
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Crossword puzzle clue: “song from the eighties.”
The answer was a dagger through my heart!
The answer was a dagger through my heart!
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Crossword puzzle clue: “song from the eighties.”
The answer was a dagger through my heart!
The answer was a dagger through my heart!
Nearly done with the last “Dinosaurs and Disasters”…
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Nearly done with the last “Dinosaurs and Disasters”…
Who names their kid after the current SCOTUS decades beforehand?
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
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Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
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February 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Who names their kid after the current SCOTUS decades beforehand?
Ironically, I would have no problem doing that. 😎
Faculty at the University of Houston are being asked to sign their name to a memorandum that certifies their course curriculum does not “indoctrinate” students.
University of Houston asks professors to sign agreement ‘not to indoctrinate’ students
The new memo has given pause to some UH professors as the university seeks to comply with state legislation overhauling higher education, which has garnered national scrutiny.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Ironically, I would have no problem doing that. 😎
Siri: show me a rhetorical question.
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Siri: show me a rhetorical question.
In this country, he'll get elected to a 3rd term (if there even is an election) because the Democratic candidate isn't perfect.
In American history, our country has never had a more insidious criminal. In every other modern democratic nation, Trump would be spending the rest of his life in prison.
January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In this country, he'll get elected to a 3rd term (if there even is an election) because the Democratic candidate isn't perfect.
That's surprising: he's certainly had a lot of top 10 hits over the years and you'd think that one of them would have wound up at #1.
Springsteen’s never had a no. 1 on Billboard’s hot 100…
Bruce Springsteen sings 'Streets of Minneapolis' in Minneapolis as protest song hits No. 1
The Boss' anthem in response to the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good quickly topped the iTunes chart.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:03 AM
That's surprising: he's certainly had a lot of top 10 hits over the years and you'd think that one of them would have wound up at #1.
But it sometimes becomes a religion.
A lie doesn’t stop being a lie when it is uncritically repeated
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 PM
But it sometimes becomes a religion.
January 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I know that it's a fantasy, but if we ever get another president who is at all to the left of Mussolini in my lifetime, then I would love to see an executive order declaring ICE to be domestic terrorists.
(Of course, middle America would view that as going "too far.")
(Of course, middle America would view that as going "too far.")
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I know that it's a fantasy, but if we ever get another president who is at all to the left of Mussolini in my lifetime, then I would love to see an executive order declaring ICE to be domestic terrorists.
(Of course, middle America would view that as going "too far.")
(Of course, middle America would view that as going "too far.")
One thing that I’ve learned from years of interacting with baseball fans (and cladists 😉): a LOT of people cannot grasp probabilism at all. And that’s a big reason why so many people are incapable of critical thinking: they want determinism in a universe where there isn’t any.
“It’s cold outside where I live today, therefore climate change doesn’t exist” is like saying “I had breakfast this morning, therefore hunger doesn’t exist”
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
One thing that I’ve learned from years of interacting with baseball fans (and cladists 😉): a LOT of people cannot grasp probabilism at all. And that’s a big reason why so many people are incapable of critical thinking: they want determinism in a universe where there isn’t any.
Reposted by Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
If ICE agents can abduct citizens carrying US passports on their person, imagine what they'll do when checking IDs at your local polling place this November. The voter suppression deployment will be unprecedented.
January 22, 2026 at 9:11 PM
If ICE agents can abduct citizens carrying US passports on their person, imagine what they'll do when checking IDs at your local polling place this November. The voter suppression deployment will be unprecedented.
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We can actually predict polar vortex events now by monitoring Ted Cruz flight patterns
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 23, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 AM
If we Yanks were not paying them, then they wouldn't be tariffs.
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:42 AM
If we Yanks were not paying them, then they wouldn't be tariffs.
Realistically, the probability that Trump’s thugs will *not* arrest Walz in the near future has to be really low. (And subsequently supported in a 6:3 SCOTUS ruling.)
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Realistically, the probability that Trump’s thugs will *not* arrest Walz in the near future has to be really low. (And subsequently supported in a 6:3 SCOTUS ruling.)
Reposted by Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
They did that with the Lost Dispatch, too…
ICE agents fled from the crowd and left behind their CONOPS battle plan for Minneapolis, including agent's names, hotel rooms, phone numbers, boxes of license plates, and tac radio frequencies.
January 15, 2026 at 11:56 PM
They did that with the Lost Dispatch, too…
Reposted by Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
This is the universe these folks have built, one where all that matters is how to convince “moderate” white Americans and nothing else. Nothing about morality, fighting for others, etc.
They frame it as smart, but ironically it’s a lesson in how to constantly lose a messaging battle.
They frame it as smart, but ironically it’s a lesson in how to constantly lose a messaging battle.
i don't really give a shit if consultants think being anti-ICE is "good messaging" or whatever when people are actively being shot, beat, gassed and jailed.
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 PM
This is the universe these folks have built, one where all that matters is how to convince “moderate” white Americans and nothing else. Nothing about morality, fighting for others, etc.
They frame it as smart, but ironically it’s a lesson in how to constantly lose a messaging battle.
They frame it as smart, but ironically it’s a lesson in how to constantly lose a messaging battle.
And very entertaining!
Amongst the many reasons I miss Prince is that, though he was mercurial and flawed in many ways, I have no doubt he would have been fearless and crystal clear in standing up for Minneapolis and its people.
January 15, 2026 at 11:34 PM
And very entertaining!
Also: many if not most of the cops will support ICE. Another thing that middle America has gotten so wrong is that it was never “a few bad apples.”
To the people out of state who keep saying “why won’t the local cops stop ICE” you need to understand that ICE is overwhelmingly the largest force on the ground in Minneapolis. They outnumber Minneapolis cops four to one. They’re more likely to stop the cops than the other way around
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Also: many if not most of the cops will support ICE. Another thing that middle America has gotten so wrong is that it was never “a few bad apples.”
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM