Robert Rutledge
@rerutled.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Astrophysicist. Founder, Publisher
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@astronomerstel. Opinions here are my own. @rerutled@mastodon.online @rerutled at Threads. he/him
A lot of people reading about Hitler, Czechoslovakia, and Neville Chamberlin today.
Hopefully - enough of them.
Hopefully - enough of them.
January 21, 2026 at 12:34 PM
A lot of people reading about Hitler, Czechoslovakia, and Neville Chamberlin today.
Hopefully - enough of them.
Hopefully - enough of them.
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We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.
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December 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM
We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.
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Worth a watch in full, not just the pull quote
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Worth a watch in full, not just the pull quote
The spectacle of cruelty against the weak, has fed fascism since its inception over 100 years ago.
And so it is, in the United States.
We have all seen members of this Administration praise both the cruelty, and the spectacle of it.
And his voting supporters glory in it.
And so it is, in the United States.
We have all seen members of this Administration praise both the cruelty, and the spectacle of it.
And his voting supporters glory in it.
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 PM
The spectacle of cruelty against the weak, has fed fascism since its inception over 100 years ago.
And so it is, in the United States.
We have all seen members of this Administration praise both the cruelty, and the spectacle of it.
And his voting supporters glory in it.
And so it is, in the United States.
We have all seen members of this Administration praise both the cruelty, and the spectacle of it.
And his voting supporters glory in it.
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“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 19, 2026 at 3:29 PM
“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...
This is why we lose - even our own side thinks he only gains by sucking up to Trump, and dumping on our own candidate.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Gov. Shapiro, a top 2028 contender, recounts chat with Trump, beef with Harris in new book
Takeaways from a new memoir that could help frame a presidential run.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:02 AM
This is why we lose - even our own side thinks he only gains by sucking up to Trump, and dumping on our own candidate.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Wait until you get a taste of my sheet-pan chocolate souffle.
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Wait until you get a taste of my sheet-pan chocolate souffle.
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And this: Republicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrump
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Jan 18
GOP Sen. Rand Paul: I've heard no Republican support for Invading Greenland. Even the most hawkish members of our caucus won't support it. As far as trying to buy it peacefully, you don't get purchasers to come around by berating them
@RpsAgainstTrump
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Jan 18
GOP Sen. Rand Paul: I've heard no Republican support for Invading Greenland. Even the most hawkish members of our caucus won't support it. As far as trying to buy it peacefully, you don't get purchasers to come around by berating them
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 PM
And this: Republicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrump
·
Jan 18
GOP Sen. Rand Paul: I've heard no Republican support for Invading Greenland. Even the most hawkish members of our caucus won't support it. As far as trying to buy it peacefully, you don't get purchasers to come around by berating them
@RpsAgainstTrump
·
Jan 18
GOP Sen. Rand Paul: I've heard no Republican support for Invading Greenland. Even the most hawkish members of our caucus won't support it. As far as trying to buy it peacefully, you don't get purchasers to come around by berating them
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There was this:
Republicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrump
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Jan 14
Sen. Mitch McConnell:
“I have yet to hear from this administration a single thing we need from Greenland that this sovereign people is not already willing to grant us.”
Republicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrump
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Jan 14
Sen. Mitch McConnell:
“I have yet to hear from this administration a single thing we need from Greenland that this sovereign people is not already willing to grant us.”
January 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM
There was this:
Republicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrump
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Jan 14
Sen. Mitch McConnell:
“I have yet to hear from this administration a single thing we need from Greenland that this sovereign people is not already willing to grant us.”
Republicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrump
·
Jan 14
Sen. Mitch McConnell:
“I have yet to hear from this administration a single thing we need from Greenland that this sovereign people is not already willing to grant us.”
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Hi Humans, God here.
Regarding Greenland, God has a question for thee.
WHERE THE FUCK IS CONGRESS?!?
Regarding Greenland, God has a question for thee.
WHERE THE FUCK IS CONGRESS?!?
January 19, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Hi Humans, God here.
Regarding Greenland, God has a question for thee.
WHERE THE FUCK IS CONGRESS?!?
Regarding Greenland, God has a question for thee.
WHERE THE FUCK IS CONGRESS?!?
Republicans have been doing this for decades and I don’t see them losing elections over it.
"Trump’s aides know if the changes they propose were actually turned into law, it'd be a political disaster. Which is how we get what we got: A plan that's not a plan, released so they can say they have a plan but not actually do anything. And that’s just fine with Trump." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke
He can barely bring himself to pretend he cares.
www.publicnotice.co
January 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Republicans have been doing this for decades and I don’t see them losing elections over it.
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Men who defend Jonathan Ross for murdering Renee Good are not safe to be around. End those relationships.
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Men who defend Jonathan Ross for murdering Renee Good are not safe to be around. End those relationships.
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My plans for today are to teach, and to listen to Credence Clearwater Revival.
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
My plans for today are to teach, and to listen to Credence Clearwater Revival.
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I guess one way to ensure the US never intervenes in a foreign war again is to make sure every indigenous population knows not to trust the US enough to side with them
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
January 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I guess one way to ensure the US never intervenes in a foreign war again is to make sure every indigenous population knows not to trust the US enough to side with them
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❗️Unconfirmed: According to Russian media, Trump personally invited Lukashenko to participate in the work of the "Peace Council" to resolve the situation in Gaza
January 19, 2026 at 1:37 PM
❗️Unconfirmed: According to Russian media, Trump personally invited Lukashenko to participate in the work of the "Peace Council" to resolve the situation in Gaza
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I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.
So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.
Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM
So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.
Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM
January 19, 2026 at 12:17 PM
I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one of my colleagues told the daughter that girls who do their nails don’t do physics. Sigh.
So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.
Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM
So, here are the nails of an internationally leading particle physics professor. My nails.
Don’t believe the gatekeepers! #womeninSTEM
Who could have predicted that appeasement would fail? Of course it did - sooner or later he was going to take over the Sudetenland, and then later demand all of Czechoslovakia.
Trump’s tariff shock suggests EU’s strategy of flattery and appeasement has failed
Trump’s tariff shock suggests EU’s strategy of flattery and appeasement has failed
Next few weeks will show if Trump has finally pushed too far with Greenland levies, as calls grow for bloc to take tougher action
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Who could have predicted that appeasement would fail? Of course it did - sooner or later he was going to take over the Sudetenland, and then later demand all of Czechoslovakia.
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Ah yes. That's a good point.
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
January 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Ah yes. That's a good point.
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MINNESOTA: Friday is a statewide day of non-violent moral action and reflection. That means no work, no school, and no shopping — only community, conscience, and collective action.
Plus, there will be a peaceful march and rally in downtown Minneapolis: iceoutnowmn.com
Plus, there will be a peaceful march and rally in downtown Minneapolis: iceoutnowmn.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:36 PM
MINNESOTA: Friday is a statewide day of non-violent moral action and reflection. That means no work, no school, and no shopping — only community, conscience, and collective action.
Plus, there will be a peaceful march and rally in downtown Minneapolis: iceoutnowmn.com
Plus, there will be a peaceful march and rally in downtown Minneapolis: iceoutnowmn.com
There are so many Congressional reporters on X who aren't here on bsky - it's a disappointment.
Olivia Beavers. Meredith Lee Hill. Max Cohen. Laura Weiss. K Tully-McManus. Jordain Carney. Annie Grayer. Chris Ciofi.
Olivia Beavers. Meredith Lee Hill. Max Cohen. Laura Weiss. K Tully-McManus. Jordain Carney. Annie Grayer. Chris Ciofi.
Every single US Congressional Reporter I can find. Updating constantly, so send those I've missed!
go.bsky.app/95d5gMZ
go.bsky.app/95d5gMZ
January 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
There are so many Congressional reporters on X who aren't here on bsky - it's a disappointment.
Olivia Beavers. Meredith Lee Hill. Max Cohen. Laura Weiss. K Tully-McManus. Jordain Carney. Annie Grayer. Chris Ciofi.
Olivia Beavers. Meredith Lee Hill. Max Cohen. Laura Weiss. K Tully-McManus. Jordain Carney. Annie Grayer. Chris Ciofi.
So Bessent is saying the trade war against NATO countries is to avoid having a shooting war with an imaginary adversary who wants to take Greenland from Denmark at some unknown time in the future.
This man is the dumbest cabinet member - I don't know if it's 'ever' but certainly today.
This man is the dumbest cabinet member - I don't know if it's 'ever' but certainly today.
WELKER: What is the national emergency that justifies this new slate of tariffs?
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
January 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM
So Bessent is saying the trade war against NATO countries is to avoid having a shooting war with an imaginary adversary who wants to take Greenland from Denmark at some unknown time in the future.
This man is the dumbest cabinet member - I don't know if it's 'ever' but certainly today.
This man is the dumbest cabinet member - I don't know if it's 'ever' but certainly today.
"An American Institute of Public Opinion poll conducted in March 1942 found that 93 percent of Americans supported the incarceration of Japanese noncitizens, while 59 percent supported the forced relocation of citizens." - Timothy Soseki Kudo
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...
Opinion | A Racist Purge Almost Destroyed My Family. Another One Is Coming. (Published 2025)
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"An American Institute of Public Opinion poll conducted in March 1942 found that 93 percent of Americans supported the incarceration of Japanese noncitizens, while 59 percent supported the forced relocation of citizens." - Timothy Soseki Kudo
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...
What do you do?
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are, and at a cost that you can afford to pay, and not more.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are, and at a cost that you can afford to pay, and not more.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
What do you do?
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are, and at a cost that you can afford to pay, and not more.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are, and at a cost that you can afford to pay, and not more.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...