@retskia.bsky.social
Here for current events, politics and some science. More of a lurker than a poster.
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The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.
Trump: "I should have gotten the Nobel prize for each war...I saved millions and millions of people...and don't let anyone tell you that Norway doesn't control the shots. It's in Norway. Norway controls the shots. It's a joke. They've lost such prestige.“
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.
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let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark.
January 14, 2026 at 2:49 PM
let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark.
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Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez: "Many of our immigrants neighbors are picked up simply by moving their cars. Help your neighbors take out the trash, because there are many reports of neighbors being kidnapped when they're taking their trash out."
January 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez: "Many of our immigrants neighbors are picked up simply by moving their cars. Help your neighbors take out the trash, because there are many reports of neighbors being kidnapped when they're taking their trash out."
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
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Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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Soviet republic of New York takes first key step towards total communism by publicly owning Andrew Cuomo
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Soviet republic of New York takes first key step towards total communism by publicly owning Andrew Cuomo
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Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.
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I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
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going from "transgender ideology" to "look at the poor misguided white kid" without even taking a breath, unconscionable
“I have no idea why he did this.” A young man's descent from model student to suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk. on.wsj.com/48gbtoN
September 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
going from "transgender ideology" to "look at the poor misguided white kid" without even taking a breath, unconscionable
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We really need to figure out what to do about the scourge of political violence.
September 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We really need to figure out what to do about the scourge of political violence.
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
Too bad no amount of evidence will sway those fixed in their beliefs.
Too bad no amount of evidence will sway those fixed in their beliefs.
August 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
Too bad no amount of evidence will sway those fixed in their beliefs.
Too bad no amount of evidence will sway those fixed in their beliefs.
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The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
August 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
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The Romanian portion of the Holocaust killed half the country's 600,000 Jews. No gas chambers; some sporadic massacres. Mostly the Antonescu govt evicted the Jews into abandoned areas of Ukraine with no food. They starved, froze and died of disease. Curious who would argue it wasn't genocide.
July 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Romanian portion of the Holocaust killed half the country's 600,000 Jews. No gas chambers; some sporadic massacres. Mostly the Antonescu govt evicted the Jews into abandoned areas of Ukraine with no food. They starved, froze and died of disease. Curious who would argue it wasn't genocide.
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Today someone asked how much I would pay in taxes to ensure everyone had housing & healthcare
I don’t know, whatever I could? This isn’t the “gotcha” folks think it is
If we taxed the rich properly, the rest of us wouldn’t need to pay exorbitant taxes to ensure every single person was provided for
I don’t know, whatever I could? This isn’t the “gotcha” folks think it is
If we taxed the rich properly, the rest of us wouldn’t need to pay exorbitant taxes to ensure every single person was provided for
July 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Today someone asked how much I would pay in taxes to ensure everyone had housing & healthcare
I don’t know, whatever I could? This isn’t the “gotcha” folks think it is
If we taxed the rich properly, the rest of us wouldn’t need to pay exorbitant taxes to ensure every single person was provided for
I don’t know, whatever I could? This isn’t the “gotcha” folks think it is
If we taxed the rich properly, the rest of us wouldn’t need to pay exorbitant taxes to ensure every single person was provided for
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Two things both true:
The loved ones of Venezuelans are celebrating that they are no longer in CECOT; some are celebrating their return home.
And.
It is a violation of international law to cause someone to be returned where they’ll be persecuted. Most of them never got a chance to make that case.
The loved ones of Venezuelans are celebrating that they are no longer in CECOT; some are celebrating their return home.
And.
It is a violation of international law to cause someone to be returned where they’ll be persecuted. Most of them never got a chance to make that case.
July 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Two things both true:
The loved ones of Venezuelans are celebrating that they are no longer in CECOT; some are celebrating their return home.
And.
It is a violation of international law to cause someone to be returned where they’ll be persecuted. Most of them never got a chance to make that case.
The loved ones of Venezuelans are celebrating that they are no longer in CECOT; some are celebrating their return home.
And.
It is a violation of international law to cause someone to be returned where they’ll be persecuted. Most of them never got a chance to make that case.
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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"Alligator Alcatraz" is wrong and media should not use it. It's propaganda. Alcatraz held people convicted of crimes, particularly violent crimes.
The Florida camp holds people *not* convicted of any crime. If they had been, they'd be in prison elsewhere.
The site is a textbook concentration camp.
The Florida camp holds people *not* convicted of any crime. If they had been, they'd be in prison elsewhere.
The site is a textbook concentration camp.
I know the media is going to unthinkingly start using “Alligator Alcatraz,” but it’s disgusting and sadistic and I intend to call it what it is, a fucking concentration camp, and fuck those people who are doing this and giving it a cutesy name.
July 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
"Alligator Alcatraz" is wrong and media should not use it. It's propaganda. Alcatraz held people convicted of crimes, particularly violent crimes.
The Florida camp holds people *not* convicted of any crime. If they had been, they'd be in prison elsewhere.
The site is a textbook concentration camp.
The Florida camp holds people *not* convicted of any crime. If they had been, they'd be in prison elsewhere.
The site is a textbook concentration camp.
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr.
Scientific American has published a guide to the EVIDENCE-BASED vaccine recommendations in place BEFORE ACIP members were removed by the administration.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr.
Scientific American has published a guide to the EVIDENCE-BASED vaccine recommendations in place BEFORE ACIP members were removed by the administration.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr.
Scientific American has published a guide to the EVIDENCE-BASED vaccine recommendations in place BEFORE ACIP members were removed by the administration.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr.
Scientific American has published a guide to the EVIDENCE-BASED vaccine recommendations in place BEFORE ACIP members were removed by the administration.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
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This image is now absolutely everywhere over European media lmao
June 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This image is now absolutely everywhere over European media lmao