richardpaul.bsky.social
@richardpaul.bsky.social
Semi retired
neuroscientist/physicist. Musician (jazz pianist). Live about 50 mi N of NYC.
If their University President was driven from office or under attack, I went there. Plus NYU
neuroscientist/physicist. Musician (jazz pianist). Live about 50 mi N of NYC.
If their University President was driven from office or under attack, I went there. Plus NYU
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The exact moment he tried to stay over his first term, his life as a free man should've been over. If the legal system was truly unable to do anything about him with 4 years, then there is no conclusion*except* that the system is rotten and fatally flawed.
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The exact moment he tried to stay over his first term, his life as a free man should've been over. If the legal system was truly unable to do anything about him with 4 years, then there is no conclusion*except* that the system is rotten and fatally flawed.
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The actual FBI using a Nazi-filled social media platform run by a far-right emboldening transphobe to debunk an unpublished story from a right-wing conspiracy theorist who recently platformed one of America's biggest antisemites.....perfectly sums up 2025
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The actual FBI using a Nazi-filled social media platform run by a far-right emboldening transphobe to debunk an unpublished story from a right-wing conspiracy theorist who recently platformed one of America's biggest antisemites.....perfectly sums up 2025
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Maybe I’m late to this realization, but it just hit me…
What are the odds that Speaker Johnson calls the House back for a CR vote with the Epstein files still hanging over his head?
Those 8 Dems might have hung themselves out to dry and risked being primaried for nothing.
What are the odds that Speaker Johnson calls the House back for a CR vote with the Epstein files still hanging over his head?
Those 8 Dems might have hung themselves out to dry and risked being primaried for nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Maybe I’m late to this realization, but it just hit me…
What are the odds that Speaker Johnson calls the House back for a CR vote with the Epstein files still hanging over his head?
Those 8 Dems might have hung themselves out to dry and risked being primaried for nothing.
What are the odds that Speaker Johnson calls the House back for a CR vote with the Epstein files still hanging over his head?
Those 8 Dems might have hung themselves out to dry and risked being primaried for nothing.
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I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
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It's been 33 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
October 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It's been 33 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
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Vinay Prasad began his campaign against the pediatric COVID vaccine months before there was any data about it. He also botched basic stats, falsely claiming that COVID only killed 1 in a million kids.
He now leads vaccine regulation at the FDA.
More...
He now leads vaccine regulation at the FDA.
More...
October 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Vinay Prasad began his campaign against the pediatric COVID vaccine months before there was any data about it. He also botched basic stats, falsely claiming that COVID only killed 1 in a million kids.
He now leads vaccine regulation at the FDA.
More...
He now leads vaccine regulation at the FDA.
More...
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I don’t really think the framers intended for a president to have the power to slap a tariff on products from a particular country because he didn’t like a TV commercial they ran about him, but I suppose it is presently up to the Supreme Ct to decide how far the Mad King can go.
October 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I don’t really think the framers intended for a president to have the power to slap a tariff on products from a particular country because he didn’t like a TV commercial they ran about him, but I suppose it is presently up to the Supreme Ct to decide how far the Mad King can go.
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I could not be prouder that my law firm is currently litigating 60 voting, election and redistricting cases in 30 states. Even as large law firms bow down, we continue to fight for democracy every single day.
October 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I could not be prouder that my law firm is currently litigating 60 voting, election and redistricting cases in 30 states. Even as large law firms bow down, we continue to fight for democracy every single day.
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Authoritarianism doesn't happen in a vacuum. It requires enablers. When a leader posts fantasies of monarchical rule, and his entire party looks the other way, they become complicit. The issue isn't just Trump's posts; it's the institutional decay of a party that refuses to be a check on his power.
October 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Authoritarianism doesn't happen in a vacuum. It requires enablers. When a leader posts fantasies of monarchical rule, and his entire party looks the other way, they become complicit. The issue isn't just Trump's posts; it's the institutional decay of a party that refuses to be a check on his power.
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NOT Americans ~ a fucking ballroom.
Forgiveness from me will NEVER be.
Forgiveness from me will NEVER be.
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NOT Americans ~ a fucking ballroom.
Forgiveness from me will NEVER be.
Forgiveness from me will NEVER be.
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🧠🥼🧬🧪🔬
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
Science projects are designed & funded on the scale of years, so what happens if you need to finish prematurely? @mhagenauer.bsky.social &co discuss solutions for quickly documenting partially finished projects & publishing ‘as you go’ in an uncertain environment @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4ovd1jH
October 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🧠🥼🧬🧪🔬
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
August 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
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Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Nabla Bio, a start-up focused on designing de novo proteins with artificial intelligence, have signed a second round of collaboration.
cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
AI-based protein discovery start-up strikes a second deal with Takeda
Nabla Bio's platform is becoming popular with big pharma companies
cen.acs.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Nabla Bio, a start-up focused on designing de novo proteins with artificial intelligence, have signed a second round of collaboration.
cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
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⚠️ The new Global Tipping Points Report is out and warns of potential risks to the Atlantic Ocean Circulation – however, there are large uncertainties about when, or if, the tipping points will be crossed. 🧪🌊
bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/to-s...
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Two Systems, One Critical Challenge
The new Global Tipping Point Report is out and warns of potential risks to the Atlantic Ocean Circulation – however, there are large uncertainties about…
bjerknes.uib.no
October 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
⚠️ The new Global Tipping Points Report is out and warns of potential risks to the Atlantic Ocean Circulation – however, there are large uncertainties about when, or if, the tipping points will be crossed. 🧪🌊
bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/to-s...
bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/to-s...
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Appreciate Quanta for shining a light on our joint work with Simon Gsell, Sham Tlili (@shamtlili.bsky.social), and Matthias Merkel (@merkellab.bsky.social).
Biophysicists are realizing that there is an undervalued element at play in early development: Aside from genes, mechanical forces also steer the growth of embryos. @annademming.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/genes-have-h...
Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Help Grow Living Things | Quanta Magazine
The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development.
www.quantamagazine.org
October 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Appreciate Quanta for shining a light on our joint work with Simon Gsell, Sham Tlili (@shamtlili.bsky.social), and Matthias Merkel (@merkellab.bsky.social).
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I need one answer. Does compassion change anything in our lives? We need your support to stay alive. Please. We need your help these days more than ever.
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chuffed.org/project/save...
September 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I need one answer. Does compassion change anything in our lives? We need your support to stay alive. Please. We need your help these days more than ever.
chuffed.org/project/save...
chuffed.org/project/save...
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It simply should not be possible for the president to repeatedly claim that a major city is burning without a wall of live standups happening in that city clearly demonstrating that it is not
American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving
October 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
It simply should not be possible for the president to repeatedly claim that a major city is burning without a wall of live standups happening in that city clearly demonstrating that it is not
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I am a Doctor & I Need Your Support.
The situation here is beyond words, truly unbearable.
People are dying from hunger, I am not exaggerating. Every single family here is in desperate need. Your help saves lives.
Please don’t look away. Gaza Needs You
chuffed.org/project/save...
The situation here is beyond words, truly unbearable.
People are dying from hunger, I am not exaggerating. Every single family here is in desperate need. Your help saves lives.
Please don’t look away. Gaza Needs You
chuffed.org/project/save...
July 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I am a Doctor & I Need Your Support.
The situation here is beyond words, truly unbearable.
People are dying from hunger, I am not exaggerating. Every single family here is in desperate need. Your help saves lives.
Please don’t look away. Gaza Needs You
chuffed.org/project/save...
The situation here is beyond words, truly unbearable.
People are dying from hunger, I am not exaggerating. Every single family here is in desperate need. Your help saves lives.
Please don’t look away. Gaza Needs You
chuffed.org/project/save...
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Dr. Imad Omar, a political researcher and academic, talks about our reality in Gaza. To follow our conditions, I ask you to follow his page.
We strive in analysis, yet we live in a world that claims humanity while being detached from it, and preaches democracy while being far from it. It drafts agreements and laws only to enforce them on the weak. How ironic!
September 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Dr. Imad Omar, a political researcher and academic, talks about our reality in Gaza. To follow our conditions, I ask you to follow his page.
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Sometimes, movements go crazy, out of control. You stand, stare, & try to understand. But you can't. It's not you. It's impossible. I stand & stare at today's mobilisation of hate & its slogans. I don't get it. It makes no sense. It's not me. It's impossible.
#GoodMorning, everyone
#GoodMorning, everyone
October 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Sometimes, movements go crazy, out of control. You stand, stare, & try to understand. But you can't. It's not you. It's impossible. I stand & stare at today's mobilisation of hate & its slogans. I don't get it. It makes no sense. It's not me. It's impossible.
#GoodMorning, everyone
#GoodMorning, everyone
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We've had fuckups in the White House before, but never a president who seemed so deliberately intent on being a fuckup.
It's been said before, but if these people were actual agents of an enemy power seeking to divide, dismantle and destroy the USA they wouldn't be doing anything different.
It's been said before, but if these people were actual agents of an enemy power seeking to divide, dismantle and destroy the USA they wouldn't be doing anything different.
October 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We've had fuckups in the White House before, but never a president who seemed so deliberately intent on being a fuckup.
It's been said before, but if these people were actual agents of an enemy power seeking to divide, dismantle and destroy the USA they wouldn't be doing anything different.
It's been said before, but if these people were actual agents of an enemy power seeking to divide, dismantle and destroy the USA they wouldn't be doing anything different.
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the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
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always fun to check back on posts that escape containment and see who is mad at me for what. this time it is for apparently denying that the military kills people.
this guy has no idea what the american military is (the most sophisticated logistics operation ever assembled in human history)
Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."
September 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
always fun to check back on posts that escape containment and see who is mad at me for what. this time it is for apparently denying that the military kills people.