Rick M
@rickm.bsky.social
I studied nuclear science, did the whole crazy teacher, glasses, good grades thing... now living in the future 😎. Runner, Physics Ph.D., data scientist, musician - Casual Observer 🎶
https://casualobservermusic.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@rickmnj
https://casualobservermusic.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@rickmnj
"Sure, we might be losing at the end of 9 innings, but we'll get them in the 11th!"
Schumer: "However this vote turns out, this fight will and must continue. Democrats must fight."
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"Sure, we might be losing at the end of 9 innings, but we'll get them in the 11th!"
Looking forward to tomorrow morning when Mike Johnson is asked about the election and says he doesn't know anything about it because he's been sooo busy
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Looking forward to tomorrow morning when Mike Johnson is asked about the election and says he doesn't know anything about it because he's been sooo busy
Woohoo! TRANSGENDER FOR EVERYBODY! #Election2025
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Woohoo! TRANSGENDER FOR EVERYBODY! #Election2025
It's very weird feeling happy on an election night
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
It's very weird feeling happy on an election night
The No Kings in Princeton, NJ today was completely peaceful and energizing. Getting out there to exercise my 1st amendment rights that those depraved lying MAGA politicians are so damned afraid of.
October 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The No Kings in Princeton, NJ today was completely peaceful and energizing. Getting out there to exercise my 1st amendment rights that those depraved lying MAGA politicians are so damned afraid of.
"Margaret, the rules were that you guys weren't going to fact-check"
A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
October 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"Margaret, the rules were that you guys weren't going to fact-check"
Ironically, the Nobel Committee recognized that sometimes you are morally obligated to choose violence when you award the peace prize
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Leader of country’s opposition receives award after intense public and private campaign by Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ironically, the Nobel Committee recognized that sometimes you are morally obligated to choose violence when you award the peace prize
This is a well-written discussion of practical methods of boycotting companies that support fasc-- er, positions you disagree with.
October 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This is a well-written discussion of practical methods of boycotting companies that support fasc-- er, positions you disagree with.
For one million dollars you'd think the "Trump Gold Card" would buy you citizenship in more than only 39 states.
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
For one million dollars you'd think the "Trump Gold Card" would buy you citizenship in more than only 39 states.
My prediction is that on Oct 10th at 5am EST, the #Nobel committee will announce that the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Dr. Anthony Fauci for his work on HIV/AIDS and Covid-19. 🍿
September 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My prediction is that on Oct 10th at 5am EST, the #Nobel committee will announce that the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Dr. Anthony Fauci for his work on HIV/AIDS and Covid-19. 🍿
I just ditched my Hulu / Disney+ bundle. They could have saved me and many others some typing by adding "Because you can f*ck all the way off for eroding our First Amendment rights by dropping Jimmy Kimmel" to the canned list of reasons for unsubscribing.
September 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I just ditched my Hulu / Disney+ bundle. They could have saved me and many others some typing by adding "Because you can f*ck all the way off for eroding our First Amendment rights by dropping Jimmy Kimmel" to the canned list of reasons for unsubscribing.
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Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
April 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
NJ wants to protect the Constitution #HandsOff #HandsOffPiscataway
April 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NJ wants to protect the Constitution #HandsOff #HandsOffPiscataway
Proud to be from Jersey, where one of our Senators is currently making a statement, and grabbing the headlines away from the fascists in charge.
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Proud to be from Jersey, where one of our Senators is currently making a statement, and grabbing the headlines away from the fascists in charge.
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Simone Biles will be jealous of the gymnastics that these hypocritical simpletons are about to perform to explain this away.
The NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER added the EDITOR OF THE ATLANTIC to a PRINCIPALS COMMITTEE TEXT CHAIN set up for the DEFENSE SECRETARY about PLANNED MILITARY STRIKES.
Here's a thread of involved parties talking about the need for secure communications (when Dems are involved):
Here's a thread of involved parties talking about the need for secure communications (when Dems are involved):
March 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Simone Biles will be jealous of the gymnastics that these hypocritical simpletons are about to perform to explain this away.
Excellent column by the always-eloquent Steven Goldman...
Jackie Robinson and the Twisted Mirror
by Steven Goldman (@stevengoldman.bsky.social)
by Steven Goldman (@stevengoldman.bsky.social)
Jackie Robinson and the Twisted Mirror | Baseball Prospectus
An aggressive Orwellian politics intrudes into baseball (whether you’d prefer to stick to sports or not).
www.baseballprospectus.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Excellent column by the always-eloquent Steven Goldman...
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"We will go to the bathroom, but only after we've shit our pants" is a helluva strategy.
WATCH: Schumer says "our democracy will be at stake" if Trump disobeys the Supreme Court—but "we're not there yet."
March 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"We will go to the bathroom, but only after we've shit our pants" is a helluva strategy.
I dunno, #spellingbee, seems to happen every weekend.
March 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I dunno, #spellingbee, seems to happen every weekend.
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Time to boycott Senate donations and sign petitions.
Chuck Schumer has gotta go.
Chuck Schumer has gotta go.
Sign the Petition
Boycott Contributions to Senate Democrats Until Chuck Schumer Steps Down
www.change.org
March 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Time to boycott Senate donations and sign petitions.
Chuck Schumer has gotta go.
Chuck Schumer has gotta go.
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Here's the list of shame. If any of these are your supporters, call their offices and let them know how bitterly disappointed you are and how you will support primary opponents unless they turn around vote NO on the CR (not that that will help now) and STOP capitulating. They're worthless.
March 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Here's the list of shame. If any of these are your supporters, call their offices and let them know how bitterly disappointed you are and how you will support primary opponents unless they turn around vote NO on the CR (not that that will help now) and STOP capitulating. They're worthless.
Primary every single one of these people
March 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Primary every single one of these people
@schumer.senate.gov and the 7 "Yes, Mr. Trump" Senators he whips up are looking to become dubbed the "Traitorous Eight"
What would Mitch McConnell do? You think the Republicans would just throw away their filibuster? He got crap done for them by USING the tools he had. #cloture #shutdown
What would Mitch McConnell do? You think the Republicans would just throw away their filibuster? He got crap done for them by USING the tools he had. #cloture #shutdown
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
@schumer.senate.gov and the 7 "Yes, Mr. Trump" Senators he whips up are looking to become dubbed the "Traitorous Eight"
What would Mitch McConnell do? You think the Republicans would just throw away their filibuster? He got crap done for them by USING the tools he had. #cloture #shutdown
What would Mitch McConnell do? You think the Republicans would just throw away their filibuster? He got crap done for them by USING the tools he had. #cloture #shutdown