STEMthebleeding
@stemthebleeding.bsky.social
Medically-retired Marine. Biochemist and Mathematician.
Here for the science and the snark, in varying degrees of each.
Here for the science and the snark, in varying degrees of each.
Part of the reason our media is nothing but clickbait, AI slop, and op-eds instead of investigative journalism is because we stopped thinking we should pay for a product that we're receiving.
It looks like “news shouldn’t have paywalls“ discourse is starting again.
-Banner ads don’t cover costs, and you block them
-Native ads are coercive
-Billionaires buying papers backfired
-Event driven funding doesn’t scale
-Newsletters are narrow and lack accountability infrastructure
-Banner ads don’t cover costs, and you block them
-Native ads are coercive
-Billionaires buying papers backfired
-Event driven funding doesn’t scale
-Newsletters are narrow and lack accountability infrastructure
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Part of the reason our media is nothing but clickbait, AI slop, and op-eds instead of investigative journalism is because we stopped thinking we should pay for a product that we're receiving.
If there's anything more annoying or awkward to try to store than the stand to a wall mounted tv or desk, I don't know what it is.
Manufacturers should offer SKUs without stands.
/rant
Manufacturers should offer SKUs without stands.
/rant
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If there's anything more annoying or awkward to try to store than the stand to a wall mounted tv or desk, I don't know what it is.
Manufacturers should offer SKUs without stands.
/rant
Manufacturers should offer SKUs without stands.
/rant
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Unfortunately, precedent supports that this isn't a black/white issue.
There's legal arguments suggesting that the 14th amendment doesn't apply to the President at all because it is not an "Officer of the United States"
SCOTUS punted on this argument last time.
They wouldn't again.
There's legal arguments suggesting that the 14th amendment doesn't apply to the President at all because it is not an "Officer of the United States"
SCOTUS punted on this argument last time.
They wouldn't again.
I’d like to add that Donald Trump is holding office unconstitutionally.
The plain text of the 14th amendment forbids him from holding any federal office.
The plain text of the 14th amendment forbids him from holding any federal office.
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
This is a transparently corrupt, impeachable offense.
When Trump is removed from office his actions and entire executive legacy must be expunged from the government.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
This is a transparently corrupt, impeachable offense.
When Trump is removed from office his actions and entire executive legacy must be expunged from the government.
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Unfortunately, precedent supports that this isn't a black/white issue.
There's legal arguments suggesting that the 14th amendment doesn't apply to the President at all because it is not an "Officer of the United States"
SCOTUS punted on this argument last time.
They wouldn't again.
There's legal arguments suggesting that the 14th amendment doesn't apply to the President at all because it is not an "Officer of the United States"
SCOTUS punted on this argument last time.
They wouldn't again.
It's time for everyone's (least) favorite game -
"What automated payments use my debit card that I now have to change because the old one expired?"
"What automated payments use my debit card that I now have to change because the old one expired?"
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's time for everyone's (least) favorite game -
"What automated payments use my debit card that I now have to change because the old one expired?"
"What automated payments use my debit card that I now have to change because the old one expired?"
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Amazing how racist goon squads can wake people up to danger, but it's unfortunate that everyone had to touch the hot stove to find out it was hot
In the recent New Jersey governor’s race, the Democratic Party clawed back much of the ground it had lost with Hispanic voters in the 2024 presidential race, according to a township-level analysis of results by The New York Times. See the maps.
Maps Show How Latinos Who Shifted Right in 2024 Snapped Back Left in 2025
The New Jersey governor’s race was the first significant sign that President Trump’s success with Hispanic voters in 2024 may have been only a temporary shift.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Amazing how racist goon squads can wake people up to danger, but it's unfortunate that everyone had to touch the hot stove to find out it was hot
It's an extension of the "one quick trick that nobody knows" scam.
The idea being that if all of societal ills can be reduced to a single problem, then by extension there only needs to be a single solution to fix them.
The idea being that if all of societal ills can be reduced to a single problem, then by extension there only needs to be a single solution to fix them.
can’t really express the level of contempt i have for what is just a form of solipsism. “the things that annoy me are the only things that exist and also the worst things imaginable”
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It's an extension of the "one quick trick that nobody knows" scam.
The idea being that if all of societal ills can be reduced to a single problem, then by extension there only needs to be a single solution to fix them.
The idea being that if all of societal ills can be reduced to a single problem, then by extension there only needs to be a single solution to fix them.
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🚨OFFIClAL FLIP ALERT🚨
Democrat MAUREEN ROWAN has FLIPPED a New Jersey State Assembly District 2 seat from red-to-blue!
This is the *5th* seat that NJ Dems flipped in the Assembly this election!
Democrat MAUREEN ROWAN has FLIPPED a New Jersey State Assembly District 2 seat from red-to-blue!
This is the *5th* seat that NJ Dems flipped in the Assembly this election!
pancakes are being cooked in a pan on a stove top
Alt: pancakes are being cooked in a pan on a stove top
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨OFFIClAL FLIP ALERT🚨
Democrat MAUREEN ROWAN has FLIPPED a New Jersey State Assembly District 2 seat from red-to-blue!
This is the *5th* seat that NJ Dems flipped in the Assembly this election!
Democrat MAUREEN ROWAN has FLIPPED a New Jersey State Assembly District 2 seat from red-to-blue!
This is the *5th* seat that NJ Dems flipped in the Assembly this election!
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Thanks for your support, Liz! I won’t let you down.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/12/o...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion: I’m all in on Janet Mills for US Senate
"The governor has proven tireless in her work on behalf of all Mainers and she has been a strong and effective governor who embodies our Democratic values."
www.bangordailynews.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thanks for your support, Liz! I won’t let you down.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/12/o...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/12/o...
It seems it's time for STEM's reminder that a striker style safety is NOT a safety at all, because the only thing you need to disengage it is to pull the trigger.
The same thing you do with any pistol that the safety's been disengaged.
Folks, if you have a glock, don't keep a round in the chamber.
The same thing you do with any pistol that the safety's been disengaged.
Folks, if you have a glock, don't keep a round in the chamber.
November 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It seems it's time for STEM's reminder that a striker style safety is NOT a safety at all, because the only thing you need to disengage it is to pull the trigger.
The same thing you do with any pistol that the safety's been disengaged.
Folks, if you have a glock, don't keep a round in the chamber.
The same thing you do with any pistol that the safety's been disengaged.
Folks, if you have a glock, don't keep a round in the chamber.
I swear someone just goes and randomly retweets a bunch of 1 year old random articles just to screw with me...
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I swear someone just goes and randomly retweets a bunch of 1 year old random articles just to screw with me...
Hey @izzos.us , have you ever seen probable cause in a single skeet?
Because I'm pretty sure this is it.
Because I'm pretty sure this is it.
Oh. My. God.
Would you believe me if I told you it got so much worse from there
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Hey @izzos.us , have you ever seen probable cause in a single skeet?
Because I'm pretty sure this is it.
Because I'm pretty sure this is it.
Oh. My. God.
Would you believe me if I told you it got so much worse from there
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Oh. My. God.
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You know how I roll!
Roasted veggies! 😋
Shabbat Shalom y'all!
Roasted veggies! 😋
Shabbat Shalom y'all!
November 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
You know how I roll!
Roasted veggies! 😋
Shabbat Shalom y'all!
Roasted veggies! 😋
Shabbat Shalom y'all!
The timeline on Bluesky after the ... revelations today
a black and white photo of a door with the words `` do n't dead open inside '' written on it .
ALT: a black and white photo of a door with the words `` do n't dead open inside '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The timeline on Bluesky after the ... revelations today
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This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House
It’s a massive blow to the White House’s efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
Discharge petitions are like filibusters. They allow a politician to claim they'd vote a bill, just not THAT bill.
And they're beyond the understanding of most American voters.
"I voted no on the "expose pedophiles bill" - not so much.
And they're beyond the understanding of most American voters.
"I voted no on the "expose pedophiles bill" - not so much.
GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley, who did not support the Epstein discharge petition, says he will vote yes next week on releasing the Epstein files
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Discharge petitions are like filibusters. They allow a politician to claim they'd vote a bill, just not THAT bill.
And they're beyond the understanding of most American voters.
"I voted no on the "expose pedophiles bill" - not so much.
And they're beyond the understanding of most American voters.
"I voted no on the "expose pedophiles bill" - not so much.
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The fact that this appeared right next to @kathryntewson.bsky.social soup recipe is making me question a lot of things today.
Mostly the algorithm.
Partly my sanity.
Mostly the algorithm.
Partly my sanity.
In fact, I was recently pondering this very question..
You can be cremated by water.
Add some seasoning to mine..
You can be cremated by water.
Add some seasoning to mine..
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The fact that this appeared right next to @kathryntewson.bsky.social soup recipe is making me question a lot of things today.
Mostly the algorithm.
Partly my sanity.
Mostly the algorithm.
Partly my sanity.
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The SNAP fight at the Supreme Court is officially over. Trump's Department of Justice acknowledges that SNAP is now fully funded through the end of the fiscal year and thus withdraws its request for an additional stay. The end of the shutdown mooted the case before SCOTUS could touch the merits.
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The SNAP fight at the Supreme Court is officially over. Trump's Department of Justice acknowledges that SNAP is now fully funded through the end of the fiscal year and thus withdraws its request for an additional stay. The end of the shutdown mooted the case before SCOTUS could touch the merits.
Pretty sure Bladerunner had more pixels to spare than the 3 needed to render the Incel Camino.
WHAT BLADERUNNER WOULD'VE DRIVEN
Y'know, Bladerunner! The title character from Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic Bladerunner!
Oh that wacky Bladerunner, always up to his shenanigans! What wacky predicaments WILL Bladerunner and his sidekicks, the Bladerunner Kids, get into next?
Y'know, Bladerunner! The title character from Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic Bladerunner!
Oh that wacky Bladerunner, always up to his shenanigans! What wacky predicaments WILL Bladerunner and his sidekicks, the Bladerunner Kids, get into next?
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Pretty sure Bladerunner had more pixels to spare than the 3 needed to render the Incel Camino.
It's become pretty novel to have a leader actually give their people information they need, isn't it?
I’ve been briefed by CAL FIRE on the #PackFire in Mono County.
Heed directions from local authorities and follow evacuation orders.
Heed directions from local authorities and follow evacuation orders.
Fanned by powerful winds, the Pack Fire in Mono County surged to more than 1,000 acres Thursday, forcing urgent evacuations near Mammoth Lakes.
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It's become pretty novel to have a leader actually give their people information they need, isn't it?
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I’ve been briefed by CAL FIRE on the #PackFire in Mono County.
Heed directions from local authorities and follow evacuation orders.
Heed directions from local authorities and follow evacuation orders.
Fanned by powerful winds, the Pack Fire in Mono County surged to more than 1,000 acres Thursday, forcing urgent evacuations near Mammoth Lakes.
Pack Fire in Northern California spreads to 1,000 acres, impacting up to 20 homes
Fanned by powerful winds, the Pack Fire in Mono County surged to more than 1,000 acres Thursday, forcing urgent evacuations near Mammoth Lakes.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I’ve been briefed by CAL FIRE on the #PackFire in Mono County.
Heed directions from local authorities and follow evacuation orders.
Heed directions from local authorities and follow evacuation orders.
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Evacuation Shelters:
Mammoth Lakes Middle School
1600 Meridian Blvd.
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Tri-County Fairgrounds
475 Sierra Street
Bishop, CA 93514
Mammoth Lakes Middle School
1600 Meridian Blvd.
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Tri-County Fairgrounds
475 Sierra Street
Bishop, CA 93514
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Evacuation Shelters:
Mammoth Lakes Middle School
1600 Meridian Blvd.
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Tri-County Fairgrounds
475 Sierra Street
Bishop, CA 93514
Mammoth Lakes Middle School
1600 Meridian Blvd.
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Tri-County Fairgrounds
475 Sierra Street
Bishop, CA 93514
Oreoception.
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Oreoception.