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Teacher, traveler, lover of history and well-told stories
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Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
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“As I have said before, he was no mere casual acquaintance of Jeffrey Epstein but a decades-long partner in a multinational sex-trafficking and money laundering operation.”
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“As I have said before, he was no mere casual acquaintance of Jeffrey Epstein but a decades-long partner in a multinational sex-trafficking and money laundering operation.”
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Epic take-down of Roger Pielke Jr's appallingly shoddy academic "work", which he's used--as an attack dog of the Koch Brothers-funded think tank AEI--to discredit the case for climate action:
In a 2024 paper criticizing the 'billion-dollar-disasters' database, Roger Pielke Jr. published analysis that is best described as a Russian-doll of errors.
Here's my in-depth take down of his appallingly bad work.
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
Here's my in-depth take down of his appallingly bad work.
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
Roger Pielke Jr.’s Appallingly Bad Analysis of Billion Dollar Disasters – Economics from the Top Down
In a recent paper called Scientific integrity and U.S. “Billion Dollar Disasters”, Roger Pielke Jr. published a chart that's so bad I've devoted a whole essay to debunking it.
economicsfromthetopdown.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Epic take-down of Roger Pielke Jr's appallingly shoddy academic "work", which he's used--as an attack dog of the Koch Brothers-funded think tank AEI--to discredit the case for climate action:
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Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
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This should enrage everyone.
Kelly didn’t do anything wrong here, and he certainly didn’t do anything worthy of a court martial
Kelly didn’t do anything wrong here, and he certainly didn’t do anything worthy of a court martial
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This should enrage everyone.
Kelly didn’t do anything wrong here, and he certainly didn’t do anything worthy of a court martial
Kelly didn’t do anything wrong here, and he certainly didn’t do anything worthy of a court martial
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And corrupt government officials www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
U.S. Virgin Islands fires attorney general in Jeffrey Epstein cases
The removal comes just days after she filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase in New York and accused the company of helping Epstein finance the illegal exploitation of women and children in the U.S. V...
www.pbs.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
And corrupt government officials www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
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The EPA has approved a new pesticide that contains PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', to be used on vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The EPA has approved a new pesticide that contains PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', to be used on vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
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Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.
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Comey and James cases dismissed WITHOUT prejudice....
IMHO that's a good thing because it gives trump and Bondi more opportunities to make absolute fools of themselves going forward.
😀
IMHO that's a good thing because it gives trump and Bondi more opportunities to make absolute fools of themselves going forward.
😀
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Comey and James cases dismissed WITHOUT prejudice....
IMHO that's a good thing because it gives trump and Bondi more opportunities to make absolute fools of themselves going forward.
😀
IMHO that's a good thing because it gives trump and Bondi more opportunities to make absolute fools of themselves going forward.
😀
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He’s losing control, rewriting reality, & desperately grasping for enemies to blame as his grip on power fractures right in front of our eyes.
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
He’s losing control, rewriting reality, & desperately grasping for enemies to blame as his grip on power fractures right in front of our eyes.
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“[Polls show that] Trump is really, really unpopular. There’s long been a tendency to ascribe to Trump something akin to magical political powers, but there’s been a palpable shift in the discourse. Democrats should talk up Trump’s weaknesses a lot more and push the media to tell this story more.”
"While elite journos and businessmen kiss the ring of Trump, people in jammies and slippers confront ICE in the street. The courage of ordinary people has been stunning compared to the elite."
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So
As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“[Polls show that] Trump is really, really unpopular. There’s long been a tendency to ascribe to Trump something akin to magical political powers, but there’s been a palpable shift in the discourse. Democrats should talk up Trump’s weaknesses a lot more and push the media to tell this story more.”
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I absolutely love that the Tish James and James Comey news dropped minutes before Trump is supposed to roll out his latest “healthcare plan,” which just like the last 87 versions doesn’t exist. Perfect timing. Nothing exposes a scam like actual accountability happening somewhere else.
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I absolutely love that the Tish James and James Comey news dropped minutes before Trump is supposed to roll out his latest “healthcare plan,” which just like the last 87 versions doesn’t exist. Perfect timing. Nothing exposes a scam like actual accountability happening somewhere else.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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I am looking forward to when (hopefully soon) the few of his staff inform him he is going to be successfully impeached, like they did with Nixon before he resigned.
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I am looking forward to when (hopefully soon) the few of his staff inform him he is going to be successfully impeached, like they did with Nixon before he resigned.
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Home Depot could implement a policy requiring ICE to present a judicial warrant before operating on its property. Businesses are fully within their rights to decide who is allowed on their premises.
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Home Depot could implement a policy requiring ICE to present a judicial warrant before operating on its property. Businesses are fully within their rights to decide who is allowed on their premises.
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Through my oversight work we uncovered that Secretary Noem is wasting $200 MILLION on not one, but TWO private planes. I'm demanding answers: linktr.ee/repunderwood
November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Through my oversight work we uncovered that Secretary Noem is wasting $200 MILLION on not one, but TWO private planes. I'm demanding answers: linktr.ee/repunderwood
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The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.
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European counter plan to the Russian authored Trump Ukraine surrender plan.
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European counter plan to the Russian authored Trump Ukraine surrender plan.
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And whether it’s continuing to use his social media platform or passing along his wild fantasies and fabrications unchallenged, huge swaths of the press still grant him legitimacy.
Elon Musk donated $277 million to Trump so he could steal the federal government’s data, dismantle the nation’s infrastructure, and stop foreign aid from going to nonwhite people. It’s a quid pro quo breathtaking in scope, corruption, and damage, & completely unprecedented in American history.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
And whether it’s continuing to use his social media platform or passing along his wild fantasies and fabrications unchallenged, huge swaths of the press still grant him legitimacy.
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If you have not read it, please do - this will allow you to understand any future plans
The 28-Point “Peace Plan” for Ukraine Is Illegal. Here’s the Full (Easy-to-Read) Legal Breakdown.
www.onestnetwork.com/post/the-28-...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/the-28-...
The 28-Point “Peace Plan” for Ukraine Is Illegal. Here’s the Full Legal Breakdown.
This analysis breaks down each clause and explains exactly why the “peace plan” is legally void and unenforceable.
www.onestnetwork.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If you have not read it, please do - this will allow you to understand any future plans
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We must win the war against Russia for the same reason that we had to win the war against the Axis powers eighty years ago.
In both cases, there could not, and cannot, be a half-victory. That would make no practical or concrete sense, given the nature and aims of the enemy.
Period.
In both cases, there could not, and cannot, be a half-victory. That would make no practical or concrete sense, given the nature and aims of the enemy.
Period.
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We must win the war against Russia for the same reason that we had to win the war against the Axis powers eighty years ago.
In both cases, there could not, and cannot, be a half-victory. That would make no practical or concrete sense, given the nature and aims of the enemy.
Period.
In both cases, there could not, and cannot, be a half-victory. That would make no practical or concrete sense, given the nature and aims of the enemy.
Period.
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If you still have a Twitter account, today is a great day to delete it.
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If you still have a Twitter account, today is a great day to delete it.
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A lot of big “America first” accounts on Twitter have been shown to be foreigners
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A lot of big “America first” accounts on Twitter have been shown to be foreigners
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
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Let it sink in.
Don’t think it’s “nice” to tax billionaires heavily?
Think about how quickly their money grows.
Watch.
youtu.be/QgUj09K7vx4?...
Think about how quickly their money grows.
Watch.
youtu.be/QgUj09K7vx4?...
True Scale of a Billion and Trillion Dollars compared
YouTube video by Big Data Factor
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Let it sink in.