Aaron
@aaronr.bsky.social
disagrees politely
has opinions on some things
opinion: don't have an opinion on everything
this is my thought overflow holding pond
has opinions on some things
opinion: don't have an opinion on everything
this is my thought overflow holding pond
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Aaron
@aaronr.bsky.social
· Dec 3
the last several years have been a lesson in the fragility of so many things we believe to be permanent
If we call it a whale-oiled machine is that more climate friendly?
Cooking with gas.
Well-oiled machine.
Burning the midnight oil.
Step on the gas.
Too many everyday expressions reek of fossil fuels. Help me come up with cleaner alternatives, please! I'm taking suggestions at Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/watch-your...
Well-oiled machine.
Burning the midnight oil.
Step on the gas.
Too many everyday expressions reek of fossil fuels. Help me come up with cleaner alternatives, please! I'm taking suggestions at Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/watch-your...
Watch your f-ing language
Too many expressions reek of fossil fuels. Let's stop "cooking with gas" and come up with cleaner alternatives.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If we call it a whale-oiled machine is that more climate friendly?
If a President could pull a Senator into the armed forces that seems like a clear violation of the separation of powers.
America needs more patriots like Senator Mark Kelly and fewer miserable cowards like Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth.
Sen. Mark Kelly facing military investigation after clashing with Trump
A statement from the Pentagon said all service members have a "legal obligation" to "obey lawful orders and that orders are presumed to be lawful."
www.axios.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If a President could pull a Senator into the armed forces that seems like a clear violation of the separation of powers.
scary
Well, this case report came as a bit of a shock. www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S221...
Implications of a fatal anaphylactic reaction occurring 4 hours after eating beef in a young man with IgE antibodies to galactose-α-1,3-galactose
The recognition of galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) syndrome (AGS) arose from
the availability of the assay for IgE to alpha-gal, which in turn arose from the investigation
of severe reactions to...
www.jaci-inpractice.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
scary
It's a 10-week bill.
We'll find out pretty soon if the GOP will allow ACA subsidy extension votes or not.
We'll find out pretty soon if the GOP will allow ACA subsidy extension votes or not.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It's a 10-week bill.
We'll find out pretty soon if the GOP will allow ACA subsidy extension votes or not.
We'll find out pretty soon if the GOP will allow ACA subsidy extension votes or not.
your periodic reminder that the Democratic Party is liked even less than the Republican Party
www.realclearpolling.com
www.realclearpolling.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
your periodic reminder that the Democratic Party is liked even less than the Republican Party
www.realclearpolling.com
www.realclearpolling.com
Bluesky and X are, on average, reasonable
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Bluesky and X are, on average, reasonable
Irony:
The head of DOGE/United States Digital Service's X account was hacked
The head of DOGE/United States Digital Service's X account was hacked
October 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Irony:
The head of DOGE/United States Digital Service's X account was hacked
The head of DOGE/United States Digital Service's X account was hacked
I continue to be astonished that there is still no credible Democratic platform or candidate with broad appeal.
September 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I continue to be astonished that there is still no credible Democratic platform or candidate with broad appeal.
social media, where everyone aspires to be a shock jock
what can possibly go wrong?
what can possibly go wrong?
September 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
social media, where everyone aspires to be a shock jock
what can possibly go wrong?
what can possibly go wrong?
We vaccinate to protect those around us.
Estimated 1 in 600 babies infected will die of this.
"The child... was originally infected with measles as an infant before they were eligible to receive the measles vaccine which is routinely recommended to be administered between 12 and 15 months"
Estimated 1 in 600 babies infected will die of this.
"The child... was originally infected with measles as an infant before they were eligible to receive the measles vaccine which is routinely recommended to be administered between 12 and 15 months"
Death from sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) in a child in Los Angeles
SSPE is a rare sequel of #measles infection that appears years after the initial infection, and is uniformly fatal. So sorry for this family. As things are going on the US, we'll be seeing more of these cases.
SSPE is a rare sequel of #measles infection that appears years after the initial infection, and is uniformly fatal. So sorry for this family. As things are going on the US, we'll be seeing more of these cases.
Child dies from rare measles-related complication, LA County health officials say
Health officials reported the death of a Los Angeles County child from a complication of measles infection acquired during infancy.
abc7.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
We vaccinate to protect those around us.
Estimated 1 in 600 babies infected will die of this.
"The child... was originally infected with measles as an infant before they were eligible to receive the measles vaccine which is routinely recommended to be administered between 12 and 15 months"
Estimated 1 in 600 babies infected will die of this.
"The child... was originally infected with measles as an infant before they were eligible to receive the measles vaccine which is routinely recommended to be administered between 12 and 15 months"
I'm sure they never would have thought a business trip to the US would end this way.
Now it's a hazard pay only job.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Now it's a hazard pay only job.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Trump offered to let S. Korean detainees stay, train U.S. workers, Seoul says
The 316 South Koreans arrested at the Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia are expected to return home Friday. The raid may chill investment in the U.S., South Korea’s president said.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I'm sure they never would have thought a business trip to the US would end this way.
Now it's a hazard pay only job.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Now it's a hazard pay only job.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
now Lachlan gets to decide which narrative will win
"Charlie Kirk's assassination latest case of conservatives being targeted for murder"
"Charlie Kirk assassination sparks bipartisan uproar over political violence"
"Charlie Kirk's assassination latest case of conservatives being targeted for murder"
"Charlie Kirk assassination sparks bipartisan uproar over political violence"
September 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
now Lachlan gets to decide which narrative will win
"Charlie Kirk's assassination latest case of conservatives being targeted for murder"
"Charlie Kirk assassination sparks bipartisan uproar over political violence"
"Charlie Kirk's assassination latest case of conservatives being targeted for murder"
"Charlie Kirk assassination sparks bipartisan uproar over political violence"
The "better angels" rhetoric is probably best known from Lincoln's first inaugural, where he pleaded in vain to stop the oncoming civil war.
Now used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in what is hopefully not a surreal rhyming of history.
Now used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in what is hopefully not a surreal rhyming of history.
September 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The "better angels" rhetoric is probably best known from Lincoln's first inaugural, where he pleaded in vain to stop the oncoming civil war.
Now used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in what is hopefully not a surreal rhyming of history.
Now used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in what is hopefully not a surreal rhyming of history.
the whole point of making it illegal to discriminate based on national origin is to keep internecine violence out of our country
September 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
the whole point of making it illegal to discriminate based on national origin is to keep internecine violence out of our country
almost any reasonably fit adult in the US has the means to assassinate nearly anyone else from 150 yards with a credit card, a clean record, and a day of practice at a range
don't support political violence!
don't support political violence!
September 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
almost any reasonably fit adult in the US has the means to assassinate nearly anyone else from 150 yards with a credit card, a clean record, and a day of practice at a range
don't support political violence!
don't support political violence!
I would like to see some sentiment analysis on the Bluesky user base's response.
A lot of horrifying glorification of violence coming from the Left.
In many ways the rhetoric from the loud Bluesky mob is just as evil as Twitter.
The only redeeming factor is I can block people here.
A lot of horrifying glorification of violence coming from the Left.
In many ways the rhetoric from the loud Bluesky mob is just as evil as Twitter.
The only redeeming factor is I can block people here.
Just gonna put out there for the record that assassinating people is bad no matter how much you disagree with them
September 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I would like to see some sentiment analysis on the Bluesky user base's response.
A lot of horrifying glorification of violence coming from the Left.
In many ways the rhetoric from the loud Bluesky mob is just as evil as Twitter.
The only redeeming factor is I can block people here.
A lot of horrifying glorification of violence coming from the Left.
In many ways the rhetoric from the loud Bluesky mob is just as evil as Twitter.
The only redeeming factor is I can block people here.
Reposted by Aaron
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Reposted by Aaron
✈️🇵🇱 Poland has launched an F-16 squadron
September 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
✈️🇵🇱 Poland has launched an F-16 squadron
good news indeed
Some good news:
Elizabeth Tsurkov is free.
(Some of my followers might have known her as @Elizrael on Twitter.)
Elizabeth Tsurkov is free.
(Some of my followers might have known her as @Elizrael on Twitter.)
September 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
good news indeed
Reposted by Aaron
Judge: I got a call at 2:36 a.m. because the govt chose this time on a holiday weekend to execute this plan. I have been up since then. I haven't been able to reach anyone from govt until this morning at 9:30 a.m. So absent this intervention, all children would already have been sent to Guatemala!
August 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Judge: I got a call at 2:36 a.m. because the govt chose this time on a holiday weekend to execute this plan. I have been up since then. I haven't been able to reach anyone from govt until this morning at 9:30 a.m. So absent this intervention, all children would already have been sent to Guatemala!
If Democrats want to win elections they need to stop mourning the CDC and start presenting what they want instead.
Same with everything else Trump is cancelling.
Nostalgia politics is not a winnable path, they need a reasonable way forward.
Same with everything else Trump is cancelling.
Nostalgia politics is not a winnable path, they need a reasonable way forward.
August 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
If Democrats want to win elections they need to stop mourning the CDC and start presenting what they want instead.
Same with everything else Trump is cancelling.
Nostalgia politics is not a winnable path, they need a reasonable way forward.
Same with everything else Trump is cancelling.
Nostalgia politics is not a winnable path, they need a reasonable way forward.
Reposted by Aaron
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
finding Meaning in AI is the new Scientology
Intellectually we know it's artificial and 100% BS, but it fills the same gap in humanity searching for meaning that we used to fill with God and religions.
Intellectually we know it's artificial and 100% BS, but it fills the same gap in humanity searching for meaning that we used to fill with God and religions.
The loneliness to psychosis pipeline is going to be overwhelmingly flooded
August 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
finding Meaning in AI is the new Scientology
Intellectually we know it's artificial and 100% BS, but it fills the same gap in humanity searching for meaning that we used to fill with God and religions.
Intellectually we know it's artificial and 100% BS, but it fills the same gap in humanity searching for meaning that we used to fill with God and religions.