Andy Ackerman
@ack3000.bsky.social
keep your eye on the donut not the hole
backstory https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=MbweuSIAAAAJ&pagesize=50&is_public_preview=1
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Andy Ackerman
@ack3000.bsky.social
· Apr 16
seems like the unitary executive theory might be problematic
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a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐
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NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
rare piece of good news for nasa science arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
In a win for science, NASA told to use House budget as shutdown looms
The House budget still cuts science at NASA, but not as deeply as the White House sought.
arstechnica.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
rare piece of good news for nasa science arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
jesus fucking christ
According to Rep. Jimmy Gomez, ICE has had to stand up tends next to the federal building and is forcing people to sleep outside. Inside the building, lights go off at 5:00PM, leaving families alone in the DARK, where they've had to wait for over 12 hours to get food or WATER.
June 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
jesus fucking christ
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May 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
seems like the unitary executive theory might be problematic
April 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
seems like the unitary executive theory might be problematic
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2/4. The entire practice of the Holocaust of the Jews involved zones of statelessness. It is easier to move people away from law than it is to remove law from people. Almost all of the killing took place in artificially created stateless zones.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
2/4. The entire practice of the Holocaust of the Jews involved zones of statelessness. It is easier to move people away from law than it is to remove law from people. Almost all of the killing took place in artificially created stateless zones.
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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Some are saying Democrats shouldn't attend Donald Trump's State of the Union.
I disagree.
They should attend. And the minute he starts speaking, start getting up, one-by-one, and solemnly leave the chamber.
It will be all anyone talks about the next day. And will drive Donald crazy.
I disagree.
They should attend. And the minute he starts speaking, start getting up, one-by-one, and solemnly leave the chamber.
It will be all anyone talks about the next day. And will drive Donald crazy.
March 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Some are saying Democrats shouldn't attend Donald Trump's State of the Union.
I disagree.
They should attend. And the minute he starts speaking, start getting up, one-by-one, and solemnly leave the chamber.
It will be all anyone talks about the next day. And will drive Donald crazy.
I disagree.
They should attend. And the minute he starts speaking, start getting up, one-by-one, and solemnly leave the chamber.
It will be all anyone talks about the next day. And will drive Donald crazy.
recalling a bunch of republican senators in moscow for 4th of july, evidently part of pre-surrender. seemed like we’d won cold war, but the traitors within just needed a little time to deliver the goods
I can't think of a faster way to undermine the country than simultaneously firing government workers, cutting scientific research, rolling back protections on public health & environment, & cutting essential services. It's like the US was defeated in war and is being occupied by a hostile enemy.
March 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
recalling a bunch of republican senators in moscow for 4th of july, evidently part of pre-surrender. seemed like we’d won cold war, but the traitors within just needed a little time to deliver the goods
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Federal career workers: We appreciate you and your work. You don't deserve this mistreatment. Here's a file with lots of resources if you are facing illegal termination. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Fed Resource Directory
docs.google.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Federal career workers: We appreciate you and your work. You don't deserve this mistreatment. Here's a file with lots of resources if you are facing illegal termination. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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These are ridiculous numbers (via Lance Lambert of ResiClub):
February 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
These are ridiculous numbers (via Lance Lambert of ResiClub):
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Behold.... the DSNY bike lane plow!
It has a brine tank in the back.
#bikenyc #biketooter #nyc #bikelanes
It has a brine tank in the back.
#bikenyc #biketooter #nyc #bikelanes
February 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Behold.... the DSNY bike lane plow!
It has a brine tank in the back.
#bikenyc #biketooter #nyc #bikelanes
It has a brine tank in the back.
#bikenyc #biketooter #nyc #bikelanes
seems bad
I hope people see how truly alarming this is:
1. Musk's team, who may not even be US govt employees yet, have complete access to OPM's databases of PII on federal employees and have locked out career employees
2. Musk's people trying to do same with THE US TREASURY MASTER PAYMENT SYSTEM 🚨
1. Musk's team, who may not even be US govt employees yet, have complete access to OPM's databases of PII on federal employees and have locked out career employees
2. Musk's people trying to do same with THE US TREASURY MASTER PAYMENT SYSTEM 🚨
New - Elon Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
January 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
seems bad
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Tulsi Gabbard is not just completely unqualified to be Director of National Intelligence – she is anti-qualified.
snyder.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
snyder.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
Tulsi Gabbard Holds the Knife
An Operation We Might Not Survive
snyder.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tulsi Gabbard is not just completely unqualified to be Director of National Intelligence – she is anti-qualified.
snyder.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
snyder.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
best celebrated in philly phashion through death and various harm, natch 6abc.com/post/man-fir...
January 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
best celebrated in philly phashion through death and various harm, natch 6abc.com/post/man-fir...
RECOURSE?
by freezing all federal grants, trump is fundamentally transforming the relationship between the executive and congress. he is asserting dictatorial authority over federal spending, transforming congress's lawmaking powers into advisory authority. it is a constitutional crisis
January 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
RECOURSE?
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I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
January 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
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Not just cruel, but unfathomably stupid. Sends a pretty clear message that the U.S. will not protect people who risk their lives to help us.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Afghan refugees feel abandoned after Trump executive order halts flights
The fate of tens of thousands of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the U.S. hangs in the balance after Trump suspended the refugee admissions program.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Not just cruel, but unfathomably stupid. Sends a pretty clear message that the U.S. will not protect people who risk their lives to help us.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Trump won’t be impeached for pardoning insurrectionists, but it’s trivially easy to convey the message that this was an impeachable offense. This should be a no-brainer.
Impeach Donald Trump
Do the obviously correct thing.
www.offmessage.net
January 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Trump won’t be impeached for pardoning insurrectionists, but it’s trivially easy to convey the message that this was an impeachable offense. This should be a no-brainer.
focus on the donut not the hole
Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78. bit.ly/40is3yQ
David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78
Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.
bit.ly
January 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
focus on the donut not the hole