Mel S
@bigmeldog.bsky.social
Michigander, came of age in AA. Bay Area and So Cal broadened my range of influences. Met the world in research labs. Love wild places and playing poker. Old friends call me Mel....Everyone else, Rick.🧪🌲🏞️🌊
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I think the economy and stock market are being held together by bubblegum and duct tape until the midterms, and then it's gonna collapse in catastrophic fashion.
Dems win - Blamed
Reps win - Too bad since their power will be consolidated
Dems win - Blamed
Reps win - Too bad since their power will be consolidated
September 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I think the economy and stock market are being held together by bubblegum and duct tape until the midterms, and then it's gonna collapse in catastrophic fashion.
Dems win - Blamed
Reps win - Too bad since their power will be consolidated
Dems win - Blamed
Reps win - Too bad since their power will be consolidated
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Despite current policy directives at the federal level, the US is still building out renewable power generation capacity and storage as the vast majority of new power infrastructure. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋
Sure. Here's a report from the EIA showing how fast the US is building out new generation capacity. The vast majority of the projected new additions (92.6%) is either renewables or storage. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋 www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
U.S. developers report half of new electric generating capacity will come from solar - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
www.eia.gov
August 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Despite current policy directives at the federal level, the US is still building out renewable power generation capacity and storage as the vast majority of new power infrastructure. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋
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(Sadly, I bet this pretty much what some savvy investors are doing. I say sadly because a.) the impact for the rest of us is pretty awful and b.) it means I can't get rich selling smart investment advice like this.)
May 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
(Sadly, I bet this pretty much what some savvy investors are doing. I say sadly because a.) the impact for the rest of us is pretty awful and b.) it means I can't get rich selling smart investment advice like this.)
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New market strategy: Sell on Trump's first lie (better yet, if you're a Trump associate with advance news of the lie, sell before the lie) and then buy on Trump's second lie (that purports to fix the problem caused by the first lie) and then sell before people realize the second lie is also a lie.
May 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
New market strategy: Sell on Trump's first lie (better yet, if you're a Trump associate with advance news of the lie, sell before the lie) and then buy on Trump's second lie (that purports to fix the problem caused by the first lie) and then sell before people realize the second lie is also a lie.
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Pro-recession/Anti-Constitution
It’s Monday. There are 547 days until the midterm elections. The doll thief strikes again, Trump’s terrorist buddy and presidents are supposed to be anti-recession.
It’s Monday. There are 547 days until the midterm elections. The doll thief strikes again, Trump’s terrorist buddy and presidents are supposed to be anti-recession.
Pro-recession/Anti-Constitution
It’s Monday. There are 547 days until the midterm elections. The doll thief strikes again, Trump’s terrorist buddy and presidents are supposed to be anti-recession.
www.thealtmedia.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pro-recession/Anti-Constitution
It’s Monday. There are 547 days until the midterm elections. The doll thief strikes again, Trump’s terrorist buddy and presidents are supposed to be anti-recession.
It’s Monday. There are 547 days until the midterm elections. The doll thief strikes again, Trump’s terrorist buddy and presidents are supposed to be anti-recession.
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Trump and Musk’s misinformation don’t come without a motive.
May 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Trump and Musk’s misinformation don’t come without a motive.
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Well this is interesting.
Someone just bought an enormous amount of gold. Like billions of dollars worth.
Someone just bought an enormous amount of gold. Like billions of dollars worth.
May 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Well this is interesting.
Someone just bought an enormous amount of gold. Like billions of dollars worth.
Someone just bought an enormous amount of gold. Like billions of dollars worth.
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It’s hard to imagine something more un-American than the sitting president saying he “doesn’t know” whether he needs to uphold the Constitution.
May 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It’s hard to imagine something more un-American than the sitting president saying he “doesn’t know” whether he needs to uphold the Constitution.
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From launching a trade war that is decimating the economy, to emboldening Vladimir Putin's aggression, to terminating tens of thousands of critical federal workers, Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been a disaster – and the American people are taking notice.
April 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
From launching a trade war that is decimating the economy, to emboldening Vladimir Putin's aggression, to terminating tens of thousands of critical federal workers, Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been a disaster – and the American people are taking notice.
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Global immunizations have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years – one life every 10 seconds.
World Immunization Week reminds us that we must keep fighting for the immunization programs that make America safer, healthier, and more prosperous.
World Immunization Week reminds us that we must keep fighting for the immunization programs that make America safer, healthier, and more prosperous.
April 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Global immunizations have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years – one life every 10 seconds.
World Immunization Week reminds us that we must keep fighting for the immunization programs that make America safer, healthier, and more prosperous.
World Immunization Week reminds us that we must keep fighting for the immunization programs that make America safer, healthier, and more prosperous.
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Just an utterly horrifying and lawless assault on core civic institutions. This is an attempt to destroy private universities that refuse to place themselves under de facto federal control. Unbelievably dangerous. www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/p...
IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status | CNN Politics
The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliat...
www.cnn.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Just an utterly horrifying and lawless assault on core civic institutions. This is an attempt to destroy private universities that refuse to place themselves under de facto federal control. Unbelievably dangerous. www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/p...
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Definitely don't want to make it easier for people to file their taxes. Nope, definitely not
BREAKING: The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing your tax returns for free.
April 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Definitely don't want to make it easier for people to file their taxes. Nope, definitely not
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Did I miss the part in this piece where it said Congress is where visa categories and policy are set. Because, y'know, it's like, a law?
Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Building System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas
The project represents something of a shift in mission for Elon Musk’s initiative, from cutting government costs toward a new goal of generating revenue.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Did I miss the part in this piece where it said Congress is where visa categories and policy are set. Because, y'know, it's like, a law?
Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
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Early retirees rely on stock market growth for long-term income, but this risks losses early on; a gradual shift to safer investments helps, though it won't eliminate all risk and may reduce potential gains.
What is your risk tolerance? #FIRE earlyretirementnow.com/2017/09/13/t...
What is your risk tolerance? #FIRE earlyretirementnow.com/2017/09/13/t...
The Ultimate Guide to Safe Withdrawal Rates – Part 19: Equity Glidepaths in Retirement - Early Retirement Now
One of the most requested topics for our Safe Withdrawal Rate Series (see here to start at Part 1 of our series) has been how to optimally model a dynamic stock/bond allocation in retirement. Of cours...
earlyretirementnow.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Early retirees rely on stock market growth for long-term income, but this risks losses early on; a gradual shift to safer investments helps, though it won't eliminate all risk and may reduce potential gains.
What is your risk tolerance? #FIRE earlyretirementnow.com/2017/09/13/t...
What is your risk tolerance? #FIRE earlyretirementnow.com/2017/09/13/t...
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Here’s the annual usage, which is more important than real time or instantaneous values which shift rapidly. The generation trend is clear. Fossil fuels are decreasing. Biomass is flat and renewables are increasing. I’d like to see it shift faster, but this is progress. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
February 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Here’s the annual usage, which is more important than real time or instantaneous values which shift rapidly. The generation trend is clear. Fossil fuels are decreasing. Biomass is flat and renewables are increasing. I’d like to see it shift faster, but this is progress. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
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do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
February 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
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It’s a golden age for drug companies that no longer have to lower their prices.
It’s a golden age for oil executives as clean energy is being killed.
It’s a golden age for oil executives as clean energy is being killed.
January 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It’s a golden age for drug companies that no longer have to lower their prices.
It’s a golden age for oil executives as clean energy is being killed.
It’s a golden age for oil executives as clean energy is being killed.
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Day one of his administration and Donald Trump has already made the Jewish community less safe.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Day one of his administration and Donald Trump has already made the Jewish community less safe.
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Anyone who ever again suggests that the GOP is the party of the police or the party of law and order should be laughed out of the room. There has never been anything like this before in modern US history: the president pardoning people who we all saw on live TV assaulting police.
BREAKING: Trump pardons approximately 1,500 defendants charged in January 6, 2021 Capitol riot and commutes 6 sentences
January 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Anyone who ever again suggests that the GOP is the party of the police or the party of law and order should be laughed out of the room. There has never been anything like this before in modern US history: the president pardoning people who we all saw on live TV assaulting police.
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They are still as incompetent and stupid as before. It’s because they work for a fucking idiot.
1/President Trump just issued Executive Order to revoke #securityclearances of 51 signatories, eight of whom I rep, who signed Hunter Biden laptop letter in 2020.
But here's the problems with it:
Ignore fact that no President has ever done this before.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
But here's the problems with it:
Ignore fact that no President has ever done this before.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
HOLDING FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLEFOR ELECTION INTERFERENCE AND IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF SENSITIVE GOVERNMENTAL INFORMATION – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
They are still as incompetent and stupid as before. It’s because they work for a fucking idiot.