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N Bit R
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Mathematician, amateur birder and bird photography enthusiast 🐦

All photos are my own 📸©️

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“Trump’s march towards authoritarianism is so steady that it’s easy to become inured to it: you can’t be in a state of shock permanently. And besides, sober-minded people are wary of sounding hyperbolic or hysterical: their instinct is to play down rather than scream at the top of their voice.”
Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland
Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Narcomilitares: el caso cero ☝️
July 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Many others are posting abt this too but this graphic viscerally shows how dire the presidential budget is for NASA 🔭🧪and worldwide astronomy. I can’t express how sad this makes me, as an American scientist. And it’s mostly already paid for projects, so also no logic in terms of saving money.
June 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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"It really does disappoint me that so many brilliant colleagues—whose genuine breakthroughs I’ve profited from for years—would be so quick to condemn this newer, stupider way that I and others like me can make money off your life’s work, through stealing." Spot-on, as usual, from @mcsweeneys.net.
A Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine
Hey team. It’s your CEO. I know your time is valuable, so I’ll cut right to the chase: It’s come to my attention that some of you have been bad-mou...
www.mcsweeneys.net
May 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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new pope!

*crowd goes wild*

American pope!

*crowd boos*

woke for an American!

*crowd goes wild*

bad on protecting abusive priests!

*crowd boos*

hates JD Vance!

*crowd goes wild*
May 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Glad to know this photo I took of a Chilean Swallow can be said to be exceptional 😅
April 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
April 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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25 years ago, the UK government allowed Chile’s former dictator to evade extradition to Spain. Available in EN, ES, DE, AR, FR, IT and PT-BR.
How Britain allowed Pinochet to escape justice for atrocities
25 years ago, the UK government allowed Chile’s former dictator to evade extradition to Spain.
buff.ly
April 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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an executive order is not a law
an executive order is not a law
an executive order is not a law
an executive order is not a law
an executive order is not a law
an executive order is not a law
an executive order is not a law
an executive order is not a law
an executive order is not a law
March 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Merlin has low expectations for me today 😂

#merlin
March 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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French researcher, going to a conference in Houston, was forbidden entry to US; his work and personal electronics were both confiscated.

Why? Because a “random search” of his cell phone revealed a negative personal opinion on Trump and the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant que son or...
www.lemonde.fr
March 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Please read this article on how going to Mars is a ridiculous idea. It is absolutely brilliant:
defector.com/neither-elon...
Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars | Defector
Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does. Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic ac...
defector.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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You should DEFINITELY NOT go to this site & mess with this DOGE survey by the Heritage Foundation.

Definitely do NOT put fake information where they ask for your personal details.

That would fuck up all their shit, man.

These people are doing SERIOUS WORK.

secured.heritage.org/the-heritage...
The Heritage DOGE Survey | The Heritage Foundation
secured.heritage.org
March 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I will keep repeating it. Elon Musk is the most dangerous man in the United States. He is a clear and present danger to every American citizen. What he's doing will make you sicker, more exposed to extreme weather, and more likely to die.

He is a dire threat to your life.
February 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Imposter syndrome

Despite being a keen birder for more than a decade, Lucy McRobert has found it hard to feel like she belongs in the hobby:
Lucy McRobert: imposter syndrome
Despite being a keen birder for more than a decade, Lucy McRobert has found it hard to feel like she belongs in the hobby.
bit.ly
February 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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What we need is a tax system that severely punishes companies for being anything more than modestly profitable
February 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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February 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Finally found an owl!

This marks my first owl lifer:
A Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl in La Sabana parc.

Sorry for the back of the camera shot, I'll post the actual image later. #birds
February 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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BREAKING: Rep. Mark Pocan has introduced the ELON MUSK act which would ban "special" government employees like Musk from having federal contracts.

The full title of the bill is the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy Act.
February 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Can these representatives please actually stop Elon fucking Musk who NOBODY FUCKING VOTED FOR from doing illegal shit in our government I feel like I’m losing my god damned mind.
February 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Do any birders have good manuals/materials/references for gull identification?

I'm having trouble with gulls from the north of france/south of the uk.

#birds #ukbirding
January 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I love seeing kingfishers!
This one spotted me while I was taking his picture.

🇬🇧 Common Kingfisher
🇫🇷 Martin-pêcheur d'Europe

#birds #ouiseaux #kingfisher
January 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM