Clint Lohse
@cmlohse.bsky.social
Science writing, puzzle solving, baking. My pantheon is Angela Lansbury, Dorothy Parker, and William Shakespeare. DC 🏳️🌈
You know the Aristocrats joke, where it's a bunch of fucked up shit and then at the end, with a flourish: "The Aristocrats!"? Imagine that, but it's Yorgos Lanthimos pitching a movie and at the end, with a flourish, pronouncing "Yorgos Lanthimos!"
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
You know the Aristocrats joke, where it's a bunch of fucked up shit and then at the end, with a flourish: "The Aristocrats!"? Imagine that, but it's Yorgos Lanthimos pitching a movie and at the end, with a flourish, pronouncing "Yorgos Lanthimos!"
"The rapid expansion of literacy [in the 1700s] helped to destroy the orderly, hierarchical, and profoundly socially unequal world" ... "Just as the advent of print dealt the final death blow to the decaying world of feudalism, so the screen is destroying the world of liberal democracy."
The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
jmarriott.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"The rapid expansion of literacy [in the 1700s] helped to destroy the orderly, hierarchical, and profoundly socially unequal world" ... "Just as the advent of print dealt the final death blow to the decaying world of feudalism, so the screen is destroying the world of liberal democracy."
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Very few examples of "This could have been a headline from The Onion!" actually feel like they could have been from the Onion, but I do think this one qualifies.
October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Very few examples of "This could have been a headline from The Onion!" actually feel like they could have been from the Onion, but I do think this one qualifies.
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People who read my books are happier, better looking, and more interesting.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
People who read my books are happier, better looking, and more interesting.
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Anyone else obsessed with this book as a kid? 😊 I loved it so much, lol.
October 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Anyone else obsessed with this book as a kid? 😊 I loved it so much, lol.
Dorothy Parker drank here, and so did we
October 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Dorothy Parker drank here, and so did we
Hey @apnews.com, it’s not a “longstanding policy,” it’s federal law!!!
October 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Hey @apnews.com, it’s not a “longstanding policy,” it’s federal law!!!
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The surest, most predictable effect of authoritarianism is corruption.
Another craven act of surrender by Big Tech. There is exactly zero merit to this lawsuit. For Google to pay Trump off adds it to the long list of companies that have decided to be complicit in his attack on free speech
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Google to Pay $24.5 Million to End Trump Lawsuit Over Jan. 6 Ban
Google agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve Donald Trump’s claims that being banished from his YouTube channel after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol was illegal censorship, according to a c...
www.bloomberg.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The surest, most predictable effect of authoritarianism is corruption.
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Once again: “trust the experts” doesn’t mean that *no one* questions scientific consensus, it means that *experts* build and debate and question consensus. People without the domain expertise (and society more broadly) are best served by aligning with that consensus if the process isn’t undermined.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
August 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Once again: “trust the experts” doesn’t mean that *no one* questions scientific consensus, it means that *experts* build and debate and question consensus. People without the domain expertise (and society more broadly) are best served by aligning with that consensus if the process isn’t undermined.
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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
Same for playing nice with the Supreme Court. Pack it even if there’s a threat of further packing, and then pack it further if need be. The only way out is through.
it’s become clear that state level gerrymandering bans were just unilateral disarmament and the only real solution is a federal gerrymandering ban…
And the only way to get that is Dems pushing for maximal gerrymandering until we get a trifecta to pass the law and pack the courts to enforce it
And the only way to get that is Dems pushing for maximal gerrymandering until we get a trifecta to pass the law and pack the courts to enforce it
August 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Same for playing nice with the Supreme Court. Pack it even if there’s a threat of further packing, and then pack it further if need be. The only way out is through.
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it’s become clear that state level gerrymandering bans were just unilateral disarmament and the only real solution is a federal gerrymandering ban…
And the only way to get that is Dems pushing for maximal gerrymandering until we get a trifecta to pass the law and pack the courts to enforce it
And the only way to get that is Dems pushing for maximal gerrymandering until we get a trifecta to pass the law and pack the courts to enforce it
August 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
it’s become clear that state level gerrymandering bans were just unilateral disarmament and the only real solution is a federal gerrymandering ban…
And the only way to get that is Dems pushing for maximal gerrymandering until we get a trifecta to pass the law and pack the courts to enforce it
And the only way to get that is Dems pushing for maximal gerrymandering until we get a trifecta to pass the law and pack the courts to enforce it
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Please enjoy this Klimt Eastwood
August 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Please enjoy this Klimt Eastwood
This was funnier when it was less true.
July 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This was funnier when it was less true.
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US Friends!
The Green Bank Observatory (GBO) is a vital instrument in the global #RadioAstronomy network (incl. pulsar science), and it is under threat with the proposed funding cuts.
Please take action to keep it open: www.gogreenbankobservatory.org/take-action/
Pls share! 🔭📡🧪
📸 GBO/AUI/NSF
The Green Bank Observatory (GBO) is a vital instrument in the global #RadioAstronomy network (incl. pulsar science), and it is under threat with the proposed funding cuts.
Please take action to keep it open: www.gogreenbankobservatory.org/take-action/
Pls share! 🔭📡🧪
📸 GBO/AUI/NSF
July 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
US Friends!
The Green Bank Observatory (GBO) is a vital instrument in the global #RadioAstronomy network (incl. pulsar science), and it is under threat with the proposed funding cuts.
Please take action to keep it open: www.gogreenbankobservatory.org/take-action/
Pls share! 🔭📡🧪
📸 GBO/AUI/NSF
The Green Bank Observatory (GBO) is a vital instrument in the global #RadioAstronomy network (incl. pulsar science), and it is under threat with the proposed funding cuts.
Please take action to keep it open: www.gogreenbankobservatory.org/take-action/
Pls share! 🔭📡🧪
📸 GBO/AUI/NSF
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There is something so fundamentally telling with people who think that “reading a book” and “knowing what the plot is” is the same experience.
July 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
There is something so fundamentally telling with people who think that “reading a book” and “knowing what the plot is” is the same experience.
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The treatment of the TikTok ban might seem silly, but it is, effectively, a sign that the constitutional government we have operated under for more than 200 years is no longer in effect.
Read the thread.
Read the thread.
NEW: In letters to companies with app stores, AG Pam Bondi purported to be "irrevocably relinquishing any claims" against them — Apple, plus Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and T-Mobile — for violating the TikTok ban. This is so, per Bondi, b/c Trump said it's OK, despite contrary language in the law.
July 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The treatment of the TikTok ban might seem silly, but it is, effectively, a sign that the constitutional government we have operated under for more than 200 years is no longer in effect.
Read the thread.
Read the thread.
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It's not just #NIH. It's not just #NSF. It's not just #NASA.
The whole scientific community has to make clear that all science across fed agencies is being destroyed in the US.
We can't just ask for our particular piece of the pie. The whole pie is being thrown out - saving your bit won't work.
The whole scientific community has to make clear that all science across fed agencies is being destroyed in the US.
We can't just ask for our particular piece of the pie. The whole pie is being thrown out - saving your bit won't work.
June 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Maybe, just maybe, NSF isn't able to effectively use its building because its staff and (university-based) rotators have been fired, its budget has been slashed, and its not even able to give out its remaining dollars to deserving grants.
National Science Foundation staff got a memo this morning telling them that GSA (now an appendage of DOGE) had decided they weren't effectively utilizing their building so GSA was giving it to HUD. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/natio...
National Science Foundation to Be Requisitioned as Mansion for HUD Secretary (And Also HUD Office)
I’m still trying to find out more about this. But as I...
talkingpointsmemo.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Maybe, just maybe, NSF isn't able to effectively use its building because its staff and (university-based) rotators have been fired, its budget has been slashed, and its not even able to give out its remaining dollars to deserving grants.
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Experience a heart attack while working in a herb garden.
Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now.
Show up to court in a white linen suit.
Drape itself face down over an ottoman in a fit of ennui.
Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now.
Show up to court in a white linen suit.
Drape itself face down over an ottoman in a fit of ennui.
Artificial Intelligence Cannot
Experience a heart attack while working in the herb garden. Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now. Show up to court in a white linen sui...
buff.ly
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Experience a heart attack while working in a herb garden.
Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now.
Show up to court in a white linen suit.
Drape itself face down over an ottoman in a fit of ennui.
Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now.
Show up to court in a white linen suit.
Drape itself face down over an ottoman in a fit of ennui.
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This story reflects this administration in a nutshell: take from hardworking Americans to enrich themselves.
Kicking out hardworking NSF staff so HUD Sec can have a fancy executive suite, private elevator, and personal gym.
Kicking out hardworking NSF staff so HUD Sec can have a fancy executive suite, private elevator, and personal gym.
NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
June 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This story reflects this administration in a nutshell: take from hardworking Americans to enrich themselves.
Kicking out hardworking NSF staff so HUD Sec can have a fancy executive suite, private elevator, and personal gym.
Kicking out hardworking NSF staff so HUD Sec can have a fancy executive suite, private elevator, and personal gym.
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Just click on this: skyviewer.app/explorer #RubinTelescope
Explorer | Skyviewer
skyviewer.app
June 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just click on this: skyviewer.app/explorer #RubinTelescope
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Oddly, staff say that neither NSF management nor OSTP have been involved, and the decision was instead driven by the HUD Secretary, Scott Turner, who will be imminently taking over the 18th & 19th floors of the (soon-to-be-former?) NSF building.
June 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Oddly, staff say that neither NSF management nor OSTP have been involved, and the decision was instead driven by the HUD Secretary, Scott Turner, who will be imminently taking over the 18th & 19th floors of the (soon-to-be-former?) NSF building.