David Cutler
@dcutler1958.bsky.social
Mid 60s, UC Berkeley alumnus, retired Computer Scientist. Interests in electronics, movies, TV, travel, board & card games, reading mysteries, NPR, The Constitution, Civil Rights; all sorts of stuff.
🚫 Crypto, Gift Cards, Go Fund Me, Porn, Kidding
🚫 Crypto, Gift Cards, Go Fund Me, Porn, Kidding
Pinned
David Cutler
@dcutler1958.bsky.social
· Jan 20
Pointing out the hypocrisy, errors, and faults of the Right are not enough, it’s falling on deaf (voter’s) ears. We need to figure out how to get voters away from the cult/philosophy of MAGA. Otherwise, Democrats will continue to lose at the ballot box.
Reposted by David Cutler
Reposted by David Cutler
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
Reposted by David Cutler
Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
Reposted by David Cutler
Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
Reposted by David Cutler
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Reposted by David Cutler
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
Reposted by David Cutler
Living the MAGA lifestyle means you drive a truck made in Mexico, post conspiracies on a phone made in China, and scream ‘America First’ through a Russian bot account.
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Living the MAGA lifestyle means you drive a truck made in Mexico, post conspiracies on a phone made in China, and scream ‘America First’ through a Russian bot account.
Reposted by David Cutler
Origins of language, one of humanity’s most distinctive traits, may be best explained as a unique convergence of multiple capacities each with its own evolutionary history, involving intertwined roles of biology & culture. This framing can expand research horizons. A 🧵 on our @science.org paper.🧪1/n
What enables human language? A biocultural framework
Explaining the origins of language is a key challenge in understanding ourselves as a species. We present an empirical framework that draws on synergies across fields to facilitate robust studies of l...
www.science.org
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Origins of language, one of humanity’s most distinctive traits, may be best explained as a unique convergence of multiple capacities each with its own evolutionary history, involving intertwined roles of biology & culture. This framing can expand research horizons. A 🧵 on our @science.org paper.🧪1/n
Reposted by David Cutler
Subscribe to our newsletters:
You can choose between #media newsletter with news from the Memorial and #education newsletter with updates on our educational programs.
Subscribe here: https://t.co/qVB4wq3qUb
Amplify our voice. We remember together.
You can choose between #media newsletter with news from the Memorial and #education newsletter with updates on our educational programs.
Subscribe here: https://t.co/qVB4wq3qUb
Amplify our voice. We remember together.
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Subscribe to our newsletters:
You can choose between #media newsletter with news from the Memorial and #education newsletter with updates on our educational programs.
Subscribe here: https://t.co/qVB4wq3qUb
Amplify our voice. We remember together.
You can choose between #media newsletter with news from the Memorial and #education newsletter with updates on our educational programs.
Subscribe here: https://t.co/qVB4wq3qUb
Amplify our voice. We remember together.
Reposted by David Cutler
Zodiacal Light - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2kJzgVp
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Zodiacal Light - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2kJzgVp
Reposted by David Cutler
Reposted by David Cutler
In AIR-BORNE, I wrote about the reluctance many scientists had to acknowledge Covid can float to new hosts. Now it looks like something similar may be happening with bird flu, which may be blowing from farm to farm. Story in @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In AIR-BORNE, I wrote about the reluctance many scientists had to acknowledge Covid can float to new hosts. Now it looks like something similar may be happening with bird flu, which may be blowing from farm to farm. Story in @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/bird...
Reposted by David Cutler
I am fine with Ukraine doing what it needs to survive even if it hurts India or China or whoever the fuck else is supporting Putin (including European countries still buying russian gas, metals and what whatnot).
Go ahead, Ukraine. 👍
Go ahead, Ukraine. 👍
Serhii Marchenko, a Ukrainian soldier
"We made our war very comfortable for the world. We considered everyone’s interests. We acted carefully and reasonably." 🧵 1/
"We made our war very comfortable for the world. We considered everyone’s interests. We acted carefully and reasonably." 🧵 1/
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I am fine with Ukraine doing what it needs to survive even if it hurts India or China or whoever the fuck else is supporting Putin (including European countries still buying russian gas, metals and what whatnot).
Go ahead, Ukraine. 👍
Go ahead, Ukraine. 👍
Reposted by David Cutler
Yeah, I counted about 112 posts in around a one hour period—so far.
Clearly automated content posting but very weird and unsettling nonetheless.
Clearly automated content posting but very weird and unsettling nonetheless.
Trump’s Truth Social account is still posting like crazy and I don’t know if it would be better or worse if he approved everything that’s being published.
If he did approve it all, he had time for nothing else today. If he didn’t, there are so many ways for this flurry of content to be exploited.
If he did approve it all, he had time for nothing else today. If he didn’t, there are so many ways for this flurry of content to be exploited.
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Yeah, I counted about 112 posts in around a one hour period—so far.
Clearly automated content posting but very weird and unsettling nonetheless.
Clearly automated content posting but very weird and unsettling nonetheless.
Reposted by David Cutler
"White House releases details of Trump's MRI scan."
As a physician, I can confidently say that I have never seen a physician nor a radiologist uses the term "perfectly normal" when describing an MRI or any other medical diagnostic exam for that matter.
As a physician, I can confidently say that I have never seen a physician nor a radiologist uses the term "perfectly normal" when describing an MRI or any other medical diagnostic exam for that matter.
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"White House releases details of Trump's MRI scan."
As a physician, I can confidently say that I have never seen a physician nor a radiologist uses the term "perfectly normal" when describing an MRI or any other medical diagnostic exam for that matter.
As a physician, I can confidently say that I have never seen a physician nor a radiologist uses the term "perfectly normal" when describing an MRI or any other medical diagnostic exam for that matter.
Reposted by David Cutler
Reposted by David Cutler
Dear Tennessee,
Please reject fascism on Tuesday.
Please show up and vote for www.aftynforcongress.com
Please reject fascism on Tuesday.
Please show up and vote for www.aftynforcongress.com
Aftyn for Congress
FEED KIDS. FIX ROADS. FUND HOSPITALS.
www.aftynforcongress.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Dear Tennessee,
Please reject fascism on Tuesday.
Please show up and vote for www.aftynforcongress.com
Please reject fascism on Tuesday.
Please show up and vote for www.aftynforcongress.com
Reposted by David Cutler
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
I don't like spending time focusing on rapists (the Oval Office occupant is an adjudicated rapist.)
Epstein
Epstein
Looking forward to finding our way back to normal times where people play be the rules.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Until then...
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
I don't like spending time focusing on rapists (the Oval Office occupant is an adjudicated rapist.)
Epstein
Epstein
Looking forward to finding our way back to normal times where people play be the rules.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Until then...
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
December 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
I don't like spending time focusing on rapists (the Oval Office occupant is an adjudicated rapist.)
Epstein
Epstein
Looking forward to finding our way back to normal times where people play be the rules.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Until then...
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
I don't like spending time focusing on rapists (the Oval Office occupant is an adjudicated rapist.)
Epstein
Epstein
Looking forward to finding our way back to normal times where people play be the rules.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Until then...
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Reposted by David Cutler
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Reposted by David Cutler
Kingfisher,
Watercolour painting.
#Kingfisher #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
Watercolour painting.
#Kingfisher #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Kingfisher,
Watercolour painting.
#Kingfisher #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
Watercolour painting.
#Kingfisher #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
Reposted by David Cutler
Reposted by David Cutler
A reminder to a nation with way too many people untethered to facts and truth: There’s no such thing as “The Department of War.” It doesn’t exist. Only Congress has the power to create and name executive departments & agencies. So it’s still The Department of Defense.
Thanks
Thanks
December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A reminder to a nation with way too many people untethered to facts and truth: There’s no such thing as “The Department of War.” It doesn’t exist. Only Congress has the power to create and name executive departments & agencies. So it’s still The Department of Defense.
Thanks
Thanks
Reposted by David Cutler
OK, This NYT Hegseth PR piece is unbelievable, but I want to point out two specific ways why.
1. "As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him."
This sentence says nothing new, and only raises further questions about WHY NOT; it does not clear him.
1. "As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him."
This sentence says nothing new, and only raises further questions about WHY NOT; it does not clear him.
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
OK, This NYT Hegseth PR piece is unbelievable, but I want to point out two specific ways why.
1. "As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him."
This sentence says nothing new, and only raises further questions about WHY NOT; it does not clear him.
1. "As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him."
This sentence says nothing new, and only raises further questions about WHY NOT; it does not clear him.
Reposted by David Cutler
Karoline Leavitt calls the entire primarily billionaire run media fake and the worst in history, and not one of them says a single thing in return, because they don't want to lose their seats in the Press Briefing Room.
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Karoline Leavitt calls the entire primarily billionaire run media fake and the worst in history, and not one of them says a single thing in return, because they don't want to lose their seats in the Press Briefing Room.
Reposted by David Cutler
How a neighbor to the rightfully sees us.
I can't prove her wrong.
I can't prove her wrong.
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
How a neighbor to the rightfully sees us.
I can't prove her wrong.
I can't prove her wrong.