Deb McCaskey
@debmccaskey.bsky.social
Too many books to read/write, too many tunes to learn, too many other things needing to be done and too little time.
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
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Best cat video of the day
April 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Best cat video of the day
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This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺
nywolf.org
nywolf.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺
nywolf.org
nywolf.org
I’ve been thinking about that quote often lately.
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I’ve been thinking about that quote often lately.
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"Simply substitute the eggs in your recipes with 100% pure grade A American mud for a nutritious, patriotic, and extremely masculine meal."
It'll be really fucking weird seeing right wing media just insist that the whole tariff thing never happened, *and* that tariffs have already improved the economy *and* that in these desperate times you have to expect hardship etc
"Poverty is prosperity, we have never been safer or more threatened"
"Poverty is prosperity, we have never been safer or more threatened"
April 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"Simply substitute the eggs in your recipes with 100% pure grade A American mud for a nutritious, patriotic, and extremely masculine meal."
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I await the Good Morning America cooking segment on turnip recipes.
you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos
April 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I await the Good Morning America cooking segment on turnip recipes.
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Hard to pick just one by these guys. They started out as pure traditional Québecois folk music (which I jokingly called “Irish, Scottish & Cajun music fused at the molecular-genetic level”)… then they they added a jazz horn section from Montréal. My old roommate called it “instant happy music.”
La chanson du quéteux
YouTube video by La Bottine Souriante - Topic
youtu.be
September 29, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Hard to pick just one by these guys. They started out as pure traditional Québecois folk music (which I jokingly called “Irish, Scottish & Cajun music fused at the molecular-genetic level”)… then they they added a jazz horn section from Montréal. My old roommate called it “instant happy music.”
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Nothing deep: bagpipes were troop-signalling devices in war, so they're very, very loud. Some people hate that, but I have an affection for Scottish folk music.
Andy Stewart, of Silly Wizard, used to refer to bagpipes as "Scotland's answer to the cruise missile."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_M....
Andy Stewart, of Silly Wizard, used to refer to bagpipes as "Scotland's answer to the cruise missile."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_M....
Andy M. Stewart - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 31, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Nothing deep: bagpipes were troop-signalling devices in war, so they're very, very loud. Some people hate that, but I have an affection for Scottish folk music.
Andy Stewart, of Silly Wizard, used to refer to bagpipes as "Scotland's answer to the cruise missile."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_M....
Andy Stewart, of Silly Wizard, used to refer to bagpipes as "Scotland's answer to the cruise missile."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_M....
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Krakow tourists! You can't beat a trip to Zakopane if you have the time. Find out more here. 👇
Scottish people will def appreciate the folk music in the bars every night. 🎶
#toptravelpics #toptraveller #TravelBloggersCommunity
#zakopane #zakopanedaytrip
krakow-bestguide.blogspot.com/2024/10/day-...
Scottish people will def appreciate the folk music in the bars every night. 🎶
#toptravelpics #toptraveller #TravelBloggersCommunity
#zakopane #zakopanedaytrip
krakow-bestguide.blogspot.com/2024/10/day-...
March 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Krakow tourists! You can't beat a trip to Zakopane if you have the time. Find out more here. 👇
Scottish people will def appreciate the folk music in the bars every night. 🎶
#toptravelpics #toptraveller #TravelBloggersCommunity
#zakopane #zakopanedaytrip
krakow-bestguide.blogspot.com/2024/10/day-...
Scottish people will def appreciate the folk music in the bars every night. 🎶
#toptravelpics #toptraveller #TravelBloggersCommunity
#zakopane #zakopanedaytrip
krakow-bestguide.blogspot.com/2024/10/day-...
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"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
November 10, 2024 at 1:25 AM
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
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Dave Swarbrick, English folk musician and singer-songwriter, member of Fairport Convention 1969-1979, was born on Apr. 5, 1941 (d. 2016). #DaveSwarbrick
Fairport Convention - "Tam Lin" (Traditional, arr. by Dave Swarbrick) (1969)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=47z5...
Fairport Convention - "Tam Lin" (Traditional, arr. by Dave Swarbrick) (1969)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=47z5...
Tam Lin
YouTube video by Fairport Convention - Topic
www.youtube.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Dave Swarbrick, English folk musician and singer-songwriter, member of Fairport Convention 1969-1979, was born on Apr. 5, 1941 (d. 2016). #DaveSwarbrick
Fairport Convention - "Tam Lin" (Traditional, arr. by Dave Swarbrick) (1969)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=47z5...
Fairport Convention - "Tam Lin" (Traditional, arr. by Dave Swarbrick) (1969)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=47z5...
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"Dancing the Line is solid proof of just how compelling that overlap can be"
Our reviewer Aidan Daly finds that Ultan O'Brien's new record explores the fertile zone where Irish traditional music and the experimental meet.
@nyahhrecords.bsky.social #IrishMusic #IrishFolk
Our reviewer Aidan Daly finds that Ultan O'Brien's new record explores the fertile zone where Irish traditional music and the experimental meet.
@nyahhrecords.bsky.social #IrishMusic #IrishFolk
Ultan O'Brien - Dancing the Line
On Dancing the Line, Ultan O'Brien explores the fertile zone where Irish traditional and experimental music meet.
nowthenmagazine.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"Dancing the Line is solid proof of just how compelling that overlap can be"
Our reviewer Aidan Daly finds that Ultan O'Brien's new record explores the fertile zone where Irish traditional music and the experimental meet.
@nyahhrecords.bsky.social #IrishMusic #IrishFolk
Our reviewer Aidan Daly finds that Ultan O'Brien's new record explores the fertile zone where Irish traditional music and the experimental meet.
@nyahhrecords.bsky.social #IrishMusic #IrishFolk
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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Those are pretty good numbers! Follow MeidasTouch for fact-based info.
February 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Those are pretty good numbers! Follow MeidasTouch for fact-based info.
Not all the news is bad news.
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
February 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Not all the news is bad news.
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Legends of the Early Country Music ©Paul Rogers/New York Times, Sept. 13, 2019 tinyurl.com/y54lxvcs
Country Music Is More Diverse Than You Think. Common stereotypes overlook the roles that blacks and women have played in shaping a uniquely American genre.
Country Music Is More Diverse Than You Think. Common stereotypes overlook the roles that blacks and women have played in shaping a uniquely American genre.
February 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Legends of the Early Country Music ©Paul Rogers/New York Times, Sept. 13, 2019 tinyurl.com/y54lxvcs
Country Music Is More Diverse Than You Think. Common stereotypes overlook the roles that blacks and women have played in shaping a uniquely American genre.
Country Music Is More Diverse Than You Think. Common stereotypes overlook the roles that blacks and women have played in shaping a uniquely American genre.
I seem to recall predicting misery and chaos if the guy was elected. (A whole lot of people predicted the same — it only required paying attention to fact-based news sources.) Hate to be proved right.
CDC staffers, who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation, speak of the increasing chaos upending their work since Trump's return.
“The feeling in the building is fear.”
“The feeling in the building is fear.”
CDC staffers describe an increasingly chaotic agency as layoffs begin
“The feeling in the building is fear.”
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I seem to recall predicting misery and chaos if the guy was elected. (A whole lot of people predicted the same — it only required paying attention to fact-based news sources.) Hate to be proved right.
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“We underestimated how complex biology is.” New @nature.com, why it’s so hard to rewrite a genome. By @eisensteinium.bsky.social 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why is it so hard to rewrite a genome?
Synthetic biologists have the know-how and ambition to retool whole genomes. But the hidden complexity of biological systems continues to surprise them.
www.nature.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“We underestimated how complex biology is.” New @nature.com, why it’s so hard to rewrite a genome. By @eisensteinium.bsky.social 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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⚛️🧪 New kid on the block. @nature.com study shows that films of nickelates are unconventional superconductors at room pressure (though still chilly temps). They're simpler & easier to control than cuprates. Could they help to finally unravel high-temp superconductivity? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Unconventional’ nickel superconductor excites physicists
Compounds called nickelates can conduct electricity without resistance well above absolute zero and at ambient pressure.
www.nature.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
⚛️🧪 New kid on the block. @nature.com study shows that films of nickelates are unconventional superconductors at room pressure (though still chilly temps). They're simpler & easier to control than cuprates. Could they help to finally unravel high-temp superconductivity? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Quantum mechanics is one of the most fascinating things that I try to understand and haven’t so far.
Quantum entanglement and collaboration [via Wired & Uni of Oxford] 🧪⚛️💻⛓️📞📄
Not #teleportation as commonly known; two #quantum systems collaborate by sharing #information through #entanglement. The 'fidelity' is ~86% - this isn't perfect!
www.wired.com/story/quantu...
#remote #computing #scaling
Not #teleportation as commonly known; two #quantum systems collaborate by sharing #information through #entanglement. The 'fidelity' is ~86% - this isn't perfect!
www.wired.com/story/quantu...
#remote #computing #scaling
A ‘Teleportation’ Breakthrough for Quantum Computing Is Here
A team at Oxford University succeeded in getting two quantum processors to connect to each other and work together with particle entanglement.
www.wired.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Quantum mechanics is one of the most fascinating things that I try to understand and haven’t so far.
The National Science Foundation. Call your representatives, folks. None of this is normal or right.
National Science Foundation is being gutted today. Please support these folks and make some noise about this. 🧪
Margaret is one of several colleagues I’m losing at 1:00p today, including one of my best friends who finally got his dream job 5 months ago. Fuck all of this.
February 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The National Science Foundation. Call your representatives, folks. None of this is normal or right.
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Very interesting progress on migraines.
Article is behind a paywall but there's enough visible to get the gist. 🧪
Article is behind a paywall but there's enough visible to get the gist. 🧪
Migraine is more than a headache — a radical rethink offers hope to one billion people
Drugs that can prevent or relieve migraine attacks are only effective for some people. Research is starting to untangle the reasons why.
www.nature.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Very interesting progress on migraines.
Article is behind a paywall but there's enough visible to get the gist. 🧪
Article is behind a paywall but there's enough visible to get the gist. 🧪
Today I got up, made myself a cup of coffee and called both my US Senators and my Congressman and told them Musk and Trump mist be stopped. Not just opposed or scolded or sued. Stopped.
For the first time I’m actually wondering if my Social Security payment will show up tomorrow.
For the first time I’m actually wondering if my Social Security payment will show up tomorrow.
February 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Today I got up, made myself a cup of coffee and called both my US Senators and my Congressman and told them Musk and Trump mist be stopped. Not just opposed or scolded or sued. Stopped.
For the first time I’m actually wondering if my Social Security payment will show up tomorrow.
For the first time I’m actually wondering if my Social Security payment will show up tomorrow.
I love when nerds like @katestarbird.bsky.social use their powers for good. Thank you for fighting disinformation.
This false meme just showed up in my mentions. Let me debunk it right quick. The graph (falsely) shows Harris receiving 16M fewer votes in 2024 than Biden did in 2020, & (falsely) suggests this gap is evidence of fraud in 2020. In reality, Harris received 75M votes (only 6M fewer) in 2024.
February 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I love when nerds like @katestarbird.bsky.social use their powers for good. Thank you for fighting disinformation.