Rick Marshall PhD
@exchange-o-gram.bsky.social
Enthusiastic founder of "quantum paleontology". Tour guide at the La Brea Tar Pits. Also know for 2006 interview with Matt Lauer on Today that went viral and ruined my career.
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Under grilling by Jon Ossoff, Russ Vought repeatedly refuses to admit that it was a mistake to fire the federal employees who oversaw the safety of the nuclear stockpile (a mistake the administration acknowledged when they had to scramble to hire them back)
June 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Under grilling by Jon Ossoff, Russ Vought repeatedly refuses to admit that it was a mistake to fire the federal employees who oversaw the safety of the nuclear stockpile (a mistake the administration acknowledged when they had to scramble to hire them back)
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June 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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“The soft power suicide of the U.S. will be incomprehensible to future historians who will be dumbfounded in their attempts to explain why the global leader voluntarily wrecked one of its greatest national assets...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/b...
As U.S. Dismantles Voice of America, Rival Powers Hope to Fill the Void
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“The soft power suicide of the U.S. will be incomprehensible to future historians who will be dumbfounded in their attempts to explain why the global leader voluntarily wrecked one of its greatest national assets...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/b...
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Wannabe dictator acting like a dictator.
May 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Wannabe dictator acting like a dictator.
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"You said there were no cuts to scientists, and then the HHS spox said, 'Actually, there were cuts to scientists and now we're trying to rehire them.' It gives the impression you're not sure about personnel actions in own agency." -- Jon Ossoff just dismantled FDA Commissioner Makary
May 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"You said there were no cuts to scientists, and then the HHS spox said, 'Actually, there were cuts to scientists and now we're trying to rehire them.' It gives the impression you're not sure about personnel actions in own agency." -- Jon Ossoff just dismantled FDA Commissioner Makary
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By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
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Perhaps CNN is figuring out why no one is watching CNN. It's just one big informercial occasionally interrupted by Scott Jennings lying.
folks they're still at it
(yes, this is happening right now on CNN)
(yes, this is happening right now on CNN)
May 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Perhaps CNN is figuring out why no one is watching CNN. It's just one big informercial occasionally interrupted by Scott Jennings lying.
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"Some National Weather Service offices, including Jackson, no longer have overnight staff from midnight to 7AM.
All three Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed.
There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..."
www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
All three Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed.
There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..."
www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
Did staffing cuts at weather service affect Kentucky’s tornado response?
Due to staffing shortages, the National Weather Service in Jackson no longer has overnight staff. But NWS and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear say the office was staffed Friday night and early Saturday.
www.kentucky.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Some National Weather Service offices, including Jackson, no longer have overnight staff from midnight to 7AM.
All three Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed.
There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..."
www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
All three Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed.
There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..."
www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
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REPORTER: Is the president okay with this bill adding to the deficit?
LEAVITT: This bill does not add to the deficit
LEAVITT: This bill does not add to the deficit
May 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
REPORTER: Is the president okay with this bill adding to the deficit?
LEAVITT: This bill does not add to the deficit
LEAVITT: This bill does not add to the deficit
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These Medicaid cuts will be extremely bad and they’re just to offset tax cuts for very wealthy people
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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May 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
These Medicaid cuts will be extremely bad and they’re just to offset tax cuts for very wealthy people
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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WSJ: “.. Nearly $1 in every $7 the U.S. spends goes toward paying interest, more than the country spends on defense.”
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May 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
WSJ: “.. Nearly $1 in every $7 the U.S. spends goes toward paying interest, more than the country spends on defense.”
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Unless the government intends on nationalizing Walmart, the company should simply say they’ll fulfill their fiduciary duty to shareholders. 🤡
@thedailybeast.bsky.social $WMT
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May 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Unless the government intends on nationalizing Walmart, the company should simply say they’ll fulfill their fiduciary duty to shareholders. 🤡
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Whatever you think of genAI, please for the love of all that is decent, do not use Grok. It's destroying an entire community's ability to breathe, and guess what, that community is mostly Black.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
www.politico.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Whatever you think of genAI, please for the love of all that is decent, do not use Grok. It's destroying an entire community's ability to breathe, and guess what, that community is mostly Black.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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May 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Worth repeating that this woman AGREED TO LEAVE THE UNITED STATES.
She said she would go back to Europe, where she held a valid visa that would allow her to temporarily stay.
She just didn't want to go back to Russia, where she feared returning bc of her past persecution for political activities.
She said she would go back to Europe, where she held a valid visa that would allow her to temporarily stay.
She just didn't want to go back to Russia, where she feared returning bc of her past persecution for political activities.
The Justice Department has now filed criminal charges against Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova for “allegedly attempting to smuggle clawed frog embryos and embryonic samples into the United States.”
www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/r...
www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/r...
May 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Worth repeating that this woman AGREED TO LEAVE THE UNITED STATES.
She said she would go back to Europe, where she held a valid visa that would allow her to temporarily stay.
She just didn't want to go back to Russia, where she feared returning bc of her past persecution for political activities.
She said she would go back to Europe, where she held a valid visa that would allow her to temporarily stay.
She just didn't want to go back to Russia, where she feared returning bc of her past persecution for political activities.
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Just FYI because evidently Fox or OAN or whatever is pushing the lie that America accepted the Statue of Liberty and that’s equivalent to the plane.
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
May 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just FYI because evidently Fox or OAN or whatever is pushing the lie that America accepted the Statue of Liberty and that’s equivalent to the plane.
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
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STEWART: “Trump’s gonna take a $400 MILLION jet from people he would expel from Columbia University.” #SwampForceOne ✈️
May 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
STEWART: “Trump’s gonna take a $400 MILLION jet from people he would expel from Columbia University.” #SwampForceOne ✈️
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(NYT) - As few as three air traffic controllers were scheduled to work on Monday evening at the facility guiding planes to and from Newark Liberty International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said, far fewer than the target of 14 controllers ..
#EWR
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
#EWR
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May 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
(NYT) - As few as three air traffic controllers were scheduled to work on Monday evening at the facility guiding planes to and from Newark Liberty International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said, far fewer than the target of 14 controllers ..
#EWR
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
#EWR
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RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated.
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
May 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated.
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
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So the latest in Duffy’s Accept No Responsibility Lame Blame Game Tour is to say that the ATC system is old, & the reason why he did nothing while in Congress & Trump did nothing in his 1st term is because “the cracks didn’t start to show until Biden was president.” Go figure.
May 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So the latest in Duffy’s Accept No Responsibility Lame Blame Game Tour is to say that the ATC system is old, & the reason why he did nothing while in Congress & Trump did nothing in his 1st term is because “the cracks didn’t start to show until Biden was president.” Go figure.
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"So far, Russia has not shown any serious intent to make progress."
Joint Statement on Ukraine and Euro-Atlantic Security
by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the EU High Representative
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Joint Statement on Ukraine and Euro-Atlantic Security
by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the EU High Representative
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Weimar+ Joint Statement on Ukraine and Euro-Atlantic security
Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom plus the EU High Representative, following their meeting in London
www.gov.uk
May 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"So far, Russia has not shown any serious intent to make progress."
Joint Statement on Ukraine and Euro-Atlantic Security
by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the EU High Representative
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Joint Statement on Ukraine and Euro-Atlantic Security
by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the EU High Representative
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?
May 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?