Gordon Aamot
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Here's to a better 2026!
December 27, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Here's to a better 2026!
Reposted by Gordon Aamot
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The Amphibian Conservation Organization is stripped of government grants. All funding is redirected to the new Department of Frog-Boiling.
The frog treads water. He’s reassured that the water is unfluoridated.
The frog treads water. He’s reassured that the water is unfluoridated.
A man stirs the pot. “It’s a metaphor,” he says.
The frog is sweating.
The frog is informed that this is due to a natural variation in temperature.
“He’s clearly boiling the frog,” say the other frogs.
All books about frogs have vanished from the library.
The frog is sweating.
The frog is informed that this is due to a natural variation in temperature.
“He’s clearly boiling the frog,” say the other frogs.
All books about frogs have vanished from the library.
Signs the Frog Has Been Boiled
A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it. Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT F...
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June 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The Amphibian Conservation Organization is stripped of government grants. All funding is redirected to the new Department of Frog-Boiling.
The frog treads water. He’s reassured that the water is unfluoridated.
The frog treads water. He’s reassured that the water is unfluoridated.
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
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Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47
April 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47
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The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
April 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
www.skoove.com/blog/decline...
“Band dynamics tend to be challenging”
“Band dynamics tend to be challenging”
The decline of bands: In the age of on-demand streaming, have solo stars killed off bands for good?
Discover the reasons behind the decline of bands in U.S. music charts. This study analyzes data on solo stars, collaborations, and streaming's impact.
www.skoove.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
www.skoove.com/blog/decline...
“Band dynamics tend to be challenging”
“Band dynamics tend to be challenging”
Censorship at the CDC. Your questions answered.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Censorship at the CDC. Your questions answered.
From details to legal issues, here's what we know after this weekend's bombshell revelations.
open.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Censorship at the CDC. Your questions answered.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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Congress should ask Bessent to testify next week to explain why he allowed this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Congress should ask Bessent to testify next week to explain why he allowed this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...