Gwyn Alcock
@gwynalcock.bsky.social
Be a good human, solve problems, watch out for stupid people. Seeking grace. Archaeologist, editor.
FM/ME/CFS, never enough spoons.
Four-word epitaph: I had a coupon. She/her
FM/ME/CFS, never enough spoons.
Four-word epitaph: I had a coupon. She/her
Methinks the lady doth not overly protest.
March 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Methinks the lady doth not overly protest.
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Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
March 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
Snow on nearby mountains from yesterday's storm, from UC Riverside campus.
March 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Snow on nearby mountains from yesterday's storm, from UC Riverside campus.
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fElon is taking resources away from all but the rich. Eventually this cruelty in the name of efficiency will reach all of us and our economy & society will fail. Will we allow this to happen? Will we stand up for each other or sit & watch while posting about it? The time to organize is now.
The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
February 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
fElon is taking resources away from all but the rich. Eventually this cruelty in the name of efficiency will reach all of us and our economy & society will fail. Will we allow this to happen? Will we stand up for each other or sit & watch while posting about it? The time to organize is now.
An elegant study about sea turtles using the Earth's geomagnetic patterns, and the differences between mapping and compass functions.
www.unc.edu/posts/2025/0...
www.unc.edu/posts/2025/0...
Dancing turtles unlock scientific discovery | UNC-Chapel Hill
Carolina researchers publish a groundbreaking study on how turtles navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field.
www.unc.edu
February 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
An elegant study about sea turtles using the Earth's geomagnetic patterns, and the differences between mapping and compass functions.
www.unc.edu/posts/2025/0...
www.unc.edu/posts/2025/0...
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I’m not a mathematician or anything, but it seems like this adds up to Republicans dramatically increasing the deficit while the wealthy pay a lot less in taxes. No wonder Trump wanted to eliminate the debt ceiling during his presidency.
February 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I’m not a mathematician or anything, but it seems like this adds up to Republicans dramatically increasing the deficit while the wealthy pay a lot less in taxes. No wonder Trump wanted to eliminate the debt ceiling during his presidency.
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We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.
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These overhead rates are negotiated. Lowering it unilaterally to 15% is another way to destroy science in the US. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
February 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
These overhead rates are negotiated. Lowering it unilaterally to 15% is another way to destroy science in the US. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
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Mike Wise is an American sports columnist, feature writer & sports television personality. His advocacy against Native American mascots & racism is appreciated. When I see KC fans doing the tomahawk chop it kills my pride. Most of the Chiefs fans don't care.
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February 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Mike Wise is an American sports columnist, feature writer & sports television personality. His advocacy against Native American mascots & racism is appreciated. When I see KC fans doing the tomahawk chop it kills my pride. Most of the Chiefs fans don't care.
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Stop being friends with fascists.
If you saw them take food out of the mouths of starving children overseas, would you stop being their friend? If so, stop being their friend, because their support for Trump is taking food out of the mouths of starving children overseas.
Create a cost for cruelty.
If you saw them take food out of the mouths of starving children overseas, would you stop being their friend? If so, stop being their friend, because their support for Trump is taking food out of the mouths of starving children overseas.
Create a cost for cruelty.
February 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Stop being friends with fascists.
If you saw them take food out of the mouths of starving children overseas, would you stop being their friend? If so, stop being their friend, because their support for Trump is taking food out of the mouths of starving children overseas.
Create a cost for cruelty.
If you saw them take food out of the mouths of starving children overseas, would you stop being their friend? If so, stop being their friend, because their support for Trump is taking food out of the mouths of starving children overseas.
Create a cost for cruelty.
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Trump may have pardoned the rioter who viciously attacked officer Michael Fanone on January, but Judge Amy Berman Jackson made a few things clear when she dismissed the case, as she had to:
February 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Trump may have pardoned the rioter who viciously attacked officer Michael Fanone on January, but Judge Amy Berman Jackson made a few things clear when she dismissed the case, as she had to:
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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Normal reporting won’t cut it in these times. The follow-up questions need to be:
- Who’s acting
- What position do they hold
- Are they paid by the govt
- What’s their legal authority to act
What’s being described as govt policy is really just a combo of breaking and entering and grand larceny.
- Who’s acting
- What position do they hold
- Are they paid by the govt
- What’s their legal authority to act
What’s being described as govt policy is really just a combo of breaking and entering and grand larceny.
February 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Normal reporting won’t cut it in these times. The follow-up questions need to be:
- Who’s acting
- What position do they hold
- Are they paid by the govt
- What’s their legal authority to act
What’s being described as govt policy is really just a combo of breaking and entering and grand larceny.
- Who’s acting
- What position do they hold
- Are they paid by the govt
- What’s their legal authority to act
What’s being described as govt policy is really just a combo of breaking and entering and grand larceny.
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In plain English: Republicans in Congress plot more severe budget cuts to health care, nursing homes, and school lunches to pay for tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk.
It sounds absurd, but it’s true.
It sounds absurd, but it’s true.
February 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In plain English: Republicans in Congress plot more severe budget cuts to health care, nursing homes, and school lunches to pay for tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk.
It sounds absurd, but it’s true.
It sounds absurd, but it’s true.
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Trump says there must be "pain" for Americans in this idiotic trade war of his.
Ask yourself, what pain does TRUMP suffer?
What pain will the billionaire class suffer?
Why is it that when Republicans talk about pain and sacrifice, it's always YOU who suffers for their vision?
Ask yourself, what pain does TRUMP suffer?
What pain will the billionaire class suffer?
Why is it that when Republicans talk about pain and sacrifice, it's always YOU who suffers for their vision?
February 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Trump says there must be "pain" for Americans in this idiotic trade war of his.
Ask yourself, what pain does TRUMP suffer?
What pain will the billionaire class suffer?
Why is it that when Republicans talk about pain and sacrifice, it's always YOU who suffers for their vision?
Ask yourself, what pain does TRUMP suffer?
What pain will the billionaire class suffer?
Why is it that when Republicans talk about pain and sacrifice, it's always YOU who suffers for their vision?
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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Reposting with news of a matching grant that has been set up to help fund recovery of cremains from homes destroyed in the LA fires. Link to the matching fund page is here: pge.yourcause.com/public?fbcli...
#LAFires
#LAFires
January 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Reposting with news of a matching grant that has been set up to help fund recovery of cremains from homes destroyed in the LA fires. Link to the matching fund page is here: pge.yourcause.com/public?fbcli...
#LAFires
#LAFires
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Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
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In the 20th century, they were known as "concentration camps." Now, they are simply called "housing."
Doesn't that sound so much more humane? Voila, problem solved!
Doesn't that sound so much more humane? Voila, problem solved!
January 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
In the 20th century, they were known as "concentration camps." Now, they are simply called "housing."
Doesn't that sound so much more humane? Voila, problem solved!
Doesn't that sound so much more humane? Voila, problem solved!
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How can anyone in their right mind ignore this letter from Caroline Kennedy about her cousin, RFK Jr.?
January 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
How can anyone in their right mind ignore this letter from Caroline Kennedy about her cousin, RFK Jr.?
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