Alex
@halfloaf.bsky.social
An engineer working to make small things into slightly larger things.
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Yeah, this probably should have been a post, but, ultimately, I'm simply saying:
Trump is lawless.
Too many people and institutions are letting him.
We don't have to let him.
When we don't, we win.
Trump is lawless.
Too many people and institutions are letting him.
We don't have to let him.
When we don't, we win.
September 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Yeah, this probably should have been a post, but, ultimately, I'm simply saying:
Trump is lawless.
Too many people and institutions are letting him.
We don't have to let him.
When we don't, we win.
Trump is lawless.
Too many people and institutions are letting him.
We don't have to let him.
When we don't, we win.
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To help fusion energy observers get a better handle on our industry’s progress our CEO, Bob Mumgaard, is detailing the six steps every fusion company must take on the path to delivering power competitively. Today, he digs into the second step: get your fusion fuel hot enough.
#FusionEnergy
#FusionEnergy
September 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
To help fusion energy observers get a better handle on our industry’s progress our CEO, Bob Mumgaard, is detailing the six steps every fusion company must take on the path to delivering power competitively. Today, he digs into the second step: get your fusion fuel hot enough.
#FusionEnergy
#FusionEnergy
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Today, Commonwealth Fusion Systems announced we’ve raised $863 million in a new funding round — the second largest investment of committed capital into a deep tech or clean tech company ever. And the largest was our $1.8 billion Series B round in 2021.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bNW...
#PowerMoves
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bNW...
#PowerMoves
Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $863 million to get power on the grid faster
YouTube video by Commonwealth Fusion Systems
www.youtube.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Today, Commonwealth Fusion Systems announced we’ve raised $863 million in a new funding round — the second largest investment of committed capital into a deep tech or clean tech company ever. And the largest was our $1.8 billion Series B round in 2021.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bNW...
#PowerMoves
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bNW...
#PowerMoves
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Yes their nuclear physics made great progress (Tsar Bomba; but see Chernobyl), and so did missiles and some engineering and a few other fields. But compare Soviet science and technology to US science and tech over same period. The huge difference comes from openness, freedom, and public investment.
August 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Yes their nuclear physics made great progress (Tsar Bomba; but see Chernobyl), and so did missiles and some engineering and a few other fields. But compare Soviet science and technology to US science and tech over same period. The huge difference comes from openness, freedom, and public investment.
Very few things could get me to the verge of tears on my commute, but this is one of them!
I made a special episode of Strong Songs about my dad, and the band he played in back in the 60s. 🎶 🥁
I'm very proud of it. Making it showed me how music can bring the people we've lost back to life, however briefly. Thanks to everyone who's listened, and shared stories of their own parents. 💛
I'm very proud of it. Making it showed me how music can bring the people we've lost back to life, however briefly. Thanks to everyone who's listened, and shared stories of their own parents. 💛
S07 BONUS - A Song For My Father
THE APOCALYPSE WERE:Tony Capuano - Guitar, Lead VocalsJohn Shorb - Alto SaxGene Meros - Tenor SaxGreg Novik - Bass, Backing Vocals (guitar on Stormy Monday)Oggie Hamilton - Drums, Backing Vocals Featu...
strongsongspodcast.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Very few things could get me to the verge of tears on my commute, but this is one of them!
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Guy who was convicted on 34 counts of first‑degree falsification of business records says the numbers were rigged.
August 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Guy who was convicted on 34 counts of first‑degree falsification of business records says the numbers were rigged.
@fivefourpod.bsky.social so, are you all planning on becoming a daily podcast anytime soon, or…
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@fivefourpod.bsky.social so, are you all planning on becoming a daily podcast anytime soon, or…
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Meet the Yas Queen! Chess Club, a chess club for people of all genders who feel underrepresented in traditional chess clubs - proudly women-led and LGBTQ+ friendly. #pride #pridemonth
The Yas Queen! Chess Club meets in various parts of London. All allies are welcome!
➡️ www.yasqueen.uk
The Yas Queen! Chess Club meets in various parts of London. All allies are welcome!
➡️ www.yasqueen.uk
June 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Meet the Yas Queen! Chess Club, a chess club for people of all genders who feel underrepresented in traditional chess clubs - proudly women-led and LGBTQ+ friendly. #pride #pridemonth
The Yas Queen! Chess Club meets in various parts of London. All allies are welcome!
➡️ www.yasqueen.uk
The Yas Queen! Chess Club meets in various parts of London. All allies are welcome!
➡️ www.yasqueen.uk
@rincewind.run a suggestion for today’s QOTD? Page 195 of Small Gods:
I wish I could’ve posted it yesterday.
I wish I could’ve posted it yesterday.
June 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
@rincewind.run a suggestion for today’s QOTD? Page 195 of Small Gods:
I wish I could’ve posted it yesterday.
I wish I could’ve posted it yesterday.
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If you are interested in supporting NASA science and exploration, and saving it from capricious budget cuts, here's one thing you can do: sign this petition being sent to Senate and House members of their respective appropriations committees. Two days left to sign!
www.planetary.org/advocacy-act...
www.planetary.org/advocacy-act...
Advocacy Action Center
The Planetary Society is organizing a new space constituency that is educated, empowered, and loud.
www.planetary.org
June 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If you are interested in supporting NASA science and exploration, and saving it from capricious budget cuts, here's one thing you can do: sign this petition being sent to Senate and House members of their respective appropriations committees. Two days left to sign!
www.planetary.org/advocacy-act...
www.planetary.org/advocacy-act...
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None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested
Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
@samfromwendover.bsky.social As someone with a package currently in USPS rides around North Carolina, I’d love an explainer video about USPS distribution centers!
Why in the world is Gastonia, NC the Bermuda Triangle for small boxes?
Why in the world is Gastonia, NC the Bermuda Triangle for small boxes?
May 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
@samfromwendover.bsky.social As someone with a package currently in USPS rides around North Carolina, I’d love an explainer video about USPS distribution centers!
Why in the world is Gastonia, NC the Bermuda Triangle for small boxes?
Why in the world is Gastonia, NC the Bermuda Triangle for small boxes?
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the difference between x and bluesky is that when your post goes viral beyond your usual audience, instead of your comments being full of nazis it’s like a thousand gen X women who have no idea what you’re talking about being like “wow this is so beautiful 😍😍😍 love from minnesota 🫶”
May 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
the difference between x and bluesky is that when your post goes viral beyond your usual audience, instead of your comments being full of nazis it’s like a thousand gen X women who have no idea what you’re talking about being like “wow this is so beautiful 😍😍😍 love from minnesota 🫶”
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Hardcoded credentials in the Signal archiving tool used by the White House is a five-alarm security dumpster fire.
The source code for the TM SGNL apps (basically a backdoored version of Signal used by Trump officials) is public! Since it's open source, I've pushed it to github for easier research micahflee.com/heres-the-so...
Here's the source code for the unofficial Signal app used by Trump officials
Yesterday, I published an analysis of what I could publicly find about TM SGNL, the obscure and unofficial Signal app used by Mike Waltz, and presumably also by Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, ...
micahflee.com
May 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hardcoded credentials in the Signal archiving tool used by the White House is a five-alarm security dumpster fire.
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Mahmoud Khalil's new op-ed from detention—
"Faced with a movement for divestment they couldn't crush, your trustees opted to set fire to the institution they're entrusted with…History will redeem us, while those who were content to wait on the sidelines will be forever remembered for their silence."
"Faced with a movement for divestment they couldn't crush, your trustees opted to set fire to the institution they're entrusted with…History will redeem us, while those who were content to wait on the sidelines will be forever remembered for their silence."
April 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Mahmoud Khalil's new op-ed from detention—
"Faced with a movement for divestment they couldn't crush, your trustees opted to set fire to the institution they're entrusted with…History will redeem us, while those who were content to wait on the sidelines will be forever remembered for their silence."
"Faced with a movement for divestment they couldn't crush, your trustees opted to set fire to the institution they're entrusted with…History will redeem us, while those who were content to wait on the sidelines will be forever remembered for their silence."
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my husband just sent me this
March 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
my husband just sent me this
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The Trump administration revoked the visa of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk days before she was swarmed by the masked ICE agents that took her into custody, but never notified her.
Tufts student was not notified her visa was revoked shortly before masked ICE agents arrested her, defense says - The Boston Globe
President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were named in an updated habeas petition and civil complaint filed Friday in Boston by an attorney for detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk, records...
www.bostonglobe.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Trump administration revoked the visa of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk days before she was swarmed by the masked ICE agents that took her into custody, but never notified her.
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Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
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With RFK Jr. leading HHS, the spread of misinformation at the highest levels of govt is a real threat to public health. But science still exists. Here’s what you can do:
1. Follow and support science communicators
2. Advocate for evidence-based policies
3. Stay engaged and push for accountability
1. Follow and support science communicators
2. Advocate for evidence-based policies
3. Stay engaged and push for accountability
February 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
With RFK Jr. leading HHS, the spread of misinformation at the highest levels of govt is a real threat to public health. But science still exists. Here’s what you can do:
1. Follow and support science communicators
2. Advocate for evidence-based policies
3. Stay engaged and push for accountability
1. Follow and support science communicators
2. Advocate for evidence-based policies
3. Stay engaged and push for accountability
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The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
February 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
@fivefourpod.bsky.social wow - just reading about the story of Carl Braden - it seems like it could make for a strong episode!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braden_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Br...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braden_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Br...
Braden v. United States - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
@fivefourpod.bsky.social wow - just reading about the story of Carl Braden - it seems like it could make for a strong episode!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braden_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Br...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braden_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Br...
Just got our version of @jetlagthegame.bsky.social ‘s Hide and Seek!! So excited to play!
@thewheatgerm.bsky.social - any thoughts on using a city’s bike share system? Boston has a ton of Bluebike locations, and we think a small game using that would be fun!
@thewheatgerm.bsky.social - any thoughts on using a city’s bike share system? Boston has a ton of Bluebike locations, and we think a small game using that would be fun!
February 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just got our version of @jetlagthegame.bsky.social ‘s Hide and Seek!! So excited to play!
@thewheatgerm.bsky.social - any thoughts on using a city’s bike share system? Boston has a ton of Bluebike locations, and we think a small game using that would be fun!
@thewheatgerm.bsky.social - any thoughts on using a city’s bike share system? Boston has a ton of Bluebike locations, and we think a small game using that would be fun!
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State AGs are looking for federal workers who have just been illegally fired to stand as litigants in a new lawsuit trying to freeze further action by DOGE.
DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.
DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.
February 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
State AGs are looking for federal workers who have just been illegally fired to stand as litigants in a new lawsuit trying to freeze further action by DOGE.
DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.
DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.