John Sicat
@johnsicat.bsky.social
Subpar writer, editor, and photographer. Passionate artist. Exhausted parent.
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Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was arrested by ICE agents after he tried to steer a migrant out of the building to avoid his arrest. Lander was released several hours later on Tuesday afternoon. https://trib.al/lyVFPlP
June 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was arrested by ICE agents after he tried to steer a migrant out of the building to avoid his arrest. Lander was released several hours later on Tuesday afternoon. https://trib.al/lyVFPlP
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How did bromance turn so quickly into breakup?
What's Trump's rebound play?
Who gets custody of JD Vance?
@rbreich.bsky.social & Michael Lahanas-Calderón discuss The Donald's latest divorce on today's Coffee Klatch.
What's Trump's rebound play?
Who gets custody of JD Vance?
@rbreich.bsky.social & Michael Lahanas-Calderón discuss The Donald's latest divorce on today's Coffee Klatch.
Who Gets Custody of JD Vance? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
June 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
How did bromance turn so quickly into breakup?
What's Trump's rebound play?
Who gets custody of JD Vance?
@rbreich.bsky.social & Michael Lahanas-Calderón discuss The Donald's latest divorce on today's Coffee Klatch.
What's Trump's rebound play?
Who gets custody of JD Vance?
@rbreich.bsky.social & Michael Lahanas-Calderón discuss The Donald's latest divorce on today's Coffee Klatch.
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A federal judge gave a former intelligence officer in the Washington police an 18-month sentence for leaking details of an investigation to Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys, and lying about it later.
D.C. Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Leaks to Proud Boys’ Leader
A federal judge gave Lt. Shane Lamond an 18-month sentence for leaking details of an investigation to Enrique Tarrio, the far-right group’s former leader, and lying about it later.
trib.al
June 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A federal judge gave a former intelligence officer in the Washington police an 18-month sentence for leaking details of an investigation to Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys, and lying about it later.
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reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals
The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.
www.politico.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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Guess after a career of doing climate research funded by NSF I must be in deep shit now!
❄️🧪💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#science
🧪 🌎 🔬 ⚒️
#geosky
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
❄️🧪💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#science
🧪 🌎 🔬 ⚒️
#geosky
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
Wait, what the fuck?
These orgs applied for and received grants from the government, and now, because this administration chooses to pretend climate change doesn’t exist, they’re going to be accused of FRAUD? For work already done and paid for as the government directed?
These orgs applied for and received grants from the government, and now, because this administration chooses to pretend climate change doesn’t exist, they’re going to be accused of FRAUD? For work already done and paid for as the government directed?
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
newrepublic.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Guess after a career of doing climate research funded by NSF I must be in deep shit now!
❄️🧪💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#science
🧪 🌎 🔬 ⚒️
#geosky
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
❄️🧪💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#science
🧪 🌎 🔬 ⚒️
#geosky
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
In our household's Electoral College, Mom (10 votes) and the youngest (3 votes) are campaigning hard for a bunny, totaling 13 votes. Dad (me) stands firm against, holding 10 votes. The eldest (5 votes) and middle (3 votes) have yet to cast their ballots.
January 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In our household's Electoral College, Mom (10 votes) and the youngest (3 votes) are campaigning hard for a bunny, totaling 13 votes. Dad (me) stands firm against, holding 10 votes. The eldest (5 votes) and middle (3 votes) have yet to cast their ballots.
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Personally, I love it here 🦋 - and for science 🧪 its wonderful!
And its also increasingly getting better & better for other diverse and interesting random posts (non-science) as more and more join - lets hope the overall engagement and positivity remains!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
And its also increasingly getting better & better for other diverse and interesting random posts (non-science) as more and more join - lets hope the overall engagement and positivity remains!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.
www.nature.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Personally, I love it here 🦋 - and for science 🧪 its wonderful!
And its also increasingly getting better & better for other diverse and interesting random posts (non-science) as more and more join - lets hope the overall engagement and positivity remains!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
And its also increasingly getting better & better for other diverse and interesting random posts (non-science) as more and more join - lets hope the overall engagement and positivity remains!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…
tcrn.ch
January 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
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China’s biggest EV maker, BYD, built more electric cars than Tesla in 2024, signaling a global shift toward cheaper electric cars.
Why Chinese EVs are displacing Teslas
China’s biggest EV maker, BYD, built more electric cars than Tesla in 2024, signaling a global shift toward cheaper electric cars.
wapo.st
January 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
China’s biggest EV maker, BYD, built more electric cars than Tesla in 2024, signaling a global shift toward cheaper electric cars.
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Anyone who has ever been stuck next to that one uncle at family functions where you just have to sort of laugh and act amused to keep the peace understands exactly what is going on in this image.
January 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Anyone who has ever been stuck next to that one uncle at family functions where you just have to sort of laugh and act amused to keep the peace understands exactly what is going on in this image.
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Top Republicans, led by former president Donald Trump, are refusing to commit to accept November’s election results with six months until voters head to the polls, raising concerns that the country could see a repeat of the violent aftermath of Trump’s loss four years ago.
Top Republicans, led by Trump, refuse to commit to accept 2024 election results
One possible vice-presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), repeatedly declined to say whether he will accept the outcome.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 8, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Top Republicans, led by former president Donald Trump, are refusing to commit to accept November’s election results with six months until voters head to the polls, raising concerns that the country could see a repeat of the violent aftermath of Trump’s loss four years ago.
It's a profound irony that I find myself editing a magazine article about the importance of sleep at 3 a.m...
November 15, 2023 at 8:03 AM
It's a profound irony that I find myself editing a magazine article about the importance of sleep at 3 a.m...