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Dad, Economist, Computer Scientist, Photographer. Supporter of democracy.
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It's long been clear there's a common denominator to a lot of the institutions Trump picks as enemies: Journalists, Universities, Courts, the Intelligence Community. All independent sources of facts & information that might conflict with his fabricated reality. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The New Dark Age
The Trump administration has launched an attack on knowledge itself.
www.theatlantic.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It's long been clear there's a common denominator to a lot of the institutions Trump picks as enemies: Journalists, Universities, Courts, the Intelligence Community. All independent sources of facts & information that might conflict with his fabricated reality. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn them. This was such a promising direction and now the neanderthals in charge of everything in this country and trying to kill us all.
This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.reuters.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn them. This was such a promising direction and now the neanderthals in charge of everything in this country and trying to kill us all.
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In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
May 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
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Rally in support of the National Institutes of Health, Saturday, March 8, 11 am, Medical Center Metro Station in Bethesda. Join us to protest the Trump-Musk Administration’s reckless attacks on the NIH. RSVP at www.mobilize.us/mddems/event... .
Defend the National Institutes of Health: March 8 in Bethesda · Maryland Democratic Party
Defend the National Institutes of Health. Stand up for Science.
March 8 • Maryland Democratic Party Weekend of Action • Bethesda
Join Congressional and Maryland leaders and advocates to protest the T...
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March 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Rally in support of the National Institutes of Health, Saturday, March 8, 11 am, Medical Center Metro Station in Bethesda. Join us to protest the Trump-Musk Administration’s reckless attacks on the NIH. RSVP at www.mobilize.us/mddems/event... .
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It’s surreal that I have to go to a foreign leader to hear someone describe the full derangement and malignancy of my own president in plain language, because our own “free press” and opposition leaders won’t do it. Bravo Trudeau
Trudeau: "He talked about banking again today in a tweet, which doesn't make any sense because 16 banks are currently active in Canada holding about $113b worth of assets in this country... what he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that'll make it easier to annex us."
March 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It’s surreal that I have to go to a foreign leader to hear someone describe the full derangement and malignancy of my own president in plain language, because our own “free press” and opposition leaders won’t do it. Bravo Trudeau
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This is what’s happening! It’s the Main Cause! This is why the world has gone insane! Not economic alienation or material conditions or any of it. The fragmentation of the information system into a meme-driven bias reinforcement machine is the problem stancilculture.substack.com/p/the-intern...
February 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is what’s happening! It’s the Main Cause! This is why the world has gone insane! Not economic alienation or material conditions or any of it. The fragmentation of the information system into a meme-driven bias reinforcement machine is the problem stancilculture.substack.com/p/the-intern...
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Yes it’s true that simply eliminating the Palestinians as the first step in a megalomaniacal plan to make Gaza an American state would “disrupt the tired diplomatic paradigm,” in the same way we could “disrupt tired diplomacy” with Iran by nuking every inch of Iran into glass
February 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yes it’s true that simply eliminating the Palestinians as the first step in a megalomaniacal plan to make Gaza an American state would “disrupt the tired diplomatic paradigm,” in the same way we could “disrupt tired diplomacy” with Iran by nuking every inch of Iran into glass
It’s lose-lose and for no reason whatsoever. Even the stated justifications are bogus.
Compared with any other major country, the United States has been extremely fortunate in its two immediate neighbors, Canada and Mexico.
Now, incredibly, it is declaring economic war on both of them. This is a war no one can win, and from which tens of millions will lose.
This is insanity.
Now, incredibly, it is declaring economic war on both of them. This is a war no one can win, and from which tens of millions will lose.
This is insanity.
February 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It’s lose-lose and for no reason whatsoever. Even the stated justifications are bogus.
Well then, let's see what this is about
November 19, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Well then, let's see what this is about