Prof. Linda French
@lfrench.bsky.social
Astronomer. Asteroid 3506 French. Illinois Wesleyan Univ. Prof. AAS Legacy Fellow. Former NSF Program Officer. Hiker, LFC supporter.
Us secretary of state
October 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Us secretary of state
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More good work by Greg Sargent
JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule
He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
More good work by Greg Sargent
Garnacho dive, but Bradley needs to watch it.
October 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Garnacho dive, but Bradley needs to watch it.
That was more like it.
October 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
That was more like it.
I was afraid Liverpool were going to get Tarkovsky’d again like last year at Goodison.
September 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I was afraid Liverpool were going to get Tarkovsky’d again like last year at Goodison.
Let ‘em hang around and that’s what happens. We should have had about four by now.
September 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Let ‘em hang around and that’s what happens. We should have had about four by now.
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If you haven’t seen this, it’s about time you did.
Sound up!
Sound up!
August 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you haven’t seen this, it’s about time you did.
Sound up!
Sound up!
Let ‘em hang around and that’s what happens.
August 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Let ‘em hang around and that’s what happens.
I don’t think Alisson has to worry. That really sucked.
July 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I don’t think Alisson has to worry. That really sucked.
It’s a bad day when the news breaking in about the Sean Combs trial is an improvement on the stories about the Big Bad Bill and Alligator Alcatraz.
July 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It’s a bad day when the news breaking in about the Sean Combs trial is an improvement on the stories about the Big Bad Bill and Alligator Alcatraz.
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Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
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What a goal from Szobo!
May 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
What a goal from Szobo!
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Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
April 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
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True facts are true
April 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
True facts are true
Cometh the hour, cometh Our Virg.
a soccer player wearing a red jersey with the letter s on it
ALT: a soccer player wearing a red jersey with the letter s on it
media.tenor.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Cometh the hour, cometh Our Virg.
Thank you, Virg!!
April 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thank you, Virg!!
Mo to Lucio! So easy!
April 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Mo to Lucio! So easy!
What has happened to our defense?
April 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
What has happened to our defense?
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
April 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
Pickford’s gonna Pickford.
April 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Pickford’s gonna Pickford.
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.