The Bear Republic
@lmpollard.bsky.social
Loyal human companion to doggo and catto. Foodie. Gamer. Traveler. Marine. Not necessarily in that order.
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I think it's important to continuously reiterate that federal science funding grants in the US (and elsewhere) are made because the government, with the input of panels of independent experts, have concluded that the work being done is IN THE INTEREST OF THE NATION.
When the Trump administration froze this Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist's research funding, he received an email from China offering to relocate his lab to any city and university of his choice, with guaranteed funding for 20 years.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I think it's important to continuously reiterate that federal science funding grants in the US (and elsewhere) are made because the government, with the input of panels of independent experts, have concluded that the work being done is IN THE INTEREST OF THE NATION.
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Bellingcat CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:
June 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Bellingcat CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:
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housing??
along a canal??
and it's not detached?
seattle could never
along a canal??
and it's not detached?
seattle could never
June 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
housing??
along a canal??
and it's not detached?
seattle could never
along a canal??
and it's not detached?
seattle could never
But what happened to the shark? Goddamn I hate humans sometimes.
A Florida fisherman was charged with animal cruelty after a video showed him stabbing a shark multiple times, according to the authorities. The video was shared online with a caption that reads “bud broke my rod.”
Florida Fisherman Charged in Shark Stabbing
A video showing a charter fisherman attacking the shark included the caption “bud broke my rod.” The man was charged with animal cruelty.
trib.al
June 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
But what happened to the shark? Goddamn I hate humans sometimes.
This!
this piece from @ebwhamilton.bsky.social is spot on.
cities should be for families, too. access to schools, universities, daycare, medical facilities, jobs, parks, amenities...
we need better family-friendly homes in dense housing. single stair solves this!
www.governing.com/urban/high-d...
cities should be for families, too. access to schools, universities, daycare, medical facilities, jobs, parks, amenities...
we need better family-friendly homes in dense housing. single stair solves this!
www.governing.com/urban/high-d...
High-Density Housing Is for Families, Too — and We Need More of It
Not everyone who wants to live in a dense walkable neighborhood is able to do so. A morass of regulations stands in the way.
www.governing.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This!
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We were spared the embarrassment.
June 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We were spared the embarrassment.
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Weird how Republicans say they’re worried about Big Tech and government overreach...until it’s Elon Musk.
We tried to subpoena him over privacy concerns and data abuse.
They blocked us.
They’re not doing oversight—they’re doing cover-ups.
We tried to subpoena him over privacy concerns and data abuse.
They blocked us.
They’re not doing oversight—they’re doing cover-ups.
June 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Weird how Republicans say they’re worried about Big Tech and government overreach...until it’s Elon Musk.
We tried to subpoena him over privacy concerns and data abuse.
They blocked us.
They’re not doing oversight—they’re doing cover-ups.
We tried to subpoena him over privacy concerns and data abuse.
They blocked us.
They’re not doing oversight—they’re doing cover-ups.
Snort!
How am I meant to sleep with memes like this popping up on my feed??
June 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Snort!
This guy and a box of rocks share the same EQ.
How has Cantor Fitzgerald been around so long
KENNEDY: If Vietnam came to you and said, 'You win. We're gonna remove all tariffs and all trade barriers. Would the US please do the same?" Would you accept that deal?
LUTNICK: Absolutely not. That would be the silliest thing we could do
KENNEDY: What's the purpose of reciprocity then?
LUTNICK: Absolutely not. That would be the silliest thing we could do
KENNEDY: What's the purpose of reciprocity then?
June 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This guy and a box of rocks share the same EQ.
Yet Egypt, the country of origin of the Boulder terrorist, is not on it, which reminds me of how Saudi Arabia enjoyed a full and rich life after 9/11.
Twelve countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, are grappling with the news that President Trump had barred them from traveling to the U.S., reviving a travel ban from his first term. Here are the latest updates.
Trump Signs Travel Ban on 12 Countries: Live Updates and Reaction
The order, which primarily targets countries in Africa and the Middle East, revives an effort from President Trump’s first term that led to chaos and court battles.
trib.al
June 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Yet Egypt, the country of origin of the Boulder terrorist, is not on it, which reminds me of how Saudi Arabia enjoyed a full and rich life after 9/11.
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✨ Great response by Amy McGrath. Thank you for not pulling any punches and always supporting your fellow vets.
June 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
✨ Great response by Amy McGrath. Thank you for not pulling any punches and always supporting your fellow vets.
Greeeeaaat
If you think the seasons are feeling… different, you may be right.
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Ecological and evolutionary consequences of changing seasonality
Climate change and other anthropogenic drivers alter seasonal regimes across freshwater, terrestrial, and marine biomes. Seasonal patterns affect ecological and evolutionary processes at different eco...
www.science.org
May 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Greeeeaaat
I think this is cool, and I love mixed use spaces
has anyone seen the floor plans from this winning competition proposal by studio libeskind, for social housing in paris?
www.archdaily.com/1027581/stud...
www.archdaily.com/1027581/stud...
Studio Libeskind Wins Competition to Transform Issy-les-Moulineaux Station Area in Paris with a Mixed-Use Building
Studio Libeskind and La Compagnie de Phalsbourg have won the competition to design a mixed-use building facing a new train station in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris
www.archdaily.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I think this is cool, and I love mixed use spaces
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It’s hard to put into words just how comprehensively this bill is going to hurt public colleges and universities in Texas—especially UT.
Texas legislators just passed a bill that
gives politically-appointed regents control over faculty curriculum, hiring, & governance. It does what they accuse academics of doing: privileging ideas, biases, & agendas on political grounds, & silencing those that do not follow their ideology.
gives politically-appointed regents control over faculty curriculum, hiring, & governance. It does what they accuse academics of doing: privileging ideas, biases, & agendas on political grounds, & silencing those that do not follow their ideology.
Political appointees would have more control over Texas universities’ courses and hiring under bill OK’d by House
Senate Bill 37 would give more power to university regents, who are appointed by the governor, to vet and veto new curricula and administrators.
www.texastribune.org
May 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It’s hard to put into words just how comprehensively this bill is going to hurt public colleges and universities in Texas—especially UT.
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Wow. This is major news. Judges discuss moving the U.S. marshals from the executive to the judicial branch. Not only would they protect judges from trump threats, but it would also make it easier for courts to order marshals to carry out court orders.
“Judges Weigh Taking Control of Their Own Security Amid Threats” — because the Marshals answer to Trump, per this extraordinary scoop from @WSJ.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com
May 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Wow. This is major news. Judges discuss moving the U.S. marshals from the executive to the judicial branch. Not only would they protect judges from trump threats, but it would also make it easier for courts to order marshals to carry out court orders.
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Several guests who attended Trump's crypto dinner last night said they attended with the explicit intent of influencing him and U.S. financial regulations.
Trump is selling access to our government to the highest bidder while lining his own pockets.
It's all out in the open.
Trump is selling access to our government to the highest bidder while lining his own pockets.
It's all out in the open.
May 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Several guests who attended Trump's crypto dinner last night said they attended with the explicit intent of influencing him and U.S. financial regulations.
Trump is selling access to our government to the highest bidder while lining his own pockets.
It's all out in the open.
Trump is selling access to our government to the highest bidder while lining his own pockets.
It's all out in the open.
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Breaking News: A judge blocked a Trump administration move to bar Harvard University from admitting international students, hours after the school filed suit.
Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar International Students at Harvard
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Breaking News: A judge blocked a Trump administration move to bar Harvard University from admitting international students, hours after the school filed suit.
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Harvard University's foreign students reel from Trump administration ban
Harvard University's foreign students reel from Trump administration ban
Harvard has around 6,800 foreign students currently - a third are from China, and more than 700 are Indian.
www.bbc.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Harvard University's foreign students reel from Trump administration ban
Good doggo!
This is Vino. Yes, he farts every morning before breakfast. Yes, they still sometimes surprise him. 13/10
May 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Good doggo!
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Since Trump’s mouthpiece Karoline Leavitt just lied that it won’t increase the deficit, here’s Republican Sen. Ron Johnson saying “This will increase the deficit by $4 TRILLION” and “absolutely” cut Medicaid.
They lie as easily as they breathe. Not that anyone is surprised.
They lie as easily as they breathe. Not that anyone is surprised.
May 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Since Trump’s mouthpiece Karoline Leavitt just lied that it won’t increase the deficit, here’s Republican Sen. Ron Johnson saying “This will increase the deficit by $4 TRILLION” and “absolutely” cut Medicaid.
They lie as easily as they breathe. Not that anyone is surprised.
They lie as easily as they breathe. Not that anyone is surprised.
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this letter is good for so many reasons but the best one is that it highlights just how much randos who obsess over this are weird as hell (the walz thing worked for a reason...it's weird to care this much about what kids are doing when its their business!)
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
this letter is good for so many reasons but the best one is that it highlights just how much randos who obsess over this are weird as hell (the walz thing worked for a reason...it's weird to care this much about what kids are doing when its their business!)
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This is part of a Trump Day One EO. He shut down the refugee resettlement program and said that it could only come back once the program had been changed “to admit only those refugees who can fully and appropriately assimilate into the United States.”
For Trump, that means Afrikaners.
For Trump, that means Afrikaners.
May 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is part of a Trump Day One EO. He shut down the refugee resettlement program and said that it could only come back once the program had been changed “to admit only those refugees who can fully and appropriately assimilate into the United States.”
For Trump, that means Afrikaners.
For Trump, that means Afrikaners.
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'Planet Pirouette'
1,500 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & retimed to create this video footage of the Optimal Propellant Maneuver by ISS on 7th April 2025, music by Stellardrone. Cropped and edited from 8m34s 4k original.
Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
1,500 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & retimed to create this video footage of the Optimal Propellant Maneuver by ISS on 7th April 2025, music by Stellardrone. Cropped and edited from 8m34s 4k original.
Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
May 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Creating a problem and then demanding praise for fixing it.
A pattern.
A pattern.
Excellent NYT graphic.
In the space of about 3 months, tariffs on China:
-- doubled;
-- went up ≈ 2.5X from there;
-- roughly doubled again;
-- went up ≈ 40% from there;
-- and now have dropped ≈ 80% from the peak -- but are still 3X what they were in February.
www.nytimes.com/article/trum...
In the space of about 3 months, tariffs on China:
-- doubled;
-- went up ≈ 2.5X from there;
-- roughly doubled again;
-- went up ≈ 40% from there;
-- and now have dropped ≈ 80% from the peak -- but are still 3X what they were in February.
www.nytimes.com/article/trum...
May 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Creating a problem and then demanding praise for fixing it.
A pattern.
A pattern.