Ryan Shepheard (he/him)
@rsheph.bsky.social
Boston-based doc editor and filmmaker. Amateur musician, occasional photographer, proud dad.
Founder of @synapsepost.bsky.social and @pioneer3.bsky.social
Founder of @synapsepost.bsky.social and @pioneer3.bsky.social
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Welp....
September 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Welp....
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Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
n.pr
September 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Wow, heck yes! Can we just go ahead and make it another multi-state coalition, pool resources?
Democratic lawmakers in California want the state to restore funding for scientific research that has been slashed by the Trump administration, creating an ambitious plan to use tens of billions of dollars in voter-approved bonds to fill the void.
California’s $23 Billion Plan to Restore Federal Cuts to Scientific Research
Democrats are calling for the creation of a state equivalent of the National Institutes of Health, but first state lawmakers and then voters would need to approve it.
nyti.ms
September 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Wow, heck yes! Can we just go ahead and make it another multi-state coalition, pool resources?
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Actually WWII was a hallucination that just got way out of control.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/good-7
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/c/ZachWeiner...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/good-7
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/c/ZachWeiner...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
August 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Actually WWII was a hallucination that just got way out of control.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/good-7
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/c/ZachWeiner...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/good-7
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/c/ZachWeiner...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
This is beyond short-sighted, tipping into insanity. How do you “eliminate” a scientific finding? Even blindfolding yourself (because seeing gets in the way of profit) doesn’t make you un-see a fundamental, species-threatening truth.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This is beyond short-sighted, tipping into insanity. How do you “eliminate” a scientific finding? Even blindfolding yourself (because seeing gets in the way of profit) doesn’t make you un-see a fundamental, species-threatening truth.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
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On July 8, from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. the House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology will host an event titled, "The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants".
Researchers will present their work canceled by the Trump administration. 🧪
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
Researchers will present their work canceled by the Trump administration. 🧪
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
Congressional Event: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants
The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants.
nasawatch.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
On July 8, from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. the House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology will host an event titled, "The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants".
Researchers will present their work canceled by the Trump administration. 🧪
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
Researchers will present their work canceled by the Trump administration. 🧪
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
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The White House took down a website hosting the nation's top report on how climate change is affecting the United States.
The White House took down the nation's top climate report. You can still find it here
The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.
n.pr
July 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The White House took down a website hosting the nation's top report on how climate change is affecting the United States.
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This isn’t over yet. Spread the word.
Republicans' Big, Beautiful Bill would:
— Kick 16 million off their health care
— Close 1 out of 4 nursing homes
— Hike your energy bills
— Add at least $4 trillion to the national debt
It’s a gift to the rich and a disaster for families.
Republicans' Big, Beautiful Bill would:
— Kick 16 million off their health care
— Close 1 out of 4 nursing homes
— Hike your energy bills
— Add at least $4 trillion to the national debt
It’s a gift to the rich and a disaster for families.
June 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This isn’t over yet. Spread the word.
Republicans' Big, Beautiful Bill would:
— Kick 16 million off their health care
— Close 1 out of 4 nursing homes
— Hike your energy bills
— Add at least $4 trillion to the national debt
It’s a gift to the rich and a disaster for families.
Republicans' Big, Beautiful Bill would:
— Kick 16 million off their health care
— Close 1 out of 4 nursing homes
— Hike your energy bills
— Add at least $4 trillion to the national debt
It’s a gift to the rich and a disaster for families.
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As a brutal heat wave overtakes much of the country, almost every single state lacks universal air conditioning in their prisons, where temperatures can exceed 120 degrees.
This isn’t an issue of comfort or luxury — it's an issue of life or death for many incarcerated people.
This isn’t an issue of comfort or luxury — it's an issue of life or death for many incarcerated people.
June 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As a brutal heat wave overtakes much of the country, almost every single state lacks universal air conditioning in their prisons, where temperatures can exceed 120 degrees.
This isn’t an issue of comfort or luxury — it's an issue of life or death for many incarcerated people.
This isn’t an issue of comfort or luxury — it's an issue of life or death for many incarcerated people.
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The woman who shouted "people will die" at Joni Ernst, India May, is a nurse and a librarian who first got involved in politics by going to a town hall about bills aiming to defund libraries.
Now she's running for state house.
eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Now she's running for state house.
eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
June 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The woman who shouted "people will die" at Joni Ernst, India May, is a nurse and a librarian who first got involved in politics by going to a town hall about bills aiming to defund libraries.
Now she's running for state house.
eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Now she's running for state house.
eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
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May 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Reminder:
Trump cut $1.8 billion from health research, including pediatric cancer research, and his family diverted money raised for a kids’ cancer charity to their own businesses.
Funding cures for pediatric cancer is more effective than praying for the kids suffering from it.
Trump cut $1.8 billion from health research, including pediatric cancer research, and his family diverted money raised for a kids’ cancer charity to their own businesses.
Funding cures for pediatric cancer is more effective than praying for the kids suffering from it.
May 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Reminder:
Trump cut $1.8 billion from health research, including pediatric cancer research, and his family diverted money raised for a kids’ cancer charity to their own businesses.
Funding cures for pediatric cancer is more effective than praying for the kids suffering from it.
Trump cut $1.8 billion from health research, including pediatric cancer research, and his family diverted money raised for a kids’ cancer charity to their own businesses.
Funding cures for pediatric cancer is more effective than praying for the kids suffering from it.
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Vouchers are directly responsible for some of the largest student achievement drops ever recorded and mostly go to parents with kids already in private school. www.aft.org/vouchers
May 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Vouchers are directly responsible for some of the largest student achievement drops ever recorded and mostly go to parents with kids already in private school. www.aft.org/vouchers
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Paraburkholderia fungorum... WTF is that?
Exactly. You’ve (thankfully) never heard of him—we hadn't either.
He's a rare soil bacteria that somehow ended up in ultrasound gel. Thanks to CDC’s lab sleuths, he got ID’d fast—before causing more serious harm.
Exactly. You’ve (thankfully) never heard of him—we hadn't either.
He's a rare soil bacteria that somehow ended up in ultrasound gel. Thanks to CDC’s lab sleuths, he got ID’d fast—before causing more serious harm.
CDC investigating reports of contaminated ultrasound gel | AHA News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is assisting in a multistate investigation on the use of contaminated non-sterile ultrasound gel for ultrasound-guided percutaneous procedures.
www.aha.org
May 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Paraburkholderia fungorum... WTF is that?
Exactly. You’ve (thankfully) never heard of him—we hadn't either.
He's a rare soil bacteria that somehow ended up in ultrasound gel. Thanks to CDC’s lab sleuths, he got ID’d fast—before causing more serious harm.
Exactly. You’ve (thankfully) never heard of him—we hadn't either.
He's a rare soil bacteria that somehow ended up in ultrasound gel. Thanks to CDC’s lab sleuths, he got ID’d fast—before causing more serious harm.
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BREAKING: 50 of the 240 Venezuelan men that President Trump deported to the CECOT megaprison have been identified as legal residents.
Trump Was Lying—He Deported a Lot of Legal Immigrants to El Salvador
A new report reveals that Trump sent dozens of legal immigrants to be imprisoned in El Salvador.
newrepublic.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
BREAKING: 50 of the 240 Venezuelan men that President Trump deported to the CECOT megaprison have been identified as legal residents.
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Time to add Capsize Chipotle to the Tesla Takedown.
Imagine choosing RIGHT NOW to tie yourself to Elon's sinking ship 🤦 Time to find a new burrito joint friends #teslatakedown
techcrunch.com/2025/05/16/c...
techcrunch.com/2025/05/16/c...
Chipotle president Jack Hartung joins Tesla’s board ahead of Tesla Diner launch | TechCrunch
Veteran Chipotle executive Jack Hartung was appointed a member of Tesla’s board of directors Thursday, according to a Tesla filing with the SEC.
techcrunch.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Time to add Capsize Chipotle to the Tesla Takedown.
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Musk's lackeys just rigged the rules to make it nearly impossible for shareholders to block a massive giveaway to Elon or hold the board accountable for failing to look out for shareholders' best interest. No responsible investor should hold this stock #teslatakedown
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/t...
Tesla limits investors' ability to sue over breach of fiduciary duties
Tesla announced a change to its corporate bylaws that will limit shareholders ability to sue the company.
www.cnbc.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Musk's lackeys just rigged the rules to make it nearly impossible for shareholders to block a massive giveaway to Elon or hold the board accountable for failing to look out for shareholders' best interest. No responsible investor should hold this stock #teslatakedown
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/t...
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This administration, through RFK Jr., is gutting US public health and biomedical research.
RFK Jr: “We will create an honest, unbiased, gold-standard science at HHS, accountable to the President, to Congress, and the American people.”
Here is the list of cuts not advertised or reviewed but instead pieced together by us from leaks. The programs in bold (most) have ALREADY been cut.
Here is the list of cuts not advertised or reviewed but instead pieced together by us from leaks. The programs in bold (most) have ALREADY been cut.
May 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This administration, through RFK Jr., is gutting US public health and biomedical research.
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This decision is antithetical to public health. COVID-19 in pregnancy, particularly in the third trimester, is extremely dangerous and aside from the elderly infants younger than 6 months have the highest risk of hospitalization from COVID. They are critically dependent on maternal antibodies.
Exclusive | HHS to Stop Recommending Routine Covid Shots for Children, Pregnant Women
CDC currently recommends that everyone six months and older receive the vaccines
www.wsj.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This decision is antithetical to public health. COVID-19 in pregnancy, particularly in the third trimester, is extremely dangerous and aside from the elderly infants younger than 6 months have the highest risk of hospitalization from COVID. They are critically dependent on maternal antibodies.
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Paul Ryan, when he was speaker, wanted to scrap the social security benefits he received as a kid that helped him go to college. This is more of the same, pulling up the drawbridge to limit opportunities for the country as a whole.
Nearly every higher ed-related provision in the House’s proposed reconciliation bill will make higher ed more expensive for students. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Assessing What Reconciliation Means for Higher Ed
House committees put the finishing touches on their sections of the reconciliation megabill early this week. Now, all the pieces of the puzzle are laid out, and higher ed experts say the picture is gr...
www.insidehighered.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Paul Ryan, when he was speaker, wanted to scrap the social security benefits he received as a kid that helped him go to college. This is more of the same, pulling up the drawbridge to limit opportunities for the country as a whole.
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Happy Mother's Day
May 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Happy Mother's Day
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The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is a warning sign of just how far Trump and his allies are willing to go to silence dissent. This is not normal. It’s authoritarian behavior, plain and simple.
New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says | CNN
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said.
www.cnn.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is a warning sign of just how far Trump and his allies are willing to go to silence dissent. This is not normal. It’s authoritarian behavior, plain and simple.
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My daddy didn’t have a BC until the military gave him one.
This is because many Black people were born at HOME during Jim Crow apartheid b/c doctors didn’t allow Black people to go to or even become doctors.
Chris Rock spoke about his mama having to go to a veterinarian to get dental care
This is because many Black people were born at HOME during Jim Crow apartheid b/c doctors didn’t allow Black people to go to or even become doctors.
Chris Rock spoke about his mama having to go to a veterinarian to get dental care
Black woman born during segregation was never issued a birth certificate and can't get a Real ID.
May 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My daddy didn’t have a BC until the military gave him one.
This is because many Black people were born at HOME during Jim Crow apartheid b/c doctors didn’t allow Black people to go to or even become doctors.
Chris Rock spoke about his mama having to go to a veterinarian to get dental care
This is because many Black people were born at HOME during Jim Crow apartheid b/c doctors didn’t allow Black people to go to or even become doctors.
Chris Rock spoke about his mama having to go to a veterinarian to get dental care