- J -
@thepostfuture.bsky.social
anti-fascist psychonaut scientist and neo-classical absurdist. views are my own and not intended for mass consumption.
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Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
... and we are just 6 months in ...
July 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
... and we are just 6 months in ...
It has certainly felt like science and democracy have been under siege, but here are the receipts.
www.ucs.org/resources/sc...
www.ucs.org/resources/sc...
Science and Democracy Under Siege
This administration's first 6 months have been characterized by destruction, division, and chaos.
www.ucs.org
July 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It has certainly felt like science and democracy have been under siege, but here are the receipts.
www.ucs.org/resources/sc...
www.ucs.org/resources/sc...
Good article by Prof. Bruce Partridge on the cuts to funding for American science:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | These scientific advances were ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ Will they continue?
America has long led in research. Budget cuts could jeopardize that dominance.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Good article by Prof. Bruce Partridge on the cuts to funding for American science:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
This is like a bad dream in slow motion.
A few years back, we would have all been freaking out over a 10% budget cut. Now we have a 50% budget cut so the rich can get a tax break AND we can go further into debt. This is going to make America much less great...
www.planetary.org/articles/nas...
A few years back, we would have all been freaking out over a 10% budget cut. Now we have a 50% budget cut so the rich can get a tax break AND we can go further into debt. This is going to make America much less great...
www.planetary.org/articles/nas...
NASA's disastrous 2026 budget proposal in seven charts
The White House has put forward a radical, wasteful proposal for NASA. We have the data to prove it.
www.planetary.org
June 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is like a bad dream in slow motion.
A few years back, we would have all been freaking out over a 10% budget cut. Now we have a 50% budget cut so the rich can get a tax break AND we can go further into debt. This is going to make America much less great...
www.planetary.org/articles/nas...
A few years back, we would have all been freaking out over a 10% budget cut. Now we have a 50% budget cut so the rich can get a tax break AND we can go further into debt. This is going to make America much less great...
www.planetary.org/articles/nas...
This is so incredible fcked up
decimating science, education, and health ... for homeland security and more defense
decimating science, education, and health ... for homeland security and more defense
June 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is so incredible fcked up
decimating science, education, and health ... for homeland security and more defense
decimating science, education, and health ... for homeland security and more defense
I can't even tell what is real anymore
@deanblundell.bsky.social
deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...
@deanblundell.bsky.social
deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...
Trump Is Now Mandating His Cabinet/Loyalist Wear "Trump Golden Bust" Pins
The Golden Trump Ego Age Marches On
deanblundell.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I can't even tell what is real anymore
@deanblundell.bsky.social
deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...
@deanblundell.bsky.social
deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...
I always cheer when the stock market goes down.
Chait's arguments make me double happy.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Chait's arguments make me double happy.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Good News About Trump’s Tariffs
Authoritarian leaders are most dangerous when they’re popular. Wrecking the economy is unlikely to broaden Trump’s support.
www.theatlantic.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I always cheer when the stock market goes down.
Chait's arguments make me double happy.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Chait's arguments make me double happy.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
This was really good:
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/1...
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/1...
Winter is Coming : Throughline
Dinosaurs, Carl Sagan, and nuclear war. There was a moment in the not-so-distant past when we learned what drove the dinosaurs extinct — and that discovery, made during the Cold War, may have helped s...
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This was really good:
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/1...
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/1...
Reposted by - J -
we've now regressed back to the era of waking up, checking the news, and seeing crazy shit all over
I'm trying to remember what coping mechanisms I developed 6 years ago
I think I need to listen to more ambient, rocksteady, and beach boys
I'm trying to remember what coping mechanisms I developed 6 years ago
I think I need to listen to more ambient, rocksteady, and beach boys
February 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
we've now regressed back to the era of waking up, checking the news, and seeing crazy shit all over
I'm trying to remember what coping mechanisms I developed 6 years ago
I think I need to listen to more ambient, rocksteady, and beach boys
I'm trying to remember what coping mechanisms I developed 6 years ago
I think I need to listen to more ambient, rocksteady, and beach boys
First they came for DEI, then the came for NSF ...
Good real-time analysis by @dereklowe.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/blog...
Good real-time analysis by @dereklowe.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/blog...
What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
First they came for DEI, then the came for NSF ...
Good real-time analysis by @dereklowe.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/blog...
Good real-time analysis by @dereklowe.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/blog...
This was a good read.
I agree that our educational system and society is largely broken.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
I agree that our educational system and society is largely broken.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:18 PM
This was a good read.
I agree that our educational system and society is largely broken.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
I agree that our educational system and society is largely broken.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
This has been a lot of my time, effort, and mental bandwidth for the past five years. As my first purely administrative role, it's been stressful, but I've learned a lot. I'm excited to see where we take it in the next five years.
www.ncsa.illinois.edu/to-the-farth...
www.ncsa.illinois.edu/to-the-farth...
To the Farthest Reaches in Five Years - NCSA
The Astrophysical Sciences Project Office celebrates five years of success with its programs, including the Center for AstroPhysical Surveys.
www.ncsa.illinois.edu
November 4, 2024 at 10:34 PM
This has been a lot of my time, effort, and mental bandwidth for the past five years. As my first purely administrative role, it's been stressful, but I've learned a lot. I'm excited to see where we take it in the next five years.
www.ncsa.illinois.edu/to-the-farth...
www.ncsa.illinois.edu/to-the-farth...