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Sadly, more relevant than ever. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
I’m a German Citizen in 1933, and Is It Just Me or Is It Really Hard to Get Any Work Done Right Now?
Our 25th most-read article of 2025.
- - -Guten tag. I’m just wondering if anybody else can relate to this feeling I’ve been having that I just can...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Sadly, more relevant than ever. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
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Current* conditions near Sturgeon Bay, WI:
January 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Current* conditions near Sturgeon Bay, WI:
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I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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ESA/Webb's final Picture of the Month for 2025 features Westerlund 2 containing many of the Milky Way’s hottest, brightest & most massive stars. Located 20,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina
Link for more info: esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA
Link for more info: esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA
December 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
ESA/Webb's final Picture of the Month for 2025 features Westerlund 2 containing many of the Milky Way’s hottest, brightest & most massive stars. Located 20,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina
Link for more info: esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA
Link for more info: esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA
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We are losing our best and brightest. We are losing the next generation of excellent researchers and mentors. Thank you for sharing your story @ewcspottesmith.bsky.social
This chemist had a tenure-track job offer in the US when they decided to leave the country
Why Evan Spotte-Smith made that choice, and how they are finding the experience
cen.acs.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We are losing our best and brightest. We are losing the next generation of excellent researchers and mentors. Thank you for sharing your story @ewcspottesmith.bsky.social
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“Whatever you do, do not let her around any of these men, and especially my husband. Protect her.”
—Marla Maples to the mother of a 14-year-old girl at one of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago bacchanals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
—Marla Maples to the mother of a 14-year-old girl at one of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago bacchanals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“Whatever you do, do not let her around any of these men, and especially my husband. Protect her.”
—Marla Maples to the mother of a 14-year-old girl at one of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago bacchanals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
—Marla Maples to the mother of a 14-year-old girl at one of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago bacchanals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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"Civil society institutions have been buoyed over the years by federal government support. Now that the government has turned against them, they can stand for freedom and the rule of law, or capitulate to illegal pressure. The choice should be clear."
Beware Trump’s two-pronged strategy undermining democracy | David Cole
Beware Trump’s two-pronged strategy undermining democracy | David Cole
The president announces non-existent emergencies to invoke extraordinary powers – and neutralizes the opposition
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"Civil society institutions have been buoyed over the years by federal government support. Now that the government has turned against them, they can stand for freedom and the rule of law, or capitulate to illegal pressure. The choice should be clear."
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Seen on CMU campus ❤️
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Seen on CMU campus ❤️
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"I am assuming everyone remembers exactly where, when, and how they realized that the man who had led a multi-month campaign to nullify the result of the previous election and incited a violent insurrection... was going to return to the most powerful political office in the world"
Weekend reading: Where America stands, one year after Trump’s election.
A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule.
A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet.
This week’s piece:
A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule.
A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet.
This week’s piece:
Escalation, Authoritarian “Normalization,” or a Democratic Turnaround?
One year after the election: What we can say with certainty about the state of the Trumpist assault, where uncertainty lies, and where America might go from here
steady.page
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"I am assuming everyone remembers exactly where, when, and how they realized that the man who had led a multi-month campaign to nullify the result of the previous election and incited a violent insurrection... was going to return to the most powerful political office in the world"
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"the average American benefits significantly from environmental regulations — and stands to lose a great deal if the contrary view prevails"
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"the average American benefits significantly from environmental regulations — and stands to lose a great deal if the contrary view prevails"
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What my lab is up to currently...
Veterans and Firefighters Have Higher Exposures to Forever Chemicals. New CMU Research Could Improve Detection.
New research from Carnegie Mellon University’s Mellon College of Science aims to understand how forever chemichals build up in the body.
www.cmu.edu
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
What my lab is up to currently...
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One of the saddest and most disturbing things for me right now is watching scientists (early career and established) tie themselves in knots to avoid "banned words" in proposals. You are readily giving up your integrity as a scientist.
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
One of the saddest and most disturbing things for me right now is watching scientists (early career and established) tie themselves in knots to avoid "banned words" in proposals. You are readily giving up your integrity as a scientist.
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46 states already require daylighting to keep intersections safe.
New York State does, too — but New York City exempts itself. It’s time to close that loophole.
@cmjuliewon.bsky.social's Intro 1138 would allow pedestrians and drivers to clearly see each other at intersections.
New York State does, too — but New York City exempts itself. It’s time to close that loophole.
@cmjuliewon.bsky.social's Intro 1138 would allow pedestrians and drivers to clearly see each other at intersections.
October 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
46 states already require daylighting to keep intersections safe.
New York State does, too — but New York City exempts itself. It’s time to close that loophole.
@cmjuliewon.bsky.social's Intro 1138 would allow pedestrians and drivers to clearly see each other at intersections.
New York State does, too — but New York City exempts itself. It’s time to close that loophole.
@cmjuliewon.bsky.social's Intro 1138 would allow pedestrians and drivers to clearly see each other at intersections.
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Daylighting — the practice of improving intersection visibility — saves lives. The policy is endorsed by the National Association of City Transportation Officials @nacto.bsky.social. It's the chief intervention responsible for the first U.S. city to reach Vision Zero: apnews.com/article/hobo...
A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn’t had a traffic death in 7 years
Hoboken, New Jersey, recently marked seven consecutive years without a traffic death. Officials there credit their decision to take away some street parking, a change that increases visibility for mot...
apnews.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Daylighting — the practice of improving intersection visibility — saves lives. The policy is endorsed by the National Association of City Transportation Officials @nacto.bsky.social. It's the chief intervention responsible for the first U.S. city to reach Vision Zero: apnews.com/article/hobo...
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Seconds earlier, her husband had been abducted by masked ICE agents who did not identify themselves, did not present a warrant, did not give any lawful grounds for his detention.
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Seconds earlier, her husband had been abducted by masked ICE agents who did not identify themselves, did not present a warrant, did not give any lawful grounds for his detention.
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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"a billion dollars—or ten billion, or a hundred billion, or four hundred billion—are not necessary for that lavish lifestyle. The only thing that that amount of wealth is necessary for is the domination of others"
September 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"a billion dollars—or ten billion, or a hundred billion, or four hundred billion—are not necessary for that lavish lifestyle. The only thing that that amount of wealth is necessary for is the domination of others"
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Current* conditions near Michigan City, IN:
September 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Current* conditions near Michigan City, IN:
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Feeling depressed and anxious about the state of the world? Try working on a 375 year-old math problem from the Platonic realm, which should be completely psychologically safe . . .
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
Rupert's Snub Cube and other Math Holes
YouTube video by suckerpinch
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Feeling depressed and anxious about the state of the world? Try working on a 375 year-old math problem from the Platonic realm, which should be completely psychologically safe . . .
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
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Something I tell my students all the time: we can't protect ourselves from what we can't see - we need to be able to detect and measure contaminants to assess the risks and prevent harm. Why in the world would we stop reporting emissions. Disgusting and irresponsible.
The Environmental Protection Agency moved on Friday to stop requiring thousands of polluting facilities to report the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that they release into the air. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Something I tell my students all the time: we can't protect ourselves from what we can't see - we need to be able to detect and measure contaminants to assess the risks and prevent harm. Why in the world would we stop reporting emissions. Disgusting and irresponsible.
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Current* conditions near Grand Haven, MI:
September 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Current* conditions near Grand Haven, MI:
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On Thursday, the Holocaust Museum LA posted “'Never again' can’t only mean never again for Jews” on instagram. It’s notable because they would be recognizing the genocide in Gaza.
Anyway, they pulled it down today saying, “we promise to do better.”
Anyway, they pulled it down today saying, “we promise to do better.”
September 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
On Thursday, the Holocaust Museum LA posted “'Never again' can’t only mean never again for Jews” on instagram. It’s notable because they would be recognizing the genocide in Gaza.
Anyway, they pulled it down today saying, “we promise to do better.”
Anyway, they pulled it down today saying, “we promise to do better.”