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Dad, scientist, nerd. Dedicated to fusion energy science and its applications. Personal views shared here.

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Frankly, I expected better from a FIFA Peace prize winner

28.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 2686 πŸ” 484 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 14
This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.

28.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 13790 πŸ” 3336 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 70
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Cover of The Lancet:

@thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

27.02.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 8160 πŸ” 3440 πŸ’¬ 158 πŸ“Œ 220
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

22.01.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 14682 πŸ” 7000 πŸ’¬ 393 πŸ“Œ 530

I keep thinking about the number of people that have to be involved to kidnap a small child, transport him to one facility or another, then an airport, then a plane, then another facility. Did no one on that chain stop and say hey what the fuck?

22.01.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 3773 πŸ” 1000 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 42
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

Every American - Republican and Democrat - should be outraged by this assault on freedom and privacy.

apnews.com/article/ice-...

21.01.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 3442 πŸ” 1086 πŸ’¬ 317 πŸ“Œ 97
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US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.

Take a lookβ€”the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social

20.01.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 505 πŸ” 318 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 30
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I'm not interested in any politician who isn't dead set on prosecuting everyone in the MAGA regimeβ€”from the ICE bully on the street to Bovino to Noem to Trump. Accountability. Fire every ICE and use the bloated budget to pay out reparations to the people and families they've harmed.

15.01.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for β€˜lists of Jews’ Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights

At a time when multiple federal departments run by Donald Trump have posted Nazi slogans or imagery or songs in the last weekβ€”with the total number of incidents being impossible to count just on one handβ€”Trump is now demanding lists of Jews from U.S. institutions.

Time to wake the fuck up, all.

14.01.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 1927 πŸ” 1091 πŸ’¬ 119 πŸ“Œ 116
Post from Amanda Gorman’s Instagram that says 

amandascgorman
Minneapolis, Minnesota
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE. on January 7, 2026
by Amanda Gorman
They say she is no more, That there her absence roars, Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles, Dark fury of flowers, Pure howling of hymns.
If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief, Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater Of the worst of what we've been.
Change is only possible, & all the greater, When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
* better angels of our nature.

Post from Amanda Gorman’s Instagram that says amandascgorman Minneapolis, Minnesota For Renee Nicole Good Killed by ICE. on January 7, 2026 by Amanda Gorman They say she is no more, That there her absence roars, Blood-blown like a rose. Iced wheels flinched & froze. Now, bare riot of candles, Dark fury of flowers, Pure howling of hymns. If for us she arose, Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief, Crouches our power, The howl where we begin, Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater Of the worst of what we've been. Change is only possible, & all the greater, When the labour & bitter anger of our neighbors Is moved by the love * better angels of our nature.

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

09.01.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 12626 πŸ” 4668 πŸ’¬ 145 πŸ“Œ 240
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No Blood For Oil vs. Exactly How Much Oil Are We Talking About? Contrary to what he would have you believe, President Bush’s plans to invade Iraq have nothing to do with such high-minded goals as liberating the Iraqi people or saving the world from terrorism. His ...

Once again.

03.01.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 4959 πŸ” 894 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 26

I don’t understand how the first reaction from leadership isn’t β€œThis is an impeachable offense. My colleagues must defund Hegseth and begin drafting articles immediately.”

Like, even if it doesn’t get done, how are you not planting this flag in the ground immediately?

04.01.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 10796 πŸ” 2510 πŸ’¬ 458 πŸ“Œ 130

My mother worked in public health. I remember the pride she had when the US eliminated measles in 2000. Like me, she would have been utterly embarrassed and disgusted with what’s happening now.

14.12.2025 01:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today’s xkcd made me cry.

In a good way.

xkcd.com/3172/

24.11.2025 23:46 πŸ‘ 6507 πŸ” 1979 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 0
Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

08.10.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 26272 πŸ” 7536 πŸ’¬ 998 πŸ“Œ 506
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

01.09.2025 11:23 πŸ‘ 11850 πŸ” 5145 πŸ’¬ 322 πŸ“Œ 261
Windows Notepad, the native simple text editor, now has formatting options and a Copilot button.

Windows Notepad, the native simple text editor, now has formatting options and a Copilot button.

Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.

27.08.2025 01:41 πŸ‘ 17421 πŸ” 4575 πŸ’¬ 445 πŸ“Œ 495
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

31.07.2025 15:38 πŸ‘ 14181 πŸ” 3419 πŸ’¬ 431 πŸ“Œ 525

All on the whim of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works

29.07.2025 13:21 πŸ‘ 1574 πŸ” 301 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 6

Experts say?!?!

11.07.2025 11:50 πŸ‘ 614 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 1

Let’s talk about weather balloonsβ€”a.k.a. radiosondesβ€”and why recent cuts to NWS staffing and balloon launch schedules are putting the public at risk (eg., Deaths in Texas). No satellite or model can replace what these humble balloons do. Here's why. 🧡

09.07.2025 04:26 πŸ‘ 1628 πŸ” 703 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 87

β€œThe Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

04.07.2025 21:42 πŸ‘ 1482 πŸ” 355 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 3

We are failing our children by turning away from science and the safe, effective prophylactic treatments for vaccine-preventable diseases.

23.06.2025 04:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is great, but my undergraduates won’t get it. Neither will the grad students, probably, if I’m being honest. 😬

17.06.2025 02:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.

We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

12.06.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 55738 πŸ” 17729 πŸ’¬ 2171 πŸ“Œ 1175
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Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

21.05.2025 11:24 πŸ‘ 18411 πŸ” 8503 πŸ’¬ 935 πŸ“Œ 775

We are living in the worst timeline. This is not in the interest of public health.

20.05.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

10.05.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 39816 πŸ” 11317 πŸ’¬ 982 πŸ“Œ 485
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"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

04.05.2025 14:22 πŸ‘ 36715 πŸ” 12337 πŸ’¬ 2961 πŸ“Œ 1133
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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

25.04.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 60135 πŸ” 20579 πŸ’¬ 591 πŸ“Œ 831