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Neuroscientist/Mol cell biologist; studying rare degenerative brain disease; Sci-fi, DC/Marvel, Trekie/Star Wars fan; for Progressive causes and politics; posts are my views! 🚫No MAGA/Porn/Prosti/Crazies (image credit: Dr Tim Snyder)

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Math PC @mathienz.bsky.social · Dec 24

“Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. Individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want and then offer themselves without being asked.” -- Yale Professor Timothy Snyder in his book, “On Tyranny.”

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Math PC @mathienz.bsky.social · 1m

Amen to that!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

“Are these tariffs ‘Liberation Day 2’?” Or will we get another ‘TACO Tuesday?’

This is how we all talk now. Absurd. 🌮

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 53m

#NoKings #NoKingsDay

nokings.org

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 23m

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

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Math PC @mathienz.bsky.social · 6m

This 👇🏼

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1h

Let's recap. This May, the Trump administration established "Gold Standard Science," using the language of scientific integrity and openness to empower political appointees like RFK Jr. to override scientists debunking Trump's dogma around science — from climate change to vaccines. #impeachthequack

5 Slides with info: 1/ Fools Gold standard science, what does it mean? 2/ In May, the Trump administration issued an executive order “Restoring Gold Standard Science.” Political appointees are empowered to designate any research as scientific misconduct based on their own “judgment” and includes the power to punish the scientists involved accordingly This executive order allows political appointees to sit in judgement of science and scientists, with government as a weapon.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23h

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

We live in a country where the government honors insurrectionists who sacked the Capitol, and defines peaceful protest, even before it occurs, to be terrorism.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Math PC @mathienz.bsky.social · 8m

🎯💯👇🏼

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

Math PC @mathienz.bsky.social · 9m

Cool 👏🏼

Math PC @mathienz.bsky.social · 10m

What the…

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 57m

Nobel Winner Gushes About Trump In New Fox News Interview: ‘HE Deserves It’. She literally repeated Trump's lie on Fox that he ended eight wars. Can the Nobel committee please rescind the award?! www.mediaite.com/media/tv/nob...

Nobel Peace Winner María Corina Machado Gushes Over Trump

María Corina Machado threw plenty of praise President Donald Trump's way as she broke down on Saturday why exactly she dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to him.

www.mediaite.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 56m

Yes, it is. Don’t even bother trying.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 52m

Their complaints that Dems oppose the “rural hospital fund” are so hilarious.

Kind of like: “I’m going to burn down your house and give you a chocolate chip cookie instead.”

“That sounds terrible.”

“What you don’t like chocolate chip cookies!?”

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Math PC @mathienz.bsky.social · 19m

Seems like it 😳

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2h

A tricked out $400 million Qatari plane and a Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho. Someone’s planning on never leaving office.

Math PC @mathienz.bsky.social · 20m

They don’t care though 👇🏼

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

A rare admission from the administration that policy choices have knock-off effects.

In this case: immigration crackdowns raise your grocery bill.

@washingtonpost.com
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 40m

Hey California, let’s stop Trump from rigging the maps, vote Yes on Proposition 50. Send your ballot today.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2h

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 33m

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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Serendipity @serendipityinfl.bsky.social · 23h

Dear God😱

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Math PC @mathienz.bsky.social · 9h

Seems really bad 👇🏼

John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 23h

Now we're seeing confirmation of the NSO acquisition.

Mark my words, this is the path through which Pegasus gets put on Americans iPhones & Androids.

This dictatorship-in-a-box belongs nowhere near our constitutional rights.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 23h

SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group.

NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

they are clearly trying to terrify everyone out of showing up to the No Kings protest and I simply do not think it is going to work

see you all there

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d

Premium: The AI Bubble's promises are impossible. NVIDIA's customers are running out of money, GPUs die in 3-5 years, most 1GW data centers will never get built, and OpenAI's Abilene data center doesn't won't have the power it needs before 2028 - if it ever does.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-bubbl...

The AI Bubble's Impossible Promises

Readers: I’ve done a very generous “free” portion of this newsletter, but I do recommend paying for premium to get the in-depth analysis underpinning the intro. That being said, I want as many people ...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

EISMAN: Tesla’s earnings “are down 60% from 2022 through 2025. And the stock is slightly higher. ..

“.. it’s a cult.”

@electrek.co $TSLA
electrek.co/2025/10/10/t...

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Math PC @mathienz.bsky.social · 9h

Oh Portland my Portland… 🙂

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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