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Contemplating life and death at the beach. "Beauty is simply reality seen with the eyes of love." --Rabindranath Tagore

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TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 1d

This. The costumes are f'ing brilliant. More please! Especially since it's so close to Halloween.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. And many of these international academics will likely be leaving the US. The brain-drain has begun, and it will be devastating for science in the US. For example, I just saw this. bsky.app/profile/flor...

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 2d

I suspect a lot of academics, including science, prefer to keep their anger and fights limited to departmental politics. Not against people with, you know, real power.

(Sorry, too many years in academia. 😉)

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 2d

I personally know people that aren't going to have health insurance next year because of this.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 2d

Omg, I can't stop laughing at this. The more I look at it, the funnier it gets.The chef's kiss is the deleted post. My mind is free ranging what it could have possibly said to elicit that response. 😂.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 2d

The correct response to the question, "Are you Antifia":

Am I anti-fascist? Damn right I am. Are *you* anti-fascist?

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 2d

Every day Pritzker is showing his mettle. I'd vote for him in a heartbeat for President.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 3d

The next Leni Reifenstahl is waiting to be discovered.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 3d

That is a damn good, and scary article.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 3d

That's higher than I expected for you. That's worrisome.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 3d

Given the trend, what do you guess are the odds of seeing military at polling places next year? At the moment I'm giving it 1:3 odds.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 4d

And the stonewalling will continue, because there are no consequences for doing it.

Dems only hope is to get back the house and senate and impose penalties for this level of contempt. But even then, I'm not holding my breath.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 4d

Arrrgh! Would some reporter please ask for a special briefing by the Admin to the American people detailing what communities in Portland are war zones with detailed specifics of atrocities requiring military intervention. This isn't rocket science.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 4d

You know, I've reached the point where I want our leaders to take a Patrick Henry stand: "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

Time for our leaders to stand up for liberty, regardless of the consequences.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 4d

I wonder when MAGA/Trump Admin will find its Leni Riefenstahl.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 4d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

John Searle obituary

American philosopher whose Chinese Room thought experiment rebuts the idea that computers can think as humans do

www.theguardian.com

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 5d

👍
We need more like you. Especially people in power positions, like law firms, universities, media, etc.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 5d

Tom, have you never *thought* about "obeying in advance", even if you don't? I think most prudent people have at least thought about it by this point.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 6d

Honestly, I have to say I've had the thought of self-censoring. Then I just post anyway. If they want to harass or disappear me, then fine, but I'm not going to disappear myself.

Perhaps extreme, but the Patrick Henry's, "Give me liberty or give me death!" comes to mind more and more.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 6d

Seconded. 👍

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 6d

Not sure what your current assessment is, but we sure seem to be doing the authoritarian slide much quicker that I expected at this point.

Every single election between from here on out is critical. Let's see if Dems fight accordingly.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 6d

Every person who has ever been abused knows this tactic: look what you made me do.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 8d

There is a strong contingent of Republicans in Oregon. Wonder how all this is playing out with them these days.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 8d

God help us, but I've lost faith in our Dem leadership.

I wish someone would ask our D leaders their positions on JVL's two assumptions. Might as well clear that up right now.

TomB @tdb011235.bsky.social · 8d

I'm amazed that, if in fact he does have serious health issues, that it hasn't been leaked by now by some anonymous source.

Is this administration that good a keeping secrets at this level?