welder millennial
@bmceuen.bsky.social
Historian of science, focusing on genetics and eugenics in progressive era United States. Teaches the history of Detroit, Michigan, and the US at Wayne State University. Dad to Buddy (5) and Boogie (3).
I like to RT out of context silliness.
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So that’s not at all the purpose of science. Which makes sense considering he knows absolutely nothing about the process of science, no matter how many articles he allegedly reads or that he sometimes has nuanced views, both of which are instead highlighted in this piece
“The entire purpose of science is to search for existential truths,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told me. “It’s not subjective. It should be objective. I believe science is a place where you can find unity if you can get a conversation going.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So that’s not at all the purpose of science. Which makes sense considering he knows absolutely nothing about the process of science, no matter how many articles he allegedly reads or that he sometimes has nuanced views, both of which are instead highlighted in this piece
I feel like if you write of the news that the largest health insurer is dropping a million of its members in this manner you may be a psychopath, clinically speaking
United Health wants its ‘swagger back’.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I feel like if you write of the news that the largest health insurer is dropping a million of its members in this manner you may be a psychopath, clinically speaking
Personally I think the decline of religion is less important in one’s source of meaning, which can come from a variety of things, but is more significant for the decline in shared communities that is also exacerbated by the removal of 3rd spaces and the digitization of our social lives
The decline of religion as a source of meaning in people's lives remains underrated as a factor shaping society. The need doesn't go away - they just seek it out elsewhere in (often false) health/wellness beliefs, (often highly polarized/conflictual) politics, etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Personally I think the decline of religion is less important in one’s source of meaning, which can come from a variety of things, but is more significant for the decline in shared communities that is also exacerbated by the removal of 3rd spaces and the digitization of our social lives
Sure he may be handing out pardons if people give him enough money, shilling his own cryptocurrency, still own his golf courses and hotels he throws events at, and generally enriching himself and everyone in his administration, but that doesn’t mean we can say he’s corrupt.
Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Sure he may be handing out pardons if people give him enough money, shilling his own cryptocurrency, still own his golf courses and hotels he throws events at, and generally enriching himself and everyone in his administration, but that doesn’t mean we can say he’s corrupt.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
You want to know how many Patreon sign ups we’ve had as a result of this Patreon ad that has 3.6k likes, 439 comments & 414 shares?
One.
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So far we’ve made $1.50 (before Patreon fees) from this experience.
One.
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So far we’ve made $1.50 (before Patreon fees) from this experience.
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No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
it is foretold that every 24 years a large company must commit accounting fraud and destroy itself as part of the ritualistic sacrifice given to the gods of capitalism
Fun fact: November 28, 2001:
"ENRON, which had been a component of the S&P; 500, was removed at the end of trading Thursday and replaced by NVIDIA Corp., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based maker of computer-graphics chips."
"ENRON, which had been a component of the S&P; 500, was removed at the end of trading Thursday and replaced by NVIDIA Corp., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based maker of computer-graphics chips."
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
it is foretold that every 24 years a large company must commit accounting fraud and destroy itself as part of the ritualistic sacrifice given to the gods of capitalism
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tfw you’re fucking the lasagna man for lasagna
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
tfw you’re fucking the lasagna man for lasagna
As much as I want to say eugenics for professional reasons, I really think there needs to be a documentary on the AIDS crisis up to the very recent breakthroughs
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
As much as I want to say eugenics for professional reasons, I really think there needs to be a documentary on the AIDS crisis up to the very recent breakthroughs
one of my potentially spicier takes is that an understanding of social psychology is just as important as fundamental analysis in investing. the market isn’t entirely based on vibes but vibes are always part of the market
based off 0 fundamental analysis and only psychological trends, you can tell we are in a bubble because saying so gets called fud
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
one of my potentially spicier takes is that an understanding of social psychology is just as important as fundamental analysis in investing. the market isn’t entirely based on vibes but vibes are always part of the market
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
Oh no they’re quiet quitting
With alt
With alt
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Oh no they’re quiet quitting
With alt
With alt
Oh a failed entrepreneur whose claim to fame is being on tv and assaulting women is now going into politics?
Trump may have just found his heir
Trump may have just found his heir
Infomercial star the ‘ShamWow Guy’ launches congressional campaign – but wait, there’s more
‘ShamWow Guy’ launches anti-woke congressional campaign
www.independent.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Oh a failed entrepreneur whose claim to fame is being on tv and assaulting women is now going into politics?
Trump may have just found his heir
Trump may have just found his heir
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
it me i’m the venerable leviathan
it is not customary for such venerable leviathans to be at all social
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
it me i’m the venerable leviathan
I mean I agree that the youths are probably somewhat demoralized seeing the geriatrics in Washington cling onto the last little bit of power they have left but this ignores the 30,000 students who just walked out of schools in protest and the fact that boomers are retired and have time to organize
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I mean I agree that the youths are probably somewhat demoralized seeing the geriatrics in Washington cling onto the last little bit of power they have left but this ignores the 30,000 students who just walked out of schools in protest and the fact that boomers are retired and have time to organize
smdh we used to be a proper country
Uh…. Was this his Dirty Dancing interview reel? I’m calling it an official prequel
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
smdh we used to be a proper country
Men Are In Trouble. Maybe Eugenics Is The Solution
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Men Are In Trouble. Maybe Eugenics Is The Solution
it’s really easy to not be weird if someone declines a drink
and yet..
and yet..
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
it’s really easy to not be weird if someone declines a drink
and yet..
and yet..
gonna go to a party and ask gork if elon or nancy reagan is the throat goat and put it on the bluetooth speaker for elon to hear
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
gonna go to a party and ask gork if elon or nancy reagan is the throat goat and put it on the bluetooth speaker for elon to hear
they staged a fucking coup, noah
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
they staged a fucking coup, noah
Wait let’s hear him out on this
“Trump appears to want to revive the raucous comedies and action movies of the late 1980s to late 1990s. He’s passionate, for instance, about the 1988 Jean Claude Van Damme sports flick Bloodsport.”
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Wait let’s hear him out on this
It’s deeply problematic to even consider trying to select for intelligence. It’s also an awful understanding of how genetics works.
“IQ is 50% genetic” shut the fuck up nerd.
“IQ is 50% genetic” shut the fuck up nerd.
They’re doing eugenics right out in the open now, largely because Trump, RFK Jr, Dr Oz and the rest of the fascists have been pushing a eugenicist agenda since they seized control.
It’s white Christian nationalism and it’s dangerous.
Disabled people are not “imperfect”.
We are also not expendable
It’s white Christian nationalism and it’s dangerous.
Disabled people are not “imperfect”.
We are also not expendable
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
It’s deeply problematic to even consider trying to select for intelligence. It’s also an awful understanding of how genetics works.
“IQ is 50% genetic” shut the fuck up nerd.
“IQ is 50% genetic” shut the fuck up nerd.