Dean Astumian, OFS
@deanast.bsky.social
Secular Franciscan, follower of Jesus and St. Francis, physicist interested in operating principles of synthetic and biological molecular machines, and non-equilibrium chemistry, wine, hiking, travel, social justice.
Or a society that doesn’t create catastrophes.
they should invent a human brain that doesn't catastrophize.
February 17, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Or a society that doesn’t create catastrophes.
I originally read "Federal judge orders the Trump admin to restore slavery to the President's House" and my first thought was "it must be a Republican judge", NOT that must be a typo.
BREAKING: federal judge orders the Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House.
The opinion opens with “As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984 now existed…”
With @fallonroth.bsky.social
The opinion opens with “As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984 now existed…”
With @fallonroth.bsky.social
Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House
The order does not give the federal government a deadline for restoring the President's House site.
www.inquirer.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I originally read "Federal judge orders the Trump admin to restore slavery to the President's House" and my first thought was "it must be a Republican judge", NOT that must be a typo.
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Trump was credibly accused of assaulting a 13-15 year old girl in the files by an Epstein victim and the DOJ has been going around saying Trump did nothing wrong. The cover up is so brazen and so disgusting.
February 16, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Trump was credibly accused of assaulting a 13-15 year old girl in the files by an Epstein victim and the DOJ has been going around saying Trump did nothing wrong. The cover up is so brazen and so disgusting.
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This falls in the "holy shit Batman" category!
NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
FBI Interviewed Trump Accuser, Epstein Files Show
Trump was credibly accused of sexual assault in the Epstein files. It's unclear what became of the DOJ's investigation.
substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:34 PM
This falls in the "holy shit Batman" category!
Happy President's day to all!
Two Epstein Victims Made Statements To The FBI Accusing Trump | The FBI interviewed two Epstein victims who implicated Donald Trump. This revelation is found in an FBI slide show su... | www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Two Epstein Victims Made Statements To The FBI Accusing Trump
The FBI interviewed two Epstein victims who implicated Donald Trump. This revelation is found in an FBI slide show summarizing the investigation of Epstein. You can view the slide show HERE. That imag...
www.dailykos.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Happy President's day to all!
No wonder MAGA hate this, it is written in words they could never understand.
I made some art. Still celebrating the Seahawks win in Super Bowl LX 😊 Still inspired by Bad Bunny's halftime show ❤️ The only thing more powerful than hate is love.
#artwork
#artwork
February 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
No wonder MAGA hate this, it is written in words they could never understand.
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With his latest scam to try and steal the midterm elections, the most corrupt and morally reprehensible pedophile president in US history is conning the American people to create a permanent fascist authoritarian government. The SAVE Act is blatant voter suppression, PERIOD.
February 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
With his latest scam to try and steal the midterm elections, the most corrupt and morally reprehensible pedophile president in US history is conning the American people to create a permanent fascist authoritarian government. The SAVE Act is blatant voter suppression, PERIOD.
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Many of us figured this out on our own:
"Every accusation is a confession" with Trump, and MAGA as a whole has adopted this very technique.
"Every accusation is a confession" with Trump, and MAGA as a whole has adopted this very technique.
February 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Many of us figured this out on our own:
"Every accusation is a confession" with Trump, and MAGA as a whole has adopted this very technique.
"Every accusation is a confession" with Trump, and MAGA as a whole has adopted this very technique.
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I hear (allegedly) the files released in Germany point to Mar-A-Lago as the brothel/recruiting spot with 3 female recruiters, including Maxwell, Bondi and Melania.
February 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I hear (allegedly) the files released in Germany point to Mar-A-Lago as the brothel/recruiting spot with 3 female recruiters, including Maxwell, Bondi and Melania.
some MAGA argue they were fooled by Trump, but they know what Trump is. When a representative noted some countries view sex crimes against children as capital crimes for which convicted offenders can be executed MAGA immediately raised the hue and cry for violently threatening the president's life.
February 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
some MAGA argue they were fooled by Trump, but they know what Trump is. When a representative noted some countries view sex crimes against children as capital crimes for which convicted offenders can be executed MAGA immediately raised the hue and cry for violently threatening the president's life.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
February 16, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
They will always be quantum entangled. See "The One Body of Christ in a Quantum Age", Fr. Bernard Tickerhoof, TOR
When someone is elected pope, does the Roman church that was his as a cardinal get a prize? Does the connection remain in any way?
February 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
They will always be quantum entangled. See "The One Body of Christ in a Quantum Age", Fr. Bernard Tickerhoof, TOR
The poor buck is getting very tired because it hasn't stopped since Trump took office.
TAPPER: There were prosecutors in Minnesota who were going to investigate the shooting Renee Good and then the word came down from DOJ to stop
HOMAN: That's a question for DOJ. That happened before I had my feet on the ground in Minnesota. That's a question for Pam Bondi or Todd Blanche
HOMAN: That's a question for DOJ. That happened before I had my feet on the ground in Minnesota. That's a question for Pam Bondi or Todd Blanche
February 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The poor buck is getting very tired because it hasn't stopped since Trump took office.
At my University we are celebrating it in the most appropriate way, with no class.
I'm not acknowledging President's Day again until we have a president worth respecting.
February 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
At my University we are celebrating it in the most appropriate way, with no class.
Soon, encouraging people to read the Constitution will be considered treasonous.
February 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Soon, encouraging people to read the Constitution will be considered treasonous.
Is there really no mechanism to stop a President who is threatening to commit another crime publicly and loudly, and where there can be no doubt that what is being threatened is indeed a crime?
Trump's Ongoing Election Threats Should be Taken Seriously AND Literally! #ABlueView 🧵1/3
The increasing evidence, plus his track record, make it clear!
His most recent: "There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!"
The increasing evidence, plus his track record, make it clear!
His most recent: "There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!"
February 16, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Is there really no mechanism to stop a President who is threatening to commit another crime publicly and loudly, and where there can be no doubt that what is being threatened is indeed a crime?
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To distract from the Epstein files the Republicans are also lining up to support the protect unicorns bill, and the save America from Dragons bill. They have the prevent Bigfoot extinction bill ready to go should it be necessary.
Collins is a lying POS. She's also an extremist right-wing Republican. Collins is dripping with MAGA. Replace Susan Collins.
www.themainewire.com/2026/02/excl...
www.themainewire.com/2026/02/excl...
EXCLUSIVE: Susan Collins Backs SAVE AMERICA ACT -- But Won't Break Filibuster
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is throwing her weight behind the House-passed SAVE America Act, saying the revised bill strikes the right balance between election security and voter access — while ...
www.themainewire.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:40 PM
To distract from the Epstein files the Republicans are also lining up to support the protect unicorns bill, and the save America from Dragons bill. They have the prevent Bigfoot extinction bill ready to go should it be necessary.
he found the solution, or should I say the dissolution, of his problems.
February 15, 2026 at 6:36 PM
he found the solution, or should I say the dissolution, of his problems.
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With all of the flagrant corruption we know about, imagine what we don’t.
February 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
With all of the flagrant corruption we know about, imagine what we don’t.
a lot of them, including Jeffrey himself, were doubtless also connected to Trump.
That’s a lot of people. Virginia and another victim are missing here:
uinterview.com/news/22-peop...
uinterview.com/news/22-peop...
22 People Connected To Jeffrey Epstein Have Died Under Mysterious Circumstances - uInterview
"There were a lot of people entrapped and entangled through Epstein’s web, and many of those people are gone now - dead," private investigator Ed Opperman tells the National Enquirer earlier this week...
uinterview.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
a lot of them, including Jeffrey himself, were doubtless also connected to Trump.
Worst of the Worst is not who they wanted to arrest, it is who they want to recruit.
ICE and CBP are the worst of the worst criminals.
February 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Worst of the Worst is not who they wanted to arrest, it is who they want to recruit.
There is no limit dictated by law, the Constitution, good taste, or precedent against which he has not transgressed. Why should this one be different.
He's just pathetic at this point. Beyond reprehensible and utterly pathetic. Embarrassing little weasel of a man.
February 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
There is no limit dictated by law, the Constitution, good taste, or precedent against which he has not transgressed. Why should this one be different.
I will struggle to avoid the Alleluia before the Gospel.
Sunday sacristy chat.
"Is there a Kyrie on Ash Wednesday?
"Umm..."
"Should we ask Grok?"
"Is there a Kyrie on Ash Wednesday?
"Umm..."
"Should we ask Grok?"
February 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I will struggle to avoid the Alleluia before the Gospel.
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Rep. Robert Garcia: "Why was Mar-a-Lago a location where women continued to be trafficked from. We have questions for President Trump. And the broader issue here is why wasn't this investigated when these accusations were heard by the FBI years ago?"
February 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Rep. Robert Garcia: "Why was Mar-a-Lago a location where women continued to be trafficked from. We have questions for President Trump. And the broader issue here is why wasn't this investigated when these accusations were heard by the FBI years ago?"