Gluon Spring
@gluonspring.bsky.social
Duck Duck Goose gold medalist; salt hobbyist; genome scientist by trade.
Erdős number: 2
CA (Forged in TX)
Patriotic, as it turns out 🇺🇸
Erdős number: 2
CA (Forged in TX)
Patriotic, as it turns out 🇺🇸
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Gluon Spring
@gluonspring.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Hydrogen bomb test Hardtack I Poplar: Detonated July 12, 1958, from a barge off of Namu island in the Bikini Atoll. 9.3 megatons yield. Aircraft in video: Martin RB-57D.
The end will be very beautiful from certain vantage points.
The end will be very beautiful from certain vantage points.
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If feels like a lot of people are confused about that first thing
protest is a strategy, not an end in itself. the goal of the protest is to accomplish some political end. everything about that protest should be in service to that goal. lighting a dumpster on fire does absolutely nothing to serve the goal of abolishing ICE.
February 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM
If feels like a lot of people are confused about that first thing
Personally I’d call the actual cops on them. They are friends of Trump, whether knowing or unknowing.
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Personally I’d call the actual cops on them. They are friends of Trump, whether knowing or unknowing.
I’d read a collection of writings and poetry centered around this.
February 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I’d read a collection of writings and poetry centered around this.
Yes, this seems obvious. There would be lines so long that they’d have to invent what to do if it can’t be processed in one day.
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Yes, this seems obvious. There would be lines so long that they’d have to invent what to do if it can’t be processed in one day.
How is everyone so stupid?
Like if they were just street thugs who can’t read or write who just see some chaos and like a big dumb ape just decide to fling some poo of their own, ok. But these are people with politics, supposedly, and they can read and write so again, how can they be that stupid?
Like if they were just street thugs who can’t read or write who just see some chaos and like a big dumb ape just decide to fling some poo of their own, ok. But these are people with politics, supposedly, and they can read and write so again, how can they be that stupid?
February 3, 2026 at 8:56 AM
How is everyone so stupid?
Like if they were just street thugs who can’t read or write who just see some chaos and like a big dumb ape just decide to fling some poo of their own, ok. But these are people with politics, supposedly, and they can read and write so again, how can they be that stupid?
Like if they were just street thugs who can’t read or write who just see some chaos and like a big dumb ape just decide to fling some poo of their own, ok. But these are people with politics, supposedly, and they can read and write so again, how can they be that stupid?
My bizarre film opinion is that directors can cast whom they want and people can watch films they want and avoid ones they don’t and that if you have a big opinion about how a story should be told nothing is stopping you from from raising money and making one to your specs.
February 3, 2026 at 8:08 AM
My bizarre film opinion is that directors can cast whom they want and people can watch films they want and avoid ones they don’t and that if you have a big opinion about how a story should be told nothing is stopping you from from raising money and making one to your specs.
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this is a very cool thing to do and also highlights one of the biggest keys to Zohran's appeal: he just thinks New York City is really neat
people who live somewhere want to vote for someone who likes it there and wants to make it better, not someone who wants to use it as a springboard
people who live somewhere want to vote for someone who likes it there and wants to make it better, not someone who wants to use it as a springboard
It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
this is a very cool thing to do and also highlights one of the biggest keys to Zohran's appeal: he just thinks New York City is really neat
people who live somewhere want to vote for someone who likes it there and wants to make it better, not someone who wants to use it as a springboard
people who live somewhere want to vote for someone who likes it there and wants to make it better, not someone who wants to use it as a springboard
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Having a hard time distinguishing this from actual 1930s German propaganda now
Rep. Tim Burchett: "When you pay your taxes this year, remember the $14 billion that illegal Somalis stole from you"
February 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Having a hard time distinguishing this from actual 1930s German propaganda now
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Trump openly admitting FBI raid in Fulton County was a prelude to interfering with the midterms and attempting to seize control of state and local voting process
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Trump openly admitting FBI raid in Fulton County was a prelude to interfering with the midterms and attempting to seize control of state and local voting process
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a thing i think about a lot is that the median tech billionaire enjoys a level of privilege, wealth and comfort that even the most profligate medieval king could not have dreamt of, with absolutely none of the responsibilities that king would have had, while constantly demanding to be thanked for it
I was thinking about this over the weekend and I was finding myself drawn back to one line -
People like Jeff Bezos have been rewarded for their industry disruption by never having to worry about money ever again, and yet they also want the rest of the world to personally congratulate them for it.
People like Jeff Bezos have been rewarded for their industry disruption by never having to worry about money ever again, and yet they also want the rest of the world to personally congratulate them for it.
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
a thing i think about a lot is that the median tech billionaire enjoys a level of privilege, wealth and comfort that even the most profligate medieval king could not have dreamt of, with absolutely none of the responsibilities that king would have had, while constantly demanding to be thanked for it
It’s as if every fake MAGA crisis presages a real crisis they are are actually creating and which we will be forced to live through in earnest. The nightmare is that at every point they will carefully close off sane and moderate responses leaving us to do nothing or become as insane as they are.
February 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
It’s as if every fake MAGA crisis presages a real crisis they are are actually creating and which we will be forced to live through in earnest. The nightmare is that at every point they will carefully close off sane and moderate responses leaving us to do nothing or become as insane as they are.
I wonder if that makes sense to anyone other than me?
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I wonder if that makes sense to anyone other than me?
My nightmare is that at some point our only recourse is to swap places with the Jan 6 attackers. A nightmare that, like Harry Angel, I will slowly wake up to the realization that it’s me beating a guy with a flag and I’m in Hell. Satan’s job will be complete.
The thing that bothers me the most about the election doomering is that people are really overindexed on the the heavy boot stuff like “troops at polling places” that I’m not sure would actually suppress turnout and underindexed on the GOP just refusing to seat everyone.
i think if you post like this without offering concrete steps people can take to prepare for and respond to interference or without any acknowledgement of the success (or lack thereof) of this strategy then you are basically engaged in voter suppression.
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
My nightmare is that at some point our only recourse is to swap places with the Jan 6 attackers. A nightmare that, like Harry Angel, I will slowly wake up to the realization that it’s me beating a guy with a flag and I’m in Hell. Satan’s job will be complete.
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As plenty of others have noted, one striking thing the Epstein files reveal is just an extraordinary level of moral rot among elites, even if you assume most of his eager friendly correspondents were not directly involved in his crimes.
February 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
As plenty of others have noted, one striking thing the Epstein files reveal is just an extraordinary level of moral rot among elites, even if you assume most of his eager friendly correspondents were not directly involved in his crimes.
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it’s difficult to overstate how much the next generation of Republicans is worse
we’re seeing a little of it bleed into the current admin with their social media interns but basically every young person actively engaged in Republican politics is a psychotic freak who should be exiled from society
we’re seeing a little of it bleed into the current admin with their social media interns but basically every young person actively engaged in Republican politics is a psychotic freak who should be exiled from society
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
it’s difficult to overstate how much the next generation of Republicans is worse
we’re seeing a little of it bleed into the current admin with their social media interns but basically every young person actively engaged in Republican politics is a psychotic freak who should be exiled from society
we’re seeing a little of it bleed into the current admin with their social media interns but basically every young person actively engaged in Republican politics is a psychotic freak who should be exiled from society
Nooooo. Not Tulsi. Say the thing everyone thought isn’t so!
February 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Nooooo. Not Tulsi. Say the thing everyone thought isn’t so!
The Disney World outbreaks are going to be legendary.
Is an infectious disease lottery good for a tourist economy state?
February 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The Disney World outbreaks are going to be legendary.
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this is not the ringing defense he thinks it is, even before you get to his robot giving him the world’s saddest handjob
February 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM
this is not the ringing defense he thinks it is, even before you get to his robot giving him the world’s saddest handjob
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If you're a US citizen, you'll be free to go after agents briefly break your windows, beat the shit out of you, and leave you lying concussed in the street
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
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February 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
If you're a US citizen, you'll be free to go after agents briefly break your windows, beat the shit out of you, and leave you lying concussed in the street
I still struggle to understand the mentality that would have a a person build an AI to publicly suck your dick. How broken inside do you have to be not to find that embarrassing and humiliating?
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I still struggle to understand the mentality that would have a a person build an AI to publicly suck your dick. How broken inside do you have to be not to find that embarrassing and humiliating?
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Can't be exaggerated: every bully believes themselves a victim. Even Hitler! Even US slave owners!
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
so I'm about halfway through my re-read of "the rise and fall of the third reich," world war 2 is about to kick off, and one notable thing is how many times hitler would start off speeches and meetings talking about how badly he/germany had been treated, usually by countries he planned on crushing
February 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Can't be exaggerated: every bully believes themselves a victim. Even Hitler! Even US slave owners!
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
I think A Moment is a product of deep historical forces and trends but whether that is a 10.0 seismic moment or a 7.0 seismic moment can really hinge on the particular dude who steps into the ring. If not Trump someone, yes, but even someone similar would have been different in important ways.
February 1, 2026 at 7:33 AM
I think A Moment is a product of deep historical forces and trends but whether that is a 10.0 seismic moment or a 7.0 seismic moment can really hinge on the particular dude who steps into the ring. If not Trump someone, yes, but even someone similar would have been different in important ways.
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Stephen Miller, terrified of the California that Prop 187 made, has now Prop 187ed the entire country in a dipshit attempt to ethnically purge his home state (and the country as a whole).
February 1, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Stephen Miller, terrified of the California that Prop 187 made, has now Prop 187ed the entire country in a dipshit attempt to ethnically purge his home state (and the country as a whole).
We are pretty ungovernable, which can cut both ways, but in this case works for us.
February 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
We are pretty ungovernable, which can cut both ways, but in this case works for us.
I can imagine the admin being too dumb to realize this, though, sending goons trying to intimidate people, and when it doesn't work the goons freak out and doing something really stupid like just shutting down some polling places with force. Not enough to matter, but I do wonder what happens then.
February 1, 2026 at 6:59 AM
I can imagine the admin being too dumb to realize this, though, sending goons trying to intimidate people, and when it doesn't work the goons freak out and doing something really stupid like just shutting down some polling places with force. Not enough to matter, but I do wonder what happens then.