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.
This from the other place sums up my dominant feeling about blame here.
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
This from the other place sums up my dominant feeling about blame here.
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Let's not confuse the people giving the stupid orders with the people who have to deal with following them, who are often good and decent people.
Apparently she offered to cover other people's shifts so they could go home to their families for the holiday.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/u...
Two National Guard members were tasked with serving the nation. One is dead as the other fights for his life after shooting | CNN
On a day when many families gather across the country to give thanks, a National Guard member’s family is mourning her death after an ambush-style shooting in Washington, DC, as her colleague fights f...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Let's not confuse the people giving the stupid orders with the people who have to deal with following them, who are often good and decent people.
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we must grieve and pray for these fallen and their families while also recognizing that they should never have been deployed in the first place
only a draft dodging sociopath thinks declaring a US city a “war zone” is a good idea
eventually some nut believes the hype and acts on it
only a draft dodging sociopath thinks declaring a US city a “war zone” is a good idea
eventually some nut believes the hype and acts on it
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
we must grieve and pray for these fallen and their families while also recognizing that they should never have been deployed in the first place
only a draft dodging sociopath thinks declaring a US city a “war zone” is a good idea
eventually some nut believes the hype and acts on it
only a draft dodging sociopath thinks declaring a US city a “war zone” is a good idea
eventually some nut believes the hype and acts on it
Seeing this photo I can almost taste the Champaign.
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Seeing this photo I can almost taste the Champaign.
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
Well, if the Trump admins goal was to amplify the six Dems message and make sure that every single service member in the world spends some time thinking about their oath, mission accomplished.
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Well, if the Trump admins goal was to amplify the six Dems message and make sure that every single service member in the world spends some time thinking about their oath, mission accomplished.
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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literally unusable
Nano banana can still not do steller's jays. Total California erasure. It probably makes redwood cones into pinecones or some shit too.
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
literally unusable
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did you know standard barcodes almost ended up being round instead of square?
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
did you know standard barcodes almost ended up being round instead of square?
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This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
Getting kicked for inactivity while you are guarding a hard point and looking around is bo7 bullshit.
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Getting kicked for inactivity while you are guarding a hard point and looking around is bo7 bullshit.
I had grok animate a picture of me and my late grandmother. I was seven and wearing a bow tie. I just asked it to show us blinking and smiling but it had her pull the bow tie down a little and give me a peck on the neck and I can’t believe it understood how bow ties work.
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I had grok animate a picture of me and my late grandmother. I was seven and wearing a bow tie. I just asked it to show us blinking and smiling but it had her pull the bow tie down a little and give me a peck on the neck and I can’t believe it understood how bow ties work.
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You know, if he weren't such a soulless piece of shit it'd almost be adorable that he thought all of this was gonna give him a shot at running for president again.
We’re not far from Rubio arguing with himself from the perspective of two different jobs he holds
November 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
You know, if he weren't such a soulless piece of shit it'd almost be adorable that he thought all of this was gonna give him a shot at running for president again.
Part of this perspective change for me is feeling a grim form of hope when the admin does visibly cruel and lawless things because if we are to get the backlash we need to secure democracy many ordinary people will have to be shocked out of their stupor.
In normal democracy terms, we've in bad shape and things are getting worse.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
It is good to see the pushback on Trump lead to real losses for him. But it's hard to be optimistic when he still wields the enormous power of the presidency. ICE is still rampaging, HHS is harming people, the U.S. may be about to sell out Ukraine, the boat strikes...he's still doing so much damage.
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Part of this perspective change for me is feeling a grim form of hope when the admin does visibly cruel and lawless things because if we are to get the backlash we need to secure democracy many ordinary people will have to be shocked out of their stupor.
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In normal democracy terms, we've in bad shape and things are getting worse.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
It is good to see the pushback on Trump lead to real losses for him. But it's hard to be optimistic when he still wields the enormous power of the presidency. ICE is still rampaging, HHS is harming people, the U.S. may be about to sell out Ukraine, the boat strikes...he's still doing so much damage.
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In normal democracy terms, we've in bad shape and things are getting worse.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
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The *only* part of MAHA that has any juice is the antivax stuff.
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The *only* part of MAHA that has any juice is the antivax stuff.
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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My read on this letter is that MTG is the most "normal person" member of Congress (and I don't mean that in either a complimentary or derogatory way).
She wanted to affect change, got discouraged, and realized she has no power and is not having fun, so she's quitting. Most people would do the same.
She wanted to affect change, got discouraged, and realized she has no power and is not having fun, so she's quitting. Most people would do the same.
unfortunately, the imges just got shared and oh boy its uh
something
something
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
My read on this letter is that MTG is the most "normal person" member of Congress (and I don't mean that in either a complimentary or derogatory way).
She wanted to affect change, got discouraged, and realized she has no power and is not having fun, so she's quitting. Most people would do the same.
She wanted to affect change, got discouraged, and realized she has no power and is not having fun, so she's quitting. Most people would do the same.
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More politicians should say "I can to Washington to shake things up. I shook stuff a bit and things got worse. Looks like we probably shouldn't have starting shaking."
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
More politicians should say "I can to Washington to shake things up. I shook stuff a bit and things got worse. Looks like we probably shouldn't have starting shaking."
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seems to be throwing some shade at ICE.
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seems to be throwing some shade at ICE.
I gotta say, after visiting Notre Dame I understand more and more the appeal of the Catholic Church on aesthetic grounds.
Evangelical churches give you a nerd with a guitar and utterly cringe lyrics
Holy Mother Church gives you this:
Holy Mother Church gives you this:
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I gotta say, after visiting Notre Dame I understand more and more the appeal of the Catholic Church on aesthetic grounds.
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Translating mass into the vernacular, 2025 edition.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Translating mass into the vernacular, 2025 edition.
This sounds crazy because it would be rejected by 99% of the population but they are the irrational ones here. It’s insane that CA and Wyoming are at the same political level and if people weren’t brain poisoned by familiarity they’d see that.
Make all the states equal size. Redraw the state boundaries after every census to enforce this. 😉
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This sounds crazy because it would be rejected by 99% of the population but they are the irrational ones here. It’s insane that CA and Wyoming are at the same political level and if people weren’t brain poisoned by familiarity they’d see that.
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"Ukraine is fighting for the values we claim as our own: freedom, sovereignty, human dignity, democratic self-determination....If we fail to support that, we are not merely abandoning Ukraine. We are abandoning ourselves." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ihTiSP
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Ukraine is fighting for the values we claim as our own: freedom, sovereignty, human dignity, democratic self-determination....If we fail to support that, we are not merely abandoning Ukraine. We are abandoning ourselves." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ihTiSP
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Mamdani: You know, the last person with 3 terms as President was FDR.
Trump: signs 10 trillion dollar funding order for universal childcare.
Trump: signs 10 trillion dollar funding order for universal childcare.
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Mamdani: You know, the last person with 3 terms as President was FDR.
Trump: signs 10 trillion dollar funding order for universal childcare.
Trump: signs 10 trillion dollar funding order for universal childcare.