Ian Ramjohn
@iramjohn.bsky.social
Wikipedia expert at @wikieducation.bsky.social.
Plant ecology Ph.D. 🇹🇹Trinbagonian in exile
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Ian Ramjohn
@iramjohn.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Eulogy for my father, Ian Ramjohn (1931–2025)
YouTube video by Ian Ramjohn
youtu.be
I recorded this for my father's funeral today.
youtu.be/c6WWROsaCwY
youtu.be/c6WWROsaCwY
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A trans teacher at OU was specifically targeted by a student being groomed to be a Turning Point USA campus crusader.
So of course white cishet academics talk over trans people to say this is principally ideological and just what conservatives do, as if we are an issue and not people.
So of course white cishet academics talk over trans people to say this is principally ideological and just what conservatives do, as if we are an issue and not people.
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A trans teacher at OU was specifically targeted by a student being groomed to be a Turning Point USA campus crusader.
So of course white cishet academics talk over trans people to say this is principally ideological and just what conservatives do, as if we are an issue and not people.
So of course white cishet academics talk over trans people to say this is principally ideological and just what conservatives do, as if we are an issue and not people.
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So, this is about OU, and I think it’s a fair characterization of a problem, the solution to which cannot be “put the instructor on leave immediately.” You cannot do things that way, or the rule is that Calvin gets an A.
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
So, this is about OU, and I think it’s a fair characterization of a problem, the solution to which cannot be “put the instructor on leave immediately.” You cannot do things that way, or the rule is that Calvin gets an A.
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No floor, strong ceiling.
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
No floor, strong ceiling.
I have more than a few bones to pick with OU. But this one takes the cake.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I have more than a few bones to pick with OU. But this one takes the cake.
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Scientific information does not flow into policy the way most scientists think. Twenty years after her jarring first day as a fisheries-biologist-turned-Senate-staffer, @sheril.bsky.social lays out what every scientist hoping to influence policy on the Hill needs to know: issues.org/information-...
May 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Scientific information does not flow into policy the way most scientists think. Twenty years after her jarring first day as a fisheries-biologist-turned-Senate-staffer, @sheril.bsky.social lays out what every scientist hoping to influence policy on the Hill needs to know: issues.org/information-...
This is wild. So wild that if it were coming from a source with an iota less credibility than TAP, I'd be incredibly skeptical.
U.S. sanctions on Venezuela have created a $30 billion industry for lobbyists.The Venezuelan politicians cashing in would rather continue to profit off of the ongoing tensions rather than work to avoid a war. From Maureen Tkacik: trib.al/zOkf54u
The $30 Billion Identity Theft of Venezuela - The American Prospect
How Juan Guaidó sucked a weary nation dry, and primed it for the current U.S.-led assault
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This is wild. So wild that if it were coming from a source with an iota less credibility than TAP, I'd be incredibly skeptical.
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Common mistake! EMT and paramedic aren’t the same thing, but you can say that “paramedic” is a level of EMT.
The difference between an EMT and a paramedic is several hundred classroom and field hours + years of experience. I made a chart for a publication a few years back to explain this.
The difference between an EMT and a paramedic is several hundred classroom and field hours + years of experience. I made a chart for a publication a few years back to explain this.
![Table from a book chapter I wrote a few years back that touches on the different levels of emergency medical responder. These are generalities and not necessarily how everywhere works, but is meant to broadly describe the US system.
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H. M. Pitchford et al.
Table 16.3 Overview of emergency medical technician (EMT) training and scope of practice [59, 84, 86]
Emergency medical responder and EMT'
Advanced EMT or
EMT intermediate"
Paramedica
Level of training
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
Approximate hours of training
120-150 hours
1000 hours
1200-1800 hours
Medication training
Oxygen, may assist medications already prescribed to them, like oral glucose, nitroglycerin, and epinephrine auto injectors
Protocolized administration of certain medications including some narcotics, narcotic
nitroglycerine, intramuscular epinephrine, intravenous glucose, and nebulized medications
Expanded list of medication defined by local operational medical director. Includes intravenous and intraosseous medication, vasoactive
Interventions and psychomotor skills
Fundamental assessment, airway adjuncts, bag mask
basic bandaging.
Advanced assessment, airway management with multi-lumen
ventilation, splinting, airways. In some areas
EMT-Is are eligible for
spinal immobilization advanced training such
as ACLS and are trained to perform
Advanced assessment; EKG interpretation; definitive airway management including tracheal intubation, cricothyroidotomy;
needle decompression;
management of certain medical devices like central lines, BiPAP, and capnography; and
endotracheal intubation blood chemistry analysis
"Local regulation may reference prehospital providers' level of responsibility by different names; this chart is to serve as a general overview with the understanding there may be significant variation at the local level](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ojlrw6rdx5as5pjjes5bpxp/bafkreifqytpxd6hwfcqbr7636445c6o2rggcw6q5ayxtskpgyzs3odltyu@jpeg)
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Common mistake! EMT and paramedic aren’t the same thing, but you can say that “paramedic” is a level of EMT.
The difference between an EMT and a paramedic is several hundred classroom and field hours + years of experience. I made a chart for a publication a few years back to explain this.
The difference between an EMT and a paramedic is several hundred classroom and field hours + years of experience. I made a chart for a publication a few years back to explain this.
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This is true and it goes deeper than this.
EMS in the United states is a poorly regulated enterprise, and is typically supported in whole or in part by local *fire* departments that have had to adapt over the last generation or two to increasing emergency medical services needs.
EMS in the United states is a poorly regulated enterprise, and is typically supported in whole or in part by local *fire* departments that have had to adapt over the last generation or two to increasing emergency medical services needs.
Ex-official explained this in a way that will stick with me forever: Within fire departments, the EMTs are overworked and underpaid and don’t have time to advocate for policy. The fire chiefs, on the other hand, have a lot more time on their hands. So fire response, not medical, dictates policy.
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is true and it goes deeper than this.
EMS in the United states is a poorly regulated enterprise, and is typically supported in whole or in part by local *fire* departments that have had to adapt over the last generation or two to increasing emergency medical services needs.
EMS in the United states is a poorly regulated enterprise, and is typically supported in whole or in part by local *fire* departments that have had to adapt over the last generation or two to increasing emergency medical services needs.
Reading Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification" I realise I don't despise big tech nearly enough.
Also it's an amazing book that I highly, highly recommend.
Also it's an amazing book that I highly, highly recommend.
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reading Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification" I realise I don't despise big tech nearly enough.
Also it's an amazing book that I highly, highly recommend.
Also it's an amazing book that I highly, highly recommend.
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Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
August 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
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The brief discussion of the Hebrew is also just not true. It treats the prepositional כנגדו (comparative prepositional prefix; נגד, also a preposition meaning opposite, corresponding to, in front of, facing, etc; then the third person possessive suffix) as if it were a noun without any citations
November 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The brief discussion of the Hebrew is also just not true. It treats the prepositional כנגדו (comparative prepositional prefix; נגד, also a preposition meaning opposite, corresponding to, in front of, facing, etc; then the third person possessive suffix) as if it were a noun without any citations
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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I also feel the need to note that the idea that God created men in the image of his strength and women in the image of his beauty is, uh, extra-Biblical, let's say.
That's not what Genesis says, a Christian is not obligated to believe that. Male *and* female are created equally in the image of God.
That's not what Genesis says, a Christian is not obligated to believe that. Male *and* female are created equally in the image of God.
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I also feel the need to note that the idea that God created men in the image of his strength and women in the image of his beauty is, uh, extra-Biblical, let's say.
That's not what Genesis says, a Christian is not obligated to believe that. Male *and* female are created equally in the image of God.
That's not what Genesis says, a Christian is not obligated to believe that. Male *and* female are created equally in the image of God.
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While birds and bats both developed adaptations for flight, the way they went about it is so fundamentally different it affects their possible ecological adaptation. Specifically, birds can easily shift to a walking lifestyle, bats can't. 🧪
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
While birds and bats both developed adaptations for flight, the way they went about it is so fundamentally different it affects their possible ecological adaptation. Specifically, birds can easily shift to a walking lifestyle, bats can't. 🧪
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The Slave Labor Scam Complex
The Slave Labor Scam Complex - Lawyers, Guns & Money
When you get stupid text messages and emails attempting to scam you (“Hey, do you want to hang out tonight?”), do you ever wonder, who the hell is behind this ridiculousness? It’s especially sad given how successful this stuff is. In any case, the story of what is behind it is so, so much worse […]
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Slave Labor Scam Complex
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AI Data Centers are the new pollutant factories to put into black neighborhoods that they pretend wont kill us. Gotta love that old school environmental racism.
“While Shelby County has recorded the dirtiest air in Tennessee for many years — half the state’s admissions for childhood asthma come from there — local residents say the arrival of Colossus has made things worse.”
In Memphis, where people fear Elon Musk’s supercomputer is making them ill
Colossus, an xAI supercomputer, is blamed for worsening air pollution in a historic black community
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
AI Data Centers are the new pollutant factories to put into black neighborhoods that they pretend wont kill us. Gotta love that old school environmental racism.
What impressed me most about "One Battle After Another" was the DNA test. Improbable DNA testing has become the norm on crime shows, so it was satisfying to see something realistic
I'm pretty sure the centrifuge was balanced(!), the micropipetting looked realistic, but mostly...they just ran a gel!
I'm pretty sure the centrifuge was balanced(!), the micropipetting looked realistic, but mostly...they just ran a gel!
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What impressed me most about "One Battle After Another" was the DNA test. Improbable DNA testing has become the norm on crime shows, so it was satisfying to see something realistic
I'm pretty sure the centrifuge was balanced(!), the micropipetting looked realistic, but mostly...they just ran a gel!
I'm pretty sure the centrifuge was balanced(!), the micropipetting looked realistic, but mostly...they just ran a gel!
Fuck. What’s wrong with these people? This adds a level of awfulness
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Fuck. What’s wrong with these people? This adds a level of awfulness
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Pondering different extremes in systems of ownership. The Packers are the only collectively owned team in the NFL. The Lions ownership represent the inherited privilege of ownership that stems from a fortune made over a century ago.
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Pondering different extremes in systems of ownership. The Packers are the only collectively owned team in the NFL. The Lions ownership represent the inherited privilege of ownership that stems from a fortune made over a century ago.
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Mapping Deportations: What 58 Million Removals Reveal about the History of the U.S. Immigration System
New deportation data project shows that immigration control is not neutral but a racial boundary-making system built across years of policy decisions.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/mapping-de...
New deportation data project shows that immigration control is not neutral but a racial boundary-making system built across years of policy decisions.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/mapping-de...
Mapping Deportations: What 58 Million Removals Reveal about the History of the U.S. Immigration System
Over two centuries of deportation data and restrictive laws show that immigration enforcement is not a neutral process but a racial boundary-making system built across decades of policy decisions.
austinkocher.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Mapping Deportations: What 58 Million Removals Reveal about the History of the U.S. Immigration System
New deportation data project shows that immigration control is not neutral but a racial boundary-making system built across years of policy decisions.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/mapping-de...
New deportation data project shows that immigration control is not neutral but a racial boundary-making system built across years of policy decisions.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/mapping-de...
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The future: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/fine-2 #smbc
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The future: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/fine-2 #smbc
Guessing this stems from @kristadb1.bsky.social's thread from a couple days ago, which says: "A bunch of you are steal[ing] from my poor friends who are struggling to buy groceries, too."
Blaming techbros for "creat[ing] the conditions that devalue artists" doesn't force you to join in.
Blaming techbros for "creat[ing] the conditions that devalue artists" doesn't force you to join in.
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Guessing this stems from @kristadb1.bsky.social's thread from a couple days ago, which says: "A bunch of you are steal[ing] from my poor friends who are struggling to buy groceries, too."
Blaming techbros for "creat[ing] the conditions that devalue artists" doesn't force you to join in.
Blaming techbros for "creat[ing] the conditions that devalue artists" doesn't force you to join in.