Ian Ramjohn
@iramjohn.bsky.social
Wikipedia expert at @wikieducation.bsky.social.
Plant ecology Ph.D. 🇹🇹Trinbagonian in exile
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2910-0526 (if you want to verify my account's authenticity)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2910-0526 (if you want to verify my account's authenticity)
Pinned
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
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
Chapelle Roan is taking stronger action towards people named in the Epstein files than the US government
Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.
February 10, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Chapelle Roan is taking stronger action towards people named in the Epstein files than the US government
The logical explanation here is that it's a typo, but at this point if someone made that claim I'd want to see it backed up by metadata.
The idea that this is possible sounds like crazy conspiracy nonsense. But the revelations continue to be filled with stuff that would be a hard sell as fiction.
The idea that this is possible sounds like crazy conspiracy nonsense. But the revelations continue to be filled with stuff that would be a hard sell as fiction.
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 AM
The logical explanation here is that it's a typo, but at this point if someone made that claim I'd want to see it backed up by metadata.
The idea that this is possible sounds like crazy conspiracy nonsense. But the revelations continue to be filled with stuff that would be a hard sell as fiction.
The idea that this is possible sounds like crazy conspiracy nonsense. But the revelations continue to be filled with stuff that would be a hard sell as fiction.
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
"An executive of the Rio Grande Valley Builders Association observed flaws in newly lain sidewalk, saying the raids are leading to poor quality work because workers with decades of experience are arrested and contractors scramble for inexperienced replacements."
February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"An executive of the Rio Grande Valley Builders Association observed flaws in newly lain sidewalk, saying the raids are leading to poor quality work because workers with decades of experience are arrested and contractors scramble for inexperienced replacements."
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
"A CEO said his employees, who are all U.S. citizens or have legal work status, would frequently witness immigration raids when delivering products. Sometimes that meant builders were left with half-poured foundations that they would have to pay to rip out and redo as laborers were arrested mid-job"
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"A CEO said his employees, who are all U.S. citizens or have legal work status, would frequently witness immigration raids when delivering products. Sometimes that meant builders were left with half-poured foundations that they would have to pay to rip out and redo as laborers were arrested mid-job"
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
They said If you screamed “Ricky!” during the halftime show, your AARP welcome packet is in the mail. 🤣🤣
Some people said they screamed “Menudo!”, which means your wheelchair 🦽 is on the way! 😩
Some people said they screamed “Menudo!”, which means your wheelchair 🦽 is on the way! 😩
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
They said If you screamed “Ricky!” during the halftime show, your AARP welcome packet is in the mail. 🤣🤣
Some people said they screamed “Menudo!”, which means your wheelchair 🦽 is on the way! 😩
Some people said they screamed “Menudo!”, which means your wheelchair 🦽 is on the way! 😩
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on body cameras, sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability.
Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.
(Published 2023)
Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.
(Published 2023)
How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras
Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability. Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even whe...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on body cameras, sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability.
Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.
(Published 2023)
Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.
(Published 2023)
This is a totally neutral thing for the king, right? Nothing bad happened to the increasingly tyrannous, unhinged king, right?
Macbeth Act 5, Scene 4
the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This is a totally neutral thing for the king, right? Nothing bad happened to the increasingly tyrannous, unhinged king, right?
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
I think the ‘less obvious’ politics here is that the entire thing started off with workers in the fields and ended with community dancing and emerging in solidarity from the fields. I think it’s beautiful that he named every country and all the peoples voices rising up- AND-
Bad Bunny ends his Super Bowl halftime show in front of a sign reading "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE"
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I think the ‘less obvious’ politics here is that the entire thing started off with workers in the fields and ended with community dancing and emerging in solidarity from the fields. I think it’s beautiful that he named every country and all the peoples voices rising up- AND-
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
Bad Bunny is telling the world that the people in Puerto Rico are American citizens and deserve reliable and resilient electricity and infrastructure investment from the U.S. government.
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Bad Bunny is telling the world that the people in Puerto Rico are American citizens and deserve reliable and resilient electricity and infrastructure investment from the U.S. government.
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
power transformers mentioned in halftime show ⚡️
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
power transformers mentioned in halftime show ⚡️
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they *could* that they didn't stop to think if they *should*.
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they *could* that they didn't stop to think if they *should*.
Of course Trump would attack community, wholesomeness.
Trump epitomises a world where all relationships are transactional, where the only children in parties are there for the sexual gratification of the powerful.
Trump epitomises a world where all relationships are transactional, where the only children in parties are there for the sexual gratification of the powerful.
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Of course Trump would attack community, wholesomeness.
Trump epitomises a world where all relationships are transactional, where the only children in parties are there for the sexual gratification of the powerful.
Trump epitomises a world where all relationships are transactional, where the only children in parties are there for the sexual gratification of the powerful.
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
Did…Mike Tyson just call me fat because RFK Jr paid him to? WTF
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Did…Mike Tyson just call me fat because RFK Jr paid him to? WTF
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
That was the most wholesome Super Bowl in years. Bad Bunky dancing with uncs and cousins and nephews ....
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
That was the most wholesome Super Bowl in years. Bad Bunky dancing with uncs and cousins and nephews ....
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
I'm trying to imagine another presentation so family- and community-focussed in any other prestige venue. This is what the Republicans lost their minds over? Too wholesome for MAGA?
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I'm trying to imagine another presentation so family- and community-focussed in any other prestige venue. This is what the Republicans lost their minds over? Too wholesome for MAGA?
Amazing! Truly amazing.
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Amazing! Truly amazing.
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
another data point for information provenance is good, actually
California state health authorities are warning people to stop foraging wild mushrooms as the death toll from a poisoning outbreak increased to four and as more than three dozen people have been sickened since November.
4 Dead in Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in California
State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat.
nyti.ms
February 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
another data point for information provenance is good, actually
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
i feel compelled to remind everyone that chatgpt/LLMs are functionally the *opposite* of an actual expert.
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
March 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
i feel compelled to remind everyone that chatgpt/LLMs are functionally the *opposite* of an actual expert.
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
I never noticed this either.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I never noticed this either.
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
Q: How much is the NFL paying Bad Bunny for the privilege of playing football during and after his concert?
A: In what can only be described as a display of unprecedented magnanimity, Bad Bunny has allowed the NFL to showcase their sport at his concert for free.
A: In what can only be described as a display of unprecedented magnanimity, Bad Bunny has allowed the NFL to showcase their sport at his concert for free.
FAQs for This Weekend’s Bad Bunny Concert Featuring Football
What time is kickoff? The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. f...
buff.ly
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Q: How much is the NFL paying Bad Bunny for the privilege of playing football during and after his concert?
A: In what can only be described as a display of unprecedented magnanimity, Bad Bunny has allowed the NFL to showcase their sport at his concert for free.
A: In what can only be described as a display of unprecedented magnanimity, Bad Bunny has allowed the NFL to showcase their sport at his concert for free.
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
This is really the critical point: Firefox is packing its browser with AI slop functions by default; relying on a user actively choosing to turn it off.
That isn't neutral - that is a political and ideological statement that they want more reliance on these tools
That isn't neutral - that is a political and ideological statement that they want more reliance on these tools
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
This is really the critical point: Firefox is packing its browser with AI slop functions by default; relying on a user actively choosing to turn it off.
That isn't neutral - that is a political and ideological statement that they want more reliance on these tools
That isn't neutral - that is a political and ideological statement that they want more reliance on these tools
Reposted by Ian Ramjohn
