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)
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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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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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Epstein funded the expenses of prominent AI researcher Joscha Bach for several years until 2019, paying for a trip to Europe for his family and private school tuition in Palo Alto.
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
SF AI exec had kids' private school tuition paid for by Jeffrey Epstein
"Jeffrey's last donation kept us afloat until now."
www.sfgate.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Epstein funded the expenses of prominent AI researcher Joscha Bach for several years until 2019, paying for a trip to Europe for his family and private school tuition in Palo Alto.
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
WTAF? And I wonder why my stress levels are so high?
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
WTAF? And I wonder why my stress levels are so high?
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If you're currently a student at a college with a faculty member who showed up in the Epstein files, I'd like to talk to you about the campus response for an article. You can reach me at [email protected] or millionbear.44 on Signal.
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
If you're currently a student at a college with a faculty member who showed up in the Epstein files, I'd like to talk to you about the campus response for an article. You can reach me at [email protected] or millionbear.44 on Signal.
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To those in this community supporting and widening the scope of research and advocacy;
Pat yourself on the back. Real progress is slow and steady.💪🏻
Pat yourself on the back. Real progress is slow and steady.💪🏻
February 12, 2026 at 11:57 PM
To those in this community supporting and widening the scope of research and advocacy;
Pat yourself on the back. Real progress is slow and steady.💪🏻
Pat yourself on the back. Real progress is slow and steady.💪🏻
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It is a sign of how ridiculous this admin is that Customs and Border Patrol using a DoD drone-killer in a major city without training or notifying the FAA isn't the biggest news story of the week.
I would not be surprised if the DoD takes back their toys, since CBP won't follow the rules.
I would not be surprised if the DoD takes back their toys, since CBP won't follow the rules.
February 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
It is a sign of how ridiculous this admin is that Customs and Border Patrol using a DoD drone-killer in a major city without training or notifying the FAA isn't the biggest news story of the week.
I would not be surprised if the DoD takes back their toys, since CBP won't follow the rules.
I would not be surprised if the DoD takes back their toys, since CBP won't follow the rules.
So he asks if Ellison is in support of people exercising their constitutional rights in response to what Johnson himself called *illegal* law enforcement actions.
Truly fascinating.
Truly fascinating.
RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
February 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
So he asks if Ellison is in support of people exercising their constitutional rights in response to what Johnson himself called *illegal* law enforcement actions.
Truly fascinating.
Truly fascinating.
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Happy birthday, Chuck.
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Happy birthday, Chuck.
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
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what a time to be alive
AI agent opens a PR write a blogpost to shames the maintainer who closes it [Discussion]
AI agent opens a PR write a blogpost to shames the maintainer who closes it
AI agent opens a PR write a blogpost to shames the maintainer who closes it
github.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
what a time to be alive
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Minnesota Reverend: I live by faith. The last two and a half months in Minnesota have tested that faith. I have personally been stopped and aggressively confronted by ICE agents
February 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Minnesota Reverend: I live by faith. The last two and a half months in Minnesota have tested that faith. I have personally been stopped and aggressively confronted by ICE agents
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oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
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Ring is first and foremost a scheme to charge Amazon customers to deter crime that costs Amazon (not the customers themselves) billions annually in refunds, returns, double shipping, and customer service overhead.
February 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Ring is first and foremost a scheme to charge Amazon customers to deter crime that costs Amazon (not the customers themselves) billions annually in refunds, returns, double shipping, and customer service overhead.
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I've run out of words.
RFK Jr's Nutrition Chatbot Recommends Best Foods to Insert Into Your Rectum
Realfood.gov will happily give you the worst possible advice.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I've run out of words.
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I’ve been exhausted for years so I’m pretty good at it.
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I’ve been exhausted for years so I’m pretty good at it.
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This can be read as the Pentagon refusing to deconflict airspace, so the FAA arguably is doing the right thing, though others who are more expert on this should weigh in. cc @faineg.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM
This can be read as the Pentagon refusing to deconflict airspace, so the FAA arguably is doing the right thing, though others who are more expert on this should weigh in. cc @faineg.bsky.social
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The Trump administration’s decision to remove the Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument is despicable.
This administration’s bigotry will not erase the history of Stonewall.
I'll always stand with our LGBTQ+ community.
This administration’s bigotry will not erase the history of Stonewall.
I'll always stand with our LGBTQ+ community.
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The Trump administration’s decision to remove the Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument is despicable.
This administration’s bigotry will not erase the history of Stonewall.
I'll always stand with our LGBTQ+ community.
This administration’s bigotry will not erase the history of Stonewall.
I'll always stand with our LGBTQ+ community.
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
I write things like this, and then halfway through I start to realise how profoundly *weird* I am.
It's much less severe for me than you, but I always struggled with the number stuff. Trigonometry and vectors made sense. Calculus was just plain fun.
But numbers? I can only safely handle them by converting them into shapes. Strings of digits do bad things like rearrange themselves.
But numbers? I can only safely handle them by converting them into shapes. Strings of digits do bad things like rearrange themselves.
February 11, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I write things like this, and then halfway through I start to realise how profoundly *weird* I am.
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“The husband & wife before this court are charged w/civil violations of our country's immigration laws. Civil. Not criminal. That distinction is not a technicality or a formality. It’s the line the law draws betwn regulation & punishment. Yet these working parents appear in unmistakable prison garb.
Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 AM
“The husband & wife before this court are charged w/civil violations of our country's immigration laws. Civil. Not criminal. That distinction is not a technicality or a formality. It’s the line the law draws betwn regulation & punishment. Yet these working parents appear in unmistakable prison garb.
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The Internet is so scary to authoritarians precisely because it allows people outside their reach to say things that they don't like.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE List: the small European website exposing US immigration agents
Netherlands-based site uses public information and tips to reveal identities of agents involved in crackdowns across US
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The Internet is so scary to authoritarians precisely because it allows people outside their reach to say things that they don't like.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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No, AI written romance novels are not inevitable: aftermath.site/ai-romance-nov...
February 10, 2026 at 8:37 PM
No, AI written romance novels are not inevitable: aftermath.site/ai-romance-nov...
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
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Gotcha beat. Dan Janzen could be pithy when he wanted to be.
February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Gotcha beat. Dan Janzen could be pithy when he wanted to be.