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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 13h

University tops in the US tend to be chickenshit, this is not a new thing but merely starker.

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Dan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 18h

That classic scientific approach of making the proof. 🧪💊

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 17h

As we see a senseless 100k price tag placed on H- 1B visas, potentially leading to significant loss to higher education and progress of science, let this be a reminder that nearly half of the Nobel Prize winners in science this year are immigrants.

🧪 www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Half Of The 2025 U.S. Nobel Prize Winners In Science Are Immigrants

Three of the six U.S. winners in the 2025 Nobel Prize science categories immigrated to the United States, one of them as a teenager.

www.forbes.com

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 13h

He makes an excellent thug.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13h

Every time a Trump scandal surfaces, the predictable chaos follows. Now it’s Tom Homan, the White House border czar, who was caught accepting $50,000 in cash during an FBI undercover operation, and the DOJ is scrambling to contain the fallout.

The Trump Administration's Growing Tom Homan Problem

Their attempt to spin away their border czar's bribery scandal isn't going so well

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 14h

Buddy the dog had no choice but to be part of the end of the world.

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah, Vanished Ocean is good, you beat me to it.

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 18h

The worst harvests in recorded history in England must be during the crazy weather of the early to mid 1300s.

Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 18h

I spent a day in those islands with some of the occupants. They have to be seen in person for full appreciation.

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 18h

Global warming? What global warming?

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 23h

September 2025 was the 3rd warmest September on record for our planet, following 2023 (1st place) and 2024 (2nd place). The last 12-months have been about 1.51°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.

Summary of month: climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-... via @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social data

Orthographic map showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in September 2025 relative to a 1981-2010 baseline. This visualization shows North and South America. Most areas are warmer than average.

Orthographic map showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in September 2025 relative to a 1981-2010 baseline using ERA5 data. This visualization shows Africa, Europe, and western Asia. Most areas are warmer than average.

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Nature Geoscience @natgeosci.nature.com · 20h

⚒️ Article: The melting of the last remnants of the North American ice sheets in the early Holocene led to 14 meters of global sea level rise, higher than prior estimates

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sea-level rise at the end of the last deglaciation dominated by North American ice sheets - Nature Geoscience

The melting of the last remnants of the North American ice sheets in the early Holocene led to 14 m of global sea-level rise, higher than prior estimates, according to proxy constraints from the Mississippi Delta and other localities.

www.nature.com

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 18h

Fat rednecks under color of law allowed to terrorize people. The US is in rough condition and I fear it won’t end without bad trouble.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 18h

Remember when, several years ago? 🧪 #USA#Trump

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 18h

Fat rednecks unleashed, how nice.

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Just James @bojabi.bsky.social · 1d

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

If you’ve ever seen the looney TV series Skinwalker Ranch set in Utah you KNOW they need such survey data. But of course, that would make too much sense as it wouldn’t support their theory of wormholes on the property. Oh well…

Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

Here are the four horsemen of climate-tipping-points apocalypse --

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

A new Nature study on the four horsemen of the climate-tipping-points apocalypse: "the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the South American monsoon system and the Amazon rainforest."

Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements - Nature Geoscience

A review of observation-based evidence suggests that four interconnected Earth system tipping elements have moved towards their critical thresholds, highlighting the need for better monitoring and increased mitigation efforts.

www.nature.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

"Energy dominance," you say?

As of this year, *China is exporting more clean-energy technology than the US is exporting the dirty stuff*.

The future is green energy & China, not the US, is set to dominate it.

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

From getting a look at some of the Texas Guard dudes deplaning, pizza is the last thing they need.

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 1d

And those are now official government records that must be retained and can be FOIAed.

Great work, Pam.

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 2d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

The condescension of two-bit Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi today underscores that the only thing this administration excels at is a complete lack of self-awareness.

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

You should visit Summerville, GA, in that area. The folk artist Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens is open to the public. The man had a vision and then some. Summerville is utterly unhip, I kinda like it. Biodiversity there is impressive too.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

grimly fucking funny that Marjorie Taylor Greene is turning out to be one of the most reality-based Republicans. getting a little chuckle out of that www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on her unexpected break with Republicans over health care in shutdown fight

The MAGA firebrand sparked criticism from GOP leadership after giving voice to a key Democratic demand — extending expiring Obamacare funding to avoid premium hikes.

www.nbcnews.com

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

This is Portland, Oregon. Photo: Fabian Bimmer. #USA#Trump

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