Bob Lessick
@lessick.bsky.social
Johns Hopkins faculty. Tweets about baseball, music, education, politics, running.
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I'm concerned that all this focus on the second boat strike has distracted us all from the illegality of the first strikes.
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I'm concerned that all this focus on the second boat strike has distracted us all from the illegality of the first strikes.
Whether it's TACO, Johnson or any other GOP leader, I'd love to hear the press counter the Sgt Schulz defense by asking, "shouldn't someone in your position be a bit more informed."
talking to reporters last night, Trump claimed of Hegseth's double tap strike that "I don't know anything about it," then moments later claimed "I don't who you're talking about" when asked his plan to pardon the former Honduran president
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Whether it's TACO, Johnson or any other GOP leader, I'd love to hear the press counter the Sgt Schulz defense by asking, "shouldn't someone in your position be a bit more informed."
If only they were holding positions where they could do something about it.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
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November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If only they were holding positions where they could do something about it.
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Lumping them together as “AI” gives readers the impression that a single class of tool is discerning novel protein structures, teasing subtle patterns out of mountains of LHC data, writing a student’s History 101 paper, and arguing a ketamine-addled billionaire could post up Shaq in his prime. No.
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Lumping them together as “AI” gives readers the impression that a single class of tool is discerning novel protein structures, teasing subtle patterns out of mountains of LHC data, writing a student’s History 101 paper, and arguing a ketamine-addled billionaire could post up Shaq in his prime. No.
Absolutely this!
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Absolutely this!
Astros just DFA'd Urias.
Ramon Urias being an Astro is really going to bite the Orioles in the rear end the next few years when they have to play them. That trade was really unnecessary!
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Astros just DFA'd Urias.
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HISTORIAN OF THE LIFE SCIENCES position at CSHL!
I’m thrilled to announce that the CSHL Center for Humanities and the History of Modern Biology is inviting applications for this position.
This is a remarkable opportunity to join a unique, internationally recognized institution and the Center
I’m thrilled to announce that the CSHL Center for Humanities and the History of Modern Biology is inviting applications for this position.
This is a remarkable opportunity to join a unique, internationally recognized institution and the Center
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November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
HISTORIAN OF THE LIFE SCIENCES position at CSHL!
I’m thrilled to announce that the CSHL Center for Humanities and the History of Modern Biology is inviting applications for this position.
This is a remarkable opportunity to join a unique, internationally recognized institution and the Center
I’m thrilled to announce that the CSHL Center for Humanities and the History of Modern Biology is inviting applications for this position.
This is a remarkable opportunity to join a unique, internationally recognized institution and the Center
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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MAGA isn’t a political party.
It’s a last stand for people terrified of losing white dominance in a multiracial democracy.
It’s a last stand for people terrified of losing white dominance in a multiracial democracy.
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
MAGA isn’t a political party.
It’s a last stand for people terrified of losing white dominance in a multiracial democracy.
It’s a last stand for people terrified of losing white dominance in a multiracial democracy.
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Will Smith just treated the Jays like Chris Rock.
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Will Smith just treated the Jays like Chris Rock.
Oh my. After getting Ohtani out.
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Oh my. After getting Ohtani out.
Bieber. Is it too late to say sorry?
November 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Bieber. Is it too late to say sorry?
And he's getting squeezed
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
And he's getting squeezed
Seranthony looks too shaky to shut this down.
November 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Seranthony looks too shaky to shut this down.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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"...and in the "French story of the year" category..."
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
"Il est coriace !" : cet homme de 77 ans a survécu trois jours au fond d’un ravin après une chute de 40 mètres à vélo
Un homme de 77 ans a été retrouvé sain et sauf mardi après avoir passé trois jours dans un profond ravin dans les Cévennes dans le département de la Lozère. Il avait chuté de 40 mètres en rentrant à v...
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"...and in the "French story of the year" category..."
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Does it mean anything when a pitcher fondles the rosin bag too much?
AI from Google Cloud knows that 22% of pitchers play with a rosin bag enough to make you uncomfortable, and 6% of those pitchers have been arrested for misdemeanors or worse. All of them must report to Google's Reeducation Center.
AI from Google Cloud knows that 22% of pitchers play with a rosin bag enough to make you uncomfortable, and 6% of those pitchers have been arrested for misdemeanors or worse. All of them must report to Google's Reeducation Center.
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Does it mean anything when a pitcher fondles the rosin bag too much?
AI from Google Cloud knows that 22% of pitchers play with a rosin bag enough to make you uncomfortable, and 6% of those pitchers have been arrested for misdemeanors or worse. All of them must report to Google's Reeducation Center.
AI from Google Cloud knows that 22% of pitchers play with a rosin bag enough to make you uncomfortable, and 6% of those pitchers have been arrested for misdemeanors or worse. All of them must report to Google's Reeducation Center.
I blame the O Canada singer.
October 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I blame the O Canada singer.
The sun will come out......
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The sun will come out......
Does anybody really know what time it is?
Chicago playing on a Toronto-LA series.
Chicago playing on a Toronto-LA series.
October 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Does anybody really know what time it is?
Chicago playing on a Toronto-LA series.
Chicago playing on a Toronto-LA series.