Paul Guinnessy
@paulguinnessy.bsky.social
Physicist, Journalist, Director of Digital Experience. All views are my own, not my employer. Fan of Film Festivals, Opera, and theater. Believer in buying two books for every one leaving the house. Unlikely to respond to DMs unless I know you.
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So I have a job going: Solutions Architect, responsible for designing and implementing effective and scalable technology solutions that meet the needs of an organization that delivers programs and services to a federation of scientific societies. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
I’m starting to wonder if he’s the only person in the administration who flys coach and doesn’t have a private jet……?
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I’m starting to wonder if he’s the only person in the administration who flys coach and doesn’t have a private jet……?
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I have not read the full Witkoff transcript. The snippets I've seen can be interpreted 2 ways: 1) He is collaborating with Russia, and 2) He does not understand the negotiations, nor what is necessary to even start talking about ending the war and is making a ploy to show good will to the Russians.
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I have not read the full Witkoff transcript. The snippets I've seen can be interpreted 2 ways: 1) He is collaborating with Russia, and 2) He does not understand the negotiations, nor what is necessary to even start talking about ending the war and is making a ploy to show good will to the Russians.
Actually surprised it didn’t come up earlier
China mulls limiting cars' default performance as EV crashes frequently occur
China plans to require passenger vehicles to default to a state where acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes less than five seconds upon each startup.
cnevpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Actually surprised it didn’t come up earlier
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This is how it’s done, U.S. negotiators. Learn from other strong leaders how to deal with criminal aggressors.
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is how it’s done, U.S. negotiators. Learn from other strong leaders how to deal with criminal aggressors.
Apart from my work laptop (which is 3 years old as Macs are on a 5 year cycle vs 3 years for windows), my personal laptop is still a 2017 MacBook Pro. Shockingly it still works and it still gets patch updates. Unlike the android phone I had for testing, which bricked after 18 months.
This will never be me - I bought an M4 Mac Air just before my book tour - but I think the premise of "device hoarding" here is ridiculous. With every major purchase, buy as well as you can and then use that thing until you can't use it any more. That's just sensible.
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Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Apart from my work laptop (which is 3 years old as Macs are on a 5 year cycle vs 3 years for windows), my personal laptop is still a 2017 MacBook Pro. Shockingly it still works and it still gets patch updates. Unlike the android phone I had for testing, which bricked after 18 months.
In shocking news to no one (thanks Rubio supporters for leaking it!) "A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow."
NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice
A secret transcript reveals that the Trump envoy was helping a Putin advisor formulate a plan.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
In shocking news to no one (thanks Rubio supporters for leaking it!) "A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow."
I think she’ll do one of two things, either run for the representative seat or high paying gig somewhere.
D.C. Mayor Bowser won't run for a fourth term
A wide-open mayoral race is expected to ensue between the moderate and progressive wings of the local Democratic party.
www.axios.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I think she’ll do one of two things, either run for the representative seat or high paying gig somewhere.
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Amazing, all these headlines about unemployment & jobs now that Joe Biden is no longer president 🤔🧐
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November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Amazing, all these headlines about unemployment & jobs now that Joe Biden is no longer president 🤔🧐
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Non lethal usually makes police feel more comfortable about using these tools instead of seeking more effective options like deescalation by talking to protesters directly.
NEW: Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear gas. Protestors trapped, struggling to breathe.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Non lethal usually makes police feel more comfortable about using these tools instead of seeking more effective options like deescalation by talking to protesters directly.
Russia is in real trouble, and will soon have to abandon its Ukraine invasion. This is why they are keen to sow discord between the US and its allies, they are running out of time.
Exclusive: Russia weighs how to prop up Russian Railways, which is $51 billion in debt, sources say — Reuters
Russia's government is discussing different ways to prop up Russian Railways, the country's biggest commercial employer, which has built up a 4 trillion rouble ($50.8 billion) debt pile, two people wi...
apple.news
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Russia is in real trouble, and will soon have to abandon its Ukraine invasion. This is why they are keen to sow discord between the US and its allies, they are running out of time.
There some missing films like Trading Places, The Thin Man, and Tropic Thunder on this list, and others where it makes no sense to have them on it (Fargo!). On the whole, not bad, but I would replace the order of some of them.
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There some missing films like Trading Places, The Thin Man, and Tropic Thunder on this list, and others where it makes no sense to have them on it (Fargo!). On the whole, not bad, but I would replace the order of some of them.
Another indication of recession, people are remembering nostalgia and looking for goods that remind them of happier times, and increasing spending on 'little' treats. #DigitalMarketing Might explain why I bought 5 keyboards this year (but not the 'ideal' keyboard to my irritation).
2026 Digital Marketing Trends Report | Brandwatch
Discover the key digital marketing trends shaping 2026. From GEO to authenticity, learn how brands can stand out in an AI-driven, algorithmic world.
www.brandwatch.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Another indication of recession, people are remembering nostalgia and looking for goods that remind them of happier times, and increasing spending on 'little' treats. #DigitalMarketing Might explain why I bought 5 keyboards this year (but not the 'ideal' keyboard to my irritation).
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"It is easy to see why Trump likes having intimates as envoys. He can pick up the phone to them and bypass the state department with its reminders of the complexities of statecraft."
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The death of the diplomat in Trump’s America
Sidelining the state department and relying on dealmakers will come at a cost
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"It is easy to see why Trump likes having intimates as envoys. He can pick up the phone to them and bypass the state department with its reminders of the complexities of statecraft."
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"An AI-assembled version of Gargano’s Christmas cake, for instance, would have people cooking a 6-inch cake for 3 to 4 hours at 320°F (160°C).
'You’d end up with charcoal!' she said. Meanwhile, traffic to her turkey recipe is already down 40% year over year."
'You’d end up with charcoal!' she said. Meanwhile, traffic to her turkey recipe is already down 40% year over year."
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Montgomery County is one of the richest counties in the country, yet it too has a large number of people needing help (some of which were federal contractors who didn't get backpay when the government reopened).
‘It’s important for me to stay alive for other people’: Nonprofit helps feed 35,000 Montgomery Co. households this Thanksgiving - WTOP News
Over 35,000 Montgomery County, Maryland, households will have food on the table this Thanksgiving, thanks to So What Else.
wtop.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Montgomery County is one of the richest counties in the country, yet it too has a large number of people needing help (some of which were federal contractors who didn't get backpay when the government reopened).
"many politicians restrict family #housing, because they don’t want to pay for the schools those children would attend. Because schools are funded largely through local property taxes, cities treat school spending as a direct burden on local budgets while ignoring that businesses benefit"
Cities made a bet on millennials — but forgot one key thing
Can cities learn to love kids again?
www.vox.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"many politicians restrict family #housing, because they don’t want to pay for the schools those children would attend. Because schools are funded largely through local property taxes, cities treat school spending as a direct burden on local budgets while ignoring that businesses benefit"
"Safety features come out years after the need for them is identified, if at all. Internal critics are sidelined, laid off, or managed out. And when journalists ask, politely but insistently, why so many of their users are suffering, executives laugh and tell us that we're the crazy ones."
Roblox is a problem — but it’s a symptom of something worse
What is the role of tech journalism in a world where CEOs no longer feel shame?
www.platformer.news
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Safety features come out years after the need for them is identified, if at all. Internal critics are sidelined, laid off, or managed out. And when journalists ask, politely but insistently, why so many of their users are suffering, executives laugh and tell us that we're the crazy ones."
As @bluememe.bsky.social suggests "Would be much easier to list Trump admin officials who do NOT have massive conflicts of interest."
We found that 11 of Trump’s DOT appointees disclosed between $12 million and $52 million in stock holdings and other financial interests in airlines, railroads, oil and gas corporations, transportation technology firms and other related businesses.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As @bluememe.bsky.social suggests "Would be much easier to list Trump admin officials who do NOT have massive conflicts of interest."
Trevor Owen at @aip.bsky.social is interviewed by @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
Science as Story, Memory as Infrastructure: A Conversation with Trevor Owens, Part 2 - The Scholarly Kitchen
In today’s guest post, Wendy Queen (JHUP) continues her conversation with Trevor Owens (AIP) about how the tools and sensibilities of the humanities are helping to preserve the record of the physical ...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Trevor Owen at @aip.bsky.social is interviewed by @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
This makes a lot of sense. 🧵
The question I get asked most often is how to understand Trump's push-me-pull-me Ukraine policy. To me there are a few constants that don't change:
1) He really wants to end the war fast. Results over process.
2) He respects Putin and wants a good relationship with Russia. 👉
1) He really wants to end the war fast. Results over process.
2) He respects Putin and wants a good relationship with Russia. 👉
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This makes a lot of sense. 🧵
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THEN I SAID “MAYBE THIS YEAR THE TURKEY SHOULD’VE PARDONED ME” AND MY LAWYERS JUST SHOOK THEIR HEADS AND LEFT THE ROOM.
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
THEN I SAID “MAYBE THIS YEAR THE TURKEY SHOULD’VE PARDONED ME” AND MY LAWYERS JUST SHOOK THEIR HEADS AND LEFT THE ROOM.
Averages hide that its specific fields that are suffering the most with this crackdown on international students (which just hurts the US in the long run).
Where I work, grad student enrollment in Engineering and Business is down 70% and 40%, respectively.
Now, to cover the loss in revenue from these Departments, the rest of the colleges have to take MASSIVE hits. History Dept alone has cut/closed 6 TT lines. Forget about raises or salary equity. 🫠
Now, to cover the loss in revenue from these Departments, the rest of the colleges have to take MASSIVE hits. History Dept alone has cut/closed 6 TT lines. Forget about raises or salary equity. 🫠
Enrollment by international students from China dropped by 3 percent, from India by 4 percent, and enrollment from students from Mexico has flatlined. Here are the likely consequences for Texas' education and economy:
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Averages hide that its specific fields that are suffering the most with this crackdown on international students (which just hurts the US in the long run).
To cut to the chase, despite the belief of our tech overlords (who by coincidence, send their kids to schools that ban technology) there is no improvement in educational performance by providing kids with access to laptops. #education
Laptops in the Long Run: Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
To cut to the chase, despite the belief of our tech overlords (who by coincidence, send their kids to schools that ban technology) there is no improvement in educational performance by providing kids with access to laptops. #education
Eons ago (well 12 yrs) a researcher I knew told me he had got his students to replicate all the experiments in one journal to discover only 17% replicated the conclusions (and this was an easy field). So I'm not totally shocked that one of the founding myths in medicine, turns out to be false. 1/2
The Penicillin Myth
Competing theories seek to explain inconsistencies surrounding Alexander Fleming’s famed discovery.
www.asimov.press
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Eons ago (well 12 yrs) a researcher I knew told me he had got his students to replicate all the experiments in one journal to discover only 17% replicated the conclusions (and this was an easy field). So I'm not totally shocked that one of the founding myths in medicine, turns out to be false. 1/2
The words "as he got caught" springs to mind.
GOP Sen. Jim Justice agrees to pay $5 million in back taxes after DOJ lawsuit www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
GOP Sen. Jim Justice agrees to pay $5 million in back taxes after DOJ lawsuit
The West Virginia senator agreed to pay the amount shortly after the Justice Department sued him and his wife over unpaid taxes from 2009.
www.nbcnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The words "as he got caught" springs to mind.