Paul the Baker
@paulthebaker.bsky.social
physicist, bean enthusiast
The hard-hitting Olympic coverage we need
I wrote about the Olympics
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Which Other Olympic Mascots Could Italian Stoats Tina And Milo Slaughter In Cold Blood? | Defector
Apologies to all otters, ferrets, badgers, ferret-badgers, weasels, fishers, polecats, wolverines, martens, and grisons, but the mustelid of the moment is the stoat. The mascots of the 2026 Winter Oly...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The hard-hitting Olympic coverage we need
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Veronika The Cow's Record Scratch | Defector
Veronika was 4 years old when she picked up her first tool: a tree branch, found in her pasture in the town of Nötsch im Gailtal in the Austrian alps. Veronika lives with Witgar Wiegele, an organic…
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January 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
April 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
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yeah I'm involved in unethical non monogamy. no no, nobody's cheating on anyone else; me and my polycucle just operate a whaling ship.
December 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
yeah I'm involved in unethical non monogamy. no no, nobody's cheating on anyone else; me and my polycucle just operate a whaling ship.
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Slumber Party Martyrs (flipped), by Robin F. Williams, 2023
November 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Slumber Party Martyrs (flipped), by Robin F. Williams, 2023
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Blackalicious
Cursive
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Screaming Females
Britney Spears
Blackalicious
Cursive
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Screaming Females
Britney Spears
introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Paul McCartney
The Blood Brothers
The Hives
Jets To Brazil
The Who
Paul McCartney
The Blood Brothers
The Hives
Jets To Brazil
The Who
introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
nick cave
manchester orchestra
neil young
the clash
jeff rosenstock
nick cave
manchester orchestra
neil young
the clash
jeff rosenstock
November 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Blackalicious
Cursive
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Screaming Females
Britney Spears
Blackalicious
Cursive
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Screaming Females
Britney Spears
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It’s bigotry to hate those inflatable flappy arm guys from outside car dealerships
October 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
It’s bigotry to hate those inflatable flappy arm guys from outside car dealerships
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I ate the beans in my Beanie Baby and now I am the Beanie Baby
September 14, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I ate the beans in my Beanie Baby and now I am the Beanie Baby
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I will never apologize for a post
September 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I will never apologize for a post
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I'm sad to report that Rainer (Rai) Weiss passed away yesterday at age 92. Rai developed the design for LIGO, he and Kip got it funded, trained countless researchers, and received the 2017 Nobel Prize. Rai always had time for students and treated us as equals. May his memory be a blessing
August 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I'm sad to report that Rainer (Rai) Weiss passed away yesterday at age 92. Rai developed the design for LIGO, he and Kip got it funded, trained countless researchers, and received the 2017 Nobel Prize. Rai always had time for students and treated us as equals. May his memory be a blessing
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I think I found the perfect music for this one.
Get! Eel! Facts!!!
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Advent calendars benefit @skypeascientist.bsky.social so you should buy one and send them to everyone you know too.
Get! Eel! Facts!!!
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Advent calendars benefit @skypeascientist.bsky.social so you should buy one and send them to everyone you know too.
August 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I think I found the perfect music for this one.
Get! Eel! Facts!!!
EelFacts.Net
Advent calendars benefit @skypeascientist.bsky.social so you should buy one and send them to everyone you know too.
Get! Eel! Facts!!!
EelFacts.Net
Advent calendars benefit @skypeascientist.bsky.social so you should buy one and send them to everyone you know too.
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Sick of everything being Orwellian or Kafkaesque. I demand more Scarrylous situations, where animals drive vehicles and run small businesses.
July 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sick of everything being Orwellian or Kafkaesque. I demand more Scarrylous situations, where animals drive vehicles and run small businesses.
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I spoke with Mamta Patel Nagaraja about her 24 years of working at NASA in which she trained astronauts and designed instruments that explored the moon and Venus, and how slashing funding for space research harms everyone living on Earth.
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An Interview With A Fired NASA Associate Chief Scientist | Defector
Mamta Patel Nagaraja grew up in a small town in West Texas, where her parents ran a motel. Nagaraja and her older sister were both fascinated by space, which felt like a portal into the unknown. “Ther...
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June 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I spoke with Mamta Patel Nagaraja about her 24 years of working at NASA in which she trained astronauts and designed instruments that explored the moon and Venus, and how slashing funding for space research harms everyone living on Earth.
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me when the big wooden horse rolls up
“Only a FOOL would not accept this gift on behalf of our Country. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
May 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
me when the big wooden horse rolls up
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“Where do you think you’re going?”
“Band practice, I told you.”
“Is your homework done?”
“Yes, DAD.”
“Be home by 6 for dinner.”
“But-“
“No buts, Mom’s making your favorite.”
“Band practice, I told you.”
“Is your homework done?”
“Yes, DAD.”
“Be home by 6 for dinner.”
“But-“
“No buts, Mom’s making your favorite.”
May 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“Where do you think you’re going?”
“Band practice, I told you.”
“Is your homework done?”
“Yes, DAD.”
“Be home by 6 for dinner.”
“But-“
“No buts, Mom’s making your favorite.”
“Band practice, I told you.”
“Is your homework done?”
“Yes, DAD.”
“Be home by 6 for dinner.”
“But-“
“No buts, Mom’s making your favorite.”
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willem dafoe in famous works of art: thread
May 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
willem dafoe in famous works of art: thread
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progressive strawberries, painted by amanda almira newton, 1914
May 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
progressive strawberries, painted by amanda almira newton, 1914
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I will always hold it against the fake money people that they appropriated “crypto” from cool things like your Sasquatches and Mothmans. They should have called their dumb shit something like Goofbux
April 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I will always hold it against the fake money people that they appropriated “crypto” from cool things like your Sasquatches and Mothmans. They should have called their dumb shit something like Goofbux
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