Physgal ⚛️
@physgal.bsky.social
University physics lecturer and Associate Dean, Learning. Physics demystifier. Supporter of girls and women in physics. CAP Teaching Medal 2018, 3MNTF 2023. She/her Ph.D.
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Physgal ⚛️
@physgal.bsky.social
· Nov 13
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January 15, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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These loathsome fucking turds should be shouted at, interfered with, humiliated, & disdained at every possible opportunity. They should face contempt everywhere they turn until the day they die.
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
These loathsome fucking turds should be shouted at, interfered with, humiliated, & disdained at every possible opportunity. They should face contempt everywhere they turn until the day they die.
LOL
January 15, 2026 at 9:12 PM
LOL
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The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
It's so hard to believe this is real, but it looks that way.
(Also, where is that podium vs. lectern account that called me out last month...LOL)
(Also, where is that podium vs. lectern account that called me out last month...LOL)
Since some out there felt the photos going around of puppy-killer Kristi Noem at a podium bearing the Fascist slogan (later put into practice by the Nazis) ONE OF OURS ALL OF YOURS had to have been an AI manipulation, here's an AP photograph of that loathsome person promoting those loathsome words.
January 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
It's so hard to believe this is real, but it looks that way.
(Also, where is that podium vs. lectern account that called me out last month...LOL)
(Also, where is that podium vs. lectern account that called me out last month...LOL)
Hugs to everyone in Minneapolis. Please stay safe. Good night.
a penguin with a heart and the words sending a penguin hug above it
Alt: a penguin being slingshotted towards you and the words sending a penguin hug above it
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Hugs to everyone in Minneapolis. Please stay safe. Good night.
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We are at the “Minnesotans are spray painting their broiler pans for body armor” stage of the fight
@statuscoupnews.bsky.social interviewing this woman in Minneapolis right now who said she came out of her home, wearing whatever she could grab to protect herself from ICE agents. You do what you can, with what you got.
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM
We are at the “Minnesotans are spray painting their broiler pans for body armor” stage of the fight
This man could have been VP. Sigh.
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 AM
This man could have been VP. Sigh.
Iranians are facing mass arrests, killings and torture for demanding a better future. Now the regime plans to start executing those arrested. The least we can do is raise our voice in solidarity with the protesters: Join this open letter for diplomatic pressure, and the sovereignty of people in Iran
Iran: Will they start executing people today?
Over 2,000 murdered - and today, the regime plans to start executions. Governments everywhere need to massively up the pressure to stop the killings.
secure.avaaz.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Iranians are facing mass arrests, killings and torture for demanding a better future. Now the regime plans to start executing those arrested. The least we can do is raise our voice in solidarity with the protesters: Join this open letter for diplomatic pressure, and the sovereignty of people in Iran
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Quiet, piggy
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 14, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Quiet, piggy
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
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This is completely fucking unacceptable. Shut this terrorist government down until it stops brutalizing its own citizens.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This is completely fucking unacceptable. Shut this terrorist government down until it stops brutalizing its own citizens.
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HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
If you need a moment of Zen amongst the madness, you can watch a Hawaiian volcano steaming away here:
[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
If you need a moment of Zen amongst the madness, you can watch a Hawaiian volcano steaming away here:
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just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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LOS ANGELES: ICE is in Atwater Village today
January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
LOS ANGELES: ICE is in Atwater Village today
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Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store? arstechnica.com/google/2026/...
Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?
Google describes apps exactly like Grok and says they are banned from Google Play.
arstechnica.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store? arstechnica.com/google/2026/...
LOL
Oh my god this lady rules. I love this.
Just make fun of these poseurs.
Just make fun of these poseurs.
January 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
LOL
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From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
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BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
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Anything less than abolishing ICE is unacceptable. I don't want to hear people talk about training these motherfuckers or throwing more money at them. The entire institution needs to be permanently disbanded. Do not let politicians sell you on anything less.
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Anything less than abolishing ICE is unacceptable. I don't want to hear people talk about training these motherfuckers or throwing more money at them. The entire institution needs to be permanently disbanded. Do not let politicians sell you on anything less.