Will
@popher.bsky.social
Food, Wine, Whisky, Science.
Magnet lover (ICR, NMR).
Posts about anything and nothing, in that order.
Instagram is www.instagram.com/birsemore
Magnet lover (ICR, NMR).
Posts about anything and nothing, in that order.
Instagram is www.instagram.com/birsemore
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www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
No thank you.
No thank you.
January 29, 2026 at 7:06 AM
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
No thank you.
No thank you.
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I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
See the tiktok ban which was unlawfully ignored for a year.
See also how its illegal for masked government agents to murder you in the street, and yet they have and do.
See also how the bill of rights lies in tatters.
See how the president was guilty of 35 felony counts and faced... nothing
See also how its illegal for masked government agents to murder you in the street, and yet they have and do.
See also how the bill of rights lies in tatters.
See how the president was guilty of 35 felony counts and faced... nothing
Ironic how the Epstein files were required to be released by law and the Trump admin just said "no thanks". What are we even doing here?
January 29, 2026 at 1:43 AM
See the tiktok ban which was unlawfully ignored for a year.
See also how its illegal for masked government agents to murder you in the street, and yet they have and do.
See also how the bill of rights lies in tatters.
See how the president was guilty of 35 felony counts and faced... nothing
See also how its illegal for masked government agents to murder you in the street, and yet they have and do.
See also how the bill of rights lies in tatters.
See how the president was guilty of 35 felony counts and faced... nothing
Nipah virus outbreak - two confirmed cases, hundreds quarantined, and we're all boned another new way today.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Nipah virus fears trigger airport checks across Asia after India confirms two cases
Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading.
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Nipah virus outbreak - two confirmed cases, hundreds quarantined, and we're all boned another new way today.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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this is a straightforward impeachable offense for trump, vance, rubio and every other person down the line who enabled it and the framers would have thought impeachment for it did not go nearly far enough
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
this is a straightforward impeachable offense for trump, vance, rubio and every other person down the line who enabled it and the framers would have thought impeachment for it did not go nearly far enough
Given how many Brits (maybe less so young ones, but older for sure) still see the UK as a superpower and a world-leader, I wonder how many generations it'll take USians to realise they are no longer the dominant global power when China eclipses them on... everything.
The same circumstances are true when it comes to metro systems.
China opened more metro lines in 2025 alone than exist in the entire countries of Russia, UK, or France. Over the past 4 years, China built 2.5x as much metro lines as the US has in total.
China opened more metro lines in 2025 alone than exist in the entire countries of Russia, UK, or France. Over the past 4 years, China built 2.5x as much metro lines as the US has in total.
January 29, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Given how many Brits (maybe less so young ones, but older for sure) still see the UK as a superpower and a world-leader, I wonder how many generations it'll take USians to realise they are no longer the dominant global power when China eclipses them on... everything.
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i... wow. just... holy fucking shit they're gonna nuke us one way or another.
"About a third of the rulebook has been axed, and several sections have been heavily revised. Previous requirements, [...] are now suggestions, and workers can be exposed to higher doses of radiation."
"About a third of the rulebook has been axed, and several sections have been heavily revised. Previous requirements, [...] are now suggestions, and workers can be exposed to higher doses of radiation."
The new rules apply to nuclear reactors built on Department of Energy property, which includes several currently being developed by startups.
Trump energy department loosens rules on nuclear safety | TechCrunch
The new rules apply to nuclear reactors built on Department of Energy property, which includes several currently being developed by startups.
techcrunch.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 PM
i... wow. just... holy fucking shit they're gonna nuke us one way or another.
"About a third of the rulebook has been axed, and several sections have been heavily revised. Previous requirements, [...] are now suggestions, and workers can be exposed to higher doses of radiation."
"About a third of the rulebook has been axed, and several sections have been heavily revised. Previous requirements, [...] are now suggestions, and workers can be exposed to higher doses of radiation."
Me and chatgpt have ADHD.
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Me and chatgpt have ADHD.
The censorship on American tiktok is insane and real.
The first amendment is dead and Congress and the Supreme Court killed it.
The first amendment is dead and Congress and the Supreme Court killed it.
January 28, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The censorship on American tiktok is insane and real.
The first amendment is dead and Congress and the Supreme Court killed it.
The first amendment is dead and Congress and the Supreme Court killed it.
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NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Brother calls Ilhan Omar suspect ‘right-wing extremist,’ has hated Somalis for years
Exclusive: ‘In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t,’ Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother told The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
I'll never get used to MyChart giving you test results days before your doctor speaks to you.
January 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I'll never get used to MyChart giving you test results days before your doctor speaks to you.
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The Field and Franklin Award for Mass Spectrometry is back! Since 1985, this award has recognize outstanding achievement in the development or application of #massspec #teammassspec. Please submit nominations by November 14! Nomination details: acsanalytical.org/awards-resou...
Division of Analytical Chemistry Awards
Visit the post for more.
acsanalytical.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Field and Franklin Award for Mass Spectrometry is back! Since 1985, this award has recognize outstanding achievement in the development or application of #massspec #teammassspec. Please submit nominations by November 14! Nomination details: acsanalytical.org/awards-resou...
I was going to make a conscious effort to sleep better this week.
Well it's 5:24am and I'm still awake so I think I done screwed up.
Well it's 5:24am and I'm still awake so I think I done screwed up.
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I was going to make a conscious effort to sleep better this week.
Well it's 5:24am and I'm still awake so I think I done screwed up.
Well it's 5:24am and I'm still awake so I think I done screwed up.
China has successfully produced/energised a 35.6 Tesla all superconducting magnet. That's incredible. Way to go team.
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
China has successfully produced/energised a 35.6 Tesla all superconducting magnet. That's incredible. Way to go team.
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If you ever find yourself typing "for the avoidance of doubt" in a first draft of any legal instrument, strike it out immediately and tighten up the provision in other ways, so that there can be no doubt.
The phrase is a red flag of shoddy legal drafting.
The phrase is a red flag of shoddy legal drafting.
January 28, 2026 at 11:37 AM
If you ever find yourself typing "for the avoidance of doubt" in a first draft of any legal instrument, strike it out immediately and tighten up the provision in other ways, so that there can be no doubt.
The phrase is a red flag of shoddy legal drafting.
The phrase is a red flag of shoddy legal drafting.
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Where was the course on the equality act 10 years ago? Or one on our immigration laws? Asylum laws and process? Critically analysing media/news/journalism? Where was the HOW NOT TO BE A BIGOTED CUNT COURSE!?
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Where was the course on the equality act 10 years ago? Or one on our immigration laws? Asylum laws and process? Critically analysing media/news/journalism? Where was the HOW NOT TO BE A BIGOTED CUNT COURSE!?
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"Senator Chuck Grassley, a lifelong Iowan, has served on the Senate Judiciary Committee since 1981, when he was first sworn into the U.S. Senate." www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/chair
He questioned and voted on every single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court during their confirmation hearings.
He questioned and voted on every single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court during their confirmation hearings.
Suddenly republicans have forgotten what the constitution says 🤷🏼 🇺🇸
January 28, 2026 at 4:02 AM
"Senator Chuck Grassley, a lifelong Iowan, has served on the Senate Judiciary Committee since 1981, when he was first sworn into the U.S. Senate." www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/chair
He questioned and voted on every single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court during their confirmation hearings.
He questioned and voted on every single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court during their confirmation hearings.
I wrote my abstract for ASMS by myself. I literally didn't use AI. Even though the abstract is all about AI.
and the first comment I get back, "did AI write this??"
😭
and the first comment I get back, "did AI write this??"
😭
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 AM
I wrote my abstract for ASMS by myself. I literally didn't use AI. Even though the abstract is all about AI.
and the first comment I get back, "did AI write this??"
😭
and the first comment I get back, "did AI write this??"
😭
Wow - nationstates is down due to a security breach.
January 28, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Wow - nationstates is down due to a security breach.
When are y'all gonna start boycotting Apple? Or, at least stop pretending its a good brand that deserves any of your money.
In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
January 28, 2026 at 5:26 AM
When are y'all gonna start boycotting Apple? Or, at least stop pretending its a good brand that deserves any of your money.
They are kidnapping, trafficking, and disappearing children. They are imprisoning them in unsafe, unsanitary, and inhumane conditions. They are murdering parents in the street.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 AM
They are kidnapping, trafficking, and disappearing children. They are imprisoning them in unsafe, unsanitary, and inhumane conditions. They are murdering parents in the street.
There are about 100 ways Trump is going to trigger a war, but invading an embassy is one of the stupidest ones.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM
There are about 100 ways Trump is going to trigger a war, but invading an embassy is one of the stupidest ones.
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The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
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You're never on the side of light when you put kids in cages
Reminder that, in recent days, children have rallied and protested for their freedom inside an ICE detention center where water has been described as "putrid" and meals reportedly contain “bugs,” dirt, and debris. This is where the kidnapped 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held.
Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos
A protest broke out Saturday at the ICE-run South Texas family detention complex in Dilley, where five-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained.
www.tpr.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:23 PM
You're never on the side of light when you put kids in cages
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A few things worth remembering: the creating of DHS was actually quite controversial! People warned that this kind of department would end up murdering us in the street, assaulting detainees and shipping migrants off to secret torture prisons.
Those people were dismissed as alarmists.
Those people were dismissed as alarmists.
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:18 PM
A few things worth remembering: the creating of DHS was actually quite controversial! People warned that this kind of department would end up murdering us in the street, assaulting detainees and shipping migrants off to secret torture prisons.
Those people were dismissed as alarmists.
Those people were dismissed as alarmists.