Robert Rosenthal
@robertrosenthal.bsky.social
Go Birds! Phillies fan. Baseball is best experienced on radio. Francisville resident. Happy to have the PCC Cars in green and cream back on Girard. Studied physics a long time ago. Descendant (sort of) of Robert Musil.
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On June 21, 1970, a seven-man court-martial in Da Nang sentenced Michael Schwartz to imprisonment for life.
Private Schwartz, from Weirton, West Virginia, was 21 and married, with a three-year-old son.
Schwartz was convicted of killing 12 civilians. He was acting under orders. ...
Private Schwartz, from Weirton, West Virginia, was 21 and married, with a three-year-old son.
Schwartz was convicted of killing 12 civilians. He was acting under orders. ...
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
On June 21, 1970, a seven-man court-martial in Da Nang sentenced Michael Schwartz to imprisonment for life.
Private Schwartz, from Weirton, West Virginia, was 21 and married, with a three-year-old son.
Schwartz was convicted of killing 12 civilians. He was acting under orders. ...
Private Schwartz, from Weirton, West Virginia, was 21 and married, with a three-year-old son.
Schwartz was convicted of killing 12 civilians. He was acting under orders. ...
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USA: ICE-Agenten nehmen Familienmitglied von Trump-Sprecherin Karoline Leavitt fest: Ein Familienmitglied der US-Regierungssprecherin Karoline Leavitt ist von ICE-Agenten festgenommen worden. Die Mutter des elfjährigen Neffen von Leavitt hatte seit der Verhaftung keinen Kontakt zu ihrem Sohn.
USA: ICE-Agenten nehmen Familienmitglied von Trump-Sprecherin Karoline Leavitt fest
Ein Familienmitglied der US-Regierungssprecherin Karoline Leavitt ist von ICE-Agenten festgenommen worden. Die Mutter des elfjährigen Neffen von Leavitt hatte seit der Verhaftung keinen Kontakt zu ihrem Sohn.
www.spiegel.de
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
USA: ICE-Agenten nehmen Familienmitglied von Trump-Sprecherin Karoline Leavitt fest: Ein Familienmitglied der US-Regierungssprecherin Karoline Leavitt ist von ICE-Agenten festgenommen worden. Die Mutter des elfjährigen Neffen von Leavitt hatte seit der Verhaftung keinen Kontakt zu ihrem Sohn.
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3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
www.wowktv.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
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This is exactly right
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is exactly right
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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They're also responsible for one of the best emails I've ever received, when the college office sent out a plea for sightings of Professor Biscuit while conveniently forgetting to mention that he was a cat...(I won't comment on how often a similar email might have gone out about human Professors...)
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
They're also responsible for one of the best emails I've ever received, when the college office sent out a plea for sightings of Professor Biscuit while conveniently forgetting to mention that he was a cat...(I won't comment on how often a similar email might have gone out about human Professors...)
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Last night's Native Plant Prep Party was super fun and silly and oh my god *productive*.
We're doing it again on December 17th, same time, same location.
Join us!
luma.com/o3sladpu
We're doing it again on December 17th, same time, same location.
Join us!
luma.com/o3sladpu
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Last night's Native Plant Prep Party was super fun and silly and oh my god *productive*.
We're doing it again on December 17th, same time, same location.
Join us!
luma.com/o3sladpu
We're doing it again on December 17th, same time, same location.
Join us!
luma.com/o3sladpu
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yeah i have not-so-great news about that one
um.
If this is what you're reaching for as a *comforting* comparison...
If this is what you're reaching for as a *comforting* comparison...
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
yeah i have not-so-great news about that one
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While this doesn't show up in the * merchandise * trade deficit, it does represent a significant drop in total U.S. exports and a gift to competitors
The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
While this doesn't show up in the * merchandise * trade deficit, it does represent a significant drop in total U.S. exports and a gift to competitors
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Hi, it's me again
I have these calendars. They are so pretty. @megstampede.bsky.social made them. They have a bunch of animals on them, like crows and humpbacks and cuttlefish and salamanders.
Each month has facts about the animals AND actions you can take to help them
Get one at Squidfacts.net!
I have these calendars. They are so pretty. @megstampede.bsky.social made them. They have a bunch of animals on them, like crows and humpbacks and cuttlefish and salamanders.
Each month has facts about the animals AND actions you can take to help them
Get one at Squidfacts.net!
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hi, it's me again
I have these calendars. They are so pretty. @megstampede.bsky.social made them. They have a bunch of animals on them, like crows and humpbacks and cuttlefish and salamanders.
Each month has facts about the animals AND actions you can take to help them
Get one at Squidfacts.net!
I have these calendars. They are so pretty. @megstampede.bsky.social made them. They have a bunch of animals on them, like crows and humpbacks and cuttlefish and salamanders.
Each month has facts about the animals AND actions you can take to help them
Get one at Squidfacts.net!
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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"Homeland security investigators worked approximately 33 percent fewer hours on child exploitation cases from February through April compared to their average in prior years"
A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"Homeland security investigators worked approximately 33 percent fewer hours on child exploitation cases from February through April compared to their average in prior years"
A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
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Satellite evidence from Darfur shows mass killing sites around al-Fashir – executions near hospitals, bodies left in courtyards, entire neighborhoods wiped out. Sudan is being carved apart by terror. The US must push the UAE, which funds the RSF in Sudan, and allow the ICC to do its work.
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Satellite evidence from Darfur shows mass killing sites around al-Fashir – executions near hospitals, bodies left in courtyards, entire neighborhoods wiped out. Sudan is being carved apart by terror. The US must push the UAE, which funds the RSF in Sudan, and allow the ICC to do its work.
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The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
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You can also, of course, just help fund Skype A Scientist’s programming directly with a tax-deductible donation here givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
(I just can’t help but love teaching people about eels while we fundraise lol)
(I just can’t help but love teaching people about eels while we fundraise lol)
Support Skype a Scientist!
By Skype a Scientist
givebutter.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
You can also, of course, just help fund Skype A Scientist’s programming directly with a tax-deductible donation here givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
(I just can’t help but love teaching people about eels while we fundraise lol)
(I just can’t help but love teaching people about eels while we fundraise lol)
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social It's not a squid, but
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social It's not a squid, but
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I find the phrase “makes history” nonsensical. Have you seen the stuff historians study? Just dropping an old piece of farm equipment down a well or accidentally freezing to death in a glacier gives you a good shot at the history books
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I find the phrase “makes history” nonsensical. Have you seen the stuff historians study? Just dropping an old piece of farm equipment down a well or accidentally freezing to death in a glacier gives you a good shot at the history books
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they want to stamp out the entire profession of public health for a generation. same day they announce they’re closing the CDC museum
🚨Dept. of Education proposes to exclude public health degrees from the “professional degree” category.
That means new public health experts could lose access to key higher ed resources, like loan limits & reimbursement.
A bold strategy to let infectious diseases win! 🦠
aspph.org/department-o...
That means new public health experts could lose access to key higher ed resources, like loan limits & reimbursement.
A bold strategy to let infectious diseases win! 🦠
aspph.org/department-o...
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
they want to stamp out the entire profession of public health for a generation. same day they announce they’re closing the CDC museum
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A convicted felon who had also been found liable for sexual assault and committed additional crimes in plain sight was close with a notorious child sex trafficker and likely participated in some of those crimes too got elected with much of that known and spent his presidency railing against “crime.”
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A convicted felon who had also been found liable for sexual assault and committed additional crimes in plain sight was close with a notorious child sex trafficker and likely participated in some of those crimes too got elected with much of that known and spent his presidency railing against “crime.”
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The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
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turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
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We are excited to host Philly's own doyenne of community science communication, Dr. Sarah McAnulty!
Friday, Nov 21, 1:30-3PM
Hands-On Science Zine Making Workshop
Registration for the workshop is limited by room size. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-s...
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Friday, Nov 21, 1:30-3PM
Hands-On Science Zine Making Workshop
Registration for the workshop is limited by room size. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-s...
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We are excited to host Philly's own doyenne of community science communication, Dr. Sarah McAnulty!
Friday, Nov 21, 1:30-3PM
Hands-On Science Zine Making Workshop
Registration for the workshop is limited by room size. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-s...
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Friday, Nov 21, 1:30-3PM
Hands-On Science Zine Making Workshop
Registration for the workshop is limited by room size. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-s...
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.
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It’s such a bad idea, when one of his crimes was calling forth an insurrection, that he’s actually forbidden from holding the office by a constitutional provision, which a unanimous Supreme Court invented a way to turn off.
To repeat: Maybe electing a life-long criminal to an office where he can pardon other criminals wasn't such a good idea.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It’s such a bad idea, when one of his crimes was calling forth an insurrection, that he’s actually forbidden from holding the office by a constitutional provision, which a unanimous Supreme Court invented a way to turn off.