Arnold Guloy
aguloy.bsky.social
Arnold Guloy
@aguloy.bsky.social
husband, father, chemistry professor and materials scientist.
Amazon after investing $75M (with Melania pocketing $28M) on the movie Melania laid off 16,000 employees days before its premiere.
January 29, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Can ‘toxic masculinity’ be measured? Scientists try to quantify controversial term www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Can ‘toxic masculinity’ be measured? Scientists try to quantify controversial term
A study has outlined eight indicators of toxic masculinity in heterosexual men — and finds that ‘manliness’ is not necessarily a problematic aspect of masculinity.
www.nature.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The Germans should know: If they look like the SS, walk like the SS and act like the SS, then they must be.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
German media likens US border patrol official’s coat to ‘Nazi look’
Gregory Bovino’s outwear choice prompts German commentators to compare it to fascist aesthetic
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:26 PM
To understand Trump's Board of Peace you must watch the James Bond movies. It is the real-life SPECTRE (aptly named Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion) - James Bond’s nemesis and Donald "Blowhard" Trump is No. 1.
January 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM
May 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
From John Ullyot (a MAGA acolyte): Chaos in Trump Land - a "Month of Hell" at the expense of US National Security.

Aren't we great yet??!

www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | Former Top Pentagon Spokesperson Details ‘Month From Hell’ Inside the Agency
The total chaos at the Department of Defense is becoming a major distraction for the Trump administration, writes John Ullyot.
www.politico.com
April 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Donald Trump Really Is a Lot Dumber Than We Thought. Like, a Lot! newrepublic.com/post/193614/... via @newrepublic.com
Donald Trump Really Is a Lot Dumber Than We Thought. Like, a Lot!
His reading of American history is shockingly stupid, even for him.
newrepublic.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
They're destroying the most successful Scientific Research Ecosystem that has been the envy of the world, and many, incluiding China, have copied.

‘My boss was crying.’ NSF confronts potentially massive layoffs and budget cuts | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
‘My boss was crying.’ NSF confronts potentially massive layoffs and budget cuts
Trump could propose slashing agency’s budget by two-thirds
www.science.org
February 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
thehill.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Reposted by Arnold Guloy
Tell me you're redlining without telling me you're redlining
The US DOT says it's planning to prioritize areas with high marriage & high birth rates for funding.

Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
DOT’s Plan to Distribute Funding by Birth and Marriage Rates Would Leave Communities Most In Need Behind
If enacted, the new US Department of Transportation memo would prioritize funding to whiter, higher-income, more car-dependent areas over communities of color and people who walk, bike, or take public...
www.urban.org
February 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Reposted by Arnold Guloy
Another effort by President Trump to purge the government of watchdogs has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge who issued a brief stay order reinstating Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel — a government watchdog agency.
A judge blocked Trump’s firing of a government watchdog.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Reposted by Arnold Guloy
A US judge temporarily reinstated the head of a US watchdog agency focused on protecting government whistleblowers after the official filed a lawsuit claiming his removal by President Donald Trump' administration was unlawful reut.rs/3CKFNdY
US whistleblower office chief temporarily reinstated after alleging improper firing
A U.S. judge temporarily reinstated the head of a U.S. watchdog agency focused on protecting government whistleblowers after the official filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming his removal by President Donald Trump' administration was unlawful.
reut.rs
February 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Reposted by Arnold Guloy
The Trump administration's move to gut the US Agency for International Development has crippled the agency's ability to conduct any proper oversight of unspent aid worth $8.2 billion, an independent government watchdog said reut.rs/4181H4k
Watchdog warns Trump's gutting of USAID leaves $8.2 bln unspent aid with no oversight
The Trump administration's move to gut the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has crippled the agency's ability to conduct any proper oversight of unspent aid worth $8.2 billion, an independent government watchdog said on Monday.
reut.rs
February 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Everyone knows Trump's actions will hurt the US general economy, and will only benefit the top 1%. Unfortunately over 50% of American voters all believe they belong in that 1% bracket. Do the math...
February 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Reposted by Arnold Guloy
“It will be much easier to destroy the world’s greatest scientific ecosystem than it will be to try to rebuild it”

Scientists are worried about the long-term effects of the Trump administration’s actions

https://go.nature.com
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Chaos erupts in US science as Trump’s team declares freeze on federal grants
The freeze’s effect on research is still unclear, but scientists fear ‘incalculable’ damage.
go.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Reposted by Arnold Guloy
Quantitative hedge fund, High-Flyer, built a $13.79 billion portfolio using artificial intelligence models to make investment decisions, but in 2023 decided to change track to focus on developing the most cutting-edge AI reut.rs/3WHhmVx
High-Flyer, the AI quant fund behind China's DeepSeek
From using artificial intelligence models to make investment decisions to focusing on developing the most cutting-edge AI.
reut.rs
January 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Edwin J. Godwin would have done it (legislate that pi = 3.2!) if he lived in the Trump era. I'm now waiting for an Executive Order from the Trump white house to this effect.

blogs.loc.gov/teachers/202...
The Time they Tried to Legislate Pi | Teaching with the Library
March 14 is Pi Day! If you are looking for an interesting piece of history to give your students both some practice with mathematical reasoning and the opportunity to reflect on a unique intersection ...
blogs.loc.gov
January 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM