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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · 14d

I actually love this! But lets apply that to US politicians too!

No vacations + shopping in Europe until there are 0 Americans that are homeless, hungry, or without clean water!

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US bans Iranian officials at UN summit from ‘shopping spree in New York’

US state department spokesperson says officials unable to shop ‘while Iranian people endure poverty’

www.theguardian.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21d

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Aug 28

We’re going to need Reconstruction 3.0 or Revolution 2.0.

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · Aug 28

We are in very dark times. It’ll take an entire political/social movement, an overwhelming rebuke at the polls, and a new vision of governance to unstick this country from whatever this collapse is.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Aug 25

Cannot be emphasized enough that anti-housing NIMBYs in places like California and New York are objectively working to support a durable MAGA hold on Congress and the presidency.

Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 25

It’s much harder to build housing in Blue states than it is in Red states.

So yes people are moving away from Blue states.

One more reason that addressing the housing shortage in NY and elsewhere must be an urgent priority.

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Graeme MacGilchrist @gmacgilchrist.bsky.social · Aug 14

Me, @codeandcurrents.bsky.social, and ChatGPT had an excellent time vibe-coding our way to an assessment of the citations in the DOE's "critical review" of climate science.

A wee 🧵 of highlights...

1/n

A silly meme questioning the comprehensiveness and independence of the DoE critical review.

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jul 30

1 train power outage. Nothing is moving on 96th. Easily 45+ C on the platform…this is legit dangerous.

Thanks @governor.ny.gov! Im sure that your flip flopping on congestion pricing will convince all the Long Islanders to vote blue this time 🙄, so its totally worth spit roasting nyc commuters!

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jul 24

Quick reminder that the deadline is fast approaching!

Just set that alarm for 5min before submission closes 😜

Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jul 9

For all the folks here who might be going to #AGU25: Check out these sessions compiled for the @pangeo.io community!

I am co-convening "Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Science Data Systems Designs and Implementations" 🤗

pangeo.io/events/agu-2...

Pangeo related sessions at AGU 2025

Submit abstracts to Pangeo-related sessions at AGU 2025

pangeo.io

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jul 24

Every time you think @columbiauniversity.bsky.social cannot sink any lower, they hit ya with the shovel over the head and start digging.

Pathetic does not even begin to describe it…

Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jul 20

I finished my #gaggiuino build today and I had so many espressos that I feel like I can see through walls 😵‍💫

espresso machine internals + added conponents top view

Espresso machine on its side with components removed

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jul 9

For all the folks here who might be going to #AGU25: Check out these sessions compiled for the @pangeo.io community!

I am co-convening "Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Science Data Systems Designs and Implementations" 🤗

pangeo.io/events/agu-2...

Pangeo related sessions at AGU 2025

Submit abstracts to Pangeo-related sessions at AGU 2025

pangeo.io

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 4

Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jun 18

The boys in blue are not worth our tax money, are they?

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · Jun 17

Reporter: Five fellow mayoral candidates came here within 90 minutes of you being arrested and called for your release. What does that say about the tenor of the mayor's race?

Lander: Was one of them Andrew Cuomo?

Reporter: It was not.

Lander: Imagine that!

Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · Jun 17

In response to a Q from @maxrn.bsky.social, Lander said: "This is a critical time to have a mayor who will stand up to ICE and stand up to Donald Trump... I am very grateful to the other mayoral candidates who came out here to call for my release and I really hope New Yorkers will elect one of us."

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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · Jun 5

this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jun 5

🤣🍿🤣🍿🤣🍿

Genevieve Williams, writer of things @rimrunner.bsky.social · Jun 5

Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'

The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.

www.bbc.com

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · Jun 5

this is the best day since Four Seasons Total Landscaping

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Ashley Feinberg @ashleyfeinberg.bsky.social · Jun 5

terrified to feel optimistic about anything but god, Zohran really is so good

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jun 5

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social dropping Koronet as his favorite pizza!

VOTE FOR THE MAN ALREADY!

#nycmayordebate

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 4

Heading to the debate.

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jun 4

What I am most afraid of is that all evil will feel normal over time…

They are institutionalizing unbelievable cruelty and a complete lack of morals, and nobody should accept this as normal!

hellgatenyc.com/immigration-...

‘Disbelief and Shock’: An Immigration Attorney Fighting ICE Disappearances in Lower Manhattan Speaks About What She’s Seen

And what New Yorkers can do to push back against ICE.

hellgatenyc.com

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · Jun 4

4 bored dudes armed to the teeth waiting on the exact same spot on the subway station. More national guard/army (IDRGAF, they carry rifles and camo) in downtown brooklyn.

Subway crime is at a historic low, this is fear mongering and a blatant waste of money!

Why are we spending money on this?

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · May 22

JFC!!!

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 22

So…about AI’s energy use…

“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”

Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour

That's a long time in the microwave.

mashable.com

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · May 18

So, uh, Kevin Spacey is getting a lifetime achievement award at Cannes…in case you were concerned about how #MeToo is ruining abusive people’s lives.

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · May 16

We had this video running as the "screensaver" during the hackathon in Princeton today, and it was truly wonderful to see everyone discovering new interesting features every time they looked at it.

#dataviz

youtu.be/QKV11gvse4E?...

GFDL X-Shield Temperature and Cloud Water Path

youtu.be

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Julius Busecke @codeandcurrents.bsky.social · May 12

New personal website coming shortly.

Actually having a bunch of fun learning how to use @astro.build!

Two mac windows, one with a website preview and another with vs code showing code

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