A Singular Monkey
@finitemonkey.bsky.social
Physics, Electronics, and Computer Science Teacher by profession
Runner, cyclist, and traveler by choice
Against eating the seed corn
Runner, cyclist, and traveler by choice
Against eating the seed corn
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TRUMP: *calls Somalis "garbage"*
OMAR: The president is a bigot
NEWSMAX:
OMAR: The president is a bigot
NEWSMAX:
December 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
TRUMP: *calls Somalis "garbage"*
OMAR: The president is a bigot
NEWSMAX:
OMAR: The president is a bigot
NEWSMAX:
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Brett Kavanaugh sees no problem with this woman being forced to do this every day for the rest of her life
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Brett Kavanaugh sees no problem with this woman being forced to do this every day for the rest of her life
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A 27 year old man in end stage kidney failure was told if he wanted his dialysis he has to sign self deportation papers.
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
Family says critically ill man was pressured into deportation order after 'Charlotte's Web' sweep
Relatives of a 27-year-old Honduran man say he was denied dialysis and pressured into signing a voluntary deportation order after being detained during "Operation Charlotte's Web." ICE denies the alle...
www.wfae.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A 27 year old man in end stage kidney failure was told if he wanted his dialysis he has to sign self deportation papers.
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
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imagine investing in public media and ensuring that media literacy (and spotting unreliable narrators) was integral in primary school education
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
imagine investing in public media and ensuring that media literacy (and spotting unreliable narrators) was integral in primary school education
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Great thread in which the congressman uses the plot Beverly Hills Cop to expose the lawlessness behind the “stablecoin” scam
When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Great thread in which the congressman uses the plot Beverly Hills Cop to expose the lawlessness behind the “stablecoin” scam
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First Trump claimed his attacks on immigrants were targeting "illegals." Now people who followed the rules are being denied US citizenship.
First Trump told Europe to pay more for defense. Now his National Security Strategy is bashing Europe for not being white enough.
The common thread: racism.
First Trump told Europe to pay more for defense. Now his National Security Strategy is bashing Europe for not being white enough.
The common thread: racism.
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
First Trump claimed his attacks on immigrants were targeting "illegals." Now people who followed the rules are being denied US citizenship.
First Trump told Europe to pay more for defense. Now his National Security Strategy is bashing Europe for not being white enough.
The common thread: racism.
First Trump told Europe to pay more for defense. Now his National Security Strategy is bashing Europe for not being white enough.
The common thread: racism.
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don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
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How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
First in the Nation: A Courageous Editorial Board Calls for Trump’s Impeachment
American Democracy is under siege. The President of the United States is subverting the Constitution. One patriotic Editorial Board rises to the moment.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A 🧵
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
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BESSENT: I run a soybean farm
BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it
BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it
BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it
BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
BESSENT: I run a soybean farm
BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it
BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it
BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it
BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
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It costs between $14,000-$27,000 to give #birth in the United States. It costs $0 to give birth in any other country in the world.
If "birth tourism" was ever a thing [I have my serious doubts], it definitely is not now
If "birth tourism" was ever a thing [I have my serious doubts], it definitely is not now
Ezra Klein even like "well we can agree 'birth tourism' is a problem," and no, I cannot. My group texts are about sports and kids.
still poleaxed by the idea that you could oppose birthright citizenship and still think of yourself as a liberal in any sense of the term.
December 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It costs between $14,000-$27,000 to give #birth in the United States. It costs $0 to give birth in any other country in the world.
If "birth tourism" was ever a thing [I have my serious doubts], it definitely is not now
If "birth tourism" was ever a thing [I have my serious doubts], it definitely is not now
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There has been no debate here among constitutional scholars, historians, political scientists, anyone with a pulse really.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Anyone who knows this history should know there’s no contested issue.
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
There has been no debate here among constitutional scholars, historians, political scientists, anyone with a pulse really.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
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This is what’s happening to immigrants doing it “the right way” in Trump’s America.
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is what’s happening to immigrants doing it “the right way” in Trump’s America.
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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Navy cruiser mistook fighter jets for incoming missiles during chaotic night
Three F/A-18 Super Hornets from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman were destroyed in mishaps during a combat-heavy deployment to the Red Sea.
taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-tr...
Three F/A-18 Super Hornets from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman were destroyed in mishaps during a combat-heavy deployment to the Red Sea.
taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-tr...
Navy cruiser mistook fighter jets for incoming missiles during chaotic night
One of the planes was accidentally shot down by the cruiser USS Gettysburg, which also fired on another Super Hornet.
taskandpurpose.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Navy cruiser mistook fighter jets for incoming missiles during chaotic night
Three F/A-18 Super Hornets from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman were destroyed in mishaps during a combat-heavy deployment to the Red Sea.
taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-tr...
Three F/A-18 Super Hornets from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman were destroyed in mishaps during a combat-heavy deployment to the Red Sea.
taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-tr...
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Laws aren't real. They exist solely on account of buy-in from society's participants. Once one side disengages, you no longer reside in a society based on laws. You live in a society based on power and armed force. I am begging folks to accept this so we can get moving.
Just legal Calvinball. Obviously lawless.
December 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Laws aren't real. They exist solely on account of buy-in from society's participants. Once one side disengages, you no longer reside in a society based on laws. You live in a society based on power and armed force. I am begging folks to accept this so we can get moving.
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How and when exactly did a president acquire the authority to rule in all matters great and small by diktat?
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
How and when exactly did a president acquire the authority to rule in all matters great and small by diktat?
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A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
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It's wrong to accuse Pete Hegseth of murder: those two Venezuelans had pre-existing health conditions.
by Bret Stephens
by Bret Stephens
December 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It's wrong to accuse Pete Hegseth of murder: those two Venezuelans had pre-existing health conditions.
by Bret Stephens
by Bret Stephens
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I’m hiring
1-year postdoc position in computational chemistry at the University of Copenhagen
The research is focusing on automated reaction prediction in collaboration with two major Pharma companies (see e.g. doi.org/10.1002/anie...)
Please share #compchem
1-year postdoc position in computational chemistry at the University of Copenhagen
The research is focusing on automated reaction prediction in collaboration with two major Pharma companies (see e.g. doi.org/10.1002/anie...)
Please share #compchem
December 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I’m hiring
1-year postdoc position in computational chemistry at the University of Copenhagen
The research is focusing on automated reaction prediction in collaboration with two major Pharma companies (see e.g. doi.org/10.1002/anie...)
Please share #compchem
1-year postdoc position in computational chemistry at the University of Copenhagen
The research is focusing on automated reaction prediction in collaboration with two major Pharma companies (see e.g. doi.org/10.1002/anie...)
Please share #compchem
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It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
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USGS has three live cameras monitoring Kilauea and posting live feed to YouTube.
Well, they HAD three. Now only two.
Camera 3 just got taken out!
Well, they HAD three. Now only two.
Camera 3 just got taken out!
December 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
USGS has three live cameras monitoring Kilauea and posting live feed to YouTube.
Well, they HAD three. Now only two.
Camera 3 just got taken out!
Well, they HAD three. Now only two.
Camera 3 just got taken out!
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WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
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With that much money he could have ended homelessness in the USA, instead he chose to light it on fire.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
With that much money he could have ended homelessness in the USA, instead he chose to light it on fire.
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