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Grumpy D. Kelson

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That one, yes… the dude you don’t want to listen to but know you probably should. In 2012 we observed the hierarchical growth of structure. In 2020 we then solved the nonlinear growth of structure. There’re more important things to worry about now.

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Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · Feb 3

“BOTH PARTIES ARE THE SAME”

a young boy is laughing with his mouth open in a striped shirt .

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Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 2m

"If"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 29m

I kinda miss mine.

Tombmas Spooks @thomasfuchs.at · 35m

the Apple II mainboard is a little work of art

Open Apple II plus with the very orderly main board visible, plus a bunch of extension cards and the golden looking power supply

Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 32m

When they used to say “politics ain’t beanbag” I didn’t think they meant the less-than-lethal stuff the cops shoot at protestors.

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Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 34m

I could really give a flying fuck about baseball but then I saw that the Yankees were eliminated and am so goddamn excited you would not believe.

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Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 36m

That can absorb a lot of pepper balls.

Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 1h

Someone said this capybara balloon looked like Trump, 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

It *is* orange and full of hot air …and wearing a crown that is also full of hot air.

A hot air balloon in the shape of an orange capybara wearing a crown and robe

Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 38m

I suppose in one key way, Dark Knight Rises is indeed better than Oppenheimer: by about 15 minutes.

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Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 46m

I dunno… Dark Knight Rises is pretty fucking bad….

Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 49m

Someone still has to explain to me why there are no videos like this of men.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2h

It was only a matter of time before these stories started to come out
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘Get out of my f--king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video

The former member of Congress, who is now running for California governor, also vented that she was snubbed by the Biden White House, complaining she raised the president “a shit ton of money.”

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 14h

I mean read this, the Trump administration in an official document is saying that Americans won't ever pick crops and America won't have enough food to eat because of ICE raids!
prospect.org/politics/tru...

As a result, employers are facing significant economic harms, the filing claims. And incredibly, given the administration’s unceasing rhetoric to the contrary, the Labor Department definitively rejects the idea of Americans replacing the missing workers. “The Department does not believe American workers currently unemployed or marginally employed will make themselves readily available in sufficient numbers to replace large numbers of aliens,” the filing states, adding that agricultural work involves “a distinct set of skills and is among the most physically demanding and hazardous occupations in the U.S. labor market.” (For what it’s worth, nearly half of all agricultural workers are native-born, and significantly more than half are U.S. citizens, according to Department of Agriculture data.)

The Labor Department even claims that broadly advertising agricultural jobs, which is required under the H2-A rules, has not led to a boost in applications from U.S. workers. This is a bit of a fiction; workers who apply often do not receive jobs, and nobody is really checking to see if applications are coming in. “The system isn’t set up to prove that there’s a labor shortage of U.S. workers,” said Costa, of EPI.

In the end, the Labor Department concludes, the only way to protect agricultural employers from disaster and consumers from rising prices and food shortages is to slash wages in the H-2A program to make it more viable to bring in workers. This is an odd response to a workforce crisis, since cutting wages across the sector will likely drive existing workers to look elsewhere for jobs. In fact, farm employers in Florida fear that H-2A foreign workers won’t apply for these jobs anymore because the wages are so low. (There were 384,900 H-2A applications last year.)

But the filing states, “Without swift action, agricultural employers will be unable to maintain operations, and the nation's food supply will be at risk.”

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 14h

This is all bullshit, by the way. There is no imminent risk of rotting crops, according to experts and farmworker unions. It's a ploy to cut wages (even below state minimum wages) for foreign workers, which will eventually hit U.S. workers too.
So much for America First!

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 3h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 5h

love your work mrs theranos but how do you walk into this

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Laura Lopez @ohdearz.bsky.social · 2h

So far the astronomy PhD programs that have cancelled admissions are Washington, Michigan State, and Case Western.

Meg Schwamb @megschwamb.bsky.social · 1d

Sad to see the University of Washington Astronomy Department has suspended graduate admissions for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. astro.washington.edu/graduate-adm...

Graduate Admissions | Department of Astronomy | University of Washington

The Department of Astronomy has suspended graduate admissions for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. General Information for applying to UW Astronomy Graduate Program. Applications must be submitted using ...

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Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 2h

Fry your eggs in butter. BUTTER.

Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 2h

WHAT THE FUCK.

This is a horrifying turn for what is happening to the OP.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 4h

Many of us here are old enough to remember Philadelphia.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 4h

This is truly horrifying.

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach…with Antifa."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4h

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 4h

Dearest Martha,

Reptar was dancing this evening and I fear this battle will never end.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 4h

👀

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 4h

The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K. government refused to brand China a threat to national security, the country’s chief prosecutor said. https://to.pbs.org/4h3ZNYH

UK prosecutor says spying case collapsed because government wouldn't call China a threat

The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K. government refused to brand China a threat to national security, the country's chief prosecutor said.

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 5h

We have been warning y’all about cops for god knows how long.

Matt Henry 🥄 @matthenry.fyi · 18d

When the nazis were coming into power, there was a lag before local law enforcement was fully on board. People were able to get police protection from nazi-aligned paramilitaries. Here, today, police look at rising fascism and say “Finally. We’ve been waiting for this.” www.notus.org/democrats/me...

Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection

“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.

www.notus.org

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Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 6h

Uhhh... wut?

We have plenty of (seasoned) nonstick pans that are great for cooking eggs.

Julie Thomas @aquamarineinca.bsky.social · 6h

Our household long ago stopped using non-stick pans for everything...except eggs. At least, sadly, *I* still use a non-stick pan for eggs. Despite repeated rounds of practice and coaching, I still can't cook eggs on steel or iron without lots of sticking. Any foolproof tips? 🙏

Opinion | Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 6h

Pretty sure Eleanor Roosevelt is dead

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 7h

Bondi claiming they arrested [checks notes] "the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa" has me in stitches

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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Grumpy D. Kelson @grumpykelson.myatproto.social · 6h

Why wouldn't they?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Tammy Golden @tammygolden.bsky.social · 6h

hi just a reminder that Mike Johnson isn't needed for this.

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