Ken Cline
@kencline.me
Grandfather, father, technologist, tinkerer
You will be blocked if:
- your profile is a bunch of sexy pictures
- you message me and I didn't know you
- you have an unusually high number of followers and no content
You will be blocked if:
- your profile is a bunch of sexy pictures
- you message me and I didn't know you
- you have an unusually high number of followers and no content
As if there isn't already a shortage of truckers...
And, what is it about driving a truck that requires English language proficiency?
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
And, what is it about driving a truck that requires English language proficiency?
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
Trump Administration Revokes Licenses of Thousands of Training Centers for Truckers
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
As if there isn't already a shortage of truckers...
And, what is it about driving a truck that requires English language proficiency?
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
And, what is it about driving a truck that requires English language proficiency?
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
Hahaha!
Thank you
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Hahaha!
It's a good thing land doesn't vote! Virginia is getting firmly back into the blue column.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's a good thing land doesn't vote! Virginia is getting firmly back into the blue column.
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📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
More people should speak up like this
"It is not a Signal chat" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is fucking amazing
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
More people should speak up like this
Wild, wonderful West Virginia is getting wilder and less wonderful. So much for "transparency"
We asked who Gov. Morrisey meets with. His office stopped keeping track. share.google/ekxbph3liarv...
We asked who Gov. Morrisey meets with. His office stopped keeping track. share.google/ekxbph3liarv...
We asked who Gov. Morrisey meets with. His office stopped keeping track.
After Mountain State Spotlight obtained six months of visitor logs from the Governor’s Office, they stopped writing it down.
share.google
October 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wild, wonderful West Virginia is getting wilder and less wonderful. So much for "transparency"
We asked who Gov. Morrisey meets with. His office stopped keeping track. share.google/ekxbph3liarv...
We asked who Gov. Morrisey meets with. His office stopped keeping track. share.google/ekxbph3liarv...
I'm going
October 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'm going
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How the Trump admin blurs reality using kayfabe, controls the narrative, and gaslights away from legitimate allegations of fascism:
July 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
How the Trump admin blurs reality using kayfabe, controls the narrative, and gaslights away from legitimate allegations of fascism:
Ugh. That is all.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court, via the shadow docket, has greenlighted the DOGE mass firings.
From us at NIH:
The Supreme Court is an arm of Trump and Republican Party.
It is not a court, but a political body. And it must be disempowered if we want functional science in the US. 🧪
From us at NIH:
The Supreme Court is an arm of Trump and Republican Party.
It is not a court, but a political body. And it must be disempowered if we want functional science in the US. 🧪
Supreme Court clears the way for Trump's plans to downsize the federal workforce
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce.
apnews.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ugh. That is all.
Reposted by Ken Cline
Also, I know that a lot of folks from the US in this field will be unable to share this post due to certain restrictions on what they can and cannot share online these days, so it is up to the rest of us to spread the word and help keep GBO going.
After the loss of Arecibo, GBO is critical!
🔭📡 🧪
After the loss of Arecibo, GBO is critical!
🔭📡 🧪
July 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Also, I know that a lot of folks from the US in this field will be unable to share this post due to certain restrictions on what they can and cannot share online these days, so it is up to the rest of us to spread the word and help keep GBO going.
After the loss of Arecibo, GBO is critical!
🔭📡 🧪
After the loss of Arecibo, GBO is critical!
🔭📡 🧪
Reposted by Ken Cline
Today, July 2, is the 249th anniversary of the vote for American independence. 🇺🇸
Since John Adams always considered that the USA’s actual birthday (instead of July 4), please enjoy this reading of the Declaration of Independence from Orson Welles:
🗃️
youtu.be/IbAM8GxWZe0?...
Since John Adams always considered that the USA’s actual birthday (instead of July 4), please enjoy this reading of the Declaration of Independence from Orson Welles:
🗃️
youtu.be/IbAM8GxWZe0?...
Declaration Of Independence (2024 Remastered Version)
YouTube video by Release - Topic
youtu.be
July 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today, July 2, is the 249th anniversary of the vote for American independence. 🇺🇸
Since John Adams always considered that the USA’s actual birthday (instead of July 4), please enjoy this reading of the Declaration of Independence from Orson Welles:
🗃️
youtu.be/IbAM8GxWZe0?...
Since John Adams always considered that the USA’s actual birthday (instead of July 4), please enjoy this reading of the Declaration of Independence from Orson Welles:
🗃️
youtu.be/IbAM8GxWZe0?...
Who's surprised? I'm not!
Huh. Too bad.
June 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Who's surprised? I'm not!
#ShowYourStripes day
Warming stripes for Washington, DC. Do you notice a trend?
showyourstripes.info/s/northameri...
Warming stripes for Washington, DC. Do you notice a trend?
showyourstripes.info/s/northameri...
June 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#ShowYourStripes day
Warming stripes for Washington, DC. Do you notice a trend?
showyourstripes.info/s/northameri...
Warming stripes for Washington, DC. Do you notice a trend?
showyourstripes.info/s/northameri...
Another example of extreme ineptitude from the current administration.
Revised Recommendations for Covid-19 Vaccines — U.S. Vaccination Policy under Threat | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... 🧪
Revised Recommendations for Covid-19 Vaccines — U.S. Vaccination Policy under Threat | NEJM
A series of recent actions by the Trump administration upend the country’s approach
to Covid-19 vaccination and may portend a broader shift in the government’s role in
protecting the public health.
www.nejm.org
June 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Another example of extreme ineptitude from the current administration.
Here's a prime example of why the current administration's vaccine posture is so dangerous ...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dob...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dob...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Here's a prime example of why the current administration's vaccine posture is so dangerous ...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dob...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dob...
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☀️💧 Water from air in the desert?
A new study shows a solar-powered hydrogel device that harvests drinking water in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
It works by capturing air moisture using physics-optimised hydrogels.
🔗 www.cell.com/device/fullt...
#SciComm #Water 🧪
A new study shows a solar-powered hydrogel device that harvests drinking water in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
It works by capturing air moisture using physics-optimised hydrogels.
🔗 www.cell.com/device/fullt...
#SciComm #Water 🧪
Solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting in the Atacama Desert through physics-based optimization of a hygroscopic hydrogel device
Water is an essential commodity that grows increasingly scarce globally. Here, we
introduce a solar-powered atmospheric water-harvesting device that couples a hydrogel-salt
composite with an optimal d...
www.cell.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
☀️💧 Water from air in the desert?
A new study shows a solar-powered hydrogel device that harvests drinking water in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
It works by capturing air moisture using physics-optimised hydrogels.
🔗 www.cell.com/device/fullt...
#SciComm #Water 🧪
A new study shows a solar-powered hydrogel device that harvests drinking water in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
It works by capturing air moisture using physics-optimised hydrogels.
🔗 www.cell.com/device/fullt...
#SciComm #Water 🧪
Not a surprise, but ugh! Why??
Exactly why is it a good idea to stop vaccination and let younger people get sick, miss work, get long COVID?
Like abortion, my body, my choice - oh sorry, that's only injecting bleach and taking ivermectin. Silly me.
🧪
theconversation.com/fda-will-app...
Like abortion, my body, my choice - oh sorry, that's only injecting bleach and taking ivermectin. Silly me.
🧪
theconversation.com/fda-will-app...
FDA will approve COVID-19 vaccine only for older adults and high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules
The FDA’s new framework for COVID-19 vaccines breaks from established procedure for how the government establishes vaccine guidelines.
theconversation.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Not a surprise, but ugh! Why??
Watch the tree that's visible just to the left of the right side of the gate ... And then watch again and pay attention to the ground on the other side of the fence on the right.
Everytime I this video of surface rupture/offset from the recent Myanmar #earthquake it’s 🤯 and now a peek athe rupture up close from thr otber side if the fence - so cool! 🧪⚒️
Link to original video: youtu.be/77ubC4bcgRM
Link to original video: youtu.be/77ubC4bcgRM
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Watch the tree that's visible just to the left of the right side of the gate ... And then watch again and pay attention to the ground on the other side of the fence on the right.
Nothing inappropriate about this. Nothing at all 🙄
Shorter: The criminal in the Oval Office gets a $400 million bribe from Qatar in broad daylight.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Nothing inappropriate about this. Nothing at all 🙄
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New research reveals that much of the spring runoff in the Western U.S. is not from recent snowmelt but from snow that fell 3–15 years ago. This challenges existing water models and has significant implications for water management.
#Hydrology
#Groundwater
#WaterResources
#ClimateScience
🧪⚒️
#Hydrology
#Groundwater
#WaterResources
#ClimateScience
🧪⚒️
Spring runoff is older than you think: Study reveals years-long underground journey
Growing communities and extensive agriculture throughout the Western United States rely on meltwater that spills out of snow-capped mountains every spring. The models for predicting the amount of this...
phys.org
May 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
New research reveals that much of the spring runoff in the Western U.S. is not from recent snowmelt but from snow that fell 3–15 years ago. This challenges existing water models and has significant implications for water management.
#Hydrology
#Groundwater
#WaterResources
#ClimateScience
🧪⚒️
#Hydrology
#Groundwater
#WaterResources
#ClimateScience
🧪⚒️
Shocking.
Not in the least 😞
Not in the least 😞
New detail added — CBP confirms it was using TeleMessage and disabled use after the hack:
“Following the detection of a cyber incident, CBP immediately disabled TeleMessage as a precautionary measure. The investigation into the scope of the breach is ongoing,” the spokesperson said.”
“Following the detection of a cyber incident, CBP immediately disabled TeleMessage as a precautionary measure. The investigation into the scope of the breach is ongoing,” the spokesperson said.”
NEW: TeleMessage, the Signal knockoff used by Mike Waltz and potentially other gov officials to archive group chats in plaintext, has suspended all services after it was hacked *at least twice.* @404media.co reported a hack last night; a different hacker also broke in and gave me evidence.
May 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Shocking.
Not in the least 😞
Not in the least 😞
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About as many top AI researchers are leaving the US as those entering, according to Zeki data.
Reports: US losing edge in AI talent pool
About as many top AI researchers are leaving the country as those entering, according to Zeki data.
www.semafor.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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I love a good judge!
“This purpose amounts to no more than unconstitutional retaliation for plaintiff’s First Amendment protected activity,” she added
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
“This purpose amounts to no more than unconstitutional retaliation for plaintiff’s First Amendment protected activity,” she added
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Judge strikes down Trump order targeting Perkins Coie law firm
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, who called the executive order an attack on the American judicial system, said Trump’s directive “violates the Constitution and is thus null and void.”
www.nbcnews.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love a good judge!
“This purpose amounts to no more than unconstitutional retaliation for plaintiff’s First Amendment protected activity,” she added
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
“This purpose amounts to no more than unconstitutional retaliation for plaintiff’s First Amendment protected activity,” she added
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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RISE UP WISCONSIN 💪🏼🇺🇸💙
Trump's threat to arrest Governor Evers is a chilling attempt to normalize fascism & crush dissent. It’s a blatant attempt to bully & intimidate anyone who dares to think differently or stand up to their ideology.
We will NOT be intimidated.
We will NOT be silenced.
We will DEFEND our freedom.
We will NOT be intimidated.
We will NOT be silenced.
We will DEFEND our freedom.
May 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
RISE UP WISCONSIN 💪🏼🇺🇸💙