BryanvL
@m45-pleiades.bsky.social
Genevieve’s husband, Austen’s dad, Scott’s brother, son of Karen and Rich, Missoula City Council 2014-2021, former JPLer, Stanford fan and alumnus (90)
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May 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Craving a respite from the Anti-Science Upside Down of DOGE/“the first 100 days”? Support science for kids in Missoula and all of Montana via the spectrUM Discovery Area www.missoulagives.org/p2p/423044/b...
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The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words
"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
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"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
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April 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words
"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
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"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
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The GOP line, "You gotta trust Trump," may carry a talker through 3 minutes of cable TV in the first week of the Trump-inflicted economic crisis. But soon Americans will lose jobs and homes and marriages. "Trust the man who wrecked your life" is not a slogan with staying power.
April 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The GOP line, "You gotta trust Trump," may carry a talker through 3 minutes of cable TV in the first week of the Trump-inflicted economic crisis. But soon Americans will lose jobs and homes and marriages. "Trust the man who wrecked your life" is not a slogan with staying power.
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Wow. Just wow. How Trump set the tariff rates. This is blithering, staggering, mind-boggling, jaw-cracking, gums-bleeding stupidity.
April 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Wow. Just wow. How Trump set the tariff rates. This is blithering, staggering, mind-boggling, jaw-cracking, gums-bleeding stupidity.
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One thing about today's tariff shitshow is that congress could undo all this nonsense tonight and the damage would still be huge, because these actions have decisively signaled that the US is an unreliable international trading partner—and this impacts political and economic strategy worldwide.
April 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
One thing about today's tariff shitshow is that congress could undo all this nonsense tonight and the damage would still be huge, because these actions have decisively signaled that the US is an unreliable international trading partner—and this impacts political and economic strategy worldwide.
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There are more automotive factories in the US today than in 2015:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
April 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
There are more automotive factories in the US today than in 2015:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today.
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today.
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
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Direct evidence of criminal election bribery under Wis. Stat. §12.11:
“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
Bice: Elon Musk group removes video from $1M winner after she says she got money to 'vote'
Elon Musk's super PAC removed an X video from a $1M giveaway winner in which she said she received the money, in part, to 'vote.'
www.jsonline.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Direct evidence of criminal election bribery under Wis. Stat. §12.11:
“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
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Longest speaking filibuster ever was 24 hours, 18 minutes by Strom Thurmond in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
In a few hours, that record will be shattered by Sen. Cory Booker, a Black man, laying out the case for saving democracy from an aspiring despot.
In a few hours, that record will be shattered by Sen. Cory Booker, a Black man, laying out the case for saving democracy from an aspiring despot.
April 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Longest speaking filibuster ever was 24 hours, 18 minutes by Strom Thurmond in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
In a few hours, that record will be shattered by Sen. Cory Booker, a Black man, laying out the case for saving democracy from an aspiring despot.
In a few hours, that record will be shattered by Sen. Cory Booker, a Black man, laying out the case for saving democracy from an aspiring despot.
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Jim Cramer tears into Trump over the stock market free fall:
The market was doing great — until the Trump Admin sowed a level of uncertainty I haven’t seen since Jimmy Carter…I cannot think of another president in my lifetime who could knock down the stock market simply by opening his mouth
The market was doing great — until the Trump Admin sowed a level of uncertainty I haven’t seen since Jimmy Carter…I cannot think of another president in my lifetime who could knock down the stock market simply by opening his mouth
April 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Jim Cramer tears into Trump over the stock market free fall:
The market was doing great — until the Trump Admin sowed a level of uncertainty I haven’t seen since Jimmy Carter…I cannot think of another president in my lifetime who could knock down the stock market simply by opening his mouth
The market was doing great — until the Trump Admin sowed a level of uncertainty I haven’t seen since Jimmy Carter…I cannot think of another president in my lifetime who could knock down the stock market simply by opening his mouth
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New — Institute of Museum and Library Sciences employees were allowed back in the building this morning to gather belongings after all being put on admin leave by DOGE yesterday. Supporters have gathered in front of the building and staffers inside have posted a visible sign that says "SOS IMLS."
April 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New — Institute of Museum and Library Sciences employees were allowed back in the building this morning to gather belongings after all being put on admin leave by DOGE yesterday. Supporters have gathered in front of the building and staffers inside have posted a visible sign that says "SOS IMLS."
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This is both evil & dangerous. When Doge is done with the country, the US will never be the same. This impacts every public library & museum in every state.
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave Monday morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is both evil & dangerous. When Doge is done with the country, the US will never be the same. This impacts every public library & museum in every state.
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
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You wanted a rational & clear eyed review of federal spending & priorities search for waste: but not this shit - welcome!
You support the first amendment & rule of law all the time not just when it's convenient for your side - welcome!
Canada & Denmark are friends, Putin isnt. -Welcome!
You support the first amendment & rule of law all the time not just when it's convenient for your side - welcome!
Canada & Denmark are friends, Putin isnt. -Welcome!
March 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
You wanted a rational & clear eyed review of federal spending & priorities search for waste: but not this shit - welcome!
You support the first amendment & rule of law all the time not just when it's convenient for your side - welcome!
Canada & Denmark are friends, Putin isnt. -Welcome!
You support the first amendment & rule of law all the time not just when it's convenient for your side - welcome!
Canada & Denmark are friends, Putin isnt. -Welcome!
“The breach is serious, but security breaches can be plugged. Men and women who have shown themselves to have no character, though, can never be trusted. Not with national security, not with anything.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
Opinion | Security Breaches Can Be Fixed. People Without Honor Can’t Be Trusted.
There’s a reason every warrior society has a code.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“The breach is serious, but security breaches can be plugged. Men and women who have shown themselves to have no character, though, can never be trusted. Not with national security, not with anything.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
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I think this is perceptive, and important, from Rep. Jim Himes.
(In short: You can tell from the texts that Hegseth is reveling in cosplay as a 'Top Gun'-type character. Worth listening to the way Himes puts it.)
(In short: You can tell from the texts that Hegseth is reveling in cosplay as a 'Top Gun'-type character. Worth listening to the way Himes puts it.)
Himes: This is his life now. He’s nowhere near qualified for the position he holds, so when he gets on a Signal chat with his buddies and says, ‘We’re a go. Centcom says all in. F-18s,’ it just makes him feel really, really good.
Sadly, of course, it puts our people at risk.
Sadly, of course, it puts our people at risk.
March 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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I think this is perceptive, and important, from Rep. Jim Himes.
(In short: You can tell from the texts that Hegseth is reveling in cosplay as a 'Top Gun'-type character. Worth listening to the way Himes puts it.)
(In short: You can tell from the texts that Hegseth is reveling in cosplay as a 'Top Gun'-type character. Worth listening to the way Himes puts it.)
Himes: This is his life now. He’s nowhere near qualified for the position he holds, so when he gets on a Signal chat with his buddies and says, ‘We’re a go. Centcom says all in. F-18s,’ it just makes him feel really, really good.
Sadly, of course, it puts our people at risk.
Sadly, of course, it puts our people at risk.
March 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I think this is perceptive, and important, from Rep. Jim Himes.
(In short: You can tell from the texts that Hegseth is reveling in cosplay as a 'Top Gun'-type character. Worth listening to the way Himes puts it.)
(In short: You can tell from the texts that Hegseth is reveling in cosplay as a 'Top Gun'-type character. Worth listening to the way Himes puts it.)
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Here is a cursed sentence straight out of 2025: An X employee used OpenAI's new image tool to turn a photo of a school shooting into a studio ghibli cartoon (875,000 views)
March 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Here is a cursed sentence straight out of 2025: An X employee used OpenAI's new image tool to turn a photo of a school shooting into a studio ghibli cartoon (875,000 views)
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Donald Trump should fire Pete Hegseth.
If the President won’t do it, he should resign.
The Defense Secretary shared classified information recklessly in an unsecure text chain. His actions could have killed American servicemembers.
If the President won’t do it, he should resign.
The Defense Secretary shared classified information recklessly in an unsecure text chain. His actions could have killed American servicemembers.
Congressman Crow Calls for Secretary Hegseth to Resign
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), member of the House Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement calling on Secretary of D...
crow.house.gov
March 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Donald Trump should fire Pete Hegseth.
If the President won’t do it, he should resign.
The Defense Secretary shared classified information recklessly in an unsecure text chain. His actions could have killed American servicemembers.
If the President won’t do it, he should resign.
The Defense Secretary shared classified information recklessly in an unsecure text chain. His actions could have killed American servicemembers.
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this is phenomenal
March 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
this is phenomenal
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It’s disappointing but not surprising that this particular [checks notes] national security advisor to the President of the United States has no idea what he’s talking about.
Wow — Mike Waltz on Fox News suggests Jeffrey Goldberg somehow schemed his way into the Signal group instead of just being invited by accident
March 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It’s disappointing but not surprising that this particular [checks notes] national security advisor to the President of the United States has no idea what he’s talking about.
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social Nice to see in Victoria on Vancouver Island
March 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social Nice to see in Victoria on Vancouver Island
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The wonder of Voyager: This is the most beautiful thread I’ve read in a long time.
About fifty years ago, NASA strapped a message in a bottle to a rocket and flung it into the deep dark
It wasn’t supposed to go this far, but it did. Long past its mission, it’s still out there so far away now that a simple hello takes a day to reach it, and another day to hear if it says hello back
It wasn’t supposed to go this far, but it did. Long past its mission, it’s still out there so far away now that a simple hello takes a day to reach it, and another day to hear if it says hello back
March 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The wonder of Voyager: This is the most beautiful thread I’ve read in a long time.
Worked closely with the LTBMU when I was involved with the Tahoe-Baikal Institute. These cuts are unstrategic, dangerous, and contrary to our nation’s interests. www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...
'There is literally no one': The forest service in Lake Tahoe is gutted
Federal cuts have gutted the already-stretched-thin Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, putting on hold critical work for the environment and tourism.
www.sfgate.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Worked closely with the LTBMU when I was involved with the Tahoe-Baikal Institute. These cuts are unstrategic, dangerous, and contrary to our nation’s interests. www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...