@mark668.bsky.social
I'm a scientist at the University of Wisconsin working in biomedical research. Originally from Chicago. Go Cubs!
Walk into my building this morning, and there's a giant inflatable brain!
May 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Walk into my building this morning, and there's a giant inflatable brain!
So the new Pope is American. He was born in Chicago, so the most important question - is he a Cubs fan or a Sox fan? I think the best Pope's HAVE to be Cubs fans.
May 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
So the new Pope is American. He was born in Chicago, so the most important question - is he a Cubs fan or a Sox fan? I think the best Pope's HAVE to be Cubs fans.
Good lord - If his response to the measles outbreak becomes the model for the world, we are truly doomed.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
RFK Jr says his response to measles outbreak should be ‘model for the world’
Public health experts argue he failed to give a full-throated endorsement of an extremely effective vaccine
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Good lord - If his response to the measles outbreak becomes the model for the world, we are truly doomed.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
cbsn.ws
April 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
My heart bleeds for these a-holes.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Billionaires Poised to Lose Near Half-Trillion Dollars in 2 Days
The world’s 500 richest people are seeing the biggest two-day loss ever recorded by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement continues to roil glob...
www.bloomberg.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My heart bleeds for these a-holes.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Now 75 sign ups till we get to 3,000 total on the last day of our drive
Today is the final day of our 2025 membership drive. You helped us meet our goal of adding 2,500 new members. We're making a run for 3,000 on our final day. Our 25% discount still applies. If you'd like to support our team and our work please click right here. talkingpointsmemo.com/memberships
March 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Now 75 sign ups till we get to 3,000 total on the last day of our drive
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Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
WASHINGTON—Grumbling to himself as he repeatedly dropped the device, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly blowing into a Breathalyzer Thursday in an attempt to unlock his phone. “Stup...
theonion.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
March 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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It’s such a stupid lie because it’s such a small town.
Yesterday, Michael Waltz claimed that he’s “never met, don’t know, never communicated with” Jeffrey Goldberg.
Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
March 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It’s such a stupid lie because it’s such a small town.
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I expected this to happen.
France is offering funding to scientists who have had their funding cut here. More will follow.
The Trump brain drain isn't limited to his dumbfuck cabinet. America is truly never coming back from this regime.
www.theregister.com/2025/03/14/f...
France is offering funding to scientists who have had their funding cut here. More will follow.
The Trump brain drain isn't limited to his dumbfuck cabinet. America is truly never coming back from this regime.
www.theregister.com/2025/03/14/f...
France offers to take in US scientists
: Aix-Marseille University rolls out welcome mat for American researchers facing funding cuts
www.theregister.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I expected this to happen.
France is offering funding to scientists who have had their funding cut here. More will follow.
The Trump brain drain isn't limited to his dumbfuck cabinet. America is truly never coming back from this regime.
www.theregister.com/2025/03/14/f...
France is offering funding to scientists who have had their funding cut here. More will follow.
The Trump brain drain isn't limited to his dumbfuck cabinet. America is truly never coming back from this regime.
www.theregister.com/2025/03/14/f...
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One of these things is not like the others
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One of these things is not like the others
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Who made this? 🤣
March 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Who made this? 🤣
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Our latest: Vandal Strikes Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, Rebrands It “Fat Nixon”
Vandal Strikes Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, Rebrands It “Fat Nixon”
Trump has long been dubbed “Fat Nixon”
www.thealtmedia.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Our latest: Vandal Strikes Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, Rebrands It “Fat Nixon”
Can't wait for a mouse with big long tusks and a trunk!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Meet the ‘woolly mouse’: why scientists doubt it’s a big step towards recreating mammoths
De-extinction company Colossal mixed mammoth and mouse mutations in a single strain to create a shaggy-haired rodent.
www.nature.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Can't wait for a mouse with big long tusks and a trunk!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NEW: Elon Musk is trying to buy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, spending millions to install bought-and-paid-for MAGA extremist Brad Schimel.
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
March 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NEW: Elon Musk is trying to buy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, spending millions to install bought-and-paid-for MAGA extremist Brad Schimel.
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
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March 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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This president wears a suit.🤵
March 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This president wears a suit.🤵
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Good lord - this is amazing.
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Good lord - this is amazing.
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This is a good moment to thank the federalism gods. States choose their election technology, not the federal government. In blue states the read out will be GTFO Elon. And given how toxic he’s getting probably in a lot of red states too.
Trump: "I did ask Elon because he knows more about computers than anybody I know. I said, what do you think of the voting system? He said, computers are not meant for voting. It's too many transactions taking place too quickly."
February 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is a good moment to thank the federalism gods. States choose their election technology, not the federal government. In blue states the read out will be GTFO Elon. And given how toxic he’s getting probably in a lot of red states too.
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Just so everybody is clear on Republican priorities:
We put up an amendment to make sure nobody making over $500 million gets a tax cut. Republicans voted against it.
We put up an amendment to make sure nobody making over $500 million gets a tax cut. Republicans voted against it.
February 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Just so everybody is clear on Republican priorities:
We put up an amendment to make sure nobody making over $500 million gets a tax cut. Republicans voted against it.
We put up an amendment to make sure nobody making over $500 million gets a tax cut. Republicans voted against it.
I consider myself lucky that I'm retiring from science at the end of this year. I feel awful for young scientists trying to get started here who are now realizing that their careers are likely over before they've really begun.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US
President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I consider myself lucky that I'm retiring from science at the end of this year. I feel awful for young scientists trying to get started here who are now realizing that their careers are likely over before they've really begun.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Hey, sorry but no more Yosemite. It’s getting more efficient.
Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off
www.sfchronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Hey, sorry but no more Yosemite. It’s getting more efficient.
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.