Mike DeSimone
@mikedesim.bsky.social
Former car dealer, then venture investor. Pretty good at the first, not so good at the second. Now supporting science and discovery education; fostering curiosity wherever I can.
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In the 1930s, German and Italian scientists of principle fled to the US and became the backbone of our scientific and technical advantage, creating massive US wealth. Those who benefited most from their work are now… fleeing to chase lower tax rates. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/t...
Google Guys Say Bye to California
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
In the 1930s, German and Italian scientists of principle fled to the US and became the backbone of our scientific and technical advantage, creating massive US wealth. Those who benefited most from their work are now… fleeing to chase lower tax rates. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/t...
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There are hundreds of terrible things about the murder of Ms. Good but in what world is someone involved in a law enforcement shooting allowed to just drive off? With the murder weapon? This wouldn’t happen in any other law enforcement agency.
January 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
There are hundreds of terrible things about the murder of Ms. Good but in what world is someone involved in a law enforcement shooting allowed to just drive off? With the murder weapon? This wouldn’t happen in any other law enforcement agency.
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The most enlightening and disappointing thing to come out of this ICE shooting is that the right legitimately does not give a fuck about human life if it harms their political narrative.
Watching people malign a 37 year old mother for being murdered by her country is insane.
Watching people malign a 37 year old mother for being murdered by her country is insane.
January 8, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The most enlightening and disappointing thing to come out of this ICE shooting is that the right legitimately does not give a fuck about human life if it harms their political narrative.
Watching people malign a 37 year old mother for being murdered by her country is insane.
Watching people malign a 37 year old mother for being murdered by her country is insane.
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“Get it all on record now – get the films – get the witnesses – because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
January 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“Get it all on record now – get the films – get the witnesses – because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Some signs that a nation has gone rogue:
1. Withdrawing from financial support commitments to ally nations.
2. Threatening ally nations with invasion.
3. Invading other nations under thin pretense and stealing their resources.
4. Withdrawing from treaties of international cooperation.
1. Withdrawing from financial support commitments to ally nations.
2. Threatening ally nations with invasion.
3. Invading other nations under thin pretense and stealing their resources.
4. Withdrawing from treaties of international cooperation.
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Some signs that a nation has gone rogue:
1. Withdrawing from financial support commitments to ally nations.
2. Threatening ally nations with invasion.
3. Invading other nations under thin pretense and stealing their resources.
4. Withdrawing from treaties of international cooperation.
1. Withdrawing from financial support commitments to ally nations.
2. Threatening ally nations with invasion.
3. Invading other nations under thin pretense and stealing their resources.
4. Withdrawing from treaties of international cooperation.
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A sad reminder that Trump’s rancid legacy won’t be for just destroying things overseas.
January 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
A sad reminder that Trump’s rancid legacy won’t be for just destroying things overseas.
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If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
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The media need to stop beating their chests about how powerful our military is.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The media need to stop beating their chests about how powerful our military is.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
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"I had a good and very productive phone call with Führer Hitler of Germany prior to my meeting with Charles de Gaulle of France today. Führer Hitler was very clear about which parts of France not currently under Nazi control he wants. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Winston Churchill."
December 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"I had a good and very productive phone call with Führer Hitler of Germany prior to my meeting with Charles de Gaulle of France today. Führer Hitler was very clear about which parts of France not currently under Nazi control he wants. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Winston Churchill."
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Jared Kushner, criming in plain sight.
December 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Jared Kushner, criming in plain sight.
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I love the fact that the recently Trump-commandeered Kennedy Center Awards happened last night and *nobody* is talking about it.
December 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I love the fact that the recently Trump-commandeered Kennedy Center Awards happened last night and *nobody* is talking about it.
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Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
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Friendly reminder: the administration is flooding the zone.
Pick a lane. Stay in it. Do not exhaust yourself.
The top line message: WE THE PEOPLE SAY “NO.”
No to destroying our science, healthcare, economy, government, judicial system, White House, etc.
It’s time to get loud!
Pick a lane. Stay in it. Do not exhaust yourself.
The top line message: WE THE PEOPLE SAY “NO.”
No to destroying our science, healthcare, economy, government, judicial system, White House, etc.
It’s time to get loud!
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Friendly reminder: the administration is flooding the zone.
Pick a lane. Stay in it. Do not exhaust yourself.
The top line message: WE THE PEOPLE SAY “NO.”
No to destroying our science, healthcare, economy, government, judicial system, White House, etc.
It’s time to get loud!
Pick a lane. Stay in it. Do not exhaust yourself.
The top line message: WE THE PEOPLE SAY “NO.”
No to destroying our science, healthcare, economy, government, judicial system, White House, etc.
It’s time to get loud!
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The U.S. government is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, jettisoning key climate science projects in the process
Scientists Decry Trump's Plan to Kill Crucial Atmospheric Science Center
The U.S. government is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, jettisoning key climate science projects in the process
www.scientificamerican.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The U.S. government is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, jettisoning key climate science projects in the process
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They stole $205 million from Medicare.
They went to prison.
Trump let them out.
And now the same party tells us Medicaid cuts are about “fiscal responsibility.”
This isn’t governance.
It’s a for-profit presidency.👇
They went to prison.
Trump let them out.
And now the same party tells us Medicaid cuts are about “fiscal responsibility.”
This isn’t governance.
It’s a for-profit presidency.👇
December 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
They stole $205 million from Medicare.
They went to prison.
Trump let them out.
And now the same party tells us Medicaid cuts are about “fiscal responsibility.”
This isn’t governance.
It’s a for-profit presidency.👇
They went to prison.
Trump let them out.
And now the same party tells us Medicaid cuts are about “fiscal responsibility.”
This isn’t governance.
It’s a for-profit presidency.👇
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That statement goes straight to first principles.
What Sotomayor is flagging isn’t procedural nitpicking; it’s structural collapse.
If one person can remove officers at will, independent institutions become ornamental, checks become optional, and “the executive” becomes personal rule.👇
What Sotomayor is flagging isn’t procedural nitpicking; it’s structural collapse.
If one person can remove officers at will, independent institutions become ornamental, checks become optional, and “the executive” becomes personal rule.👇
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
That statement goes straight to first principles.
What Sotomayor is flagging isn’t procedural nitpicking; it’s structural collapse.
If one person can remove officers at will, independent institutions become ornamental, checks become optional, and “the executive” becomes personal rule.👇
What Sotomayor is flagging isn’t procedural nitpicking; it’s structural collapse.
If one person can remove officers at will, independent institutions become ornamental, checks become optional, and “the executive” becomes personal rule.👇
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Democracy is messy.
Democracy is inconvenient. Democracy is disagreement.
What he’s describing as “unity” is authoritarian control.
One person issues an order, dissent is suppressed, and compliance is enforced.
If you want unanimity by decree, you don’t want unity, you want obedience.👇
Democracy is inconvenient. Democracy is disagreement.
What he’s describing as “unity” is authoritarian control.
One person issues an order, dissent is suppressed, and compliance is enforced.
If you want unanimity by decree, you don’t want unity, you want obedience.👇
December 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Democracy is messy.
Democracy is inconvenient. Democracy is disagreement.
What he’s describing as “unity” is authoritarian control.
One person issues an order, dissent is suppressed, and compliance is enforced.
If you want unanimity by decree, you don’t want unity, you want obedience.👇
Democracy is inconvenient. Democracy is disagreement.
What he’s describing as “unity” is authoritarian control.
One person issues an order, dissent is suppressed, and compliance is enforced.
If you want unanimity by decree, you don’t want unity, you want obedience.👇
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Something we all need to remember
Our alliances are not held together at the point of a gun. They are not enforced through threats, ultimatums, or grip by a dictator who fears what happens the minute he loosens his hold. Consent by majority is the power we all share. Losing that will be tragic
Our alliances are not held together at the point of a gun. They are not enforced through threats, ultimatums, or grip by a dictator who fears what happens the minute he loosens his hold. Consent by majority is the power we all share. Losing that will be tragic
December 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Something we all need to remember
Our alliances are not held together at the point of a gun. They are not enforced through threats, ultimatums, or grip by a dictator who fears what happens the minute he loosens his hold. Consent by majority is the power we all share. Losing that will be tragic
Our alliances are not held together at the point of a gun. They are not enforced through threats, ultimatums, or grip by a dictator who fears what happens the minute he loosens his hold. Consent by majority is the power we all share. Losing that will be tragic
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In everyday speech, "theory" often refers to a hunch or a speculation.
In science, "theory" refers to a comprehensive explanation of nature.
Many scientific theories are so well-established that no new evidence is likely to change them.
For example: evolution and germ theory.
In science, "theory" refers to a comprehensive explanation of nature.
Many scientific theories are so well-established that no new evidence is likely to change them.
For example: evolution and germ theory.
December 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In everyday speech, "theory" often refers to a hunch or a speculation.
In science, "theory" refers to a comprehensive explanation of nature.
Many scientific theories are so well-established that no new evidence is likely to change them.
For example: evolution and germ theory.
In science, "theory" refers to a comprehensive explanation of nature.
Many scientific theories are so well-established that no new evidence is likely to change them.
For example: evolution and germ theory.
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Higher education, if done right, will transform you into a LIFELONG learner. I am curious about so many things because my curiosity was cultivated in college. A BA/BS is only the beginning. You should be reading, visiting museums, going to concerts, debating and discussing things for LIFE.
December 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Higher education, if done right, will transform you into a LIFELONG learner. I am curious about so many things because my curiosity was cultivated in college. A BA/BS is only the beginning. You should be reading, visiting museums, going to concerts, debating and discussing things for LIFE.
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My husband just said to me “I’m watching this thing about the sand crisis in the US” and I’m sorry but
No
No.
I am at peak crisis limit. I am overbooked. I am offering vouchers for crises to stay at the best western overnight. I do not consent to learning about the sand crisis.
No
No.
I am at peak crisis limit. I am overbooked. I am offering vouchers for crises to stay at the best western overnight. I do not consent to learning about the sand crisis.
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My husband just said to me “I’m watching this thing about the sand crisis in the US” and I’m sorry but
No
No.
I am at peak crisis limit. I am overbooked. I am offering vouchers for crises to stay at the best western overnight. I do not consent to learning about the sand crisis.
No
No.
I am at peak crisis limit. I am overbooked. I am offering vouchers for crises to stay at the best western overnight. I do not consent to learning about the sand crisis.
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however many trillions spent on developing Algorithms and hoovering up as much data as possible and amazon's recommendation algorithm still goes "oh you bought one window air conditioner? okay, do you want 15 more?"
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
however many trillions spent on developing Algorithms and hoovering up as much data as possible and amazon's recommendation algorithm still goes "oh you bought one window air conditioner? okay, do you want 15 more?"
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Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
$28 million of cocaine seized off Miami Beach. Three men charged
Coast Guard and CBP seized about 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million from a 65-foot vessel near Government Cut off Miami Beach; three men were arrested.
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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The most depressing lesson of the Trump era is that scandals don’t matter if the perpetrator and their supporters don’t feel shame.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
December 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The most depressing lesson of the Trump era is that scandals don’t matter if the perpetrator and their supporters don’t feel shame.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.