The Observer Effect
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Retired from skiing, writing, I.T. & counter-surveillance. Now playing and inventing using hyperactive particles.
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@leakey77.bsky.social and colleagues combined laser confocal microscopy with gas exchange measurements to enable the real-time observation of living plant stomata! 🧪
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January 8, 2026 at 12:41 AM
@leakey77.bsky.social and colleagues combined laser confocal microscopy with gas exchange measurements to enable the real-time observation of living plant stomata! 🧪
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Yep, and history can be a harsh mistress. We are on a very well trodden path, even fitting classic timelines.
January 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Yep, and history can be a harsh mistress. We are on a very well trodden path, even fitting classic timelines.
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
I suspected gallium might combine/contrast beautifully with various things. So here are some I liked most. Gallium on geodes, one shot under UV. Gallium on uranium glass under UV. And quickly molded and cooled little gallium pieces under UV and laser.
January 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I suspected gallium might combine/contrast beautifully with various things. So here are some I liked most. Gallium on geodes, one shot under UV. Gallium on uranium glass under UV. And quickly molded and cooled little gallium pieces under UV and laser.
Temporary art :-) This is uranium glass under UV with lasers bouncing around.
January 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Temporary art :-) This is uranium glass under UV with lasers bouncing around.
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🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸
December 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸
Our boy/man prez is just waving his little orange mushroom around with his talk of wanting real mushroom clouds! This isn't pro, or anti, nuclear - just a fact: we simply don't need live tests anymore. The fission/fusion part? We got it. And our supercomputers now do very good simulations
December 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Our boy/man prez is just waving his little orange mushroom around with his talk of wanting real mushroom clouds! This isn't pro, or anti, nuclear - just a fact: we simply don't need live tests anymore. The fission/fusion part? We got it. And our supercomputers now do very good simulations
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#Trumpflation & Corporate Greed
They pay less while you pay them more
Corporate Tax Rates before and after Trump's Big Fugly Bill:
Verizon
Before: 21%
After: 8%
Walmart
Before: 31%
After: 17%
AT&T
Before: 13%
After: 3%
Walt Disney
Before: 26%
After: 8%
FedEx
Before: 18%
After: 1%
They pay less while you pay them more
Corporate Tax Rates before and after Trump's Big Fugly Bill:
Verizon
Before: 21%
After: 8%
Walmart
Before: 31%
After: 17%
AT&T
Before: 13%
After: 3%
Walt Disney
Before: 26%
After: 8%
FedEx
Before: 18%
After: 1%
December 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#Trumpflation & Corporate Greed
They pay less while you pay them more
Corporate Tax Rates before and after Trump's Big Fugly Bill:
Verizon
Before: 21%
After: 8%
Walmart
Before: 31%
After: 17%
AT&T
Before: 13%
After: 3%
Walt Disney
Before: 26%
After: 8%
FedEx
Before: 18%
After: 1%
They pay less while you pay them more
Corporate Tax Rates before and after Trump's Big Fugly Bill:
Verizon
Before: 21%
After: 8%
Walmart
Before: 31%
After: 17%
AT&T
Before: 13%
After: 3%
Walt Disney
Before: 26%
After: 8%
FedEx
Before: 18%
After: 1%
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Seeing & acknowledging the "good" in someone or their progress is not inconsistent w/ being realistic about their red flags or limitations. In fact, one of the most loving, supportive things we can do for someone is to be real about those red flags & limitations.
Do both.
Do both.
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Seeing & acknowledging the "good" in someone or their progress is not inconsistent w/ being realistic about their red flags or limitations. In fact, one of the most loving, supportive things we can do for someone is to be real about those red flags & limitations.
Do both.
Do both.
Yep. And Dan met every big politician for decades.
December 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Yep. And Dan met every big politician for decades.
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Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
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That’s Trump’s message to millions of struggling families. Your suffering isn't real. It's a hoax, just like the Epstein files!
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
That’s Trump’s message to millions of struggling families. Your suffering isn't real. It's a hoax, just like the Epstein files!
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This is perfect
This is perfect
A Three Hour Bore
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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This is perfect
This is perfect
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PBS: “A poll from the journal "Nature" found 75% of researchers are considering leaving 🇺🇸— including a man dubbed the Mozart of Math… a scientific brain drain.”
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
PBS: “A poll from the journal "Nature" found 75% of researchers are considering leaving 🇺🇸— including a man dubbed the Mozart of Math… a scientific brain drain.”
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Musk Accidentally Proves 70% Of MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia
Musk Accidentally Proves 70% Of MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia
Whoops!
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November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Musk Accidentally Proves 70% Of MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump and MAGA did Jan 6 2021 and what Dems are NOT doing today!
January 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump and MAGA did Jan 6 2021 and what Dems are NOT doing today!
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Nearly Two-Thirds of Young Americans Are Thinking About Getting the Heck Out of Here
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Nearly Two-Thirds of Young Americans Are Thinking About Getting the Heck Out of Here
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November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nearly Two-Thirds of Young Americans Are Thinking About Getting the Heck Out of Here
Our brains don't process numbers like these, but these help a bit. It is easy for us to lose track of HOW much more a million is from a billion, and trillion. We toss these #'s around all the time, but can't picture them.
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Our brains don't process numbers like these, but these help a bit. It is easy for us to lose track of HOW much more a million is from a billion, and trillion. We toss these #'s around all the time, but can't picture them.
Yeah, there are tens of millions of wonderful, loving, brilliant Americans out there. However, as a nation - we are the new "Evil Empire". Headlines like this don't happen in civilized nations. We are now a disgusting place.
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Yeah, there are tens of millions of wonderful, loving, brilliant Americans out there. However, as a nation - we are the new "Evil Empire". Headlines like this don't happen in civilized nations. We are now a disgusting place.