rilkefan
@rilkefan.bsky.social
Bay Area physicist and wanna-be composer. I think I'm learning Japanese.
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Senate Ds did fight every step of way, made the bill toxic, forced Tillis to retire, made them vote in broad daylight as bill got worse, nixed some truly awful parts. They need more members. In 2026, vote out every R. That is what the lesson is here.
July 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Senate Ds did fight every step of way, made the bill toxic, forced Tillis to retire, made them vote in broad daylight as bill got worse, nixed some truly awful parts. They need more members. In 2026, vote out every R. That is what the lesson is here.
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Grateful to Mackenzie Scott, who has made a profound impact with her selfless philanthropy.
However, we as a society cannot rely on the largesse of billionaires to fund science & social programs. We need to invest our own tax dollars in our own well-being & our future.
However, we as a society cannot rely on the largesse of billionaires to fund science & social programs. We need to invest our own tax dollars in our own well-being & our future.
Just a reminder that while her ex nonstop soils himself in public with tasteless displays of wealth and look-at-me, thirsty nonsense, Mackenzie Scott has given away close to $20 billion to 1,600 charities, no strings attached and without any need for recognition.
June 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Grateful to Mackenzie Scott, who has made a profound impact with her selfless philanthropy.
However, we as a society cannot rely on the largesse of billionaires to fund science & social programs. We need to invest our own tax dollars in our own well-being & our future.
However, we as a society cannot rely on the largesse of billionaires to fund science & social programs. We need to invest our own tax dollars in our own well-being & our future.
Tired of criticizing the Ds for stuff they had and have no ability to change, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social is bashing them for stuff they haven't yet done. Without considering how the @nytimes.com would react to Ds breaking the law etc.
Seldom funny now, more and more counterproductive.
Seldom funny now, more and more counterproductive.
Opinion | Trump broke the law to destroy the country. That doesn’t mean Democrats should break the law to rebuild it.
-Every “liberal” pundit, 2029.
-Every “liberal” pundit, 2029.
June 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Tired of criticizing the Ds for stuff they had and have no ability to change, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social is bashing them for stuff they haven't yet done. Without considering how the @nytimes.com would react to Ds breaking the law etc.
Seldom funny now, more and more counterproductive.
Seldom funny now, more and more counterproductive.
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Eager to soothe Trump’s wounded ego, the Supreme Court ended nationwide injunctions today. Trump is crowing, but this just means we’ll take our smashing wins in 4 district courts and turn them into wins in 94 district courts. People born here are citizens, period.
June 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Eager to soothe Trump’s wounded ego, the Supreme Court ended nationwide injunctions today. Trump is crowing, but this just means we’ll take our smashing wins in 4 district courts and turn them into wins in 94 district courts. People born here are citizens, period.
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So my former political party has become a fascist-embracing cult, but everybody goes on & on about how messed up the Democratic Party is? Seriously? It’s the “Democratic Party” that has issues? Not the party that’s given up on democracy and ignores the rule of law?
Fuck that.
Fuck that.
June 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
So my former political party has become a fascist-embracing cult, but everybody goes on & on about how messed up the Democratic Party is? Seriously? It’s the “Democratic Party” that has issues? Not the party that’s given up on democracy and ignores the rule of law?
Fuck that.
Fuck that.
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SAGO Report is out:
1️⃣ No new data in report
2️⃣ Not bioweapon, man-made, or engineered
3️⃣ All scientific evidence points to zoonosis
4️⃣ No evidence for lab leak
5️⃣ New evidence could swing the conclusion
In other words, what we concluded in April, 2020. Five years later.
share.google/4I8ac1DJMZOM...
1️⃣ No new data in report
2️⃣ Not bioweapon, man-made, or engineered
3️⃣ All scientific evidence points to zoonosis
4️⃣ No evidence for lab leak
5️⃣ New evidence could swing the conclusion
In other words, what we concluded in April, 2020. Five years later.
share.google/4I8ac1DJMZOM...
WHO Scientific advisory group issues report on origins of COVID-19
The WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a panel of 27 independent, international, multidisciplinary experts, today published its report on the origins of SARS-CoV-...
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June 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
SAGO Report is out:
1️⃣ No new data in report
2️⃣ Not bioweapon, man-made, or engineered
3️⃣ All scientific evidence points to zoonosis
4️⃣ No evidence for lab leak
5️⃣ New evidence could swing the conclusion
In other words, what we concluded in April, 2020. Five years later.
share.google/4I8ac1DJMZOM...
1️⃣ No new data in report
2️⃣ Not bioweapon, man-made, or engineered
3️⃣ All scientific evidence points to zoonosis
4️⃣ No evidence for lab leak
5️⃣ New evidence could swing the conclusion
In other words, what we concluded in April, 2020. Five years later.
share.google/4I8ac1DJMZOM...
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Thanks @schumer.senate.gov
The fifth set of Byrd droppings is out
Dems win on the sale of public lands: Rs may not sell of our public lands!
Other huge victories in this area around making oil and gas leasing, mining, pay-to-play for oil and gas exports, and NEPA compliance
ENR and Senate Budget Dem staff crushed it
Dems win on the sale of public lands: Rs may not sell of our public lands!
Other huge victories in this area around making oil and gas leasing, mining, pay-to-play for oil and gas exports, and NEPA compliance
ENR and Senate Budget Dem staff crushed it
Provisions Continue to Violate the Byrd Rule in the Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
www.budget.senate.gov
June 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Thanks @schumer.senate.gov
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Got a lot of shit for this thread at the time, but I was right. House Dems have shown many times that they are not all in on seniority, the top priorities are ability and competence. That's what happened with this vote. Anyway, this held up quite well
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Another piece of important info, which I fear like the above is largely forgotten here, is that House Dems replaced committee leaders who both had seniority and were already in the position just six months ago. Demonstrably, seniority is not determinative
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she senses that nothing has really changed and that again they’ll use seniority as the primary marker. not going to waste her time
June 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Got a lot of shit for this thread at the time, but I was right. House Dems have shown many times that they are not all in on seniority, the top priorities are ability and competence. That's what happened with this vote. Anyway, this held up quite well
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Again, Walz called them weird until the end of the campaign. The media just stopped covering it after two weeks.
I STILL TO THIS DAY CANNOT BELIEVE THAT TIM WALZ TOOK OVER THE ENTIRE 2024 RACE BY CALLING THEM "WEIRDOS" AND IT COMPLETELY DEMORALIZED THEM AND THEN ***THEY JUST STOPPED DOING IT***
June 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Again, Walz called them weird until the end of the campaign. The media just stopped covering it after two weeks.
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Please enjoy this photo of our new kitten Bobby and our mostly confused dog Ralph
June 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Please enjoy this photo of our new kitten Bobby and our mostly confused dog Ralph
Lotta people on bsky eager for other people to escalate police violence and play into the Trump narrative.
June 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Lotta people on bsky eager for other people to escalate police violence and play into the Trump narrative.
Turn that crown upside down.
June 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Turn that crown upside down.
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This is heartbreaking.
(via someone at the St. Paul rally)
(via someone at the St. Paul rally)
June 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is heartbreaking.
(via someone at the St. Paul rally)
(via someone at the St. Paul rally)
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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
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Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
June 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
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Jesus.
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
June 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Jesus.
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
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June 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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"pro-vaccine groups"
NYT editors are the fucking enemy
NYT editors are the fucking enemy
June 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"pro-vaccine groups"
NYT editors are the fucking enemy
NYT editors are the fucking enemy
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arguing about Dem messaging is largely beside the point when the right can win with an agenda like this. the info environment is the problem
Yet another reminder that cutting Medicaid is deeply unpopular across the ideological spectrum. Just 10% of Americans (just 18% of Republicans) in the latest Quinnipiac poll want to see Medicaid funding decrease. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
June 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
arguing about Dem messaging is largely beside the point when the right can win with an agenda like this. the info environment is the problem
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Cheers to the comment section. I made a thingy for you using your replies.
June 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Cheers to the comment section. I made a thingy for you using your replies.
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One not-so-secret aspect of the attempt to occupy Los Angeles and other "blue" American cities? Not enough manpower to do the job. Trump and Miller are counting on your fear and obedience to do the work for them. Troops and total police officers? Not nearly enough. So speak out and march peacefully.
June 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
One not-so-secret aspect of the attempt to occupy Los Angeles and other "blue" American cities? Not enough manpower to do the job. Trump and Miller are counting on your fear and obedience to do the work for them. Troops and total police officers? Not nearly enough. So speak out and march peacefully.
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These distorted incentives have existed for a long time but they are greatly exacerbated by the conditions of the attention age. One of the ways King et al in the civil rights movement threaded the needle was to create drama and confrontation *while also* maintaining non violent discipline.
June 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
These distorted incentives have existed for a long time but they are greatly exacerbated by the conditions of the attention age. One of the ways King et al in the civil rights movement threaded the needle was to create drama and confrontation *while also* maintaining non violent discipline.