Unstable Isotope
@unstableisotope.bsky.social
Scientist with opinions
April - “Liberation Day” right? It looks like tariffs killed jobs almost immediately
“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
April - “Liberation Day” right? It looks like tariffs killed jobs almost immediately
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Stagflation achievement unlocked
“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Stagflation achievement unlocked
I have bad news about farming
I have some bad news about the Pentagon.
FOX: The ACA has never been more popular. Republicans are losing on this messaging. How do you talk to Americans who say the Republicans don't have a plan?
REP. BUDDY CARTER: You explain it by explaining it's not working. When the govt has to subsidize a program, that means it's not working
REP. BUDDY CARTER: You explain it by explaining it's not working. When the govt has to subsidize a program, that means it's not working
December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I have bad news about farming
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Just cartoonishly corrupt lol
trumpcard.gov is live and the million dollar fees are all referred to as “gifts” or “contributions” to an undisclosed party lol
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just cartoonishly corrupt lol
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The man who heroically tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has been named:
The hero’s name is Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old father of two, who owns a fruit shop.
The hero’s name is Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old father of two, who owns a fruit shop.
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The man who heroically tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has been named:
The hero’s name is Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old father of two, who owns a fruit shop.
The hero’s name is Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old father of two, who owns a fruit shop.
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oh my GOD its worse than Dukakis
December 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
oh my GOD its worse than Dukakis
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December 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
I do wonder why Trump wants to kill tourism and why Republicans don’t care that he’s doing this
What I get from the administration’s absurd plan to treat international visitors like enemies of the state is that tourism related industries are a little light on their ballroom donations.
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I do wonder why Trump wants to kill tourism and why Republicans don’t care that he’s doing this
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I can't remember who described American health care as:
A provider charges for a service
The insurance co. (may) force them to discount it
The insurance co. (may) pay part of that
The patient is billed the balance
... and literally no one can tell beforehand what *any* of those costs will be.
A provider charges for a service
The insurance co. (may) force them to discount it
The insurance co. (may) pay part of that
The patient is billed the balance
... and literally no one can tell beforehand what *any* of those costs will be.
Except, patients have _never_ been consumers. That's not how any of this works. Have you ever tried to get a hospital to tell you what a procedure will cost? Or your insurance company? Or your doctor? None of them know. /1
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I can't remember who described American health care as:
A provider charges for a service
The insurance co. (may) force them to discount it
The insurance co. (may) pay part of that
The patient is billed the balance
... and literally no one can tell beforehand what *any* of those costs will be.
A provider charges for a service
The insurance co. (may) force them to discount it
The insurance co. (may) pay part of that
The patient is billed the balance
... and literally no one can tell beforehand what *any* of those costs will be.
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I genuinely love that a lot of very cool, very talented published authors have been able to make “hell yeah, I outsold Olivia Nuzzi” posts today
I mean that sincerely, take that victory lap, you deserve it
I mean that sincerely, take that victory lap, you deserve it
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I genuinely love that a lot of very cool, very talented published authors have been able to make “hell yeah, I outsold Olivia Nuzzi” posts today
I mean that sincerely, take that victory lap, you deserve it
I mean that sincerely, take that victory lap, you deserve it
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This is my favorite gift guide. It also works for people you love if they have exactly the right sense of humor.
IT'S TIME.
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts for People You Hate 2025: Boycott Friendly Edition
Once again, I started working on this before Thanksgiving and once again it’s now well into December and I still haven’t gotten this up. Look, it’s been a busy couple of weeks tha…
naomikritzer.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is my favorite gift guide. It also works for people you love if they have exactly the right sense of humor.
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You heard them, Praise Me!
The people of Indiana deserve praise. They put pressure on their senators to not approve the gerrymander and the many that voted against it cited constituent concerns.
Trump on Indiana Republicans refusing to redistrict: "There's a man named Bray, I guess head of the Senate. Was that Bray? Was that the name, Bray? I'm sure that whenever his primary is, I'm sure he'll go down. He'll go down. I'll certainly support anybody that wants to go against him."
December 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
You heard them, Praise Me!
The people of Indiana deserve praise. They put pressure on their senators to not approve the gerrymander and the many that voted against it cited constituent concerns.
Trump on Indiana Republicans refusing to redistrict: "There's a man named Bray, I guess head of the Senate. Was that Bray? Was that the name, Bray? I'm sure that whenever his primary is, I'm sure he'll go down. He'll go down. I'll certainly support anybody that wants to go against him."
December 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The people of Indiana deserve praise. They put pressure on their senators to not approve the gerrymander and the many that voted against it cited constituent concerns.
4 hours at night and 4 hours during meetings
Lutnick: "The president sleeps less than me. I sleep 5 hours a night. The president sleeps 4 hours a night! And he's working all the time. He calls me late at night, he wants to talk about the day. He's on it all the time. It is the most impressive thing you've ever seen."
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
4 hours at night and 4 hours during meetings
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Trump wants your kids to ration pencils & dolls while he gets massive ballrooms, luxury jumbo jets, & taxpayer-funded golf trips.
What a greedy grinch.
What a greedy grinch.
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Trump wants your kids to ration pencils & dolls while he gets massive ballrooms, luxury jumbo jets, & taxpayer-funded golf trips.
What a greedy grinch.
What a greedy grinch.
What is AI adding here? Don’t people already choose what to read and listen to? This sounds like AI will select it for you which I don’t want. WaPo is trash now anyway.
The Washington Post is launching a personalized AI podcast, saying users will be able to "shape their own briefing, select their topics, set their lengths, pick their hosts and soon even ask questions using our Ask The Post AI technology."
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What is AI adding here? Don’t people already choose what to read and listen to? This sounds like AI will select it for you which I don’t want. WaPo is trash now anyway.
We killed the universities so we have no one to run the robotics
Lutnick: "Remember, Americans don't have millions of people to screw in little screws in iPhones, but we do have capacity to run robotics."
December 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We killed the universities so we have no one to run the robotics
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YUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
And the molecule of the year for 2025 is...🥁...
...hexanitrogen! (I had a feeling this one would win 🤭)
Thanks for voting, everyone! #chemsky
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
...hexanitrogen! (I had a feeling this one would win 🤭)
Thanks for voting, everyone! #chemsky
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
Meet the molecules of the year 2025
C&EN editors’ annual round-up of spectacular molecules we’ve covered in the past year
cen.acs.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
YUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Wondering when the bigwigs will realize when you average everything the output is average or worse
The executives all champing at the bit to roll this stuff out really have no idea what they're in for
mcdonalds deleted their ai ad, bullying works
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Wondering when the bigwigs will realize when you average everything the output is average or worse
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They keep asking me to take cognitive tests every couple months because I'm so good at them, they want to see if I can beat my high score
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
They keep asking me to take cognitive tests every couple months because I'm so good at them, they want to see if I can beat my high score
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me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
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It's honestly surreal how out of touch this is on its face, like pencils? That's your overconsumption example?
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
It's honestly surreal how out of touch this is on its face, like pencils? That's your overconsumption example?
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main economic message from
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
main economic message from
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it