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Joe Otruba

@joeotrubaphd.bsky.social
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I was reluctant to go to Twitter and it was exactly what I thought it was. Now I'm here. When we forget or choose to ignore the chemistry, we will fail.

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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 1h
Mr law and order and family values, ken paxton, does it again.
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It's everyone in the Executive branch.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Clever twats
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Next time you're in a Men's room, check out how many guys will go into a stall if you're at the urinal.
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This explanation is right on.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The common thread in Pete Hegseth's rant to the troops, JD Vance suggesting Talarico is a pedophile, Brendan Carr calling the Trump ads aired with tax dollars "normal force PSAs," and Eric Schmitt fabricating a Jack Smith conspiracy is the whole GOP is incentivized to be performatively evil.
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vegan_front @ardentbreath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You know how people say, make a plan to vote? Well, I did. I’ve chosen the early voting option, I’ve made sure I haven’t been removed from the voter rolls, and I know where to go. I recommend a little preparation, nothing should be left to chance. ⚖️🗳️✌️
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And Goodwin!
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Every negative ad against Talarico is grounded in something Paxton and the Repressives did already.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Warrior Princess ⬇️
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
September 15, 2026 Seven years ago, on September 15, 2019, after about a six-week hiatus during the summer, I wrote a Facebook post that started: “Many thanks to all of you who have reached out to see if I’m okay.…
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September 15, 2026
Seven years ago, on September 15, 2019, after about a six-week hiatus during the summer, I wrote a Facebook post that started:
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hear, Hear!
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Varsho sucks, almost as bad as Walker. #Astros
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Just do it!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Our newsletter media fails us again.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Texans, don’t sit this one out. PLEASE VOTE IN THE MIDTERM ELECTION! 📌 Register by: Oct. 5 🗳️ Early Voting: Oct. 19–30 🇺🇸 Election Day: Nov. 3 ⏰ Polls: 7 AM–7 PM Make a plan. Check your registration. Show up and cast your ballot. Official info: votetexas.gov #TexasVotes #Vote2026PLEASE
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Check and recheck.
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Evonomics: The Next Evolution of Economics @evonomics.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Learn common sense economics in two minutes and 27 seconds! #capitalism #economics
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Space City Weather @spacecitywx.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Invest 97L continues to hold its own in the Gulf, with increasing potential that it may develop into a depression or named storm before coming ashore in Texas or Louisiana on Tuesday. #houwx
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Likelihood of a tropical form forming in the northern Gulf rising
In brief: Invest 97L continues to hold its own in the Gulf, with increasing potential that it may develop into a depression or named storm before coming ashore in Texas or Louisiana on Tuesday. We …
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Space City Weather @spacecitywx.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A tropical low has developed in the northern Gulf and it will move generally west toward Texas over the next couple of days. What could this mean for the greater Houston region this week? Spoiler alert: Maybe some beneficial rain! #houwx
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What does the tropical blob in the Gulf mean for Texas?
In brief: A tropical low has developed in the northern Gulf, and it will move generally west toward Texas over the next couple of days. We assess what this means for the greater Houston region this…
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Since Canada owns the waterway bypassing Niagara Falls, what would happen if Canada slaps a 100% toll on all ships trying to leave, and enter, the rest of the Great Lakes?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Everyday someone asks me how they can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Atta boy, Marc!
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Or, just use the app.
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Check your voter registration
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Space City Weather @spacecitywx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Atlantic hurricane season is normally taking off at this time of summer, so what’s happening? We look ahead to a few more sizzling hot days before a slight cooldown this weekend to go along with spotty shower chances. Hey, we take what we can get in late August! #houwx
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Realistically, Texas has about a month left in the Atlantic hurricane season. So what’s going to happen?
In brief: In today’s post we review the state of the Atlantic hurricane season, which normally is taking off at this time of summer. Also we look ahead to a few more sizzling hot days before …
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Alison Cook @alisoncook.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Gift link to my very favorite Ken Paxton caper: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Ken Paxton’s $1,000 Pen Incident Resurfaces in Texas Senate Race (Gift Article)
The pen Mr. Paxton pocketed more than a decade ago has resurfaced as a campaign issue.
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is what grates me about Democrat leadership. They constantly cede the narratives to the republicans. And our news media seems to hold Democrats to a higher standard than repeblicans.
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Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Join me at the The Rialto Theatre on Saturday, August 28 www.etix.com/ticket/mvc/l... Could be the best healthcare we'll get for a while.
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Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA Join me at Brooklyn Arts Center on Friday August 27 www.eventbrite.com/e/paula-poun... We could all use the laughs.
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PAULA POUNDSTONE @ BROOKLYN ARTS CENTER
Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend.
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
And these discoveries won't happen when they cut off funding for academic research.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Our America as WE know it💔
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Did you miss the online-only interview of James Talarico by Colbert? The one that couldn’t be aired on TV because it scared the Texas GOP? It’s worth watching. Here it is: ⬇️ youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This should be front page news and the lead story for every non-cable TV evening news.
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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"This has always been the pattern of Trump and his cronies: weave a fantasy story in front of friendly media cameras, a fantasy of their own great success undercut by haters, then abandon—or lose—the legal cases based on the fantasy".
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DocAtCDI @docatcdi.com · 31/07/2026
Why can't we use thoughts and prayers to protect our borders? It's what we use to protect our schools.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Slavery is alive and well on America's farms.
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Letters from an American July 21, 2026 Full letter available here: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p… @hcrichardson.bsky.social
The front page of Monday’s New York Times featured some of the 440,000 Americans from Arizona alone who have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits since the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act made the deepest cuts to SNAP in its history, expanded work rules, and shifted costs to the states even as cuts to federal grant programs have forced Arizona to lay off a third of its caseworkers.  Those Arizona residents include Dee McDonald, a 65-year-old cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds and skips meals to feed her three teenaged grandsons.SNAP falls under the Department of Agriculture, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins celebrates the cuts, claiming the program is rife with fraud. Like other Republicans, she cites error rates. But error rates usually reflect mistakes in classification numbers by caseworkers, not fraudulent use of services.  Yesterday Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told reporters the federal government is withholding more than a billion dollars in Medicaid funding from California and Minnesota, saying they want to see proof that payments there aren’t fraudulent.In the Denver Post yesterday, Executive Director of the Association of National Park Rangers Bill Wade wrote that, “Never—not once in decades—have I witnessed such systematic degradation, disrespect and dismantling of the National Park Service as I see today under the thumb of the President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.”  The Trump administration has slashed staff, starved the service of funds, and imposed a political narrative on historical interpretation. At the same time that the federal government is cutting programs that benefit the public, it is also privatizing systems that the government has been managing.Monday Justin Doubleday of the Federal News Network reported that Des Moines International Airport and Tampa International Airport have opted into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new privatization model for airport screening.  Congress created the TSA after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Before then, individual airlines contracted with private security firms to screen passengers and baggage, but the 9/11 attacks showed that this private system had dangerous vulnerabilities. Now the Trump administration is resurrecting that system.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Do you want to know how popular school vouchers are? They have never won on a ballot. Not once. In any state. Ever. The only way states are able pass a school voucher scheme is behind closed doors. Legislatively. The people would never approve their tax dollars going to private religious schools.
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Source: Chemistry World share.google/dGoLxFjT7Y39...
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Chemistry Nobel laureate Rudy Marcus passes away just before turning 103
Theoretical chemist who came up with one of his most important ideas in a just month also mentored more than 100 young researchers
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A world without bees is a world where flowers do not bloom, crops fail, and nature slowly falls silent. Every bee is a tiny guardian of life, pollinating the plants that sustain our planet. Protecting bees means more than just saving an insect—it is about safeguarding our future.
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
And protecting the companies that do the damage.
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Joe Otruba @joeotrubaphd.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Icymi @juliuskim.bsky.social Source: X share.google/ZmFhXjfEQbFo...
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History Calendar (@HistoryCalendar) on X
Evolution of the doughnut hole through the years, 1927 to 1948.
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