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Jon Scherdin

@jonscherdin.bsky.social
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Software Architect. Bioinformatics. Dortmund fan.

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The Humanist Report @humanistreport.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Democrats will never learn.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 5h
“The gift of a $400 million aircraft from Qatar’s royal family stands apart because it involves a transgression the framers identified by name and for which they prescribed impeachment as the remedy: violation of the Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause.”
inquirer.com
The Case for Impeachment: In a sea of graft, the gift of a $400 million aircraft stands apart | Opinion
The founders were crystal clear that accepting gifts from foreign governments was constitutionally prohibited and should lead to impeachment.
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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 6h
i think it’s also about ossoff wanting to write the narrative of his victory preemptively. he doesn’t want the story to be that he won because of inflation. he wants it to be that he won because he went scorched earth against MAGA bigotry.
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Reminiscent of the public lynchings of African-Americans when white supremacists would turn up for a viewing.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I really don’t think a public execution by firing squad of a guy in a wheel chair is going to look how they expect it to look.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 08/10/2026
The last public execution in America was in 1936. A young black man in Kentucky was hanged by a drunk executioner; a news story said "They Ate Hotdogs While a Man Died." Was such an embarrassment that the governor outlawed it 18 months later www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump's racism is not new, but I do want to talk about something interesting. And that is the way American fascists have been using social media to try to splinter the black vote and dissuade Black Americans from coming to the defense of Haitian and Somali people.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
WATCH — don’t just read — all the clips of Ossoff destroying Collins. There hasn’t been a torching like this in Georgia since General Sherman.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20h
Precisely.
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Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 18h
Israel having a normal one re: the Nobel Prize announcement.
Israel refused to cooperate with the commission, arguing it was biased, and rejected its report as "scandalous". The Israeli foreign ministry reacted furiously to news of Pillay's award on Friday.

"If there were an award for lies, hatred, and blood libels, Navi Pillay wouldn't just be a contender. She'd be a frontrunner," the ministry said on X, adding: "Now that the Nobel commission has rewarded the biggest lie of the 21st century, Joseph Goebbels is certainly applauding from hell.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Lol. Princeton University praised Nobel laureate Anne Carson, a former classics professor at the school, on social media, despite denying her tenure in the 1980s.
nytimes.com
Princeton Celebrates Anne Carson, a Nobel Prize Winner Who Was Denied Tenure (Gift Article)
Carson, who was awarded the Literature prize on Thursday, was denied tenure when teaching at the university in the 1980s, leading social media users to mock a congratulatory message.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
💔 Abolish ICE!
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 09/10/2026
NYC is on track to have its lowest rate of shootings EVER, and the thing that is going to ruin that is the presence of ICE. If the police commissioner cannot pick the side of New Yorkers, she obviously has to be fired. The numbers do not lie.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Fascist monster
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The death penalty on its own is morally indefensible; Turning it into a public spectacle is an abomination
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The regime knows they’re on track to get demolished in the midterms, so they’re about to reach as far into the dictator’s toolkit as they can reach. They know they’re cooked, but they’re going to try to break everything on their way down.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
80% of the country is pissed off about something and they're blaming GOP incumbents for it, the worst possible strategy for a Dem challenger is to tell the base "I don't share your values" while also telling swing voters "I'm so out of touch I think 'men in women's sports' is a real concern."
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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The President of the United States, in front of a crowd of his supporters, during a televised rally, admits to a Quid Pro Quo pardon, which is a felony and impeachable offence. And absolutely nothing will happen, because his party, which controls congress, are fascist collaborators and sycophants.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
25 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 07/10/2026
Arizona and Virginia, both of which are governed by Democrats, are ending Medicaid coverage of care for trans youth, Transitics has learned. The bans, which go into effect on October 13th, mark the most significant Democratic capitulation to Trump's anti-trans demands yet. Cowards.
transiticsnews.com
Democrat-led Arizona, Virginia Quietly End Medicaid Coverage of Care for Trans Youth, Acquiescing to Trump Demands
The policy changes, which go into effect on October 13th, see Arizona and Virginia join Kansas as states where Democrats have needlessly opted to restrict Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026
Trump: *says horrible thing* the media: he didn’t actually mean it Trump: no I definitely one hundred percent meant it
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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
the Vice President of the United States has gone on record citing this man as one of his biggest intellectual influences if you didn't know this, it's probably because for some reason literally no mainstream political media outlets think it's worth mentioning
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The "SI" thing is was intended to provoke this exact sort of sniveling response from the courtiers, to train the oligarchs to humiliate themselves for Trump so they'll do it again later when it really matters.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 07/10/2026
the supreme court: "stop saying we declared trump a god-king, presidential immunity was a limited and reasonable ruling" trump, constantly: "I am absolutely a god-king and I can do anything I want at any time"
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In the presidential immunity case, the court considered a hypothetical of a president ordering Navy Seals to assassinate an American political rival. Trump's lawyer argued unambiguously yes, since it'd be an "official act." The Roberts Court ruled in his favor, 6-3. Why wouldn't Trump believe this?
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/10/2026
who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 06/10/2026
I mean, it’s not *not* a historic protest site, because that’s a thing you can (generally) do in a lot of public parks, because of that whole First Amendment thing. See also: the entire National Mall.
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John Carpenter’s Halloran @profhalloran.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As a Catholic, like Alito, I think it's so important for you to know how little—how absolutely not at all—your marriage (or your LGBTQ identity) impacts my religious liberty. In fact, refusing to acknowledge your marriage (or your LGBTQ identity) is a grave affront to your innate human dignity.
abcnews.com
Alito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new book
A new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom.
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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026
[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!
forbes.com
Knobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of Many
Auto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back.
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Jon Scherdin @jonscherdin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is a must read thread
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ceej @ceej.online · 05/10/2026
we don't have time for another plague apocalypse. we already did that. we're on to robot apocalypse now, try to catch up. next in line is fungal apocalypse. please consult the schedule
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The fraternity brothers in the group chat who cheer violence? That behavior is being modeled by the president of this country. I cannot stress this enough — Trump is teaching young men how to be abusive every time he opens his mouth.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026
the idea that rufo has, at any point in his public career, been a sincere advocate for “colorblind meritocracy” is brain dead
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born miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
it’s always “protect girls’ and women’s sports,” but never “protect girls and women”
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Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Universities have been going for the “insiders strategy” of trying to lobby quietly without making public waves. Counterfactuals are hard, but I would say the strategy has been a complete failure.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russ Vought should be prosecuted for violating the law with impoundment after this is all over.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 02/10/2026
This is what happens when you let AI do the reading for you.
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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ArE wE sUrE cHrIsTiAn NaTiOnaLiSm Is ReAl?????? Christian nationalism: A cultural framework that idealizes and advocates for the fusion of a particular expression of Christianity in US civic life & demands the gov't at all levels protect and preserve this fusion. kettering.org/five-element...
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Michael Tracey published what he said was the ID of the "Jane Doe" in the Cornell case. Then he took it down, claiming he just wanted to make a point and didn't want to see harm to the person he named. What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records.
An archived copy of Michael Tracey's original Substack post includes a screenshot from "eCourt Records" and the commentary: "It's [name redacted]. Don't blame me -- the New York Court System just posted it. Seemingly inadvertently. Oh well."Screenshot of Michael Tracey's post on Substack titled "Note on Jane Doe." It reads: "After identifying Jane Doe earlier tonight, I have now removed the information I published. Why? Because the principle has been served: to underscore that permanently anonymizing litigants who make sensational, spectacular, reputation-destroying claims about others — so long as they can self-declare some form of victimization — cannot be countenanced.

It’s destructive, and an egregious abuse of the legal system by huckster plaintiff’s lawyers. This practice has to end. Lawyers who seek to monetize this sleazy tactic should have to think A LOT HARDER about the claims they’re willing to throw out into the public domain, using impressionable clients who may not even know what they’re getting themselves into.

So why have I now removed her information?

Because I don’t believe she’s the main “villain” here. I primarily blame the bottom-feeding, media-manipulating, sleazebag lawyers who’ve made a whole cash-grab industry out of this racket.

Thomas Giuffra in particular has a lot to answer for. He’s the central reason for the current debacle.

Given the intense nationwide and global interest in this case, I don’t want to bring any further negative attention to this woman. I don’t believe she ought to be punished or subjected to any retribution or humiliation. I believe a RATIONAL solution is necessary here. Not more character assassination — of her, the seven young men, or anyone else. Truly, that is my genuine view."
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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads: 

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The literal argument here is that you're not assimilated if white people are racist against you because of who you are or how you look. bsky.app/profile/jame...
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
Too bad we don’t have laws that would punish this kind of behavior.
washingtonpost.com
OpenAI says rogue agents may have affected more than 100 organizations
The disclosure expands the extent of known rogue activity and raises further questions about the extent to which AI makers are maintaining control over their newest models.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
hi abolish the death penalty the state should never have the power to murder (yes this includes indirectly, I see you, ICE)
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Holy fuck. SCOTUS overturned the circuit court ruling, sending Christa Pike to her death, and then the state of Tennessee botched the execution and she’s still alive. There are no fucking words.
lawdork.com
After SCOTUS allowed Tennessee execution to go ahead, Tennessee botched the execution
SCOTUS, over the liberals’ dissent, cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike. The alarming order from DC was followed by even more disturbing developments in Tennessee.
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Jon Scherdin @jonscherdin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Abolish the death penalty
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