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NuclearNoises

@nuclearnoises.bsky.social
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Former Physics and Astronomy professor, BBQ enthusiast, overthinker and smartass.

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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Darkly amusing, in Arkansas they’re considering more work requirements for welfare. This time it’s the GOP base that is mad. Because the ads aren’t racist enough. The most prominent of them shows of white guy gamer named Brad and they’re flat out saying they’re mad because it’s not a black woman.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Listening to Tom Morillo‘s “Date Night”. It’s a song about a pair of Dutch teenage sisters in World War II that would seduce Nazis into going out into the woods with them, and then murder them. Based. But I’m a little surprised gay guys aren’t doing something similar to Maga Republicans. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Gentle Reminder that in terms of the number of attempted fake votes, the number one perpetrator of voter fraud in the US is Donald Trump. We knew for a fact he called a bunch of states up and tried to pressure their election officials into fabricating fake votes for him in 2020. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So apparently contaminations have gotten so bad that six hand soap brands have recalls for possible contamination with antibiotic resistant bacteria. Welcome to Trump‘s USA, were the only vegetable that is not recalled is Mitch McConnell.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Apparently, I have an extremely hot take that having good intentions is not enough. You have to consider things like Praxis and optics and tactics when you advocate for something, anything. If you have good intentions but bad tactics, you could do more harm than good to your cause. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Predictive Intelligence Targeting Teams". It's like Minority Report, but Dumber. The DHS has admitted that it takes your cellphone data (which it should not have access too without a warrant), your purchase history (same), and your social media activity and feeds it all into a couple AI models./1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I legit wonder if Trump just assumed every billionaire and politician in the world rapes kids as much as he did, or at least wants to. Then they actually looked in the Epstein files and realized, No. Even by the standards of pedophile billionaires he’s a massive pedophile. 
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A new report shows that since Trump 2 started the rate which women die of ectopic pregnancies has roughly doubled. Breaking down by state though and we see it’s more like in blue states there’s been a modest bump while in red states it’s more than tripled. Unfortunately, Shocking Nobody.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Imagine being such a good person that you have 11 Grammys to your credit and 55 top 10 hits to your name, but those things are barely a footnote in your eulogy. First and foremost, is your kindness and generosity. You literally weren’t a billionaire because you gave all your money away too fast. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I’m betting a lot of you I’ve seen the video of a recruiter just shocked that someone who’s already gone through five rounds of interviews withdrew their application. With the possible exception of a literal head of state, there isn’t a job on the planet that requires more than three interviews./ 
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Remember Kids, it’s only in an ad hominem attack if you’re using the personal insult in place a logical argument or to dismiss someone else’s argument. If you’re just sprinkling in insults for fun and they aren’t loadbearing that it’s considered kind of rude but logically it’s just fine.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Point that comes up when you talk with MAGAts that will bug me forever. If you emotionally don’t like somebody, that doesn’t automatically make them a liar. If you emotionally don’t like something they said, that doesn’t automatically make it a lie. Claiming they do makes *YOU* a Liar.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Well, today’s ragebait headline says that Mamdani is suing the New York City council to block giving a $10,000 bonus to every teacher in NYC. The part that’s getting left out is that the way he did it is such that the teachers will get the money no matter how it plays out. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Looks like El-Sayed did win, but only by about 1%. Stevens had official DNC assistance and an order of magnitude more money spent and she still managed to lose. If everyone is smart, they recognize the lesson is that the people want the Dems to move to the left, if maybe not full DSA left. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
So apparently old-time Dem strategist James Carville and Senator John Fetterman have both promised that if political streamer Hasan Piker keeps helping progressive and DSA members win elections they’re gonna quit the Democratic Party.
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Bill Hader's Stefon: Oh! That's Terrible! SNL
Alt: Bill Hader's Stefon: “Oh! That's Terrible!” Said while obviously gleefully happy. SNL
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
So let me see if I got this right. There is a petition asking that Mayor Mamdani be blocked from attending a 9/11 Memorial event and it does have about 65,000 signatures - but the vast majority of those are just Internet weirdos that don’t even live in New York. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Recently released article reported that upper level GOP have finally figured out something that has been obvious to the rest of us from the beginning. Namely me that when you hire based on blind ideological loyalty above all else, including basic job competence, you produce a staff with problems./1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Yeah, I’ve caught some drama there too. I call it “the Lesson of PETA”. Having good intentions is great, but the end of the day it’s not enough. You have to consider things like optics and operational tactics. Otherwise, you may end up doing more harm than good to your cause.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“You have to respect other people‘s opinions”. No, you don’t. You should respect other people‘s ability to *form* their own opinions, but if their current opinions are provably stupid and getting people hurt it arguably becomes the duty of all rational people to disrespect those opinions.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
So, the speech last night. Correct me if I'm wrong but as I understand it he made a bunch of claims about election interference and claims he released a bunch of documents to back up his claims. However, if you actually go into the documents released you see that most of his claims were refuted. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
An Update - Apparently the McConnell office just released a written statement for “proof of life”. Supposedly he had a fall where he did lose consciousness and while getting treated for that they found pneumonia but otherwise he’s fine. The statement included a picture from April. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I’m not gonna be mad at the Dems who’s instinct is to say something kind about Lindsey Graham right now, that is your instinct when someone you actually know dies, went around their friends and family. I would just not saying anything work related because he was a fascist POS who sold his soul. /1
Meme of two young people playing a card game. First card played reads “don’t speak ill of the dead”, but the second reads “don’t be a piece of shit while you’re alive”.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
With the new allegations, I’m trying to think of every nice thing I’ve ever said about Platner. Only thing I can think of is that he’d be better than any pro-establishment centralist or Susan Collins. Said some good stuff, but I couldn’t get past some red flags and didn’t envy voters in Maine. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I feel like we’re not giving enough attention to the fact that the “pro-life” crowd is now advocating for forcing foreign born women to have abortions and/or advocating forcibly sterilizing them at the border for immigration reasons.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Trump has started bragging in speeches that he got more votes than Teddy Roosevelt. When Teddy Roosevelt was in elections the total population of the USA was only about 80 million people, and large swaths of them didn’t have the right to vote. So technically true, but just proves Trump‘s a moron.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I’m sorry, you’re giving up tacos with brisket in them with Talarico‘s name on it and you think this will somehow hurt his campaign?
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Correct me if I’m wrong - Arnie Hammer just starred in a movie that would’ve been considered a very by-the-numbers vigilante movie except there’s a scene where he learned that one member of a family of four was involved with a horrible crime, but since they were immigrants he killed all four. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Remember kids, we have decades of data on it at this point and trickle down economics doesn’t work. Piñata economics might work. It’s a lot like trickle down, except we occasionally hang a rich person by their ankles from a tree and beat them with a stick until things get moving.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Imagine a farm with 100 farmhands. A salesman comes to town and offers to sell the owner mules, claims the animals are so smart that they can almost run the farm themselves he be able to save money by getting rid 99 of the farm hands. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Just had a conversation yesterday, they thought California has in their books laws that say illegal immigrants can vote in full elections, that’s why they’re not finding any illegal fraudulent votes. Because in California fraudulent votes are legal. No, no, it doesn’t. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Trump: “Peace Deal!” Israel: “We don’t consider ourselves bound to any deal you make.” Iran: “No deal if Israel doesn’t cut its shit.” Trump: “We have a Peace Deal! I’m the Best!” Israel: *doesn’t cut its shit* Iran: “No deal.” Trump: >:O
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The FBI claims that it thwarted a terrorist attack that was going to hit the UFC event on the White House lawn. It is yet to present any evidence that it actually happened beyond Kash’s word, but we’ll wait and see I suppose. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Apparently Iran just released a statement saying that any possible peace deal between it in the US that doesn’t include Israel withdrawing from Lebanon will be a non-starter, and Israel has said they don’t consider US-Iran peace deals to be binding on them as far as Lebanon is concerned. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Pakistan claims it successfully negotiated a deal that will end the US/Israel-Iran War. Nobody has seen it yet, and we only have Pakistan and Trump‘s word that it even exists. Bet you a dollar that if it does exist, it’s a surrender to Iran just so he can say the war ended before his birthday.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I get what you’re saying, but it feels like more like you’re pointing out that fans of the Westminster show need to have more enthusiasm.
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jordan [ham] @nursemurderer.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
imagine if women set a city on fire after our favorite dog won the westminster
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Not my quote, just putting it here for consideration. “The only real difference between Woke and Dark Woke is that Dark Woke acknowledges a few things. That you can’t shame people who feel no shame. You can’t appeal to empathy with people who have none. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Amusing poll. Short version is that if asked if they think they could beat Trump in a physical fight over 70% of democrat leaning women said yes while less than half of Republican leaning men said yes. He’s an 80 year-old sundowner whose diet is almost entirely fast food and uppers. Yes, you can.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I know I’ve said this before, but I do not envy anyone who lives in Maine. Their choice or someone who definitely used to be a 100% neo-Nazi but claims he switched teams, or someone who is a 96% neo-Nazi but she’s willing to act “concerned” when her friends do something particularly bad. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
So apparently, Ben Shapiro thinks Democratic socialism is such a threat to the USA that anything that makes Democratic socialists Happy must be avoided at all cost for the good of the country. He thinks if the Knicks win the NBA championships, it could spell out the end of the country. What?
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Apparently we recently passed a benchmark that of the ~1500 Jan 6ers that Trump pardoned we're officially at over 100 that have been convicted for other felonies since then, up to and including Murder and Child Molestation. That's Roughly 6.7%. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Gentle reminder as America’s 250th birthday comes around that there was a commission about creating non-partisan celebration called America 250. They put in almost a decade of work planning and organizing the event. Then Trump threw all that work away because Obama‘s name was on it. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Maine, I do not envy your choice. Looks like you’re down to a guy who definitely used to be Nazi-adjacent but supposedly has switched teams, and someone who actively agrees with neo-Nazis 96% of the time but she thinks she won’t notice if she sounds concerned while she does it.
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I like to occasionally post something that’s not political just to prove that I can. I get why normal Batman couldn’t do it, but couldn’t Lego Batman have just rebuilt his parents?
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
TIL that Kars4Kids, the charity with the really catchy jingle that you’re probably singing right now? What they actually do is if you’re 17 or 18 years old, can prove you are ethically Jewish, and if you want to take a gap year in Israel they offer to help pay for it. That’s it. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
ArXiv just announced that they have a new policy, if they can prove you used GenAI to write your paper they’re not only gonna scrub your paper, but you’re banned from publishing with them for a year. People are actually complaining which blows my mind. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I touch of mixed feelings over the primary in Louisiana last night. The incumbent didn’t even make the runoff and he sucks - but he was the least awful of the three. He was also the only one in that field willing to say a Trump lost 2020 fair and square for example. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Hot take - I acknowledge that the right has made talking about the drop in fertility rates weird, but there’s some parts of it that we do need to talk about on the left. A lot of our safety net programs assume we will always have X many active workers per person that needs assistance for example. /1
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The scariest thing I’ve ever seen in a kids cartoon comes from the Paw Patrol, where the police and local prison system are not only all privatized, but all owned by the same company that is itself all owned by the same family. And nobody cares (that isn’t black bagged immediately off-camera).
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Da Fuck The Fuck
Alt: A blonde man silently mouths “What The Fuck?”
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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Gentle reminder - only some radioactive isotopes are useful for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Enrichment is means you’ve done the work to separate the isotopes to the point you can guarantee a percentage of it is a useful isotope. With uranium this means uranium-235. /1
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