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Rich Wolfert

@richwolf46.bsky.social
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Retired science and computer teacher. Lecturer on space and astronomy for the National Park Service. Photographer and always curious naturalist. I favor actions that help people, and improve life for everyone.

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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 2h
This comes around every few years (at least that I see it). It’s always worth sharing. She was brilliant. Sometimes it’s very difficult to see where genius resides, and so often it may surprise us. 
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 2h
Is your moment of nature. Take a deep breath and immerse yourself in that beautiful scene.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 2h
Yes, this is the second post of this in 24 hours. It’s that important. Even a totally disgusting human being recognized and understood the garbage that resides inside that orange shell. 
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 2h
Not a joke. This is quite true. 
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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 6h
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (again) and hands the GOP senators' butts to them.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21h
Sen. Eric Schmitt was so overzealous to try and get Jack Smith, a good and honest man who has done great work, that Schmitt embarrassed himself by accusing Smith of going to the wrong basketball game. You can't make this stuff up. And right wing media will pretend it never happened.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 2h
Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity — 1 of 2 ⤵️ This may at first appear as humor, but it’s really quite serious. That this is going on right now unfortunately gives us an opportunity to see how well. The author’s premise is proved. ⤵️
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 5h
This sounds like a fabulous idea. I just wonder what happens if this enzyme gets into the wild and starts destroying non-target plastics it shouldn’t, like parts on boats and underseas, cables, etc.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 5h
There is no chance in hell that he is even slightly wrong.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Republican Party lacks tangible accomplishments resulting from their policies, which may explain their tendency to fabricate misleading information. And only fools believe them. 🤪
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 5h
Start with this. In the movie ‘2001 a Space Odyssey’, the AI computer, HAL, attempts to kill the crew on its voyage to the outer solar system. It thinks that humans will not be able to complete the mission correctly. It trusts only itself. See the problem here? This is a real problem now, too. 
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 5h
The Manhattan-sized iceberg that's got scientists worried - BBC Wildlife Magazine — This is far too complex for the Trump regime to begin to understand. This now free enormous iceberg will contribute a vast amount of freshwater that will flow into & disrupt the Gulf stream. This will be a disaster.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 5h
It’s always the same with him. He does not care at all!
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 5h
How Trump keeps undercutting his anti-communist message - NPR — I think Trump only understands communism as a noun, not that he knows it’s a noun. And most likely, he has no idea how communism works, even though he’s a part of it.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 9h
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 8h
Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 8h
You can tell idiots the truth, but they still won’t believe it. Science works. Medicine works. They do save lives. 100% true whether you choose to believe it or not.
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🌟Deborah M. Weeks 2.0 Please refollow 🚫DM’s 🌟 @deborah-10-06.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Once again, political cartoonists tell the truth by keeping things simple.
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Laurie True Blue, PHR, SHRM-CP @laurietrueblue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15h
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🎯💯👍
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 22h
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Covid cave dweller @mariablack.bsky.social · 12h
Can someone please hack or leak the Epstein files today with the headline "We have this stuff" That really needs to happen
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 14h
Cartoonist: Mike Smith
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 8h
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 8h
Correction: it is HE who is fake. He always has been and he never had the capability or the will to improve. He’s happy being stupid. 
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 20h
I can’t wait for this day.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 8h
YES!!!
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 8h
Trump keeps having other force the issue and it just gives Jack Smith a very visible platform to present his solid case. Those trying to debunk him can’t, because Smith has a great deal of strong evidence.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 8h
Who else agrees?
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 9h
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 21h
This situation necessitates Democratic leaders who possess the courage to take a stand. It is imperative that they respond appropriately. Will they demonstrate the necessary resolve this time?
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 8h
www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/p... — A big backfire for Trump. Like a self-inflicted wound.
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Trump launched a ‘damn good’ AI chatbot. It debunks many of his false claims | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump launched a new artificial intelligence chatbot on Tuesday, calling it “damn good.” Turns out that one of the things it’s reasonably good at is debunking Trump’s own lies.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 20h
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... — Trump’s entire team collectively cannot match the skill and capabilities of Jack Smith. Trump’s team is as completely incompetent as he is.
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Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... — I hope Trump is not preparing to use these people to ensure the election goes his way. This is an awful lot of money being spent for nothing.
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ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive
A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fight this all you want, MAGA, he has the evidence because it’s all true, whether you like it or believe it or not. 
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I agree strongly with Pops.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He’s a little more than garbage that can talk.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The entire family exhibits profoundly unappealing behavior, which is truly disheartening and difficult to comprehend.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Think about this. It shouldn’t take more than a second or two to come to a conclusion. 
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He flouts and flaunts the law. (I did research and both words are appropriate to what our traitorous criminal does). It’s as if he’s saying ‘Go ahead, take me to court, I don’t care.” He really doesn’t care. He’ll steal what he can as often as he can, and he’ll do for Putin as he is instructed.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/e... — He has destroyed much of Iran yet Iran has him on the ropes, and is controlling the narrative. At best it’s a stalemate. At worst Trump‘s being beaten badly. Now this complete fool wants to escalate the trade war with Canada. What an obvious fool, and an idiot. 
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Trump just banned Canadian booze — but there’s a big catch | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s ban on Canadian booze kicked in on Tuesday, an unprecedented move that underscores the breakdown in one of the closest trading relationships in the world.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
apple.news/AVxYUTX4bSOq... This is like taking advil for a chronic headache rather than finding out why you have these chronic headaches. You resolve the pain but never address the problem. This is a solution by an idiot.
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Trump: Lower MPG rules will cut car prices by $1,300. Critics disagree — USA TODAY
President Trump's administration is moving to roll back federal fuel economy rules in a move they say will make cars more affordable for Americans.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
😏 🍁🍁🍁
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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 28/09/2026
Your reminder that there is a felon in the White House identified in the Epstein files as a rapist, there has been no investigation, and the files are still being hidden in violation of federal law.
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Rich Wolfert @richwolf46.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That would be the smart thing to do. But this is Trump after all, and he doesn’t even want us to know the current economic data.
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