Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don’t remember anyone giving Jerome Powell a check for $100 million. Who gave it to Kevin Warsh, days before he was confirmed and why? 634106844809
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Oh no the very popular president is going to spread his popularity around and make other Republicans as popular as he is oh no 692126232
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialBrian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026‘The National Science Foundation, one of the biggest sources of federal research funding, withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the course of the past year” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational 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. 1912
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent 10260001682
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/10/2026I have absolutely wondered about this. Amazing. 311791321
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ms Brown is entirely right here Every word of this 👇🏻❤️👇🏻 19469100
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Never stop talking about the Epstein Files. Never stop talking about the Epstein Files. Never stop talking about the Epstein Files. No matter what. 8135861173
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Holy shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing. 341765549
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026God Russell Brand is exhausting in the most uncharming way. He's objectively not funny. He's manic. All. The. Time. 1625415
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialMuseum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Can sea squirts help reverse aging effects? 🪸🧪 Sea squirts are filter feeders that are edible ascidians! They are a source of “plasmalogens”, a lipid found in our cell membranes that supports brain and heart health. #Fish #Oceans #MarineBiology #Biology #Science 55513
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1284187676131
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026ACCURATE AF. 611842414
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, explains why US is untrustworthy: "In 2025 they offered negotiations, we accepted, then in the middle of negotiations they attacked us. Eight months later, again they offered negotiations, again we accepted, & again they attacked us in the middle of negotiations" 892547755
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c... When you realize he’s actually working for big oil, the war, this , everything starts to make more sensenytimes.comTrump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles. 1021853
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Important thread I’ll admit i was unaware of the scope of what they have been doing It’s enormous 1626662
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So many times we see this. Where illegal cancellation of congressional appropriation becomes one weird trick. 29753144
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It matters to have leaders who care about the right things - as I was reminded during my last flight out of Pittsburgh International Airport. Here's why. 452367415
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialDAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A marine biologist films this octopus changing colors while dreaming and it’s spectacular 18255861204
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Look guys South Carolina is in play It’s a dead heat Think of how important it would be to have a pediatrician as a senator right now with the current RFK insanity endangering our children @drannieandrews.com is committed to protecting our children Please consider supporting my friend this election 14726153
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialDr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 23/09/2026Trump is literally murdering people, committing terrorism, jacking up prices, and making everyone's lives harder. He must be removed. 34910236
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Kind of amazing, and vaguely disappointing, that the brilliantly-marked young Aztec spur-throat matures into the most drab mid grasshopper you’ve ever seen. (Texas) 1231651
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialPammygirl10 @pammygirl10.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Every politician who has ever voted or will vote to raise the retirement age and then every politician who has voted to try to get rid of Social Security, not just needs to be voted out, but they need to be put in jail for trying to steal from seniors 711844518
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026 112722
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialArbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Peter Thiel: -mentioned in ~3,000 Epstein file documents -exchanged ~2,000 emails with Epstein -swapped strategies with Epstein to avoid the IRS tracking their hidden wealth This is the guy who helped our vice-president in key moments in his career." 9225061186
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Headline, subhed, and photo: Real government officials are going to engage with Iran. 5¶¶ in: Did we say "aides"? I'm sorry, we meant Trump's flunky son-in-law and his developer buddy, but we won't tell you Witkoff's just his developer buddy. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u... 626248
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 24/09/2026Y'all are really phoning it in with this one. Take this graph. It's useless because you didn't bother to describe the denominator. (These are protein amounts per 100g.) 1513820
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I know we're all* numb to this by now, but it really needs to be said that any one of the batshit insane tyrant tweets from our special little boy would've led to swift efforts to remove any other previous president. 34667511532
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialBrandon Moore, PhD @rando.insalubrio.us · 22/09/2026Genomic research suggests gentoo penguins are actually four distinct species. The lineages differ genetically and may need separate conservation plans, especially as some face greater habitat loss than others! 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s42... 1157
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026As Yom Kippur came to a close this evening, I was privileged to join my friend, Ruth Messinger, at a break fast in her home. It was an honor to celebrate this moment of renewal with many of our Jewish neighbors. May it be a year of justice, joy and peace. 201158332206
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Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Lol 😂 He thinks it’s a privilege. 102182561963
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026 10483217310091
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In person, we're usually different - and better - than we are online. 571801283
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I want you to think about the kids in your life. Maybe those kids are 8. Maybe they are 32. Do they know enough about snails? Hard to imagine anyone truly knowing *enough* about snails. Help those kids learn snailhood. Get them a Snail Facts advent calendar. SquidFacts.net. 13421144
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Trying to cure cancer is “woke”, says Trumps arch budget stooge. 1624982
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026update on today's maritime murders 13420115
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialCephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Bathyteuthis squids are one of two are genera in the order Bathyteuthida. Bathyteuthis berryi is one of the few squid species that brood their eggs, carrying them around as they float through the ocean. I think they look kinda silly with their beady eyes. #SQUIDtember 37222
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is the second-most experienced female spacewalker with 9 spacewalks. Her total spacewalk time of 62 hours and 6 minutes is fourth overall and the most by a woman. She was born #OTD in 1965. #WomenInSTEM 464184891
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws. 29172271876
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com 745276688830
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If I said we have a broken political system, it'd be the least memorable thing I said all day. We all know it. We all say it. The question is: Why do we act like it isn't? It can't go on like this. 983286721
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/09/2026When we talk about the costs that LLMs impose on society we should not forget the fact that nothing works anymore because everyone is so scared of getting their shit scraped. I can't even use google scholar from my university or starlink because they send too much traffic. 984461969
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialCephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Asperoteuthis mangoldae, like many squids in its family, have a very ornate tail. It is very long and when it is unfurled, it resembles as a sea pen. We don't know much about them. They were formally described in 2007 and they were seen alive for the first time in 2019 #SQUIDtember 1359
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 17/09/2026These are the people who should make millions 25596121711
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026Trump looks at a placard that reads "Kennedy Center DEMOLITION" as he lands at Joint Base Andrews tonight (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty) 2933034923
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026 271147232
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It's breaking my head how much this idiot doesn't understand what interest rates - the cost of money, as opposed to credit risks - even are. 1032270350
Reposted by @rjbernot.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We are here to say: Black History is American History, we are not going back, and HANDS OFF the Smithsonian!! 10876352036
