Bill Gerdes

Bill Gerdes

@billgerdes.bsky.social

I’m back in the US baby. Looking for gigs and writing jobs as well as acting work.

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9/9 bitches

As the midterm elections approach, take a trip through U.S. political history. Test your knowledge and see if you can put notable campaign moments, featuring Shirley Chisholm, John F. Kennedy and Al Franken, in the right order.

Just on the NYT website and you’d think Jesus had redied or something. 5 top of page stories about a guy whose whole life was dedicated to a ugly right version of an authoritarian America.

My hometown where life is cheap but the rent is not.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Riverside County jails had the highest homicide rate among large jails in California from 2020 through 2023, state data shows. The New York Times and The Desert Sun found clear patterns of security lapses, negligence and policy violations by jail staff.

I’ve got a relative whose disabled child helps make bullets in a bullet factory for 50 cents an hour and man that sums up the country these days

Sam Bagenstos@sbagen.bsky.social

Over at @bloomberg.com , the terrific @josheidelson.bsky.social has a deep dive into the program that allows employers to pay some disabled workers far, far below minimum wage. Well worth your time. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I’ll be doing stand up 2 nights this week in Edinburgh as The Cancelled Comic who’s talking everywhere about how no one lets him talk anymore Monday Free for All at the Monkey Barrel 8pm Wednesday at Auld Cheeky in The Waverly Bar 8pm

An absolute badass - watch him save the 70’s disaster film The Poseidon Adventure with his frenzied performance

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Breaking News: Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar winner who gave nuanced performances in films like “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” died at 95. nyti.ms/4h8iyJa

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The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

wired.comThe Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government TakeoverEngineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research. I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.

Nsikan Akpan@monscience.bsky.social

NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research. Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions

I was told a few days ago by a man that Trump was tough. I laughed.

Whether it’s this woman facing off against Nazis in the streets or me deciding to leave Twitter we’ve all shown amazing courage this last month

(((Tendar)))@tendar.bsky.social

The courage of those Georgians and especially of this woman is just amazing.

I just endured the living hell of socialized medicine where I got an appointment within an hour, quickly saw a friendly doctor for free and then got two prescriptions again for free.

Im not sure why people post about the number of books they read. It’s the pretentious of the books you should brag about. If you’re haven’t read any literary criticism in Polish this year easy on the book brags

With Gaetz out here is the list of the cabinet so far: Secretary of State: Rubio Attorney General: The Hillside Strangler Surgeon General: Dr Oz Chief of Staff: Gaetz’ ecstasy dealer Secretary of Agriculture: The Jolly Green Giant All read as jokes but only half are!

I like this place it reminds me of old Twitter but with nicer people. I can follow traffic problems on Lothian Road and interact with other trauma victims of the US election. What do we do now is the real question, not about the traffic that’ll sort itself out

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