Rich Hammett

Rich Hammett

@bubbarich.bsky.social

I’m a newly-minted patent engineer, (electrical engineer and computer programmer) who teaches the Finnish language, plays trombone and a little piano, acts and works backstage at Live Arts Theatre, and studies neuroscience in my free time.

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Lauri Myllyvirta
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social

New from me: The US has faced a higher cost than any other country from the global Hormuz oil shock, with the crisis adding $160 billion to its fuel bill — or $471 per person on average — despite being the world’s largest oil producer.

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George Takei
@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Rich Hammett
@bubbarich.bsky.social

"I was just following orders."

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town. with @nytimes.com

propublica.orgThe Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His NeighborsIngram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of t...

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Timothy Snyder
@timothysnyder.bsky.social

The great Oleksandra Matviichuk is absolutely right to draw attention to the horrible humanitarian crisis in Oleshky. All Putin, Witkoff, and Kushner can do is invert and traduce the meaning of “humanitarianism,” in the best traditions of Russian propaganda.

Oleksandra Matviichuk@avalaina.bsky.social

I have read dozens of outraged posts because the US special envoy Witkoff called Putin a "humanist." But no one is writing about the fact that the American negotiators are simply not doing their job. Let me explain.

Rich Hammett
@bubbarich.bsky.social

Regardless of the fact that black doctors improve Americans' health, Trump considers the presence of black students at Yale and UCLA medical schools as evidence of illegal discrimination against "other" ("white") students. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

ballsandstrikes.orgTrump DOJ: Yale’s Medical School Has Way Too Many Black StudentsThe administration’s view is that the mere presence of students of color at Yale Medical School proves discrimination against white people.

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

More than 200 complaints regarding sexual violence at schools have been filed with the Education Department since the start of Trump’s second term. The department has investigated only 29 of these, finding fault with a school district only once.

propublica.orgSexual Assaults on Campus No Longer Scrutinized as Closely Under Trump’s Education DepartmentProPublica sued the federal government for records that show which schools are facing civil rights investigations — data that was public before Trump’s second term. Now you can use our database to fin...
Rich Hammett
@bubbarich.bsky.social

Finland's former Prime Minister points out that Russia is not an honest negotiation partner for peace in Ukraine or anywhere around the world with their ongoing hybrid warfare against Northern Europe and the West.

TemppuTerävä 🇫🇮🇸🇪🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸🇱🇧🇬🇱@tempputerava.eurosky.social

"– Kuvitellaanko täällä todella, että ilmatilaa loukataan vahingossa, että kaapeleita katkaistaan vahingossa, että tihutöitä tehdään vahingossa tai että digitaalisessa maailmassa hyökätään demokraattisia valtioita kohtaan vahingossa, Marin kysyi." #Hybridivaikuttaminen #Venäjä #Ukraina #EU

yle.fiSanna Marin uusista Ukraina-tunnusteluista: Tällä polulla ei rauhaa saada aikaiseksiEntinen pääministeri kommentoi ajankohtaista tilannetta Helsingin kirjamessuilla. Hänen mukaansa Venäjää kohtaan pitää olla nykyistä paljon tiukempi.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Bill Clinton: "I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace's bathroom"

Rich Hammett
@bubbarich.bsky.social

A Finnish foreign reporter living in the U.S. says the U.S. has changed in scary ways, and also has to pay a massive bill on top of insurance for her child's ear infection care. Mari Karppinen sai järkyttävän laskun – "Huusin, että muutetaan Suomeen" www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/ma...

mtvuutiset.fiMari Karppinen sai järkyttävän laskun – "Huusin, että muutetaan Suomeen"MTV Uutisten kirjeenvaihtaja kertoo työstään ja perhe-elämästään New Yorkissa
Rich Hammett
@bubbarich.bsky.social

It's been a winning strategy for him so far!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

Q: “Do the sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir?” TRUMP: “You’re a fresh person. A horrible little reporter.” Trump lashes out at another female reporter @albamonica as she asks about Trump’s support for Vivek’s disgusting attack ad weird Epstein’s bestie wouldn’t care about abuse😕

Rich Hammett
@bubbarich.bsky.social

Hei suomalaiset, tuttu juttu minkkitarhoista!

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But officials haven’t acted — instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.

propublica.orgBird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that expe...

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Ed
@notdred.bsky.social

This is quite simply not going to work, and in the process of not working is going to reach absolutely horrific levels of animal cruelty

Amy Feldman@amyfeldman7.bsky.social

*NEW* Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm and Anduril’s Palmer Luckey team up on a new startup to genetically engineer war dogs for the military. Warhound comes out of stealth at $1.2B valuation For @forbes.com with @iainmartin.bsky.social and @mhunterhart.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...

forbes.comBillionaires Palmer Luckey And Ben Lamm Spin Up Startup To Genetically Engineer Military DogsBen Lamm of de-extinction startup Colossal has teamed up with Palmer Luckey’s team at Anduril to create a dog that’s optimized for military use. The new “warhounds” will be cloned and gene edited.

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Bethany Albertson
@albertsonb2.bsky.social

so now we're putting bike lanes on an ideological spectrum... cool

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Joe Mitchell: "Thank God you're building the ballroom. Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."

Rich Hammett
@bubbarich.bsky.social

Bill Irwin is one of my most favorite actors in the world ever. He melds the worlds of creation and presentation and teaching, starting with Elmo decades ago. The Regard of Flight is the best theater presentation I've ever enjoyed. www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/the-...

newyorktheatreguide.com'The Imaginary Invalid' Broadway review — Bill Irwin | New York Theatre GuideRead our review of *The Imaginary Invalid* on Broadway, a new revival of Molière's classic comedy adapted by and starring Bill Irwin at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Read all our theatre reviews at NewYork...

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Mike Quigley
@quigley.house.gov

An official White House account used a slur for people with Down syndrome to attack a reporter who questioned the President. Americans shouldn’t be surprised—because this is who they’re working for.

Rich Hammett
@bubbarich.bsky.social

Is he just corrupt, or is he also as evil as his father and father-in-law?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

Oh look, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is exactly as corrupt as we all know he is. “More than $700 MILLION in transfers” — Saudi Arabia & UAE set up a multi-billion dollar slush fund for him. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...

Rich Hammett
@bubbarich.bsky.social

Trump is disfranchising Republican voters for some reason?

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from USPS’ cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have been most affected.

propublica.orgBallot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail ServiceA ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from the agency’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have...

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Euan MacDonald
@euanmacdonald.bsky.social

Excellent question from Sky News journalist James Matthews to the US secretary of defense: "Mr. Secretary: Are you Vladimir Putin's puppet on Ukraine?"

Rich Hammett
@bubbarich.bsky.social

Is this a white people joke for Fox News? She used the same name at least for her entire adult life? Who is she defrauding ? She doesn't have a birth certificate, what defines the "correct name"? Ilhan Omar is not the Minnesota congresswoman’s 'real name': sources www.foxnews.com/politics/ilh...

foxnews.comIlhan Omar is not the Minnesota congresswoman’s 'real name': sourcesFederal investigators say the congresswoman's real name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, as U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro moves to keep the warrant sealed.