Larry Mathys

Larry Mathys

@larrymathys.bsky.social

Skeptic. Scientist type guy. Disillusioned GenX'er that was once convinced the internet was a dramatic breakthrough for a better society. Boy was I wrong. N5AE #AmateurRadio

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Larry Mathys reposted

Michael Atiyah 🇪🇬: Fields Medal 1966 (also Abel Prize 2004), for K-theory. Ahmed Zewail 🇪🇬: Nobel for Chemistry 1999, for his work on femtochemistry. Omar M. Yaghi 🇯🇴: Wolf Prize 2018, Nobel for Chemistry 2025, for his work on reticular chemistry Naguib Mahfouz 🇪🇬: Nobel for literature 1988

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Damn... Koenig is gone. Man the weapons console, Mr. Chekov.

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.

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An essay in Christianity Today says concerns about Christian Nationalism are exaggerated. But even that defense points to support for teacher-led prayers, Ten Commandments displays in schools, and Christian “moral values.” Those are real threats! www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-sociolog...

friendlyatheist.comA sociologist’s lazy defense of Christian Nationalism misses the real threatJesse Smith’s “three myths” argument ignores the real-world policies already giving Christianity special status

Read the responses to this post. "Nuh uh! Not all Christians!" Okay, then prove it. Walk out. Demand better. Actually read that book of yours. Etc. etc. I'm with Alan - churches everywhere worship the guy right alongside Jesus. It's surreal.

4fuxake@blueheartedly1.bsky.social

This 👇

If you can't think of three things that makes your child special... I don't know what else to tell you besides, shame on you. You are a horrible parent because you do not know the first thing about your own child. Offloading what should be a simple task to AI tells me everything I need to know.

David Gura@davidgura.bsky.social

cool, cool

If the NFL wants to know why nobody watches anymore, it's because the fucking officials have their favorite teams/Quarterbacks and help those teams win games. Hell, even Tom Brady couldn't believe what he was seeing. Besides, I'd much rather watch the NHL.

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Replying to @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social

it’s not even a real factory

1) "Evan Barker" sounds like a made up name, or, you know, a dog's name. 2) I don't know a single person that would suggest the Cheesecake Factory is a "nice and fancy" restaurant.

Scott Lemieux@lemieuxlgm.bsky.social

"The party left me. I used to be a Democrat, but know that Obama has made fun of Trump for making the White House look like a dictator designed an over-the-top chain restaurant I favor starving African children and bringing measles back"

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“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory” — Obama

Boy, the Elon cultists are out in force after Musk admitted he restricted Ukraine's access. In case you're wondering, we're in the final stage of the Narcissist's Prayer.

I realize that far too many people have the memory retention of a fly larvae, but whatever happened to 'SI'? Even the idiots placating Bloaty Trump Square Pants aren't saying it anymore.

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“It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience.” ― Carl Sagan

-It's 'across the street' -It's 'en masse' -It's 'voilà'

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com

We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It's 'buck naked' -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’ -It’s ‘toe the line'

Larry Mathys reposted

We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It's 'buck naked' -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’ -It’s ‘toe the line'

You know Elon Musk is buying Texas GOP ads when there are attack ads against Talarico where he'll raise taxes. Dipshits, he's running for US Senate. He won't have ANYTHING to do with the taxes for the state of Texas. But the rubes eat this shit up.

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Official Portrait from here on out. 📸

Reuters Pictures@pictures.reuters.com

Lights are reflected off a bulletproof screen as President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina. More photos of the week: reut.rs/4yGkBNh 📷 Evan Vucci

Full Nazi, folks.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump calls for Ilhan Omar to immediately resign & says, "please inform our great Speaker, James Michael Johnson that the Democrat Party has conceded her seat ... she will not be allowed to me a member of that body any longer" Trump's crowd in Iowa then starts chanting "Lock her up! Lock her up!"

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The most dangerous person in America right now for our democracy is Elon Musk. He is DESPERATE to block Democrats from investigating him. Who knows what wrongdoing he committed but Musk knows and he is panicked. He has Spent $500 million legally to block Democrats. What will he do illegally?!

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AOC: "As AI begins to encroach in our society, their goal is to take your cognition away from you. AI's goal is to take your thoughts away from you, your ability to think away from you, so that you become dependent on a machine ... reading books is active resistance"

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Glad to see more Democrats recognizing that if Elon Musk donates to your opponent, it is an absolute *gift* to you as long as you draw attention. He's a deeply unpopular, dorky white supremacist asshole who's using his billions to try and buy off politicians. Light. Him. Up.

Cait Conley@caitfornewyork.bsky.social

Elon Musk just poured half a million dollars into this race to try to keep his puppet Mike Lawler in office, just like he did back in 2024. But the Hudson Valley can’t be bought. Mike Lawler has sold out to his trillionaire and corporate backers at our expense —

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Remember all the piss-ant, fascist bootlickers that propped up this goon and got rich and empowered by him. They will ultimately denounce him and shrug off their complicity. Most in government and media will give them a pass. Don’t let them.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 Trump loses it and SNAPS at a string of reporters, says Ilhan Omar might "go to jail," calls Somalia "a shit house," and boasts that thanks to a new program he announced today Americans "will make millions of dollars by turning others in" during absolutely deranged Oval Office event Supercut: