Rusty

Rusty

@rusty-baxter.bsky.social

81 yo retired teacher. Ham radio operator. Computer tech. Poetry, history, music, photography. Atheist, liberal, straight, widowed, living alone, neither a veteran nor a draft dodger. Remembers when America was great, and we ain’t headed back there.

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Markus Eichhorn
@markuseichhorn.bsky.social

Peter Grubb's advice on fieldwork was that you should always be able do it with four sticks and a piece of string. Electronics break, batteries go flat and critical components get lost. You can still fall back on the basics.

James Bullock@jmbecologist.bsky.social

Science isn’t about new tech Science is about innovative thinking & robust investigative approaches New tech might help, but so might traditional methods - depending on the question

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Stephen Moran.
@moranstephen1000.bsky.social

The odious MAGA poster boy Viktor Orban was first to be deposed, then that bollix Bolsonaro was thwarted along with fascist Ru$$ian Serbian glove puppet Vučić’. Now it's up to you America

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Scottie2
@scottie2.bsky.social

Two negative regimes toppled by massive student revolts Won’t work on Putin , might just topple Netenyahu but surely the youth of America must be against Trump and MAGA MOBILISE 🦋Bluessy and defying Musk to stop it XPlease help spread if you follow me or follow me to help spread

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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.

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Somersetchris
@somersetchris.bsky.social

Has anyone seen Mr Hegseth? We know that Musk and Trump are supporting Russia, it seems that Hegseth is as well

MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social

In particular, for almost a month we have been waiting for Mr. Hegseth's signature on missiles for "Patriots" and "Nasams". I instructed to discuss this with the American side again. Separately, preparations for the Ramstein meeting in November were discussed.

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The Bulwark
@thebulwark.com

El-Sayed: "If you, like me, are sick and tired of wondering why we had to dodge lettuce all summer, wondering why the guy who leads HHS literally takes his grandkids swimming in shit's creek? I think we all could agree we probably need a public health senator right about now."

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Morgan J Freeman
@mjfree.bsky.social

Well, well, well…. An analysis of voter registration records reveals Republican operative Scott Presler had 3 out-of-state voters use his Pennsylvania address to vote in the 2024 election. This is what voter fraud looks like.

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Jon Cooper
@joncooper-us.bsky.social

This man was dead weight, hanging high above the ground after touching a high-voltage line. His coworker climbed up, held him in place, gave him mouth-to-mouth. Randall Champion survived—and lived another 35 years. Rocco Morabito’s photo, “The Kiss of Life,” won the Pulitzer Prize. True heroism.

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Raider
@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

Trump claimed he heard Obama's event in Michigan today was empty. Meanwhile, the venue was packed, lines stretched outside, and Obama even addressed an overflow room because everyone couldn't fit inside. Mercado Media

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. From the ProPublica archives:

propublica.orgMeet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming the Tax SystemSusquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election de...