Oh, honey . . . That money isn’t there anymore. Bless your hearts for thinking it was.
John Mullin
@johnmullin74.bsky.social
Retired computer programmer. Author of DoomBusting. Community, Constitution, Compassion. Trust science and vaccines.
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
Kitchen philosopher gives us the best obituary of Dolly Parton. youtu.be/3uo8abORYjI?...
On Dolly Parton
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
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The number one issue is corruption. Our government is a network of money people seeking ways to help each other siphon more money from the peasantry. You can't get into this network if you won't go along. youtube.com/shorts/S-pv1...
Bad Deal For The Country
YouTube video by Politicon
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Science is hard, but it matters enough to invest the effort. This breakthrough could not have been more timely.
SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19)@covid19disease.bsky.social · 2w ago🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
Adam Kinzinger was always on our side. Braver than the average member of Congress.
Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2w agoI want to thank the service member who shared their story about what it's like to serve right now. It's not easy to be honest about burnout and open-ended orders when you're still in uniform. Every service member has a constitutional right to speak up. That's not unpatriotic or inappropriate.
. Global sanitation analysis with proposed low tech advances. youtu.be/tRw9Jxk0HNc?...
America's New Invention Could Replace Toilet Forever
YouTube video by Marcus Thorne
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. Scientific American has new editors and new owners. I'm worried that it might be dismantled for reasons commercial or political. ChatGPT gave me some problems to watch for. Who is quoted? Who funds the research? Are primary studies linked? ...
Geopolitical outlook by Ryan McBeth. Drought in Puerto Rico, drone sales in Africa, lots more. youtu.be/tNJTNoRy2m8?...
Global Warning 25: Data, Drones & Decline
YouTube video by Ryan McBeth
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. There are good arguments for plug-in hybrids in places with poor EV infrastructure. But weight is a problem. A range extended EV with a linear free cylinder engine seems superior. I like this Vlogger. 18 min. Engine at 11:00. youtu.be/NeG4zLlFkak?...
An Engine That Doesn't Need a Crankshaft
YouTube video by driving 4 answers
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Carl saw this coming
Simon Rosenberg@simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 4w ago"Knowledge has become abundant. Understanding remains scarce. ...much of humanity may understand surprisingly little about the structures and systems governing its existence." And that's just how the oligarchs like it. #inequality #democracy pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...
Scientists discover things. Engineers design things. Workers build things. Millions of us make all of this possible. Then one bloke owns it all, so apparently he created the wealth, and gets to take a share of EVERYTHING. Amazing system. Tear it down. Seize the stuff.
Physics is at a breaking point. The process of creating outcasts is a tell that the in-group is bluffing. youtu.be/KiFYcuoK490?...
Physicists are afraid of Eric Weinstein -- and they should be
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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People with big money are chronically dangerous to democracy. Rich people think they are entitled to zero restrictions rather than what should be, more restrictions. youtube.com/shorts/dNKY9...
Jared Kushner, Peter Thiel, and Ghislaine Maxwell's shocking plan to take over the world
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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And we know why...he's the most corrupt president that the United States has ever had...
Paul Warburg talks about parallels between the pre-war environment of the 1930s and today. youtu.be/41dD-N5-3no?...
The Events That Caused World War II Are Now In Motion Again (nobody believed it then either)
YouTube video by Paul Warburg
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If we haven't been reminding you enough, vote because your life depends upon it.
I don't trust the factual information in these videos. But I think the gist is true. It explains the difference between the Ukrainian military and the Russians. I believe US volunteers in UA before the war tried to give them this. Or at least add to what was already there. youtu.be/ueS1qVQVUU4?...
Why Captured Americans Stunned Japanese Officers During Interrogation
YouTube video by WW2 Dispatch
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The real threat to civilization is that we are allowing short-term monied interests to control the information environment and push decisions toward greed rather than good sense. youtu.be/Zu1Qke38AdI?...
The CLIMATE argument that sounds true - but is a LIE.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
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AI is really scary d humans are irresponsible enough to use it casually. youtube.com/watch?v=WnzR...
Why AI Agents are either the best or worst thing we’ve ever built
YouTube video by Hannah Fry
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Why there was some resentment against the Argentine team and even against Messi. It wasn't all just a random clickbait flashmob. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Why many Black Americans were rooting for Argentina to lose the World Cup | Etan Thomas
Many Black Americans were not cheering Spain’s complicated history. They were rooting against the racism, politics and silence associated with Argentina
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This looks like a pretty serious policy change essentially pushed by one man. I wonder what the women over at Fox think about this. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees
The percentage of high-ranking officer nominations going to women is currently at its lowest level in over two decades.
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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
Science, the partisan of no country but patron of all—Thomas Paine
