Scott Merms 🏞️

@shmermel.bsky.social

Geologist in metropolis Leftist, Indiana Alum he/him/they/them

It appears a further enhancement in the solar wind is taking place with Bt rising > 10 nT, and if present conditions sustain, it may be possible to see mid-latitude auroras again tonight across North America. Locations currently in darkness should monitor their skies and webcams. More info later.

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Every time you use genAI, you're supporting an ongoing genocide in Congo. Earlier this year, the US and UAE (which is, with our help, also committing genocide in Sudan) created a paramilitary force to ensure the flow of cobalt and rare earth minerals extracted by child slaves to create GPUs.

Congo Plans Paramilitary Unit for Mines with US, UAE Funding

The Democratic Republic of Congo will create a paramilitary unit to police its mines with funding from the US and the United Arab Emirates, the country’s General Inspectorate of Mines said.

bloomberg.com

Please stop saying “lockdowns.” There were never true lockdowns in the US, and it fuels far right narratives to repeat this inaccurate statement. You can say closures, you can say restrictions, or better, you can say public health measures which saved many lives.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 6d ago

People still complain about “lockdowns” but we had none in the US. We had stay-at-home orders, where although businesses were closed, you could still go outside whenever you wanted. Other countries had far stricter rules, and yet have been much more accepting of them as they saved many more lives.

As a centrist, I never criticize RFK Jr. for lying about vaccines, ivermectin, raw sewage, and 5G radiation. Here's why I think Anthony Fauci should be hanged for downplaying the lab leak theory of COVID.

I want to be surprised that we're still doing this 6 years later when Joe Biden did exactly the same thing as Donald Trump when it came to covid, but when I try to search for a timeline of covid deaths, most of the graphs stop before 2022 and I personally had covid more times after 2022 than before.

A post that reads: This is an outrageously false statement that ought to disqualify this wingnut from holding public office. By the way, 40 percent of the covid deaths in US could have been prevented with better management of the pandemic by Trump, according to a Lancet commission. Above a quoted interview of Tommy Tuberville posted by Aaron Rupar talking about how he wants to persecute Fauci.

In the final debate before Michigan's pivotal Democratic Senate primary, Abdul El-Sayed argued that his opponent, Haley Stevens' $60 million "crutch" from super PACs, including huge sums from AIPAC, shows that she isn't as "electable" as she claims.

$60 Million 'Crutch' From Super PACs Is Proof That Stevens Isn't Actually 'Electable,' Says El-Sayed

In the final debate before Michigan's pivotal Democratic Senate primary, Abdul​ El-Sayed continued to hammer on the idea that his opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens, is "bought off" by AIPAC and corporate-funded super PACs.

commondreams.org