Americans are stupid enough to believe that we didn't lose this war with Iran. Most Americans have had their minds bent by the right-wing wealthy. It is we who have lost our civilization.

I am not new-ish to science. Genetics is a very expensive, technology-dependent field. I urge students to attend medical school and become clinicians. Being a lifelong poor scientist is surely a very painful way to live.

Why would anyone believe the BLS employment statistics at this late date? Of course, the Trumpies are fucking with the statistics. Of course.

Our leader has made $4.00+ gas the new normal, as the price of oil has stabilized and the price of gold is increasing. He strongly believes in the stock market bubble and crypto which are bound to diminish in value and are largely a mirage. Inflation will take much of America's wealth short term.

@miafarrow.bsky.social has her eye on the truth.

Bullies are individuals who use aggressive, repeated physical, verbal, or relational behaviors to intimidate or harm others, usually exploiting a real or perceived power imbalance.

Townshend put this in his top five favorites. If only the theme were true. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODKZ...

I used to have a friend, Sharon Mittleman, who was an Anchor for CBS News. The Republicans want all good things to end.

With respect to Iran, both Trump and Netanyahu failed to understand that massacre of dissidents works. Putin has known this long and long. Eventually, these horrible dictators die, and many will spit on their graves. Along with our Supreme Court they are execrable and deserve what they will get.

I expect American democracy. I expect to live in a land of laws. I expect everyone to contribute their fair share.

The US is no longer a liberal democracy, according to the top global watchdog on freedom and democracy. We're falling fast, and are now classed the same as Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru www.v-dem.net/documents/75...

Congratulations to Pavel Talankin who was incredibly courageous in making this ACADEMY AWARD WINNING film! I am sure Putin hates him, but then, I am also sure I hate Putin.

I have 0 faith in lawyers who work for large corporations and the government, and I have 0 faith in financial experts on Wall Street. The US is mostly being run by people that I would not have a cup of coffee with. Good faith and responsible behavior and being officers of the court means 0 to many

Apparently, our Jamaica Estates President never read "How to Win Friends and Influence People." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

I see Clyburn is too narcissistic to step down when the stepping is good. The Democrats never fail to practice failure.

In genetic testing, it is more accurate to speak of Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) rather than Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). But, capitalism and Americans are prudes in many ways. At a concensus conference I could never get NIPS to be widely adopted.

I am convinced that many of the physicians in the MAHA movement have a thought disorder and are not well. I avered the descriptor "mass hysteria" to @bandylee.bsky.social, but I think she does not like Freud's term. Bandy prefers the term "shared psychosis", but I think our meanings are close.

A handful of Republicans in Congress & Supreme Court can end this nightmare any time they choose, and history will remember them as saviors of the republic, no matter what terrible things they did to US in last 10 years: insane we cannot find a few volunteers for this plum deal!

I saw 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' last night at WHOI -- part of the Woods Hole Film Festival. The film documents Putin's many lies that have led to the loss of over a million Russian war personnel. I did not sleep well. Too many President murderers, too little time www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcUe...

I do not think this trend will reverse anytime soon. At Harvard, Laurence Bogorad used to tell me science is non-partisan. I guess not in 2026.

Oh, and then there's Judge Brian Murphy, who understands US law MUCH better than the Supreme Court Majority (including Roberts), and is trying to teach them. But Judge Murphy doesn't permit the thought that the Supreme majority are anti-constitutional and antidemocratic to enter his mind.

I am encouraged by Noem's firing and by the fact that Lindsey Halligan is under investigation by the Florida Bar. Any attorney who would work for Trump is crooked. So many crooked attorneys and judges, so little time.

This is not an America I ever knew, but Hegseth, Trump, and their buddies are telling me it is America now.

The NYTimes tells us the people of Texas would vote again for a felon, liar, extortionist, warmonger, and that they mostly care about the economy. We live in a country with a nefarious government that Fox News tells us is a democracy. And in a worldwide nightmare that we call civilization

Another day, another war, another sign of the fall of the American Empire.

If you are not doomscrolling, you are not a living, breathing human.

@johnfetterman.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

For these reasons and more, I entirely favor impeachment. Furthermore, accusing Trump of Violating the Supreme Court's order on Tariffs within 24 hours, itself provides a convincing case.

The blizzard in Falmouth

A friend of a friend, who was in my Astronomy club at the Hall of Science growing up, started AccuWeather. I just could never get into that kind of physics. I didn't foresee the huge weather models we have now. But I imagine Todd did.

If you want to follow the storm by GOES satellite, look here: www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector....

Incidentally, sports fans, I had ChatGPT5.2 help me write a 2000-line shell script today, which is a milestone, not for me but for ChatGPT and me.

Though I was elated at Sunny Williams talk @mblscience.bsky.social Friday night, I am depressed by the state of American science.

In case you didn't know, this is what a scofflaw looks like: He is anti-constitutional, anti-democratic, and anti-American

Are there any prospective clinical trials using microRNAs for clinical diagnosis that I can read? TYIA

In two decisions yesterday, SCOTUS ruled that POTUS may not declare an International Emergency and impose tariffs on imported goods without Congressional assent. Yet POTUS unilaterally imposed 10% global tariffs on 2/20, then 15% on 2/21, effective immediately. This is an impeachable offense.

@fetterman.senate.gov Mr. Fetterman, do not lie about the President's not having violated a court order. That's simply not true. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Although Wall Street has bid up the price of GOLD to astronomical levels, they don't seem to understand that the American economy is in an EXCEPTIONAL CRISIS!!!

Here, Markey has the right idea. Even though a picture of W. Bush is on the NYTimes front page, the USA Patriot Act was a Republican blow to the Constitution and to democracy, and should be revoked. Secret courts, Guantanamo, Wars, anti-Muslim rules, all anti-democratic, anti-constitutional crap.

Not good, IMHO: In 2024, Medicare Part B spending on laboratory tests reached $8.4 billion, with genetic and molecular testing driving costs to over $3.6 billion, accounting for 43% of total lab expenditures. While overall lab spending increased 5% from 2023, genetic test spending rose 20%.

I hate the term "Minimum Viable Product", acronym MVP. It is usually an excuse for not doing what Joe Mancuso used to call 'The footwork necessary'. It's an MBA, Wall Street term that fails to capture the promise of a commercial idea. Instead, AFAIK, it's just for raising money.

Of course, Trump is an asshole bigot. But Obama continues to disappoint me with his invertebrate remarks. I went to high school with David Axelrod and recommended Francis Collins for NIH Director to Obama. But, where is your anger, Former President No Drama? @barackobama.bsky.social

When I was young, I argued politics with an insanely conservative gay guy whom I met growing up in Levittown, NY. His name was Arthur Finkelstein and he advised Reagan, Netanyahu, Orban, and of course. Trump. I am sure Roy Cohn was his friend. In the end, Arthur won, but his world is ashes.

The Republican stooges HATE the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”

When you dig deeper around mysteriously successful figures you generally find that rather than being incomprehensibly brilliant masters of the universe, they actually just lied a bunch and committed a bunch of crimes that no one wanted to look too hard at

When, if ever, will the 40% see that they are killing the golden goose?

I agree with @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that Clinton, Biden, and perhaps most of all, Merrick Garland, had all the dope on the Epstein files and not only failed to prosecute, but protected those in power by not investigating or supporting investigation. "They Knew" is an understatement!

Theil is either taking too many hallucinogens or has crossed over to schizophrenia. fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...

American democracy cannot sustain intentional lying instead of an informed public. Republicans are liars. That's what they do.