Nicholas Bauer PhD
@bioturbonick.net
Computational biology and superresolution microscopy. Tech and politics nerd. Progressive. Somerville, MA
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Nicholas Bauer PhD
@bioturbonick.net
· Jan 7
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"So, unfortunately, the only message that the public will receive from this “peaceful transfer of power” is: We surrender."
"So, unfortunately, the only message that the public will receive from this “peaceful transfer of power” is: We surrender."
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Hail Mary: Interstellar for Dummies. I'll watch that garbage.
February 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Hail Mary: Interstellar for Dummies. I'll watch that garbage.
The ADL is full of shit.
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The ADL is full of shit.
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why does Nerds need a super bowl ad
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
why does Nerds need a super bowl ad
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good time to bring back this all timer:
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
good time to bring back this all timer:
Oh fuck them for using Mr. Rogers' music for a fucking mortgage company.
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Oh fuck them for using Mr. Rogers' music for a fucking mortgage company.
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
I've never been less interested in seeing a Star Wars movie.
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I've never been less interested in seeing a Star Wars movie.
Fast forwarding through the Superbowl to catch up on the commercials and music.
February 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Fast forwarding through the Superbowl to catch up on the commercials and music.
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Fallout's disappointing finale does not diminish my affection for this whip-smart and savage barely-a-satire, but let me just say to all the shows out there (ahem, Shogun, House of the Dragon): Don't spend all season building to a big spectacular thing only to punt it into the next season
'Fallout' Season 2 Episode 8 Recap: Leaving Las Vegas
Fallout Season 2 was meaner, sharper, grosser, funnier, and better looking than its already strong initial outing.
decider.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Fallout's disappointing finale does not diminish my affection for this whip-smart and savage barely-a-satire, but let me just say to all the shows out there (ahem, Shogun, House of the Dragon): Don't spend all season building to a big spectacular thing only to punt it into the next season
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You could either have wings and watch the game with friends and family or you can be alone, sweating, making sure your 10 Amazon kindle fires are all streaming the rightwing halftime show, not because you like the music, but because this is all you have
Just like MAGA buying Melania tickets in bulk to try and make it look like it isn’t a flop.
February 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
You could either have wings and watch the game with friends and family or you can be alone, sweating, making sure your 10 Amazon kindle fires are all streaming the rightwing halftime show, not because you like the music, but because this is all you have
A movie I loved when it came out but didn't care much for when I just rewatched it: Big Fish. Not sure why.
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
A movie I loved when it came out but didn't care much for when I just rewatched it: Big Fish. Not sure why.
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I never noticed this either.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I never noticed this either.
Which begs the question: why are Dems not pushing to impeach the person in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century?
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Which begs the question: why are Dems not pushing to impeach the person in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century?
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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My first grader (a US citizen) came home from school crying because a friend from class (also a US citizen) hasn’t been coming to school because his parents (one of whom is not a citizen) are afraid of ICE.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
My first grader (a US citizen) came home from school crying because a friend from class (also a US citizen) hasn’t been coming to school because his parents (one of whom is not a citizen) are afraid of ICE.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Idk, if I was voting 91% with pedophiles, I would simply stop.
Massie: "I vote with the president 91% of the time. The 9% of the time my party is taking for pedophiles, bankrupting this country, or starting another war, I don't vote with them. And they want 100% compliance. That's why they're trying to take me out."
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Idk, if I was voting 91% with pedophiles, I would simply stop.
We should ask @governorwalz.mn.gov why he's helping Trump.
February 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
We should ask @governorwalz.mn.gov why he's helping Trump.
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In 2021, I FOIA’d the database of USPS’s New Deal art, and each work’s condition.
In 2022, records came back with a massive spreadsheet & 1,700+ historical photos.
In 2024, I wrote the first draft of this story, at home in bed with Covid.
And now, we can finally bring you the full project.
In 2022, records came back with a massive spreadsheet & 1,700+ historical photos.
In 2024, I wrote the first draft of this story, at home in bed with Covid.
And now, we can finally bring you the full project.
The disappearing art gallery in your post office
The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.
wapo.st
February 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
In 2021, I FOIA’d the database of USPS’s New Deal art, and each work’s condition.
In 2022, records came back with a massive spreadsheet & 1,700+ historical photos.
In 2024, I wrote the first draft of this story, at home in bed with Covid.
And now, we can finally bring you the full project.
In 2022, records came back with a massive spreadsheet & 1,700+ historical photos.
In 2024, I wrote the first draft of this story, at home in bed with Covid.
And now, we can finally bring you the full project.
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☄️ Comet C/2026 A1 was discovered last month. If it survives it might become visible in early April, possibly even in daylight.
Professor Jonti Horner writing at The Conversation
theconversation.com/a-new-comet-...
Professor Jonti Horner writing at The Conversation
theconversation.com/a-new-comet-...
A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight?
Comet MAPS has the potential to be one of the ‘Great Comets’ of this century.
theconversation.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:51 AM
☄️ Comet C/2026 A1 was discovered last month. If it survives it might become visible in early April, possibly even in daylight.
Professor Jonti Horner writing at The Conversation
theconversation.com/a-new-comet-...
Professor Jonti Horner writing at The Conversation
theconversation.com/a-new-comet-...
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Epstein was a weird nerd who built a fantastical demimonde to make people like him and monetized paradise. Sex was only a small part of what he was offering.
Opinion | Now We Know What All Those People Got From Epstein
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Epstein was a weird nerd who built a fantastical demimonde to make people like him and monetized paradise. Sex was only a small part of what he was offering.
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I think we’d be a lot less “mad” if Moyn hadn’t spent years attacking everyone to the left of center — especially “liberals” — who had already figured this shit out.
People are mad at @samuelmoyn.bsky.social but this is a good piece from him and @ryandoerfler.bsky.social on need to accept that SCOTUS has become functionally illegitimate. Key point is legitimacy does require the public to think the court operates in good faith:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I think we’d be a lot less “mad” if Moyn hadn’t spent years attacking everyone to the left of center — especially “liberals” — who had already figured this shit out.
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Your Bluesky experience will be immensely improved simply by browsing Will Stancil’s replies and blocking everybody being a freak. This takes out like 90 percent of the shittiest people on the site and makes everything better.
February 8, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Your Bluesky experience will be immensely improved simply by browsing Will Stancil’s replies and blocking everybody being a freak. This takes out like 90 percent of the shittiest people on the site and makes everything better.
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stuff like this is why i have trouble with the incrementalism and slow-walking from dems. this is happening *right now*
The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
stuff like this is why i have trouble with the incrementalism and slow-walking from dems. this is happening *right now*
If you didn't anticipate the Jan 6 insurrection, you should probably be a lot more circumspect about dismissing fears about the midterm elections.
Just saying.
Just saying.
February 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
If you didn't anticipate the Jan 6 insurrection, you should probably be a lot more circumspect about dismissing fears about the midterm elections.
Just saying.
Just saying.