Nicholas Bauer PhD
@bioturbonick.net
Computational biology and superresolution microscopy. Tech and politics nerd. Progressive. Somerville, MA
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Nicholas Bauer PhD
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· 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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Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
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In my wildest dreams I could never have imagined a more gratuitous sign that AI is a bubble than “chance the rapper, sponsored by coreweave.” It’s beautiful. It’ll be in a movie someday
February 7, 2026 at 6:33 AM
In my wildest dreams I could never have imagined a more gratuitous sign that AI is a bubble than “chance the rapper, sponsored by coreweave.” It’s beautiful. It’ll be in a movie someday
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Aubrey Plaza
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 7, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Aubrey Plaza
I'm not saying it has to be a Muppet Show again. But there has been a Muppet Show-shaped hole in popular culture that demands to be filled.
February 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I'm not saying it has to be a Muppet Show again. But there has been a Muppet Show-shaped hole in popular culture that demands to be filled.
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No real difference now between Nazis and Republicans. Gearing up industrial scale atrocities.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
No real difference now between Nazis and Republicans. Gearing up industrial scale atrocities.
"Tear it all down and rebuild from first principles" is a tack these people could take. A mystery they can't see that path.
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
"Tear it all down and rebuild from first principles" is a tack these people could take. A mystery they can't see that path.
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“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
Interesting, but of course: "It’s worth noting that a C compiler is a near-ideal task for semi-autonomous AI model coding: The specification is decades old and well-defined, comprehensive test suites already exist, and there’s a known-good reference compiler to check against."
February 6, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Interesting, but of course: "It’s worth noting that a C compiler is a near-ideal task for semi-autonomous AI model coding: The specification is decades old and well-defined, comprehensive test suites already exist, and there’s a known-good reference compiler to check against."
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Abolish ICE and DHS. Shut it all down.
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Abolish ICE and DHS. Shut it all down.
"The courts worked! We've saved them!"
"Ahh well, nevertheless. Body cameras will fix this."
"Ahh well, nevertheless. Body cameras will fix this."
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"The courts worked! We've saved them!"
"Ahh well, nevertheless. Body cameras will fix this."
"Ahh well, nevertheless. Body cameras will fix this."
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You know a politician is thinking about running for president when they start making moves on foreign policy: AOC will be headed to the Munich Security Conference and will speak in Berlin with a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Steps Onto a Wider Stage
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
You know a politician is thinking about running for president when they start making moves on foreign policy: AOC will be headed to the Munich Security Conference and will speak in Berlin with a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
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All kitted out with mags because?
Reviewing video from Fulton County elections raid.
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
February 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
All kitted out with mags because?
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This is a horror story.
A Florida woman who lives paycheck to paycheck was fined over $100,000 for...parking on her own grass.
A judge ruled that wasn't "excessive." The Florida Supreme Court won't hear her case.
She's not even the first. A thread.
A Florida woman who lives paycheck to paycheck was fined over $100,000 for...parking on her own grass.
A judge ruled that wasn't "excessive." The Florida Supreme Court won't hear her case.
She's not even the first. A thread.
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This is a horror story.
A Florida woman who lives paycheck to paycheck was fined over $100,000 for...parking on her own grass.
A judge ruled that wasn't "excessive." The Florida Supreme Court won't hear her case.
She's not even the first. A thread.
A Florida woman who lives paycheck to paycheck was fined over $100,000 for...parking on her own grass.
A judge ruled that wasn't "excessive." The Florida Supreme Court won't hear her case.
She's not even the first. A thread.
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So, quick question for the White House: If the racist post was put up by a White House staffer, how many people are posting using the president's name? Who are they? Who approves their posts? And why should anyone take anything coming from his account as coming from him if he's just staffing it out?
February 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
So, quick question for the White House: If the racist post was put up by a White House staffer, how many people are posting using the president's name? Who are they? Who approves their posts? And why should anyone take anything coming from his account as coming from him if he's just staffing it out?
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Love how the presumption here is that the President doesn't know what he's sharing and that's fine and normal.
Sorry, no, if the President doesn't know what he's sending out then that is indisputable proof of gross incompetence, cognitive unfitness, or both.
Sorry, no, if the President doesn't know what he's sending out then that is indisputable proof of gross incompetence, cognitive unfitness, or both.
The New York Times has finally covered the Trump video of Obama as an ape — and they are still providing cover for him. Fuck the Times.
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Love how the presumption here is that the President doesn't know what he's sharing and that's fine and normal.
Sorry, no, if the President doesn't know what he's sending out then that is indisputable proof of gross incompetence, cognitive unfitness, or both.
Sorry, no, if the President doesn't know what he's sending out then that is indisputable proof of gross incompetence, cognitive unfitness, or both.
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FWIW this is more or less how white conservatives destroyed multiracial democracy after emancipation. That & paramilitary violence, but of course they would never... oh yeah they're doing that too.
Here's @rickhasen.bsky.social detailing the scenario in which Trump uses search warrant to seize ballot boxes in a contested 2026 locale. This is more worrisome than ICE at the polls. Hasen also suggests ways to act against this now.
It's harrowing stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
It's harrowing stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
FWIW this is more or less how white conservatives destroyed multiracial democracy after emancipation. That & paramilitary violence, but of course they would never... oh yeah they're doing that too.
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Tulsi Gabbard's office examined voting machines in Puerto Rico before Georgia election center search
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Tulsi Gabbard's office examined voting machines in Puerto Rico
Democrats in Congress say they fear President Donald Trump is trying to use federal agencies to interfere in the management of upcoming elections.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Tulsi Gabbard's office examined voting machines in Puerto Rico before Georgia election center search
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
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if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
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This is a cool photo of crescent Venus.
And the Moon, too.
Image credit: Iván Éder
And the Moon, too.
Image credit: Iván Éder
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 AM
This is a cool photo of crescent Venus.
And the Moon, too.
Image credit: Iván Éder
And the Moon, too.
Image credit: Iván Éder
Banning masks won't stop this.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Banning masks won't stop this.