Matthew Beckman
@daphsci.bsky.social
Bikes, sandwiches, dogs, guitar, gardening, science, Daphnia.
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Hegseth’s foolish threat to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for urging military to refuse illegal orders is more sickening in light of his illegal order to “kill everyone” after two wounded men survived his first military strike. Hegseth must be held accountable.
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Must Pete Hegseth Be Investigated Now?
A Saturday Prompt
www.americaamerica.news
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hegseth’s foolish threat to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for urging military to refuse illegal orders is more sickening in light of his illegal order to “kill everyone” after two wounded men survived his first military strike. Hegseth must be held accountable.
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Yes, @startribune.com I think this would be good as a sequel, American Psycho, II. www.startribune.com/jonathan-wei...
Former Minneapolis Chamber CEO’s downfall ‘could make a TV movie’
Erstwhile wunderkind Jonathan Weinhagen hastily left the chamber after an internal investigation discovered $290,000 missing. He is expected to enter a plea Monday on fraud charges.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Yes, @startribune.com I think this would be good as a sequel, American Psycho, II. www.startribune.com/jonathan-wei...
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Folk who think Walz is DFL’s best shot in 2026 should realize he may be among the worst. Sure, it’s the New York Times, but the headline “How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch” crystallizes how Ds can’t depend on GOP failure forever. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
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November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Folk who think Walz is DFL’s best shot in 2026 should realize he may be among the worst. Sure, it’s the New York Times, but the headline “How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch” crystallizes how Ds can’t depend on GOP failure forever. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
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Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you
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Straight up war crime
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Straight up war crime
Ha ha ha, how will S Isgur rationalize this.😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Ha ha ha, how will S Isgur rationalize this.😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
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On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
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There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
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Imagine paying a large monthly fee to shop at a supermarket, then paying again for the actual groceries, then getting an extra charge months later because one ingredient in an item you bought came from a farmer associated with a different store.
This post is about healthcare.
This post is about healthcare.
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Imagine paying a large monthly fee to shop at a supermarket, then paying again for the actual groceries, then getting an extra charge months later because one ingredient in an item you bought came from a farmer associated with a different store.
This post is about healthcare.
This post is about healthcare.
Just put a metal bowl in the microwave to melt butter. How’s your Thanksgiving prep going? #thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Just put a metal bowl in the microwave to melt butter. How’s your Thanksgiving prep going? #thanksgiving
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Fascinating article by @heidiledford.bsky.social: single cells from one 74 year-old man were a truly chaotic mosaic of mutation: some cells had a missing Y chromosome, chromosomes with extra arms, and more.
We are all mosaics: vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person
Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Fascinating article by @heidiledford.bsky.social: single cells from one 74 year-old man were a truly chaotic mosaic of mutation: some cells had a missing Y chromosome, chromosomes with extra arms, and more.
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
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Gift link:
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Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
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Meet CDC's newest quack making a splash. Best known for ending Louisiana's state health department’s mass vaccination campaigns, hopping on the pro-ivermectin train, and calling the Covid vax "dangerous," Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham is now second in command at the CDC.
#impeachthequack
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#impeachthequack
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November 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Meet CDC's newest quack making a splash. Best known for ending Louisiana's state health department’s mass vaccination campaigns, hopping on the pro-ivermectin train, and calling the Covid vax "dangerous," Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham is now second in command at the CDC.
#impeachthequack
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#impeachthequack
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Another Minnesota judge not holding a killer accountable because they did the homicide with a vehicle (ATV in this case). If we don't ask for accountability, this is what we get. Very sad and completely unacceptable. WTF @governorwalz.mn.gov and @ag.state.mn.us www.startribune.com/judge-spares...
Judge spares prison for Minnesota man who crashed ATV while drunk, killing passenger
Calvin Loosbrock “admitted he drank approximately 10-12 beers that evening,” one court filing read.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Another Minnesota judge not holding a killer accountable because they did the homicide with a vehicle (ATV in this case). If we don't ask for accountability, this is what we get. Very sad and completely unacceptable. WTF @governorwalz.mn.gov and @ag.state.mn.us www.startribune.com/judge-spares...
Let's play: Daguerreotype or Traffic Cam?
Ughh, this is my destination today.
Ughh, this is my destination today.
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Let's play: Daguerreotype or Traffic Cam?
Ughh, this is my destination today.
Ughh, this is my destination today.
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No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
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A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.24.690213v1
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.24.690213v1
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
One of the things I do wish Minnesota would sort out is License Plate laws. Following the blackout plates becoming available and the rise of Tesla, so many cars/trucks in Mpls and probably the Twin Cites, more broadly, do not have a front license plates. Any Fed vehics operating in MN should have 2.
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the things I do wish Minnesota would sort out is License Plate laws. Following the blackout plates becoming available and the rise of Tesla, so many cars/trucks in Mpls and probably the Twin Cites, more broadly, do not have a front license plates. Any Fed vehics operating in MN should have 2.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.