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David Whitehouse, Ph.D

@davidw38.bsky.social

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Ph.D physicist retired from the tech industry where I worked on the early internet, cloud adoption and most recently data and AI. Now focused on the energy transition and trying to save democracy in the US.

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 22h

Something seems to connect all of these things… I doubt that the legacy media is able to pick up on it though (let alone name it).

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

Quite a day.

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David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 21h

Maybe grok could figure out the pattern for them.

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 22h

Don’t act perplexed. Be direct and tell the American people why Trump is doing what he’s doing.

Also, keep it short and to the point. Don’t use a paragraph when a bullet point will do.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22h

if you're black and 14, you're a man. if you're white and 40, you're just a kid

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).

In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.

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David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

What? As I said in a post just before reading this...

bsky.app/profile/davi...

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

Shameless lying is the GOP superpower!

They are a party built on lies!

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

Shameless lying is the GOP superpower!

They are a party built on lies!

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David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

This is the guy who celebrated the arrest and deportation of college students who had the nerve to speak out on Palestine.

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

They hate America and hate democracy.

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

It's also about rejecting racism, sexism and corruption.

I think Platner will win the primary and it will make him stronger vs Collins.

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

It's definitely a mistake. The future won't be decided based on experience pushing through bi-partisan legislation or winning over donors.

@grahamformaine.bsky.social understands that the fight is about taking our country back from the oligarchs and making our country work for real people.

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David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

He was shocked that an older white guy like me didn't agree with him.

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David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

A few years ago I was talking to a old guy in the gym... he told me there was no racism until Obama became president. He said he grew up in Baltimore and everyone got along fine.

The conversation started when I told him off for calling Colin Kaepernick "Crapernick".

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 1d

Update from the empty halls of Congress:

The Speaker has still not sworn in Rep. Grijalva.
The House doors remain locked.
The Epstein files are still sealed.
The Republican health care crisis is still weighing on millions of Americans.

Speaker Johnson needs to do his job so WE can do ours!

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David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

He really doesn't want the Epstein files to be released.

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

Proud of my Senator, @chrismurphyct.bsky.social. He gets it.

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

Who is Brian the ass-kisser who followed up with... "First, congratulations on achieving peace. You are indeed the peacemaker"

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

The corruption will be off-the-charts.

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 1d

And a lot of the $20B will end up bailing out Trump donors who made bets on Argentina.

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Politico @politico.com · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 2d

Wow! I just read the full article and it's so much worse than I expected... and I expected it to be bad.

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David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 2d

Saying SCOTUS is 'reluctant to constrain the imperial presidency' presupposes that the majority doesn't want an an all-powerful president... at least when it's the president is a right-wing, pro-oligarch christian nationalist like Trump.

David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 2d

Let's all try to get our less engaged friends and family to join a No Kings Day rally and push back hard on the GOP's attempt to brand us as terrorists, communists and American haters.

I've been talking to people directly and reaching out on facebook.

www.facebook.com/share/p/1QTk...

Screenshot of my Facebook post.

rump and the GOP are saying we're terrorists for disagreeing with them.
-That we're paid by George Soros.
-That we hate America.
-We just normal Americans who love our country.
If you disagree what Trump and the GOP are doing to America, please find a local rally and attend.
If you agree with Trump, you can do that without falling for the Fox news propaganda calling us terrorists, communists, paid agitators, etc. Yes, Trump won a very close election, but that doesn't make it right for him to declare war on 50% of America.

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David Whitehouse, Ph.D @davidw38.bsky.social · 2d

At least the Washington Post has been very public that it's now a vehicle to advance Bezos's interests.