Leo C. Stein
@duetosymmetry.com
Physics Prof @ U of MS. Sloan Fellow. Black holes, gravitational waves, general relativity & beyond. Formerly Caltech MIT Cornell. Need thin pizza + fruity coffee. He/him
🌐 https://duetosymmetry.com/
@duetosymmetry everywhere
🌐 https://duetosymmetry.com/
@duetosymmetry everywhere
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As the parent of a kid applying to colleges right now, I’m just gonna highlight that he’s tracking who is capitulating and CROSSING THEM OFF HIS LIST.
We can’t be the only family thinking like this.
(Northwestern, Cornell, Brown & Columbia are on his ‘have capitulated’ list; Harvard’s on ‘watch’).
We can’t be the only family thinking like this.
(Northwestern, Cornell, Brown & Columbia are on his ‘have capitulated’ list; Harvard’s on ‘watch’).
👀 when it comes to "harassment" and student protest, northwestern has given the trump administration what appears to be a veto over changes in policy: "Northwestern shall not revise or modify these policies and procedures without the consent of the Assistant Attorney General".
horrible.
horrible.
You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
As the parent of a kid applying to colleges right now, I’m just gonna highlight that he’s tracking who is capitulating and CROSSING THEM OFF HIS LIST.
We can’t be the only family thinking like this.
(Northwestern, Cornell, Brown & Columbia are on his ‘have capitulated’ list; Harvard’s on ‘watch’).
We can’t be the only family thinking like this.
(Northwestern, Cornell, Brown & Columbia are on his ‘have capitulated’ list; Harvard’s on ‘watch’).
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable Asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong."
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable Asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong."
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
Chris was the first astronaut off Soyuz MS-28 and onto the ISS, about 2 hours ago!
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Chris was the first astronaut off Soyuz MS-28 and onto the ISS, about 2 hours ago!
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you don’t solve the issue by eliminating the immigrants, you solve it by eliminating the racists
Once again; you can't moderate your way to neutralizing an issue like immigration.
It's fundamentally just racist reaction. Nothing is ever enough because what's demanded—ethnonationalist homogeneity—is completely unavailable in modern conditions. There will *always* be a basis for more demagoguery
It's fundamentally just racist reaction. Nothing is ever enough because what's demanded—ethnonationalist homogeneity—is completely unavailable in modern conditions. There will *always* be a basis for more demagoguery
YOU WANTED NET IMMIGRATION TO COME DOWN! THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE!
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
you don’t solve the issue by eliminating the immigrants, you solve it by eliminating the racists
My friend Chris LAUNCHED TO SPACE and is on the ISS today!
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My friend Chris LAUNCHED TO SPACE and is on the ISS today!
That's my former office-mate!!! I taught him how to say "potato" in Russian!
Astrophysics PhD Chris Williams is going to the ISS for eight months on November 27!! 🔭 physics.mit.edu/news/bound-f...
Bound for the Stars: Chris Williams PhD ’12 Set for ISS Launch on November 27, 2025
On November 27, 2025, Christopher L. Williams PhD ’12 will begin an approximately eight-month stay aboard the International Space Station. He joined NASA’s Astronaut Candidate Class in December 2021 a...
physics.mit.edu
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
That's my former office-mate!!! I taught him how to say "potato" in Russian!
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I want to post something happier today as well, so here are some scientists whom I recommend platforming and financially supporting!
I'm a bit out of the loop, so I'm bound to miss people. Please reply with your own recommendations!
I'm a bit out of the loop, so I'm bound to miss people. Please reply with your own recommendations!
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I want to post something happier today as well, so here are some scientists whom I recommend platforming and financially supporting!
I'm a bit out of the loop, so I'm bound to miss people. Please reply with your own recommendations!
I'm a bit out of the loop, so I'm bound to miss people. Please reply with your own recommendations!
Saw a kid running around the neighborhood with a fishing pole (maybe he was wearing camo too?). My mind immediately went to "He's training for Southern Biathlon". Just created a new sport
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Saw a kid running around the neighborhood with a fishing pole (maybe he was wearing camo too?). My mind immediately went to "He's training for Southern Biathlon". Just created a new sport
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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Well count another faculty contribution to the, ‘Student caught using AI in violation of course policy, then uses AI to write their apology note’ genre.
I am so fucking sick of this bullshit.
I am so fucking sick of this bullshit.
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Well count another faculty contribution to the, ‘Student caught using AI in violation of course policy, then uses AI to write their apology note’ genre.
I am so fucking sick of this bullshit.
I am so fucking sick of this bullshit.
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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🚨Using any kind of chemical weapons at this range is aggravated assault against peaceful protesters. They have no weapons, they pose no threat. ICE is the enemy. 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🚨Using any kind of chemical weapons at this range is aggravated assault against peaceful protesters. They have no weapons, they pose no threat. ICE is the enemy. 1/2
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These records indicate that someone successfully impersonated the FBI in order to get me swatted. I was already aware this had happened but had to wait nearly a year to get the document that proves it. My reports to the Dallas Police Department about this have gone unanswered.
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
These records indicate that someone successfully impersonated the FBI in order to get me swatted. I was already aware this had happened but had to wait nearly a year to get the document that proves it. My reports to the Dallas Police Department about this have gone unanswered.
Bobby Xorr, Bobby Nott, Bobby Xnorr too... but turns out all of them are some number of Bobby Nandd's in a trenchcoat
The existence of Bobby Orr implies the existence of Bobby Andd
November 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Bobby Xorr, Bobby Nott, Bobby Xnorr too... but turns out all of them are some number of Bobby Nandd's in a trenchcoat
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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10/ A woman and her three young daughters are in a shelter in Chicago while her husband is detained in Kentucky. She has been given a few months to get U.S. passports for two of her kids, who are citizens, before they leave the country.
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
10/ A woman and her three young daughters are in a shelter in Chicago while her husband is detained in Kentucky. She has been given a few months to get U.S. passports for two of her kids, who are citizens, before they leave the country.
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
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And people think mathematics isn't a romantic subject???
h/t @doctorbones.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
h/t @doctorbones.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
March 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
And people think mathematics isn't a romantic subject???
h/t @doctorbones.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
h/t @doctorbones.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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"Prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship & advising a foreign graduate student or postdoc. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding."
Dictators despise science.
Dictators despise science.
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship & advising a foreign graduate student or postdoc. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding."
Dictators despise science.
Dictators despise science.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
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Another TikZ masterpiece I cooked up today 🧪⚛️🧮
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Another TikZ masterpiece I cooked up today 🧪⚛️🧮