Robert Rutledge
@rerutled.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Astrophysicist. Founder, Publisher
@astronomerstel. Opinions here are my own. @[email protected] @rerutled at Threads. he/him
@astronomerstel. Opinions here are my own. @[email protected] @rerutled at Threads. he/him
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
After the United States.
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
After the United States.
So I guess the United States has entered its “Kill Them All” era.
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
So I guess the United States has entered its “Kill Them All” era.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen.
Berlin (opener), The Fixx (2nd act) & A Flock of Seagulls (headliner)
Madonna (Headliner) and The Beastie Boys (opener)
REM (Monster tour)
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach (together onstage, whole concert)
Charli XCX (2019, and 2024)
Berlin (opener), The Fixx (2nd act) & A Flock of Seagulls (headliner)
Madonna (Headliner) and The Beastie Boys (opener)
REM (Monster tour)
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach (together onstage, whole concert)
Charli XCX (2019, and 2024)
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen.
Berlin (opener), The Fixx (2nd act) & A Flock of Seagulls (headliner)
Madonna (Headliner) and The Beastie Boys (opener)
REM (Monster tour)
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach (together onstage, whole concert)
Charli XCX (2019, and 2024)
Berlin (opener), The Fixx (2nd act) & A Flock of Seagulls (headliner)
Madonna (Headliner) and The Beastie Boys (opener)
REM (Monster tour)
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach (together onstage, whole concert)
Charli XCX (2019, and 2024)
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Hagueseth
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.
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 6:14 PM
Hagueseth
It’s amazing what you can accomplish with like 50-75 people with no integrity or self respect fighting for you.
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It’s amazing what you can accomplish with like 50-75 people with no integrity or self respect fighting for you.
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this is just gutter racism
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
this is just gutter racism
Does Pete Hegseth think he is going to have a long career arc, like Rumsfeld, like Cheney?
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Does Pete Hegseth think he is going to have a long career arc, like Rumsfeld, like Cheney?
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
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A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
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Sarah Davis-Goff: ‘My life changes a little every time Tramp Press puts a book out. Our mission becomes a little wilder and deeper’
Sarah Davis-Goff is co-founder of Tramp Press, an independent publisher whose successes include Solar Bones by Mike McCormack and Notes to Self by Emilie Pine. Her debut novel Last Ones Left Alive was...
www.independent.ie
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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So, I won a National Book Award.
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
So, I won a National Book Award.
Congratulations to @rabihalameddine.bsky.social and THE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE (AND HIS MOTHER), awarded the National Book Award!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Congratulations to @rabihalameddine.bsky.social and THE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE (AND HIS MOTHER), awarded the National Book Award!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
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Trump’s “healthcare” plan will bankrupt and kill millions of Americans.
We can eliminate the private insurance industry, and save $650B per year with Medicare for All — which would cover everyone, save families money, and include dental, vision, hearing, prescriptions and longterm care.
We can eliminate the private insurance industry, and save $650B per year with Medicare for All — which would cover everyone, save families money, and include dental, vision, hearing, prescriptions and longterm care.
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Trump’s “healthcare” plan will bankrupt and kill millions of Americans.
We can eliminate the private insurance industry, and save $650B per year with Medicare for All — which would cover everyone, save families money, and include dental, vision, hearing, prescriptions and longterm care.
We can eliminate the private insurance industry, and save $650B per year with Medicare for All — which would cover everyone, save families money, and include dental, vision, hearing, prescriptions and longterm care.
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
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By a previous unanimous consent agreement, the Senate approved the Epstein Files bill when the bill papers arrived this morning from the House. Sen. Markwayne Mullin R-OK was presiding.
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
By a previous unanimous consent agreement, the Senate approved the Epstein Files bill when the bill papers arrived this morning from the House. Sen. Markwayne Mullin R-OK was presiding.
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Jeffries says Jamal Khashoggi "wasn't mentioned in the conversations that I was a part of throughout the meeting" with MBS
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Jeffries says Jamal Khashoggi "wasn't mentioned in the conversations that I was a part of throughout the meeting" with MBS
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Senate Republicans are wrestling with what to do about the Arctic Frost language allowing senators to sue DOJ.
Daines: The “provision that Leader Thune put in there was appropriate.”
Rand: “It certainly looks like it’s pretty unpopular"
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
Daines: The “provision that Leader Thune put in there was appropriate.”
Rand: “It certainly looks like it’s pretty unpopular"
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
Exclusive: Measure allowing senators to sue DOJ splits Republicans
Senate Republicans are divided over whether to repeal the language, which was inserted in last week’s spending deal.
www.semafor.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Senate Republicans are wrestling with what to do about the Arctic Frost language allowing senators to sue DOJ.
Daines: The “provision that Leader Thune put in there was appropriate.”
Rand: “It certainly looks like it’s pretty unpopular"
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
Daines: The “provision that Leader Thune put in there was appropriate.”
Rand: “It certainly looks like it’s pretty unpopular"
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
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Kind of amazing how Speaker Johnson used the phone a friend lifeline to get John Thune to bail him out on Epstein and Thune just backed the truck right over him.
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Kind of amazing how Speaker Johnson used the phone a friend lifeline to get John Thune to bail him out on Epstein and Thune just backed the truck right over him.
Did the Dems via Sen Jeanne Shaheen cave on the ACA credits? Yes.
But was it a "Send all GOP Reps home for 6 weeks of no work to avoid the Epstein Files Discharge Petition+vote, only to pass it nearly unanimously in the House and then UNANIMOUSLY in the Senate"-level cave?
I'm not sure.
But was it a "Send all GOP Reps home for 6 weeks of no work to avoid the Epstein Files Discharge Petition+vote, only to pass it nearly unanimously in the House and then UNANIMOUSLY in the Senate"-level cave?
I'm not sure.
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Did the Dems via Sen Jeanne Shaheen cave on the ACA credits? Yes.
But was it a "Send all GOP Reps home for 6 weeks of no work to avoid the Epstein Files Discharge Petition+vote, only to pass it nearly unanimously in the House and then UNANIMOUSLY in the Senate"-level cave?
I'm not sure.
But was it a "Send all GOP Reps home for 6 weeks of no work to avoid the Epstein Files Discharge Petition+vote, only to pass it nearly unanimously in the House and then UNANIMOUSLY in the Senate"-level cave?
I'm not sure.
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Rep. Thomas Massie calls out Trump: "He can release these files without the Senate acting."
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Rep. Thomas Massie calls out Trump: "He can release these files without the Senate acting."
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Did men in media ruin the workplace by publicly tweeting the twist ending to the Ryan Lizza magnum opus—and if they continue to post spoilers should we invade Venezuela??
—NY Times op-ed writers✍️
—NY Times op-ed writers✍️
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Did men in media ruin the workplace by publicly tweeting the twist ending to the Ryan Lizza magnum opus—and if they continue to post spoilers should we invade Venezuela??
—NY Times op-ed writers✍️
—NY Times op-ed writers✍️
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HANDS OFF NYC! is made up of over 150 unions, and community groups, standing together in nonviolent resistance to protect NYC.
Get trained in community defense:
HandsOffNYC.com
Manhattan — 11/22 @ 12pm
Staten Island —11/23 @ 1pm
Bronx- 12/6 @ 12pm
Brooklyn - 12/6 @ 12pm
Queens - 12/13 @ 12pm
Get trained in community defense:
HandsOffNYC.com
Manhattan — 11/22 @ 12pm
Staten Island —11/23 @ 1pm
Bronx- 12/6 @ 12pm
Brooklyn - 12/6 @ 12pm
Queens - 12/13 @ 12pm
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
HANDS OFF NYC! is made up of over 150 unions, and community groups, standing together in nonviolent resistance to protect NYC.
Get trained in community defense:
HandsOffNYC.com
Manhattan — 11/22 @ 12pm
Staten Island —11/23 @ 1pm
Bronx- 12/6 @ 12pm
Brooklyn - 12/6 @ 12pm
Queens - 12/13 @ 12pm
Get trained in community defense:
HandsOffNYC.com
Manhattan — 11/22 @ 12pm
Staten Island —11/23 @ 1pm
Bronx- 12/6 @ 12pm
Brooklyn - 12/6 @ 12pm
Queens - 12/13 @ 12pm
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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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?