Rick Baumhauer
@rickbaumhauer.bsky.social
Photographer, caretaker for too many cats (plus one turtle), auto racing fan since the 70s
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SEATTLE AREA: anyone have foster space for a large gentle boy with nowhere to go?
So like…this Pyrenees was tied up and left outside all day (after having been on the lam for a day or two) and I’d rather feel guilty for taking him to a shelter than think about him being stuck outside all night, so here we are. Locals? Anyone got room for a big sweetie boy?
December 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
SEATTLE AREA: anyone have foster space for a large gentle boy with nowhere to go?
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Like, HAMILTON is not a reliable historical text (and wouldn’t claim to be), but I’ve always been amused by the prominence of the Federalist Papers, because it’s not every dramatic story that stops to go, “And then … THEY PUBLISHED THEIR ARGUMENTS FOR PEOPLE TO READ!!”
December 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Like, HAMILTON is not a reliable historical text (and wouldn’t claim to be), but I’ve always been amused by the prominence of the Federalist Papers, because it’s not every dramatic story that stops to go, “And then … THEY PUBLISHED THEIR ARGUMENTS FOR PEOPLE TO READ!!”
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The Christmas Bird Counts start tomorrow so I made a quick video with tips for eBirding yours CBCs!
5 Tips for eBirding during Christmas Bird Counts
youtu.be/CB_JRCuKdqI
5 Tips for eBirding during Christmas Bird Counts
youtu.be/CB_JRCuKdqI
December 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The Christmas Bird Counts start tomorrow so I made a quick video with tips for eBirding yours CBCs!
5 Tips for eBirding during Christmas Bird Counts
youtu.be/CB_JRCuKdqI
5 Tips for eBirding during Christmas Bird Counts
youtu.be/CB_JRCuKdqI
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AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
Longer statement from Brown University:
"We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals."
"We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals."
December 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
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Kennedy is a fanatical, paranoid, evil, eugenecist. He is a liar and a menace. He should never have been confirmed, and he should be impeached and removed yesterday.
Fuck everyone who did this to us. May they never have a moment of peace.
Fuck everyone who did this to us. May they never have a moment of peace.
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Kennedy is a fanatical, paranoid, evil, eugenecist. He is a liar and a menace. He should never have been confirmed, and he should be impeached and removed yesterday.
Fuck everyone who did this to us. May they never have a moment of peace.
Fuck everyone who did this to us. May they never have a moment of peace.
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Nixon was bad. Real bad. But Watergate was nothing compared to every single day since January 20, 2025.
December 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Nixon was bad. Real bad. But Watergate was nothing compared to every single day since January 20, 2025.
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Today, I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer. In April, when I met with him in El Salvador, Trump said he would never set foot in the U.S. again.
This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
December 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Today, I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer. In April, when I met with him in El Salvador, Trump said he would never set foot in the U.S. again.
This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
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I think that vapid man who got lucky enough to flip a worthless company into an inconceivable fortune that is impossible to outspend should have as much influence over public policy as I do: One vote, at election time. Nothing more.
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I think that vapid man who got lucky enough to flip a worthless company into an inconceivable fortune that is impossible to outspend should have as much influence over public policy as I do: One vote, at election time. Nothing more.
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Impeachment is a tool for political accountability, not a “sacred” constitutional ritual. If it were truly about evidence, the Senate would’ve convicted Trump unanimously after his coup attempt—the same way every jury has unanimously found him liable or guilty when the facts actually matter.
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Impeachment is a tool for political accountability, not a “sacred” constitutional ritual. If it were truly about evidence, the Senate would’ve convicted Trump unanimously after his coup attempt—the same way every jury has unanimously found him liable or guilty when the facts actually matter.
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Gonna keep posting about this until everyone acknowledges how bonkers it is that prediction markets, which are pitching themselves as information aggregators, cannot provide a consistent answer to "who was TIME's 2025 person of the year?", a question with an empirically straightforward answer.
To sum up, if you bet _______ on ________, you _________ money.
[AI, Kalshi, lost]
[AI, Polymarket, lost]
[Jensen Huang, Kalshi, made]
[Jensen Huang, Polymarket, lost]
[AI, Kalshi, lost]
[AI, Polymarket, lost]
[Jensen Huang, Kalshi, made]
[Jensen Huang, Polymarket, lost]
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Gonna keep posting about this until everyone acknowledges how bonkers it is that prediction markets, which are pitching themselves as information aggregators, cannot provide a consistent answer to "who was TIME's 2025 person of the year?", a question with an empirically straightforward answer.
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And to be clear, I’ve never doubted that men are very lonely, because *humans* are very lonely
What I object to is that the solutions are always posed in a way that’s like “Was it a mistake to give women rights?”
What I object to is that the solutions are always posed in a way that’s like “Was it a mistake to give women rights?”
December 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
And to be clear, I’ve never doubted that men are very lonely, because *humans* are very lonely
What I object to is that the solutions are always posed in a way that’s like “Was it a mistake to give women rights?”
What I object to is that the solutions are always posed in a way that’s like “Was it a mistake to give women rights?”
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We saved them. They saved us. Together we save the world. That’s the point of all of this.
December 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
We saved them. They saved us. Together we save the world. That’s the point of all of this.
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Jean Simmons did an episode of “Murder, She Wrote,” but Gene Simmons did not.
December 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Jean Simmons did an episode of “Murder, She Wrote,” but Gene Simmons did not.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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none of the ai slop commercials these companies churn out will have even one-tenth of the cultural impact as the folgers incest commercial and i think that's beautiful
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
none of the ai slop commercials these companies churn out will have even one-tenth of the cultural impact as the folgers incest commercial and i think that's beautiful
Finally. Should have been done years ago.
FIA boosts F1 superlicence points allocation for IndyCar drivers reut.rs/3KSTVpC
FIA boosts F1 superlicence points allocation for IndyCar drivers
Top IndyCar drivers will find the road to Formula One a little easier after the FIA increased the number of superlicence points available to those competing in the U.S.-based open-wheel series.
reut.rs
December 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Finally. Should have been done years ago.
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In this companion piece I have to painstakingly explain how Matt Taibbi
1) gets our research backwards in an incomprehensible way
2) points to emails chains we weren’t on as evidence of things we did
3) imputes plans between tech & govt that happened 6mo before our election project existed, to us
1) gets our research backwards in an incomprehensible way
2) points to emails chains we weren’t on as evidence of things we did
3) imputes plans between tech & govt that happened 6mo before our election project existed, to us
And here is a supplementary companion piece on my Substack in which I include Matt Taibbi's 1800+ word response to questions in full, in the interests of fairness. (Note: this one is for the nerds)
www.jamesrball.com/p/disinforma...
www.jamesrball.com/p/disinforma...
Disinformation Wars: The Extended Edition
Want to see several people argue over *extremely granular* detail? This is your lucky day!
www.jamesrball.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In this companion piece I have to painstakingly explain how Matt Taibbi
1) gets our research backwards in an incomprehensible way
2) points to emails chains we weren’t on as evidence of things we did
3) imputes plans between tech & govt that happened 6mo before our election project existed, to us
1) gets our research backwards in an incomprehensible way
2) points to emails chains we weren’t on as evidence of things we did
3) imputes plans between tech & govt that happened 6mo before our election project existed, to us
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there are not enough hotdog gifs in the world
December 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
there are not enough hotdog gifs in the world
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This is exactly what the bosses who put Trump into office were trying to achieve. Crushing the tight labor market from the early Biden years that gave workers - for the first time in my adult lifetime - leverage over their bosses.
NEW
US labor market flows remained sluggish in October data released this morning, as hiring slowed to nearly the lowest level since early COVID
The hiring rate fell to 3.2%, layoffs rose to 1.2%, quits fell to 1.8%, and job openings rose to 4.6%
US labor market flows remained sluggish in October data released this morning, as hiring slowed to nearly the lowest level since early COVID
The hiring rate fell to 3.2%, layoffs rose to 1.2%, quits fell to 1.8%, and job openings rose to 4.6%
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is exactly what the bosses who put Trump into office were trying to achieve. Crushing the tight labor market from the early Biden years that gave workers - for the first time in my adult lifetime - leverage over their bosses.
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No AI videos I've seen offend and upset me as much as fake funny animal videos. Real animals are infinite entertainment machines placed on Earth by God to make us smile, and you're wasting resources on this? Point a camera at a dog and throw a ball. It could not be any simpler you fucking ding dongs
December 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
No AI videos I've seen offend and upset me as much as fake funny animal videos. Real animals are infinite entertainment machines placed on Earth by God to make us smile, and you're wasting resources on this? Point a camera at a dog and throw a ball. It could not be any simpler you fucking ding dongs
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reading this my main thought is that the leavitt family appears to be a bunch of degenerates and this woman was unlucky to enter their orbit
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
reading this my main thought is that the leavitt family appears to be a bunch of degenerates and this woman was unlucky to enter their orbit
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This lady was the Steve Jobs of the Online Death Threat Industry for like 10 years. Not to be a dick, but fucking spare me.
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she shared with Trump death threat she received that he incited, and his response was "extremely unkind"
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This lady was the Steve Jobs of the Online Death Threat Industry for like 10 years. Not to be a dick, but fucking spare me.
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Have you ever heard of Reginald F Lewis? Probably not, and I believe that's by design, as Black erasure is endemic in America.
Reginald F Lewis was the first Black person to build a billion dollar company, TLC Beatrice. It was also the first Black owned company to crack the fortune 500.
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Reginald F Lewis was the first Black person to build a billion dollar company, TLC Beatrice. It was also the first Black owned company to crack the fortune 500.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Have you ever heard of Reginald F Lewis? Probably not, and I believe that's by design, as Black erasure is endemic in America.
Reginald F Lewis was the first Black person to build a billion dollar company, TLC Beatrice. It was also the first Black owned company to crack the fortune 500.
short 🧵
Reginald F Lewis was the first Black person to build a billion dollar company, TLC Beatrice. It was also the first Black owned company to crack the fortune 500.
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I spoke with Any Lucía López Belloza, the Babson College student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when ICE deported her.
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
I Wanted to Surprise My Family on Thanksgiving. ICE Deported Me Instead.
How the Trump administration turned a college freshman’s life upside down.
www.thecut.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I spoke with Any Lucía López Belloza, the Babson College student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when ICE deported her.
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide: