J
@arthurdeodat.bsky.social
Microbiology PhD, now clinical research scientist in metro LA.
Persuading through marshaling data driven evidence, science, and moral suasion. In the words of U.S. District Judge William Young.
Persuading through marshaling data driven evidence, science, and moral suasion. In the words of U.S. District Judge William Young.
You know who else removed books about topics or by authors they didn’t like? Nazis.
1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
popular.info
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
You know who else removed books about topics or by authors they didn’t like? Nazis.
Same thing for DEI as a whole
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Same thing for DEI as a whole
If you were to count the items we’ve intentionally brought into our home, dirt for plants would be number one, grains of rice two, and books three. I still maintain more than half of the cables are not obsolete, though I wouldn’t bet much on it.
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If you were to count the items we’ve intentionally brought into our home, dirt for plants would be number one, grains of rice two, and books three. I still maintain more than half of the cables are not obsolete, though I wouldn’t bet much on it.
My name is Charlie Brown. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
No, no, no, no, no, Charlie Brown. Both you and Jennifer turn out fine. It's your kids, Charlie Brown. Something’s gotta be done about your kids!
I like you, Charlie Brown. That is why I will kill you last.
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 AM
My name is Charlie Brown. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
No, no, no, no, no, Charlie Brown. Both you and Jennifer turn out fine. It's your kids, Charlie Brown. Something’s gotta be done about your kids!
I like you, Charlie Brown. That is why I will kill you last.
I’m not the guy you kill, Charlie Brown. I’m the guy you buy!
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
No, no, no, no, no, Charlie Brown. Both you and Jennifer turn out fine. It's your kids, Charlie Brown. Something’s gotta be done about your kids!
Not to mention the nepotism alone would’ve sunk anyone who had a shred of shame.
Pretty remarkable that Trump has installed someone on the Saudi dole — Jared Kushner collects millions in fees from the Saudis every year — in a key role for America's most sensitive and consequential foreign policy negotiations (Gaza, Ukraine), and it is largely TREATED AS A NON-STORY
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Not to mention the nepotism alone would’ve sunk anyone who had a shred of shame.
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Sunday Taquitos #3: Thanksgiving Edition.
Art by Ivan Ehlers.
Art by Ivan Ehlers.
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Sunday Taquitos #3: Thanksgiving Edition.
Art by Ivan Ehlers.
Art by Ivan Ehlers.
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It's clear now that what we really meant by "Recession" & "Suffering From Inflation" in 2022-24 was "folks liked the large income spike in 2020-21 & wanted more stimulus checks & welfare spending like what came with the ARP, perhaps permanently," but we are clearly not ready for <that> discussion.
August 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It's clear now that what we really meant by "Recession" & "Suffering From Inflation" in 2022-24 was "folks liked the large income spike in 2020-21 & wanted more stimulus checks & welfare spending like what came with the ARP, perhaps permanently," but we are clearly not ready for <that> discussion.
An old guy was outside the Albertson’s I just went to trying to get people to sign a petition to “protect Proposition 13”. I did not sign. As far as I understand, it’s a significant part of why homes in CA cost so much.
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
An old guy was outside the Albertson’s I just went to trying to get people to sign a petition to “protect Proposition 13”. I did not sign. As far as I understand, it’s a significant part of why homes in CA cost so much.
Trump take beer
One of North America's best known brewing schools is moving from Chicago to Montreal!
Bienvenue au Canada!
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/21/o...
Bienvenue au Canada!
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/21/o...
Oldest Brewing School In The US Leaving For Canada, Citing Trump Visa Restrictions
The Siebel Institute of Technology and World Brewing Academy, which has been in Chicago for 157 years, is relocating to Montreal next year. Trump's proposed changes to student visa policy have been li...
blockclubchicago.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Trump take beer
If they think they can get away with this shit with A-listers, imagine what they’ll do with the rest of us.
This is dirty as hell. In the Age of "AI," we've all gotta crank up our scrutiny of our contacts Extra high, even for non-"AI" fuckery.
"[Fox] announced a host of stars as part of its new The Life of Jesus Podcast. They failed to mention the audio was recorded for a different project in 2010"
"[Fox] announced a host of stars as part of its new The Life of Jesus Podcast. They failed to mention the audio was recorded for a different project in 2010"
Kristen Bell Is the Star of a New Jesus Podcast From Fox. No One Told Her
Fox's new Jesus podcast features Kristen Bell as the voice of Mary Magdalene. Bell, however, recorded the audio 15 years ago for a different project.
www.rollingstone.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If they think they can get away with this shit with A-listers, imagine what they’ll do with the rest of us.
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Imagine you are in a post-apocalyptic world with zombies. There is a spray you can use to ward off zombies. It works well, but is short-acting.
Someone made a new spray that is more long-acting. You want to test it out to see the difference.
Someone made a new spray that is more long-acting. You want to test it out to see the difference.
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Imagine you are in a post-apocalyptic world with zombies. There is a spray you can use to ward off zombies. It works well, but is short-acting.
Someone made a new spray that is more long-acting. You want to test it out to see the difference.
Someone made a new spray that is more long-acting. You want to test it out to see the difference.
Excellent epidemiology work here, importantly complete with appropriate caveats. The kind of work that our government is INTENDED to do but won’t because of asinine politics and myopic financial opinions.
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Excellent epidemiology work here, importantly complete with appropriate caveats. The kind of work that our government is INTENDED to do but won’t because of asinine politics and myopic financial opinions.
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Trump grumbled about a new NFL kickoff rule, and this was a veteran special teams coach's response
Trump genuinely has no idea how anything works (outside of rape and real estate fraud)
it's historic criminal malpractice that U.S. journalism didn't communicate that loudly for the last decade
Trump genuinely has no idea how anything works (outside of rape and real estate fraud)
it's historic criminal malpractice that U.S. journalism didn't communicate that loudly for the last decade
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Trump grumbled about a new NFL kickoff rule, and this was a veteran special teams coach's response
Trump genuinely has no idea how anything works (outside of rape and real estate fraud)
it's historic criminal malpractice that U.S. journalism didn't communicate that loudly for the last decade
Trump genuinely has no idea how anything works (outside of rape and real estate fraud)
it's historic criminal malpractice that U.S. journalism didn't communicate that loudly for the last decade
Rent free
What is this dig at BlueSky doing in a judicial opinion? www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Rent free
Anyone with any education in science should be ashamed to call themselves republican at this point. Well before now, iwbh.
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Anyone with any education in science should be ashamed to call themselves republican at this point. Well before now, iwbh.
Fuck Jim O’Neil and his boss RFK Jr. and his boss trump and his boss Putin.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Fuck Jim O’Neil and his boss RFK Jr. and his boss trump and his boss Putin.
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
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“Finally, we got an ICE agent who crossed the line so bad, he got arrested,” Attorney Greg Kirakosian said in a statement to L.A. TACO.
The full story: lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“Finally, we got an ICE agent who crossed the line so bad, he got arrested,” Attorney Greg Kirakosian said in a statement to L.A. TACO.
The full story: lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
Hey Billy Bob, care to explain why I can’t get signal at my home in LA County, in a town of over 100k? Still want to claim @tmobilesupport.bsky.social has actually anything like acceptable service?
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Hey Billy Bob, care to explain why I can’t get signal at my home in LA County, in a town of over 100k? Still want to claim @tmobilesupport.bsky.social has actually anything like acceptable service?
The federal government is trying to place the University of California under political control. Join me and sign the UC Unbowed petition before the UC Regents meet on Nov 18 and tell them to protect UC's independence. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/un...
University of California: Reject the federal government's political control
The federal government is trying to place the University of California under political control. Sign the UC Unbowed petition before the UC Regents meet on Nov 18 and tell them to protect UC's independ...
alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The federal government is trying to place the University of California under political control. Join me and sign the UC Unbowed petition before the UC Regents meet on Nov 18 and tell them to protect UC's independence. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/un...
This was not the worst part of chemotherapy, but it was one of the most memorable (negative)
do not take benadryl midday no matter how sniffley you are. i have never fought sleep harder in my life i may lose this battle
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This was not the worst part of chemotherapy, but it was one of the most memorable (negative)
Shades of Harry Potter being banned. It’s actually what prompted me to read what I previously assumed was just for kids.
Granted, it turned out the creator there was a horrible person who didn’t understand the message from her own work, but that’s beside the point.
Granted, it turned out the creator there was a horrible person who didn’t understand the message from her own work, but that’s beside the point.
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Shades of Harry Potter being banned. It’s actually what prompted me to read what I previously assumed was just for kids.
Granted, it turned out the creator there was a horrible person who didn’t understand the message from her own work, but that’s beside the point.
Granted, it turned out the creator there was a horrible person who didn’t understand the message from her own work, but that’s beside the point.
No doubt Bezos is certain that yacht ownership is a better qualification for public office than lack of car ownership. The 99% of us of course would be better served by someone who actually would personally benefit from improved public transit.
"She does not own a car." In a way, this is actually quite funny, but mostly, the people who write this stuff would go apoplectic if anyone judged their life the way they judged other people's.
You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
No doubt Bezos is certain that yacht ownership is a better qualification for public office than lack of car ownership. The 99% of us of course would be better served by someone who actually would personally benefit from improved public transit.