Brantman
@brantman.bsky.social
Scientist, Husband, Cat and Dog father
"We have the purpose of preventing bigots and ignoramuses from controlling the education of the United States, and you know it, and that is all." -Clarence Darrow, Scopes Trial 1925
"We have the purpose of preventing bigots and ignoramuses from controlling the education of the United States, and you know it, and that is all." -Clarence Darrow, Scopes Trial 1925
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Brantman
@brantman.bsky.social
· Nov 24
It is worth adding that a huge part of the federal research budget goes through the NIH (under HHS), so Kennedy could do as much if not more damage to science than Elmo. The "pause on infectious disease" is potentially the most deadly sentence ever uttered, especially given recent history.
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"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
"Science Under Siege -- the NCAR Development" | My new commentary: michaelmann.net/science-unde...
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Science Under Siege -- The NCAR development | Michael E. Mann
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has played a key role developing the science of climate modeling and the measurement of climate observations going back […]
michaelmann.net
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
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FUCK ALL OF YOU WHO ARE OK WITH THIS. I personally know two students there. One survived getting shot at a California high school shooting and the other a PParkland survivor. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THIS WAY!!!
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Brown University shooting latest: Multiple people shot
Brown, an Ivy League school in Rhode Island, said no suspect was in custody more than an hour after the initial alert went out
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December 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
FUCK ALL OF YOU WHO ARE OK WITH THIS. I personally know two students there. One survived getting shot at a California high school shooting and the other a PParkland survivor. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THIS WAY!!!
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This -- a model bill to effectively decimate non-STEM research by requiring 3-3 teaching loads outside of "STEM or Americanism and western civilization" -- seems...extremely bad but also quite plausible.
Proposed Model Bill Would Change College Tenure, Teaching, & Research
Three conservative groups have proposed model legislation that would dramatically change faculty tenure paths, teaching loads, research activities and hiring authority
www.forbes.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This -- a model bill to effectively decimate non-STEM research by requiring 3-3 teaching loads outside of "STEM or Americanism and western civilization" -- seems...extremely bad but also quite plausible.
I thought you might like to see this, @papasplace.bsky.social
I've been saying this anecdotally (from my two examples) for years, but there is actually very good evidence that FIV+ cats can and do live very normal length lives.
Screenshot from here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
I've been saying this anecdotally (from my two examples) for years, but there is actually very good evidence that FIV+ cats can and do live very normal length lives.
Screenshot from here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
December 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I thought you might like to see this, @papasplace.bsky.social
I've been saying this anecdotally (from my two examples) for years, but there is actually very good evidence that FIV+ cats can and do live very normal length lives.
Screenshot from here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
I've been saying this anecdotally (from my two examples) for years, but there is actually very good evidence that FIV+ cats can and do live very normal length lives.
Screenshot from here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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If normies knew the extent of damage to the US science ecosystem they would be horrified. NSF, NIH, NASA, NOAA, even the fucking NIST, all gutted, the damage won't be reversed in my lifetime.
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
If normies knew the extent of damage to the US science ecosystem they would be horrified. NSF, NIH, NASA, NOAA, even the fucking NIST, all gutted, the damage won't be reversed in my lifetime.
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It was only a matter of time…
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It was only a matter of time…
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“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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Steve "The Colonel" Cropper has left us. He was easily one of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century, and a list of his credits would take dozens of posts. As a tribute, this video is old, but the sound is unmistakable. Thanks, Steve.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTY6...
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SAM AND DAVE "SOUL MAN" on the MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
YouTube video by Backstage Vegas TV
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Steve "The Colonel" Cropper has left us. He was easily one of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century, and a list of his credits would take dozens of posts. As a tribute, this video is old, but the sound is unmistakable. Thanks, Steve.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTY6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTY6...
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Surveillance state about to get worse
2 Days until Nationwide Facial Recognition! Surveillance with Ring & Flock
YouTube video by Daniel Boctor
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November 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Surveillance state about to get worse
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I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
July 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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As temperatures drop, our phone lines light up with community members worried about stray and community cats. While it is wonderful that people care, rescues & shelters everywhere are at capacity. However, there are simple ways you can help outdoor cats stay safe and warm this winter.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As temperatures drop, our phone lines light up with community members worried about stray and community cats. While it is wonderful that people care, rescues & shelters everywhere are at capacity. However, there are simple ways you can help outdoor cats stay safe and warm this winter.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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...The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants...
#NoHate #NoRacism #StrongerTogether
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#NoHate #NoRacism #StrongerTogether
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October 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
...The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants...
#NoHate #NoRacism #StrongerTogether
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#NoHate #NoRacism #StrongerTogether
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Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
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“It is important to demonstrate that authoritarian gains are not permanent. That liberal society has the will to undo their grotesqueries.
Demolishing the Trump ballroom and restoring the East Wing will be symbolic. But symbolism matters to authoritarians.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...
Demolishing the Trump ballroom and restoring the East Wing will be symbolic. But symbolism matters to authoritarians.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...
We Will Tear Down the Trump Palace Ballroom and Casino
Thinking like a dissident movement.
www.thebulwark.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“It is important to demonstrate that authoritarian gains are not permanent. That liberal society has the will to undo their grotesqueries.
Demolishing the Trump ballroom and restoring the East Wing will be symbolic. But symbolism matters to authoritarians.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...
Demolishing the Trump ballroom and restoring the East Wing will be symbolic. But symbolism matters to authoritarians.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...
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"Viewpoint diversity" about whether human activity is warming the planet, or whether vaccines work, is like "viewpoint diversity" about whether the sky is blue or whether the Earth is round. It falls outside the range of good faith scientific and academic discourse.
#ScienceUnderSiege
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October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Viewpoint diversity" about whether human activity is warming the planet, or whether vaccines work, is like "viewpoint diversity" about whether the sky is blue or whether the Earth is round. It falls outside the range of good faith scientific and academic discourse.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
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Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
