charles ex
@charles-ex.bsky.social
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trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
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so it is very apparent that
1) You are not going to be able to know for sure who or where an order came from, much less if it is legal
2) The President and SecDef will disavow any order that retroactively proves to be unpopular or risky
1) You are not going to be able to know for sure who or where an order came from, much less if it is legal
2) The President and SecDef will disavow any order that retroactively proves to be unpopular or risky
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
so it is very apparent that
1) You are not going to be able to know for sure who or where an order came from, much less if it is legal
2) The President and SecDef will disavow any order that retroactively proves to be unpopular or risky
1) You are not going to be able to know for sure who or where an order came from, much less if it is legal
2) The President and SecDef will disavow any order that retroactively proves to be unpopular or risky
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What’s mind blowing to me is that we had a vaccine to prevent Lyme in the 90s and antivaxxers/pharma profit models killed it. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The Rise and Fall of the Lyme Disease Vaccines: A Cautionary Tale for Risk Interventions in American Medicine and Public Health
Two vaccines to prevent Lyme disease (LD) were developed and tested in the 1990s. Despite evidence of their safety and efficacy in clinical trials and initial postmarketing surveillance, one vaccine was withdrawn before the regulatory review and the ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What’s mind blowing to me is that we had a vaccine to prevent Lyme in the 90s and antivaxxers/pharma profit models killed it. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
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Helsinki, Finland, is currently on track for the 2nd warmest calendar year on record, trailing only 2020 📈🌡️
To avoid this, December would need to be more than 2 °C colder than average, a scenario that seems unlikely at this point (based on sub-seasonal forecasts).
To avoid this, December would need to be more than 2 °C colder than average, a scenario that seems unlikely at this point (based on sub-seasonal forecasts).
December 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Helsinki, Finland, is currently on track for the 2nd warmest calendar year on record, trailing only 2020 📈🌡️
To avoid this, December would need to be more than 2 °C colder than average, a scenario that seems unlikely at this point (based on sub-seasonal forecasts).
To avoid this, December would need to be more than 2 °C colder than average, a scenario that seems unlikely at this point (based on sub-seasonal forecasts).
Outcasts? That's what Black people are for....
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Outcasts? That's what Black people are for....
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I was hasty and careless. The whole concept of self-deportation is bullshit, and I shouldn't have used the phrase.
This ad is an act of white supremacy, a targeted threat against Latino people who are living and working and paying taxes in the US, documented or otherwise, made possible by Google.
This ad is an act of white supremacy, a targeted threat against Latino people who are living and working and paying taxes in the US, documented or otherwise, made possible by Google.
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I was hasty and careless. The whole concept of self-deportation is bullshit, and I shouldn't have used the phrase.
This ad is an act of white supremacy, a targeted threat against Latino people who are living and working and paying taxes in the US, documented or otherwise, made possible by Google.
This ad is an act of white supremacy, a targeted threat against Latino people who are living and working and paying taxes in the US, documented or otherwise, made possible by Google.
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Listening to Mexican folk music on Youtube and they're running this horrible ad urging people to self-deport.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Listening to Mexican folk music on Youtube and they're running this horrible ad urging people to self-deport.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
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The word "remigration" is xenophobic and christofascist AF. It's a racist expression of ethnic cleansing and hate. Do not let it become normalized.
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The word "remigration" is xenophobic and christofascist AF. It's a racist expression of ethnic cleansing and hate. Do not let it become normalized.
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The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
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There is a massive mobile internet outage in St. Petersburg. Neither Telegram nor WhatsApp are working. Problems are observed among subscribers of various operators. Only applications from the "white list" are working.
Russia’s online iron curtain in practice 🙈
Russia’s online iron curtain in practice 🙈
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
There is a massive mobile internet outage in St. Petersburg. Neither Telegram nor WhatsApp are working. Problems are observed among subscribers of various operators. Only applications from the "white list" are working.
Russia’s online iron curtain in practice 🙈
Russia’s online iron curtain in practice 🙈
Boston - Foreplay / Long Time (Official Audio)
YouTube video by BostonVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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keep on truckin little your party
November 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
keep on truckin little your party
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In a grim world, this story is a necessary source of joy and laughter.
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
Jeremy Corbyn declines to call Zarah Sultana a friend as Your Party holds first conference
Ms Sultana had previously claimed she was being "sidelined" by a "sexist boys' club" within the fledgling party.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In a grim world, this story is a necessary source of joy and laughter.
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
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oh god oh fuck it's happening again, two Instagram Stories Of Boyfriends Carrying Christmas Trees back to back today, they're coming, THEY'RE COMING
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
oh god oh fuck it's happening again, two Instagram Stories Of Boyfriends Carrying Christmas Trees back to back today, they're coming, THEY'RE COMING
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Any takers for the Greens? We're one short of a full set
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Any takers for the Greens? We're one short of a full set
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I made this a few weeks ago, similar vibes
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I made this a few weeks ago, similar vibes
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have written that piece before but there's a whole lot of "oh wow this generation of kids are fucked" and nowhere near enough "huh what exactly have that generation of parents been doing and how can we not do that, going forward"
People are very hard on young people on here, lack of critical thinking, lack of responsibility etc, and then you see something like this and it all makes a different kind of sense.
November 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
have written that piece before but there's a whole lot of "oh wow this generation of kids are fucked" and nowhere near enough "huh what exactly have that generation of parents been doing and how can we not do that, going forward"
You too?
Academia.edu asking me if I'm the person mentioned in some epistemology papers. Who knows?
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
You too?
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If the American Left are looking for a new slogan, how about:
"Let Us Have A Go - We Couldn't Be Any Worse Than This".
"Let Us Have A Go - We Couldn't Be Any Worse Than This".
November 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If the American Left are looking for a new slogan, how about:
"Let Us Have A Go - We Couldn't Be Any Worse Than This".
"Let Us Have A Go - We Couldn't Be Any Worse Than This".
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The Pope has a word with the man in 27E who is listening to an action movie on his iPad's speakers.
November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Pope has a word with the man in 27E who is listening to an action movie on his iPad's speakers.
The Potato Eaters by V. van Gogh.
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The Potato Eaters by V. van Gogh.