Steven Whitaker, PhD
@green31osu.bsky.social
36 | Aerospace engineer, Ohio State alumnus, gamer, hobby guitarist, cat dad, and car singing enthusiast.
Trying to remain informed yet sane during these crazy times.
Trying to remain informed yet sane during these crazy times.
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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
What everyone needs to grasp is that this goes way beyond one guy. They are willing to fabricate reasons to illegally rendition anyone they don't like to foreign concentration camps without due process, and they assert no one can stop them. Cross that line and the US is officially a fascist state.
Trump just posted a photo of himself holding up a piece of paper claiming to show tattoos on Kilmar Abrego Garcia that are related to MS-13. The paper he’s holding up has been digitally altered to add the characters MS-13.
The claim comes from neo-Nazis on X who say the tattoos cover up “MS-13.”
The claim comes from neo-Nazis on X who say the tattoos cover up “MS-13.”
April 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
What everyone needs to grasp is that this goes way beyond one guy. They are willing to fabricate reasons to illegally rendition anyone they don't like to foreign concentration camps without due process, and they assert no one can stop them. Cross that line and the US is officially a fascist state.
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Generate randomness with #quantum computers, not tariffs! It's loads simpler and a lot less painful! ⚛️
physicsworld.com/a/quantum-co...
physicsworld.com/a/quantum-co...
April 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Generate randomness with #quantum computers, not tariffs! It's loads simpler and a lot less painful! ⚛️
physicsworld.com/a/quantum-co...
physicsworld.com/a/quantum-co...
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Reposted by Steven Whitaker, PhD
Reposted by Steven Whitaker, PhD
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
So, we learned:
- There was absolutely classified info in that chat (illegal)
- We likely bombed an apartment building to kill one guy (war crime)
- The primary drivers for the operation were optics and politics
- This is not the first time this sort of group chat has been used
What a week.
- There was absolutely classified info in that chat (illegal)
- We likely bombed an apartment building to kill one guy (war crime)
- The primary drivers for the operation were optics and politics
- This is not the first time this sort of group chat has been used
What a week.
March 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
So, we learned:
- There was absolutely classified info in that chat (illegal)
- We likely bombed an apartment building to kill one guy (war crime)
- The primary drivers for the operation were optics and politics
- This is not the first time this sort of group chat has been used
What a week.
- There was absolutely classified info in that chat (illegal)
- We likely bombed an apartment building to kill one guy (war crime)
- The primary drivers for the operation were optics and politics
- This is not the first time this sort of group chat has been used
What a week.
This one's my favorite
Txt STOP to opt out of updates on war plans
March 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
This one's my favorite
Nearly every day at this point there's something that makes me think "dear god, these are the dumbest motherfuckers on the planet." And then the next day happens and somehow it's worse.
Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
March 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Nearly every day at this point there's something that makes me think "dear god, these are the dumbest motherfuckers on the planet." And then the next day happens and somehow it's worse.
Give. Her. The. Keys.
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
March 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Give. Her. The. Keys.
Looks like pretty much all of my published research articles are in there. Yippee...
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Looks like pretty much all of my published research articles are in there. Yippee...
This is... I'm not even sure how to properly convey it. Equal parts mind-numbingly stupid, dangerous, and horrifying. We're going to attack Canada and Mexico. Let that sink in.
SCOOP—Trump plans to issue an executive order designating fentanyl as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction," per copy of EO reviewed by me. Source at State speculates purpose is to designate cartels as terrorist orgs/justify military ops in Mexico/Canada.
Context/full text of draft only on The Handbasket:
Context/full text of draft only on The Handbasket:
Trump to declare fentanyl “Weapon of Mass Destruction," per draft EO
A copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is... I'm not even sure how to properly convey it. Equal parts mind-numbingly stupid, dangerous, and horrifying. We're going to attack Canada and Mexico. Let that sink in.
If I didn't know this was Schumer, this is nearly dead on how Trump talks (and nearly as stupid).
Schumer on CBS on calls for him to go:
"Here’s what I say — I’m the best leader for the Senate. I am the best at winning Senate seats."
"Here’s what I say — I’m the best leader for the Senate. I am the best at winning Senate seats."
March 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If I didn't know this was Schumer, this is nearly dead on how Trump talks (and nearly as stupid).
Lawyers representing Trump, pissing off judges since forever.
Boasberg: Tomorrow by Noon give me the info that I previously ordered and also include a written declaration about the third flight.
Also Boasberg: “and I will memorialize all of this in written form because apparently my oral orders don’t carry much weight.”
[damn]
Also Boasberg: “and I will memorialize all of this in written form because apparently my oral orders don’t carry much weight.”
[damn]
March 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Lawyers representing Trump, pissing off judges since forever.
"You will witness true horror. Now, rot!"
the senators recoil in horror as a wounded Caesar rises from the floor and a second health bar appears on the screen
March 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"You will witness true horror. Now, rot!"
March 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Perfectly said
The big question for everybody should be WHAT CAN YOU DO THAT I CAN’T DO MYSELF? Oh you sent a letter? Called an office? Made a statement? Great, I can do all of that. I elected you - what can you do that i can’t?
March 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Perfectly said
Assuming we still have a functioning and free government at that point, @aoc.bsky.social should absolutely run for Schumer's Senate seat. Primary him if needed. The old guard has failed us too many times.
March 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Assuming we still have a functioning and free government at that point, @aoc.bsky.social should absolutely run for Schumer's Senate seat. Primary him if needed. The old guard has failed us too many times.
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social I sincerely hope that, should Schumer betray the nation by handing Trump and Elon a blank check to continue dismantling our country, that you and other sensible senators will immediately call for his resignation as minority leader. We need backbone, not abdication.
Don't take this as gospel. It's not official. It's a very knowledgable source's best understanding of the situation. This persons likely Yeses on cloture are. Schumer, Hassan, Peters, Durbin, Schatz, King, Shaheen, Fetterman, Cortez Masto and Gillibrand.
March 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social I sincerely hope that, should Schumer betray the nation by handing Trump and Elon a blank check to continue dismantling our country, that you and other sensible senators will immediately call for his resignation as minority leader. We need backbone, not abdication.
I hate it here
NEW — Per Homeland Security & State Department sources, the Trump administration is staking its entire case to deport Mahmoud Kahlil not on whether he broke a law, but on Secretary of State Marco Rubio “personally” deciding Khalil would “compromise” US foreign policy.
Marco Rubio Personally Signed Off to Detain Mahmoud Khalil on 'Foreign Policy Grounds,' Sources Confirm
The government is staking its entire case to deport Khalil on whether Rubio “personally” thinks the Columbia student protest negotiator would “compromise” US foreign policy.
zeteo.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I hate it here
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First they came for the Palestinian protestor and I said “hey you Nazi fucks, you’re being Nazis, everyone else we need to shut these motherfuckers down RIGHT now” because I actually paid attention to the poem
March 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
First they came for the Palestinian protestor and I said “hey you Nazi fucks, you’re being Nazis, everyone else we need to shut these motherfuckers down RIGHT now” because I actually paid attention to the poem
Arizona can be a strange place politically, but the voters here do value individual freedoms. (And also checks on power: a measure to remove our ability to vote out judges was resoundingly shut down in this past election as well)
March 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Arizona can be a strange place politically, but the voters here do value individual freedoms. (And also checks on power: a measure to remove our ability to vote out judges was resoundingly shut down in this past election as well)
As always, Russia could end this war at any time by simply stopping their attack on Ukraine. Baffling how the US position has distorted into putting the onus on Ukraine to sacrifice in order to end a war of defense.
U.S. officials said the pause may be lifted when Ukrainian officials show they're serious about pursuing an end to the war on Trump's terms.
Trump administration pauses flow of intelligence to Ukraine
U.S. officials said the pause may be lifted when Ukrainian officials show they're serious about pursuing an end to the war on Trump's terms.
www.defensenews.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As always, Russia could end this war at any time by simply stopping their attack on Ukraine. Baffling how the US position has distorted into putting the onus on Ukraine to sacrifice in order to end a war of defense.