Joel
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Joel
@polyparadigm.bsky.social
Materials scientist:some range and depth, interested in making arcane topics a little more accessible.
Prior place photo was from the aughts; figured I should update.
Dude sounds downright presidential.
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
And they’re mirror images of one another too
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Also kind of surprising to learn which side the older one fought for in WWII.
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
One sort of has to wonder how the punishment might have been different if a similar crime had been attempted on behalf of eg. a labor union
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Dude won so hard the Bush family tried to hire Smedley Butler to murder him and impose regime change.
November 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Reposted by Joel
Left: FDR campaign speech, October 1936

Right: 1936 electoral map
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There are many Dem politicians who would sell out voters, but if we imagine a politician who would not, it’s pretty clear which of the two major parties they would be more comfortable caucusing with.

Ideally DSA and WFP will continue taking this opportunity to expand.
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Plunder Air was an actual product with infrastructure built to deliver it. Technically vaporware, I guess, but not like the stuff investors IRL are hoping for.
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Bloorsed CV
November 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I didn’t realize it at the time, but the villains were unrealistically good at business, unrealistically well-adjusted and relatable
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM