Tucker Drake
@tuckerdrake.bsky.social
I'm yet another annoying podcaster, and I just happen to live in a beer can. tparkpodcast.com is the home of the show and you can support it on https://www.patreon.com/tntucker if you choose.
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Saw an amazing little exhibition at the new Petri archaeology museum in Berlin - "degenerate" art confiscated by the Nazis and excavated in 2010 during construction of a metro station.
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Saw an amazing little exhibition at the new Petri archaeology museum in Berlin - "degenerate" art confiscated by the Nazis and excavated in 2010 during construction of a metro station.
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Iceland is right to consider this an existential threat.
www.dagens.com/news/iceland...
www.dagens.com/news/iceland...
Iceland declares ocean-current instability a national security risk
Iceland has classified the potential collapse of a major Atlantic current system as a national security threat, citing new scientific warnings that such a change could radically alter the country’s cl...
www.dagens.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Iceland is right to consider this an existential threat.
www.dagens.com/news/iceland...
www.dagens.com/news/iceland...
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There is no evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to deaths in children. There is evidence that COVID causes serious harm — including long COVID, MIS-C, cardiac complications & diabetes.
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
There is no evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to deaths in children. There is evidence that COVID causes serious harm — including long COVID, MIS-C, cardiac complications & diabetes.
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
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Haitian nationals can apply for work and study permits without fees as Canada extends special measures. zurl.co/h0r1l
#haitiannationals #immigcanada #immigrationrelief #workincanada #canadapr #immigrationnews #temporaryresident #canadaupdate
#haitiannationals #immigcanada #immigrationrelief #workincanada #canadapr #immigrationnews #temporaryresident #canadaupdate
Canada Fee-Free Immigration Support for Haitian Nationals Extended as Security Crisis Continues
Canada extends fee-free immigration support for Haitian nationals as the security crisis worsens, offering continued relief and easier access to safety.
zurl.co
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Haitian nationals can apply for work and study permits without fees as Canada extends special measures. zurl.co/h0r1l
#haitiannationals #immigcanada #immigrationrelief #workincanada #canadapr #immigrationnews #temporaryresident #canadaupdate
#haitiannationals #immigcanada #immigrationrelief #workincanada #canadapr #immigrationnews #temporaryresident #canadaupdate
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In case you had any doubt that peer review doesn't work in pay-to-publish journals, including those with a Nature badge....
#academicSky
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#academicSky
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Nature’s latest AI-generated paper — with medical frymblal and Factor Fexcectorn
Nature’s open-access sideline Nature Scientific Reports is the “we’ve got Nature at home” of scientific publishing. It appears to run any garbage for a mere $2,690 processing charge. A snip, I’m su…
pivot-to-ai.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
In case you had any doubt that peer review doesn't work in pay-to-publish journals, including those with a Nature badge....
#academicSky
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/28/n...
#academicSky
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/28/n...
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Here’s the thing about settling to keep the government grant $ flowing: this administration is actively trying to destroy state capacity to fund research at anything close to its current scale. If they’re successful, the entire model of the research university is dead.
Who is supporting these settlements? It’s generally not faculty or even long-time university administrators, it’s university boards and interim administrators who they’ve installed after admins with more of a fighting instinct have been forced out. There’s a playbook here.
@mbkplus.bsky.social and I will have more thoughts on the podcast, but it's no coincidence that the two most draconian settlements were signed by *interim* university presidents.
November 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Here’s the thing about settling to keep the government grant $ flowing: this administration is actively trying to destroy state capacity to fund research at anything close to its current scale. If they’re successful, the entire model of the research university is dead.
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On this date in 1864, several hundred volunteers of the Third Colorado Cavalry at Sand Creek in what is now Colorado killed 150-230 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians at a camp the Army had told the Natives to gather at if they wanted to be safe from attack. www.cpr.org/2025/11/28/w...
New Sand Creek Massacre book revives letters and the moral courage of Capt. Silas Soule, the officer who refused to fire
“Witness at Sand Creek” traces Capt. Silas Soule’s life through his letters that reveal why he refused to fire on Cheyenne and Arapaho families during the Sand Creek Massacre. The book highlights his ...
www.cpr.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
On this date in 1864, several hundred volunteers of the Third Colorado Cavalry at Sand Creek in what is now Colorado killed 150-230 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians at a camp the Army had told the Natives to gather at if they wanted to be safe from attack. www.cpr.org/2025/11/28/w...
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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
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calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
I am knitting Dad's Christmas socks with this GLORIOUS yarn. Even these incredibly beautiful photos don't do it justice, and it's buttery soft.
Republic of Yarnia dyes the most special yarns I've ever used. The historical context lifts them to another level. Highly, highly recommended.
Republic of Yarnia dyes the most special yarns I've ever used. The historical context lifts them to another level. Highly, highly recommended.
Wk 4: ✨Festive Fibers Collection✨
Midnight in a Manger
In the glow of a medieval night, long before flashy pageantry, someone painted a Nativity that feels very alive. Here, the Holy Family is rendered not in the pale homogeneity of later European convention but in rich, varied tones. 🧶
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Midnight in a Manger
In the glow of a medieval night, long before flashy pageantry, someone painted a Nativity that feels very alive. Here, the Holy Family is rendered not in the pale homogeneity of later European convention but in rich, varied tones. 🧶
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November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
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No matter how you feel about Harvard their successful pushback is major and much needed.
Harvard gets its research funding back through defiance and lawsuits.
Majority of Harvard’s Research Funding Has Been Restored
As of Tuesday, Harvard University had recouped most of the federal research funding it lost when the Trump administration froze its access to grants earlier this year, multiple local news organization...
www.insidehighered.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
No matter how you feel about Harvard their successful pushback is major and much needed.
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Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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White People benefit heavily from #MutualAid and we all know why
This is why it's so important that we take Black and Indigenous Mutual Aid Fundings with the most relentless amounts of dedication
Drop your Mutual Aid Link if you're a Non-White looking for some assistance
This is why it's so important that we take Black and Indigenous Mutual Aid Fundings with the most relentless amounts of dedication
Drop your Mutual Aid Link if you're a Non-White looking for some assistance
a group of people holding a heart that says collective care on it
Alt: a group of people holding a heart that says collective care on it
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
White People benefit heavily from #MutualAid and we all know why
This is why it's so important that we take Black and Indigenous Mutual Aid Fundings with the most relentless amounts of dedication
Drop your Mutual Aid Link if you're a Non-White looking for some assistance
This is why it's so important that we take Black and Indigenous Mutual Aid Fundings with the most relentless amounts of dedication
Drop your Mutual Aid Link if you're a Non-White looking for some assistance
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Blockbuster story. WSJ spoke to dozens of officials, diplomats, lobbyists and US, Russian & European intelligence ppl.
"The picture that emerges is a remarkable story of business leaders working outside the traditional lines of diplomacy to cement a peace agreement with business deals." #GiftLink 🎁
"The picture that emerges is a remarkable story of business leaders working outside the traditional lines of diplomacy to cement a peace agreement with business deals." #GiftLink 🎁
November 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Blockbuster story. WSJ spoke to dozens of officials, diplomats, lobbyists and US, Russian & European intelligence ppl.
"The picture that emerges is a remarkable story of business leaders working outside the traditional lines of diplomacy to cement a peace agreement with business deals." #GiftLink 🎁
"The picture that emerges is a remarkable story of business leaders working outside the traditional lines of diplomacy to cement a peace agreement with business deals." #GiftLink 🎁
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Reminder that any encrypted chat is only as safe as the people in it.
This article deeply implies that the FBI had an informant inside the group, potentially even the creator of the group itself.
I will say it again:
No encryption is safe against adding the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic.
This article deeply implies that the FBI had an informant inside the group, potentially even the creator of the group itself.
I will say it again:
No encryption is safe against adding the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic.
The FBI accessed and spied on a Signal group chat that was organizing immigrant “court watch” efforts in NYC.
I feel like this should be bigger news.
You aren’t supposed to be able to spy on Signal chats.
Were they invited? How did they get access? Was there a warrant?
I feel like this should be bigger news.
You aren’t supposed to be able to spy on Signal chats.
Were they invited? How did they get access? Was there a warrant?
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Reminder that any encrypted chat is only as safe as the people in it.
This article deeply implies that the FBI had an informant inside the group, potentially even the creator of the group itself.
I will say it again:
No encryption is safe against adding the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic.
This article deeply implies that the FBI had an informant inside the group, potentially even the creator of the group itself.
I will say it again:
No encryption is safe against adding the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic.
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I mean, as fighting words as it gets here from a GOP official against the White House.
November 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I mean, as fighting words as it gets here from a GOP official against the White House.
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All guests get pie on pie day, especially the very good ones. Usually fur friends just eat scraps or maybe grab a quiche when no one's looking but this year we made dedicated doggy pies thanks to a great idea from @dashdog.bsky.social. Here he is making some content and getting his pie 🥰
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
All guests get pie on pie day, especially the very good ones. Usually fur friends just eat scraps or maybe grab a quiche when no one's looking but this year we made dedicated doggy pies thanks to a great idea from @dashdog.bsky.social. Here he is making some content and getting his pie 🥰
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There is a large protest planned in Washington, DC for December 13th. Organized by the group Refuse Fascism, their goal is to peacefully protest around the entirety of the White House grounds.
More here:
More here:
This Great News For Us That’s Terrible For Trump Surely Ruined His Thanksgiving
Massive White House protest planned while corporate media finally defends a journalist, and Swiss lawmakers push for a serious bribery investigation into Trump “gift”
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There is a large protest planned in Washington, DC for December 13th. Organized by the group Refuse Fascism, their goal is to peacefully protest around the entirety of the White House grounds.
More here:
More here:
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'Healthcare' plan from fraudsters. Since Aug, I've had more than $1m in emergency care. How's that work w skimpy out of state coverage?
Magagop wont give you good healthcare because billionaires need tax cuts.
Call Sen. Vote No!
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
#usDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
Magagop wont give you good healthcare because billionaires need tax cuts.
Call Sen. Vote No!
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
#usDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
'Healthcare' plan from fraudsters. Since Aug, I've had more than $1m in emergency care. How's that work w skimpy out of state coverage?
Magagop wont give you good healthcare because billionaires need tax cuts.
Call Sen. Vote No!
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
#usDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
Magagop wont give you good healthcare because billionaires need tax cuts.
Call Sen. Vote No!
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
#usDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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what absolute piss baby coward shit to give into this administration right as they’re getting caught doing murders and using outright slurs in public
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
what absolute piss baby coward shit to give into this administration right as they’re getting caught doing murders and using outright slurs in public
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I despise them w every cell in my body.
Threats to funding have created 'a climate of anxiety' among medical researchers, says Maximilian F. Konig, a rheumatologist at Johns Hopkins. But those who live with autoimmune diseases could suffer the greatest consequences.
hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/24/n...
Threats to funding have created 'a climate of anxiety' among medical researchers, says Maximilian F. Konig, a rheumatologist at Johns Hopkins. But those who live with autoimmune diseases could suffer the greatest consequences.
hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/24/n...
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I despise them w every cell in my body.
Threats to funding have created 'a climate of anxiety' among medical researchers, says Maximilian F. Konig, a rheumatologist at Johns Hopkins. But those who live with autoimmune diseases could suffer the greatest consequences.
hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/24/n...
Threats to funding have created 'a climate of anxiety' among medical researchers, says Maximilian F. Konig, a rheumatologist at Johns Hopkins. But those who live with autoimmune diseases could suffer the greatest consequences.
hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/24/n...
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100%
This clip is really bad. Absolutely hollow. But important to remember also that as this tech becomes "better" and more advanced, simply it being "bad" isn't going to cut it as a rhetorical argument. Slop like this must be opposed because it's fundamentally anti-human, regardless of "quality"
This clip is really bad. Absolutely hollow. But important to remember also that as this tech becomes "better" and more advanced, simply it being "bad" isn't going to cut it as a rhetorical argument. Slop like this must be opposed because it's fundamentally anti-human, regardless of "quality"
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
100%
This clip is really bad. Absolutely hollow. But important to remember also that as this tech becomes "better" and more advanced, simply it being "bad" isn't going to cut it as a rhetorical argument. Slop like this must be opposed because it's fundamentally anti-human, regardless of "quality"
This clip is really bad. Absolutely hollow. But important to remember also that as this tech becomes "better" and more advanced, simply it being "bad" isn't going to cut it as a rhetorical argument. Slop like this must be opposed because it's fundamentally anti-human, regardless of "quality"