Jerry
@jerrychem.bsky.social
Chemist with decades of experience in pharma and food. Amateur astronomer, photographer, pianist. Lover of nature, especially National Parks. Personal views only.
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
September 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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I'm so over of this obsessive stunt queen and his relentless, tiresome gimmicks to get attention. I can't wait until this thirsty nuisance has left the stage . . .
September 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I'm so over of this obsessive stunt queen and his relentless, tiresome gimmicks to get attention. I can't wait until this thirsty nuisance has left the stage . . .
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Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
September 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
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September 7, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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New Mexico
Lake Ontario
Gulf of Mexico
Refuse to let a psychopath shape your reality.
Lake Ontario
Gulf of Mexico
Refuse to let a psychopath shape your reality.
September 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
New Mexico
Lake Ontario
Gulf of Mexico
Refuse to let a psychopath shape your reality.
Lake Ontario
Gulf of Mexico
Refuse to let a psychopath shape your reality.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social is simply 1 of the greatest, most inspirational candidates to emerge in years, running against Ken Paxton, one of the most disgracefully corrupt politicians of all-time. So the Texas GOP responds by doing what comes naturally to them, of course: CHEATING! 🤮
September 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social is simply 1 of the greatest, most inspirational candidates to emerge in years, running against Ken Paxton, one of the most disgracefully corrupt politicians of all-time. So the Texas GOP responds by doing what comes naturally to them, of course: CHEATING! 🤮
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Wendell Berry is gone after a long life. I dare you to read or listen to this and not be overwhelmed by something
The Peace of Wild Things
A poem by Wendell Berry.
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September 1, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Wendell Berry is gone after a long life. I dare you to read or listen to this and not be overwhelmed by something
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Holy shit — the purpose of this Trump event is to announce that he’s changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” It will be interesting to see which if any institutions and companies go along with this
August 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Holy shit — the purpose of this Trump event is to announce that he’s changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” It will be interesting to see which if any institutions and companies go along with this
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I’ll always remember Dolly Parton for the fact that she donated $1 million in 2020 to the research that led to Moderna’s COVID vaccine, as well as millions more for childhood vaccine and cancer research.
She was an immensely talented, kind, and giving person.
She was an immensely talented, kind, and giving person.
August 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I’ll always remember Dolly Parton for the fact that she donated $1 million in 2020 to the research that led to Moderna’s COVID vaccine, as well as millions more for childhood vaccine and cancer research.
She was an immensely talented, kind, and giving person.
She was an immensely talented, kind, and giving person.
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US: We want to wait, let economic damage accumulate.
Iran: Sounds good!
Iran (turning to others): So, anyone want to talk about a post-US regional security arrangement?
Pakistan: Sure.
Turkey: Okay.
Oman: We were a no, but now a yes.
Qatar: Sure.
Saudi Arabia: Ugh, fine. Dammit.
Iran: Cool.
Iran: Sounds good!
Iran (turning to others): So, anyone want to talk about a post-US regional security arrangement?
Pakistan: Sure.
Turkey: Okay.
Oman: We were a no, but now a yes.
Qatar: Sure.
Saudi Arabia: Ugh, fine. Dammit.
Iran: Cool.
August 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
US: We want to wait, let economic damage accumulate.
Iran: Sounds good!
Iran (turning to others): So, anyone want to talk about a post-US regional security arrangement?
Pakistan: Sure.
Turkey: Okay.
Oman: We were a no, but now a yes.
Qatar: Sure.
Saudi Arabia: Ugh, fine. Dammit.
Iran: Cool.
Iran: Sounds good!
Iran (turning to others): So, anyone want to talk about a post-US regional security arrangement?
Pakistan: Sure.
Turkey: Okay.
Oman: We were a no, but now a yes.
Qatar: Sure.
Saudi Arabia: Ugh, fine. Dammit.
Iran: Cool.
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🚨Caught on camera: Ken Paxton PANICS when asked about owning 15 homes worth $9 million on a $153,000 government salary.
Paxton dodges, stammers, then says “I’d like to keep today to law enforcement!”
Classic Paxton—refuses to answer, cuts the presser short.
Texans deserve better.
Paxton dodges, stammers, then says “I’d like to keep today to law enforcement!”
Classic Paxton—refuses to answer, cuts the presser short.
Texans deserve better.
July 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
🚨Caught on camera: Ken Paxton PANICS when asked about owning 15 homes worth $9 million on a $153,000 government salary.
Paxton dodges, stammers, then says “I’d like to keep today to law enforcement!”
Classic Paxton—refuses to answer, cuts the presser short.
Texans deserve better.
Paxton dodges, stammers, then says “I’d like to keep today to law enforcement!”
Classic Paxton—refuses to answer, cuts the presser short.
Texans deserve better.
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Middle East crisis live: Hormuz will stay closed until US ‘accepts all our conditions’, say Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Middle East crisis live: Hormuz will stay closed until US ‘accepts all our conditions’, say Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
IRGC says strait is ‘a theatre of war for us and not just a waterway’
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a Gaza plan hailed by US president Donald Trump, vowing no military pullout of Gaza until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed.
“Israel rejects the 15-point document,” Netanyahu said, referring to a plan endorsed in late July by Hamas.
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian has said he believes now is the best time for an agreement with the US. “There is cohesion, strength, and unity in the country, and as far as I know, Iran is considered victorious and powerful in this war,” Iranian news agencies quoted him as saying.
Oman condemned what it described as repeated attacks on vessels while transiting the strait, without assigning blame, and said that negotiations with Iran on arrangements for shipping through Hormuz were “positive and constructive”.
The UAE said on Saturday that Iran had attacked a carrier affiliated with the UAE’s state oil company with a missile as it transited the strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported. The UK maritime trade monitor UKMTO said a vessel had caught fire after being hit by an unknown projectile but the fire was put out and there was no reported environmental impact. There was no immediate comment from Iranian authorities.
US Central Command said on Saturday it had allowed more than 30 ships through for humanitarian aid since the current blockade started. US forces have turned away 53 ships, disabled two vessels and boarded two others, Central Command said in a statement on social media. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Middle East crisis live: Hormuz will stay closed until US ‘accepts all our conditions’, say Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
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Paxton has his aide step and doesn't answer when someone asks him "how come on a government salary you own over 15 houses?"
August 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Paxton has his aide step and doesn't answer when someone asks him "how come on a government salary you own over 15 houses?"
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Alexander Hamilton in 1788:
“This process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will seldom fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.”
Us today: “LOL.”
Image: National Gallery of Art.
“This process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will seldom fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.”
Us today: “LOL.”
Image: National Gallery of Art.
August 7, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Alexander Hamilton in 1788:
“This process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will seldom fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.”
Us today: “LOL.”
Image: National Gallery of Art.
“This process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will seldom fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.”
Us today: “LOL.”
Image: National Gallery of Art.
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Good point from @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social here: Trump's usual corrupt machinations can't rescue him from failure in Iran.
"Interstate war is the highest level of competition — there’s no system to manipulate, no entity that can bail him out. That leaves surrender."
All that leaves is lying.
"Interstate war is the highest level of competition — there’s no system to manipulate, no entity that can bail him out. That leaves surrender."
All that leaves is lying.
Trump restarted bombing, and what did he get for it?
-Hormuz closed, more economic damage
-Lost Oman, which was working with the US before
-A vote of no confidence from Saudis
-Worsened munitions shortage
-More US casualties
-No concessions from Iran
-Now poised to surrender
My latest, in @ms.now
-Hormuz closed, more economic damage
-Lost Oman, which was working with the US before
-A vote of no confidence from Saudis
-Worsened munitions shortage
-More US casualties
-No concessions from Iran
-Now poised to surrender
My latest, in @ms.now
Opinion | Iran’s Hormuz deal with Oman has Trump poised for the big surrender
Nicholas Grossman: Trump started bombing Iran again to keep it from having control over the Strait of Hormuz. That gambit failed — again.
www.ms.now
August 7, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Good point from @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social here: Trump's usual corrupt machinations can't rescue him from failure in Iran.
"Interstate war is the highest level of competition — there’s no system to manipulate, no entity that can bail him out. That leaves surrender."
All that leaves is lying.
"Interstate war is the highest level of competition — there’s no system to manipulate, no entity that can bail him out. That leaves surrender."
All that leaves is lying.
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study after study on immigration enforcement finds deportations, arrests, and detentions cut employment for everyone, including US-born workers.
"fewer immigrants = more jobs for Americans" was never how the labor market worked
"fewer immigrants = more jobs for Americans" was never how the labor market worked
The core economic pitch for Trump's mass deportations was "fewer immigrants means more jobs for Americans.
Unsurprisingly, that's just not happening
Instead of rising, prime-age employment rates for native-born Americans fell to the lowest levels in more than four years in data released today
Unsurprisingly, that's just not happening
Instead of rising, prime-age employment rates for native-born Americans fell to the lowest levels in more than four years in data released today
August 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
study after study on immigration enforcement finds deportations, arrests, and detentions cut employment for everyone, including US-born workers.
"fewer immigrants = more jobs for Americans" was never how the labor market worked
"fewer immigrants = more jobs for Americans" was never how the labor market worked
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I wish just one NATO leader (or all of them) would say, "This is unacceptable. The US president has lost his mind. America come get your boy. He's broken and needs to be under a doctor's care back home." I wish someone would tell the damn truth about what's happening.
July 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I wish just one NATO leader (or all of them) would say, "This is unacceptable. The US president has lost his mind. America come get your boy. He's broken and needs to be under a doctor's care back home." I wish someone would tell the damn truth about what's happening.
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If the Reflecting Pool water gets any nastier, RFK Jr. will start bottling it and forcing it to be served to children with all school lunches.
June 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
If the Reflecting Pool water gets any nastier, RFK Jr. will start bottling it and forcing it to be served to children with all school lunches.
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Q: They are being allowed to sell oil without making concrete nuclear commitments. How is that not lopsided?
JD VANCE: They've made very concrete nuclear commitments. They have committed to the destruction of their highly enriched stockpile.
JD VANCE: They've made very concrete nuclear commitments. They have committed to the destruction of their highly enriched stockpile.
June 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Q: They are being allowed to sell oil without making concrete nuclear commitments. How is that not lopsided?
JD VANCE: They've made very concrete nuclear commitments. They have committed to the destruction of their highly enriched stockpile.
JD VANCE: They've made very concrete nuclear commitments. They have committed to the destruction of their highly enriched stockpile.
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Q: What's stopping Iran from down the road rebuilding and restarting their nuclear program?
JD VANCE: First of all, they would have to get a lot of money in order to rebuild their nuclear program
(The MOU gives Iran a lot of money!)
JD VANCE: First of all, they would have to get a lot of money in order to rebuild their nuclear program
(The MOU gives Iran a lot of money!)
June 18, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Q: What's stopping Iran from down the road rebuilding and restarting their nuclear program?
JD VANCE: First of all, they would have to get a lot of money in order to rebuild their nuclear program
(The MOU gives Iran a lot of money!)
JD VANCE: First of all, they would have to get a lot of money in order to rebuild their nuclear program
(The MOU gives Iran a lot of money!)
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Q: President Trump said yesterday he was gonna blame you if the talks with Iran go sideways. Are you worried he's gonna make you the fallguy?
JD VANCE: No, not at all. I think the president was joking
JD VANCE: No, not at all. I think the president was joking
June 18, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Q: President Trump said yesterday he was gonna blame you if the talks with Iran go sideways. Are you worried he's gonna make you the fallguy?
JD VANCE: No, not at all. I think the president was joking
JD VANCE: No, not at all. I think the president was joking
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None of this makes any sense, except as desperate rationalizations from a man who cannot face facts and admit defeat. On the most important questions of war and peace, the president of the United States seems to be losing his grip on reality itself.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump Does Not Understand the War He Lost
The president’s comments at the G7 summit revealed that he doesn’t understand the war he started—or the words that come out of his own mouth.
www.theatlantic.com
June 17, 2026 at 1:03 AM
None of this makes any sense, except as desperate rationalizations from a man who cannot face facts and admit defeat. On the most important questions of war and peace, the president of the United States seems to be losing his grip on reality itself.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...