Sharon L. Schendel
@slschendel.bsky.social
Erstwhile full-time scientist.
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By raking in $2.2 billion last year, President Trump made the equivalent of a presidential salary about every two hours.
And he made the median American's annual income about every 10 minutes.
And he made the median American's annual income about every 10 minutes.
September 30, 2026 at 1:41 PM
By raking in $2.2 billion last year, President Trump made the equivalent of a presidential salary about every two hours.
And he made the median American's annual income about every 10 minutes.
And he made the median American's annual income about every 10 minutes.
Posted today by a classmate of mine. He went to West Point. 😞
September 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Posted today by a classmate of mine. He went to West Point. 😞
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Democratic socialism & communism aren’t the same. The real question: what responsibility does a democratic government have to the people vs. the wealthy elite it’s fueled for centuries?
linktr.ee/Race2bhuman?... serves a #CupOfJoe with key definitions.
linktr.ee/Race2bhuman?... serves a #CupOfJoe with key definitions.
August 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Democratic socialism & communism aren’t the same. The real question: what responsibility does a democratic government have to the people vs. the wealthy elite it’s fueled for centuries?
linktr.ee/Race2bhuman?... serves a #CupOfJoe with key definitions.
linktr.ee/Race2bhuman?... serves a #CupOfJoe with key definitions.
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🎥
How to survive a heatwave - make your home a cool zone (without air conditioning)
More detailed #video ▶️ youtu.be/mSSQmkH2XdM
What other tips do you have!?
PL RP🩷💚💙 Thank you!
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Klima #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #heatwave #heat
How to survive a heatwave - make your home a cool zone (without air conditioning)
More detailed #video ▶️ youtu.be/mSSQmkH2XdM
What other tips do you have!?
PL RP🩷💚💙 Thank you!
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Klima #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #heatwave #heat
July 29, 2026 at 12:22 PM
🎥
How to survive a heatwave - make your home a cool zone (without air conditioning)
More detailed #video ▶️ youtu.be/mSSQmkH2XdM
What other tips do you have!?
PL RP🩷💚💙 Thank you!
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Klima #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #heatwave #heat
How to survive a heatwave - make your home a cool zone (without air conditioning)
More detailed #video ▶️ youtu.be/mSSQmkH2XdM
What other tips do you have!?
PL RP🩷💚💙 Thank you!
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Klima #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #heatwave #heat
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"The document itself is an odd grab-bag of micromanaging grant processes, assertion of presidential power, and airing of cultural grievances... Its lack of coherence, however, will not prevent it from causing staggering damage to the US scientific system."
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arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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arstechnica.com/science/2026...
Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
arstechnica.com
May 31, 2026 at 2:16 AM
"The document itself is an odd grab-bag of micromanaging grant processes, assertion of presidential power, and airing of cultural grievances... Its lack of coherence, however, will not prevent it from causing staggering damage to the US scientific system."
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arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed throughout this commencement speech at the University of Arizona for his praise of AI. This comes just a week after another commencement speaker who mentioned AI was booed at a school in Florida.
Read more: www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...
Read more: www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...
May 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed throughout this commencement speech at the University of Arizona for his praise of AI. This comes just a week after another commencement speaker who mentioned AI was booed at a school in Florida.
Read more: www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...
Read more: www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 27 APRIL 2026
THESE HORRIFIC TIMES
THE DAMAGE TRUMP HAS DONE to our Country will TAKE YEARS TO UNDO
He fired ALL of the National Science Board & fired the head of AI Standards due to prior worked for Antropic
THE INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT of AI is GONE
SCARY & WRONG
DAY 27 APRIL 2026
THESE HORRIFIC TIMES
THE DAMAGE TRUMP HAS DONE to our Country will TAKE YEARS TO UNDO
He fired ALL of the National Science Board & fired the head of AI Standards due to prior worked for Antropic
THE INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT of AI is GONE
SCARY & WRONG
April 28, 2026 at 12:45 AM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 27 APRIL 2026
THESE HORRIFIC TIMES
THE DAMAGE TRUMP HAS DONE to our Country will TAKE YEARS TO UNDO
He fired ALL of the National Science Board & fired the head of AI Standards due to prior worked for Antropic
THE INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT of AI is GONE
SCARY & WRONG
DAY 27 APRIL 2026
THESE HORRIFIC TIMES
THE DAMAGE TRUMP HAS DONE to our Country will TAKE YEARS TO UNDO
He fired ALL of the National Science Board & fired the head of AI Standards due to prior worked for Antropic
THE INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT of AI is GONE
SCARY & WRONG
Bluebells in Indiana. #wildflowerhour
April 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Bluebells in Indiana. #wildflowerhour
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I'm not quite sure what to call this — a video essay, an explainer, an econ lesson, or something else.
It's my attempt to explain the economics of war — economic theories of how and why war occurs — and to use that framework to better understand our current moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=416b...
It's my attempt to explain the economics of war — economic theories of how and why war occurs — and to use that framework to better understand our current moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=416b...
Forecasts About War Are Usually Wrong—Here’s The Pattern, And Why You Should Worry | Justin Wolfers
What if the most reassuring line in politics—“this will be quick and controlled”—is actually the biggest warning sign?
War is brutally costly, so the economist’s puzzle is simple: if both sides know…
www.youtube.com
March 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I'm not quite sure what to call this — a video essay, an explainer, an econ lesson, or something else.
It's my attempt to explain the economics of war — economic theories of how and why war occurs — and to use that framework to better understand our current moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=416b...
It's my attempt to explain the economics of war — economic theories of how and why war occurs — and to use that framework to better understand our current moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=416b...
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"HS under Kennedy has made a habit of throwing good money after bad science."
That "good money" is our tax payer $$, thrown at unethical studies. He pushes ideology over evidence.
The cover of the most recent issue of The Lancet says it all.
🧪 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#ImpeachRFKJr
That "good money" is our tax payer $$, thrown at unethical studies. He pushes ideology over evidence.
The cover of the most recent issue of The Lancet says it all.
🧪 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#ImpeachRFKJr
March 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
"HS under Kennedy has made a habit of throwing good money after bad science."
That "good money" is our tax payer $$, thrown at unethical studies. He pushes ideology over evidence.
The cover of the most recent issue of The Lancet says it all.
🧪 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#ImpeachRFKJr
That "good money" is our tax payer $$, thrown at unethical studies. He pushes ideology over evidence.
The cover of the most recent issue of The Lancet says it all.
🧪 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#ImpeachRFKJr
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
I'm pleased that my quiz results tagged me as wanting the Wikipedia of the future will be geared for a "Data Driven Researcher" wikipedia25.org/en/which-wik...
25 years of Wikipedia
wikipedia25.org
February 1, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I'm pleased that my quiz results tagged me as wanting the Wikipedia of the future will be geared for a "Data Driven Researcher" wikipedia25.org/en/which-wik...
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Thank you @zangerliberia.bsky.social for reminding me of the late Alexei Navalny & let his words inspire us now !
As Our Citizens are being murdered, families being dragged from their homes, children separated, and journalists arrested. THE BRUTALITY OF ICE
"YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE UP"
As Our Citizens are being murdered, families being dragged from their homes, children separated, and journalists arrested. THE BRUTALITY OF ICE
"YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE UP"
January 31, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Thank you @zangerliberia.bsky.social for reminding me of the late Alexei Navalny & let his words inspire us now !
As Our Citizens are being murdered, families being dragged from their homes, children separated, and journalists arrested. THE BRUTALITY OF ICE
"YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE UP"
As Our Citizens are being murdered, families being dragged from their homes, children separated, and journalists arrested. THE BRUTALITY OF ICE
"YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE UP"
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
Operation Warp Speed was a scientific operation, not a military operation.
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Operation Warp Speed was a scientific operation, not a military operation.
Press and hold the e key on an iPhone to select an e with an accent aigu (e.g, Renée).
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Press and hold the e key on an iPhone to select an e with an accent aigu (e.g, Renée).
Typical middle-aged white dude (MAWD) behavior: claim all under seat area for your backpack and the empty seat for your stuff. Do not ask your seat mate if she wanted any of that space.
December 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Typical middle-aged white dude (MAWD) behavior: claim all under seat area for your backpack and the empty seat for your stuff. Do not ask your seat mate if she wanted any of that space.
Next year marks 50 years since I started a diary. I resist the temptation to switch from longhand to digital, especially now that my handwriting is so bad that it's its own form of encryption.
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Next year marks 50 years since I started a diary. I resist the temptation to switch from longhand to digital, especially now that my handwriting is so bad that it's its own form of encryption.
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