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@rsek.bsky.social

Proud but undistinguished graduate of Forest Hills High School (NYC). One time scientist; now defrocked professor. My reading pings and pongs among neuroscience, Tudor/Stuart/interregnum/Restoration history, and Carl Hiaasen.

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Ukrainian defenders have made powerful advances in Dnipropetrovsk oblast, liberating Danylivka and putting Yehorivka, Pryvillya and Zlahoda into the grey zone.

The russian fascist invaders now only control a small sliver of the region around Zaporiz'ke.

02.03.2026 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ukraine’s Defense Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has outlined the key priorities and current areas of focus for the Ministry:

β–ͺ️ Strengthening tactical and operational depth;
β–ͺ️ Scaling up drones and interceptors;
β–ͺ️ Protecting logistics and critical supply routes;
β–ͺ️ Strengthening and manning brigades;

02.03.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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Crow: "Friday night, Trump filmed this tough video where he talked about the cost of war & how hard it's gonna be & how we're gonna lose troops, then he literally went behind the curtain & hosted a million dollar a plate dinner & dance party at Mar-a-Lago. That tells you everything you need to know"

02.03.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5814    πŸ” 2115    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 103

Trump on service members getting killed in his war: β€œThat’s the way it is.”

Trump when his country called for him to serve: I have bone spurs.

Trump’s sons: We’re too busy making billions off daddy’s presidency in the Middle East to waste time as a sucker and loser.

01.03.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3598    πŸ” 1115    πŸ’¬ 173    πŸ“Œ 51

I heard that Senator Collins is expressing concern about these poll numbers (concern is her pathetic default word).

02.03.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s obscene to have this draft dodger whose children *never* served and whose father never served and whose grandfather was kicked out of Germany for dodging service, wheezing platitudes about the unnecessary deaths he caused to other people’s children who did serve their country.

01.03.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2343    πŸ” 692    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 25

In addition, British jets are in the air as part of coordinated defensive operations, which he said had β€œalready successfully intercepted Iranian strikes”.

01.03.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The thrill Trump gets from having people blow up & kill other people, and from watching other people fight at UFC, comes from deep insecurity rooted in his personal cowardice. It makes him feel tough. It makes him feel adequate. Things he has never been but always wanted to be.

01.03.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4727    πŸ” 1101    πŸ’¬ 309    πŸ“Œ 50
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Scouts Will Abandon D.E.I. Policies Under Agreement With Pentagon, Hegseth Says

Eagle Scout here. (Troop 6, Grayback Council, Southern Calif.)

No evidence I'm aware of that *any* Trumpβ€”or Vance, Hegseth, Rubio, Patel, Miller, Thune, M Johnson, S Miller, etcβ€”ever had any involvement whatsoever in Scouting.

Mind your own damn business.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

01.03.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 528    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 10

Did Trump ever hear of the Basij? Along with the IRGC, the 500 000 violent zealots in Basij will have a big say in What happens.

01.03.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Steven Miller is the Scouts? Sounds like an SNL skit: miller goes camping with his Troop.

01.03.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A PSA from Thomas Massie:

01.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 30181    πŸ” 8990    πŸ’¬ 622    πŸ“Œ 336
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

28.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 9082    πŸ” 3740    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 113
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New Reuters/Ipsos has it at 27%.

01.03.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves.
Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone.
That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins.
If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after.
Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds.

I support neither imperialism or dictatorship.

Sahar Delijani said it best:

01.03.2026 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9918    πŸ” 3517    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 55
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Ouch

01.03.2026 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Trump and the Windsor-Detroit Bridge
YouTube video by Tod Maffin Trump and the Windsor-Detroit Bridge

youtube.com/shorts/kgYBj...
#f'djt #GordieHoweBridge

01.03.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Picture taken during the Iran attack. He looks barely alive, and he also looks like a mix of Mrs. Doubtfire and Emperor Palpatine.

01.03.2026 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 7
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We broke it, so you have to fix it.

28.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm hearing reports that the elderly despotic leader is now afraid to reenter the capital and is attempting to establish a functioning government in a gilded palace located in a remote southern part of the country.

28.02.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2308    πŸ” 417    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 9
Facts and Figures | UC Irvine Explore key data about UC Irvine’s student enrollment and more

my employer is restricting my access to all 2FA systems until i re-watch videos abt "smishing" (SMS-phishing) & social engineering.

same videos every year. no "test out" option. how much $$ is wasted? $50/hr (avg across provosts, student workers) x 1 hr x 34k faculty/staff = $1.7M wasted annually.

28.02.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

A really demo. Clear as a bell.

28.02.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Widow Adelson is getting excellent RIO for her $200 million check to trump in 2024. Say what you will, trump does pay his debts.

28.02.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Now published in Perception (@pec-ipe.bsky.social)!

Schulz-Hildebrandt, H. (2026). When purple perceived only at fixation: A fixation- and distance-dependent color illusion. Perception, 0(0). doi.org/10.1177/0301...

28.02.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

One thing you can do right now: Cancel your Paramount and Warner Bros subscriptions and sign up for as many pro-democracy outlets as you are able.

You can start with Democracy Docket: bit.ly/4qmEiFz

28.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1221    πŸ” 313    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 6
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Yep...

28.02.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 380    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 5

'War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”

28.02.2026 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Anthropic/OpenAI/DoD thing made no sense at first. Now it makes perfect sense

28.02.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0