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@merz.bsky.social

"There are no answers; only choices." – S. Lem I choose one [o] or two-cell [8] organisms and dissonant music. Professor of Biochemistry @ UW-Seattle. Any coincidence of my opinions with my employer's is coincidental.

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What changes outcomes is winning elections.

08.02.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure, there could be more inspiring leadership. I don't think it would change outcomes much or at all.

08.02.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As I said.

08.02.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Your both-sidesism is Putinist and a *huge* part of the problem.

going to block your useless self now.

08.02.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Blaming the executive branch for a decision by the judicial branch. My god, you're an idiot.

08.02.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait, people elected a GOP majority to congress and an open fascist β€”Β also GOP β€”Β to the presidency, and things got worse?

Amazing stuff.

08.02.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

God, people are dumb.

08.02.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*One* person, and a few friends who showed up. Fewer than a dozen people, total.

That does not make it any less of a prank.

08.02.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Goodbye, sealion.

08.02.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In fact that was *exactly* the reality for Republicans, when they were in the minority.

You are wishcasting.

08.02.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How do you imagine that Biden got a record number of federal judges confirmed? How do you imagine that he got the Build Back Better Act passed, both with razor-thin margins in the House and Senate?

08.02.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hook, line, sinker.

08.02.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A political prank and y'all fell for it.

08.02.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think there's a a vast of wishcasting/magical thinking on this website about what's achievable when a party controls neither the House or Senate.

08.02.2026 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One guy and a couple of his friends got y'all to amplify him for free and got international press coverage with a "march."

08.02.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Just incredible gullibility.

08.02.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We have a paper about to go out about multisubunit bacterial complexes, too :), but nothing on Wnt. You'll have to share your work as it develops! :) :) :).

08.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I stopped riding for a couple of years and am riding again, but it's more stressful for sure. Seattle has a bit more bike infrastructure than it used to, which in some places is helpful. It's patchy, though.

08.02.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect prank and y'all got pranked.

08.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

People doing exactly what you are doing here.

08.02.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Bluesky. You made it real.

08.02.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dems do not control the calendar in either the House or Senate. The House is barely even convening, because of that.

08.02.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dems can slow some things down, and have. Recall that the GOP did not stop Biden from appointing a record number of judges or passing the Build Back Better act β€”Β and that was when the Dems had the most threadbare of majorities.

08.02.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just amazing, how many people here can't count to 51.

08.02.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Cops simply stopped enforcing traffic laws, at all.

08.02.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Billionaires march draws attention, if not a crowd Media, detractors outnumber pro-billionaire marchers.

Would not have even been noticed by the media if idiots on Bsky had not taken it seriously. Not justa prank but a successful one that relied on people being doofuses.

08.02.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The gods do not care about us and RFK is a cosmic joke.

08.02.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently it was a typo from the outset. The backers had actually intended to type "free bleach."

08.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mike Lawler created the meme?

08.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(You won't, because you can't.)

08.02.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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