Bob Bushman

Bob Bushman

@bobbushman.bsky.social

Data scientist, relaxed act utilitarian, hacker, artist.

62 Followers 16 Following 57 Posts Joined Dec 2024
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I'm sure this has been mentioned but, back in 2003, ABC's first choice for the late-night job was Jon Stewart.

But ABC felt Stewart was too "topical"/political, especially for the network of Roseanne and Home Improvement. So they went with Kimmel. And here we are. www.nytimes.com/2002/11/03/m...

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7 months ago
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E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm

At this point, we’re just a joke. But it’s not a very funny one. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...

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7 months ago
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It surely seems that way. CBS, what gives?

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7 months ago

Dem Party: We are spending $20M to figure out how to talk to male voters.

Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me.

Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!

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8 months ago
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Sounds about right to me!

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9 months ago
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9 months ago
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Slash healthcare and give the rich tax breaks🤪
Wonder if trump is using the Harper Manning playbook? The reform conservative coalition mastered making the rich richer and the middle class poorer way before trumps maga cult was a thing🖕
Most importantly they are mortgaging our children with the debt😢

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9 months ago

Maybe, just maybe, the reason the things the Trumpers say they're doing are contradictory and incoherent is because they're just saying those things to cover a different agenda.

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9 months ago
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4 things that shocked me in “Careless People” by Sarah Wynn-Williams.

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9 months ago
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Kristi Noem Demands Her Own $50 Million Jet For Her ICE Barbie Performance

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9 months ago
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Call your senators. This bill is heading to them next and they can stop it if the people speak out. (202) 224-3121

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This is a full out attack upon the working poor. Shameful. Wrong. Bad for our country.

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9 months ago
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Liberal Commentator Alarmingly Grilled By Customs Over His Views On Trump While Returning From France This doesn't bode well at all.

They're trying to make people fearful of speaking out.

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9 months ago
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The state of Georgia is using the body of a brain-dead woman as an incubator. Because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she died, and their abortion ban is from about 6 weeks, they are sustaining her on life support, without input from her family, until 32 weeks of gestation. A true dystopian nightmare.

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9 months ago
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When profits speak louder than principles, humanity pays the ultimate price.

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9 months ago
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As part of the red-carpet treatment, Saudi officials arranged for a fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit to accompany President Trump during his stay.

According to local reports, the unit was set up near the Saudi Royal Court.

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10 months ago
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Funny how THAT works... 🙄

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10 months ago
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Bribery in plain sight.

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Cloven Hooved Horned Satan sitting in a library reading books to kids   since we can't do drag storytime anymore....i thought we'd try something else
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10 months ago
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It's a fantastic book - download it - buy it - or just borrow it and read it. The Dust Bowl Triolgy are worth the effort.

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10 months ago
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Should be outlawed.

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Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊

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10 months ago
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 86%

Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 31%

Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.

As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

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It’s long past time for the working class to come together.

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10 months ago

And here it turns out the humans were being nice until the oligarchs realized it was costing them money.

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