Dennis Geist

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

The key is setting oneself apart from the crowd. At a liberal arts school with every opportunity, perhaps this is a pub. As would simply doing well earning a BS if one had to work their way through college at a public university.

I believe but do not know that the PhD direct is overrepresented by students from the wealthiest liberal arts schools. Good for us. But every good PhD student I had (and I could not be prouder) and many of my role models did an M.S. first, because they were unsure on how they wanted to focus.

I think more important: it excludes folks who are completing an M.S. and contemplating a Ph.D. In my generation (the mentors of many millenials), that was the majority, especially for people who did not initially have a strong academic bent.

Great quote by @pkrugman.bsky.social today:
"there is no reward for appeasing MAGA with performative displays of cowardice."

Little known fact: Epstein provided his clients with Tylenol. As Deep Throat said: follow the over-the-counter medications.

I'm confused: Tylenol causes fascism, or is it that acetaminophen results from abuse of fake spray tans? It's hard to follow facts when they just make this stuff up.

Now I'm going to have to decrease my watching of abc and cbs from zero to negative but not sure how to do that.

Funny what cowards these jerks are when confronted. We all had classmates like them in grade school.

It took me 40 years to realize that sarcasm is not an effective pedagogy.

At what point will the resilience of the U.S. economy be overcome by these incompetent charlatans?

Ignore that I hung out with a dude who raped girls and look over there.

Cordierite?

A shout out to Anchorage! You showed up strong a beautiful reminder that support for Ukraine spans every corner of the world. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

That press conference reminded me of when I was in the sixth grade and gave a book report on a book I hadn't read.

It is time, people, to protect our forces with sandwich-proof body armor.

About to start our rocking CDF 65 house party! #darwinfoundation

In 2004, it took many, many days to produce detailed tsunami models after the devastating Sumatra earthquake. Last night? Slip models were being produced and shared within hours. That’s federally funded science in action.

I just hit "traditional" social media for the first time in months to see how the tsunami might be affecting friends who live near the Pacific. It is shocking to see how much AI generated #bullshit there is on there. And #foxnewsbullshit. What motivates these people??? Do they get a dopamine rush?

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

Great to see the eruption on our way to the airport in Reykjavik

Nice piece of work!

Just witnessed the best noble gas geochemistry talk I've ever seen @ritaparai.bsky.social
And certainly in the top 10 of any topic

I loved this poster!

You’re waaay more on top of things than I was

Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding A hydrologist explains how the region’s geography and geology can lead to heavy downpours and sudden, destructive floods.

Texas Hill Country is scenic – and deadly during storms. Its steep hills and fast-moving water make it one of the most dangerous places in the U.S. for flash floods.

A flood on July 4 killed at least 27 people.

A hydrologist explains why this keeps happening:
theconversation.com/why-texas-hi...

The best thing I did in similar circumstance: plant asparagus bed and fruit trees asap.