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Charles Bergquist

@cbquist.bsky.social

Director and senior producer at Science Friday, a public radio science program. Ask your doctor if SciFri might be right for you. Restrictions apply.

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Huzzah! Congratulations to you both

02.02.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If we Get The Gang Together Again (possibly through the use of an extended montage) can we put on a show and keep them from shutting the Kennedy Center

02.02.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brainstorming titles for the Melania sequel

Melania 2: Be Bester
Melania 2: Revenge of Ivana
Melania 2: Over 1000 Sold
...

30.01.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Would also help clear out tear gas, dual purpose

28.01.2026 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just noticed BBC style is apparently 'border tsar' rather than 'border czar' and I am struggling

27.01.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

<in the MN logistics chat>

Ok, so they are sending Homan. We need agents to send us thousands of Cava bags to bait traps

27.01.2026 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tbh, usually when this question really strikes me is when I'm hiking and encounter some sort of plant or moss or lichen. And it can be really hard to predict if those are going to be soft or crunchy or spiky

26.01.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brb, pitching a series of videos similar to 'will it blend' but just answering the question of 'is (thing or creature) soft?'

26.01.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Also it has been very jarring the past few days when the entire feed is 'secret police killing civilians, beware' to have a breezy 'What's up?' at the top of the screen

26.01.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

They barely escaped without having their hair dyed blue, it was horrific

25.01.2026 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please please please let them add this to the show-closing montage of people playing skeeball and stuff

25.01.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.

25.01.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.

25.01.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quaff martini potion

25.01.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amulets Are Forever

25.01.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Again, your Uncle Steve is not essential response personnel (well, unless he is) and we do not need his first hand perspective on road conditions

25.01.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks but I want the reposts, just not 10-12 instances of that repost from different people

24.01.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Blue sky elders: is there a magical feed setting that will allow me to see reposts from people I follow, but only for the first N times it's reposted?

I want to see reposts because it's a way to find new folks to follow. But when 10 people I follow all decide to repost the same thing....

24.01.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In advance of The Winter Weather, your occasional reminder that no, you do not in fact have a responsibility to go drive around 'to see how bad it is out there'

This even applies to people owning big honkin' trucks and SUVs

24.01.2026 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Time to share other Important Penguin Facts, such as:
--Penguins can poop every 8 minutes
--Penguins are capable of projecting their poop up to 4 feet away

23.01.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope no one discovers that financial outcomes have fallen short of break-even targets for pretty much every government department, that's kind of the point

23.01.2026 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I would like to represent those wasabi pea snacks please

23.01.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tales From The (Wholesome) Crypt

23.01.2026 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They tell you to 'look for the helpers' but sometimes the helpers need to be helping to burn it all down

22.01.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A mermaid wielding ninja stars?

21.01.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out the nation is not going to the right place

20.01.2026 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Wait, Grandpa, but WHY was everyone at war?

"Well it all started when one guy didn't get a trophy for being the most peaceful guy ever. And things escalated."

20.01.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A reading from the Book of Larson, according to Thag:

Lo, and the herd shall be great in number, and among them will rise a cow, and the cow will use tools

And the human shall push when the sign sayth pull, in the town of Midvale

19.01.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Huge, if true

19.01.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And the fish chowder. Definitely get the fish chowder, of whatever random leftover fish or seafood they had lying around, in a spicy clear broth with chunks of tomato and the little bag.of oyster crackers to drop in.

It burned down maybe 20 years ago and I still miss it when I drive by its lot

19.01.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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