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deanast.bsky.social
Secular Franciscan, follower of Jesus and St. Francis, physicist interested in operating principles of synthetic and biological molecular machines, and non-equilibrium chemistry, wine, hiking, travel, social justice.
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when one's followers are sufficiently stupid any lie, no matter how stupid, will work.

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The founders set us a test, and we failed.

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I like Pete Buttigieg more and more. A voice of reason.

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Please review your life choices if the news that medical care will be given to some group of people is viewed as a setback for you.

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Coolest pic of the day.....

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Every 4.4 out of 10 people approve of the job Trump is doing. I can't think of any way he could do a worse job and not render polls impossible and moot.

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April 24 is the National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man. It commemorates the Armenian Genocide, which took place 110 years ago. 1/2

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Wrong and cruel - the abbreviated Republican platform.

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There was just no way (other than the criminal convictions, sexual assault findings, espionage, insurrection, and election interference indictments, and fascist boasts) that we could have known he would be such a bad president, so we shouldn't blame MAGA.

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Her brother, Carl Friederich was the Pockels of the Pockels cell, a very rapid switching birefringence based device used to achieve very short high power LASER pulses, still used today in attempts to achieve magnetically confined fusion. They must have had interesting discussions over coffee.

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Never.

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It would be so much better if the immigrants who are being deported were to remain and the millionaires were to leave.

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The only reason I hope the brave Cardinal from the Holy Land is not elected pope is that he would then change his name and no longer would we be able to refer to Eminenza Pizzaballa.

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‘His time as pope has been a gift the world needed." #PopeFrancis www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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I love this!

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I remember with nostalgia a time when the list of 10 most dangerous criminals was distinct from the list of cabinet officers.

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But we should not appoint individuals to cabinet positions who abuse others, who are misogynists, who do not understand the seriousness of their responsibilities, and who are not men and women of integrity, irrespective of the cause of those moral failures.

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Can we mock the Republicans in congress that confirmed him as secretary of defense rather than quietly sending him to get the help he needs. Stupidity and delusional thoughts are also not choices but we still shouldn't have elected Trump.

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Stake Florentine?

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At present, our country is a ship at sea, and it is floundering. Our flags should all be flown, not at half mast but upside down. Someone, pleases Save Our Ship!

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WHO AGREES?! 🤚

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We're winning hooray ??!!??

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"Differences of color, religion, talent, place of birth or residence, and so many others, cannot be used to justify the privileges of some over the rights of all." #PopeFtancis #FratelliTutti

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I love that Hegseth is forcing out half the Pentagon leadership in a search for 'leakers' while he's also just texting war plans to random numbers.

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Finland just seems to get it right - education, housing. #TaxTheRich #ClassWar

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Sad, one cannot be for justice for some without being for justice for all. The great principle of American justice - that even guilty people deserve strong and competent legal counsel to assure that they receive due process - is being torn down brick by brick.

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They won't fire Hegseth unless and until Putin gives them permission to do so.

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Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"

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Donald Trump has full command of a second language - gibberish

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That was brought to you by Ronald Reagan.

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Stupid headlines "Questions about Hegseth's ability to run DoD". There are no questions anymore than there are questions about RFK's ability to run HHS or for that matter Trump's ability to run the executive branch. They have no ability to competently carry out their jobs and should be removed.

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The two men in the picture won't authorize his firing.

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Putin won't let him be fired, he is too big of an advantage for Russia.

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Putin won't let Trump fire him.

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Putin will probably step in and save Hegseth's job, he may not speak Russian but who better to assure that the Kremlin has the upper hand in any confrontation than Hegseth.

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The only people rooting for Hegseth to keep his job are to be found in the Kremlin and around Tianamen square.

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The only people rooting for Hegseth to keep his job are to be found in the Kremlin and around Tianamen square.

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we have been liberated from our money! Yay!(?)

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and we would all be healthier and would probably actually get to our destinations more quickcly.

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“Real innovation and building a sustainable society and future indeed starts at the bottom. It needs creativity and imagination, education, excellent basic research and the training of young scientists." Hear more from Nobel winner Ben Feringa👉 bit.ly/3EuOZny #WorldCreativityAndInnovationDay #WCID

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That this man used his last day on earth to call for a ceasefire and allowing access of humanitarian aid to Gaza is the biggest testament of his character. Respect and RIP, Jorge Mario Bergoglio. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/...

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Well said Deacon. Wholeheartedly concur.

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Bus drivers are in danger

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