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Historian of science, modern Europe, and exploration. Currently working on “Scientific History,” a study of Buckle, Taine, and du Bois-Reymond. https://ucdenver.academia.edu/GabrielFinkelstein #histsci #histSTM

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Arcachon three years ago

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We will expose and shut down the Republican Bait and Switch.

submitted 19 days ago • 694 comments

Scary stats, but one way to overcome them: Call a friend just to say hello. They will smile. You will smile. Double bonus. Thank you amplifying @gabrielfinkelstein.bsky.social

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From @troykarnes.bsky.social

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Four years ago today I gave my daughter a Dymo

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Baking muffins, twelve years ago today

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Three years ago I lived here

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Three years ago I worked here

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In my city there is one cybertruck and one DIY parody of a cybertruck and the parody truck has become a local celebrity. Meanwhile, I always wish I had some rotten eggs to throw at the tesla whenever I see it.

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Make Air Traffic Control Private Again —Charles Lindbergh

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Since it's President's Day: My ex-wife worked as a receptionist for The Trump Organization in 1995–1996 back when I was finishing my dissertation. One day she came home and asked me, "Hey Gabriel, do you want to meet Putin?" I declined.

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Only apparently similar

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Take action today! ☎️ your Senators and your MOC today.

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The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.

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Three years ago today—a case of acute pediatric cheese psychosis

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Stages of "chronic delirium" suffered by degenerates, according to the psychiatrist Valentin Magnan (1890): 1. suspicion, disquiet, preoccupation 2. persecution mania and hallucinations 3. madness

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1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

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>5000 people lost their jobs yesterday, including over 1000 each at the CDC and NIH. The scientists and administrative staff who lost their jobs were using research to make people healthier and improve people’s lives 💔 www.science.org/content/arti...

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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

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"Trump and his friends aren’t just trying to undermine two of the 3 pillars of our constitutional government—Congress and courts—they're also going after the media... I hope every member of Congress understands you cannot have a functioning democracy without an independent press” @sanders.senate.gov

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Nazi submarine pen, Bordeaux, three years ago. The regime was destroyed but its monuments to destruction remain.

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Albert Camus on the 3 antidotes to the absurdity of life

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Arcachon three years ago

We will expose and shut down the Republican Bait and Switch.

Scary stats, but one way to overcome them: Call a friend just to say hello. They will smile. You will smile. Double bonus. Thank you amplifying @gabrielfinkelstein.bsky.social

From @troykarnes.bsky.social

Four years ago today I gave my daughter a Dymo

Baking muffins, twelve years ago today

Three years ago I lived here

Three years ago I worked here

In my city there is one cybertruck and one DIY parody of a cybertruck and the parody truck has become a local celebrity. Meanwhile, I always wish I had some rotten eggs to throw at the tesla whenever I see it.

Make Air Traffic Control Private Again —Charles Lindbergh

Since it's President's Day: My ex-wife worked as a receptionist for The Trump Organization in 1995–1996 back when I was finishing my dissertation. One day she came home and asked me, "Hey Gabriel, do you want to meet Putin?" I declined.

Only apparently similar

Take action today! ☎️ your Senators and your MOC today.

The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.

Three years ago today—a case of acute pediatric cheese psychosis

Stages of "chronic delirium" suffered by degenerates, according to the psychiatrist Valentin Magnan (1890): 1. suspicion, disquiet, preoccupation 2. persecution mania and hallucinations 3. madness

>5000 people lost their jobs yesterday, including over 1000 each at the CDC and NIH. The scientists and administrative staff who lost their jobs were using research to make people healthier and improve people’s lives 💔 www.science.org/content/arti...

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

Nazi submarine pen, Bordeaux, three years ago. The regime was destroyed but its monuments to destruction remain.

Albert Camus on the 3 antidotes to the absurdity of life

Exclusive scoop @statnews.com: Trump administration to fire 5,200 HHS employees this afternoon www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f...

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

Grandmother apartment, France

Wrong trail down

Saint-Émilion three years ago today

Current mood: my kid 11 years ago

1°F in the American suburb

Bordeaux three years ago

Eating at home in Bordeaux three years ago

Stego vibe