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troyminos.bsky.social
Scientist. Navy veteran. Living in the imaginary landscape of the 21st century. Find me in the Uncanny Valley.
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A mom and her little daughter were in the park, learning how to ride a tricycle. The kid fell off and started crying. Mom said, “You’re all right “ and the kid was instantly smiling and back to riding. Sometimes we just need someone to tell us we’re all okay.

The perfect infographic for all the Scrabble-loving chemists in your life! #NationalScrabbleDay #Scrabble #PeriodicTable #chemistry #ChemSky 🧪

If Trump wants to deport something, he can start by sending all these brown marmorated stink bugs back to China.

L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week. R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday. Putin’s stooge.

Can you inagine what it must be like for a serious public health scientist to have to work for this psycho?

Chemists of yore wanted to turn lead into gold. I didn't fall into that trap. No, not me. I wanted to turn gold into lead. Muahahaha! Unfortunately, my work was thwarted due to my inability to afford the starting material.

SCAM ALERT. This is a fake conference that ripped off my and other people’s names to trick people into registering. There is no such conference that I or the others shown were invited or agreed to. We are working to try to get this fraud taken down from the web. chemsymposia.com

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Happy National Pet Day! Pets generally are not allowed on U.S. Navy ships, but exceptions are made when an aircraft carrier changes homeports. The carrier may then be used as a giant ferry to transport the crew's cars, dependents, and pets. #NationalPetDay

Anachronym Challenge xkcd.com/3075

This FDA office enabled all of the first time generic drug approvals in the U.S. Their work helped substantially lower drug costs and increase competition during President Trump’s first term, including spearheading approval of the first generic EpiPen in 2018. This office has now been eliminated

Direction from the Pentagon: "Have a beer, get a tat, do some pushups, get one of those American flag hankies. Umm, durr. what were we talking about?"

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Yup. Great plan. All we need is money, shipyards, and skilled workers.

Anyone who thinks that DEI programs funded by HHS amount to $11 billion (BILLION!) must have a worm eating their brain.

Bring on the penguins! 😆

Proud that some organizations are recognizing that these times are not normal, and bold action and accountability are needed! Thank you @apha.org! @nursesforamerica.bsky.social

from today's post about Jailbird Pete Navarro's use of an imaginary playmate economist to sell his gonzo tariff theories to Donny Dumbfuck — thanks for reading! link to the whole ball of wax is here: bit.ly/4jogDl5 (longer excerpt in the alt text)

oh my god lmao. I was just walking Miga and a lady with a funny little dog was by our door ME: Oh! Hey little buddy! HER: Don’t be fooled by his looks! He’s bad! ME: *faux gasping* He’s BAD?? HER: He’s a bad boy! ME: But he’s wearing a sweater! HER: Bill Cosby wore a sweater!!!!

You would think that after 42 years of development, Microsoft would have figured out how to make this work.

As US federal funding cuts and layoffs drive some researchers out of the nation, institutions in other countries are pivoting to position themselves as a refuge for top scientific talent. cen.acs.org/careers/empl... #chemsky🧪 #phdsky #academicsky #STEM #phdchat #academicchatter

Fascists always need lawyers to achieve their perverted ends.

With Trump and RFK, Jr. in charge of our health care we can certainly double this number by banning fluoride in water. MAHA! Haha!

Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

[heaven] darwin: *looking down* angel: what’s going on? darwin: watch this

Last time he told you not "not to worry" half a million Americans died of Covid.

Boat derangement syndrome

MMR vaccine doesn’t just prevent measles, mumps, and rubella. It also prevents RFK Jr. from showing up at your child’s funeral to exploit your grief at your most vulnerable moment.