MatthewDonald1014

Mathematician, Quantum Theorist, Philosophical Idealist, Developer of a Many-Minds Interpretation of Quantum Theory.

[Threcy Jo Lawrence @ThrecyLawrence]

I got into Harvard Law School with more thsn 90% scholarship - and it cannot be deferred. I have 25 days left, and I still cannot get an F-1 visa appointment.

This is my first ever tweet. I created my account today because I have run out of options. Please read and RT.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

New drilling in the North Sea isn't just a catastrophic signal of us stepping back from our climate commitments, it also runs against the geological reality of an almost depleted resource.

Our focus should be on cheap, clean fuel for the future - not propping up oil and gas.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

TINA SMITH: Researchers in MN recently made a breakthrough in childhood cancer in Black kids with a National Cancer Institute grant. But it seems to me that according to your proposed rule, this type of research wouldn't allowed because it's 'DEI.'

VOUGHT: We are against DEI policies. We have intended to rid of them whenever we possibly can ... the days of us funding CRT -- we're not doing that anymore.

[Johann Kurtz @JohannKurtz]

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[S★ @xxyllinn]

I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Wow! During Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing, Jeffrey Epstein survivor Dani Bensky just seemingly accused Todd Blanche and the Trump administration of intentionally releasing her personal information!

"I'm a teacher. In my school, if a student released a nude photo depicting a peer's sexual assault and abuse, they would almost certainly face expulsion. And yet, this is what our Department of Justice did to crime victims.

"Today, Todd Blanche has been at the helm of the release of nude images of survivors, the outing of Jane Does, and the exposure of more than 100 victims' identifying information and documents describing horrific acts of abuse, including my own.

"Instead of treating this release as its own violation and holding the man who led it accountable, you have a decision on whether you place him in the highest law enforcement position in this country.

"In December, before the document release, our attorneys submitted 350 victims' names to the Department of Justice as victims' names to be redacted prior to the release. In that first release, I found my name in two places.

"In that next release in January, my name appeared again. But this time, the redactions were so far worse. The files displayed not only my name, but my phone number, my former addresses, where I worked, and other identifying information.

"When my name appeared in the third file release, it became difficult to believe that this was not intentional."

[Geoffrey Lean @GeoffreyLean]

Climate and net zero denial gone mad. The Trump administration has removed over 1,600 pages on how to save energy, and so cut bills, from its Department of Energy website in the midst of its massive heatwave. Ideology before common sense, again.

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[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

A Simple Question! Who won the U.S 2020 election?
Don't worry, it's not a trick. There is no follow-up. A child could answer it. Billions of people across the planet could answer it. And yet Jay Clayton, former SEC chairman, sitting federal prosecutor, a man entrusted with the secrets of the American state, stared at Senator Ossoff this week like he'd been asked to solve cold fusion.

He knows the answer, of course. That's the delicious part. He simply isn't allowed to say it, because the one man whose approval he needs prefers a lie. So there he sat, one of America's finest legal minds, reciting "he was certified" with all the conviction of a hostage video.

And here is the trick, because it is a trick, and an old one. Psychologists have understood it since Festinger described cognitive dissonance in the 1950s: once you publicly say something you know is false, your mind starts working overtime to justify it, because the alternative is admitting what you've become.

The dissident Václav Havel wrote about the greengrocer who hangs a party slogan in his window, not because he believes it, but to signal obedience, and in that small act the regime acquires him.

The psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple made the same point about Soviet propaganda: it was never meant to persuade. It was meant to humiliate. A person forced to repeat an obvious lie loses the ability to resist anything, because their self-respect is already gone.

That is what Trump understands instinctively, the way every narcissist does. He doesn't need you to believe the lie. He needs you to repeat it while both of you know it's false. That's the moment of ownership. The lie isn't information, it's initiation. Shared complicity, the same glue that holds criminal gangs together. And as you've surely noticed, everyone around Trump repeats his lies.

Every cabinet member, every nominee, every senator in the front row. Not one of them believes it. That's precisely why they say it.

So think about that, the next time someone powerful asks you to say something you both know isn't true. It's never about the words. It's a loyalty test, and the fee is you.
Stay connected, follow Gandalv @Microinteracti1

[Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) 🪬 @DoctorVive]

The economic and social challenges of getting off fossil fuels are so real.

But it is absolutely necessary that we do it, and we do it now.

We are in danger.

Once the climate is broken, all the king's horses, and all the king's men, can never put it back together again.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Former Pardon Attorney: 2 days after Mr. Blanche was confirmed as Deputy Attorney General, he fired me from my position as a pardon attorney. I declined to rubber stamp a political favor for Trump's friend and it cost me my job. Blanche sent US Marshals to my home in an effort to prevent me from speaking with members of Congress.

[MatthewDonald1014 @MDonald1014]

RT @paulpowlesland: Except @EnvAgency has not prosecuted a single litterer on my river, even where it’s obvious who has done it (eg a house…

[🦬 Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky ♀🏳️‍🌈🌻 @RedBison]

We would need FIVE Earths if everyone lived like a USA resident. Yet I keep seeing American columnists telling Europeans they all need to buy Air Conditioners, they're backward and stupid for facing heatwaves without them … as power grids everywhere reach a breaking point.

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

Is this what it’s come to? That a nominee for one of the most important jobs in government can’t answer a simple question in a nomination hearing because he’s frightened the President will hear his answer?

It’s utterly pathetic that a man for who is seeking to become the Director of National Intelligence can’t answer the most basic of questions.

A man by the way, with no qualifications for the post other than what he is so ably demonstrating with his lamentable answer.

My thanks to Sen Mark Kelly for the excellent framing of the question.

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[Paul Powlesland @paulpowlesland]

Except @EnvAgency has not prosecuted a single litterer on my river, even where it’s obvious who has done it (eg a household dumping waste over their fence). The EA has also ignored serious waste crime: eg a landowner who dumped 10,000 tonnes of building waste into the river, & a huge illegal landfill site (bigger than Kidlington) beside the river near Epping, which they are planning to leave there to rot.

They decided instead that the best use of their resources was to investigate & threaten to prosecute me & other volunteers for removing rubbish from the river & give me a warning not to do it again. Can you call in the EA chief exec & demand that the concentrate their resources on stopping the serious waste crimes that the public clearly wants them to concentrate on rather than hassling local volunteers?

[Rod (Izzy) 🇺🇸🦅 @1zzyzyx1]

There’s nothing better than watching a Republican man wither like a dry flower in the sun when faced with a strong, confident woman. Here, Russell Vought is taken down by Representative Pressley. #DemsUnited

[The Hormuz Report @HormuzReport]

BREAKING: Iran sent a private message to JD Vance during Switzerland talks, warning that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were "abusing" negotiations — more interested in profiting from insider knowledge than reaching a deal, per Drop Site News.

Iran calculated $9 billion in profits from market manipulation by "individuals close to Trump" — and formally requested $4.5 billion of that sum be allocated to Iran through intermediaries. The Iranian official added: "The exchanged texts will ultimately become part of the historical record."

Iran also raised concerns that Kushner and Witkoff "talk almost every day to Netanyahu" and the Mossad chief — feeding Israeli intelligence with inside information from the negotiations.

The Trump administration denies the claims. Iran says the evidence will be made public. If confirmed, this is one of the most significant financial scandals in modern diplomacy.

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

WOW‼️ That was 🔥🔥🔥 an eloquent beat down
He became a SELLOUT‼️

[Acyn @Acyn]

Hochul on Data Centers: You have these big companies come in. One company at 50 megawatts—that’s the equivalent of powering 50,000 homes, just one company.

So I had to step back and say we need to pause here. We are the first in the nation to have a statewide moratorium on the issuance of permits to allow these projects to go forward.

What this is going to do is allow us to have a list for local communities. If you want them to come to your community, that is a community’s choice. But here’s a whole list of things you should be asking for.

I’m also demanding that if you come here, you have to provide your own power or pay a premium into our grid. You’re not going to make ratepayers pay more. You’re also going to contribute to a larger grid resiliency fund that I’m setting up with those proceeds because I need to reinforce and expand our entire grid.

Also, you should not be getting tax breaks. New Yorkers pay enough. They don’t think their hard-earned taxpayer dollars should be given to you so that you can avoid paying taxes yourself while the rest of us are paying our full freight.

If someone comes to New York, we want you to be successful, but others have to be successful as well. You’re not going to build your future while jeopardizing and sacrificing the future of others in a community—especially these smaller communities, where they seem to be preying on the locals and just forcing their way in the door.

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Most people assume caring about climate change makes them the odd one out. But that isn't true! And by keeping silent, we perpetuate that myth.

☀️ Good news: Inspired by the 89 Percent Project, 136 Japanese news outlets are teaming up to show people that the vast majority of the country wants stronger climate action.

🌡️ Not-so-good news: Recent heatwaves have buckled US highways, burst the concrete on part of Germany's Autobahn, and melted the asphalt around Leipzig's tram tracks - real life examples of how our infrastructure was built for yesterday's climate, not today's.

🏠 What you can do: As temperatures soar and wildfire smoke chokes the air, consider climate-proofing your home for a warming world.

Read more below - and share what you learn with someone else this week!

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