Zach Meisel

Physicist in the foothills of Appalachia. Retweeting into the void.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

You heard the scientists - hang out with the boys and you can blast 15 cigs https://t.co/N88CzbDHBw

[Tyler Buchanan @Tylerjoelb]

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee

[Zach Meisel @potentialwell]

@padsley ~ 8 minutes

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

Because Senator Feinstein was absent, the Senate overturned a Biden rule that would cut pollution from heavy duty trucks and causes harm to people’s lungs. We are putting decorum over democracy and our values. It’s time for Senator Feinstein to step down gracefully.

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

President Yoon, a man of many talents.

[Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur]

Feinstein’s indefinite absence makes Joe Manchin the decisive vote again. This Republican-led measure just passed by a single vote.

[Zach Meisel @potentialwell]

@padsley finger on the pulse!

[Zach Meisel @potentialwell]

Ahem, @padsley

[Zach Meisel @potentialwell]

@conman2180 @bobpockrass I can understand that they have to pay the bills. I’m more annoyed with the “green flag racing coverage” that is actually mostly an ad along side a small in-car camera view. At least the “side-by-side” is transparent about being a commercial break.

[Catherine Rampell @crampell]

A law curbing access to guns would have required 60 votes in the Senate, not merely a simple majority. Perhaps one minimum requirement for running for president should be familiarity with the Byrd Rule. https://t.co/Hux5wUp2NH

[Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareem_carr]

Statistician here. This is a kind of statistical pseudoscience which is extremely common on social media.

[Zach Meisel @potentialwell]

@Astro_Wright A back of the envelope, and impressively compact, argument for the same ballpark result comes from a first principles case by Oppenheimer and Serber: https://t.co/KWM5JcHUw2

[Zach Meisel @potentialwell]

@Astro_Wright Haensel, Zdunik, and Douchin arrive at the result ~0.09 M_sol (typically quoted at 0.1 M_sol), where the exact result depends on the dense matter equation of state. Rotation complicates things further.

[Zach Meisel @potentialwell]

Still the same clown that lied about the entirety of his work history, including military service

[ProPublica @propublica]

For decades, Justice Clarence Thomas has secretly accepted luxury trips from a major Republican donor, newly obtained documents and interviews show.

The extent and frequency of these apparent gifts to Thomas has no known precedent in modern SCOTUS history... 🧵👇

[Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio]

Every year, @OHDems introduce a bill to raise the minimum wage. Every @ohiogop votes against it. Polls show Ohioans are in favor or raising the wage. When politicians won't act because of special-interest donations, the people must.