Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!)

Physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory (ATLAS@CERN, sPHENIX@RHIC, EPIC@EIC). Brooklyner/Vermonter, dad. All opinions my own. Music @entropybound.

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

Hot take on 2024 Physics Nobel: it's obviously important work, but it's a worrying development that "physics" is just a bit player in the story. I don't think "AI" showed up on anyone's physics shortlist in recent years, and it clearly surprised the winners. Hmm.

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

Happy 70th birthday to @CERN !!

[LHC Status @lhcstatus2]

Comments (14:40:26) Stop for CERN 70th anniversary
Access needed in Point 7
Next Physics fill with 2282b (with INDIVs)

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

@cydharrell @joshtpm It’s the GenX historical moment - about time!

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

@joshtpm is a famous political observer because he has the best eyes - and isn’t inclined to overlay his preferences on his observations.

[Josh Marshall @joshtpm]

The basic concept is simple. In an extraordinrary crisis the VP is the logical and expected person to take over from the President. That's literally what they're there for. The constitution obvs doesn't speak to the succession of a nomination. But the principle is deeply ...

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

A landmark of my Rush (ie Division) Street childhood, long lost to time - I don’t remember them being up past the 90s but what do I know?

[Michael McKean @MJMcKean]

Chicago: did we ever figure out who the fifth face is?

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

Narrator: unfortunately, the fog obscured the cliff just ahead.

[Republicans @Republicans]

PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE GOP HAVE THE MOMENTUM!

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

@Shteyngart VP cosplay. Typical of the JV squad.

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

Freaky (and yes it’s making the rounds!)

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

Before we celebrate the half full GA rally for the former pres, worth a moment to see this thread on shenanigans with the GA election board. I hope we can straighten out the press by then — we’ll need them.

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

@TheRickWilson I’m sure they think of this like Darth Vader light sabering Obi Wan Kenobi

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

Vance wrote the intro to Heritage pres Roberts’ book about burning down Washington. It’s going to be hard for the former president to wash his hands of Project 2025, esp when he’s covering himself in this sort of bullshit.

[Josh Kraushaar @JoshKraushaar]

NEW statement from Trump campaign leaders Susie Wiles & Chris LaCivita:

"President Trump’s campaign has been very clear for over a year that Project 2025 had nothing to do with the campaign, did not speak for the campaign, and should not be associated with the campaign or the President in any way.

Reports of Project 2025’s demise would be greatly welcomed and should serve as notice to anyone or any group trying to misrepresent their influence with President Trump and his campaign— it will not end well for you."

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

Very interesting but can we somehow invert this to get the moths out of my house, please?

[Jonathan Gorard @getjonwithit]

Moths are attracted to lights because of the same mathematics that underlies twistor theory and compactification in theoretical physics: projective geometry.

It all starts from a simple observation: translations are just rotations whose center is located "at infinity". (1/11)

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

Another thing of beauty. And a cute cat.

[Mark Greene @RemakingManhood]

4D chess level trolling

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

That’s just from his Wikipedia page. They seem to really want violence.

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

Roberts’ words and deeds are alarming: Book coming on 9/24 “originally titled Dawn's Early Light: Burning Down Washington to Save America and more recently titled Dawn's Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America.The volume includes a foreword by [candidate] J. D. Vance”

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump’s Project 2025 leader Kevin Roberts: “We are winning… In ways that the other side doesn't yet know… We’re not gonna tell you everything that's coming… [Get] ready to fight”

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

There we have it

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

I just want to personally thank @JDVance for knocking me out of the position of the worst Donald Trump hire. I didn’t think it would happen but here we are and I am grateful. 🙏

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

I was looking up “crushing it” and it pointed me to @KamalaHarris’s Wisconsin event. Just trying to help. #Harris2024ForTheWin

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Vice President Harris: We just had the best 24 hours of fundraising in campaign history. This will be a people-first presidency

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

My head is exploding.

[New York Daily News @NYDailyNews]

Kamala Harris claimed a stunning $231 million from small and big donors in the first 24 hours since she launched her presidential campaign.
https://t.co/k5VdOOAJ25

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

And @kamalaharris now has enough pledged delegates to become the nominee - that was crazy fast and was not in anyone’s bingo card Sunday morning. After the peculiar theatrics of the RNC, I am truly enjoying this no-drama DNC.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Breaking news: A majority of Democratic delegates have pledged to support Vice President Harris as the party’s next presidential nominee, signaling she is likely to secure the nomination next month.

Follow our live coverage: https://t.co/HO5fvPNVSY

[Peter Steinberg ([email protected]!) @steinber]

@GeorgeTakei I wish people would mention this is from 2019, but it boggles the mind how little has changed since then. And it sounds badass, so I won’t complain too much.