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Dr. Chaos

@iamdrchaos.bsky.social

Retired engineer into nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Now doing woodworking, sea kayaking, and weight training. I know some very strong people. No DMs.

created October 18, 2024

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Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Unifying adversaries everywhere.

3/9/2025, 11:23:54 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

You should call your own National Guard to protect the state from a violation of Posse Comitatus.

2/9/2025, 11:40:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"Now, about this desk..."

2/9/2025, 1:44:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

In RFK's defense, he does have worms in his brain.

1/9/2025, 10:23:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"Is careless smoking only."

1/9/2025, 10:18:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

There are *lots* of examples of this in wildlife: bison in Yellowstone, wolves in Yellowstone, gophers on Mt. St. Helens...

31/8/2025, 8:31:58 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture π“₯𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲π“ͺ 𝓗π“ͺ𝓡𝓡 πŸ“Ž (@virginiahall32.bsky.social) reposted

Good night πŸŒ™ and….

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31/8/2025, 4:02:10 AM | 18524 2376 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Fact check: true.

31/8/2025, 12:04:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"This box is hermetic, right?"

31/8/2025, 12:01:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted

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30/8/2025, 11:10:16 PM | 4233 1039 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

The funny part is he knows it isn't true.

29/8/2025, 9:29:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Uhhhhhhhh... So, he accepts that he's guilty of felonies and is reinstated to the bar. Got it.

29/8/2025, 9:27:13 PM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Right: "Sit down and govern, while I, well, ..."

29/8/2025, 4:24:49 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

The Greenlanders I know would see through these moronic clowns and mock them ruthlessly.

27/8/2025, 12:54:50 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

To be fair, Il has the seventh highest state and local tax burden in the US.

26/8/2025, 1:00:09 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

And, just to be clear, despite his recent applaudable actions, Newsom isn't.

26/8/2025, 12:54:52 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

A good thing.

26/8/2025, 12:51:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

As a kayaker, I look at that and think, yeah I could get in and out of there.

25/8/2025, 9:08:06 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Numbcat9 (@numbcat9.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Yes. I should've posted this earlier, but any servicemember of any US service: Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard, Air National Guard can find a JAG to talk to about this right here: legalassistance.law.af.mil * it'll be a cold day before I recognize the Space Farce.

25/8/2025, 6:00:30 PM | 12 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

So courageous of you. Terrifying.

24/8/2025, 9:50:00 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social)

The Milky Way over Roque Island, Maine.

Milky Way over Roque Island Maine
23/8/2025, 3:01:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

True, but we must not replace one personality cult with another.

23/8/2025, 2:19:18 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

I gotcher oath right here ..

20/8/2025, 3:30:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Definitely.

19/8/2025, 11:08:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Amen.

19/8/2025, 11:07:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

🧐

17/8/2025, 10:12:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

15/8/2025, 10:22:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Soft shell or hard shell?

15/8/2025, 10:22:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Hey, now, this is the kind of talk that escalates things.

15/8/2025, 10:21:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Earning the big bucks.

15/8/2025, 10:17:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Also: better than Trump.

15/8/2025, 10:03:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Gross!

15/8/2025, 10:01:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Gee, let's see: did they (a) carry out a careful forensic analysis, or (b) wing it? I'm going with (b).

15/8/2025, 8:31:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Doesn't that indicate aggravation?

15/8/2025, 8:26:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "I think he should start with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Speaker Johnson's district that has 6x the per capita murder rate of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco. What about the carnage, Mr. President, in Shreveport? Why aren't you protecting the folks there? What bullshit."

15/8/2025, 1:50:32 AM | 23984 7919 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Exactly

13/8/2025, 9:35:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Of course, and investors. I was joke-quoting E.J. Antoni.

13/8/2025, 9:31:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"Who even cares about this stuff anyway?"

13/8/2025, 4:04:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Where the rules change with every language rev.

11/8/2025, 11:35:48 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Moose Peak Light, Mistake Island Maine, Tuesday.

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7/8/2025, 12:17:57 PM | 34 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm not convinced he knows how *anything* works. At Wharton he had a reputation as being dumb and lazy.

5/8/2025, 12:04:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Redact information about the victims.

2/8/2025, 10:13:37 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

I think it's thinking, "What's goin' on up there?!"

29/7/2025, 11:04:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

The crazy part is she thinks this makes her look good, rather than adding to the loooong list of things she obviously knows nothing about.

29/7/2025, 11:03:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Does Kennedy realize that words have meanings?

29/7/2025, 10:38:16 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Is careless smoking only.

29/7/2025, 10:25:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm guessing being shot to death while awaiting food aid is also not good?

29/7/2025, 5:45:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

The common thread here is THERE ARE NO FILES!!!!!!!

29/7/2025, 5:44:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Any country that aligns with Russia shouldn't have a seat at the table with respectable nations.

28/7/2025, 11:19:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Or, they could just stop attacking an innocent neighbor.

28/7/2025, 11:16:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted

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28/7/2025, 4:45:00 PM | 2050 507 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"Is glitch only." "When will you be back online?" "Is mere glitch." "So..." "Is glitch."

28/7/2025, 10:50:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Sure, Ghislaine.

28/7/2025, 10:01:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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28/7/2025, 8:43:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"But we ran right up to them! What do we do now?!"

28/7/2025, 8:40:16 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Also: black, white, and yes, no.

27/7/2025, 4:58:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"Oh, right, but after that one, no more! Absolutely not! This is it."

27/7/2025, 4:49:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Son of a bitch!

26/7/2025, 11:25:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

My dad sat next to him on a plane once. They talked about all kinds of things for the whole flight. My dad said he was a *great* guy.

25/7/2025, 1:50:28 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

No lies detected.

25/7/2025, 1:46:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Endorse.

21/7/2025, 5:41:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

For the record, eagles can't do that. They'd end up doing the swim of shame.

21/7/2025, 1:09:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh well...

21/7/2025, 1:06:35 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted

@raskin.house.gov: "The grand jury files relate ONLY to the prosecution of Epstein himself for what HE did and Maxwell for what SHE did, but it doesn't include the whole universe of other people that we're interested in... it's a complete distraction."

21/7/2025, 12:08:52 AM | 13370 4221 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Were her lips moving?

17/7/2025, 9:38:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

It's why we're where we are today, but presidential immunity might be worse.

17/7/2025, 1:35:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

I used to get stopped all the time for having shoulders.

17/7/2025, 1:31:58 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"That's OK, nobody takes Huckabee seriously."

16/7/2025, 5:42:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

At least he's true to his brand.

16/7/2025, 5:41:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

So, fiction.

14/7/2025, 12:04:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm totally convinced.

13/7/2025, 11:41:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Now he can go back to not working for a living.

13/7/2025, 11:35:56 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"For example, if they have a Hispanic surname, or talk with what we deem to be an accent, or just seem, well, not American."

13/7/2025, 6:13:45 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

He loves the uneducated.

13/7/2025, 6:05:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

I'd call it Alligator Auschwitz without a hint of irony.

13/7/2025, 12:10:52 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

I appreciate the "Down with this sort of thing" poster. Can be used for any occasion, really.

13/7/2025, 12:09:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

My favorite: "More gaslighting... I thought you were above this." Srsly dude?

12/7/2025, 11:15:51 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

What they're *not* hiding is that they're entirely complicit in everything Trump is doing.

12/7/2025, 11:07:15 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Also: he's expected to "work".

11/7/2025, 8:58:20 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

No lies detected.

10/7/2025, 4:34:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"There is no list. We never said there was a list, and that goes double for the one Pam Bondi said was on her desk. No list."

9/7/2025, 7:48:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Too credible. That could be a press release.

9/7/2025, 7:34:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

He should not do public safety.

8/7/2025, 12:13:59 AM | 14 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture MissMaryG.bsky.social (@missmarygri.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

'Brownie did a heckuva job once again.' Also, apnews.com/article/texa...

7/7/2025, 11:23:23 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Texas doesn't have hydrologists at the county level, but they do have them at the state level. I'm sure there are flash-flood models for the affected areas that would predict a disaster like this. I wonder if someone was screaming and nobody was listening.

8/7/2025, 12:08:18 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

You don't get to make rookie mistakes when your job affects public safety. It's gross negligence.

7/7/2025, 11:57:27 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

They're not very bright, are they?

7/7/2025, 11:53:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

It's jet fuel (poured on the economy and lit on fire).

7/7/2025, 8:44:16 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted

The people who lost children and other loved ones in the Texas floods are owed honest answers from officials. They should be told why flash flood warnings issued hours earlier were not conveyed to people in the path of the water. They don’t need more prayers from politicians. They need answers.

6/7/2025, 8:34:26 PM | 44354 9542 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

The white is common milkweed. The orange is butterfly milkweed.

7/7/2025, 4:09:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

"I'll bet, Pam!"

7/7/2025, 4:01:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

I think the media haven't noticed yet.

5/7/2025, 11:00:35 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

It's simply a symbolic act reflecting the truth on the ground.

5/7/2025, 6:13:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

I particularly liked the spitting out the food: "Don't really need this right now."

5/7/2025, 5:09:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

It would be much more efficient if it were Stephen Miller.

4/7/2025, 11:16:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture @healthcareicare (@healthcareicare.bsky.social) reposted

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4/7/2025, 9:06:12 PM | 27235 7531 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Please submit samples for evaluation. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.

4/7/2025, 10:50:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted

Tried to read about the Jan 6 terrorist who now works for the Justice Department but it was behind a pay wall. Everything wrong with the USA in one sentence.

3/7/2025, 10:53:11 PM | 10785 2154 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

He doesn't want to be out on worker's comp, and clearly does this all the time, so I'm gonna way he's good.

4/7/2025, 6:10:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Chaos (@iamdrchaos.bsky.social) reply parent

Man, *that* guy is an athlete!

4/7/2025, 6:05:46 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view