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Danzig is gonna be so mad you stole his bricks again.

who called it a birdwatching convention and not a wren fair

I sometimes find pol-sci takes on the Melian Dialogue odd because of how unmoored they can become from the very immediate context of it (not a swipe at @dburbach.bsky.social who is just describing takes!) Both the Athenians *and the Melians* are correct, and the Athenians are the 'bad guys.' 1/

I buy guitars, Krissy buys utility trailers. We are not the same.

newtypes are the wish fulfillment fantasy of being autistic but also able to tell when people are mad at you

The first time I saw the “idea landlords” line, I laughed like a hyena. The sheer WHAT?!

Jesus fucking Christ. Having been in the Humanities for the last 20 years what the fuck? The ONLY ONLY ONLY path forward is solidarity I sure as shit didn’t feel it from a lot of colleagues during the last generational assault on my disciplines but I fucking am going to demonstrate it

Folks see "copyright" and only think it means Disney and Warner Brothers, not authors and artists who rely on sales to pay their electrical bill.

Happy pride month I am nonbinary and I saw a very small morning dove today

Keep asking the questions. Don't let him get away with "we're not here to talk about all the damage I did in the government"

Sounds like a plan for me to get a sign and $500

#pride #trans S.T.A.R Remember our history

Finally, I get some representation.

The guy who owned my house before me combined a DIY attitude with a sense of whimsy that makes me want to scream. For example there’s a light switch in my basement laundry room a few inches below the ceiling that cuts power to the dishwasher in the kitchen above

there are people who would accuse this person making this statement of antisemitism, and I think we ought to suspect the motives and intentions of such people, but at the very least we ought not to listen to them

Some people's thought processes are legit mental illness and not a morality system. Scrubbing yourself with soap all day to eliminate filth till you bleed does not become rectitude when applied to the mind.

the big disconnect that happens here is between the correct message for D politicians (especially in red states), which is “you’re right, this isn’t who you are, you’re better than that, vote differently next time” and the actual truth, which is yes you did, fuck you

A whole mood

no. i believe i’ll be giving it up for MY wife instead.

Just saw a comedian say "If vaccines caused autism then America would have trains" and I almost spit out my drink.

Moving Beyond Nottoway Plantation/Resort and a World That Never Was open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

One of the highlights of yesterday's Expo visit was regular Fenris helper Salty Si showing me this cursed conversion of one of our Dhole larvae models.

Internet Roadtrip is my favorite thing on the internet right now—it’s basically Twitch Plays Google Street View. They started in Boston, spent several weeks on a quest to cross the Canadian border, and are now exploring New Brunswick. neal.fun/internet-roa...

START CARING ABOUT TRANS PEOPLE WHEN WE ARE ALIVE TOO

Interesting thing: Godel had an attempted proof of God that I wasn't familiar with. It goes like this: 1) Postulate existence of all possible worlds 2) If God can exist, he must exist in some possible world 3) Therefore God exists

Fireside this week, discussing the US system of officer training, with a focus on 'PME' (Professional Military Education) in the staff and war colleges. It's an important ecosystem for training America's military leaders, but not one the public thinks much about. acoup.blog/2025/05/30/f...

It is also delightfully air conditioned on a summer day. We ducked in just to cool down and found an entire awesome museum, shitcanning our afternoon plans to enjoy it instead.

Are you a PI of a federal grant cancelled by the Trump administration? Please share your info with the Democratic Staff of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, who launched this portal yesterday to track funding cancellations 🔭🧪 forms.office.com/pages/respon...