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stephenbartlett.bsky.social
Geologist. M.Sc. Student studying paleotsunamis and their effects on groundwater. Gardener. Father. Bisexual.
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submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

we’ve replaced all building inspectors with a generative AI model trained on millions of pages of government regulations. it says here that all new construction homes must be 60% corn

submitted 51 days ago • 18 comments

To everyone at The Atlantic, at the New York Times, at the BBC, I hope you're happy. I hope you love the world you've made. I will hate you until my last breath. You are beyond forgiveness. Scum of the earth.

submitted 59 days ago • 30 comments

Today is the 325th anniversary of the ~M9 1700 Cascadia megathrust earthquake + tsunami, the most recent major quake on the Pacific Northwest's subduction zone. An event that size could happen again any day. Video here shows how scientists figured out when it happened (9pm). youtu.be/A1R6B6_2KOk?...

submitted 61 days ago • 3 comments

The threat of ICE has tons of people on high alert, the result is claims of ICE seen without firm or specific info people can actually use — & sometimes, no ICE at all. It’s never “ICE spotted in Queens,” but “4 SUVs labeled DHS seen parked on 57th & 59th in Maspeth at 2:34pm.” Be specific!

submitted 62 days ago • 33 comments

Men will literally write The Road than just tell their sons they love them.

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

I know we’re just not gonna do anything about oil companies in response to all this but could we at least regulate the machine that drains reservoirs to make a picture of Jesus with extra fingers dunking on Lebron

submitted 77 days ago • 6 comments

I have always loved public libraries, but having young children has exponentially increased my gratitude and sense of indebtedness to them. Our local library is such a huge part of our lives. The books, the programming, the very intentionally curated kids’ section. It’s all such a gift.

submitted 91 days ago • 450 comments

it's crazy that peter weir sat down and said "im going to make the best movie of the 21st century" and then did it in 2003

submitted 101 days ago • 41 comments

Following up on some posts I was making: I truly believe that the way we teach the Civil War is the reason we were unequipped to handle January 6th and the fallout. Even among “liberal” takes on the war, we are too kind to Confederates. I do not have that problem.

submitted 112 days ago • 221 comments

every commenter on the internet who complains about bike lanes once saw a cyclist pedal through a red light and now uses it as justification for why they should be allowed to run over anyone else on the road

submitted 113 days ago • 84 comments

My current situation.

submitted 120 days ago • 183 comments

People are like "there are no right wingers on blue sky" and i don't get it there are plenty of liberals on here

submitted 124 days ago • 356 comments

“Daddy issues” but the issue is that my dad is an engineer

submitted 125 days ago • 75 comments

People are out here bragging about how many books they read this year and it's like hey, slow your roll, my 20 month old has read over 200 books.

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

Powerful Jim Jones energy

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments

how long before someone dies/becomes critically ill from eating toxic mushroom identified as edible by meta's genAI www.404media.co/ai-chatbot-a...

submitted 133 days ago • 1 comment

gays leaving twitter for bluesky reminds me of that scene from LoTR where the elves are exiting middle earth

submitted 137 days ago • 113 comments

Based on the information we have now, young white men were more likely to support Harris than any other age group. Man-O-Sphere garbage is clearly a problem but Gen X white dudes are more right-wing and far more likely to vote.

submitted 139 days ago • 281 comments

Casual reminder: Disabled People cannot flee the country. We are considered a "drain of resources" on other healthcare systems, so other countries will NOT issue us visas. The number of "Just flee" posts are increasing again, don't make me tap the goddamn sign. We stay, and we fight.

submitted 141 days ago • 64 comments

Anyone that wants to build a leftist movement in the US and doesn’t think that radical political education needs to be at the center of it should not be trusted. No more “it’s not my job to educate you.” We need to educate everyone. We need people to be angry that they are being robbed.

submitted 142 days ago • 68 comments

Reminder that Aaron Swartz was facing 35 years in prison and financial devastation for trying to programmatically download and open the contents of JSTOR, which led to him taking his own life. But OpenAI is going to scrape all of academia and make billions by plagiarizing it.

submitted 153 days ago • 28 comments

Fellow biologists: We must be active and vocal advocates for the support of the humanities & social sciences. Biology is enhanced by its inherent transdisciplinary connections, including understanding historical context, identifying modern-day applications/implications, & enabling future innovation.

submitted 158 days ago • 3 comments