Nathan
@aliendog496.bsky.social
Minnesotan in the Emerald Triangle, far from the land of my people. Former data analyst, former pot farmer, current wreck.
I've had white in my hair and beard for decades, no big deal. But I just found my first white chest hair and this is just too much to deal with.
September 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I've had white in my hair and beard for decades, no big deal. But I just found my first white chest hair and this is just too much to deal with.
August 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is how I know anyone objecting to trans athletes isn't actually concerned about fairness of competition. No one is talking about trans-men. And there are plenty of cis-women athletes who could or should compete with men.
Top-level professional athletes are all biological freaks--they have larger lungs, their blood is better at carrying oxygen, their muscles are more efficient, whatever. I'll never be a professional cyclist, because my body will never be able to compete no matter how hard I train.
August 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This is how I know anyone objecting to trans athletes isn't actually concerned about fairness of competition. No one is talking about trans-men. And there are plenty of cis-women athletes who could or should compete with men.
Top-level professional athletes are all biological freaks--they have larger lungs, their blood is better at carrying oxygen, their muscles are more efficient, whatever. I'll never be a professional cyclist, because my body will never be able to compete no matter how hard I train.
August 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Top-level professional athletes are all biological freaks--they have larger lungs, their blood is better at carrying oxygen, their muscles are more efficient, whatever. I'll never be a professional cyclist, because my body will never be able to compete no matter how hard I train.
I first started playing DragonRealms (a high fantasy MUD) in its first year, 1996. Have played off and on in the intervening years, most recently about 4 or 5 years ago. Playing again on a free-to-play account and currently a level 5 paladin if anyone else out there plays or would like to start.
August 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I first started playing DragonRealms (a high fantasy MUD) in its first year, 1996. Have played off and on in the intervening years, most recently about 4 or 5 years ago. Playing again on a free-to-play account and currently a level 5 paladin if anyone else out there plays or would like to start.
Oh my God this fucking headline.
Removing the dam and erasing Lake Pillsbury will restore the Russian River *back to its natural state*. The water diversion is unnatural and has completely changed the Eel River for the worse. Sick of Mendocino and Sonoma thinking the water is theirs by right.
Removing the dam and erasing Lake Pillsbury will restore the Russian River *back to its natural state*. The water diversion is unnatural and has completely changed the Eel River for the worse. Sick of Mendocino and Sonoma thinking the water is theirs by right.
PG&E submits plan that will erase Lake Pillsbury and change the Russian River forever - MendoFever – Mendocino County News
The July 25 filing outlines dam removal timelines, restoration goals, and unavoidable economic and environmental impacts, as well as the proposed construction of a new diversion facility.
mendofever.com
August 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Oh my God this fucking headline.
Removing the dam and erasing Lake Pillsbury will restore the Russian River *back to its natural state*. The water diversion is unnatural and has completely changed the Eel River for the worse. Sick of Mendocino and Sonoma thinking the water is theirs by right.
Removing the dam and erasing Lake Pillsbury will restore the Russian River *back to its natural state*. The water diversion is unnatural and has completely changed the Eel River for the worse. Sick of Mendocino and Sonoma thinking the water is theirs by right.
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He didn't get to the moon but he got his crew home, and that was the more remarkable task.
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...
Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97
Lovell was also the first astronaut to go to space four times and part of the Apollo 8 crew, the first to launch on the Saturn V rocket and first to orbit the moon.
www.nbcnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
He didn't get to the moon but he got his crew home, and that was the more remarkable task.
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...
As a rule I don't bring a person's looks into an argument, but Kristi Noem always makes me think about getting a blowjob from a mannequin and I can't help it.
August 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
As a rule I don't bring a person's looks into an argument, but Kristi Noem always makes me think about getting a blowjob from a mannequin and I can't help it.
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It Didn’t Start with Trump: The Decades-Long Saga of How the GOP Went Crazy (from 2022)
It didn’t start with Trump: The decades-long saga of how the GOP went crazy
The modern Republican Party has always exploited and encouraged extremism.
www.motherjones.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It Didn’t Start with Trump: The Decades-Long Saga of How the GOP Went Crazy (from 2022)
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The fundamental aim of the American white supremacist movement since the 1980s has been to block sharing of any national resources with anyone and everyone who doesn’t adhere to the white supremacist ideal. MAGA has done more to accomplish this goal than any group or individual since Jim Crow
WASHINGTON (AP) - US Air Force says it will deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service.
August 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The fundamental aim of the American white supremacist movement since the 1980s has been to block sharing of any national resources with anyone and everyone who doesn’t adhere to the white supremacist ideal. MAGA has done more to accomplish this goal than any group or individual since Jim Crow
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At this point 50% of my FB feed is comprised of entirely made up shit like this. I'm a historian who studies politics and media, so it's easy for me to be a critical consumer of this schlock. But for the average consumer, this sort of social media is like putting a stick blender in one's brain.
None of this happened, none of these pictures are real, AI slop like this makes the world dumber and worse and the companies peddling it 24/7 are destroying civilization.
August 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
At this point 50% of my FB feed is comprised of entirely made up shit like this. I'm a historian who studies politics and media, so it's easy for me to be a critical consumer of this schlock. But for the average consumer, this sort of social media is like putting a stick blender in one's brain.
Pasteurization is one of those things like vaccines that most of society has forgotten how many people died before it was invented.
Hey, hey, RFK, how many kids did you sicken today?
Florida reports 21 cases of E.coli infections linked to raw milk
The Florida Department of Health said on Monday that there have been 21 cases of Campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk in the state, including six children under 10.
www.reuters.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Pasteurization is one of those things like vaccines that most of society has forgotten how many people died before it was invented.
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Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor statisti s. This is the end of being able to trust the data from the federal government on employment, GDP, or any other critical information. They will only want to produce information that pleases Trump, not the truth. This is how you get a failed state.
August 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor statisti s. This is the end of being able to trust the data from the federal government on employment, GDP, or any other critical information. They will only want to produce information that pleases Trump, not the truth. This is how you get a failed state.
Honestly, I could be doing better.
August 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Honestly, I could be doing better.
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Even if you did include all the shows mentioned below, the answer would still be The Twilight Zone.
Take away all the GOAT candidates: The Wire, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Lost.
What’s the best show outside of that group?
What’s the best show outside of that group?
August 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Even if you did include all the shows mentioned below, the answer would still be The Twilight Zone.
I actually have no idea where I'm going to go or how much, if any, money I'm going to have to get there. Starting to get a little worried about winding up homeless.
I got screwed when I bought this farm. The seller failed to disclose a whole bunch of shit that impacted my ability to operate legally, not to mention they represented themselves as a legitimate business when in fact they were selling everything black market. 🧵
July 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I actually have no idea where I'm going to go or how much, if any, money I'm going to have to get there. Starting to get a little worried about winding up homeless.
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Listening to someone else watch short videos on their phone is the most annoying thing in the universe, and I believe our society has not adequately grappled with this
July 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Listening to someone else watch short videos on their phone is the most annoying thing in the universe, and I believe our society has not adequately grappled with this
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Really missing when the internet was fun and not a nightmare. I know most people have seen these GI Joe PSA redubs but I'm gonna post a few of my favorites for the 6 people who haven't seen them yet.
July 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Really missing when the internet was fun and not a nightmare. I know most people have seen these GI Joe PSA redubs but I'm gonna post a few of my favorites for the 6 people who haven't seen them yet.
It's nice that the photo of the South Fork of the Eel River they used in this article was taken in the fall or spring. In the summer the Eel is nearly dry.
Saw this in a post from someone lamenting the economic impacts to the Sonoma vineyards due to not being able to irrigate.
To which I say, "Oh well."
Seriously, if your business depends on environmental devastation, your business sucks.
www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...
To which I say, "Oh well."
Seriously, if your business depends on environmental devastation, your business sucks.
www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...
Letting a Northern California river run free comes at a cost
A dam is coming down. And Northern California is tearing itself apart.
www.sfgate.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It's nice that the photo of the South Fork of the Eel River they used in this article was taken in the fall or spring. In the summer the Eel is nearly dry.
Saw this in a post from someone lamenting the economic impacts to the Sonoma vineyards due to not being able to irrigate.
To which I say, "Oh well."
Seriously, if your business depends on environmental devastation, your business sucks.
www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...
To which I say, "Oh well."
Seriously, if your business depends on environmental devastation, your business sucks.
www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...
Letting a Northern California river run free comes at a cost
A dam is coming down. And Northern California is tearing itself apart.
www.sfgate.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Saw this in a post from someone lamenting the economic impacts to the Sonoma vineyards due to not being able to irrigate.
To which I say, "Oh well."
Seriously, if your business depends on environmental devastation, your business sucks.
www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...
To which I say, "Oh well."
Seriously, if your business depends on environmental devastation, your business sucks.
www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...
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Yet *another* reminder that the Russian River isn't a mild-mannered creek. Wear a life jacket, people! Your "natural swimmer" ego isn't worth it. Stay safe out there.
East Bay man dies in Russian River, 3rd drowning this month; 1st responders urge use of life jackets
First responders in Sonoma County are sending out an urgent message of safety for everyone visiting the Russian River after three drownings this month. A man from the East Bay drowned over the weekend, authorities said.
abc7news.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Yet *another* reminder that the Russian River isn't a mild-mannered creek. Wear a life jacket, people! Your "natural swimmer" ego isn't worth it. Stay safe out there.
Oh my god...now I'm imagining if Tim Robbins character in High Fidelity came into the store singing "Oh she may get wooly, women do get wooly, because of all the stress..."
I just want to dress cool, work in a record store with an annoyed disposition and a searing RBF, while a cute guy busts through the door belting out “GOT-AH GOT-AH TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS”
July 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Oh my god...now I'm imagining if Tim Robbins character in High Fidelity came into the store singing "Oh she may get wooly, women do get wooly, because of all the stress..."
I got screwed when I bought this farm. The seller failed to disclose a whole bunch of shit that impacted my ability to operate legally, not to mention they represented themselves as a legitimate business when in fact they were selling everything black market. 🧵
July 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I got screwed when I bought this farm. The seller failed to disclose a whole bunch of shit that impacted my ability to operate legally, not to mention they represented themselves as a legitimate business when in fact they were selling everything black market. 🧵
Ugh...PP is blaming *me* because they sold one of their paintings for a song, because I wasn't there to support the negotiations.
July 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ugh...PP is blaming *me* because they sold one of their paintings for a song, because I wasn't there to support the negotiations.
And as I was just saying today, it's been that way in much of Europe for almost 1000 years!
Sigh.
Squicky people on the internet are at it again about the alleged old days of teen and tween brides, so this is my cue to bring out the graph showing that the median age for first marriage in the US has never been below 20 for the woman from 1890 to the present.
Squicky people on the internet are at it again about the alleged old days of teen and tween brides, so this is my cue to bring out the graph showing that the median age for first marriage in the US has never been below 20 for the woman from 1890 to the present.
July 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
And as I was just saying today, it's been that way in much of Europe for almost 1000 years!