Anguirus
@anguirus.bsky.social
Stay-at-home dad, former science teacher.
Obsessed fairly equally with #StarTrek, #StarWars, #Godzilla, and #Transformers.
He/him
All fascists go to Hell
Obsessed fairly equally with #StarTrek, #StarWars, #Godzilla, and #Transformers.
He/him
All fascists go to Hell
I guess I'm the only person who thought that one joke was very funny in its original context in "What We Do in the Shadows" but is getting pretty irritated by the realization that he's going to be seeing it once a year on a Sunday in February for the rest of his natural life
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I guess I'm the only person who thought that one joke was very funny in its original context in "What We Do in the Shadows" but is getting pretty irritated by the realization that he's going to be seeing it once a year on a Sunday in February for the rest of his natural life
well now I had to watch an obvious bad joke Super Bowl ad because people decided to act like it was actually reflective of the nature of a film that's releasing in three months and it was, obviously, a bad joke Super Bowl ad
good job, Content Farm Team, you clickbaited me
good job, Content Farm Team, you clickbaited me
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
well now I had to watch an obvious bad joke Super Bowl ad because people decided to act like it was actually reflective of the nature of a film that's releasing in three months and it was, obviously, a bad joke Super Bowl ad
good job, Content Farm Team, you clickbaited me
good job, Content Farm Team, you clickbaited me
as a lifelong fan of Star Trek and Star Wars, nothing is more bizarre to me than the common practice of Trek fans generalizing about Wars fans, and vice versa.
I personally guarantee you.
Both fandoms are predominantly full of wonderful, brilliant people.
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I personally guarantee you.
Both fandoms are predominantly full of wonderful, brilliant people.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
as a lifelong fan of Star Trek and Star Wars, nothing is more bizarre to me than the common practice of Trek fans generalizing about Wars fans, and vice versa.
I personally guarantee you.
Both fandoms are predominantly full of wonderful, brilliant people.
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I personally guarantee you.
Both fandoms are predominantly full of wonderful, brilliant people.
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This emerging excuse of "everyone but Epstein had sex only with girls who were 18+" is rather at odds with the accounts from victims of, you know, being given to men other than Epstein? You have to say they're all lying, not just that the emails don't explicitly talk about minors
Last week the far right started peddling a narrative that the outrage over Epstein is a moral panic. Today, like clockwork, a more polite version of that narrative appears in the Atlantic.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
This emerging excuse of "everyone but Epstein had sex only with girls who were 18+" is rather at odds with the accounts from victims of, you know, being given to men other than Epstein? You have to say they're all lying, not just that the emails don't explicitly talk about minors
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In America, you can quickly go from being recognized with a human rights award (with national figures and Congresspeople in attendance) to abduction and torture for the crime of being transgender.
February 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America, you can quickly go from being recognized with a human rights award (with national figures and Congresspeople in attendance) to abduction and torture for the crime of being transgender.
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When Ru tried a similar campaign in 2022-23, journalists were calling me non-stop, essentially to ask when Ukrainians would crack and demand their govt surrender to Ru. By now, the West has realized Ukr won't surrender and now our media doesn't cover the story as much, maybe because...
Death by cold: Russia is attempting to freeze millions of Ukrainian civilians #Ukraine
Death by cold: Russia is attempting to freeze millions of Ukrainian civilians
Russia is methodically bombing Ukraine's power and heating infrastructure amid arctic weather conditions in a bid to freeze millions of Ukrainian civilians and make much of the country unlivable, writes Kristina Hook.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
February 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
When Ru tried a similar campaign in 2022-23, journalists were calling me non-stop, essentially to ask when Ukrainians would crack and demand their govt surrender to Ru. By now, the West has realized Ukr won't surrender and now our media doesn't cover the story as much, maybe because...
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"I wouldn't buy green bananas if I were you" is going to live in my brain for years
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"I wouldn't buy green bananas if I were you" is going to live in my brain for years
NO
according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
NO
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My first grader (a US citizen) came home from school crying because a friend from class (also a US citizen) hasn’t been coming to school because his parents (one of whom is not a citizen) are afraid of ICE.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
My first grader (a US citizen) came home from school crying because a friend from class (also a US citizen) hasn’t been coming to school because his parents (one of whom is not a citizen) are afraid of ICE.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
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This👇🏽. And #MediaIsComplicit
To call it OTHER thn wht it is— “concentration camps”—serves to normalize it
There is another reality tht should be acknwldgd: tht the inhumane conditions in these concentration camps are not new
They are ones tht hve long been tolerated in U.S.’s incarceration systm😶
To call it OTHER thn wht it is— “concentration camps”—serves to normalize it
There is another reality tht should be acknwldgd: tht the inhumane conditions in these concentration camps are not new
They are ones tht hve long been tolerated in U.S.’s incarceration systm😶
Call it what it is, @nbcnews.com. Concentration camp.
Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
February 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
This👇🏽. And #MediaIsComplicit
To call it OTHER thn wht it is— “concentration camps”—serves to normalize it
There is another reality tht should be acknwldgd: tht the inhumane conditions in these concentration camps are not new
They are ones tht hve long been tolerated in U.S.’s incarceration systm😶
To call it OTHER thn wht it is— “concentration camps”—serves to normalize it
There is another reality tht should be acknwldgd: tht the inhumane conditions in these concentration camps are not new
They are ones tht hve long been tolerated in U.S.’s incarceration systm😶
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i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
February 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
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Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso Cuarón put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens “Children of Men”.
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso Cuarón put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens “Children of Men”.
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
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If there's ever been a time to NOT be incrementalist, this is it. The most political capital you're gonna have is right now. And we got Gestapo death squads in MSP and TB spreading through concentration camps in Texas. If you can't find a win there, get out of politics. The Epstein Class, baby
February 8, 2026 at 4:29 AM
If there's ever been a time to NOT be incrementalist, this is it. The most political capital you're gonna have is right now. And we got Gestapo death squads in MSP and TB spreading through concentration camps in Texas. If you can't find a win there, get out of politics. The Epstein Class, baby
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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The showrunner is reviewing your script. She points out a joke that she absolutely loves, but you didn’t come up with it; another writer pitched it. What do you? Here’s a quick #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread on when to credit others, when to take credit, and when to keep your mouth shut.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The showrunner is reviewing your script. She points out a joke that she absolutely loves, but you didn’t come up with it; another writer pitched it. What do you? Here’s a quick #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread on when to credit others, when to take credit, and when to keep your mouth shut.
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awright. let’s see what all this is about then
February 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
awright. let’s see what all this is about then
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Good lord this is hot
February 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Good lord this is hot
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Finally, someone who can be both your Dad AND your Mom.
February 7, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Finally, someone who can be both your Dad AND your Mom.
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has anyone seen a "ring cameras are spying on your neighbors at the behest of ICE, please disable yours" poster suitable for printing that is extremely concise and legible? i've seen some floating around that were like a wall of text and illustrations. is there a super simple one?
February 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
has anyone seen a "ring cameras are spying on your neighbors at the behest of ICE, please disable yours" poster suitable for printing that is extremely concise and legible? i've seen some floating around that were like a wall of text and illustrations. is there a super simple one?
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so many things in this world are bleak and depressing but my God when you think about HIV/AIDS research
I just want to cry
it was a death sentence for so long
people lost so much
whole generations of queer elders were lost
now we have basically a vaccine
I just want to cry
it was a death sentence for so long
people lost so much
whole generations of queer elders were lost
now we have basically a vaccine
February 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
so many things in this world are bleak and depressing but my God when you think about HIV/AIDS research
I just want to cry
it was a death sentence for so long
people lost so much
whole generations of queer elders were lost
now we have basically a vaccine
I just want to cry
it was a death sentence for so long
people lost so much
whole generations of queer elders were lost
now we have basically a vaccine
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Breaking MS NOW:
The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.
At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.
At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
Judge denies DHS bid to rush removal of Liam Ramos and his family
Kristen Stenvik, superintendent of the district where Liam goes to school, said the ruling provides both “additional time” and “continued uncertainty.”
www.ms.now
February 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Breaking MS NOW:
The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.
At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.
At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
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She invited clergy to meet with her and then told them not to talk to her about her own morality. 🤷
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
She invited clergy to meet with her and then told them not to talk to her about her own morality. 🤷
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I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.