Matthew R Francis
@bowlerhatscience.org
Science writer, journalist, physicist, hat man, cat man, queer. Pfp by @makinaro.com . Signal: BowlerHatScience.51
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Not arguing with anything in this post and also now I feel compelled to write a novel entitled "The Nipples of Grimdark"
It’s a white guy who has never read anything in the genre absolutely outraged nobody comes up to the booth he set up in the corner of the book fair to sell his self published fantasy book “the nipples of grimdark” for 30 dollars per signed copy
December 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Not arguing with anything in this post and also now I feel compelled to write a novel entitled "The Nipples of Grimdark"
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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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The bloody ghost of my ancestor Lt. John Bacon, shot dead by a redcoat musket during the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19th, 1775, appeared at the side of my bed last night and said anyone can be American as long as they aren’t English
December 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The bloody ghost of my ancestor Lt. John Bacon, shot dead by a redcoat musket during the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19th, 1775, appeared at the side of my bed last night and said anyone can be American as long as they aren’t English
I haven't experienced it before today, but I have to say "Paw Patrol" is horrifying and obnoxious
December 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I haven't experienced it before today, but I have to say "Paw Patrol" is horrifying and obnoxious
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I like that they’re too chickenshit to say “whites only” bsky.app/profile/davi...
For those not following at home, “Heritage American” is a category of white supremacy covering people whose ancestors were white folks who were pioneers.
December 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I like that they’re too chickenshit to say “whites only” bsky.app/profile/davi...
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Moon’s haunted
At 61 years old, I had lost volume and wanted my younger body back quickly. Donor fat seemed like the best option.
I Got My BBL From a Cadaver
At 61 years old, I had lost volume and wanted my younger body back quickly. Donor fat seemed like the best option.
www.thecut.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Moon’s haunted
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The cybertruck lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, spinning its wheels trying to turn itself over, but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.
joining the "cybertruck owners only" group on fb is one of the best decisions i've ever made. every so often when i'm scrolling through fb getting pissed off, i get to see a little treat like this
December 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The cybertruck lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, spinning its wheels trying to turn itself over, but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.
we're decorating sugar cookies
December 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
we're decorating sugar cookies
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One of the worst things that we've done as a society is push the idea that all viewpoints are valid and up for debate. This is legit why so many people think those bullshit jubilee debates are a form of education and not just a way to socially manipulate people into being open to fascism.
December 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
One of the worst things that we've done as a society is push the idea that all viewpoints are valid and up for debate. This is legit why so many people think those bullshit jubilee debates are a form of education and not just a way to socially manipulate people into being open to fascism.
I've seriously thought about a low-budget Verruca Gnome cosplay, which comes down to baggy trousers, an old shirt, and gnome ears attached to my bowler hat to make me look like a malignant wing nut
I volunteer to play the Verruca Gnome
December 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I've seriously thought about a low-budget Verruca Gnome cosplay, which comes down to baggy trousers, an old shirt, and gnome ears attached to my bowler hat to make me look like a malignant wing nut
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American Micromobility™️
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
American Micromobility™️
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Fellas is it gay to have a dog bsky.app/profile/disa...
December 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Fellas is it gay to have a dog bsky.app/profile/disa...
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thrift stores as always are your friend
(not that I've ever been hip, but I *could* be hip-ish. Hip-esque.)
(not that I've ever been hip, but I *could* be hip-ish. Hip-esque.)
an easy way to understand this is that people make clothes cool and not the other way around. so our judgement of what looks "good" is often shaped by the cultural capital of various social groups. punks, skaters, hip hop heads, etc look stylish simply bc they are cool. thus money is not a barrier.
December 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
thrift stores as always are your friend
(not that I've ever been hip, but I *could* be hip-ish. Hip-esque.)
(not that I've ever been hip, but I *could* be hip-ish. Hip-esque.)
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The fact the Menswear Guy is actively dunking on the Bsky user base now instead of just cross-posting the threads where he does that to Twitter users should terrify all of us.
true. that's bc you've allowed your sense of style to be narrowly defined by fashion brands, instead of thinking about it in terms of cultural history. over the course of the 20th century, many groups have dressed well, even if they didn't conform to fashion trends or bourgeois respectability
December 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The fact the Menswear Guy is actively dunking on the Bsky user base now instead of just cross-posting the threads where he does that to Twitter users should terrify all of us.
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This is not specific to ICE JSYK. When my mother was evicted from our old family home, they helped themselves to our things too. And I hear of people who, when they are taken into police custody, have their personal possessions (ordinary, non-problematic items) lifted from them out of greed.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This is not specific to ICE JSYK. When my mother was evicted from our old family home, they helped themselves to our things too. And I hear of people who, when they are taken into police custody, have their personal possessions (ordinary, non-problematic items) lifted from them out of greed.
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If you own a computer it should be illegal for a company to not let you easily install your own software. This includes crap like tvs and refrigerators. Let me put Debian on my dishwasher.
December 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
If you own a computer it should be illegal for a company to not let you easily install your own software. This includes crap like tvs and refrigerators. Let me put Debian on my dishwasher.
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I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
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there are a bunch of accounts pushing this scam btw
December 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
there are a bunch of accounts pushing this scam btw
WSQRL
That is prime cat-TV. :)
December 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
WSQRL
I have a kobold* arriving today!
*my six-year-old, almost seven-year-old niece!
*my six-year-old, almost seven-year-old niece!
good morning people and kobolds and creatures who live in my phone
December 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I have a kobold* arriving today!
*my six-year-old, almost seven-year-old niece!
*my six-year-old, almost seven-year-old niece!
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It happened. It finally happened. One of the old cables I keep in a drawer today turned out to be one we urgently needed for something. TODAY IS MY DAY
a man in a black suit is sitting in a chair and pointing at something
ALT: a man in a black suit is sitting in a chair and pointing at something
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It happened. It finally happened. One of the old cables I keep in a drawer today turned out to be one we urgently needed for something. TODAY IS MY DAY
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GenAI allows these guys to do what they do when drunk and ganked up at office Christmas parties, at a mass scale.
We're *all* there cringing while they lean in and excitedly slur their messed up shit at us while we're uncomfortably unable to disengage.
We're *all* there cringing while they lean in and excitedly slur their messed up shit at us while we're uncomfortably unable to disengage.
December 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
GenAI allows these guys to do what they do when drunk and ganked up at office Christmas parties, at a mass scale.
We're *all* there cringing while they lean in and excitedly slur their messed up shit at us while we're uncomfortably unable to disengage.
We're *all* there cringing while they lean in and excitedly slur their messed up shit at us while we're uncomfortably unable to disengage.