caidid
@caidid.bsky.social
Artist; writer; work: publishing, higher ed, theatre; volunteer w marine animals; curious about everything.
Children's Illustrated Clausewitz: helios.house/books/childrens-clausewitz
Lists: limulus.ghost.io
Is it OK if I bring my dog?
Children's Illustrated Clausewitz: helios.house/books/childrens-clausewitz
Lists: limulus.ghost.io
Is it OK if I bring my dog?
I have a book I could send the SecDef but it might be above his reading level...
February 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I have a book I could send the SecDef but it might be above his reading level...
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"you're gonna get in trouble for that"
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
February 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
"you're gonna get in trouble for that"
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
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“Our new Stephen video generator is an easy, user-friendly text-to-video model that can create clips up to two minutes long and will easily trick the commander-in-chief into believing Mexico has deployed nuclear weapons on the U.S. border,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI Introduces Premium Video Generator For White House Advisors Manipulating Trump
SAN FRANCISCO—Heralding what it called a “bold new age” in warping the mind of the nation’s elderly leader, OpenAI introduced a new premium video generator Thursday marketed toward White House advisor...
theonion.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
“Our new Stephen video generator is an easy, user-friendly text-to-video model that can create clips up to two minutes long and will easily trick the commander-in-chief into believing Mexico has deployed nuclear weapons on the U.S. border,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
The news we actually needed today: High-Level, Actionable Insights From Watching Doubles Luge For The First Time - defector.com/high-level-a...
High-Level, Actionable Insights From Watching Doubles Luge For The First Time | Defector
To the uninitiated, luge itself might seem a silly sport, given that the average person might guess it mostly consists of holding onto a sled real tight as it goes fast down the ice. Of course, this o...
defector.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The news we actually needed today: High-Level, Actionable Insights From Watching Doubles Luge For The First Time - defector.com/high-level-a...
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9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, 25 carts, and one very excellent BTS explainer
February 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, 25 carts, and one very excellent BTS explainer
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
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It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
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English speakers like "that was less political than I thought" lol they had ricky martin singing "dont do us like you did hawaii"
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM
English speakers like "that was less political than I thought" lol they had ricky martin singing "dont do us like you did hawaii"
Just taking a moment to consider that we need the files to be released to tell us what happened even though there are literally hundreds of actual human survivors who can and in many cases do tell us what happened. The misogyny of that. The level of cover given to these elite (mostly) men.
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Just taking a moment to consider that we need the files to be released to tell us what happened even though there are literally hundreds of actual human survivors who can and in many cases do tell us what happened. The misogyny of that. The level of cover given to these elite (mostly) men.
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Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness
MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Whoa, this factoid is kind of messing me up in that relentless march of time way.
Buddy, Kurt Cobain died closer to the Kennedy assassination than today
In other news, I just learned that WEEZER'S Blue Album came out 32 years ago.
Wow.
I am old.
Wow.
I am old.
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Whoa, this factoid is kind of messing me up in that relentless march of time way.
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OK, I can't quite believe this.
Sometimes you read a sci-fi story & think, "well, that was fun - but *obviously* there's zero truth in it!"
In "20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea" by Adam Roberts, a retelling of Verne's classic, there's a vast ocean *under* our seas.
Total nonsense?
Well...
1/
Sometimes you read a sci-fi story & think, "well, that was fun - but *obviously* there's zero truth in it!"
In "20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea" by Adam Roberts, a retelling of Verne's classic, there's a vast ocean *under* our seas.
Total nonsense?
Well...
1/
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
OK, I can't quite believe this.
Sometimes you read a sci-fi story & think, "well, that was fun - but *obviously* there's zero truth in it!"
In "20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea" by Adam Roberts, a retelling of Verne's classic, there's a vast ocean *under* our seas.
Total nonsense?
Well...
1/
Sometimes you read a sci-fi story & think, "well, that was fun - but *obviously* there's zero truth in it!"
In "20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea" by Adam Roberts, a retelling of Verne's classic, there's a vast ocean *under* our seas.
Total nonsense?
Well...
1/
I do miss mass market paperbacks. I like I nice book, but some things were meant to be read small and cheap. And they were so much more portable while costing half as much as your average ebook.
The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I do miss mass market paperbacks. I like I nice book, but some things were meant to be read small and cheap. And they were so much more portable while costing half as much as your average ebook.
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Some great suggestions here and also maybe Mads Mikkelsen, Michael B. Jordan, Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Ethan Hawke, Charli XCX, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Jenna Ortega, Alexander Skarsgard, Colman Domingo, Olivia Colman, Stephanie Hsu, Eugene Levy, Donald Glover, Tracee Ellis Ross, Hannah Waddingham.
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
It's time to play the music and usher in a new era of Muppet madness!
www.pajiba.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Some great suggestions here and also maybe Mads Mikkelsen, Michael B. Jordan, Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Ethan Hawke, Charli XCX, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Jenna Ortega, Alexander Skarsgard, Colman Domingo, Olivia Colman, Stephanie Hsu, Eugene Levy, Donald Glover, Tracee Ellis Ross, Hannah Waddingham.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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If people could really wrap their minds around what it actually means to be a billionaire, we'd have a much easier time explaining why they are so harmful and why legislating them out of existence is imperative.
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
If people could really wrap their minds around what it actually means to be a billionaire, we'd have a much easier time explaining why they are so harmful and why legislating them out of existence is imperative.
My Night With the Prostitute From Marseille by Beirut.
I was getting nowhere on my first Master's thesis and then that song was released on a benefit album and I ended up writing the whole paper listening to it on repeat.
I was getting nowhere on my first Master's thesis and then that song was released on a benefit album and I ended up writing the whole paper listening to it on repeat.
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 12:16 PM
My Night With the Prostitute From Marseille by Beirut.
I was getting nowhere on my first Master's thesis and then that song was released on a benefit album and I ended up writing the whole paper listening to it on repeat.
I was getting nowhere on my first Master's thesis and then that song was released on a benefit album and I ended up writing the whole paper listening to it on repeat.
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I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
lol What's the scientifically accurate race of a lady who hatched from an egg after a god turned into a swan and knocked up her mom? You know, the race a person of "integrity" would look to in casting that part?
Elon Musk Mad At Thought Of ‘The Odyssey’s Helen Of Troy Being Black, Says Christopher Nolan “Has Lost His Integrity”
As moviegoers await the Imax epic that is Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey', some are already ripping apart the film.
deadline.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:26 PM
lol What's the scientifically accurate race of a lady who hatched from an egg after a god turned into a swan and knocked up her mom? You know, the race a person of "integrity" would look to in casting that part?
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*holds up an angry loon that keeps stabbing me with its beak*
Tell me how many more weeks of ICE we have, wise oracle
Tell me how many more weeks of ICE we have, wise oracle
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
*holds up an angry loon that keeps stabbing me with its beak*
Tell me how many more weeks of ICE we have, wise oracle
Tell me how many more weeks of ICE we have, wise oracle
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in general it is very strange for anyone — even gutter racists — to imagine the mediterranean world as somehow looking like northern europe.
The woke scolds are trying to make this about racism. But Musk is right. It's about historical and scientific integrity. When the God of Thunder disguises himself as a swan to seduce and fuck a queen and the resulting baby hatches from an egg, *of course* the baby will be white. It's just science.
Elon Musk claims Christopher Nolan has lost ‘integrity’ over The Odyssey casting
Lupita Nyong’o is reportedly set to play Helen of Troy in Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of Homer’s epic poem
www.independent.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
in general it is very strange for anyone — even gutter racists — to imagine the mediterranean world as somehow looking like northern europe.
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If a university student group had celebrated Charlie Kirk being killed, complete with a graphic made from an actual picture of the killing, the whole lot of them would have been expelled before the ink on the digital story was dry.
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
If a university student group had celebrated Charlie Kirk being killed, complete with a graphic made from an actual picture of the killing, the whole lot of them would have been expelled before the ink on the digital story was dry.
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Put another way, we could get rid of corn ethanol, switch 30% of the freed-up farmland to solar to generate 100% of US electricity, and use the other 70% of the freed-up land for whatever we want.
February 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Put another way, we could get rid of corn ethanol, switch 30% of the freed-up farmland to solar to generate 100% of US electricity, and use the other 70% of the freed-up land for whatever we want.
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This Member of Congress finally got access to the Minneapolis detention center and her report is genuinely appalling. Please watch and share.
My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
Rep. Morrison details her oversight of the federal Whipple building
YouTube video by Rep. Kelly Morrison
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 12:47 AM
This Member of Congress finally got access to the Minneapolis detention center and her report is genuinely appalling. Please watch and share.