David Epithet
@davidepithet.bsky.social
Semi-retired environmental engineer; avid reader; amateur naturalist, photographer, and musician; anti-plutocrat; oneironaut.
My observations on iNaturalist:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=scriv&verifiable=any
My observations on iNaturalist:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=scriv&verifiable=any
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David Epithet
@davidepithet.bsky.social
· Nov 15
By the way, here's my standard disclaimer. Some of you may know me by my work for a certain nonprofit. This account is my personal account and has nothing to do with that nonprofit, other than I am, obviously, me. Opinions expressed here are my own.
One squeeze of eyedrops bottle: nothing. Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze: one drop. Move to other eye. One squeeze: three drops.
Requesting refill: "Sorry, we can't refill your prescription for another 10 days!"
Requesting refill: "Sorry, we can't refill your prescription for another 10 days!"
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
One squeeze of eyedrops bottle: nothing. Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze: one drop. Move to other eye. One squeeze: three drops.
Requesting refill: "Sorry, we can't refill your prescription for another 10 days!"
Requesting refill: "Sorry, we can't refill your prescription for another 10 days!"
Relaxing in the hotel room
As the general anesthesia wears off
As the general anesthesia wears off
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Relaxing in the hotel room
As the general anesthesia wears off
As the general anesthesia wears off
Ahem. I think I speak for many of us here when I say,
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!
This concludes my statement. Thank you.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!
This concludes my statement. Thank you.
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ahem. I think I speak for many of us here when I say,
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!
This concludes my statement. Thank you.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!
This concludes my statement. Thank you.
If you can’t milk your cow two to three times a day, you should just turn it off.
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
If you can’t milk your cow two to three times a day, you should just turn it off.
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Leavitt, 2027: "The President has ALWAYS said it would be a ballpit!"
October 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Leavitt, 2027: "The President has ALWAYS said it would be a ballpit!"
Getting ready to go for a walk with a few hundred friends!
This morning's cactus bloom seems auspicious.
This morning's cactus bloom seems auspicious.
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Getting ready to go for a walk with a few hundred friends!
This morning's cactus bloom seems auspicious.
This morning's cactus bloom seems auspicious.
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The agency intends to establish a continuous surveillance program staffed by analysts who will examine online activity around the clock.
Records Show ICE is Building 24/7 Social Media Surveillance — Konsyse
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing a 24/7 social media monitoring system using contractors.
www.konsyse.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The agency intends to establish a continuous surveillance program staffed by analysts who will examine online activity around the clock.
My IG/Threads account was suspended for some unknown algorithmic bullshit reason. As part of the "appeal" process, the mechanism demanded that I submit a video of my face. I declined, and now I'm back here.
October 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My IG/Threads account was suspended for some unknown algorithmic bullshit reason. As part of the "appeal" process, the mechanism demanded that I submit a video of my face. I declined, and now I'm back here.
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22 years later he would be running our country with near-total impunity. 🇺🇸
July 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
22 years later he would be running our country with near-total impunity. 🇺🇸
What they say: bias
What they mean: inconvenient truth
What they mean: inconvenient truth
July 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What they say: bias
What they mean: inconvenient truth
What they mean: inconvenient truth
They actually did it. They defunded NPR.
July 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They actually did it. They defunded NPR.
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July 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Step up, Spotify.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
An AI-generated band got 1m plays on Spotify. Now music insiders say listeners should be warned
The Velvet Sundown released two albums before admitting their music, images and backstory were created by AI
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Step up, Spotify.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Watching that parade, he looks like he needs a diaper change
June 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Watching that parade, he looks like he needs a diaper change
June 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Good to know! The $100 million lawsuit filed by Enrique Tarrio and other pardoned Proud Boy Jan 6ers was filed by none other than Florida white nationalist lawyer Augustus Invictus, who frequently defends neo-Nazis.
Listen here for more:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Listen here for more:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Good to know! The $100 million lawsuit filed by Enrique Tarrio and other pardoned Proud Boy Jan 6ers was filed by none other than Florida white nationalist lawyer Augustus Invictus, who frequently defends neo-Nazis.
Listen here for more:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
1/
Listen here for more:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
1/
I just got off the phone with a friend in Las Vegas. He was walking past a protest on Wednesday night, and got swept up in a police blitz. Slammed against a bollard and cuffed. No Miranda, nothing. Thrown into a paddy wagon and hauled off. Finally released at 2 am this morning.
June 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I just got off the phone with a friend in Las Vegas. He was walking past a protest on Wednesday night, and got swept up in a police blitz. Slammed against a bollard and cuffed. No Miranda, nothing. Thrown into a paddy wagon and hauled off. Finally released at 2 am this morning.
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Tomorrow is the big day. Our goal: to show the power of the 3.5% rule right here in the U.S. Over 100,000 coalition members and their families will be attending events across the country to help as needed.
June 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Tomorrow is the big day. Our goal: to show the power of the 3.5% rule right here in the U.S. Over 100,000 coalition members and their families will be attending events across the country to help as needed.
He will violate any law in the name of Law & Order.
June 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
He will violate any law in the name of Law & Order.