Shahnameh blacksmith
@desirepathtarjuman.bsky.social
Bike-mounted historian specializing in medieval & early modern Sino-Iranian contact and Persianate political & cultural history. YIMBY, NUMTOT, and caregiver for undemanding plants. Chicago mostly-southsider. He/him.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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A commendable Edmund Fitzgerald cover. (The sinking was 50 years ago today.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLU...
Punch Brothers cover Gordon Lightfoot "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" 3/3/22 Boston, MA
YouTube video by Less Than Face Productions
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A commendable Edmund Fitzgerald cover. (The sinking was 50 years ago today.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLU...
This is very cool. I would not have assumed, though it makes perfect sense, how much language he drew from the news article. This would make such a great lesson on primary sources and the different types of documentary evidence, historical memory, and the economic & labor history of the Great Lakes!
For the midnight crew on this #EdmundFitzgwtald50 anniversary, I have added more markups to the Newsweek article that gave Gordon Lightfoot his template for His "Wreck of" song lyrics.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is very cool. I would not have assumed, though it makes perfect sense, how much language he drew from the news article. This would make such a great lesson on primary sources and the different types of documentary evidence, historical memory, and the economic & labor history of the Great Lakes!
Gonna get real here for a minute.
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Gonna get real here for a minute.
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A woman ruined my workplace
By Haman
By Haman
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A woman ruined my workplace
By Haman
By Haman
❤️2 get forced friendly greetings at a store that doesn't promise not to racially discriminate against me if I worked there.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
❤️2 get forced friendly greetings at a store that doesn't promise not to racially discriminate against me if I worked there.
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sherman, for the love of god!
October 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
sherman, for the love of god!
Nobody's gonna read that wall of text foretelling our fate in the year 2025.
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Nobody's gonna read that wall of text foretelling our fate in the year 2025.
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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Today seems like a good day to remember Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958), whose pioneering work in X-Ray diffraction led to the discovery of the structure of DNA – but only after one of her photos was stolen and shown to the men who would later win a Nobel Prize for the discovery (without citing her).
Witness History - Rosalind Franklin: DNA pioneer - BBC Sounds
The scientist produced an X-ray photograph in 1952, that helped show the structure of DNA
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Today seems like a good day to remember Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958), whose pioneering work in X-Ray diffraction led to the discovery of the structure of DNA – but only after one of her photos was stolen and shown to the men who would later win a Nobel Prize for the discovery (without citing her).
Joliet is a lovely place for biking if you like hills.
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Joliet is a lovely place for biking if you like hills.
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Do you think vampires fly into mirrors the same way birds fly into windows because they can’t see their reflections?
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Do you think vampires fly into mirrors the same way birds fly into windows because they can’t see their reflections?
Yes and we shouldn't just be thinking about punishing the goons, but also restitution to people mistreated by this government. People deported like this should be given a ticket back to the US and a visa at a minimum.
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Yes and we shouldn't just be thinking about punishing the goons, but also restitution to people mistreated by this government. People deported like this should be given a ticket back to the US and a visa at a minimum.
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In this splendid photo from Valerio Minato three wonders were captured in a single shot:
- the Basilica of Superga, located near Turin (Italy)
- the Monviso, the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps
- the setting Moon, captured in a crescent phase
➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap23122...
🔭 🧪 #sciart
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- the Basilica of Superga, located near Turin (Italy)
- the Monviso, the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps
- the setting Moon, captured in a crescent phase
➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap23122...
🔭 🧪 #sciart
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November 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In this splendid photo from Valerio Minato three wonders were captured in a single shot:
- the Basilica of Superga, located near Turin (Italy)
- the Monviso, the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps
- the setting Moon, captured in a crescent phase
➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap23122...
🔭 🧪 #sciart
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- the Basilica of Superga, located near Turin (Italy)
- the Monviso, the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps
- the setting Moon, captured in a crescent phase
➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap23122...
🔭 🧪 #sciart
1/2
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Thrilled to have this piece by Omar Muhammed & @fancynahyan.bsky.social out now. I'll be using it tomorrow in a talk at UC-Merced on "Where Do Pandemics Come From? Using Black Death Narratives to Rethink the Origin of Pandemics." Or the question we really need to ask: when are pandemics? A quick 🧵.
Thanks to Kerra for this write up on the Plague maqama article. @uniofexeternews.bsky.social news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Myths about rapid spread of the Black Death influenced by single “literary tale”, experts show
Myths about how the Black Death travelled quickly across Asia, ravaging Silk Route communities, date back to a single fourteenth-century source, experts have found. Modern portrayals of the plague qui...
news.exeter.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thrilled to have this piece by Omar Muhammed & @fancynahyan.bsky.social out now. I'll be using it tomorrow in a talk at UC-Merced on "Where Do Pandemics Come From? Using Black Death Narratives to Rethink the Origin of Pandemics." Or the question we really need to ask: when are pandemics? A quick 🧵.
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I am the third most enthusiastic Ms Rachel fan in my household.
First, my toddler son.
Second, my dog, who found the Ms Rachel-shaped piece in my toddler’s wooden puzzle and ate her.
First, my toddler son.
Second, my dog, who found the Ms Rachel-shaped piece in my toddler’s wooden puzzle and ate her.
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I am the third most enthusiastic Ms Rachel fan in my household.
First, my toddler son.
Second, my dog, who found the Ms Rachel-shaped piece in my toddler’s wooden puzzle and ate her.
First, my toddler son.
Second, my dog, who found the Ms Rachel-shaped piece in my toddler’s wooden puzzle and ate her.
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make them answer for why they care more about checking a child’s underwear than whether you can afford your electric bill!
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
make them answer for why they care more about checking a child’s underwear than whether you can afford your electric bill!