Don Sheldon 🌱
@donsheldon.bsky.social
My family revitalizes abandoned homes, maintains them, and rents them fairly. I'm very proud of our work.
We also play games of all descriptions, especially on a table.
I like math and science most, but am interested in everything.
He/Him/His
We also play games of all descriptions, especially on a table.
I like math and science most, but am interested in everything.
He/Him/His
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Don Sheldon 🌱
@donsheldon.bsky.social
· Nov 9
They say posting your art is the best thing to do here when you first start. My art is a card game called The House of Wisdom. It's about the amazing discoveries of the Islamic Golden Age; things that you know about, but maybe don't know where they came from.
When I said I want the President to be more of a figurehead what I meant was I want Congress to be the primarily governing body and he handles the emergency stuff and international meetings. Not that he'd do whatever the Christofascists and Supernational CEOs whispering in his ear tell him.
December 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
When I said I want the President to be more of a figurehead what I meant was I want Congress to be the primarily governing body and he handles the emergency stuff and international meetings. Not that he'd do whatever the Christofascists and Supernational CEOs whispering in his ear tell him.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
The whole point of democracy is that people come together to do the hard things that are beneficial to all but can't be done alone.
Usually in spite of big business interest.
Which is why real democracies have universal healthcare, good public transit, and strong consumer & employee protections.
Usually in spite of big business interest.
Which is why real democracies have universal healthcare, good public transit, and strong consumer & employee protections.
December 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The whole point of democracy is that people come together to do the hard things that are beneficial to all but can't be done alone.
Usually in spite of big business interest.
Which is why real democracies have universal healthcare, good public transit, and strong consumer & employee protections.
Usually in spite of big business interest.
Which is why real democracies have universal healthcare, good public transit, and strong consumer & employee protections.
It's hard to think of a more corrupt and egregious abuse of the presidential pardon. This alone is worthy of impeachment. And then there's a thousand other things.
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
It's hard to think of a more corrupt and egregious abuse of the presidential pardon. This alone is worthy of impeachment. And then there's a thousand other things.
Someone's /humidifier/ in this neighborhood is straddling eight wifi channels, twice as many as your average home router. Why?
December 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Someone's /humidifier/ in this neighborhood is straddling eight wifi channels, twice as many as your average home router. Why?
Expect me to repost this often.
BREAKING: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena.
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
www.lawdork.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Expect me to repost this often.
Reposted by Don Sheldon 🌱
BREAKING: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena.
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
www.lawdork.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
BREAKING: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena.
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
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it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
December 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
🐟 wee fish
🐑 ewe
🐴 a mare
🪿🪿 egrets
🫎 moose
🐼 panda
🦛 hippo
🐐 gnu
🦌 deer
🐑 ewe
🐴 a mare
🪿🪿 egrets
🫎 moose
🐼 panda
🦛 hippo
🐐 gnu
🦌 deer
December 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🐟 wee fish
🐑 ewe
🐴 a mare
🪿🪿 egrets
🫎 moose
🐼 panda
🦛 hippo
🐐 gnu
🦌 deer
🐑 ewe
🐴 a mare
🪿🪿 egrets
🫎 moose
🐼 panda
🦛 hippo
🐐 gnu
🦌 deer
Yeah, sorry, that word means something else to me.
December 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Yeah, sorry, that word means something else to me.
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when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. n.pr/4pNYnVN
U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
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Trump went through all the trouble of releasing redacted Epstein Files then uploaded the files but used Acrobat to redact text making it highlightable and now the real files have leaked showing Trump was accused of raping a teenager who was found dead
December 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trump went through all the trouble of releasing redacted Epstein Files then uploaded the files but used Acrobat to redact text making it highlightable and now the real files have leaked showing Trump was accused of raping a teenager who was found dead
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Bill– "Bring it."
NEWS: Bill Clinton is demanding full transparency from the Trump DOJ on the Epstein files.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Bill– "Bring it."
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New story: How does Pittsburgh have 20,000 vacant homes — and a housing shortage?
I show you one block in the Knoxville neighborhood to tell you why. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...
I show you one block in the Knoxville neighborhood to tell you why. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...
How does Pittsburgh have 20,000 vacant homes — and a housing shortage?
One block in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood shows how a legacy of population decline and neglect has allowed homes to decay and neighbors to suffer.
www.publicsource.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New story: How does Pittsburgh have 20,000 vacant homes — and a housing shortage?
I show you one block in the Knoxville neighborhood to tell you why. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...
I show you one block in the Knoxville neighborhood to tell you why. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...
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tonight the government killed a story on cbs about the slave labor camp in a foreign country theyre illegally sending people to
December 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
tonight the government killed a story on cbs about the slave labor camp in a foreign country theyre illegally sending people to
"They built a machine that does your job so your family has to starve" has got to be the worst way to run a civilization.
December 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"They built a machine that does your job so your family has to starve" has got to be the worst way to run a civilization.
The only way you pull yourself up by your bootstraps is if they're wrapped around a rich man's neck.
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The only way you pull yourself up by your bootstraps is if they're wrapped around a rich man's neck.
This is astronomically and unequivocally evil. And wasteful. And stupid.
"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is astronomically and unequivocally evil. And wasteful. And stupid.
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Had the awesome (derogatory) experience of an unexpected medical bill from something last April coming in a few days before Christmas, so uh sales right now both help me AND add community copies!
For every direct sale of the World Wide Wrestling PDF, I add a free community copy to itch. So far we've added 487 since starting this last year.
I'd love to get that to 500 by years end! Regular sales add +1 community copy, tips and bundles add +2.
ndpdesign.itch.io/the-world-wi...
I'd love to get that to 500 by years end! Regular sales add +1 community copy, tips and bundles add +2.
ndpdesign.itch.io/the-world-wi...
December 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Had the awesome (derogatory) experience of an unexpected medical bill from something last April coming in a few days before Christmas, so uh sales right now both help me AND add community copies!
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A systematic literature review ~ identified 55 studies, of which 51 (93%) found that gender transition improves the overall well-being, while 4 (7%) report mixed or null findings.
No studies concluded that gender transition causes overall harm.
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-...
No studies concluded that gender transition causes overall harm.
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-...
What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being? | What We Know
Overview We conducted a systematic literature review of all peer-reviewed articles published in English between 1991 and June 2017 that assess the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being...
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu
December 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
A systematic literature review ~ identified 55 studies, of which 51 (93%) found that gender transition improves the overall well-being, while 4 (7%) report mixed or null findings.
No studies concluded that gender transition causes overall harm.
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-...
No studies concluded that gender transition causes overall harm.
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-...
YouTube has been able to aggressively and quickly incentivize an enormous ecosystem to show kids exactly what they want to see and I fear it's making them dangerously intellectually passive.
a cartoon of homer simpson holding a card
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson holding a card
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
YouTube has been able to aggressively and quickly incentivize an enormous ecosystem to show kids exactly what they want to see and I fear it's making them dangerously intellectually passive.
Literally rich and powerful people acting like being called out for bad behavior makes them the victim.
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Literally rich and powerful people acting like being called out for bad behavior makes them the victim.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
So I'm finally playing Jedi: Survivor two and a half years after it came out. My favorite improvement over the last installment is that it doesn't take a day and a half to reload when you die, so I can play it on a higher difficulty, which is fun sometimes, without fear.
December 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
So I'm finally playing Jedi: Survivor two and a half years after it came out. My favorite improvement over the last installment is that it doesn't take a day and a half to reload when you die, so I can play it on a higher difficulty, which is fun sometimes, without fear.