Einsteinium
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I live in NYC. I love reading. I cannot think of anything not snarky to add.
If you want localized excellent news that likely has nothing to do with you...here you go.
I saw the original post and thought, "No way this is gonna get taken" and then in swoops Jimmy of the CT State Museum of Natural History.
I saw the original post and thought, "No way this is gonna get taken" and then in swoops Jimmy of the CT State Museum of Natural History.
Yes we would love this for the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History! Just asked the director (Janine Caira) and she agreed. I can drive to pick it up
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
If you want localized excellent news that likely has nothing to do with you...here you go.
I saw the original post and thought, "No way this is gonna get taken" and then in swoops Jimmy of the CT State Museum of Natural History.
I saw the original post and thought, "No way this is gonna get taken" and then in swoops Jimmy of the CT State Museum of Natural History.
Of the 9 endodontists in a 10 mile radius my insurance says they cover, 2 don't take my insurance, 2 don't have openings before Feb, 2 won't pick up the phone, 2 have dozens of reviews saying Don't Go Here Ever. I am waiting to hear back from one.
In case you are wondering how my day is going.
In case you are wondering how my day is going.
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Of the 9 endodontists in a 10 mile radius my insurance says they cover, 2 don't take my insurance, 2 don't have openings before Feb, 2 won't pick up the phone, 2 have dozens of reviews saying Don't Go Here Ever. I am waiting to hear back from one.
In case you are wondering how my day is going.
In case you are wondering how my day is going.
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finding joy despite the world in 2025 is like this lol
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
finding joy despite the world in 2025 is like this lol
Incidentally, any voter registration completed through this DMV site must be done by TOMORROW, 10/24 to be effective for this year’s General Election. Voters may still use the Board of Elections’ Online Voter Registration Portal to register by the 10/25 deadline.
#NY #elections #NYC
#NY #elections #NYC
October 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Incidentally, any voter registration completed through this DMV site must be done by TOMORROW, 10/24 to be effective for this year’s General Election. Voters may still use the Board of Elections’ Online Voter Registration Portal to register by the 10/25 deadline.
#NY #elections #NYC
#NY #elections #NYC
I'm at the DMV to upgrade to a Real ID. Appreciate the picture taker who took one look at my picture, said "Ma'am!", and immediately offered to retake it.
I saw the first picture. It was not great. As the DMVer asked, "Had you ever seen the movie 'Smile'?"
I saw the first picture. It was not great. As the DMVer asked, "Had you ever seen the movie 'Smile'?"
October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I'm at the DMV to upgrade to a Real ID. Appreciate the picture taker who took one look at my picture, said "Ma'am!", and immediately offered to retake it.
I saw the first picture. It was not great. As the DMVer asked, "Had you ever seen the movie 'Smile'?"
I saw the first picture. It was not great. As the DMVer asked, "Had you ever seen the movie 'Smile'?"
If choosing between a guy who would be bad for the Jews and a guy who would be bad for Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Protestants, Catholics, atheists, and everyone else, I have to go with the guy that is bad for just the Jews. Note: You don't have to be antisemitic to be bad for the Jews.
October 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
If choosing between a guy who would be bad for the Jews and a guy who would be bad for Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Protestants, Catholics, atheists, and everyone else, I have to go with the guy that is bad for just the Jews. Note: You don't have to be antisemitic to be bad for the Jews.
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Join us for our Intro to CWNYC training, the first session of our two part training series, on October 14 at 7:30 pm! We will cover a brief history of mass incarceration & abolition, the NYC court system, why court watching is important and how you can get involved!
Register at bit.ly/introcwnyc
Register at bit.ly/introcwnyc
Intro to Court Watch NYC Virtual Training - Court Watch NYC
Welcome to CWNYC! This is the first in a two-part series of CWNYC trainings, and covers a brief history of mass incarceration & abolition, the NYC court system, why court watching is important and how...
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October 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Join us for our Intro to CWNYC training, the first session of our two part training series, on October 14 at 7:30 pm! We will cover a brief history of mass incarceration & abolition, the NYC court system, why court watching is important and how you can get involved!
Register at bit.ly/introcwnyc
Register at bit.ly/introcwnyc
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Everyone needs to know that Dolly Parton responded to a climate disaster in her community with a temporary universal basic income for everyone who lost their homes.
Here's a short documentary about it:
Here's a short documentary about it:
The Great Equalizer: What Dolly Parton & a Tennessee Wildfire Can Teach About Universal Basic Income
YouTube video by In The Mesh
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Everyone needs to know that Dolly Parton responded to a climate disaster in her community with a temporary universal basic income for everyone who lost their homes.
Here's a short documentary about it:
Here's a short documentary about it:
Proud of myself that I got it together enough to schedule a #COVID vaccination at Walgreens. Then I got there & discovered that I now need a prescription from my doctor even though I'm immunocompromised but it wouldn't have matters anyway because the government hasn't given them any of the shots.
September 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Proud of myself that I got it together enough to schedule a #COVID vaccination at Walgreens. Then I got there & discovered that I now need a prescription from my doctor even though I'm immunocompromised but it wouldn't have matters anyway because the government hasn't given them any of the shots.
I think this is in your neck of the woods @sbmost.bsky.social And by neck, I mean continent. Maybe a project for the whole family? #FunScience
have never clicked a headline so fast www.nature.com/articles/d41...
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I think this is in your neck of the woods @sbmost.bsky.social And by neck, I mean continent. Maybe a project for the whole family? #FunScience
It's not the most intriguing part of the story, but I think it's worth noting that the reporter tried to reject the bribe when she thought it was a literal bag of chips. (It turns out later that the bag had money inside of it.) #NYCPolitics
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It's not the most intriguing part of the story, but I think it's worth noting that the reporter tried to reject the bribe when she thought it was a literal bag of chips. (It turns out later that the bag had money inside of it.) #NYCPolitics
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August 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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100% did not know that German chocolate cake is a Texan confection named after German chocolate which itself is named after the man who created the type of chocolate used. He was English.
#TIL. Thanks @bcdreyer.social
#TIL. Thanks @bcdreyer.social
Everyone knows that German chocolate cake isn't German, right? We've covered this?
I suppose German's Chocolate Cake is both.
July 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
100% did not know that German chocolate cake is a Texan confection named after German chocolate which itself is named after the man who created the type of chocolate used. He was English.
#TIL. Thanks @bcdreyer.social
#TIL. Thanks @bcdreyer.social
I heard such great things about this #Superman that I saw it this weekend. Great flick. The time that worked for us best led to an "open caption" screen. Our best guess a to what that meant after seeing the movie was they only caption the most important lines. #DisabilityRights See next post.
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I heard such great things about this #Superman that I saw it this weekend. Great flick. The time that worked for us best led to an "open caption" screen. Our best guess a to what that meant after seeing the movie was they only caption the most important lines. #DisabilityRights See next post.
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…it occurs to me that we could start asking politicians that are openly Christian if they “oppose Christofacism and support Freedom of religion in the US”.
Don’t even need media people for this, we could just start asking at like town halls.
Don’t even need media people for this, we could just start asking at like town halls.
July 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
…it occurs to me that we could start asking politicians that are openly Christian if they “oppose Christofacism and support Freedom of religion in the US”.
Don’t even need media people for this, we could just start asking at like town halls.
Don’t even need media people for this, we could just start asking at like town halls.
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I hope everyone notices that Trump is trying to normalize the idea of arresting political opponents for no reason
(Trump attempted a coup in 2021 so miss me with the false equivalences)
(Trump attempted a coup in 2021 so miss me with the false equivalences)
July 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I hope everyone notices that Trump is trying to normalize the idea of arresting political opponents for no reason
(Trump attempted a coup in 2021 so miss me with the false equivalences)
(Trump attempted a coup in 2021 so miss me with the false equivalences)
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Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds
A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.
thenextweb.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
Is it my imagination or did Yoplait yogurt used to be an outlier because it was *only* 6 oz. 8oz was standard, right? That wasn't some dream I had?
July 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Is it my imagination or did Yoplait yogurt used to be an outlier because it was *only* 6 oz. 8oz was standard, right? That wasn't some dream I had?
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This is how we do it.
In solidarity.
In coalition.
With risk & with trust.
If you’re Jewish and scared, I see you. I do. But I trust in @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s coalition with @bradlander.bsky.social and in his experience as a Muslim in this city. He knows what it is to face discrimination +
In solidarity.
In coalition.
With risk & with trust.
If you’re Jewish and scared, I see you. I do. But I trust in @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s coalition with @bradlander.bsky.social and in his experience as a Muslim in this city. He knows what it is to face discrimination +
June 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This is how we do it.
In solidarity.
In coalition.
With risk & with trust.
If you’re Jewish and scared, I see you. I do. But I trust in @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s coalition with @bradlander.bsky.social and in his experience as a Muslim in this city. He knows what it is to face discrimination +
In solidarity.
In coalition.
With risk & with trust.
If you’re Jewish and scared, I see you. I do. But I trust in @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s coalition with @bradlander.bsky.social and in his experience as a Muslim in this city. He knows what it is to face discrimination +
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Choose your swimwear colors carefully, too.
June 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Choose your swimwear colors carefully, too.
Who are the people who think having roving gangs of armed, unidentified men makes this country safer?
Adrian Andrew Martinez, a U.S. citizen, tried to intervene as federal immigration agents questioned another man in a Walmart parking lot. ICE agents violently swarm him. Now missing.
By law, he has a right to an attorney.
This is how police states operate.
By law, he has a right to an attorney.
This is how police states operate.
June 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Who are the people who think having roving gangs of armed, unidentified men makes this country safer?
Getting out the vote in NYC.
June 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Getting out the vote in NYC.
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So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS.
Please read and share this thread.
Please read and share this thread.
May 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS.
Please read and share this thread.
Please read and share this thread.
For those who have trouble with it THIS is how you do alt text. #accessibility
May 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
For those who have trouble with it THIS is how you do alt text. #accessibility
This whole thread is worthwhile.
The best Memorial Day speech is only 271 words and wasn't delivered on Memorial Day, but on November 19, 1863. Read it carefully, it's the most important speech in American military history (and maybe all of American history).
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This whole thread is worthwhile.