Empire Nine
@empirenine.bsky.social
Amazing atheist, bad Buddhist.
Begrudgingly accepting, the stress of the Trump admin. is making me physically sick, and might for years 🤒 My immune system is already so lousy, it can't cope with all this extra stress. I miss boring governance, so much.
Begrudgingly accepting, the stress of the Trump admin. is making me physically sick, and might for years 🤒 My immune system is already so lousy, it can't cope with all this extra stress. I miss boring governance, so much.
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Empire Nine
@empirenine.bsky.social
· Aug 15
What's the point of being here if you never do anything but repost to your own (wall, timeline, skyline?) thing? Have original thoughts people! I really really want to hear them. Not just your comments, your own thoughts, what you thought was awful, interesting, fucking cool. Say some shit!
It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Friedrich Nietzsche
February 17, 2026 at 1:32 AM
It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Friedrich Nietzsche
"A 2023 Pew Research poll found that nearly 80% of adults favor maximum age limits for elected officials. The idea extends to public attitudes toward Supreme Court justices, with 74% of adults favoring a maximum age limit for the nation’s highest court."
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Democrats’ struggles could be partly because they’re just too old, says Obama
“There is an element of, at some point, you age out,” the former president said.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"A 2023 Pew Research poll found that nearly 80% of adults favor maximum age limits for elected officials. The idea extends to public attitudes toward Supreme Court justices, with 74% of adults favoring a maximum age limit for the nation’s highest court."
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
13.95% of the answers were correct. Using binomial distribution there was a 6.12% chance that of the same or fewer correct answers from randomly guessing. 5% is often considered random
Audiophiles can't tell the difference between audio via copper wire, a banana, or mud share.google/6gTaWqDuvjus...
Audiophiles can't tell the difference between audio via copper wire, a banana, or mud share.google/6gTaWqDuvjus...
In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the exper...
Who knew listening to a banana sounded so good?
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February 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
13.95% of the answers were correct. Using binomial distribution there was a 6.12% chance that of the same or fewer correct answers from randomly guessing. 5% is often considered random
Audiophiles can't tell the difference between audio via copper wire, a banana, or mud share.google/6gTaWqDuvjus...
Audiophiles can't tell the difference between audio via copper wire, a banana, or mud share.google/6gTaWqDuvjus...
You know it's not a problem at all when even the Heritage Foundation can't lie with statistics enough to make the numbers sound bad. Trump is a demented, delusional, malignant, narcissist, and Republicans really need to stop coddling him and instead get off their asses and do something about it.
February 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
You know it's not a problem at all when even the Heritage Foundation can't lie with statistics enough to make the numbers sound bad. Trump is a demented, delusional, malignant, narcissist, and Republicans really need to stop coddling him and instead get off their asses and do something about it.
I do not think that telling people alcohol is bad for them, will reduce drinking. No one really thinks it's healthy. Counting drinks probably won't help much either. Having a glass of water with every drink, reduced my alcohol consumption substantially though, fwiw.
share.google/Wtul9CsM65rk...
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There's One Simple Method to Lower Alcohol Intake, And It Works
Scientists have discovered an effective method for getting people to drink less alcohol, research suggests.
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February 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I do not think that telling people alcohol is bad for them, will reduce drinking. No one really thinks it's healthy. Counting drinks probably won't help much either. Having a glass of water with every drink, reduced my alcohol consumption substantially though, fwiw.
share.google/Wtul9CsM65rk...
share.google/Wtul9CsM65rk...
Since we don't really understand what human or animal consciousness is, or how it operates. I don't understand how you could even make this sort of statement when it comes to AI, seems body stupid.
Anthropic CEO Says Company No Longer Sure Whether Claude Is Conscious share.google/VicZ8zQbeq7N...
Anthropic CEO Says Company No Longer Sure Whether Claude Is Conscious share.google/VicZ8zQbeq7N...
Anthropic CEO Says Company No Longer Sure Whether Claude Is Conscious
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said he didn't know whether his Claude AI was conscious, but was strikingly open to the possibility.
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February 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Since we don't really understand what human or animal consciousness is, or how it operates. I don't understand how you could even make this sort of statement when it comes to AI, seems body stupid.
Anthropic CEO Says Company No Longer Sure Whether Claude Is Conscious share.google/VicZ8zQbeq7N...
Anthropic CEO Says Company No Longer Sure Whether Claude Is Conscious share.google/VicZ8zQbeq7N...
I tried to figure out exactly how many fucks I do not give, but the calculator's display ran out of digits.
February 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I tried to figure out exactly how many fucks I do not give, but the calculator's display ran out of digits.
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neurodivergents really do the best board game parties, i just played catan for six consecutive hours & im not socially exhausted!
February 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
neurodivergents really do the best board game parties, i just played catan for six consecutive hours & im not socially exhausted!
People on this app are a little too eager to use the block option, often just because they disagree and after they've been rude. Like they have to get in one last shot before they block you. It's like a hit and run. I thought the point of apps like this was discourse, not confirmation bias, smdh.
February 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
People on this app are a little too eager to use the block option, often just because they disagree and after they've been rude. Like they have to get in one last shot before they block you. It's like a hit and run. I thought the point of apps like this was discourse, not confirmation bias, smdh.
I can't believe there's no official Bluesky Lego account. It makes me sad, I love Legos. I'm always wanting to buy more sets, but they've gotten so expensive. I'm guessing tariffs? Donald Trump must be the only man stupid enough to not understand that the importing country pays the tariffs.
February 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I can't believe there's no official Bluesky Lego account. It makes me sad, I love Legos. I'm always wanting to buy more sets, but they've gotten so expensive. I'm guessing tariffs? Donald Trump must be the only man stupid enough to not understand that the importing country pays the tariffs.
I don't know what people are doing to get all these great photographs of birds and so many flowers and nature. Maybe taking hikes? That's not really something you can do around me. Also I'm disabled so I almost never leave my house, most of my pictures were taken in my backyard, or they're not new.
February 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I don't know what people are doing to get all these great photographs of birds and so many flowers and nature. Maybe taking hikes? That's not really something you can do around me. Also I'm disabled so I almost never leave my house, most of my pictures were taken in my backyard, or they're not new.
Generally not a big fan of The Hill, but this was a pretty good outline of how Trump is trying to claw money back from blue States. This is obvious political retaliation and corruption.
thehill.com/newsletters/...
thehill.com/newsletters/...
thehill.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Generally not a big fan of The Hill, but this was a pretty good outline of how Trump is trying to claw money back from blue States. This is obvious political retaliation and corruption.
thehill.com/newsletters/...
thehill.com/newsletters/...
Had this song running through my head for days now, just figured out what it is. Pretty sure it's only been in my head because of the line "tie me up your sweater" and it's been cold, lol
music.youtube.com/watch?v=aEPa...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=aEPa...
Blurry Lights
YouTube video by Ax and the Hatchetmen - Topic
music.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Had this song running through my head for days now, just figured out what it is. Pretty sure it's only been in my head because of the line "tie me up your sweater" and it's been cold, lol
music.youtube.com/watch?v=aEPa...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=aEPa...
One of the ways I decide whether I follow people back who follow me is whether they have original posts on their profiles. Things they personally wrote, not just reposts. If all you have is reposts, you're probably not getting a follow back. See my pinned post. I want to hear people's thoughts.
February 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
One of the ways I decide whether I follow people back who follow me is whether they have original posts on their profiles. Things they personally wrote, not just reposts. If all you have is reposts, you're probably not getting a follow back. See my pinned post. I want to hear people's thoughts.
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My beautiful father, with my beautiful baby. I wish I had more than just this one picture of them together, but he was murdered not long after this was taken. I'm so sad they never really got to meet. He would have loved my kid.
February 7, 2026 at 3:06 AM
My beautiful father, with my beautiful baby. I wish I had more than just this one picture of them together, but he was murdered not long after this was taken. I'm so sad they never really got to meet. He would have loved my kid.
@sqeakyismad.bsky.social My dad's favorite bird was named squeaky. The bird outlived him by about 17 years, then unfortunately, accidentally drowned in a swimming pool. His actual name was "Pip Squeak" but my dad always just called him squeaky, lol. All squeaky's have a special place in my heart ❤️
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
@sqeakyismad.bsky.social My dad's favorite bird was named squeaky. The bird outlived him by about 17 years, then unfortunately, accidentally drowned in a swimming pool. His actual name was "Pip Squeak" but my dad always just called him squeaky, lol. All squeaky's have a special place in my heart ❤️
All I have ever wanted is to love and be loved in return. It seems so uncomplicated. I can't understand why it has been a source of endless complications for me. Family where I was nothing but a scapegoat, friends who weren't very friendly. So much heartache to find people who were really mine.
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
All I have ever wanted is to love and be loved in return. It seems so uncomplicated. I can't understand why it has been a source of endless complications for me. Family where I was nothing but a scapegoat, friends who weren't very friendly. So much heartache to find people who were really mine.
Favorite Color Is Blue
YouTube video by Robert DeLong - Topic
music.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Why do I suck? And I'm too old I never even got a participation trophy.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=1y_E...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=1y_E...
Participation Trophies
YouTube video by Madelline - Topic
music.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Why do I suck? And I'm too old I never even got a participation trophy.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=1y_E...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=1y_E...
Do you suppose that might be because anyone with half a brain knows they're throwing a ton of toxic chemicals into the environment? Making it a terrible place to raise a fucking family?
Musk: SpaceX Move to Texas Led to Hiring Challenge - Business Insider share.google/EIdgDJwXptQl...
Musk: SpaceX Move to Texas Led to Hiring Challenge - Business Insider share.google/EIdgDJwXptQl...
Elon Musk says it's hard to convince engineers with families to move to SpaceX's 'technology monastery' in Texas
"It's like a technology monastery thing," Musk said about SpaceX's Starbase campus. "Remote and mostly dudes."
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February 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Do you suppose that might be because anyone with half a brain knows they're throwing a ton of toxic chemicals into the environment? Making it a terrible place to raise a fucking family?
Musk: SpaceX Move to Texas Led to Hiring Challenge - Business Insider share.google/EIdgDJwXptQl...
Musk: SpaceX Move to Texas Led to Hiring Challenge - Business Insider share.google/EIdgDJwXptQl...
