Fiziker
@fiziker.bsky.social
Data scientist, recovering particle physicist. ער/אים
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They’re just making up pop stars to fuck with us, right?
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
They’re just making up pop stars to fuck with us, right?
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Child marriage is heinous, but one thing I never see brought up in those discussions is that if you are under 18, you cannot file for divorce. If you are under 18 and married to an adult, they are your legal guardian and make decisions for you. That is not a partnership.
Most Minors Who Are Married Can't File for Divorce — Even if They Want To
The final installment of Wedlocked, our series about child marriage in the U.S., explores divorce.
www.teenvogue.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Child marriage is heinous, but one thing I never see brought up in those discussions is that if you are under 18, you cannot file for divorce. If you are under 18 and married to an adult, they are your legal guardian and make decisions for you. That is not a partnership.
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Online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been getting noticeably less attention and follow-up from authorities, per NYT, as the DHS is overwhelmingly used for Stephen Miller’s immigration crusade
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been getting noticeably less attention and follow-up from authorities, per NYT, as the DHS is overwhelmingly used for Stephen Miller’s immigration crusade
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
There are worse options than taking advice from ChatGPT on longevity.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
There are worse options than taking advice from ChatGPT on longevity.
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That the torture memo author and the administration that operated under its auspices never saw punishment was basically a warrant to do anything forever as long as you Find A Guy, wasn't it.
November 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
That the torture memo author and the administration that operated under its auspices never saw punishment was basically a warrant to do anything forever as long as you Find A Guy, wasn't it.
I don’t follow UK politics to know what’s going on with Labour. My one opinion as a Yank is that the UK sure looks cooked.
Mom come pick me up, the yanks are trying to talk about UK politics again.
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I don’t follow UK politics to know what’s going on with Labour. My one opinion as a Yank is that the UK sure looks cooked.
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We unironically should get comfortable with “welcoming to the resistance” people who are otherwise pretty loathsome, and in retrospect the fact that that could even be a punchline shows how much less dire the situation was the first time around.
Securing defections from the authoritarian regime is the centerpiece of any successful pro-democracy resistance.
Politics isn’t fandom—when someone leaves the authoritarian coalition, we should take it as a win.
Politics isn’t fandom—when someone leaves the authoritarian coalition, we should take it as a win.
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We unironically should get comfortable with “welcoming to the resistance” people who are otherwise pretty loathsome, and in retrospect the fact that that could even be a punchline shows how much less dire the situation was the first time around.
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In politics as fandom, we either Stan politicians or Hate them.
But politics isn’t fandom—it’s a form of nonviolent war. We want to grow our coalition of allies and shrink the coalition of our opponents.
We need to learn to find common cause with people we dislike, or even despise.
But politics isn’t fandom—it’s a form of nonviolent war. We want to grow our coalition of allies and shrink the coalition of our opponents.
We need to learn to find common cause with people we dislike, or even despise.
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In politics as fandom, we either Stan politicians or Hate them.
But politics isn’t fandom—it’s a form of nonviolent war. We want to grow our coalition of allies and shrink the coalition of our opponents.
We need to learn to find common cause with people we dislike, or even despise.
But politics isn’t fandom—it’s a form of nonviolent war. We want to grow our coalition of allies and shrink the coalition of our opponents.
We need to learn to find common cause with people we dislike, or even despise.
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Majorie Taylor Greene is not your friend. No politician is your friend. No permanent friends, just permanent interests.
You shouldn’t like her, or even celebrate her—you can cheer the action and not the person. We want to encourage more defections, not kid ourselves about who people are.
You shouldn’t like her, or even celebrate her—you can cheer the action and not the person. We want to encourage more defections, not kid ourselves about who people are.
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Majorie Taylor Greene is not your friend. No politician is your friend. No permanent friends, just permanent interests.
You shouldn’t like her, or even celebrate her—you can cheer the action and not the person. We want to encourage more defections, not kid ourselves about who people are.
You shouldn’t like her, or even celebrate her—you can cheer the action and not the person. We want to encourage more defections, not kid ourselves about who people are.
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Securing defections from the authoritarian regime is the centerpiece of any successful pro-democracy resistance.
Politics isn’t fandom—when someone leaves the authoritarian coalition, we should take it as a win.
Politics isn’t fandom—when someone leaves the authoritarian coalition, we should take it as a win.
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Securing defections from the authoritarian regime is the centerpiece of any successful pro-democracy resistance.
Politics isn’t fandom—when someone leaves the authoritarian coalition, we should take it as a win.
Politics isn’t fandom—when someone leaves the authoritarian coalition, we should take it as a win.
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Roughly a fifth of all deployed US naval ships are in the Caribbean, according to Stars & Stripes and USNI News
November 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Roughly a fifth of all deployed US naval ships are in the Caribbean, according to Stars & Stripes and USNI News
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1. Van Hollen has been very ambitious his whole political life, that's why he ran for Senate after Pelosi blocked him from being Speaker
2. is Schumer really gonna want to run for reelection? I feel like we're about done here with him
2. is Schumer really gonna want to run for reelection? I feel like we're about done here with him
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
1. Van Hollen has been very ambitious his whole political life, that's why he ran for Senate after Pelosi blocked him from being Speaker
2. is Schumer really gonna want to run for reelection? I feel like we're about done here with him
2. is Schumer really gonna want to run for reelection? I feel like we're about done here with him
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I don't think the president should accept gold bars from foreign governments
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I don't think the president should accept gold bars from foreign governments
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I got it... I actually got it... Interstellar comet 3i, imaged from the middle of light-polluted Kendal, at 6am this morning, using my Seestar S50... This comet was already billions of years old before our Sun was even *born*... Very chuffed with this!
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I got it... I actually got it... Interstellar comet 3i, imaged from the middle of light-polluted Kendal, at 6am this morning, using my Seestar S50... This comet was already billions of years old before our Sun was even *born*... Very chuffed with this!
Woke Bill Kristol is a terrible example. If you expect people to radically change their views like he did, you’re not creating a big tent.
There are several reasons I don’t think MTG will want in the tent or should be in it, but this is a recipe for maintaining the size of the Democratic coalition.
There are several reasons I don’t think MTG will want in the tent or should be in it, but this is a recipe for maintaining the size of the Democratic coalition.
they can come into the tent when they admit they were wrong and change their views
we all joke about Woke Bill Kristol but he is for the most part the perfect example - he has, legitimately, become much more progressive
you can’t bring in people who are mad he’s not delivering on horrible shit
we all joke about Woke Bill Kristol but he is for the most part the perfect example - he has, legitimately, become much more progressive
you can’t bring in people who are mad he’s not delivering on horrible shit
November 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Woke Bill Kristol is a terrible example. If you expect people to radically change their views like he did, you’re not creating a big tent.
There are several reasons I don’t think MTG will want in the tent or should be in it, but this is a recipe for maintaining the size of the Democratic coalition.
There are several reasons I don’t think MTG will want in the tent or should be in it, but this is a recipe for maintaining the size of the Democratic coalition.
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The Czech Republic plans to build two new reactors at its Dukovany plant to expand the country's nuclear energy capacity. The nuclear energy expansion, including an option for two more reactors, aims to double the country's output and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Czech Republic plans $19 billion nuclear expansion to double output and end fossil fuel reliance
The Czech Republic plans to build two new reactors at its Dukovany plant to expand the country's nuclear energy capacity.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Czech Republic plans to build two new reactors at its Dukovany plant to expand the country's nuclear energy capacity. The nuclear energy expansion, including an option for two more reactors, aims to double the country's output and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Tired: Democratic Bill Kristol
Wired: Democratic Marjorie Taylor Greene
Wired: Democratic Marjorie Taylor Greene
brian schatz wants marjorie taylor greene to join the democratic party
November 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Tired: Democratic Bill Kristol
Wired: Democratic Marjorie Taylor Greene
Wired: Democratic Marjorie Taylor Greene
We’ll need to ask Johnson’s son what pornography his father isn’t watching.
So is anyone on here tracking the "Mike Johnson is actually gay" outing allegations on fb?
I don't have any personal knowledge of these directly, but the local sense is "without stipulating to 100% where there might be smoke......"
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I don't have any personal knowledge of these directly, but the local sense is "without stipulating to 100% where there might be smoke......"
www.facebook.com/share/p/1AXn...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
We’ll need to ask Johnson’s son what pornography his father isn’t watching.
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I’m still against making sports betting illegal - better to have it run by a corporation than by the mob - but I am 100000% against “frictionless” sports betting. You should not be able to place a depraved parlay from your phone
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I’m still against making sports betting illegal - better to have it run by a corporation than by the mob - but I am 100000% against “frictionless” sports betting. You should not be able to place a depraved parlay from your phone
I figure the fact that we haven’t heard anything about Hillary disemboweling Bill means she doesn’t believe it.
guys I hate to burst the blowjob bubble but the "blowing Bubba" thing in the Epstein e-mails is very likely to be them making prison rape jokes. Trump is going to prison, therefore Trump is going to have to blow Bubba - the mythical rapey fellow inmate of gross prison jokes by U.S. men.
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I figure the fact that we haven’t heard anything about Hillary disemboweling Bill means she doesn’t believe it.
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I‘m tired of being nice about this; “abolitionism” has had years to develop a non-idiot policy program and the best they’ve come up with is ”murder without even the pretense of juridical process.” And I am not nut-picking; this is all over abolitionist writing.
"What about [form of abuse that is mostly de facto decriminalised right now anyway]?"
I didn't say abolish bullets, did I?
I didn't say abolish bullets, did I?
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I‘m tired of being nice about this; “abolitionism” has had years to develop a non-idiot policy program and the best they’ve come up with is ”murder without even the pretense of juridical process.” And I am not nut-picking; this is all over abolitionist writing.
I would really like YouTube to stop forcing their algorithmic suggestions on me. The Apple TV subscriptions page now shows a recommended list of my subscriptions before it shows the chronological list of videos. If I wanted recommendations I’d click on the default recommendations page.
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I would really like YouTube to stop forcing their algorithmic suggestions on me. The Apple TV subscriptions page now shows a recommended list of my subscriptions before it shows the chronological list of videos. If I wanted recommendations I’d click on the default recommendations page.
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So:
1) Absolutely an all-time stupid Jacobin post (and that's saying something) but
2) This was written by Eugene Debs in, like, 1919 but
3) It is wrong - feudal lords absolutely did go to war, personally and frequently (though armored, on horseback, with retainers, less likely to end up dead).
1) Absolutely an all-time stupid Jacobin post (and that's saying something) but
2) This was written by Eugene Debs in, like, 1919 but
3) It is wrong - feudal lords absolutely did go to war, personally and frequently (though armored, on horseback, with retainers, less likely to end up dead).
This is an all-timer stupid Jacobin post, I'm not even annoyed 10/10.
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
So:
1) Absolutely an all-time stupid Jacobin post (and that's saying something) but
2) This was written by Eugene Debs in, like, 1919 but
3) It is wrong - feudal lords absolutely did go to war, personally and frequently (though armored, on horseback, with retainers, less likely to end up dead).
1) Absolutely an all-time stupid Jacobin post (and that's saying something) but
2) This was written by Eugene Debs in, like, 1919 but
3) It is wrong - feudal lords absolutely did go to war, personally and frequently (though armored, on horseback, with retainers, less likely to end up dead).
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65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
Harris literally just said Buttigieg was her initial choice for a running mate and but went with another option because of who he and she were. Republicans do similar things too, but it’s still good for Democrats to push back on the illiberal tendency to pigeonhole people because of their identities
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Harris literally just said Buttigieg was her initial choice for a running mate and but went with another option because of who he and she were. Republicans do similar things too, but it’s still good for Democrats to push back on the illiberal tendency to pigeonhole people because of their identities