@jimbucktoo.bsky.social
#Finnegans woke #Adoptee #guest #Cisgender #Trans Ally #Sufic @ishraq. 📽️
#Comfortably cosmopolitan: #English-Irish (non-Brit).
Spero ergo sero sum
Pronouns: Thee & Thou & Yon
#Comfortably cosmopolitan: #English-Irish (non-Brit).
Spero ergo sero sum
Pronouns: Thee & Thou & Yon
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All Quiet on the Western-Super-Mare Odeon Front Row
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
All Quiet on the Western-Super-Mare Odeon Front Row
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🧪At last, some great data to support the story of autistic women's diagnostic invisibility!
Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort study www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort study www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort study
Objectives To examine changes in the male to female ratio in diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) over a 35 year period, providing temporal trends in diagnosis (incidence rate), the male to fem...
www.bmj.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
🧪At last, some great data to support the story of autistic women's diagnostic invisibility!
Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort study www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort study www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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An interview with Onassis Stegi and Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou on Mediterranean Otherworlds
stegi.radio/show/the-arc...
stegi.radio/show/the-arc...
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
An interview with Onassis Stegi and Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou on Mediterranean Otherworlds
stegi.radio/show/the-arc...
stegi.radio/show/the-arc...
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Interesting research by Anthropic Fellows Judy Hanwen Shen & Alex Tamkin hinting that coding with AI can harm skill development in some circumstances and enhance it in others: arxiv.org/html/2601.20.... The key seems to be whether the coder seeks "help in understanding" or just "asks for answers".
February 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Interesting research by Anthropic Fellows Judy Hanwen Shen & Alex Tamkin hinting that coding with AI can harm skill development in some circumstances and enhance it in others: arxiv.org/html/2601.20.... The key seems to be whether the coder seeks "help in understanding" or just "asks for answers".
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God, for the millionth fucking time. We had it right before.
School/rec: Play with who you want
NCAA: Need doctor's note
Pro/Olympic: Blood testing for T levels
It worked. It was fair.
School/rec: Play with who you want
NCAA: Need doctor's note
Pro/Olympic: Blood testing for T levels
It worked. It was fair.
you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM
God, for the millionth fucking time. We had it right before.
School/rec: Play with who you want
NCAA: Need doctor's note
Pro/Olympic: Blood testing for T levels
It worked. It was fair.
School/rec: Play with who you want
NCAA: Need doctor's note
Pro/Olympic: Blood testing for T levels
It worked. It was fair.
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The most beautiful #snail ever to exist!
Many #marine snails go through an early life stage called #veliger, wherein they drift along with the #plankton before settling onto the sea floor as an adult. We call this, #sparkles
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #mollusk #gug
Many #marine snails go through an early life stage called #veliger, wherein they drift along with the #plankton before settling onto the sea floor as an adult. We call this, #sparkles
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #mollusk #gug
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The most beautiful #snail ever to exist!
Many #marine snails go through an early life stage called #veliger, wherein they drift along with the #plankton before settling onto the sea floor as an adult. We call this, #sparkles
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #mollusk #gug
Many #marine snails go through an early life stage called #veliger, wherein they drift along with the #plankton before settling onto the sea floor as an adult. We call this, #sparkles
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #mollusk #gug
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Imagine wearing a #jellyfish as a helmet!?!
Well, that’s exactly what this juvenile jack is doing! Mostly immune to its sting, the jack has taken the jellyfish prisoner.
Shot using #scuba, out over the deep abyss, drifting at night.
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #scubadiving #gug
Well, that’s exactly what this juvenile jack is doing! Mostly immune to its sting, the jack has taken the jellyfish prisoner.
Shot using #scuba, out over the deep abyss, drifting at night.
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #scubadiving #gug
February 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Imagine wearing a #jellyfish as a helmet!?!
Well, that’s exactly what this juvenile jack is doing! Mostly immune to its sting, the jack has taken the jellyfish prisoner.
Shot using #scuba, out over the deep abyss, drifting at night.
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #scubadiving #gug
Well, that’s exactly what this juvenile jack is doing! Mostly immune to its sting, the jack has taken the jellyfish prisoner.
Shot using #scuba, out over the deep abyss, drifting at night.
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #scubadiving #gug
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Opinion | The Evolutionary Brilliance of the Baby Giggle
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
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🧪🧪 Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How learning handwriting trains the brain: the science behind the cursive wars
Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.
www.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
🧪🧪 Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Lou-natics unite! Here's a previously uncirculated gem from the fall of 1972 — Lou Reed + the Tots in London. Probably the best quality recording I've heard from this era ...
Doom & Gloom From The Tomb
Lou Reed - Imperial College, London, England, October 21, 1972
Cause for celebration — another terrific Tots recording has been freshly unearthed from the collection of Bill Allerton, who attended...
doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Lou-natics unite! Here's a previously uncirculated gem from the fall of 1972 — Lou Reed + the Tots in London. Probably the best quality recording I've heard from this era ...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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2,000 year-old Roman ‘Beware of the Dog’ mosaic.
This good boy looks ready for walkies! 😍🐾
Chained black guard dog from the entry passage of the House of Orpheus, Pompeii.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples 📷 by me
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
This good boy looks ready for walkies! 😍🐾
Chained black guard dog from the entry passage of the House of Orpheus, Pompeii.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples 📷 by me
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
February 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
2,000 year-old Roman ‘Beware of the Dog’ mosaic.
This good boy looks ready for walkies! 😍🐾
Chained black guard dog from the entry passage of the House of Orpheus, Pompeii.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples 📷 by me
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
This good boy looks ready for walkies! 😍🐾
Chained black guard dog from the entry passage of the House of Orpheus, Pompeii.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples 📷 by me
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
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Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow - three more years of Trump.
February 2, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow - three more years of Trump.
ft.pressreader.com/article/2817...
a $899 “longevity mirror” that you stand in front of for 30 seconds while it calculates a score to tell you how well you’re ageing (as if standing in front of a regular mirror weren’t bad enough).
a $899 “longevity mirror” that you stand in front of for 30 seconds while it calculates a score to tell you how well you’re ageing (as if standing in front of a regular mirror weren’t bad enough).
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 AM
ft.pressreader.com/article/2817...
a $899 “longevity mirror” that you stand in front of for 30 seconds while it calculates a score to tell you how well you’re ageing (as if standing in front of a regular mirror weren’t bad enough).
a $899 “longevity mirror” that you stand in front of for 30 seconds while it calculates a score to tell you how well you’re ageing (as if standing in front of a regular mirror weren’t bad enough).
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Sunday Competition
which is more "challenging" to believe:
Epstein "suicide" vs. "assassination attempt," Butler PA
which is more "challenging" to believe:
Epstein "suicide" vs. "assassination attempt," Butler PA
February 2, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Sunday Competition
which is more "challenging" to believe:
Epstein "suicide" vs. "assassination attempt," Butler PA
which is more "challenging" to believe:
Epstein "suicide" vs. "assassination attempt," Butler PA
One of Deepseek’s secrets, allowing it to excel in Chinese fortune telling, has been to use human experts called Baixiaosheng ( “know-it-all”) to train the model in Feng Shui knowledge, mostly humanities-related, and otherwise difficult to attain
ft.pressreader.com/article/2816...
ft.pressreader.com/article/2816...
Financial Times
News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
ft.pressreader.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:26 AM
One of Deepseek’s secrets, allowing it to excel in Chinese fortune telling, has been to use human experts called Baixiaosheng ( “know-it-all”) to train the model in Feng Shui knowledge, mostly humanities-related, and otherwise difficult to attain
ft.pressreader.com/article/2816...
ft.pressreader.com/article/2816...
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This made me cry, no lie. Complicated reasons, one being its fuck you to the baked-in structures and strictures of the world that consider harm to be inevitable.
January 31, 2026 at 8:40 AM
This made me cry, no lie. Complicated reasons, one being its fuck you to the baked-in structures and strictures of the world that consider harm to be inevitable.
ft.pressreader.com/article/2820...
The killings in Minneapolis
As American cities have been left reeling by the deployment of ICE federal agents, acclaimed novelist Marilynne Robinson explores the deeper conflict that lies behind Donald Trump’s show of force
The killings in Minneapolis
As American cities have been left reeling by the deployment of ICE federal agents, acclaimed novelist Marilynne Robinson explores the deeper conflict that lies behind Donald Trump’s show of force
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 AM
ft.pressreader.com/article/2820...
The killings in Minneapolis
As American cities have been left reeling by the deployment of ICE federal agents, acclaimed novelist Marilynne Robinson explores the deeper conflict that lies behind Donald Trump’s show of force
The killings in Minneapolis
As American cities have been left reeling by the deployment of ICE federal agents, acclaimed novelist Marilynne Robinson explores the deeper conflict that lies behind Donald Trump’s show of force
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This is one of the most brilliant (and beautifully written) analyses of the dissolution and future of the UK's party system you will ever read. @prospectmagazine.co.uk is free to read at the moment, so I'd urge any of you with an interest in British politics to get hold of it as soon as you can.
The party is over
The glory days for Britain’s old parties are in the past. A new kind of politics is required
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 AM
This is one of the most brilliant (and beautifully written) analyses of the dissolution and future of the UK's party system you will ever read. @prospectmagazine.co.uk is free to read at the moment, so I'd urge any of you with an interest in British politics to get hold of it as soon as you can.
ft.pressreader.com/article/2816...
Iranian families are turning funerals of youths killed in a deadly protest crackdown this month into celebrations of life, with dancing and wedding music aimed at defying their heartbreak and state repression.
Iranian families are turning funerals of youths killed in a deadly protest crackdown this month into celebrations of life, with dancing and wedding music aimed at defying their heartbreak and state repression.
January 29, 2026 at 8:39 AM
ft.pressreader.com/article/2816...
Iranian families are turning funerals of youths killed in a deadly protest crackdown this month into celebrations of life, with dancing and wedding music aimed at defying their heartbreak and state repression.
Iranian families are turning funerals of youths killed in a deadly protest crackdown this month into celebrations of life, with dancing and wedding music aimed at defying their heartbreak and state repression.
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I love her chorus: Obliterate the dictate of the irritated straight. I wish more people could know about her music. She's a bard for our times. #anthem open.substack.com/pub/ronniepo...
* "American Dream" * Tamra's song and video *
Plus a few words about stupid personal definitions of punk as words to live by
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I love her chorus: Obliterate the dictate of the irritated straight. I wish more people could know about her music. She's a bard for our times. #anthem open.substack.com/pub/ronniepo...
