Sam
@polkageist.bsky.social
Maker of art in all forms. Coder by day, and science nerd always. Travel, books, and ballet keep me sane. I generally like animals more than people. Farther left than you think.
It was a good day for protests on the Plaza, evil red-eyed bunnies, and GI Robot.
April 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It was a good day for protests on the Plaza, evil red-eyed bunnies, and GI Robot.
Mind your business, Duo.
April 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Mind your business, Duo.
Well, there are still some good things happening at least.
April 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Well, there are still some good things happening at least.
This is the "line" for Planet Comicon. Who the fuck thought this was a good idea? After 35 years you would think they'd have figured it out. Glad I came the extra day just to pick up wristbands 🙄 #PlanetComicon
March 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is the "line" for Planet Comicon. Who the fuck thought this was a good idea? After 35 years you would think they'd have figured it out. Glad I came the extra day just to pick up wristbands 🙄 #PlanetComicon
What? Large corporations with record profits while consumer prices shoot up due to shortages? Shocked. 🙄
February 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
What? Large corporations with record profits while consumer prices shoot up due to shortages? Shocked. 🙄
Look, I despise the NFL for many, many reasons but one thing I look forward to every year is watching conservatives lose their minds when the halftime show doesn't cater to them. It amuses me to watch the pearl-clutching.
February 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Look, I despise the NFL for many, many reasons but one thing I look forward to every year is watching conservatives lose their minds when the halftime show doesn't cater to them. It amuses me to watch the pearl-clutching.
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Because LESS transparency and accountability is exactly what maga voters wanted. Right? www.404media.co/email/dc4f2f...
DOGE Employees Ordered to Stop Using Slack While Agency Transitions to Records System That Is Not Subject to FOIA
Employees at Elon Musk's agency have been told: "OMB is asking us to stop generating new slack messages starting now."
www.404media.co
February 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Because LESS transparency and accountability is exactly what maga voters wanted. Right? www.404media.co/email/dc4f2f...
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Also, you know: Fuck "toughening up." It's just code for "let the worst people dictate the terms of the discourse," and why the fuck would I do that? They're terrible people. I don't want to have to wallow in the fucking sewer because the worst people like to play in their own shit.
February 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Also, you know: Fuck "toughening up." It's just code for "let the worst people dictate the terms of the discourse," and why the fuck would I do that? They're terrible people. I don't want to have to wallow in the fucking sewer because the worst people like to play in their own shit.
February 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I can't stop watching 😂https://youtube.com/watch?v=eKNhog_DGso&si=_XXXAHitzVdVIohc
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February 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I can't stop watching 😂https://youtube.com/watch?v=eKNhog_DGso&si=_XXXAHitzVdVIohc
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Just because he's spewing this to Germans doesn't mean he's not pushing his racist shit here too.
Holy f*ck! Just days after his Nazi salute seen around the world, Elon Musk is speaking at an AfD rally about “German pride”, warning against “multicultural delusion”, and telling them not to feel guilty about the “sins of their great grandparents”.
January 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Just because he's spewing this to Germans doesn't mean he's not pushing his racist shit here too.
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He feels compelled to pretend he knows things other people don't.
It's a classic tell in people who are insecure about their intellect.
Smart people listen more and ask good questions.
Idiots have a quick answer for everything.
It's a classic tell in people who are insecure about their intellect.
Smart people listen more and ask good questions.
Idiots have a quick answer for everything.
Trump: "CA must adopt common sense policies to prevent fires. 8 years ago I was talking to ppl from Austria, ppl from Finland, people that live in forests. One of the great leaders of Austria said 'we don't have forest fires & we have trees that are actually more flammable'...they rake their forest"
January 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
He feels compelled to pretend he knows things other people don't.
It's a classic tell in people who are insecure about their intellect.
Smart people listen more and ask good questions.
Idiots have a quick answer for everything.
It's a classic tell in people who are insecure about their intellect.
Smart people listen more and ask good questions.
Idiots have a quick answer for everything.
If repubs don't want to fund research, fine. Then don't let them reap the benefits from it. That includes medicines and technology.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
If repubs don't want to fund research, fine. Then don't let them reap the benefits from it. That includes medicines and technology.
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If SM is considered an extension of our private minds then dehumanization & the aggression of protecting our id will always reign.
Maybe the people who joined Bsky don’t WANT to be surrounded by the worst selves of humans that are living out their id’s fantasies in a lawless virtual world over X.
Maybe the people who joined Bsky don’t WANT to be surrounded by the worst selves of humans that are living out their id’s fantasies in a lawless virtual world over X.
Does The Internet Id Exist Outside Of Public Spaces?
Was the internet meant to be an extension of our private minds? Or a public forum?
thebeatphilosopher.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If SM is considered an extension of our private minds then dehumanization & the aggression of protecting our id will always reign.
Maybe the people who joined Bsky don’t WANT to be surrounded by the worst selves of humans that are living out their id’s fantasies in a lawless virtual world over X.
Maybe the people who joined Bsky don’t WANT to be surrounded by the worst selves of humans that are living out their id’s fantasies in a lawless virtual world over X.
People are actually falling for this? I knew MAGA was supremely gullible, but damn. I'm embarrassed for y'all.
January 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
People are actually falling for this? I knew MAGA was supremely gullible, but damn. I'm embarrassed for y'all.
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My one wish for the inauguration is that there is a gift bag under the seats of Bezos, Zuck, Elon etc, with a single, embroidered , padded knee pad
Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆
Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆
January 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My one wish for the inauguration is that there is a gift bag under the seats of Bezos, Zuck, Elon etc, with a single, embroidered , padded knee pad
Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆
Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆
Our roof started leaking last night with all the melting snow. There is now a large fan going in the living room and maintenance is going to pull down a corner of the ceiling and wall Monday.
January 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Our roof started leaking last night with all the melting snow. There is now a large fan going in the living room and maintenance is going to pull down a corner of the ceiling and wall Monday.
David Lynch?!? That's a really sucky one to lose. 😭
January 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
David Lynch?!? That's a really sucky one to lose. 😭
I've reached the home office reorganization stage "OMS what have I done? Can I finish this before 3am?"
January 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I've reached the home office reorganization stage "OMS what have I done? Can I finish this before 3am?"
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January 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM