Will
@popher.bsky.social
Food, Wine, Whisky, Science.
Magnet lover (ICR, NMR).
Posts about anything and nothing, in that order.
Instagram is www.instagram.com/birsemore
Magnet lover (ICR, NMR).
Posts about anything and nothing, in that order.
Instagram is www.instagram.com/birsemore
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On only hours notice, hundreds of New Yorkers are gathering in Foley Square to protest the murder of Renee Nicole Good
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
On only hours notice, hundreds of New Yorkers are gathering in Foley Square to protest the murder of Renee Nicole Good
There are 4 people on this plane who deserve Dante's inferno for their stupidity, ignorance and arrogance.
January 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
There are 4 people on this plane who deserve Dante's inferno for their stupidity, ignorance and arrogance.
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
Only one of these stories interests me. I have no interest in the racist shit of Marjorie Taylor Grifter
January 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Only one of these stories interests me. I have no interest in the racist shit of Marjorie Taylor Grifter
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My mum and dad when I came out as gay
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
My mum and dad when I came out as gay
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Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
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/7 Here, the Trump Administration’s lies about the murder victim did not impact her property rights because the Trump Administration had already murdered her.
In short, our federal government can usually kill, kidnap, abuse, and lie about us with impunity.
In short, our federal government can usually kill, kidnap, abuse, and lie about us with impunity.
an optical illusion of an american flag with the words freedom intensifies below it
ALT: an optical illusion of an american flag with the words freedom intensifies below it
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
/7 Here, the Trump Administration’s lies about the murder victim did not impact her property rights because the Trump Administration had already murdered her.
In short, our federal government can usually kill, kidnap, abuse, and lie about us with impunity.
In short, our federal government can usually kill, kidnap, abuse, and lie about us with impunity.
What a wonderfully incorrect opinion on a topic that doesnt matter. This is the good side of social media.
Settle an argument: I told my wife I never read epigraphs in books because they are pointless and she was outraged. Who's right?
January 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
What a wonderfully incorrect opinion on a topic that doesnt matter. This is the good side of social media.
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Police.
It’s a matter for the Police.
It’s CSAM.
If the police have a point, it’s supposed to be this:
It’s a matter for the Police.
It’s CSAM.
If the police have a point, it’s supposed to be this:
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
January 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Police.
It’s a matter for the Police.
It’s CSAM.
If the police have a point, it’s supposed to be this:
It’s a matter for the Police.
It’s CSAM.
If the police have a point, it’s supposed to be this:
Keir Starmer is a trained barrister. How can he be this stupid. Its a criminal matter - the police should be acting.
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
January 7, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Keir Starmer is a trained barrister. How can he be this stupid. Its a criminal matter - the police should be acting.
Petroleum is an incredible resource (from a chemical point of view). The dumbest thing to do is burn it.
I am genuinely trying to figure out how so many people are concerned about the environmental impact of mining materials for *reusable, rechargeable, and recyclable batteries which last decades* when what we currently do is extract energy from the ground, refine it, then set fire to it.
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Petroleum is an incredible resource (from a chemical point of view). The dumbest thing to do is burn it.
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from what i’m seeing, it appears corporate press is treating trump’s takeover of greenland as an inevitability rather than the fever dream of a dictator
January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
from what i’m seeing, it appears corporate press is treating trump’s takeover of greenland as an inevitability rather than the fever dream of a dictator
Meta/Instagram adverts for AI people are... Horrifying and disturbing.
I sincerely think the genAI imagery combined with LLMs for cheap engagement are probably more dangerous to society than the strongest drugs, tobacco, alcohol, automatic firearms all combined into one.
It's incredibly harmful.
I sincerely think the genAI imagery combined with LLMs for cheap engagement are probably more dangerous to society than the strongest drugs, tobacco, alcohol, automatic firearms all combined into one.
It's incredibly harmful.
January 7, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Meta/Instagram adverts for AI people are... Horrifying and disturbing.
I sincerely think the genAI imagery combined with LLMs for cheap engagement are probably more dangerous to society than the strongest drugs, tobacco, alcohol, automatic firearms all combined into one.
It's incredibly harmful.
I sincerely think the genAI imagery combined with LLMs for cheap engagement are probably more dangerous to society than the strongest drugs, tobacco, alcohol, automatic firearms all combined into one.
It's incredibly harmful.
The mobile web is unusable.
Most apps are spyware.
Every service demands a survey.
All social media is tools of authoritarianism.
And we don't even get bread with our circuses.
Most apps are spyware.
Every service demands a survey.
All social media is tools of authoritarianism.
And we don't even get bread with our circuses.
Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
January 7, 2026 at 3:52 AM
The mobile web is unusable.
Most apps are spyware.
Every service demands a survey.
All social media is tools of authoritarianism.
And we don't even get bread with our circuses.
Most apps are spyware.
Every service demands a survey.
All social media is tools of authoritarianism.
And we don't even get bread with our circuses.
We are so fundamentally *boned*.
January 7, 2026 at 1:35 AM
We are so fundamentally *boned*.
Surely he's gotta be embarassed by this photo. He looks like a lemon.
Jared Kushner has somehow found a place at Coalition of the Willing press conference with Scholz, Zelensky, Macron, Starmer and Witkoff.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
January 7, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Surely he's gotta be embarassed by this photo. He looks like a lemon.
*sigh*
January 7, 2026 at 1:01 AM
*sigh*
"Law Enforcement" by a Delta force usually is a blood bath.
This is explicitly an act of war. It is incomprehensible that Congress didnt impeach him today. He is beyond unfit to serve another moment.
This is explicitly an act of war. It is incomprehensible that Congress didnt impeach him today. He is beyond unfit to serve another moment.
Breaking news: About 75 people were killed in Venezuela during Saturday’s military raid to capture President Nicolás Maduro, including dozens of fatalities that resulted from a gun battle at his compound in Caracas, according to U.S. officials.
Maduro raid killed about 75 in Venezuela, U.S. officials assess
The sizable death toll adds meaning to President Donald Trump’s public remarks that the operation he approved was “effective” but “very violent.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:37 AM
"Law Enforcement" by a Delta force usually is a blood bath.
This is explicitly an act of war. It is incomprehensible that Congress didnt impeach him today. He is beyond unfit to serve another moment.
This is explicitly an act of war. It is incomprehensible that Congress didnt impeach him today. He is beyond unfit to serve another moment.
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Since ChatGPT came out in late 2022, over *half a million* tech workers have been laid off. That fact, and their voices, aren't really shaping the conversation about AI, and what "AI" really means in culture. So I started to get into it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/06/5...
500,000 tech workers have been laid off since ChatGPT was released - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Since ChatGPT came out in late 2022, over *half a million* tech workers have been laid off. That fact, and their voices, aren't really shaping the conversation about AI, and what "AI" really means in culture. So I started to get into it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/06/5...
It is so terribly exhausting
Oh my god they’re doing British food _again_
January 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
It is so terribly exhausting
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There’s just so many of them. A different American could smugly insist that chicken tikka masala isn’t British food every day for the next 90 million years and there’d still be three million of them trying to argue that the time they had a mediocre pie in Leicester Square means they know it sucks
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
There’s just so many of them. A different American could smugly insist that chicken tikka masala isn’t British food every day for the next 90 million years and there’d still be three million of them trying to argue that the time they had a mediocre pie in Leicester Square means they know it sucks
Anyone know of canned Bruker nmr sequences for Noesy and Cosy (e.g.) for decoupling N15/c13 labeled samples? Asking for a colleague...
January 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Anyone know of canned Bruker nmr sequences for Noesy and Cosy (e.g.) for decoupling N15/c13 labeled samples? Asking for a colleague...
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Isn't homophobia hilarious?
January 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Isn't homophobia hilarious?
Any must see bars/restaurants/sights in Berkeley? I'll have a couple of free evenings and one free morning/early afternoon.
January 6, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Any must see bars/restaurants/sights in Berkeley? I'll have a couple of free evenings and one free morning/early afternoon.
It's hard to see why and how the entire rest of the Americas don't unify against this mad dictator.
He is actively trying to provoke war across multiple fronts.
He is actively trying to provoke war across multiple fronts.
Oh so it doesn't count as a war, which you guys claimed to be against, if you don't cross the Atlantic
January 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
It's hard to see why and how the entire rest of the Americas don't unify against this mad dictator.
He is actively trying to provoke war across multiple fronts.
He is actively trying to provoke war across multiple fronts.