Publius Maximus
@publiusmaximus.bsky.social
Giant nerd. I will like your selfies and reblog your pets.
Jacobite Pretender for Tumblr clout.
DNI if Jim Sensenbrenner
I use a pronoun labler and would like if you did too:
https://bsky.app/profile/pronouns.diy
Jacobite Pretender for Tumblr clout.
DNI if Jim Sensenbrenner
I use a pronoun labler and would like if you did too:
https://bsky.app/profile/pronouns.diy
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but:
The heliocentric view of the solar system is correct.
The heliocentric view of the solar system is correct.
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600 decibel is my stripper name
January 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
600 decibel is my stripper name
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Cyborg of the Teen Titans would often brag about his blaster firing 1 million decibels of white sound. Somebody pointed out that amount of energy would rip the universe in half.
January 7, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Cyborg of the Teen Titans would often brag about his blaster firing 1 million decibels of white sound. Somebody pointed out that amount of energy would rip the universe in half.
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With all the talk about how Americans should general strike, has anyone actually connected us with organizers and organizations to do just that? I could use even just one link.
January 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM
With all the talk about how Americans should general strike, has anyone actually connected us with organizers and organizations to do just that? I could use even just one link.
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Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
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Funny thing about WWI: people were writing NYT editorials about how it might cure Men These Days of turning into women if the US got in on that, and what we got was a massive extension of women's participation in warfare leveraged into them getting the vote.
Gender really do be like that sometimes.
Gender really do be like that sometimes.
honestly i think it's just gender. military history is boy-coded for some godforsaken reason along with military strategy and it leads to some very stupid takes
Is it the culture?
As a military brat, I always associated a fascination with the military as being right wing coded, and therefore never engaged with it.
It wasn’t until following you that I’ve come to understand the importance of military politics/theory.
As a military brat, I always associated a fascination with the military as being right wing coded, and therefore never engaged with it.
It wasn’t until following you that I’ve come to understand the importance of military politics/theory.
January 7, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Funny thing about WWI: people were writing NYT editorials about how it might cure Men These Days of turning into women if the US got in on that, and what we got was a massive extension of women's participation in warfare leveraged into them getting the vote.
Gender really do be like that sometimes.
Gender really do be like that sometimes.
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Sorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated.
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Sorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated.
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
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Also support your local library! 💕
A library card is free and even if you don't use it, it helps 📚🫶
A library card is free and even if you don't use it, it helps 📚🫶
January 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Also support your local library! 💕
A library card is free and even if you don't use it, it helps 📚🫶
A library card is free and even if you don't use it, it helps 📚🫶
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Cotton Mather and Increase Mather already look like poaster names.
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Cotton Mather and Increase Mather already look like poaster names.
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Not sure that's a typo, TBH
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Not sure that's a typo, TBH
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Black body radiation is so cool (hot)
January 7, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Black body radiation is so cool (hot)
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Once again, a mere handful of people in Washington could caucus today with the Democrats & put an end to ~90% of the worst things immediately.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
This puts the GOP at 218 with a shutdown coming.
Doug LaMalfa (California 1st Congressional district House Republican) just died according to Jake Sherman.
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Once again, a mere handful of people in Washington could caucus today with the Democrats & put an end to ~90% of the worst things immediately.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
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Finally got my settings right
January 7, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Finally got my settings right
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DELL EXEC: Consumers are “not buying based on AI. In fact I think AI probably confuses them more than it helps them understand a specific outcome."
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
Dell seems to be the first to realise we don't actually care about AI PCs
"What we've learned over the course of this year, from a consumer perspective, is they're not buying based on AI."
www.pcgamer.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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With his heat vision, obviously.
It’s like some of you don’t even READ comics.
It’s like some of you don’t even READ comics.
Hey @gailsimone.bsky.social, can you help me out? I want to know how Cyclops would prepare tea.
August 19, 2023 at 6:33 AM
With his heat vision, obviously.
It’s like some of you don’t even READ comics.
It’s like some of you don’t even READ comics.
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See, good research wins.
January 7, 2026 at 2:04 AM
See, good research wins.
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Every time I hear folks complain that Livy is boring, I just shake my head.
Livy is fantastic. I just did a quick (partial) inventory of land allotments in Roman colonies, entirely from Livy who records the specific allotment sizes for at least 14 Roman colonial settlements in Italy.
Data!
Livy is fantastic. I just did a quick (partial) inventory of land allotments in Roman colonies, entirely from Livy who records the specific allotment sizes for at least 14 Roman colonial settlements in Italy.
Data!
January 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Every time I hear folks complain that Livy is boring, I just shake my head.
Livy is fantastic. I just did a quick (partial) inventory of land allotments in Roman colonies, entirely from Livy who records the specific allotment sizes for at least 14 Roman colonial settlements in Italy.
Data!
Livy is fantastic. I just did a quick (partial) inventory of land allotments in Roman colonies, entirely from Livy who records the specific allotment sizes for at least 14 Roman colonial settlements in Italy.
Data!
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currently working on validating a theory that enjoyment of nerds clusters should be recognized as an early indicator of adhd
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
currently working on validating a theory that enjoyment of nerds clusters should be recognized as an early indicator of adhd
WebMD: go to the ER if your nose bleed causes you to lose more than a cup of blood.
Me: uhm. If I lose A QUARTER OF THAT I'm headed to the ER faster than Tiny Baby can keep up with!
(I'm fine. He didn't break my nose, and the bleeding has stopped.)
Me: uhm. If I lose A QUARTER OF THAT I'm headed to the ER faster than Tiny Baby can keep up with!
(I'm fine. He didn't break my nose, and the bleeding has stopped.)
January 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
WebMD: go to the ER if your nose bleed causes you to lose more than a cup of blood.
Me: uhm. If I lose A QUARTER OF THAT I'm headed to the ER faster than Tiny Baby can keep up with!
(I'm fine. He didn't break my nose, and the bleeding has stopped.)
Me: uhm. If I lose A QUARTER OF THAT I'm headed to the ER faster than Tiny Baby can keep up with!
(I'm fine. He didn't break my nose, and the bleeding has stopped.)
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Trump is insane. His inner circle is insane. They want to burn the world so they can loot everyone else’s wealth, feel like big tough guys, and hurt all the groups they despise.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Trump is insane. His inner circle is insane. They want to burn the world so they can loot everyone else’s wealth, feel like big tough guys, and hurt all the groups they despise.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
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The constitutional remedy for a president who launches a war of acquisition against an ally is impeachment, removal, disqualification, and ultimately a criminal trial. And the same is true for every member of his cabinet involved in such an illegal undertaking.
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The constitutional remedy for a president who launches a war of acquisition against an ally is impeachment, removal, disqualification, and ultimately a criminal trial. And the same is true for every member of his cabinet involved in such an illegal undertaking.
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When I was 23, I saw a bunch of really cute velvet furniture on the side of the road, totally nice. Took it in and a year later a friend’s new gf came to my house and it turns out I’d stolen her entire living room while she was moving.
January 6, 2026 at 11:22 PM
When I was 23, I saw a bunch of really cute velvet furniture on the side of the road, totally nice. Took it in and a year later a friend’s new gf came to my house and it turns out I’d stolen her entire living room while she was moving.
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I will happily run a crash course on military history and theory for liberal policy people.
It is not hard stuff, but it is important stuff.
It is not hard stuff, but it is important stuff.
this is where i am at: THERE IS NO ONE ELSE. do you want to outsource your military policy to steven miller? no? how about the dc blob? also no? THEN LEARN WHAT THE FUCK HOW TO MILITARY
www.breakingbeijing.com/p/there-is-n...
www.breakingbeijing.com/p/there-is-n...
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I will happily run a crash course on military history and theory for liberal policy people.
It is not hard stuff, but it is important stuff.
It is not hard stuff, but it is important stuff.
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I'm choosing not to figure out what google balls is. It's more fun to just watch it unfold and guess at it.
January 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I'm choosing not to figure out what google balls is. It's more fun to just watch it unfold and guess at it.
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As of late I’ve been trying to say “on site” rather than “in person”. And “remote” rather than “virtual”.
It’s not serving anyone, I don’t think, to foster the idea that online doesn’t also involve real persons.
It’s not serving anyone, I don’t think, to foster the idea that online doesn’t also involve real persons.
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
As of late I’ve been trying to say “on site” rather than “in person”. And “remote” rather than “virtual”.
It’s not serving anyone, I don’t think, to foster the idea that online doesn’t also involve real persons.
It’s not serving anyone, I don’t think, to foster the idea that online doesn’t also involve real persons.
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