Charles Louis Richter
@richterscale.bsky.social
Historian: of American religion/irreligion by training; of science & conspiracy by trade
dumb jokes about smart things and smart jokes about dumb things
Podcast research/factcheck: SNAFU with Ed Helms; The Reason We're All Still Here; My Fugitive, more
dumb jokes about smart things and smart jokes about dumb things
Podcast research/factcheck: SNAFU with Ed Helms; The Reason We're All Still Here; My Fugitive, more
so much tried listening to The White Vault but i guess ASMR just doesn't do anything for me
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 AM
so much tried listening to The White Vault but i guess ASMR just doesn't do anything for me
they looked at a metaphor for fascism and decided that their life needed to imitate art
February 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
they looked at a metaphor for fascism and decided that their life needed to imitate art
people don't water plants this nonchalantly
KMBC: "A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored as a possible ICE detention center. Earlier today, the company that owns the property confirmed it is no longer moving forward with a sale to the U.S. government."
February 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
people don't water plants this nonchalantly
roses are red
their thorns cause ouches
what rough beast
toward bethlehem slouches?
their thorns cause ouches
what rough beast
toward bethlehem slouches?
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
roses are red
their thorns cause ouches
what rough beast
toward bethlehem slouches?
their thorns cause ouches
what rough beast
toward bethlehem slouches?
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ok, real talk though: if you got syphilis from having sex with a mosquito, you could then let her bite you and maybe, just maybe, the ensuing malaria would raise your body temperature to 105F, high enough to kill off the syphilis infection that, to be clear, you got from having sex with the mosquito
February 9, 2024 at 3:00 AM
ok, real talk though: if you got syphilis from having sex with a mosquito, you could then let her bite you and maybe, just maybe, the ensuing malaria would raise your body temperature to 105F, high enough to kill off the syphilis infection that, to be clear, you got from having sex with the mosquito
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roses are red
water's blue, i think
it's everywhere, but:
nor a drop to drink
water's blue, i think
it's everywhere, but:
nor a drop to drink
February 14, 2024 at 2:59 PM
roses are red
water's blue, i think
it's everywhere, but:
nor a drop to drink
water's blue, i think
it's everywhere, but:
nor a drop to drink
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roses are red
i was feeling quite harried
i met this guy queequeg
i guess we're now married???
i was feeling quite harried
i met this guy queequeg
i guess we're now married???
February 14, 2024 at 8:16 PM
roses are red
i was feeling quite harried
i met this guy queequeg
i guess we're now married???
i was feeling quite harried
i met this guy queequeg
i guess we're now married???
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roses are red
"that ice sure was cold"
he thought in the moment
they shot him, i'm told
"that ice sure was cold"
he thought in the moment
they shot him, i'm told
February 14, 2024 at 7:04 PM
roses are red
"that ice sure was cold"
he thought in the moment
they shot him, i'm told
"that ice sure was cold"
he thought in the moment
they shot him, i'm told
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roses are red
and brazen are bells
also brazen, this rhyme:
bells, bells, bells, bells, bells
and brazen are bells
also brazen, this rhyme:
bells, bells, bells, bells, bells
February 14, 2024 at 3:52 PM
roses are red
and brazen are bells
also brazen, this rhyme:
bells, bells, bells, bells, bells
and brazen are bells
also brazen, this rhyme:
bells, bells, bells, bells, bells
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roses are red
please don't do a strip tease
for the malaria-bearing
mosquito, anopheles
please don't do a strip tease
for the malaria-bearing
mosquito, anopheles
"Hey, did you finish those malaria-awareness posters yet?"
"Sir, yes sir! Real fuckin' sexy, just like you wanted, sir!"
"Sir, yes sir! Real fuckin' sexy, just like you wanted, sir!"
February 14, 2024 at 6:36 PM
roses are red
please don't do a strip tease
for the malaria-bearing
mosquito, anopheles
please don't do a strip tease
for the malaria-bearing
mosquito, anopheles
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roses are red
here comes a rhyme
billy pilgrim has come--
listen!--unstuck in time
here comes a rhyme
billy pilgrim has come--
listen!--unstuck in time
February 14, 2024 at 7:39 PM
roses are red
here comes a rhyme
billy pilgrim has come--
listen!--unstuck in time
here comes a rhyme
billy pilgrim has come--
listen!--unstuck in time
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roses are red
kikis have corners
boubas are rounded
even to foreigners
kikis have corners
boubas are rounded
even to foreigners
Since this site is open now, have a greatest hits thread of #linguistics takes on the Roses are Red meme:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Ideas are green
And colourless too
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Ideas are green
And colourless too
February 14, 2024 at 8:43 PM
roses are red
kikis have corners
boubas are rounded
even to foreigners
kikis have corners
boubas are rounded
even to foreigners
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roses are red
the plums were delicious
so cold and so sweet
so what, i'm capricious
the plums were delicious
so cold and so sweet
so what, i'm capricious
February 14, 2024 at 2:49 PM
roses are red
the plums were delicious
so cold and so sweet
so what, i'm capricious
the plums were delicious
so cold and so sweet
so what, i'm capricious
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roses are red
my gyre is widening
things fall apart
the tide's bloody frightening
my gyre is widening
things fall apart
the tide's bloody frightening
February 14, 2024 at 2:45 PM
roses are red
my gyre is widening
things fall apart
the tide's bloody frightening
my gyre is widening
things fall apart
the tide's bloody frightening
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roses are red
every family is different
(except if they're happy)
this assumes they're belligerent
every family is different
(except if they're happy)
this assumes they're belligerent
February 14, 2024 at 6:52 PM
roses are red
every family is different
(except if they're happy)
this assumes they're belligerent
every family is different
(except if they're happy)
this assumes they're belligerent
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roses are red
your wreck is colossal
ozymandias is
naught but a fossil
your wreck is colossal
ozymandias is
naught but a fossil
February 14, 2024 at 2:44 PM
roses are red
your wreck is colossal
ozymandias is
naught but a fossil
your wreck is colossal
ozymandias is
naught but a fossil
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happy thirteenth anniversary to my favorite photo i ever took of knute
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
happy thirteenth anniversary to my favorite photo i ever took of knute
"they will be so distracted by the ongoing government fascist dystopia that they won't even notice our private tech dystopia"
In an internal memo in May, Meta laid out its plans to release facial recognition in its smart glasses, to the blind first, & then to the general public.
“Civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
“Civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
"they will be so distracted by the ongoing government fascist dystopia that they won't even notice our private tech dystopia"
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The Mellon Foundation trained me in the art of the sword; she taught me how to love, and how to kill in the name of second-wave feminism. The Mellon Foundation taught me the Weirding Way; my name became a killing word (my name is "Intersectionality").
February 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The Mellon Foundation trained me in the art of the sword; she taught me how to love, and how to kill in the name of second-wave feminism. The Mellon Foundation taught me the Weirding Way; my name became a killing word (my name is "Intersectionality").
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I’m currently funded by Mellon. Every night my backers leave a little liberalization pill on my pillow, I take it, and then arise each morning to further chill the humanities discourse.
So glad someone finally uncovered this abuse of power.
So glad someone finally uncovered this abuse of power.
February 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I’m currently funded by Mellon. Every night my backers leave a little liberalization pill on my pillow, I take it, and then arise each morning to further chill the humanities discourse.
So glad someone finally uncovered this abuse of power.
So glad someone finally uncovered this abuse of power.
the study was brought to an abrupt end when a member of the control group exploded
Passing gas for science: UMD researchers launch new fart study
Passing gas for science: UMD researchers launch new fart study
Researchers at the University of Maryland are hoping to develop a baseline for measuring flatulence. To do so, they’ll use a new device: Smart Underwear.
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
the study was brought to an abrupt end when a member of the control group exploded
happy thirteenth anniversary to my favorite photo i ever took of knute
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
happy thirteenth anniversary to my favorite photo i ever took of knute
i assume this is a prize given to whoever gets the most of it in their stocking
February 12, 2026 at 7:41 PM
i assume this is a prize given to whoever gets the most of it in their stocking
tfw you're trapped in a sunken cost fallacy
February 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
tfw you're trapped in a sunken cost fallacy
"which floor?"
"dead kennedys, thanks"
"dead kennedys, thanks"
February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"which floor?"
"dead kennedys, thanks"
"dead kennedys, thanks"