R. S. Y. Buchanan
@rsybuchanan.com
Bike stuff, camera stuff, Jewish stuff and food stuff. Not necessarily in that order, or one at a time. Tha beagan Gàidhlig agam.
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Athens of America.
"Odysseus, stop humping Homer!"
- Actual thing I heard at the off-leash area on the Boston Common
- Actual thing I heard at the off-leash area on the Boston Common
February 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Athens of America.
I knew I was slow, but I didn't think I was *that* slow.
February 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I knew I was slow, but I didn't think I was *that* slow.
@curlybdancer.bsky.social This is the thing I was doing on stream today
Zwift | The Indoor Cycling App for Smart Trainers & Bikes
Zwift is a virtual cycling app that is transforming indoor cycling. Discover training plans, ride with friends from around the world, and workout anytime.
www.zwift.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
@curlybdancer.bsky.social This is the thing I was doing on stream today
Who is the most famous alum of your high school?
I think it's going to be hard to beat Sara Aldrete, the Mexican serial killer.
I think it's going to be hard to beat Sara Aldrete, the Mexican serial killer.
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Who is the most famous alum of your high school?
I think it's going to be hard to beat Sara Aldrete, the Mexican serial killer.
I think it's going to be hard to beat Sara Aldrete, the Mexican serial killer.
Make Acid-rain Great Again!
Breaking news: The EPA rescinded a landmark legal opinion underpinning a wave of federal policies aimed at climate change.
In scrapping the policy, the EPA will seek to erase limits on emissions from cars, power plants and other industries.
In scrapping the policy, the EPA will seek to erase limits on emissions from cars, power plants and other industries.
Trump repeals landmark legal policy underpinning key climate rules
The Environmental Protection Agency finishes the repeal of the “endangerment finding,” a landmark legal opinion underpinning policies regulating climate change.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Make Acid-rain Great Again!
This is a very confusing name for a new political group, as well as a confusing headline, because "Reform" already has a specific meaning within Judaism.
Unless the Reform Party (UK) has a position on Torah min haShemayim (et al.), they should think about rebranding this somehow.
Unless the Reform Party (UK) has a position on Torah min haShemayim (et al.), they should think about rebranding this somehow.
Nigel Farage heckled at launch of Reform Jewish group
Jewish activists interrupt speech at synagogue and accuse party of paving way for persecution of other minorities
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This is a very confusing name for a new political group, as well as a confusing headline, because "Reform" already has a specific meaning within Judaism.
Unless the Reform Party (UK) has a position on Torah min haShemayim (et al.), they should think about rebranding this somehow.
Unless the Reform Party (UK) has a position on Torah min haShemayim (et al.), they should think about rebranding this somehow.
There's a quartet of corpulent robins playing in the snow on our back porch, and both our cats are enraged. Blake is suffused with the murderous fury of a thousand generations of her ancestors. Archimedes is so angry he's could levitate.
Sadly our windows are closed, so murder will have to wait.
Sadly our windows are closed, so murder will have to wait.
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
There's a quartet of corpulent robins playing in the snow on our back porch, and both our cats are enraged. Blake is suffused with the murderous fury of a thousand generations of her ancestors. Archimedes is so angry he's could levitate.
Sadly our windows are closed, so murder will have to wait.
Sadly our windows are closed, so murder will have to wait.
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Wait, THIS is young Anton Chekhov? This? Good lord. Let that gun go off, daddy
February 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Wait, THIS is young Anton Chekhov? This? Good lord. Let that gun go off, daddy
As if I needed another reason never to give the NFL my attention again.
With the support of the White House, win or lose Robert Kraft is guaranteed a happy ending.
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
As if I needed another reason never to give the NFL my attention again.
Some people in my Twitch chat this morning didn't believe the Will Shat thing is real, but it is! I'm not crazy!
Ranking the best 2026 Super Bowl commercials: For Papa! Will Shat and more
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Some people in my Twitch chat this morning didn't believe the Will Shat thing is real, but it is! I'm not crazy!
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3) The Ancient Greeks knew a thing or two about entertainment: go to two films in an evening, follow a drama with a comedy! You’ll laugh a lot more at the comedy, seriously.
January 31, 2026 at 10:05 PM
3) The Ancient Greeks knew a thing or two about entertainment: go to two films in an evening, follow a drama with a comedy! You’ll laugh a lot more at the comedy, seriously.
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I know this is not the main issue, but why does the US President sound like a character from a poorly localised video game? "It was quite a display of abuse and anger, for all to see, crazed and out of control." Are you a town elder in a JRPG?
Just a fundamentally evil, malevolent person. Rotten to the very core.
January 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I know this is not the main issue, but why does the US President sound like a character from a poorly localised video game? "It was quite a display of abuse and anger, for all to see, crazed and out of control." Are you a town elder in a JRPG?
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More targeting of legal observers in Maine. People need to be aware that there are abuses by ICE occurring nationwide, not just Minnesota.
Story via @themainemonitor.org and @bangordailynews.bsky.social: themainemonitor.org/maine-filmin...
Story via @themainemonitor.org and @bangordailynews.bsky.social: themainemonitor.org/maine-filmin...
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
More targeting of legal observers in Maine. People need to be aware that there are abuses by ICE occurring nationwide, not just Minnesota.
Story via @themainemonitor.org and @bangordailynews.bsky.social: themainemonitor.org/maine-filmin...
Story via @themainemonitor.org and @bangordailynews.bsky.social: themainemonitor.org/maine-filmin...
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Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
I'm trying to look at the bright side potential of a week-plus of freezing temps: this could do wonders to put a dent in the local rat population.
The massive storm has passed, but deep cold remains a danger
As the massive storm that brought heavy snow and crippling ice to millions of Americans departs, surges of dangerous and record-breaking cold are arriving.
wapo.st
January 26, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I'm trying to look at the bright side potential of a week-plus of freezing temps: this could do wonders to put a dent in the local rat population.
Well, this is interesting:
- fever gone
- cough gone
- senses of taste and smell *also* gone, suddenly, eight days into whatever this is
I've never been anosmic before, and it's a very odd experience. I can see why this causes weight loss for chronic sufferers.
Still negative for COVID. /shrug
- fever gone
- cough gone
- senses of taste and smell *also* gone, suddenly, eight days into whatever this is
I've never been anosmic before, and it's a very odd experience. I can see why this causes weight loss for chronic sufferers.
Still negative for COVID. /shrug
January 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Well, this is interesting:
- fever gone
- cough gone
- senses of taste and smell *also* gone, suddenly, eight days into whatever this is
I've never been anosmic before, and it's a very odd experience. I can see why this causes weight loss for chronic sufferers.
Still negative for COVID. /shrug
- fever gone
- cough gone
- senses of taste and smell *also* gone, suddenly, eight days into whatever this is
I've never been anosmic before, and it's a very odd experience. I can see why this causes weight loss for chronic sufferers.
Still negative for COVID. /shrug
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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too true
Truly Impossible To Tell:
Boston Prepares For Either Massive Blizzard Or
Inconsequential Flurries
Truly Impossible To Tell:
Boston Prepares For Either Massive Blizzard Or
Inconsequential Flurries
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
too true
Truly Impossible To Tell:
Boston Prepares For Either Massive Blizzard Or
Inconsequential Flurries
Truly Impossible To Tell:
Boston Prepares For Either Massive Blizzard Or
Inconsequential Flurries
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I have many books I no longer need or want. But the local library doesn't take donations anymore, used bookstores are selective about what they buy, and simply binning them all feels wrong.
So I'm going to dress like a ninja and start seeding them in all the Little Free Libraries within 5 miles.
So I'm going to dress like a ninja and start seeding them in all the Little Free Libraries within 5 miles.
January 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I have many books I no longer need or want. But the local library doesn't take donations anymore, used bookstores are selective about what they buy, and simply binning them all feels wrong.
So I'm going to dress like a ninja and start seeding them in all the Little Free Libraries within 5 miles.
So I'm going to dress like a ninja and start seeding them in all the Little Free Libraries within 5 miles.
I'm not ashamed to say I've reached an age where I need reading glasses. I am, however, ashamed to say I've reached an age where I never remember where I last had them. #blurry
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm not ashamed to say I've reached an age where I need reading glasses. I am, however, ashamed to say I've reached an age where I never remember where I last had them. #blurry
Day six of the lurgy.
I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.
I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.
January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Day six of the lurgy.
I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.
I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.
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Because it's been a hard week, I thought I would re-post one of the things that lightened my own mood, this interview with a young dinosaur enthusiast in @chicagomag.com.
www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
A 5-Year-Old’s Critique of Local Dino Displays
To learn about the Chicago area’s standout Mesozoic museums, the author interviewed an expert: his son.
www.chicagomag.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Because it's been a hard week, I thought I would re-post one of the things that lightened my own mood, this interview with a young dinosaur enthusiast in @chicagomag.com.
www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
I've reached the stage in this illness where I feel like I've been bingeing sit-ups for all the soreness in my abdominals.
Also, my hair hurts.
Also, my hair hurts.
January 22, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I've reached the stage in this illness where I feel like I've been bingeing sit-ups for all the soreness in my abdominals.
Also, my hair hurts.
Also, my hair hurts.