MV
@suzerain.bsky.social
At heart, a problem solver. Most often that manifests in my work in software engineering, but I like thinking about anything.
Interests: music, media, running, technology, programming, game theory, geopolitics, design, art and the future.
Interests: music, media, running, technology, programming, game theory, geopolitics, design, art and the future.
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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my official statement as a biologist is that we are all complex poop tubes
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
my official statement as a biologist is that we are all complex poop tubes
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I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
For years Chuck Schumer has sabotaged Dems and helped Republicans.
Imagine he represented NY on the Knicks. Again and again, he turns the ball over in crunch time.
At some point, the only rational conclusions are that he works for the opposing team, or is getting some other benefit.
Imagine he represented NY on the Knicks. Again and again, he turns the ball over in crunch time.
At some point, the only rational conclusions are that he works for the opposing team, or is getting some other benefit.
a basketball player with the number 9 on his jersey is trying to block another player
Alt: A basketball player passes the ball to no one.
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For years Chuck Schumer has sabotaged Dems and helped Republicans.
Imagine he represented NY on the Knicks. Again and again, he turns the ball over in crunch time.
At some point, the only rational conclusions are that he works for the opposing team, or is getting some other benefit.
Imagine he represented NY on the Knicks. Again and again, he turns the ball over in crunch time.
At some point, the only rational conclusions are that he works for the opposing team, or is getting some other benefit.
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 35
Get In Your Head (Malkovich Ya)
– Dirty Nice
📍Bournemouth 🏴🇬🇧
2021
“I just wanna be you in the mirror…see a bit clearer"
youtu.be/B-SRiS2ade8
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 35
Get In Your Head (Malkovich Ya)
– Dirty Nice
📍Bournemouth 🏴🇬🇧
2021
“I just wanna be you in the mirror…see a bit clearer"
youtu.be/B-SRiS2ade8
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 35
Get In Your Head (Malkovich Ya)
– Dirty Nice
📍Bournemouth 🏴🇬🇧
2021
“I just wanna be you in the mirror…see a bit clearer"
youtu.be/B-SRiS2ade8
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 35
Get In Your Head (Malkovich Ya)
– Dirty Nice
📍Bournemouth 🏴🇬🇧
2021
“I just wanna be you in the mirror…see a bit clearer"
youtu.be/B-SRiS2ade8
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Is there anyone you’d rather sit across the negotiating table from than Senate Democrats?
Star Wars Lando GIF
Alt: Lando Calrissian walking and saying “This deal’s getting worse all the time”
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Is there anyone you’d rather sit across the negotiating table from than Senate Democrats?
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You can’t afford a coal mine.
You can’t afford a gas turbine.
You can’t afford an oil rig.
Only fossil fuel states and billionaires can.
But you can afford a solar power station on your roof.
Now, ask yourself why you encounter so much anti-renewable energy propaganda.
You can’t afford a gas turbine.
You can’t afford an oil rig.
Only fossil fuel states and billionaires can.
But you can afford a solar power station on your roof.
Now, ask yourself why you encounter so much anti-renewable energy propaganda.
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
You can’t afford a coal mine.
You can’t afford a gas turbine.
You can’t afford an oil rig.
Only fossil fuel states and billionaires can.
But you can afford a solar power station on your roof.
Now, ask yourself why you encounter so much anti-renewable energy propaganda.
You can’t afford a gas turbine.
You can’t afford an oil rig.
Only fossil fuel states and billionaires can.
But you can afford a solar power station on your roof.
Now, ask yourself why you encounter so much anti-renewable energy propaganda.
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 34
Got Me
– Laura Mvula
📍Birmingham 🏴🇬🇧
2021
More 80s throwback flavor for my list. That bassline reminded me of “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”.
youtu.be/CJohzGzstag
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 34
Got Me
– Laura Mvula
📍Birmingham 🏴🇬🇧
2021
More 80s throwback flavor for my list. That bassline reminded me of “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”.
youtu.be/CJohzGzstag
November 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 34
Got Me
– Laura Mvula
📍Birmingham 🏴🇬🇧
2021
More 80s throwback flavor for my list. That bassline reminded me of “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”.
youtu.be/CJohzGzstag
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 34
Got Me
– Laura Mvula
📍Birmingham 🏴🇬🇧
2021
More 80s throwback flavor for my list. That bassline reminded me of “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”.
youtu.be/CJohzGzstag
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November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 33
So Typically Now
– U.S. Girls
📍Chicago, IL 🇺🇸🇦
2023
Strong 80s synthpop vibes.
youtu.be/S4O_dChJKII
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 33
So Typically Now
– U.S. Girls
📍Chicago, IL 🇺🇸🇦
2023
Strong 80s synthpop vibes.
youtu.be/S4O_dChJKII
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 33
So Typically Now
– U.S. Girls
📍Chicago, IL 🇺🇸🇦
2023
Strong 80s synthpop vibes.
youtu.be/S4O_dChJKII
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 33
So Typically Now
– U.S. Girls
📍Chicago, IL 🇺🇸🇦
2023
Strong 80s synthpop vibes.
youtu.be/S4O_dChJKII
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 32
Hip Hop Lollipop
– Bootsy Collins • Fantaazma • Victor Wooten
📍Cincinnati, OH • Hamburg • Nashville, TN 🇺🇸🇩🇪
2022
Everybody needs a little Bootsy in their lives (to say nothing of Victor Wooten bass solos).
youtu.be/93BEOz1WSn0
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 32
Hip Hop Lollipop
– Bootsy Collins • Fantaazma • Victor Wooten
📍Cincinnati, OH • Hamburg • Nashville, TN 🇺🇸🇩🇪
2022
Everybody needs a little Bootsy in their lives (to say nothing of Victor Wooten bass solos).
youtu.be/93BEOz1WSn0
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 32
Hip Hop Lollipop
– Bootsy Collins • Fantaazma • Victor Wooten
📍Cincinnati, OH • Hamburg • Nashville, TN 🇺🇸🇩🇪
2022
Everybody needs a little Bootsy in their lives (to say nothing of Victor Wooten bass solos).
youtu.be/93BEOz1WSn0
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 32
Hip Hop Lollipop
– Bootsy Collins • Fantaazma • Victor Wooten
📍Cincinnati, OH • Hamburg • Nashville, TN 🇺🇸🇩🇪
2022
Everybody needs a little Bootsy in their lives (to say nothing of Victor Wooten bass solos).
youtu.be/93BEOz1WSn0
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"Objects in your rearview mirror are closer than they appear."
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"Objects in your rearview mirror are closer than they appear."
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 31
Next To Normal
– Lucius
📍Brooklyn, NY 🇺🇸
2022
This bouncy, head-bobbing, indie pop track was very close to bonus territory on my list. How many bands feature not only one, but two keytars?
YT link is from their KEXP set.
youtu.be/4aFHOMWv41k
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 31
Next To Normal
– Lucius
📍Brooklyn, NY 🇺🇸
2022
This bouncy, head-bobbing, indie pop track was very close to bonus territory on my list. How many bands feature not only one, but two keytars?
YT link is from their KEXP set.
youtu.be/4aFHOMWv41k
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 31
Next To Normal
– Lucius
📍Brooklyn, NY 🇺🇸
2022
This bouncy, head-bobbing, indie pop track was very close to bonus territory on my list. How many bands feature not only one, but two keytars?
YT link is from their KEXP set.
youtu.be/4aFHOMWv41k
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 31
Next To Normal
– Lucius
📍Brooklyn, NY 🇺🇸
2022
This bouncy, head-bobbing, indie pop track was very close to bonus territory on my list. How many bands feature not only one, but two keytars?
YT link is from their KEXP set.
youtu.be/4aFHOMWv41k
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LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 30
Pink Venom
– Blackpink
📍Seoul 🇰🇷🇹🇭🇦🇺🇳🇿
2022
My third and final entry from Blackpink. A fourth eked into my top 50 but got bumped on the rule technicality.
youtu.be/gQlMMD8auMs
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 30
Pink Venom
– Blackpink
📍Seoul 🇰🇷🇹🇭🇦🇺🇳🇿
2022
My third and final entry from Blackpink. A fourth eked into my top 50 but got bumped on the rule technicality.
youtu.be/gQlMMD8auMs
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 30
Pink Venom
– Blackpink
📍Seoul 🇰🇷🇹🇭🇦🇺🇳🇿
2022
My third and final entry from Blackpink. A fourth eked into my top 50 but got bumped on the rule technicality.
youtu.be/gQlMMD8auMs
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 30
Pink Venom
– Blackpink
📍Seoul 🇰🇷🇹🇭🇦🇺🇳🇿
2022
My third and final entry from Blackpink. A fourth eked into my top 50 but got bumped on the rule technicality.
youtu.be/gQlMMD8auMs
Sounds like the plan is to use the shutdown to eliminate the filibuster so that Trump will be able to pass anything he wants with a simple majority.
I would imagine after killing the filibuster his focus will become “voter fraud” legislation to set things up for 2026.
I would imagine after killing the filibuster his focus will become “voter fraud” legislation to set things up for 2026.
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Sounds like the plan is to use the shutdown to eliminate the filibuster so that Trump will be able to pass anything he wants with a simple majority.
I would imagine after killing the filibuster his focus will become “voter fraud” legislation to set things up for 2026.
I would imagine after killing the filibuster his focus will become “voter fraud” legislation to set things up for 2026.
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Pluto - Approximate True Color - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/yNoRBQ
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pluto - Approximate True Color - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/yNoRBQ
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 29
Rammana
– Salin
📍Bangkok • Montréal 🇹🇭🇨🇦
2025
Salin is a drummer who often mixes funk, afro-beat, jazz and traditional Thai music. Here, she’s paying homage to music from indigenous tribes in Thailand.
youtu.be/5_8YMgaR0o4
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 29
Rammana
– Salin
📍Bangkok • Montréal 🇹🇭🇨🇦
2025
Salin is a drummer who often mixes funk, afro-beat, jazz and traditional Thai music. Here, she’s paying homage to music from indigenous tribes in Thailand.
youtu.be/5_8YMgaR0o4
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
#MusicChallenge
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 29
Rammana
– Salin
📍Bangkok • Montréal 🇹🇭🇨🇦
2025
Salin is a drummer who often mixes funk, afro-beat, jazz and traditional Thai music. Here, she’s paying homage to music from indigenous tribes in Thailand.
youtu.be/5_8YMgaR0o4
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 29
Rammana
– Salin
📍Bangkok • Montréal 🇹🇭🇨🇦
2025
Salin is a drummer who often mixes funk, afro-beat, jazz and traditional Thai music. Here, she’s paying homage to music from indigenous tribes in Thailand.
youtu.be/5_8YMgaR0o4