Tim P Rak
@timprak.bsky.social
You can't just eat food. You've got to talk about it, too, and you've got to talk about it with someone who understands that food. - paraphrased from Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
"I'm certain as a lost dog pondering a signpost." - DPA MacManus
"I'm certain as a lost dog pondering a signpost." - DPA MacManus
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This is an irresponsibly favorable profile of RFK Jr, painting him as a vaccine skeptic rather than what he is: fervently anti-vaccine. Whether the reporter caved to pressure from RFK Jr or is so ignorant of science he doesn’t understand how many will come to harm bc of him, this is shameful. +
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This is an irresponsibly favorable profile of RFK Jr, painting him as a vaccine skeptic rather than what he is: fervently anti-vaccine. Whether the reporter caved to pressure from RFK Jr or is so ignorant of science he doesn’t understand how many will come to harm bc of him, this is shameful. +
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fml I forgot to post the link to the new video, here it is youtu.be/GywDEZ4RYT0
Like Honeycrisp Apples? Try These!
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
fml I forgot to post the link to the new video, here it is youtu.be/GywDEZ4RYT0
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The pressed lamb shoulder at Chez Maggy in Denver is not to be missed:
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The pressed lamb shoulder at Chez Maggy in Denver is not to be missed:
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Justice Sam Alito is so close to understanding that Antonin Scalia was full of shit, like, come on lil guy you're almost there
put 2 and 2 together and see what happens, it might surprise you
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
put 2 and 2 together and see what happens, it might surprise you
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
Sam Alito Forced to Briefly Contemplate the Crushing Weight of His Intellectual Bankruptcy
On Monday, the justice came agonizingly close to acknowledging how freely self-described textualists set aside the text when they find it inconvenient.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Justice Sam Alito is so close to understanding that Antonin Scalia was full of shit, like, come on lil guy you're almost there
put 2 and 2 together and see what happens, it might surprise you
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
put 2 and 2 together and see what happens, it might surprise you
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
At about 12:30 there was almost no line to vote at the SPJST lodge in Houston's Shady Acres. That said, it was pretty busy with a nearly constant flow of voters in and out.
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
At about 12:30 there was almost no line to vote at the SPJST lodge in Houston's Shady Acres. That said, it was pretty busy with a nearly constant flow of voters in and out.
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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I spoke to the Houston chronicle on the conditions that I only be referred to as frog
October 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I spoke to the Houston chronicle on the conditions that I only be referred to as frog
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I actually don't really care if AI is useful/interesting/good for some things in education actually - it is besides these things clearly a big problem already that maybe need listing yet again:
October 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I actually don't really care if AI is useful/interesting/good for some things in education actually - it is besides these things clearly a big problem already that maybe need listing yet again:
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Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
October 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
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I loved this series when @sabs.bsky.social started it for us at Defector.com in March!!! defector.com/meet-the-civ...
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I loved this series when @sabs.bsky.social started it for us at Defector.com in March!!! defector.com/meet-the-civ...
Just ran the numbers on my son's 'typical' weekend breakfast.
October 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just ran the numbers on my son's 'typical' weekend breakfast.
Made a steak with mushrooms and their combined juices as a sauce. It came out quite nicely.
August 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Made a steak with mushrooms and their combined juices as a sauce. It came out quite nicely.
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In April, @slotkin.senate.gov announced her intended support for legislation that would CUT and FREEZE the wages of farm workers - one of the most underpaid professions in the US.
This is just wrong!
Call Senator Slotkin TODAY! Urge her to withdraw her support.
(202) 759 - 4087
This is just wrong!
Call Senator Slotkin TODAY! Urge her to withdraw her support.
(202) 759 - 4087
August 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In April, @slotkin.senate.gov announced her intended support for legislation that would CUT and FREEZE the wages of farm workers - one of the most underpaid professions in the US.
This is just wrong!
Call Senator Slotkin TODAY! Urge her to withdraw her support.
(202) 759 - 4087
This is just wrong!
Call Senator Slotkin TODAY! Urge her to withdraw her support.
(202) 759 - 4087
Bummed to hear that Pico's will be closing. I never ate there as frequently after they moved from their Bellaire location, but the food was always good. The cochinita pibil, soft shell crabs in season, chile en nogada, etc.
Sic transit
Sic transit
August 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Bummed to hear that Pico's will be closing. I never ate there as frequently after they moved from their Bellaire location, but the food was always good. The cochinita pibil, soft shell crabs in season, chile en nogada, etc.
Sic transit
Sic transit
Smoked meat and aged cheese fritatta with many aliums and mushrooms:
July 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Smoked meat and aged cheese fritatta with many aliums and mushrooms:
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yelling it once more for the folks in the back: Elon Musk doesn't give a single shred of a damn about the environment
I was very happy to contribute reporting that helped get this deep dive on xAI's environmental impact in Memphis going over at @nbcnews.com. Great on the ground reporting by Bracey Harris, Jon Gerberg and Stephanie Gosk. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... #environment #airpollution
Up against Musk's Colossus supercomputer, a Memphis neighborhood fights for clean air
xAI says it’s working collaboratively with local officials, but Boxtown residents remain wary.
www.nbcnews.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
yelling it once more for the folks in the back: Elon Musk doesn't give a single shred of a damn about the environment
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María sent this vid from where she was thinning peach trees in the Redley CA area: I barely work 8 hrs a day & earn CA min. wage. The hot season'w about to start. I worry about high temps & how we could suffer heat stroke as there are little protections for us. #WeFeedYou
May 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
María sent this vid from where she was thinning peach trees in the Redley CA area: I barely work 8 hrs a day & earn CA min. wage. The hot season'w about to start. I worry about high temps & how we could suffer heat stroke as there are little protections for us. #WeFeedYou
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yes, ChatGPT is in schools; there are K-12 school districts and DOEs entering into AI contracts, too. so rather than panicking over the death of academia as a foregone conclusion—particularly when LLMs are frequently wrong—why don't we talk about the climate costs of AI?
my latest @teenvogue.com
my latest @teenvogue.com
ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
www.teenvogue.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
yes, ChatGPT is in schools; there are K-12 school districts and DOEs entering into AI contracts, too. so rather than panicking over the death of academia as a foregone conclusion—particularly when LLMs are frequently wrong—why don't we talk about the climate costs of AI?
my latest @teenvogue.com
my latest @teenvogue.com
Made some Dave's Killer muffins (they're not great but with enough butter, they're fine) and a weird quasi omelette.
May 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Made some Dave's Killer muffins (they're not great but with enough butter, they're fine) and a weird quasi omelette.
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Wow crazy you guys must be giving her a big raise, right?
The Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and
commentary goes to @anntelnaes.bsky.social, for various works that appeared in The Washington Post.
This is her third Pulitzer recognition.
commentary goes to @anntelnaes.bsky.social, for various works that appeared in The Washington Post.
This is her third Pulitzer recognition.
Ann Telnaes
Ann Telnaes was an editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post. She won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 2001 and was a finalist for the prize in 2022.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wow crazy you guys must be giving her a big raise, right?
Also, cats. Happy to report the cats are doing about their usual when it's an hour or so away from their feeding time.
May 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Also, cats. Happy to report the cats are doing about their usual when it's an hour or so away from their feeding time.