Mostly Harmless
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Herding cats until the waveform collapses.
Mostly harmless, but do note that both my grandfathers killed fascists. GenX. Слава Україні. Meese is still a pig.
#OurFlagMeansDeath #ofmd #UglyDogs
Mostly harmless, but do note that both my grandfathers killed fascists. GenX. Слава Україні. Meese is still a pig.
#OurFlagMeansDeath #ofmd #UglyDogs
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There is truly more that unites us than divides us, by which I mean “everyone in this country wants to carve Pete Hegseth up and serve him tableside and half of them are saying it on television”
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
There is truly more that unites us than divides us, by which I mean “everyone in this country wants to carve Pete Hegseth up and serve him tableside and half of them are saying it on television”
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
It gets even better in the comments
December 2, 2025 at 4:32 AM
It gets even better in the comments
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for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan
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Today is World AIDS day, and the current US govt refuses to acknowledge it, for the first time since 1988. Here’s a memory I’d like to share, to show how in even the worst of times, people came together to support each other. May the memory of those we lost continue to be a blessing.
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today is World AIDS day, and the current US govt refuses to acknowledge it, for the first time since 1988. Here’s a memory I’d like to share, to show how in even the worst of times, people came together to support each other. May the memory of those we lost continue to be a blessing.
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101 years old Marshall Allen of Sun Ra Arkestra doing Space is the Place with Messthetics, Luke Stewart, Janel Leppin, Lady Myrhh, Bob Boilen and others here at the dc space reunion event @ Atlantis in DC . Will share video later
November 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
101 years old Marshall Allen of Sun Ra Arkestra doing Space is the Place with Messthetics, Luke Stewart, Janel Leppin, Lady Myrhh, Bob Boilen and others here at the dc space reunion event @ Atlantis in DC . Will share video later
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ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦
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UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
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AO3 authors: If you get a spambot comment on a story, AO3 has a specific reporting path that lets them get rid of your spammer in hours rather than weeks. Turns out that following these steps REALLY WORKS.
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
Protect Your Contact Information From Scammers | Archive of Our Own
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
AO3 authors: If you get a spambot comment on a story, AO3 has a specific reporting path that lets them get rid of your spammer in hours rather than weeks. Turns out that following these steps REALLY WORKS.
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
Indigenous celebrity Eileen Miles getting disrespected by ICE, her relatives actually being detained by those idiots, right here in the Land of Microsoft.
May they reap the (Marilyn) Whirlwind.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Indigenous celebrity Eileen Miles getting disrespected by ICE, her relatives actually being detained by those idiots, right here in the Land of Microsoft.
AO3 authors: If you get a spambot comment on a story, AO3 has a specific reporting path that lets them get rid of your spammer in hours rather than weeks. Turns out that following these steps REALLY WORKS.
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
Protect Your Contact Information From Scammers | Archive of Our Own
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
AO3 authors: If you get a spambot comment on a story, AO3 has a specific reporting path that lets them get rid of your spammer in hours rather than weeks. Turns out that following these steps REALLY WORKS.
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
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May they reap the (Marilyn) Whirlwind.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
May they reap the (Marilyn) Whirlwind.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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All of this. Write. Make. Create. Try. KEEP TRYING. Do new things. BE new things. Reinvent yourself every second Tuesday. Reinvent Tuesdays. Change your *name* to Tuesday. There is no age limit on becoming more than you once were, loving more than you once could, or being happier and more fulfilled!
Fuck that noise, do it even if you're old. I learned tattooing at 43. I learned editing and publishing at 46.
There is always still time to do or learn new stuff.
There is always still time to do or learn new stuff.
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
All of this. Write. Make. Create. Try. KEEP TRYING. Do new things. BE new things. Reinvent yourself every second Tuesday. Reinvent Tuesdays. Change your *name* to Tuesday. There is no age limit on becoming more than you once were, loving more than you once could, or being happier and more fulfilled!
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"With each passing scene, the giant birds taunt me. As Steve Martin races Kevin Bacon to the cab, I wonder, 'Why not hail an eagle instead?' As Neal furiously rants to the car rental lady, I'm reminded: 'All those fucks could've been avoided with an eagle.'"
Why Didn’t Eagles Just Fly Del and Neal to Chicago?
Every Thanksgiving, I watch the greatest comedy of all time: Planes, Trains and Automobiles. It’s beautifully written, intelligently directed, and ...
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"With each passing scene, the giant birds taunt me. As Steve Martin races Kevin Bacon to the cab, I wonder, 'Why not hail an eagle instead?' As Neal furiously rants to the car rental lady, I'm reminded: 'All those fucks could've been avoided with an eagle.'"
Seasonal content: Well There's Your Problem's episode on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Aka "The Day the NYPD Killed Barney." Put it on in the background while you mash the spuds.
youtu.be/VbkNOnX-PUQ?...
youtu.be/VbkNOnX-PUQ?...
Well There's Your Problem | Episode 172: The 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
YouTube video by Well There's Your Problem Podcast
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Seasonal content: Well There's Your Problem's episode on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Aka "The Day the NYPD Killed Barney." Put it on in the background while you mash the spuds.
youtu.be/VbkNOnX-PUQ?...
youtu.be/VbkNOnX-PUQ?...
Happy Hibernation, Darth. We'll do our best while you sleep!
ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Happy Hibernation, Darth. We'll do our best while you sleep!
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
Hey #RightToRepair activists, they are trying to hobble the military Right to Repair legislation that's moving thru the approval process. Bother your legislators about this!
Scoop: Provisions of the NDAA that would ensure military members’ right to repair their own equipment are set to be removed from the funding act, replaced by language that will require the military to pay subscription fees to defense contractors via “data-as-a-service.”
www.wired.com/story/subscr...
www.wired.com/story/subscr...
The US Military Wants to Fix Its Own Equipment. Defense Contractors Are Trying to Shoot That Down
A push by military contractors could alter pending legislation that would have empowered servicemembers to repair equipment. Lobbyists are pitching a subscription service instead.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hey #RightToRepair activists, they are trying to hobble the military Right to Repair legislation that's moving thru the approval process. Bother your legislators about this!
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Hi friends! Remember how I said I was born into a cult? This is it. The Jared in this article is my brother!
today on webworm, former members of a cult allege that what would become best friends (america's largest animal rescue, bringing in over $100 million annually) was built, in part, by child labour: www.webworm.co/bestfriendsc... (please RT)
The Cult of America’s Largest Animal Rescue
David Farrier talks to former members of a cult that allege what would become "Best Friends Animal Sanctuary" was built, in part, by child labour.
www.webworm.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hi friends! Remember how I said I was born into a cult? This is it. The Jared in this article is my brother!
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LIBRARIES MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, she shouts, apparently inaudibly
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
LIBRARIES MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, she shouts, apparently inaudibly
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
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I LOVE HIM YOUR HONOR
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I LOVE HIM YOUR HONOR
Over on Reddit, r/sewing just banned genAI content after months of monitoring the situation. It's urgent. It's so discouraging / wasteful/ expensive to start a project from an AI-generated unbuildable pattern.
Look at people in knitting, who are currently waging a desperate battle against these genAI assholes.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Over on Reddit, r/sewing just banned genAI content after months of monitoring the situation. It's urgent. It's so discouraging / wasteful/ expensive to start a project from an AI-generated unbuildable pattern.
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/