Tony Lizza
@tonylizza.bsky.social
Equal parts math, data science, & machine learning for good; history/politics; and writing | Husband & Father | Poster boy for ADHD
I like to elevate small talk to medium talk.
I like to elevate small talk to medium talk.
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“Die Hard with a Vengeance” is the greatest movie of all time, omg. I feel so alive.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Die Hard with a Vengeance” is the greatest movie of all time, omg. I feel so alive.
I’m watching Up with my son and this is the first time in 10 years I’ve seen it. A Victorian home with fishscale siding? I get it, Carl.
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I’m watching Up with my son and this is the first time in 10 years I’ve seen it. A Victorian home with fishscale siding? I get it, Carl.
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"Soundtrack to a Coup D'État" is soooooo good.
The entire score throughout the documentary is comprised of jazz and blues standards with many performances and interviews of African American greats who were sent abroad by US govt to further its own agenda and to provide cover.
#FilmSky #BlackSky
The entire score throughout the documentary is comprised of jazz and blues standards with many performances and interviews of African American greats who were sent abroad by US govt to further its own agenda and to provide cover.
#FilmSky #BlackSky
February 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
So in the Gremlins 2 universe, presumably Daniel Clamp the billionaire is president. I wonder what that place is like.
November 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
So in the Gremlins 2 universe, presumably Daniel Clamp the billionaire is president. I wonder what that place is like.
Who are these people who decorate for Halloween and then don’t hand out candy?
November 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Who are these people who decorate for Halloween and then don’t hand out candy?
Amaro, and amaro, and amaro…
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Amaro, and amaro, and amaro…
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I really enjoy this detail from the wikipedia entry on Check it Out! With Doctor Steve Brule: "In post-production, the video is piped through a VCR, which is then intermittently hit to simulate poor production value."
October 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I really enjoy this detail from the wikipedia entry on Check it Out! With Doctor Steve Brule: "In post-production, the video is piped through a VCR, which is then intermittently hit to simulate poor production value."
How in the topological hell is my dryer tying these kinds of knots in my clothing?
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
How in the topological hell is my dryer tying these kinds of knots in my clothing?
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"The ultimate, hidden truth of the world, is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently." —David Graeber
Art by Kate DeCiccio (Imagination Card - www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...)
Art by Kate DeCiccio (Imagination Card - www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...)
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"The ultimate, hidden truth of the world, is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently." —David Graeber
Art by Kate DeCiccio (Imagination Card - www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...)
Art by Kate DeCiccio (Imagination Card - www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...)
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GiveDirectly gave $550 to every adult in the Khongoni subdistrict of Malawi, reaching over 85,000 people. It was enough outside money to double local GDP. Extreme poverty plummeted by 88%. Inflation was negligible.
Now they're going even bigger by giving $550 to 185,000 people - an entire district.
Now they're going even bigger by giving $550 to 185,000 people - an entire district.
October 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
GiveDirectly gave $550 to every adult in the Khongoni subdistrict of Malawi, reaching over 85,000 people. It was enough outside money to double local GDP. Extreme poverty plummeted by 88%. Inflation was negligible.
Now they're going even bigger by giving $550 to 185,000 people - an entire district.
Now they're going even bigger by giving $550 to 185,000 people - an entire district.
Someone reposting this is how I found out. What a bummer.
“Now who’s being naive, Kay?”
October 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Someone reposting this is how I found out. What a bummer.
There is no such thing as a vacation when you have a 2 year old. There is only traveling with a 2 year old.
October 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
There is no such thing as a vacation when you have a 2 year old. There is only traveling with a 2 year old.
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Bertrand Russell once received letters from Sir Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union of Fascists, inviting him to a debate. Russell not only declined but replied quite generally that “nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us.” @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Bertrand Russell once received letters from Sir Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union of Fascists, inviting him to a debate. Russell not only declined but replied quite generally that “nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us.” @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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this sweater is meant to commemorate duckhead's 160th anniversary as a brand but i might buy it as a "160th anniversary of appomattox and emancipation" www.duckhead.com/collections/...
1865 Intarsia Sweater - 160th Anniversary Edition
Description Inspired by our iconic preppy legacy, this intarsia sweater nods to the style’s rise in the ’80s, when bold, playful motifs defined the look. This version showcases our founding year, 1865...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
this sweater is meant to commemorate duckhead's 160th anniversary as a brand but i might buy it as a "160th anniversary of appomattox and emancipation" www.duckhead.com/collections/...
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My baby son likes dark chocolate. I didn’t start liking dark chocolate until I was 32.
September 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My baby son likes dark chocolate. I didn’t start liking dark chocolate until I was 32.
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I only hope this sends all of the old ghouls running the world -- from Putin to Xi, Trump to Erdogan - down a desperate, Death Becomes Her slide into doing increasingly dumb and counterproductive things in the name of keeping their bodies working.
They'd finally croak in the most hilarious ways.
They'd finally croak in the most hilarious ways.
“.. Quite a hot mic moment on CCTV in Beijing today as Putin and Xi, both 72 years old, are caught casually talking about living to 150 and maybe forever thanks to organ transplants. (As picked up by Bloomberg.)”
(via @yarotrof.bsky.social)
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September 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I only hope this sends all of the old ghouls running the world -- from Putin to Xi, Trump to Erdogan - down a desperate, Death Becomes Her slide into doing increasingly dumb and counterproductive things in the name of keeping their bodies working.
They'd finally croak in the most hilarious ways.
They'd finally croak in the most hilarious ways.
Gin and tonic is the sodium chloride of cocktails. Two elements that are toxic on their own and essential when combined.
August 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Gin and tonic is the sodium chloride of cocktails. Two elements that are toxic on their own and essential when combined.
I’d say his lack of style is definitely genuine.
i really think jd vance is the fakest politician i've seen in my lifetime. there is nothing sincere about him.
August 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I’d say his lack of style is definitely genuine.
In set theory, it is possible to take the concept of the empty set and the power set, iterate on them, and within 7 iterations end up with a set that has more elements than there are atoms in the universe, all of which contain nothing. I guess that kind of puts my workday in perspective.
#MathSky
#MathSky
August 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In set theory, it is possible to take the concept of the empty set and the power set, iterate on them, and within 7 iterations end up with a set that has more elements than there are atoms in the universe, all of which contain nothing. I guess that kind of puts my workday in perspective.
#MathSky
#MathSky
As BoJack Horseman once said, “Everyone, please turn off your internet. It has gone bad. I repeat, the internet has gone foul.”
August 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
As BoJack Horseman once said, “Everyone, please turn off your internet. It has gone bad. I repeat, the internet has gone foul.”
Isn’t Intel essentially worthless? This sounds like a hell of a plan.
August 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Isn’t Intel essentially worthless? This sounds like a hell of a plan.
I’d like to be semi-retired.
August 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’d like to be semi-retired.
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Everything in the air has war, combat energy right now.
Everything is pointing to the use of raw, spectacular force.
Trump joining on ICE patrols in the city.
The White House saying it wants to host UFC (read: modern gladiator) fights.
Viral Jubilee "debates" as live, rhetorical war games.
Everything is pointing to the use of raw, spectacular force.
Trump joining on ICE patrols in the city.
The White House saying it wants to host UFC (read: modern gladiator) fights.
Viral Jubilee "debates" as live, rhetorical war games.
August 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Everything in the air has war, combat energy right now.
Everything is pointing to the use of raw, spectacular force.
Trump joining on ICE patrols in the city.
The White House saying it wants to host UFC (read: modern gladiator) fights.
Viral Jubilee "debates" as live, rhetorical war games.
Everything is pointing to the use of raw, spectacular force.
Trump joining on ICE patrols in the city.
The White House saying it wants to host UFC (read: modern gladiator) fights.
Viral Jubilee "debates" as live, rhetorical war games.