Chris Vermilion
@verm.me
Software nerd. Order Muppet. Recovering physicist. Not really that sad of a dad. https://verm.me
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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this man show sequel is really going some interesting directions, I like how they're exploring the logical consequences of the worldbuilding
They used to wiretap your phones to collect this kind of information from you but now you pay for a Bluecheck and post it yourself
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
this man show sequel is really going some interesting directions, I like how they're exploring the logical consequences of the worldbuilding
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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![Ferdinand Rudow (2 April 1840 – 3 September 1920)[1] was a German entomologist best known for the poor quality of his taxonomic work.[2] He described over 200 species of wasps during his lifetime, almost all of which have been revised as synonyms of other species.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreiawxaz22fm63iswczfs5wlbxsbynjchlch5xklwem2jrd3e6g46ay@jpeg)
![After an initial interest in studying lice and mites, Rudow began to focus on wasps in 1871.[3] Over the course of his research, he described 234 species and varieties within the Ichneumonidae family of parasitoid wasps, eventually amassing a collection of close to 14,000 insect specimens](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreie3ek67bgpzccweql4pohzxdpdvvbf4ejzeqngrvyg6xh336xhxta@jpeg)
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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It kills me to see fiber artists who wildly undervalue their work, but it’s even worse when that work isn’t selling! If you’re looking to give handmade Christmas gifts (not by me), drop me a DM of the kind of thing you’re looking for and I can help you find a small artist to support!
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It kills me to see fiber artists who wildly undervalue their work, but it’s even worse when that work isn’t selling! If you’re looking to give handmade Christmas gifts (not by me), drop me a DM of the kind of thing you’re looking for and I can help you find a small artist to support!
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Good things can happen: the owner of the terrible, racist billboard visible from the 1-5 in Washington died and it’s now owned by the Chehalis tribe
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Good things can happen: the owner of the terrible, racist billboard visible from the 1-5 in Washington died and it’s now owned by the Chehalis tribe
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Sometimes people get frustrated with credit scores, fine, but boy howdy theyre better than a lot of what would replace them
bro are you fucking kidding me
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Sometimes people get frustrated with credit scores, fine, but boy howdy theyre better than a lot of what would replace them
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Nifty little data point here. Don’t chase the manosphere into hell. Give young men a positive masculinity to aspire to.
Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Nifty little data point here. Don’t chase the manosphere into hell. Give young men a positive masculinity to aspire to.
[pause]
“Our donut is not a hole at all!”
“Our donut is not a hole at all!”
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
[pause]
“Our donut is not a hole at all!”
“Our donut is not a hole at all!”
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If this happens nine times, the tenth one’s free.
The jury has not reached a verdict in the DC Sandwich Guy case and the judge is sending them home. We'll be back in court tomorrow!
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If this happens nine times, the tenth one’s free.
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In my head this is 100% Benoit Blanc speaking
“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
November 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
In my head this is 100% Benoit Blanc speaking
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Every actual quote I hear about the sandwich trial is what I imagine the trial of the Hamburglar would sound like when he finally got hit with those RICO charges.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Every actual quote I hear about the sandwich trial is what I imagine the trial of the Hamburglar would sound like when he finally got hit with those RICO charges.
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The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
you never really see people getting called out for being two-thousand-and-late any more
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
you never really see people getting called out for being two-thousand-and-late any more
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We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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"You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Fucking SAVAGE for him to invoke Mario Cuomo.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
"You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Fucking SAVAGE for him to invoke Mario Cuomo.
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Mamdani: "New York City, breathe this moment in. We have held our breath for longer than we know. We have held it in anticipation of defeat, held it because the air has been knocked out of our lungs too many times to count, held it because we cannot afford to exhale."
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Mamdani: "New York City, breathe this moment in. We have held our breath for longer than we know. We have held it in anticipation of defeat, held it because the air has been knocked out of our lungs too many times to count, held it because we cannot afford to exhale."
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Let's not forget that the only reason we're not talking about Boston @mayorwu.boston.gov's victory tonight is because she won her preliminary election so decisively that her billionaire heir opponent dropped out. ✊
Boston mayor Michelle Wu officially claims second term, cementing dominance in city - The Boston Globe
Mayor Michelle Wu ran unopposed, presiding unchallenged over Boston politics after a year in which it seemed her true political opposition was President Trump.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Let's not forget that the only reason we're not talking about Boston @mayorwu.boston.gov's victory tonight is because she won her preliminary election so decisively that her billionaire heir opponent dropped out. ✊
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just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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The lesson here is have good principles and stand on them. Stand for something that isn't power!
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The lesson here is have good principles and stand on them. Stand for something that isn't power!