Waggerman
@waggerman.bsky.social
Rubbish guitarist, better songwriter
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I assume they’re all narrated by Brian Blessed.
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I assume they’re all narrated by Brian Blessed.
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“The bequest is for the benefit of mankind. The government of the [U.S.] is merely a trustee to carry out the design of the testator.”
“The will makes no restriction in favor of any particular kind of knowledge.”
Page from my copy of the Smithsonian Annual Report for the year 1861.
“The will makes no restriction in favor of any particular kind of knowledge.”
Page from my copy of the Smithsonian Annual Report for the year 1861.
![A page from a book:
“PROGRAMME OF ORGANIZATION
OF THE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
[PRESENTED IN THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY, AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OP REGENTS, DECEMBER 13, 1847.]*
INTRODUCTION.
General considerations which should serve as a guide in adopting a Plan of Organization.
1. WILL OF SMITHSON.
The property is bequeathed to the United
States of America, "to found at Washington, under the name of the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, an establishment for the increase and dit-fusion of knowledge among men."
2. The bequest is for the benefit of mankind. The government of the United States is merely a trustee to carry out the design of the testator.
3. The Institution is not a national establishment, as is frequently supposed, but the establishment of an individual, and is to bear and perpetuate his name.
4. The objects of the Institution are, Ist, to increase, and 2d, to diffuse knowiedge among men.
5. These two objects should not be confounded with one another.
The first is to enlarge the existing stock of knowledge by the addition of new truths; and the second, to disseminate knowledge, thus increased, among men.
6. The will makes no restriction in favor of any particular kind of knowledge; hence all branches are entitled to a share of attention.
7. Knowledge can be increased by different methods of facilitating and promoting the discovery of new truths; and can be..”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7joedrsgc2xtv4oludkro7vh/bafkreif6dkt2gg7wakg2ien5awchyebxanhtn2pmhz2yivjlkfgm3tihnm@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
“The bequest is for the benefit of mankind. The government of the [U.S.] is merely a trustee to carry out the design of the testator.”
“The will makes no restriction in favor of any particular kind of knowledge.”
Page from my copy of the Smithsonian Annual Report for the year 1861.
“The will makes no restriction in favor of any particular kind of knowledge.”
Page from my copy of the Smithsonian Annual Report for the year 1861.
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I sure hope LLM vendors didn't get addicted to cheap compute
AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday
: An anomaly or the beginning of a new trend? My bet's on the latter
www.theregister.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I sure hope LLM vendors didn't get addicted to cheap compute
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We're cohosting the World Cup this year with Canada- a country Trump has treatened to invade- and Mexico, a country Trump has threatened to invade.
FIFA gave him a Peace Prize.
FIFA gave him a Peace Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
We're cohosting the World Cup this year with Canada- a country Trump has treatened to invade- and Mexico, a country Trump has threatened to invade.
FIFA gave him a Peace Prize.
FIFA gave him a Peace Prize.
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“Ah, but they aren’t violent until I’ve edited them."
—When asked how such a ‘nice lady’ could edit Martin Scorsese’s movies.
HBD, 👑 Thelma Schoonmaker...
—When asked how such a ‘nice lady’ could edit Martin Scorsese’s movies.
HBD, 👑 Thelma Schoonmaker...
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“Ah, but they aren’t violent until I’ve edited them."
—When asked how such a ‘nice lady’ could edit Martin Scorsese’s movies.
HBD, 👑 Thelma Schoonmaker...
—When asked how such a ‘nice lady’ could edit Martin Scorsese’s movies.
HBD, 👑 Thelma Schoonmaker...
Fucking hell, Nigel …
Completely and absolutely agree, the message Trump’s actions in Venezuela sends to Russia and China is that anything goes, international law be damned. Russia and China will act aggressively no matter what, but this adds cover to their agendas on Ukraine and Taiwan.
Nigel Farage expresses support for Trump's "unorthodox" breach of international law - on grounds that they may "make China and Russia think twice"
But the main impact on Russia and China will be to help them to legitimise aggression in cases like Ukraine and Taiwan, citing Trump/US as analogous.
But the main impact on Russia and China will be to help them to legitimise aggression in cases like Ukraine and Taiwan, citing Trump/US as analogous.
January 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Fucking hell, Nigel …
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Ashes 2025-26: Talking about periods should be normalised - Alex Hartley
Women shouldn't be scared to discuss periods - Hartley
www.bbc.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ashes 2025-26: Talking about periods should be normalised - Alex Hartley
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Reminiscent of the time the Archbishop of Canterbury said maybe poor people should be fed and was accused of “virtue signalling”
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Reminiscent of the time the Archbishop of Canterbury said maybe poor people should be fed and was accused of “virtue signalling”
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The DOJ is in comptempt & violation of the Epstein Files Law.
Public Law 119-38. November. 19, 2025
No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputation harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.
Public Law 119-38. November. 19, 2025
No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputation harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.
December 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The DOJ is in comptempt & violation of the Epstein Files Law.
Public Law 119-38. November. 19, 2025
No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputation harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.
Public Law 119-38. November. 19, 2025
No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputation harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.
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@jarlov.bsky.social: [Conservative MP Denmark] “Let's get the facts straight regarding #Trump's newest statements about #Greenland:” 1/
December 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
@jarlov.bsky.social: [Conservative MP Denmark] “Let's get the facts straight regarding #Trump's newest statements about #Greenland:” 1/
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December 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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"Lazarus" was released as a download 10 years ago today---it feels both like the day before yesterday, and a lifetime ago: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6PU...
Lazarus
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"Lazarus" was released as a download 10 years ago today---it feels both like the day before yesterday, and a lifetime ago: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6PU...
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In S17 of #Taskmaster, Nick Mohammed dressed as a vampire for his tasks. The production scrubbed all his reflections when he's dressed like this, but the only way I knew is because someone told me about it. It's subtle and very cool.
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In S17 of #Taskmaster, Nick Mohammed dressed as a vampire for his tasks. The production scrubbed all his reflections when he's dressed like this, but the only way I knew is because someone told me about it. It's subtle and very cool.
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I love love love that they hired a painter to do these portraits and then acknowledged her by name. Artists of all kinds supporting each other is so beautiful.
Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I love love love that they hired a painter to do these portraits and then acknowledged her by name. Artists of all kinds supporting each other is so beautiful.
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Not rude things, a thread:
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Not rude things, a thread:
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He added that: "It is more a consequence of government incompetence and poor contract management than people in the asylum system exploiting it."
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November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
He added that: "It is more a consequence of government incompetence and poor contract management than people in the asylum system exploiting it."
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My letter in today's Financial Times
#DisabilityRights #Discrimination #Equalities
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#DisabilityRights #Discrimination #Equalities
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November 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
My letter in today's Financial Times
#DisabilityRights #Discrimination #Equalities
@disabledgreens.bsky.social
#DisabilityRights #Discrimination #Equalities
@disabledgreens.bsky.social
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This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
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ICE is now more well-funded than the majority of the world’s militaries.
And that money is being used to recruit, staff, and deploy people just like these two men all across America.
And that money is being used to recruit, staff, and deploy people just like these two men all across America.
In Alamosa, Colorado.
Look at these Trump thugs, smashing out the windows of this man's car with his 1 month old baby inside.
One of them isn't even wearing a shirt.
These are guys who sat at home playing Call of Duty until they were offered 50k in a YouTube ad to go cosplay.
Trump's America.
Look at these Trump thugs, smashing out the windows of this man's car with his 1 month old baby inside.
One of them isn't even wearing a shirt.
These are guys who sat at home playing Call of Duty until they were offered 50k in a YouTube ad to go cosplay.
Trump's America.
October 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ICE is now more well-funded than the majority of the world’s militaries.
And that money is being used to recruit, staff, and deploy people just like these two men all across America.
And that money is being used to recruit, staff, and deploy people just like these two men all across America.
Cuts to health care and food assistance matter more to tipped workers than the “no tax on tips” provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) www.americanprogress.org/shareable/cu... “No tax on tips” may not benefit the poorly paid. Who’d have thought it …
Cuts to health care and food assistance matter more to tipped workers than the "no tax on tips" provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)
www.americanprogress.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Cuts to health care and food assistance matter more to tipped workers than the “no tax on tips” provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) www.americanprogress.org/shareable/cu... “No tax on tips” may not benefit the poorly paid. Who’d have thought it …
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Here are my top 10 fall dogs!
September 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here are my top 10 fall dogs!
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“The industry is shit. It’s the medium that’s great.”
HBD, the legendary Lauren Bacall ...
HBD, the legendary Lauren Bacall ...
September 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“The industry is shit. It’s the medium that’s great.”
HBD, the legendary Lauren Bacall ...
HBD, the legendary Lauren Bacall ...