Ross Thompson
@wintermute115.bsky.social
Owner of a world-class dice collection.
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Guys, guys—I found a Superb Owl that is also a Super Bowl!!!
![[photo of a pottery bowl with the stylized face of an owl]
Columbia River region, Washington or Oregon Owl Effigy Bowl, Pre-contact](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a/bafkreiaxaulktswucukcuss752nhzy6sfm3e4zorpkweasatu6daarqd5a@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Guys, guys—I found a Superb Owl that is also a Super Bowl!!!
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I never noticed this either.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I never noticed this either.
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
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consumer-facing llm chatbots must be stopped.
it's like crack to some people. worse, maybe, because they are being led to believe they're doing the smart thing by using "AI"
it's like crack to some people. worse, maybe, because they are being led to believe they're doing the smart thing by using "AI"
according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
consumer-facing llm chatbots must be stopped.
it's like crack to some people. worse, maybe, because they are being led to believe they're doing the smart thing by using "AI"
it's like crack to some people. worse, maybe, because they are being led to believe they're doing the smart thing by using "AI"
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the idea that making art is embarrassing if you don't do it well enough to make a career out of it is an objectively harmful and toxic brainworm.
An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible
February 8, 2026 at 10:26 AM
the idea that making art is embarrassing if you don't do it well enough to make a career out of it is an objectively harmful and toxic brainworm.
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leveled up with this explanation, cos as an autistic person i pride myself on reacting appropriately to animals, to signal harmlessness, so why wouldn't i want to do this for human animals?
never occurred to me to stop listening to the words and instead recognise the BEHAVIOUR.
never occurred to me to stop listening to the words and instead recognise the BEHAVIOUR.
February 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
leveled up with this explanation, cos as an autistic person i pride myself on reacting appropriately to animals, to signal harmlessness, so why wouldn't i want to do this for human animals?
never occurred to me to stop listening to the words and instead recognise the BEHAVIOUR.
never occurred to me to stop listening to the words and instead recognise the BEHAVIOUR.
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UK Labour is a case study in what happens when you prioritize winning over actually standing for something. They chased the center-right so hard they’re basically just the Tories in red ties now.
Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso Cuarón put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens “Children of Men”.
February 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
UK Labour is a case study in what happens when you prioritize winning over actually standing for something. They chased the center-right so hard they’re basically just the Tories in red ties now.
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This is a FANTASTIC time to primary your local D electeds from the left.
We’re looking at another very big Dem overperformance tonight—in a Trump+13 district. Dem Chasity Martinez is up 61-39 with more than half the vote in. Notably, like in TX last weekend, the e-day vote has been even *better* for her than the early vote. voterportal.sos.la.gov/graphical
February 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
This is a FANTASTIC time to primary your local D electeds from the left.
"Looking at the cake's like looking at the future: until you've tasted it, what do you really know? And then of course it's too late. [beat] Too late..."
youtu.be/OQxnjMsWqYM?...
youtu.be/OQxnjMsWqYM?...
February 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
"Looking at the cake's like looking at the future: until you've tasted it, what do you really know? And then of course it's too late. [beat] Too late..."
youtu.be/OQxnjMsWqYM?...
youtu.be/OQxnjMsWqYM?...
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The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
"He won't be attending that hat convention in July."
youtu.be/ab1OkzGL3CM?...
youtu.be/ab1OkzGL3CM?...
February 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
"He won't be attending that hat convention in July."
youtu.be/ab1OkzGL3CM?...
youtu.be/ab1OkzGL3CM?...
"Go down to Marie Calendar's, get me a big bowl of pie with some ice cream on it. Mmmmm good. Put some on your head! Your tongue would slap your brains out, trying to get to it. Interested?"
youtu.be/3Jnx4H4LZTU?...
youtu.be/3Jnx4H4LZTU?...
February 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
"Go down to Marie Calendar's, get me a big bowl of pie with some ice cream on it. Mmmmm good. Put some on your head! Your tongue would slap your brains out, trying to get to it. Interested?"
youtu.be/3Jnx4H4LZTU?...
youtu.be/3Jnx4H4LZTU?...
"From the look of your diet it's obvious you're not too interested in counting calories. Could it be you're too busy counting the money they paid you to set us up?"
youtu.be/IouNzsYnXo4?...
youtu.be/IouNzsYnXo4?...
February 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
"From the look of your diet it's obvious you're not too interested in counting calories. Could it be you're too busy counting the money they paid you to set us up?"
youtu.be/IouNzsYnXo4?...
youtu.be/IouNzsYnXo4?...
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If there's ever been a time to NOT be incrementalist, this is it. The most political capital you're gonna have is right now. And we got Gestapo death squads in MSP and TB spreading through concentration camps in Texas. If you can't find a win there, get out of politics. The Epstein Class, baby
February 8, 2026 at 4:29 AM
If there's ever been a time to NOT be incrementalist, this is it. The most political capital you're gonna have is right now. And we got Gestapo death squads in MSP and TB spreading through concentration camps in Texas. If you can't find a win there, get out of politics. The Epstein Class, baby
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/3 Bad Bunny is an American citizen, but he could have been born on Plymouth Fucking Rock and he would still fall on the “immigrant” side of the “immigration divide” to Trump and his WaPo toadies.
February 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
/3 Bad Bunny is an American citizen, but he could have been born on Plymouth Fucking Rock and he would still fall on the “immigrant” side of the “immigration divide” to Trump and his WaPo toadies.
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Here's a really good point being made in this thread
An observation I've been thinking about:
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
February 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Here's a really good point being made in this thread
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this may be the single most insufferable thing about the radical centrist caucus - not just extending good faith to obviously bad faith people but demanding everyone else do the same and chiding them when they don’t
A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
this may be the single most insufferable thing about the radical centrist caucus - not just extending good faith to obviously bad faith people but demanding everyone else do the same and chiding them when they don’t
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“i am a walking pet peeve”
i’ve never related to a celebrity more
i saw this posted as “the unmasked autistic” and—
i’ve never related to a celebrity more
i saw this posted as “the unmasked autistic” and—
Hugh Grant HATING THINGS
YouTube video by Outstanding Screenplays
youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
“i am a walking pet peeve”
i’ve never related to a celebrity more
i saw this posted as “the unmasked autistic” and—
i’ve never related to a celebrity more
i saw this posted as “the unmasked autistic” and—
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And it’s not just mental heath crises. Fully half of the people killed by police in the US have a disability.
What folx need to understand is that cops are not well-trained in deescalation or conflict resolution.
All they have that we don’t is that gun, and permission to use it to end a conflict.
What folx need to understand is that cops are not well-trained in deescalation or conflict resolution.
All they have that we don’t is that gun, and permission to use it to end a conflict.
Half of People Killed by Police Have a Disability: Report
"Police have become the default responders to mental health calls"
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
And it’s not just mental heath crises. Fully half of the people killed by police in the US have a disability.
What folx need to understand is that cops are not well-trained in deescalation or conflict resolution.
All they have that we don’t is that gun, and permission to use it to end a conflict.
What folx need to understand is that cops are not well-trained in deescalation or conflict resolution.
All they have that we don’t is that gun, and permission to use it to end a conflict.
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there is something rather perverse about the use of "humans" in this headline. "anatomically modern humans" were still developing. this site was built by neanderthals, who we, in all likelihood, destroyed
this was not "us"
this is a people who no longer exist
they told stories around those fires
this was not "us"
this is a people who no longer exist
they told stories around those fires
Humans mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk in the UK. buff.ly/1miYEUJ
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests
Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believed
buff.ly
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
there is something rather perverse about the use of "humans" in this headline. "anatomically modern humans" were still developing. this site was built by neanderthals, who we, in all likelihood, destroyed
this was not "us"
this is a people who no longer exist
they told stories around those fires
this was not "us"
this is a people who no longer exist
they told stories around those fires
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NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
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question for the Newsom libs:
do you think you need our votes or not?
if you don't need our votes, there's no reason to crash out every time we say we won't vote for him.
if you do need our votes, i recommend taking a different tone.
do you think you need our votes or not?
if you don't need our votes, there's no reason to crash out every time we say we won't vote for him.
if you do need our votes, i recommend taking a different tone.
February 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
question for the Newsom libs:
do you think you need our votes or not?
if you don't need our votes, there's no reason to crash out every time we say we won't vote for him.
if you do need our votes, i recommend taking a different tone.
do you think you need our votes or not?
if you don't need our votes, there's no reason to crash out every time we say we won't vote for him.
if you do need our votes, i recommend taking a different tone.
The IOC says teams cannot take a stance on the abolition of slavery.
The International Olympic Committee ruled that an image of Toussaint Louverture, born into slavery and and leader of the Haitian Revolution, on Haiti’s uniforms violated Olympic rules barring political symbolism
Haiti's Winter Olympics team shines a positive light even as IOC removes patriot from uniforms
Haiti is making a statement at the Milan Cortina Winter Games with two athletes proudly representing the nation.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The IOC says teams cannot take a stance on the abolition of slavery.
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
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February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Here's the amazing thing folks.
Mamdani, while an EXTRAORDINARY human, is not a unique human.
This could be our mayor. This could be our representative. This could be our senator or our governor.
This could be our President.
This is the government we deserve.
Mamdani, while an EXTRAORDINARY human, is not a unique human.
This could be our mayor. This could be our representative. This could be our senator or our governor.
This could be our President.
This is the government we deserve.
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Here's the amazing thing folks.
Mamdani, while an EXTRAORDINARY human, is not a unique human.
This could be our mayor. This could be our representative. This could be our senator or our governor.
This could be our President.
This is the government we deserve.
Mamdani, while an EXTRAORDINARY human, is not a unique human.
This could be our mayor. This could be our representative. This could be our senator or our governor.
This could be our President.
This is the government we deserve.