James
@0xb04t.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Butler to dogs. Epidemiologist. Science & risk communicator. Lover of books, music, board games, and assorted nerdy stuff. Buddhist?
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Temeraire: The Roleplaying Game is coming to Kickstarter in early 2026! I've been working closely with Magpie Games to bring the world of Temeraire to life in this exciting new RPG.
Follow along & be among the first to take to the skies when the project launches! www.kickstarter.com/...
Follow along & be among the first to take to the skies when the project launches! www.kickstarter.com/...
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Temeraire: The Roleplaying Game is coming to Kickstarter in early 2026! I've been working closely with Magpie Games to bring the world of Temeraire to life in this exciting new RPG.
Follow along & be among the first to take to the skies when the project launches! www.kickstarter.com/...
Follow along & be among the first to take to the skies when the project launches! www.kickstarter.com/...
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The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
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this is how most measles outbreaks in the US start. not immigrants
An unvaccinated child under 10 from Connecticut traveled internationally and came back with measles. First case in CT since 2021.
www.boston.com/news/health/...
www.boston.com/news/health/...
Child confirmed as Connecticut's first measles case in 4 years
The Fairfield County child, who is under the age of 10 and unvaccinated, recently traveled internationally, health officials said.
www.boston.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
this is how most measles outbreaks in the US start. not immigrants
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May TikTok NOT kill the authorial star.
it was I think better when there were ways for people who hate being on screen to make a creative living
I don’t think it’s an improvement that we’re creating a culture where everyone creative also has to be hot
I don’t think it’s an improvement that we’re creating a culture where everyone creative also has to be hot
December 16, 2025 at 3:47 AM
May TikTok NOT kill the authorial star.
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John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
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Cartoon: "This one goes to Heaven." With thanks to @thegreatlukeski.bsky.social for the tribute idea :)
December 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Cartoon: "This one goes to Heaven." With thanks to @thegreatlukeski.bsky.social for the tribute idea :)
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"There is no man smaller than a coward at a hero's wake."
Irish proverb
Irish proverb
December 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"There is no man smaller than a coward at a hero's wake."
Irish proverb
Irish proverb
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This headline actually made me cry. I wish I could convey to people in countries with gun control how very, very precious it is.
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This headline actually made me cry. I wish I could convey to people in countries with gun control how very, very precious it is.
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Thank you majority: "According to the most recent edition of an annual Harris Poll, for the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy." You're right.
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thank you majority: "According to the most recent edition of an annual Harris Poll, for the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy." You're right.
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Apropos to a post I'm not going to quote: no, you are not fucking obliged to battle the fucking right on fucking social media, or go to where they are. Why make yourself miserable shouting at bots (who don't care) or trolls (who get off on your misery). Make your fucking social media enjoyable, FFS.
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Apropos to a post I'm not going to quote: no, you are not fucking obliged to battle the fucking right on fucking social media, or go to where they are. Why make yourself miserable shouting at bots (who don't care) or trolls (who get off on your misery). Make your fucking social media enjoyable, FFS.
In the waiting room... waiting.
And Real Genius is on!
And Real Genius is on!
a man and a woman are laughing in front of a sign that says popcorn .
ALT: a man and a woman are laughing in front of a sign that says popcorn .
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In the waiting room... waiting.
And Real Genius is on!
And Real Genius is on!
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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absolutely the fuck not
Private equity has found a new source of profit: volunteer fire departments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
absolutely the fuck not
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
Nothing like an early holiday brunch with some family to remind me why I don't spend that much time with them. Required decompression time may approach a 2 or 3:1 ratio.
December 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Nothing like an early holiday brunch with some family to remind me why I don't spend that much time with them. Required decompression time may approach a 2 or 3:1 ratio.
I'm going to trust brown.edu as the best news source for the time being because their motive is likely the best: keep students & staff safe, keep students/staff/parents informed. Provide solid information instead of going out on a limb to be first with the news.
December 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I'm going to trust brown.edu as the best news source for the time being because their motive is likely the best: keep students & staff safe, keep students/staff/parents informed. Provide solid information instead of going out on a limb to be first with the news.
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Following breaking news on social media is dangerous business…especially when leaders have earned a reputation for posting false information often. Best to rely on official information from the police and/or university.
It’s abhorrent and dangerous for the President of the States to post that the mass shooter at Brown University is in custody when in fact they were not.
December 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Following breaking news on social media is dangerous business…especially when leaders have earned a reputation for posting false information often. Best to rely on official information from the police and/or university.
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From the Larchives: A physical piece this time! In 2019 my wife and I took a Bob Ross painting class. In 2020 I added Emmet Otter and his mother to mine. 16x24 oils and acrylic. I should varnish it someday and maybe sell it. I have a nighttime winter scene from another class I keep meaning to add to
December 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
From the Larchives: A physical piece this time! In 2019 my wife and I took a Bob Ross painting class. In 2020 I added Emmet Otter and his mother to mine. 16x24 oils and acrylic. I should varnish it someday and maybe sell it. I have a nighttime winter scene from another class I keep meaning to add to
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Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
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once this nation learns the hard way that destroying public health isn’t an option for modern life, PH workers need to unite to demand fair pay. our field already had terrible pay before the years of inflation, during which pay has not gone up, exactly
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
once this nation learns the hard way that destroying public health isn’t an option for modern life, PH workers need to unite to demand fair pay. our field already had terrible pay before the years of inflation, during which pay has not gone up, exactly
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There goes the World Cup
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
There goes the World Cup
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Saw this in a lab sticker pile today… seemed fitting
December 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Saw this in a lab sticker pile today… seemed fitting
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Pissing Out Cancer, my comedy special produced by and formerly exclusively on Dropout.tv is now available for free and in full on YouTube.
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Hank Green: Pissing Out Cancer | Full Comedy Special
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pissing Out Cancer, my comedy special produced by and formerly exclusively on Dropout.tv is now available for free and in full on YouTube.
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...