J. Williams, Boiler of Globes
@arcanegoat.bsky.social
Keeper of dogs and cats. Wielder of sarcasm. Procrastinator extraordinaire. I like astrophotography. Sometimes I explain why you're wrong. #TeamOctopus
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“I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt
Live your day so you sleep like my beagles at night. But you'll have to get your own toy.
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt
Live your day so you sleep like my beagles at night. But you'll have to get your own toy.
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Weekend read: US courts have ordered a stop to President Trump's policies and actions 200+ times.
We've been tracking lawsuits from the moment he was sworn in, identifying at least 328 and counting.
A deep dive into the data (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
We've been tracking lawsuits from the moment he was sworn in, identifying at least 328 and counting.
A deep dive into the data (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
In Court, Trump Is Losing More Than He’s Winning
A Bloomberg analysis of more than 325 court cases involving challenges to President Trump’s executive actions reveals the stress test on the balance of power taking shape.
www.bloomberg.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Weekend read: US courts have ordered a stop to President Trump's policies and actions 200+ times.
We've been tracking lawsuits from the moment he was sworn in, identifying at least 328 and counting.
A deep dive into the data (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
We've been tracking lawsuits from the moment he was sworn in, identifying at least 328 and counting.
A deep dive into the data (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Lovey's the only one that seems to actually enjoy the snow, and she's been loving this weather the past week or so.
January 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Lovey's the only one that seems to actually enjoy the snow, and she's been loving this weather the past week or so.
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This point is especially important. The EO on "gender identity," for example, is biologically and historically incoherent and inaccurate, but the point is to make those lies true, to make those non-existent "natural" categories "real," via the exertion of state power.
January 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This point is especially important. The EO on "gender identity," for example, is biologically and historically incoherent and inaccurate, but the point is to make those lies true, to make those non-existent "natural" categories "real," via the exertion of state power.
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NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
January 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
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January 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Screw the eggs, they're gonna have to lower the price of alcohol the way this is going.
January 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Screw the eggs, they're gonna have to lower the price of alcohol the way this is going.
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The Mind-Bending Math Inside Black Holes
www.nasa.gov/podcasts/cur...
Like a good podcast? Try this #BlackHoles
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Like a good podcast? Try this #BlackHoles
The Mind-Bending Math Inside Black Holes
Dr. Ronald Gamble, a NASA astrophysicist, uses math and a dash of creativity to peer inside some of the universe's most extreme objects—black holes.
www.nasa.gov
January 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Mind-Bending Math Inside Black Holes
www.nasa.gov/podcasts/cur...
Like a good podcast? Try this #BlackHoles
www.nasa.gov/podcasts/cur...
Like a good podcast? Try this #BlackHoles
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A number of Oscar-worthy movies were released this year, but only ONE features Amy Adams singing “Dare to Be Stupid”! Nightbitch is now streaming on Hulu.
December 28, 2024 at 7:15 PM
A number of Oscar-worthy movies were released this year, but only ONE features Amy Adams singing “Dare to Be Stupid”! Nightbitch is now streaming on Hulu.
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Hey @mreauow.bsky.social is one of my most loyal viewers and her cats @herfelinehighness.bsky.social are adorable. However, they are facing tough times, so if you want to see her adorable kitties on the regular maybe toss a few bucks her way.
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Because I'm cute
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December 17, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Hey @mreauow.bsky.social is one of my most loyal viewers and her cats @herfelinehighness.bsky.social are adorable. However, they are facing tough times, so if you want to see her adorable kitties on the regular maybe toss a few bucks her way.
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Well, I watched two flops today - Joker: Folie à Deux and The Samaritan.
As much as I wanted to like Joker 2, the good acting couldn't rescue an awful script.
The Samaritan, on the other hand, was a bit shallow but really enjoyable for what it was.
My dogs slept through both. As they do.
As much as I wanted to like Joker 2, the good acting couldn't rescue an awful script.
The Samaritan, on the other hand, was a bit shallow but really enjoyable for what it was.
My dogs slept through both. As they do.
December 15, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Well, I watched two flops today - Joker: Folie à Deux and The Samaritan.
As much as I wanted to like Joker 2, the good acting couldn't rescue an awful script.
The Samaritan, on the other hand, was a bit shallow but really enjoyable for what it was.
My dogs slept through both. As they do.
As much as I wanted to like Joker 2, the good acting couldn't rescue an awful script.
The Samaritan, on the other hand, was a bit shallow but really enjoyable for what it was.
My dogs slept through both. As they do.
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Trump: "We're gonna do things that have been really needed for a long time," he said. "One day voting, voter ID, proof of citizenship."
If the plan doesn’t include free IDs, automatic registration, and a voting holiday, it’s not about fairness—it’s about suppression.
If the plan doesn’t include free IDs, automatic registration, and a voting holiday, it’s not about fairness—it’s about suppression.
December 7, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Trump: "We're gonna do things that have been really needed for a long time," he said. "One day voting, voter ID, proof of citizenship."
If the plan doesn’t include free IDs, automatic registration, and a voting holiday, it’s not about fairness—it’s about suppression.
If the plan doesn’t include free IDs, automatic registration, and a voting holiday, it’s not about fairness—it’s about suppression.
I didn't expect the SCOTUS case to go well, but it sounds like it went even worst than I expected.
Here is my write up in @thenation.com about yesterday’s awful anti-trans hearing at SCOTUS.
If I made the arguments Alito and Barrett made when I was in law school, I would have gotten an F. Unless my professors were bigots like them.
If I made the arguments Alito and Barrett made when I was in law school, I would have gotten an F. Unless my professors were bigots like them.
The Supreme Court’s Hearing on Trans Rights Was Bigotry Masquerading as Law
The conservative majority spent much of the oral arguments for US v. Skrmetti trying to erase the trans community.
www.thenation.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:43 PM
I didn't expect the SCOTUS case to go well, but it sounds like it went even worst than I expected.
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One Nation
Of the Billionaires
By the Billionaires
& for the Billionaires
Of the Billionaires
By the Billionaires
& for the Billionaires
December 4, 2024 at 2:29 PM
One Nation
Of the Billionaires
By the Billionaires
& for the Billionaires
Of the Billionaires
By the Billionaires
& for the Billionaires
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295,000 journalists from 44 countries will stop posting content on X. We are making change and the world has spoken.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 10:38 AM
295,000 journalists from 44 countries will stop posting content on X. We are making change and the world has spoken.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
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🧵 WHY WERE HUNTER BIDEN'S CASES UNPRECEDENTED?
(1/5) Hunter Biden was investigated for FIVE years by the DOJ.
After FIVE years of investigations, the Trump-appointed US Attorney, David Weiss, in Delaware agreed with Hunter's lawyers to a non-prosecution agreement.
(1/5) Hunter Biden was investigated for FIVE years by the DOJ.
After FIVE years of investigations, the Trump-appointed US Attorney, David Weiss, in Delaware agreed with Hunter's lawyers to a non-prosecution agreement.
Hunter Biden’s TWO criminal cases were political prosecutions in order to attack President Joe Biden.
The DOJ pursued unprecedented charges after a high-pressure campaign by Trump and his surrogates.
The DOJ pursued unprecedented charges after a high-pressure campaign by Trump and his surrogates.
BREAKING: President Biden is expected to issue a pardon for his son Hunter Biden, according to a senior White House official.
December 2, 2024 at 1:23 AM
🧵 WHY WERE HUNTER BIDEN'S CASES UNPRECEDENTED?
(1/5) Hunter Biden was investigated for FIVE years by the DOJ.
After FIVE years of investigations, the Trump-appointed US Attorney, David Weiss, in Delaware agreed with Hunter's lawyers to a non-prosecution agreement.
(1/5) Hunter Biden was investigated for FIVE years by the DOJ.
After FIVE years of investigations, the Trump-appointed US Attorney, David Weiss, in Delaware agreed with Hunter's lawyers to a non-prosecution agreement.
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You all demanded it, so I watched the next Eric Hovind movie. Tune into the premiere today to see possibly the worst creationist movie (and mega-yacht) I've ever reviewed!
November 30, 2024 at 7:53 PM
You all demanded it, so I watched the next Eric Hovind movie. Tune into the premiere today to see possibly the worst creationist movie (and mega-yacht) I've ever reviewed!
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Laws don’t matter if MAGA Ohio Supreme Court doesn’t like them.
Here we go-🚨🚨🚨
They’re coming after reproductive healthcare in Ohio, even though we voted to protect it.
You can’t say we didn’t warn you this was coming.
THIS IS WILDLY INFURIATING!!!
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
They’re coming after reproductive healthcare in Ohio, even though we voted to protect it.
You can’t say we didn’t warn you this was coming.
THIS IS WILDLY INFURIATING!!!
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Ohio attorney general appeals ruling striking down statewide abortion ban
Ohio’s attorney general will appeal a ruling that struck down the most far-reaching of the state’s laws restricting abortion
abcnews.go.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Laws don’t matter if MAGA Ohio Supreme Court doesn’t like them.
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Please reply with a link to any atheist/skeptic/counter-religious YouTube channel that posted their first video in 2024. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Skeptic Channels New in 2024 - YouTube
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November 29, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Please reply with a link to any atheist/skeptic/counter-religious YouTube channel that posted their first video in 2024. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Hundreds of dog food bags recalled for 'contamination' that can spread to humans
www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
www.msn.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Hundreds of dog food bags recalled for 'contamination' that can spread to humans
www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
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Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
November 28, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
I was cleaning up some old photos and found one of Peanut the day my wife found her. Photo after 8 years of good living included for comparison.
November 26, 2024 at 12:54 AM
I was cleaning up some old photos and found one of Peanut the day my wife found her. Photo after 8 years of good living included for comparison.
Label services can be very useful. The Bluesky Mod service is automatic, but there are several others.
Do a search for the account name, and on the profile page you'll find an option to subscribe to the label service. Then you'll typically have the option to select behavior for each label.
Do a search for the account name, and on the profile page you'll find an option to subscribe to the label service. Then you'll typically have the option to select behavior for each label.
New user tip! Please make sure that you select the appropriate labeler to direct your report too when you make a report! You should see something like this in the interface that will let you choose the appropriate labeler. Moderators will appreciate this!
November 21, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Label services can be very useful. The Bluesky Mod service is automatic, but there are several others.
Do a search for the account name, and on the profile page you'll find an option to subscribe to the label service. Then you'll typically have the option to select behavior for each label.
Do a search for the account name, and on the profile page you'll find an option to subscribe to the label service. Then you'll typically have the option to select behavior for each label.
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Exciting news, @reuters.com just joined BlueSky
November 19, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Exciting news, @reuters.com just joined BlueSky