Brenden Bytheblackwater
@bytheblackwater.bsky.social
I’m here to discuss the most effective forms of protest & what we’d like in the aftermath. I’d like to be a part of a community that values a wide spectrum of view points, respect & good faith arguments. My mental bandwidth allows for 250 follows.
Go to Hinterland Coffee & Clothing for soooooo many wonderful things but more so the folx that populate it. Break some hearts, rip some farts, and try out their coffee subscriptions. Queer owned/operated and as cozy as they come.
May 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Go to Hinterland Coffee & Clothing for soooooo many wonderful things but more so the folx that populate it. Break some hearts, rip some farts, and try out their coffee subscriptions. Queer owned/operated and as cozy as they come.
My belated Cinco de Mayo acknowledgment and quiet celebration. GF chips and Trader Joe’s Soyrizo makes these Chilaquiles feel like they’re playing air guitar (a la Dave Hickey). That makes them shittykitties.
May 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My belated Cinco de Mayo acknowledgment and quiet celebration. GF chips and Trader Joe’s Soyrizo makes these Chilaquiles feel like they’re playing air guitar (a la Dave Hickey). That makes them shittykitties.
Two from Martha Nussbaum:
“Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.”
“Another problem with people who fail to examine themselves is that they often prove all too easily influenced.”
“Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.”
“Another problem with people who fail to examine themselves is that they often prove all too easily influenced.”
May 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Two from Martha Nussbaum:
“Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.”
“Another problem with people who fail to examine themselves is that they often prove all too easily influenced.”
“Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.”
“Another problem with people who fail to examine themselves is that they often prove all too easily influenced.”
“The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.”
Carl Sagan (rest in power)
Carl Sagan (rest in power)
May 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
“The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.”
Carl Sagan (rest in power)
Carl Sagan (rest in power)
The glee with which Amy introduces this video connects to my 7 grade self and maybe some Hero Questing with some old friends. Humans on the moon with a hot mic:
youtube.com/shorts/UNpj8...
youtube.com/shorts/UNpj8...
Moon farts #history #shorts #space
YouTube video by The Vintage Space
youtube.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The glee with which Amy introduces this video connects to my 7 grade self and maybe some Hero Questing with some old friends. Humans on the moon with a hot mic:
youtube.com/shorts/UNpj8...
youtube.com/shorts/UNpj8...
A beautiful perspective: youtube.com/shorts/m4s-p...
"Nobody wants to be Black, but..."
YouTube video by Art21
youtube.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
A beautiful perspective: youtube.com/shorts/m4s-p...
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“This is taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious indoctrination. You’ve just got to call it what it is.”
The Supreme Court is about to let religion ruin public education
Two recent cases suggest that the era of secular schools is coming to an end.
www.motherjones.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“This is taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious indoctrination. You’ve just got to call it what it is.”
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The "mean" in "Greenwich Mean Time" actually means "mean" (like, average). I did not know this!
To calculate GMT they took the position of the sun throughout the year and averaged it out to find the average solar noon in Greenwich and based the time on that!
To calculate GMT they took the position of the sun throughout the year and averaged it out to find the average solar noon in Greenwich and based the time on that!
April 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The "mean" in "Greenwich Mean Time" actually means "mean" (like, average). I did not know this!
To calculate GMT they took the position of the sun throughout the year and averaged it out to find the average solar noon in Greenwich and based the time on that!
To calculate GMT they took the position of the sun throughout the year and averaged it out to find the average solar noon in Greenwich and based the time on that!
Bruce Nauman’s untitled staircase at Oliver Ranch. teaching.ellenmueller.com/walking/2021....
April 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Bruce Nauman’s untitled staircase at Oliver Ranch. teaching.ellenmueller.com/walking/2021....
Not necessarily a hot take: Lex Fridman is a naive intellectual hack. Keep centering “love” and “free speech” by deleting all posts on your subreddit (unless it’s one of your moderators. The cognitive dissonance is strong with this one.
April 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Not necessarily a hot take: Lex Fridman is a naive intellectual hack. Keep centering “love” and “free speech” by deleting all posts on your subreddit (unless it’s one of your moderators. The cognitive dissonance is strong with this one.
I’m calling this the “Cheeky Chair,” currently on display at Spartan Shop in inner SE PDX. The pottery is the work of Jenny Rice. The forms and textures dazzled my sensibilities and maybe yours. 🌚🌓🌝
April 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’m calling this the “Cheeky Chair,” currently on display at Spartan Shop in inner SE PDX. The pottery is the work of Jenny Rice. The forms and textures dazzled my sensibilities and maybe yours. 🌚🌓🌝
I had a really warm time at Turn! Turn! Turn! this afternoon into early evening; drawing, budgeting, answering texts, emails, and then stumbling my way into a show that felt like it was out of my youth. Thank you Sara, Carrie, Mia Primrose, Who Brought Opie, and all those who passed through. 🖤🤘🌚🌓🌝
April 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I had a really warm time at Turn! Turn! Turn! this afternoon into early evening; drawing, budgeting, answering texts, emails, and then stumbling my way into a show that felt like it was out of my youth. Thank you Sara, Carrie, Mia Primrose, Who Brought Opie, and all those who passed through. 🖤🤘🌚🌓🌝
Reposted by Brenden Bytheblackwater
Renewables were 92% of new power added in 2024. Low carbon sources now accounts for 41% of worldwide electricity.
Though, I can’t help but look at this graph and think about how much better it would look if we weren’t retiring nuclear plants so much faster than we’re building them.
Though, I can’t help but look at this graph and think about how much better it would look if we weren’t retiring nuclear plants so much faster than we’re building them.
April 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Renewables were 92% of new power added in 2024. Low carbon sources now accounts for 41% of worldwide electricity.
Though, I can’t help but look at this graph and think about how much better it would look if we weren’t retiring nuclear plants so much faster than we’re building them.
Though, I can’t help but look at this graph and think about how much better it would look if we weren’t retiring nuclear plants so much faster than we’re building them.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Isaac Asimov had writers block once, relayed his friend and author Harlan Ellison, he said it was the worst ten minutes of his life. Credit due: @ellecordova.bsky.social
I’ve finally taken the dive into Asimov starting with a discussion of I, Robot:
I’ve finally taken the dive into Asimov starting with a discussion of I, Robot:
I, Robot - more relevant than ever?
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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April 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Isaac Asimov had writers block once, relayed his friend and author Harlan Ellison, he said it was the worst ten minutes of his life. Credit due: @ellecordova.bsky.social
I’ve finally taken the dive into Asimov starting with a discussion of I, Robot:
I’ve finally taken the dive into Asimov starting with a discussion of I, Robot:
Reposted by Brenden Bytheblackwater
Malcolm X turns 100 on May 19, 2025. To commemorate his birthday, I am proud to announce the first major biography of Brother Malcolm for young readers in more than thirty years: MALCOLM LIVES!
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
February 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Malcolm X turns 100 on May 19, 2025. To commemorate his birthday, I am proud to announce the first major biography of Brother Malcolm for young readers in more than thirty years: MALCOLM LIVES!
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
Reposted by Brenden Bytheblackwater
Ok that made me laugh
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Ok that made me laugh
From a hike in Upper Bidwell park November 1st, 2014.
February 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
From a hike in Upper Bidwell park November 1st, 2014.
“‘Violence never solved anything’ is a statement uttered by cowards and predators.”
-Luigi Mangione
I agree with Tod. What a fucking quote.
Now did I fact check this or trust the source?
-Luigi Mangione
I agree with Tod. What a fucking quote.
Now did I fact check this or trust the source?
February 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
“‘Violence never solved anything’ is a statement uttered by cowards and predators.”
-Luigi Mangione
I agree with Tod. What a fucking quote.
Now did I fact check this or trust the source?
-Luigi Mangione
I agree with Tod. What a fucking quote.
Now did I fact check this or trust the source?
Reposted by Brenden Bytheblackwater
“Before we have to worry about AI as an autonomous agent ruling over us, we have to worry about AI under the control of a few companies, AI under the control of a few governments ruling over us”
@faisalislam.bsky.social speaks to 2024 Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu.
#Newsnight
@faisalislam.bsky.social speaks to 2024 Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu.
#Newsnight
February 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“Before we have to worry about AI as an autonomous agent ruling over us, we have to worry about AI under the control of a few companies, AI under the control of a few governments ruling over us”
@faisalislam.bsky.social speaks to 2024 Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu.
#Newsnight
@faisalislam.bsky.social speaks to 2024 Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu.
#Newsnight
Placate nation. I guess google is playing by their pre established protocol.
I need to go on a playcation from this nation. (A vaction from this country while tech cronies playcate shitty king midas). If you’re a map enthusiast these folks are worth your attention icaci.org
I need to go on a playcation from this nation. (A vaction from this country while tech cronies playcate shitty king midas). If you’re a map enthusiast these folks are worth your attention icaci.org
February 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Placate nation. I guess google is playing by their pre established protocol.
I need to go on a playcation from this nation. (A vaction from this country while tech cronies playcate shitty king midas). If you’re a map enthusiast these folks are worth your attention icaci.org
I need to go on a playcation from this nation. (A vaction from this country while tech cronies playcate shitty king midas). If you’re a map enthusiast these folks are worth your attention icaci.org
Reposted by Brenden Bytheblackwater
Board member of META asks a very good question.
February 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Board member of META asks a very good question.
This is the most recent self portrait that I’ve taken.
January 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is the most recent self portrait that I’ve taken.