Dr. Gnu
@coeurdepyrite.bsky.social
Geologist. Opinions represent no one. Selfie ≠ endorsement. Buy union. He/him. Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays. On est gone dans le sud avec une midsize tank. 📯🚂🚰
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“One must consider the Balance. But when the Balance itself is broken—then one considers other things. Above all, haste.”
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I mean, maybe there’s something we don’t know?
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I mean, maybe there’s something we don’t know?
Would you do [ethically dubious thing] for [enough money to never have to work again]?
Yeah, probably! That’s the problem; billionaires can pose that question multiple times a day to different people for effectively ever!
Yeah, probably! That’s the problem; billionaires can pose that question multiple times a day to different people for effectively ever!
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Would you do [ethically dubious thing] for [enough money to never have to work again]?
Yeah, probably! That’s the problem; billionaires can pose that question multiple times a day to different people for effectively ever!
Yeah, probably! That’s the problem; billionaires can pose that question multiple times a day to different people for effectively ever!
Yes, Mr. Gaetz. This the White House Counsel’s office. Yes, I’m sorry, but the President is pulling your nomination. Well, you see, the teen you sex trafficked had janky teeth and that doesn’t fit with the President’s image. Yes, good day to you, too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Yes, Mr. Gaetz. This the White House Counsel’s office. Yes, I’m sorry, but the President is pulling your nomination. Well, you see, the teen you sex trafficked had janky teeth and that doesn’t fit with the President’s image. Yes, good day to you, too.
A strong executive will almost axiomatically deplete small cities and rural areas. Federation created by legislative districts makes you keep sending money to like Spokane and Shreveport and Uniontown. A national despot wants “efficiency” which you get by sending all the money to, well, cities.
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
A strong executive will almost axiomatically deplete small cities and rural areas. Federation created by legislative districts makes you keep sending money to like Spokane and Shreveport and Uniontown. A national despot wants “efficiency” which you get by sending all the money to, well, cities.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
Are there like polymarket or whatever bets on suicides following these emails? Or are we not quite that dystopian yet?
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Are there like polymarket or whatever bets on suicides following these emails? Or are we not quite that dystopian yet?
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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more like boor-ealis
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
more like boor-ealis
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But it’s also like, even if you’re a math professor you still have to write papers!
If you work for a company you still have to communicate your ideas!
I’m sorry that we’re social apes but that’s the way it is!
If you work for a company you still have to communicate your ideas!
I’m sorry that we’re social apes but that’s the way it is!
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
But it’s also like, even if you’re a math professor you still have to write papers!
If you work for a company you still have to communicate your ideas!
I’m sorry that we’re social apes but that’s the way it is!
If you work for a company you still have to communicate your ideas!
I’m sorry that we’re social apes but that’s the way it is!
the thing about insurance is you really really _really_ want people paying into it and not using it (in whatever fiscal time you count by)
the best way to do this is everyone. the second best way is this weird ass fakata fractured market you force people into.
the best way to do this is everyone. the second best way is this weird ass fakata fractured market you force people into.
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
the thing about insurance is you really really _really_ want people paying into it and not using it (in whatever fiscal time you count by)
the best way to do this is everyone. the second best way is this weird ass fakata fractured market you force people into.
the best way to do this is everyone. the second best way is this weird ass fakata fractured market you force people into.
USAID one lawsuit at a time
Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE
Federal jury awards $112M to immigrants detained by Suffolk for ICE
A federal jury found the county and the Sheriff's Office violated the Constitutional rights of 674 people.
longisland.news12.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
USAID one lawsuit at a time
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you may be able to create your own reality with the electorate, but the actuaries and the bond markets are a tougher sell
July 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
you may be able to create your own reality with the electorate, but the actuaries and the bond markets are a tougher sell
So much in this excellent formula
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
So much in this excellent formula
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
1. Calling is better than emailing. Avoid scripts and be short and to the point. "I am in favor of/opposed to [actual upcoming legislation or definable issue]" will get tallied and passed up. "Hurr durr you're all jerks" will not.
it is never okay to be an asshole to an intern. period.
i do not give a shit whether it is the puppy mill division of Hailburton: if you have literally no discretion to change anything and are making sub-market wages for the opportunity to be screamed at, you do not get screamed at.
i do not give a shit whether it is the puppy mill division of Hailburton: if you have literally no discretion to change anything and are making sub-market wages for the opportunity to be screamed at, you do not get screamed at.
the intern is learning to be a yes man and needs to know there are real people outside of their political bubble
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
1. Calling is better than emailing. Avoid scripts and be short and to the point. "I am in favor of/opposed to [actual upcoming legislation or definable issue]" will get tallied and passed up. "Hurr durr you're all jerks" will not.
It looks like you're bailing out bad investments. Would you like to spare a dime?
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It looks like you're bailing out bad investments. Would you like to spare a dime?
doomed to walk the earth, losing elections for mayor in town after town after town
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
doomed to walk the earth, losing elections for mayor in town after town after town
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Democracy kinda depends on voters hearing accurate facts and analysis more than they hear made up nonsense, and that’s kinda sort of an issue
The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Democracy kinda depends on voters hearing accurate facts and analysis more than they hear made up nonsense, and that’s kinda sort of an issue
I think that’s Bernie Moreno and he looks high as a fucking kite
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I think that’s Bernie Moreno and he looks high as a fucking kite
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stan rogers' shipwreck song was so inspiring it saved a man's life in an actual shipwreck, hard to beat that
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
stan rogers' shipwreck song was so inspiring it saved a man's life in an actual shipwreck, hard to beat that
a lot of songs now trigger dual memories: one of the carefree days of my youth surrounded by friends, and one of plodding through the grocery store last week
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
a lot of songs now trigger dual memories: one of the carefree days of my youth surrounded by friends, and one of plodding through the grocery store last week
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6:30 is the best time on a clock hands down
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
6:30 is the best time on a clock hands down
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in a very real sense, these people do not live in reality. they take actions based on what they see in cable news, and react to the consequences of those reactions as described by cable news. they have put their own propaganda inside their control loop.
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
in a very real sense, these people do not live in reality. they take actions based on what they see in cable news, and react to the consequences of those reactions as described by cable news. they have put their own propaganda inside their control loop.