galen ubal
@galenubal.bsky.social
Born and raised in the US, now living in Australia.
I'm just this guy, getting old enough to not know what's up, but still trying. He/him (see?)
I'm just this guy, getting old enough to not know what's up, but still trying. He/him (see?)
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
The most important thing you will read today.
May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
January 29, 2026 at 12:21 AM
The most important thing you will read today.
Little the cat, watching a car restorations video. Sarah-n-Tuned, if you're curious.
January 23, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Little the cat, watching a car restorations video. Sarah-n-Tuned, if you're curious.
January 21, 2026 at 10:24 AM
If you've ever wondered exactly why chemotherapy causes hair loss, nausea, and immune system deficiency, this WhatIf from XKCD answers that - as a kind of side note. Cool.
youtu.be/s3oLIDaElaE...
youtu.be/s3oLIDaElaE...
How long would you survive with no DNA?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 11:49 PM
If you've ever wondered exactly why chemotherapy causes hair loss, nausea, and immune system deficiency, this WhatIf from XKCD answers that - as a kind of side note. Cool.
youtu.be/s3oLIDaElaE...
youtu.be/s3oLIDaElaE...
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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I guess the silver lining in all this is that it's obvious the 2nd Amendment is useless as a protection against tyranny and might as well be thrown away
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I guess the silver lining in all this is that it's obvious the 2nd Amendment is useless as a protection against tyranny and might as well be thrown away
*woof* In the great scheme of things, this isn't much, but...
40°+Celsius is a bit much. Three days of 40°+ is ridiculous. Third day 40°+ and storm-strength hot winds (55km/hr+, gusts higher)...well, that's just overdoing it.
(40° Celsius is 104° F)
40°+Celsius is a bit much. Three days of 40°+ is ridiculous. Third day 40°+ and storm-strength hot winds (55km/hr+, gusts higher)...well, that's just overdoing it.
(40° Celsius is 104° F)
January 9, 2026 at 12:07 AM
*woof* In the great scheme of things, this isn't much, but...
40°+Celsius is a bit much. Three days of 40°+ is ridiculous. Third day 40°+ and storm-strength hot winds (55km/hr+, gusts higher)...well, that's just overdoing it.
(40° Celsius is 104° F)
40°+Celsius is a bit much. Three days of 40°+ is ridiculous. Third day 40°+ and storm-strength hot winds (55km/hr+, gusts higher)...well, that's just overdoing it.
(40° Celsius is 104° F)
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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you gotta laugh at stuff or you’ll cry
December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
you gotta laugh at stuff or you’ll cry
Imperial Commissar in the Warhammer 40k universe.
Uh.
Uh.
Well, now I'm an English professor...
December 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Imperial Commissar in the Warhammer 40k universe.
Uh.
Uh.
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For the record, the law states that "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
For the record, the law states that "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
There's been a lot lately. Time for The Emperor's New Groove, I think.
December 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
There's been a lot lately. Time for The Emperor's New Groove, I think.
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I’m sorry can someone really bad die, please?
Can we get a despot or dictator to drop dead?
Can we get a despot or dictator to drop dead?
December 15, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I’m sorry can someone really bad die, please?
Can we get a despot or dictator to drop dead?
Can we get a despot or dictator to drop dead?
Huh. Jury service notification. I don't object, but sometime between mid-February and mid-May seems like a pretty huge window.
Not gonna try to get out of it, mind, but I hope if something changes (like we go on holiday) I can opt out for a period later on. Looks like I can.
Not gonna try to get out of it, mind, but I hope if something changes (like we go on holiday) I can opt out for a period later on. Looks like I can.
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Huh. Jury service notification. I don't object, but sometime between mid-February and mid-May seems like a pretty huge window.
Not gonna try to get out of it, mind, but I hope if something changes (like we go on holiday) I can opt out for a period later on. Looks like I can.
Not gonna try to get out of it, mind, but I hope if something changes (like we go on holiday) I can opt out for a period later on. Looks like I can.
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the vicious gleeful cruelty and bloodlust coming from people that you *absolutely* know would crumple into a weeping heap if someone punched them in the face is amazing
December 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
the vicious gleeful cruelty and bloodlust coming from people that you *absolutely* know would crumple into a weeping heap if someone punched them in the face is amazing
Soemthing about the Balkans
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Soemthing about the Balkans
I dunno...on one hand:
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I dunno...on one hand: