Ed
@madrag.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, amateur photographer, big ol’ nerd
Reposted by Ed
Happy for them 😊
World’s fattest parrots set for mating bonanza after bumper berry crop
After a four-year hiatus, conservationists in New Zealand are relieved that the flightless kākāpo is once again breeding. Fewer than 300 of the parrots exist.
wapo.st
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Happy for them 😊
Reposted by Ed
SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Reposted by Ed
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Reposted by Ed
a horrid beast. a rancid, screaming infant.
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
a horrid beast. a rancid, screaming infant.
Reposted by Ed
I keep laughing at this
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I keep laughing at this
Reposted by Ed
it’s stupid to not use ai just because it can induce psychosis and generate child porn. it’s like saying you’re hungry when there’s a hot dog on the ground outside that induces psychosis and generates child porn
January 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
it’s stupid to not use ai just because it can induce psychosis and generate child porn. it’s like saying you’re hungry when there’s a hot dog on the ground outside that induces psychosis and generates child porn
Reposted by Ed
It sounds like comically specific hyperbole but it is verifiably true that in the same year Elon Musk predicted fully autonomous taxis serving half the nation, what actually happened was his chatbot became a pedophile
January 2, 2026 at 1:21 AM
It sounds like comically specific hyperbole but it is verifiably true that in the same year Elon Musk predicted fully autonomous taxis serving half the nation, what actually happened was his chatbot became a pedophile
Reposted by Ed
Shirts that go hard db edition
December 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Shirts that go hard db edition
Reposted by Ed
Found the best named law ever on Jane Austen's wiki
December 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Found the best named law ever on Jane Austen's wiki
Reposted by Ed
Me when @morecivilized.bsky.social finally shouts out my cuz @tansyg.bsky.social 's awesome star wars/ movie podcast. The way I was hootin' and hollerin' in my car.
a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Me when @morecivilized.bsky.social finally shouts out my cuz @tansyg.bsky.social 's awesome star wars/ movie podcast. The way I was hootin' and hollerin' in my car.
Reposted by Ed
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Reposted by Ed
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
Reposted by Ed
The Epstein case against Trump is as if everyone is looking at a 500 piece puzzle with 2 pieces missing and pretending they can't make out the picture for certain.
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The Epstein case against Trump is as if everyone is looking at a 500 piece puzzle with 2 pieces missing and pretending they can't make out the picture for certain.
Reposted by Ed
remember when comedy used to be completely legal but rightwingers started a full on assault on the entire US media apparatus to “legalize comedy”
September 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
remember when comedy used to be completely legal but rightwingers started a full on assault on the entire US media apparatus to “legalize comedy”
Reposted by Ed
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Super weird that YouTube will let you block or report ads unless they’re for the ADF? What in the propaganda?!
August 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Super weird that YouTube will let you block or report ads unless they’re for the ADF? What in the propaganda?!
Reposted by Ed
An essential thread, really, what Bluesky was made for
a short thread of Nicolas Cage resembling various philosophers
1. Spinoza
1. Spinoza
December 20, 2024 at 4:55 PM
An essential thread, really, what Bluesky was made for
Reposted by Ed
Reposted by Ed
Entering the literary modding community with my rewrite of The Great Gatsby where Gatsby has 2x movement speed and doesn’t take fall damage
September 7, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Entering the literary modding community with my rewrite of The Great Gatsby where Gatsby has 2x movement speed and doesn’t take fall damage
“How can it be a party of diversity when it cannot countenance a diversity of opinion?” Is an excellent question for the ALP RE: Payman
www.crikey.com.au/newsletter/0...
www.crikey.com.au/newsletter/0...
04/07/24
www.crikey.com.au
July 4, 2024 at 3:44 AM
“How can it be a party of diversity when it cannot countenance a diversity of opinion?” Is an excellent question for the ALP RE: Payman
www.crikey.com.au/newsletter/0...
www.crikey.com.au/newsletter/0...
I will never understand universities reacting this way to protests. What is the point of a cowardly university?
May 21, 2024 at 12:48 AM
I will never understand universities reacting this way to protests. What is the point of a cowardly university?
Reposted by Ed
finally a compromise that both sides can agree with
February 18, 2024 at 1:58 AM
finally a compromise that both sides can agree with
Reposted by Ed
i read this post and immediately became Maximilien Robespierre
January 10, 2024 at 12:26 AM
i read this post and immediately became Maximilien Robespierre