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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
Enjoying the sunshine
September 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Enjoying the sunshine
Feeling quite autumnal now
September 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Feeling quite autumnal now
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It me. Once again reminding you that every Norman horseman in this should be on a battle pony.
youtu.be/anS9xQEPTsU?...
youtu.be/anS9xQEPTsU?...
King & Conqueror - Series 1 | Trailer - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
youtu.be
July 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It me. Once again reminding you that every Norman horseman in this should be on a battle pony.
youtu.be/anS9xQEPTsU?...
youtu.be/anS9xQEPTsU?...
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Harvest Mouse (1949)
Artist: Septimus Scott
Artist: Septimus Scott
July 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Harvest Mouse (1949)
Artist: Septimus Scott
Artist: Septimus Scott
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I have sent a copy of ‘The Onion’ to every member of Congress. To spread its message to less powerful people, I have also taken out an ad in a lesser newspaper. Read my full letter here: theonion.com/why-im-sendi...
June 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I have sent a copy of ‘The Onion’ to every member of Congress. To spread its message to less powerful people, I have also taken out an ad in a lesser newspaper. Read my full letter here: theonion.com/why-im-sendi...
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“Elon’s megalomania and tendency to lash out indiscriminately seem to have soured things with every person he’s encountered in his entire life,” said an anonymous source close to the embattled tech mogul theonion.com/rift-wi...
Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
AUSTIN, TX—Stressing that the billionaire’s completely erratic behavior had strained the already fraught relationships, sources confirmed Thursday that a rift was widening between Elon Musk and anyone who had ever met him. “Elon’s megalomania and tendency to lash out indiscriminately seem to have soured things with every person he’s encountered in his entire life,” said […]
theonion.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“Elon’s megalomania and tendency to lash out indiscriminately seem to have soured things with every person he’s encountered in his entire life,” said an anonymous source close to the embattled tech mogul theonion.com/rift-wi...
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never forget🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✨
June 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
never forget🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✨
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My web development students don't even know what files they own are. We have to review file structure every assignment that requires JavaScript or CSS.
They live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river.
They live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river.
November 30, 2024 at 4:29 AM
My web development students don't even know what files they own are. We have to review file structure every assignment that requires JavaScript or CSS.
They live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river.
They live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river.
Reposted by Michael Saunby
Reposted by Michael Saunby
Pope Francis Reverses Position On Capitalism After Seeing Wide Variety Of American Oreos
Pope Francis Reverses Position On Capitalism After Seeing Wide Variety Of American Oreos
WASHINGTON—Admitting the startling discovery had compelled him to reexamine his long-held beliefs, His Holiness Pope Francis announced Tuesday that he had reversed his critical stance toward capitalis...
theonion.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Pope Francis Reverses Position On Capitalism After Seeing Wide Variety Of American Oreos
Reposted by Michael Saunby
There's a lot of misinformation out there about the concept of universal basic income. If you want to be well-informed, follow me and learn about what we know from studies in this thread:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
An Introduction to Unconditional Basic Income For All
Why UBI is necessary now and how to get it done
www.scottsantens.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
There's a lot of misinformation out there about the concept of universal basic income. If you want to be well-informed, follow me and learn about what we know from studies in this thread:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
Reposted by Michael Saunby
“We really must spend a small fortune on one of those Optimus humanoid robots so we can assign it tasks like walking and catching objects - I’m sick of doing all the walking and catching objects around here”
$TSLA - MUSK: TESLA TO BUILD 5,000 OPTIMUS ROBOTS IN 2025, TELLS STAFF NOT TO SELL SHARES Tesla plans to build 5,000 Optimus humanoid robots in 2025, using its self-driving tech for tasks like walking and catching objects, Elon Musk told employees. Production could reach 50,000
March 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“We really must spend a small fortune on one of those Optimus humanoid robots so we can assign it tasks like walking and catching objects - I’m sick of doing all the walking and catching objects around here”
Reposted by Michael Saunby
Kelsey sends her son on a play date with a filthy hoe
March 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Kelsey sends her son on a play date with a filthy hoe
Reposted by Michael Saunby
Trump assures Canadians he will ruin the rest of the world's economy too
Trump assures Canadians he will ruin the rest of the world's economy too
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the wake of accusations that he is singling Canada out with his economic attacks, US President Donald Trump has assured the press that he will also eventually financially decimat...
www.thebeaverton.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Trump assures Canadians he will ruin the rest of the world's economy too
Reposted by Michael Saunby
I’m crying, this is so funny
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.”
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
March 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I’m crying, this is so funny
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
Reposted by Michael Saunby
Like sure if you're gonna have a single leader with unlimited power it's probably better if that leader is chosen by a vote but also the whole point of that big war was that we decided not to have that.
March 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Like sure if you're gonna have a single leader with unlimited power it's probably better if that leader is chosen by a vote but also the whole point of that big war was that we decided not to have that.
Reposted by Michael Saunby
Check out my blog on the (long) history of climate models! Part of a 3-part series, the next one will be on how climate models work, and the last will be on the use of machine learning in climate science
In the first blog of a three-part series about climate models, UCS’s Marc Alessi explores the history of this important tool that scientists use to assess, amongst other things, how much the Earth’s temperature will change with increasing fossil fuel pollution in the atmosphere.
The Long History of Climate Models
Climate models drove advancements in computing.
blog.ucs.org
March 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Check out my blog on the (long) history of climate models! Part of a 3-part series, the next one will be on how climate models work, and the last will be on the use of machine learning in climate science
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SI VOUS AVEZ UN CIEL DÉGAGÉ ET QU'IL FAIT NUIT SORTEZ VOUS VERREZ PEUT ÊTRE DES AURORES BORÉALES
March 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
SI VOUS AVEZ UN CIEL DÉGAGÉ ET QU'IL FAIT NUIT SORTEZ VOUS VERREZ PEUT ÊTRE DES AURORES BORÉALES
Reposted by Michael Saunby
Reposted by Michael Saunby
A study of Asian hornets has found about 1,400 different species in their guts.
Learn more and read the full paper
🐝 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#AsianHornet #hornet #InvasiveSpecies
Credit: Chris Isaacs, Peter Kennedy, John de Carteret.
@exeter.ac.uk @uniexecec.bsky.social
Learn more and read the full paper
🐝 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#AsianHornet #hornet #InvasiveSpecies
Credit: Chris Isaacs, Peter Kennedy, John de Carteret.
@exeter.ac.uk @uniexecec.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A study of Asian hornets has found about 1,400 different species in their guts.
Learn more and read the full paper
🐝 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#AsianHornet #hornet #InvasiveSpecies
Credit: Chris Isaacs, Peter Kennedy, John de Carteret.
@exeter.ac.uk @uniexecec.bsky.social
Learn more and read the full paper
🐝 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#AsianHornet #hornet #InvasiveSpecies
Credit: Chris Isaacs, Peter Kennedy, John de Carteret.
@exeter.ac.uk @uniexecec.bsky.social
Reposted by Michael Saunby
Since I posted this last Thursday, nearly 50 people have offered their support to try and set something up and more than 250 have expressed an interest in joining. Not sure what it is yet - a union, a professional body - and how it relates to other orgs buttondown.com/justenoughin...
A Union for Hopeful Technologists
What if progressive people who work in technology had an advocacy body?
buttondown.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Since I posted this last Thursday, nearly 50 people have offered their support to try and set something up and more than 250 have expressed an interest in joining. Not sure what it is yet - a union, a professional body - and how it relates to other orgs buttondown.com/justenoughin...