social mithridatism
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Just a (shall we say) concerned dad. Music, climate change, birds, arthropods, paleontology, speculative evolution, astrobiology. He / Him. Want to start a band I guess.
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Hey, music folks! 👋 Don't be alarmed if I follow. I'm hoping to get more of a foothold into the communities here.
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minaj is on the verge of having her $20M home forcibly sold by the court to cover a $500K debt, in case you wonder what’s going on here
Nicki Minaj: “For young men, don’t be Newscum (Gavin Newsom) .. Dear young men, you have amazing role models like our handsome, dashing president...”
December 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
minaj is on the verge of having her $20M home forcibly sold by the court to cover a $500K debt, in case you wonder what’s going on here
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Look at this graph.
Vacant office buildings in NYC are being converted to housing at an unprecedented pace. Nearly all projects include affordable units.
This didn't happen by accident. It's the result of policy change (City of Yes, State tax incentives etc).
Let's keep this going.
Vacant office buildings in NYC are being converted to housing at an unprecedented pace. Nearly all projects include affordable units.
This didn't happen by accident. It's the result of policy change (City of Yes, State tax incentives etc).
Let's keep this going.
December 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Look at this graph.
Vacant office buildings in NYC are being converted to housing at an unprecedented pace. Nearly all projects include affordable units.
This didn't happen by accident. It's the result of policy change (City of Yes, State tax incentives etc).
Let's keep this going.
Vacant office buildings in NYC are being converted to housing at an unprecedented pace. Nearly all projects include affordable units.
This didn't happen by accident. It's the result of policy change (City of Yes, State tax incentives etc).
Let's keep this going.
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gmgm today we have damp galahs
December 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
gmgm today we have damp galahs
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December 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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This is the shit that'll get them. We already have footage that all the public has seen (even the dopes) & photos of them together. A smart crook would leave a few photos/emails/notes in the files to show that what contact he did have with Epstein wasn't as bad as others, but instead they do this
i’m just going to assume the 90% of pages that they blacked out is ONLY donald trump
December 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is the shit that'll get them. We already have footage that all the public has seen (even the dopes) & photos of them together. A smart crook would leave a few photos/emails/notes in the files to show that what contact he did have with Epstein wasn't as bad as others, but instead they do this
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This is despicable.
My grad alma mater once again on the frontlines of exploitation and harm in higher education.
My grad alma mater once again on the frontlines of exploitation and harm in higher education.
YorkU management is building systems to comb through instructor course pages to create AI tutors.
There are plenty of people within the academic space, whether they're staff, managers or faculty who see an opportunity.
Whether it is right or not is not being asked.
www.yorku.ca/yfile/2025/0...
There are plenty of people within the academic space, whether they're staff, managers or faculty who see an opportunity.
Whether it is right or not is not being asked.
www.yorku.ca/yfile/2025/0...
December 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is despicable.
My grad alma mater once again on the frontlines of exploitation and harm in higher education.
My grad alma mater once again on the frontlines of exploitation and harm in higher education.
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“The Supreme Court decided not to have a Christmas party for 12 straight years because the justices couldn’t agree on whether to invite the Court’s Black employees” is about as tidy an encapsulation of the Supreme Court’s whole deal as I can think of
The Alarmingly Racist History of the Supreme Court’s Canceled 1947 Christmas Party
The Court held its first-ever office Christmas party in 1946. The following year, the clerks suggested inviting Black employees. It did not go over well.
ballsandstrikes.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“The Supreme Court decided not to have a Christmas party for 12 straight years because the justices couldn’t agree on whether to invite the Court’s Black employees” is about as tidy an encapsulation of the Supreme Court’s whole deal as I can think of
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I do want to clarify that, while there is absolutely no question that this change is catastrophic, immunization requirements are set by states and AHIP has previously committed to covering vaccines recommended until the current ACIP recommendations through the end of 2026.
This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I do want to clarify that, while there is absolutely no question that this change is catastrophic, immunization requirements are set by states and AHIP has previously committed to covering vaccines recommended until the current ACIP recommendations through the end of 2026.
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Rep. Casten is incredibly sharp on energy policy and has worked in the clean energy industry. The hippie punchers keep doing the same bit even as the renewables and efficiency revolutions transform the energy economy.
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Rep. Casten is incredibly sharp on energy policy and has worked in the clean energy industry. The hippie punchers keep doing the same bit even as the renewables and efficiency revolutions transform the energy economy.
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the vast, vast majority of the coverage of this billionaire-funded racist agitprop pseudo-populist convention is just so wildly hackish
At Turning Point’s annual gathering, young conservatives fret about the future | CNN Politics
The mood at AmericaFest is unsettled as many of the promises Trump made to the group last year — including “lower prices,” an end to foreign wars and “generational change” — have yet to materialize.
www.cnn.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
the vast, vast majority of the coverage of this billionaire-funded racist agitprop pseudo-populist convention is just so wildly hackish
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One of my greatest worries about climate was “countries will not trust each other enough to do this” but that’s actually become somewhat moot as renewables have become way preferable for many growing countries precisely /because/ they do not trust temperamental petrostates.
December 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
One of my greatest worries about climate was “countries will not trust each other enough to do this” but that’s actually become somewhat moot as renewables have become way preferable for many growing countries precisely /because/ they do not trust temperamental petrostates.
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Mountain lions have been observed east of the Mississippi River for the first time in forever: A mother and two thriving juveniles.
December 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Mountain lions have been observed east of the Mississippi River for the first time in forever: A mother and two thriving juveniles.
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Medicinal pig-flavoured fizz with dinner? Joseph Priestley published a way to make carbonated water (copying "medicinal waters" of spa towns) in 1772, bubbling carbon dioxide from a pig bladder through water. Glass vessels later dealt with the hints of pig, then Johan Schweppe scaled up production.
December 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Medicinal pig-flavoured fizz with dinner? Joseph Priestley published a way to make carbonated water (copying "medicinal waters" of spa towns) in 1772, bubbling carbon dioxide from a pig bladder through water. Glass vessels later dealt with the hints of pig, then Johan Schweppe scaled up production.
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Modernist bird apartment block in Berlin’s Hansaviertel cause if not here, where else?
December 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Modernist bird apartment block in Berlin’s Hansaviertel cause if not here, where else?
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Im genuinely so befuddled by this; I DON'T LACK IDEAS.
I have so MANY ideas and plans--its time, money, and energy I lack. I don't need genAI to make up stuff for me, my brain does that perfectly well, and I actually love that my brain does that for me.
I have so MANY ideas and plans--its time, money, and energy I lack. I don't need genAI to make up stuff for me, my brain does that perfectly well, and I actually love that my brain does that for me.
I’m embarrassed for these people. I was at a writing retreat this summer that suggested we use genai for ideation. They told academics to use a plagiarism machine for ideas. If you are doing this, do us all a favor and leave the field. If you have no more ideas, you shouldn’t be an academic.
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Im genuinely so befuddled by this; I DON'T LACK IDEAS.
I have so MANY ideas and plans--its time, money, and energy I lack. I don't need genAI to make up stuff for me, my brain does that perfectly well, and I actually love that my brain does that for me.
I have so MANY ideas and plans--its time, money, and energy I lack. I don't need genAI to make up stuff for me, my brain does that perfectly well, and I actually love that my brain does that for me.
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The data centre boom is a black hole gravity well sucking resources away from the monetary, physical and human infrastructure of decarbonisation. If you care about 'more tech' this won't bother you. I care about climate outcomes, and this is really bad.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/f...
December 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The data centre boom is a black hole gravity well sucking resources away from the monetary, physical and human infrastructure of decarbonisation. If you care about 'more tech' this won't bother you. I care about climate outcomes, and this is really bad.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/f...
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Suprise
It's a scam
Magical numbers and wishful thinking and just sloppy lazy bs.
It's a scam
Magical numbers and wishful thinking and just sloppy lazy bs.
“The US energy giant Chevron describes it as the world’s largest industrial carbon dioxide injection project of its kind. But it has a problem. It still isn’t working as promised and the results are getting worse”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed?
Despite billions in investment, carbon capture and storage technology ‘should be in no way treated as a climate solution’, critics say
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Suprise
It's a scam
Magical numbers and wishful thinking and just sloppy lazy bs.
It's a scam
Magical numbers and wishful thinking and just sloppy lazy bs.
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California’s growing gray wolf population is a conservation win — but a challenge for ranchers facing livestock losses.
Some are turning to nonlethal deterrents and long-term changes in ranching practices, finding coexistence is the only viable path forward.
Some are turning to nonlethal deterrents and long-term changes in ranching practices, finding coexistence is the only viable path forward.
Choosing coexistence over conflict: How some California ranchers are adapting to wolves
This is the fourth part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. A lone gray wolf (Canis lupus) named OR-7 — then a 2 ½-year-old male —…
news.mongabay.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
California’s growing gray wolf population is a conservation win — but a challenge for ranchers facing livestock losses.
Some are turning to nonlethal deterrents and long-term changes in ranching practices, finding coexistence is the only viable path forward.
Some are turning to nonlethal deterrents and long-term changes in ranching practices, finding coexistence is the only viable path forward.
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I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
December 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
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the snow has fallen such that it looks like a little child, standing on a pile of snow, watching the snow fall
December 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
the snow has fallen such that it looks like a little child, standing on a pile of snow, watching the snow fall
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This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
Memorandum and Order – #114 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; Respondents are enjoined from re-detaining Petitioner in ICE custody until this Court can receive further briefing from the partie...
www.courtlistener.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
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“We’re going to ban China from owning American farmland.”
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“We’re going to ban China from owning American farmland.”
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Europeans get high speed rail while Americans get infants dying of preventable diseases thanks to Mr. Pull-up Brainworm.
American century of humiliation is well underway
American century of humiliation is well underway
December 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Europeans get high speed rail while Americans get infants dying of preventable diseases thanks to Mr. Pull-up Brainworm.
American century of humiliation is well underway
American century of humiliation is well underway
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Really fascinating to me that Virginia is taking this more seriously than Maryland
Important: Maryland senate leader refuses to redistrict to counter Trump/GOP, but Rep Jamie Raskin says if Indiana GOPers move, MD must act:
"There’s nothing ethical or moral about unilaterally disarming before authoritarians in a game they’ve created."
On the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
"There’s nothing ethical or moral about unilaterally disarming before authoritarians in a game they’ve created."
On the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
December 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Really fascinating to me that Virginia is taking this more seriously than Maryland