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Artist, hydrologist, river-wader-inner.
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Here's a painting I made many years ago. Title: Self Portrait With Colorado Pikeminnow (Formerly S***fish)
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“Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein,” The Harvard Crimson reports.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein,” The Harvard Crimson reports.
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If today were a popular children’s author it would be Judy Gloom
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If today were a popular children’s author it would be Judy Gloom
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My other other conclusion is that "outfit recycling" should be the highest badge of honor in fashion and so we should STOP complimenting people for new clothes and START complimenting people who wear the same thing again.
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My other other conclusion is that "outfit recycling" should be the highest badge of honor in fashion and so we should STOP complimenting people for new clothes and START complimenting people who wear the same thing again.
Mending is great! No piece of clothing is more beautiful than one that has been lovingly repaired over the years.
My other conclusion was that learning to mend clothing was probably the single most sustainable thing I could do, and that at least was wholly in my control.
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Mending is great! No piece of clothing is more beautiful than one that has been lovingly repaired over the years.
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it's such a silly attitude. "are you or someone you know on MEDICATIONS? you may be signing up for a lifetime of MEDICATIONS as a result!" like yeah i sure fuckin' hope so, living with access to the modern pharmeceutical cornucopia rules, actually
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
it's such a silly attitude. "are you or someone you know on MEDICATIONS? you may be signing up for a lifetime of MEDICATIONS as a result!" like yeah i sure fuckin' hope so, living with access to the modern pharmeceutical cornucopia rules, actually
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My marriage, my parenting, my social life, and my work are all noticeably better according to everyone I know when I take my adderall
But some folks experience adverse side effects. So I guess it's impossible to say if it's good or not.
But some folks experience adverse side effects. So I guess it's impossible to say if it's good or not.
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My marriage, my parenting, my social life, and my work are all noticeably better according to everyone I know when I take my adderall
But some folks experience adverse side effects. So I guess it's impossible to say if it's good or not.
But some folks experience adverse side effects. So I guess it's impossible to say if it's good or not.
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I’ve been saying this for ages: These folks are doomed to be permanently angry because they’re angry about aspects of the culture that policy ultimately can’t change. They’re seeking political power as a consolation prize for lack of cultural power, and will always be dissatisfied.
I think this prediction is holding up pretty well, and maybe I should have noted the failure of the Turn Charlie Kirk Into A Martyr moment might have been the pinnacle of the phenomenon. In some deep way I think the New Right Loser Men fail to understand what state power can and can't do for them.
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’ve been saying this for ages: These folks are doomed to be permanently angry because they’re angry about aspects of the culture that policy ultimately can’t change. They’re seeking political power as a consolation prize for lack of cultural power, and will always be dissatisfied.
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Funny how that works huh? Progress begets progress
First electric cars and buses, now trucks: in the past we were often told that electric trucks would not be feasible.
But the market is picking up speed and electric trucks have become a reality. Expectations are for significant market expansion in the coming years.
But the market is picking up speed and electric trucks have become a reality. Expectations are for significant market expansion in the coming years.
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Funny how that works huh? Progress begets progress
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saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
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First time in a while where I’ve had the “wait that’s an IMAGE. That’s the DATA.” double take.
Very excited to share the NASA/ESA/STScI press release of our team's work on Apep! It's a terrific writeup, complete with a brand new beautiful visualisation of the nebula geometry.
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells 'Spiraling' Apep, Limits Long Orbit - NASA Science
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding
science.nasa.gov
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
First time in a while where I’ve had the “wait that’s an IMAGE. That’s the DATA.” double take.
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Arizona is seeing a devastating wave of school closures across the state, driven in large part by school vouchers 😡
azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/11...
azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/11...
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Arizona is seeing a devastating wave of school closures across the state, driven in large part by school vouchers 😡
azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/11...
azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/11...
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point: what will you do when your fave is revealed to be a friend to Jeffrey Epstein
counterpoint: I do not have faves who are friends with Jeffrey Epstein
counterpoint: I do not have faves who are friends with Jeffrey Epstein
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
point: what will you do when your fave is revealed to be a friend to Jeffrey Epstein
counterpoint: I do not have faves who are friends with Jeffrey Epstein
counterpoint: I do not have faves who are friends with Jeffrey Epstein
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What sound do frogs make, according to different languages.
So far as I can tell, in Latin, frogs ('ranae') croaked ('coaxō'), which also appears to be their onomatopoeia for the frog sound:
coaxō 🐸🏛️?
It's 'croá, croá' in Spanish?
So far as I can tell, in Latin, frogs ('ranae') croaked ('coaxō'), which also appears to be their onomatopoeia for the frog sound:
coaxō 🐸🏛️?
It's 'croá, croá' in Spanish?
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What sound do frogs make, according to different languages.
So far as I can tell, in Latin, frogs ('ranae') croaked ('coaxō'), which also appears to be their onomatopoeia for the frog sound:
coaxō 🐸🏛️?
It's 'croá, croá' in Spanish?
So far as I can tell, in Latin, frogs ('ranae') croaked ('coaxō'), which also appears to be their onomatopoeia for the frog sound:
coaxō 🐸🏛️?
It's 'croá, croá' in Spanish?
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“The review found that Harvard in 2005 admitted Mr. Epstein as a visiting fellow in the psychology department and readmitted him the following year. And the review concluded “it is likely” that Mr. Epstein visited Harvard more than 40 times after his release from jail, between 2010 and 2018.”
BRO.
BRO.
Harvard Will Open a New Inquiry Into Faculty Ties to Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“The review found that Harvard in 2005 admitted Mr. Epstein as a visiting fellow in the psychology department and readmitted him the following year. And the review concluded “it is likely” that Mr. Epstein visited Harvard more than 40 times after his release from jail, between 2010 and 2018.”
BRO.
BRO.
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More examples of gen-u-ine commissions I have done for folk!
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
More examples of gen-u-ine commissions I have done for folk!
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November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
One of the reasons I'm antiracist is that I believe (most) white people deserve better than this sad myth. Your skin color does not make you special, but your humanity does. White supremacy culture builds a fake thing for you to replace your real worth with.
The only people truly trapped by it are the ones it was built for.
And that’s why this work must continue because you deserve more than what the myth trained you to be.
When white men finally confront the systems, institutions, and policies that shaped your emotional lives,
And that’s why this work must continue because you deserve more than what the myth trained you to be.
When white men finally confront the systems, institutions, and policies that shaped your emotional lives,
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
One of the reasons I'm antiracist is that I believe (most) white people deserve better than this sad myth. Your skin color does not make you special, but your humanity does. White supremacy culture builds a fake thing for you to replace your real worth with.
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This is SUCH an important thread for white people (men especially) to read and learn to let go of your defensiveness around white privilege because you are not just harming others you are harming yourself with it!!!
One of the most liberating truths I’ve learned, and the one that white folx, particularly white men, still struggle to face, is this:
The myth of white supremacy explains your behavior.
It does not, and has never, determined my value.
The myth of white supremacy explains your behavior.
It does not, and has never, determined my value.
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is SUCH an important thread for white people (men especially) to read and learn to let go of your defensiveness around white privilege because you are not just harming others you are harming yourself with it!!!
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"Trump II administration figures often speak the language of merit in order to contrast it to 'DEI' or 'affirmative action,' but in practice they only hire incompetent clowns—so long as they are also loyal clowns." - @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com
The War on Professionalism and Professional Competence
Incompetence and sloppiness are the self-conscious ethos of the administration.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Trump II administration figures often speak the language of merit in order to contrast it to 'DEI' or 'affirmative action,' but in practice they only hire incompetent clowns—so long as they are also loyal clowns." - @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com
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Amazing lighting at Deception Pass State Park, Washington state.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Amazing lighting at Deception Pass State Park, Washington state.
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😂
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
😂
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If you lack a free option for whatever event you are planning, you are not thinking critically enough about racial capitalism, because many multiply marginalized folx cannot even afford subsidized spots, and lack the spoons to provide you pychoeducation about how cost poses us a barrier to access! 🤡
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If you lack a free option for whatever event you are planning, you are not thinking critically enough about racial capitalism, because many multiply marginalized folx cannot even afford subsidized spots, and lack the spoons to provide you pychoeducation about how cost poses us a barrier to access! 🤡
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“Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.”
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.”
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️