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Discworld QOTD, from Jingo
“People live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work every day, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.”
“People live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work every day, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.”
Discworld QOTD, from The Last Continent
“The wizards were civilized men of considerable education and culture. When faced with being inadvertently marooned on a desert island they understood immediately that the first thing to do was place the blame.”
“The wizards were civilized men of considerable education and culture. When faced with being inadvertently marooned on a desert island they understood immediately that the first thing to do was place the blame.”
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
December 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Jingo
“People live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work every day, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.”
“People live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work every day, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.”
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It has never been about immigration. it's racism, and it's intimidation. and profit for some. Allowing it to happen to any group means it's a possibility for everyone, and that's how fascism maintains power while being horrible.
December 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It has never been about immigration. it's racism, and it's intimidation. and profit for some. Allowing it to happen to any group means it's a possibility for everyone, and that's how fascism maintains power while being horrible.
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Here is Maya, the Orange-breasted Falcon, enjoying some rain and reminding you of our 12 Days of Christmas Raffle!
Twelve chances to win 12 different prizes (that are worth than $5,000USD) for a $25 USD ticket.. Pay thru PayPal or DM me for more info!
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#birds #bsnm 🪶
Twelve chances to win 12 different prizes (that are worth than $5,000USD) for a $25 USD ticket.. Pay thru PayPal or DM me for more info!
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#birds #bsnm 🪶
December 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Here is Maya, the Orange-breasted Falcon, enjoying some rain and reminding you of our 12 Days of Christmas Raffle!
Twelve chances to win 12 different prizes (that are worth than $5,000USD) for a $25 USD ticket.. Pay thru PayPal or DM me for more info!
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
#birds #bsnm 🪶
Twelve chances to win 12 different prizes (that are worth than $5,000USD) for a $25 USD ticket.. Pay thru PayPal or DM me for more info!
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
#birds #bsnm 🪶
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I mean this with sincere concern. Not sure how else to say it: too many of the men taking up for Tom Brady sound like they want to *be with* him, not like they have empathy for his situation.
December 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I mean this with sincere concern. Not sure how else to say it: too many of the men taking up for Tom Brady sound like they want to *be with* him, not like they have empathy for his situation.
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Oh, look there: an editorial-interference canary.
December 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Oh, look there: an editorial-interference canary.
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On the first night of winter, St. Nautilus flies through the air, pelting good children with candy and dousing the naughty ones in ink.
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
On the first night of winter, St. Nautilus flies through the air, pelting good children with candy and dousing the naughty ones in ink.
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Day 21: Tully Monster
"I Can't Believe It's Not An Invertebrate!" might be the worst margarine brand name ever. What do you think?
#ArtAdventCalendar #Art #DigitalArt #Tullimonstrum #Carboniferous #PaleoArt #SciArt #Paleontology #Fish #Animal #Weird
"I Can't Believe It's Not An Invertebrate!" might be the worst margarine brand name ever. What do you think?
#ArtAdventCalendar #Art #DigitalArt #Tullimonstrum #Carboniferous #PaleoArt #SciArt #Paleontology #Fish #Animal #Weird
December 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Day 21: Tully Monster
"I Can't Believe It's Not An Invertebrate!" might be the worst margarine brand name ever. What do you think?
#ArtAdventCalendar #Art #DigitalArt #Tullimonstrum #Carboniferous #PaleoArt #SciArt #Paleontology #Fish #Animal #Weird
"I Can't Believe It's Not An Invertebrate!" might be the worst margarine brand name ever. What do you think?
#ArtAdventCalendar #Art #DigitalArt #Tullimonstrum #Carboniferous #PaleoArt #SciArt #Paleontology #Fish #Animal #Weird
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This is misinformation. The current problem with the New World Screwworm began in 2023, when the supply of sterile flies used to keep them out of Panama was interrupted. DOGE did not have time machines.
asm.org/articles/202...
asm.org/articles/202...
December 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is misinformation. The current problem with the New World Screwworm began in 2023, when the supply of sterile flies used to keep them out of Panama was interrupted. DOGE did not have time machines.
asm.org/articles/202...
asm.org/articles/202...
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started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going
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Profit Motive is contrary to Public Good.
December 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Profit Motive is contrary to Public Good.
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I’ve started and deleted this rant many times tonight, but: Investor Owned Utilities should not be allowed to exist.
Especially ones that have killed customers repeatedly, and only maintain infrastructure because they’ve lost lawsuits.
The existence of IOU’s is another failing of society.
Especially ones that have killed customers repeatedly, and only maintain infrastructure because they’ve lost lawsuits.
The existence of IOU’s is another failing of society.
December 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I’ve started and deleted this rant many times tonight, but: Investor Owned Utilities should not be allowed to exist.
Especially ones that have killed customers repeatedly, and only maintain infrastructure because they’ve lost lawsuits.
The existence of IOU’s is another failing of society.
Especially ones that have killed customers repeatedly, and only maintain infrastructure because they’ve lost lawsuits.
The existence of IOU’s is another failing of society.
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In actual fact, the way this is supposed to work is that the party unites behind the person who *wins the primary.* Until then, you've got to work for your seat. Sorry!
The articles framing is sorta funny because this clearly isn’t a centrist vs progressive thing as much as it’s a fight vs don’t fight thing
December 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
In actual fact, the way this is supposed to work is that the party unites behind the person who *wins the primary.* Until then, you've got to work for your seat. Sorry!
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I always forget just how hard ACT UP went and then I get reminded.
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I always forget just how hard ACT UP went and then I get reminded.
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Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest U.S. Park Ranger and Trailblazing Historian, Dies at 104 | KQED
Betty Reid Soskin, the nation’s oldest National Park Service ranger and a pioneering historian at Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, devoted her life to preserving Black histo...
www.kqed.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
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“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
Perry: The return of the r-word
"These days, the r-word slur has become a staple of the American right wing, uttered with few professional or social consequences," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
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Weiss, today: "The only newsroom I'm interested in running is one in which we are able to have contentious disagreements about the thorniest editorial matters with respect."
CECOT reporter, y'day: "Ori and I asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity."
CECOT reporter, y'day: "Ori and I asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity."
Bari Weiss this morning on the 60 Minutes segment: "We need to be able to get the principals on the record and on camera."
Of course, most journalists know that oftentimes people who are the subject of negative reporting don't want to speak on camera or on the record.
Of course, most journalists know that oftentimes people who are the subject of negative reporting don't want to speak on camera or on the record.
December 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Weiss, today: "The only newsroom I'm interested in running is one in which we are able to have contentious disagreements about the thorniest editorial matters with respect."
CECOT reporter, y'day: "Ori and I asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity."
CECOT reporter, y'day: "Ori and I asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity."
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Something I wish we were currently better at grasping is that sometimes bad characters will do bad things. Not every villain has to be a rapist who eats baked babies, but they will be racists, bigots, assholes, and violent bastards you want to see lose. That doesn't mean I, the author, agree.
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Something I wish we were currently better at grasping is that sometimes bad characters will do bad things. Not every villain has to be a rapist who eats baked babies, but they will be racists, bigots, assholes, and violent bastards you want to see lose. That doesn't mean I, the author, agree.
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Remember that in the winter of 2020-2021, we *made a whole strain of influenza extinct* by staying home more and wearing masks when we went out.
A lot of people are sick right now.
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
We’re Witnessing the Fall of Public Health… and Your Best Tool is a Mask
Measles in Texas, bird flu in Louisiana, tuberculosis in Kansas and Covid everywhere. Public health has been dying a slow death for years, we can’t count on it anymore. What can we count on? A mask!
www.disabledginger.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Remember that in the winter of 2020-2021, we *made a whole strain of influenza extinct* by staying home more and wearing masks when we went out.
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They developed the "high school girl's sports" angle as a wedge issue, to lever their way up to full society-wide discrimination. What's endlessly stunning to me is how many purported liberals a) helped them when it started & b) are still helping them even after the larger purpose has become clear!
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
They developed the "high school girl's sports" angle as a wedge issue, to lever their way up to full society-wide discrimination. What's endlessly stunning to me is how many purported liberals a) helped them when it started & b) are still helping them even after the larger purpose has become clear!
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There’s a direct line from ‘just asking questions about women’s sports’ to criminalizing our health care, we warned you it was coming, you said it would be fine and you just had a few more questions.
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
There’s a direct line from ‘just asking questions about women’s sports’ to criminalizing our health care, we warned you it was coming, you said it would be fine and you just had a few more questions.
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Back on twitter during the first Trump admin I speculated that Sarah Kendzior was being Cassandra-ized. Her predictions weren’t just being ignored - they were being suppressed out of fear she was right and by people in power who wanted to shut her up. And here we are. She knew!
From my 2022 book THEY KNEW:
"It is very bad in America to be right too early."
www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09...
"It is very bad in America to be right too early."
www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09...
December 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Back on twitter during the first Trump admin I speculated that Sarah Kendzior was being Cassandra-ized. Her predictions weren’t just being ignored - they were being suppressed out of fear she was right and by people in power who wanted to shut her up. And here we are. She knew!
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I think Ian’s right about this
If you want to know why the calls at the pro level suck today, think back to youth sports and how That One Kid’s Parents made the games unbearable for everyone
And now remember that those are the refs who grew up and got pro jobs
If you want to know why the calls at the pro level suck today, think back to youth sports and how That One Kid’s Parents made the games unbearable for everyone
And now remember that those are the refs who grew up and got pro jobs
Tinfoil hat time: I think this is true. I received an email from the league where I coach.
There is a ref shortage. It is because *parents*, not players, are disrespectful.
Pro refs have pipelines similar to pro sports. I think we're killing the pipeline to good officials & it started >20 yrs ago.
There is a ref shortage. It is because *parents*, not players, are disrespectful.
Pro refs have pipelines similar to pro sports. I think we're killing the pipeline to good officials & it started >20 yrs ago.
every fan in every sport seems to believe the league they watch most closely has uniquely bad referees who are worse than they were at some unspecified point in the past
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I think Ian’s right about this
If you want to know why the calls at the pro level suck today, think back to youth sports and how That One Kid’s Parents made the games unbearable for everyone
And now remember that those are the refs who grew up and got pro jobs
If you want to know why the calls at the pro level suck today, think back to youth sports and how That One Kid’s Parents made the games unbearable for everyone
And now remember that those are the refs who grew up and got pro jobs
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For my Cassandras
CW Trump admin racism, bigotry, transphobia, fascism, sexual assault, etc
"Trump (or senior people in the movement) said (insert bad outcome or values).
We had good reasons to think he/they meant it.
We had good reasons to think his base wanted it."
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
CW Trump admin racism, bigotry, transphobia, fascism, sexual assault, etc
"Trump (or senior people in the movement) said (insert bad outcome or values).
We had good reasons to think he/they meant it.
We had good reasons to think his base wanted it."
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
For my Cassandras
CW Trump admin racism, bigotry, transphobia, fascism, sexual assault, etc
"Trump (or senior people in the movement) said (insert bad outcome or values).
We had good reasons to think he/they meant it.
We had good reasons to think his base wanted it."
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
CW Trump admin racism, bigotry, transphobia, fascism, sexual assault, etc
"Trump (or senior people in the movement) said (insert bad outcome or values).
We had good reasons to think he/they meant it.
We had good reasons to think his base wanted it."
newrepublic.com/article/2042...