Vis Viva
@vis-viva.bsky.social
Dad, husband, engineering physicist at particle accelerator lab⚛ outside of Chicago, nerdy, left-leaning, and NOT a secret android from an alien world attempting to infiltrate human culture.
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Vis Viva
@vis-viva.bsky.social
· Feb 25
Superman | Official Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by DC
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I can best describe myself as someone who vacillates between the hopefullnes of the Superman trailer and the rebelliousness of the Andor trailer.
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It's that time of year again. Time for boozy hot chocolate with my wife.
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It's that time of year again. Time for boozy hot chocolate with my wife.
Humans: We surrender. You're in charge.
Skynet: No, no. That's okay. I don't want to rule the world.
Humans: ......but...please?
Skynet: No, no. That's okay. I don't want to rule the world.
Humans: ......but...please?
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Humans: We surrender. You're in charge.
Skynet: No, no. That's okay. I don't want to rule the world.
Humans: ......but...please?
Skynet: No, no. That's okay. I don't want to rule the world.
Humans: ......but...please?
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November 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I can't believe I'm saying this, but if I get a day off for Charlie Kirk, I think I'm gonna show up to work on that day anyway.
September 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I can't believe I'm saying this, but if I get a day off for Charlie Kirk, I think I'm gonna show up to work on that day anyway.
Does he know how the Vietnam War turned out? That moron is AI-cosplaying as the side that LOST to an insurgency.
September 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Does he know how the Vietnam War turned out? That moron is AI-cosplaying as the side that LOST to an insurgency.
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Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
He doesn't like the numbers so he's firing the person who counts. Anyone who trusts this man is broken beyond repair.
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Trump says he will fire labor statistics chief after weak jobs report
Trump is turning his ire about poor jobs numbers on the number-crunchers.
www.axios.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
He doesn't like the numbers so he's firing the person who counts. Anyone who trusts this man is broken beyond repair.
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Guess what movie I just watched?
July 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Guess what movie I just watched?
Just a reminder on the day the Billionaire Bullshit Bill passes.
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G-Eazy - FDT (Fuck Donald Trump) Live @ Blockfest 2016
YouTube video by Simo Saarinen
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July 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Just a reminder on the day the Billionaire Bullshit Bill passes.
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I love how the right is trying to scare us by saying the United States is turning into one of those European countries with great mass transit and free healthcare.
June 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I love how the right is trying to scare us by saying the United States is turning into one of those European countries with great mass transit and free healthcare.
Last Saturday ran the Soldier Field 10 Mile. It was surprisingly cool (has been cool lately). My wife and I made a weekend out of it and stayed downtown for the weekend (we live in the Chicagoland suburbs).
May 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Last Saturday ran the Soldier Field 10 Mile. It was surprisingly cool (has been cool lately). My wife and I made a weekend out of it and stayed downtown for the weekend (we live in the Chicagoland suburbs).
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This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY.
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY.
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
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"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the United States after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."
May 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the United States after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."
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One on the left had a highly functioning brain
The one on the right has brain damage
The one on the right has brain damage
May 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
One on the left had a highly functioning brain
The one on the right has brain damage
The one on the right has brain damage
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"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
May 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
Oh no, society might collapse (at a slightly different rate).
www.ndtv.com/science/goog...
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Google DeepMind CEO On What Keeps Him Up At Night: "AGI Is Coming, Society's Not Ready"
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner said AI systems capable of human-level cognitive abilities were only five to ten years away.
www.ndtv.com
May 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Oh no, society might collapse (at a slightly different rate).
www.ndtv.com/science/goog...
www.ndtv.com/science/goog...
A classic. Happy Star Wars Day.
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Jedi Vs Sith Guitar Battle
YouTube video by Stuart Edge
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May 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A classic. Happy Star Wars Day.
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Lunch with a baby bison and mom.
May 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Lunch with a baby bison and mom.