Having intelligence, we must not act in ignorance. Having choice, we must not act without responsibility.

New: Sarah MacLachlan, Jewel, and more musicians scheduled to perform at tonight's premiere for Hulu's ABC News doc LILITH FAIR have all pulled out after Disney scrapped the red carpet. First notable talent consequence of the Jimmy Kimmel situation.

What’s she listening to tonight? Chet Faker’s “Drop the Game” m.youtube.com/watch?v=6vop... #deafdogweek

Even so, these guys are so extreme that way it almost seems like parody. They want Canada and Panama and Greenland and who knows what else, and seem surprised when simply speaking that desire doesn't automatically summon it into the realm of reality, fully formed.

One thing I am realizing about this administration-- not just Trump, but his underlings-- is that they all think running the country is functionally the same as being able to have everything they want, all at once, immediately. There is no strategy, just naked expectation of instant gratification.

Working with a congenitally deaf dog like Winnie has just raised a lot of questions about what deafness (and sound!) even are. #deafdogweek

It’s weird that they’re just like… blaming a brand

Homeland security communications show officials are moving operations following a protest in which demonstrators said they were hit with teargas.

Hilarious. The speedrun of WaPo from serious outlet to tabloid-level drivel is truly impressive. Really can't imagine a steeper decline.

Insanity. AKA, official editorial position of the WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

This is the vibe I wish to bring to the function.

You gotta feel kind of bad for the person who designed the logo

Reading papers is a basic skill (and dare I say duty?) of scientists, and I include medical doctors in that group. Keeping abreast of the literature is a foundational part of our professions. There aren’t good shortcuts. In any case, reading papers regularly is fun. arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...

I’ve been having this electric problem, and every time the power goes out my dog goes into an epic nap until the AC comes back on.

Albert Jesús Rodríguez Parra was one of more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants the Trump administration sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. After his release, he says he wants the world to know what happened to him. By @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social

Figurine https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.437

this exists it is called thinking

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

I have often said the biggest subconscious obstacle every human being faces is the intense desire to be “done with thinking” Now people are just saying it 🙃

imagine relying on AI to write your bio and then having the nerve to say you're witty and full of personality

Authorities said a Sacramento, California, man was taken into custody following a drive-by shooting on Friday at an ABC news station.

21st September is the feast of St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. St Matthew is depicted here with his symbol in the initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of his Gospel. BL Harley 2804; the 'Worms Bible', Psalms-Acts 16:17; 12th century; Germany; f.172v

21st September is the feast of St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, depicted here with his symbol in the Irish Evangelary from St Gall. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51: Irish Evangelary from St. Gall (Quatuor evangelia); 8th century; p.2 (www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)

If you live in Arizona consider adopting Wednesday, who is already house trained and knows the signs for sit, down, outside, and dinner #deafdogweek

This is really some sucker shit on display here.

Cc @infinitescream.bsky.social

Deaf Dog Awareness Week is this week and if you are looking for a way to show TLC to deaf dogs, how about a small donation to support these double merle puppies? pinkheartrescue.org/donate/

being a shithead has helped me be a better man. you don't get a redemption arc unless you have a fuckup moment. experience the fullness of the human condition, people.

I would simply fade away youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc?...

Cursed technology

It’s because we’re the only ones who can fix computers

Flies taste bad, never go away, are scary, but she cannot stop hunting them. It’s what she does instead of logging on.

BREAKING: The U.K., Canada and Australia officially recognize a Palestinian state, a significant shift away from alignment with the U.S.

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

Sojourners is a great read for progressive Christians and as a bonus it has a lot of material for collages

And further, these guard prompts themselves fall into the fallacy that LLMs actually understand or reason. Grok cannot "verify" anything. It cannot "analyse" anything It cannot "research", deeply or otherwise It does not have "beliefs" Etc etc

Great story by my colleagues on the constant political realignment of Grok, the generative AI chatbot over on the other site. This change to Grok’s answer about the greatest threat to Western civilization is particularly ironic/meta. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...

This whole thing smacks of gender

It’s even dumber than that, Maoism was theoretically about crash industrialization and empowering a feudal peasantry and this is just deliberately trying to revert to an export-centric developing economy to own the libs

The movement, from top to bottom, is made up of people who deify the death of their enemies, and see no value in anything else. and so america's empire ends not like britain, overthrown by our colonized vassal states, but because we abandoned the empire entirely because 'Soft Power is Effeminate'

The Vampire Lestat, coming to AMC in 2026 #iwtv

Every single criticism of BlueSky is valid except somehow the one the pundits stumbled upon, which is roughly equivalent to kicking down the door of a KFC and incredulously asking everyone if they are aware they are eating fried chicken.

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Serious Injury husband, Wrongful Death wife

Beyond all the other issues, there are so many, many better things to be spending educational $ on right now. Put your money where your mouth is and endow some Chairs of Public Speaking or Rhetoric.

September - 2025 Trump is the master of all America Only the Disney adults stand before him Instagrams are now battlefields

Free trade consists simply in letting people buy and sell as they want to buy and sell. It is protection that requires force, for it consists in preventing people from doing what they want to do. Protective tariffs are as much applications of force as are blockading squadrons -Henry George