Excuse you, what do you mean thirty years? I remember that going in when I was a kid. Clearly that wasn't thirty years ago. (shhh don't look at the calendar)

A first look at our first threads 🔍

One unalloyed good thing: having Tea Runners' pure tea collection to pick from in the morning. Today's is ruby oolong from Northern Thailand. Just spectacular.

Meet the "Japanese snow fairy" (shima enaga), a subspecies of long-tailed tit native to Hokkaido. It's no wonder Japanese anime characters look like they do, when actual Japanese wildlife looks like this:

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

Incredible photo from yesterday's #nokings protests by Olga Fedorova for AP

I donated to the Western Alaska Disaster Relief fund this morning and then saw two ravens while crossing campus. Sometimes the universe is less subtle than others. alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

I really gotta make that Nautolan Jedi in team blues. Just in case the Kraken ever invite Star Wars Washington to a game.

SQUID VICTORY

As October begins, we contemplate how the sea wind had its way with this now-fungal saint.

It's always good to see priests who still remember there are *seven* Catholic social principles. Also, that noise you hear is the USCCB screeching to the Vatican and getting back nothing, lol

The Mariners are headed to their first ALCS since 2001 ‼️

Updated display name for spooky season! Also here have my favorite villain look. She’s about to go on a mission to @geekgirlcon.bsky.social and get her butt kicked by the sunshiniest Padawan ever.

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19. "Using ultra-high-resolution scanners that can see the living brain in fine detail, researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford were able to observe the damaging effects Covid-19 can have on the brain."

Oh no I may be a wargamer now (My Valkyrja and Vlka Fenryka won the day via objective control against Joe’s Plague Marines.)

Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play go fuckin Huskies Nazi UW students fuck off

Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today. h/t @tisserand.bsky.social

MAGA’s government shutdown was totally avoidable, and I will keep fighting hard to get government back open. In the meantime, my team and I have put together a dedicated resource page to help your family navigate this rocky time.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have unveiled a promising new vaccine that generates a powerful immune response against HIV and other viruses including SARS-CoV-2 and influenza with just ONE dose. By combining immune-boosting adjuvants, the vaccine encourages the body to generate more antibody variations.

In that note, Seattle folks: from now through spring when the cruise ships come back, Pike Place Market is heavily reliant on locals. Swing through to pick up some fish or some fruit or a book from one of the bookstores if you can. As an added bonus, you get this view all to yourself:

Listen to Pete.

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

Got my Valkyrja on the gaming table!!! They were defeated by some Plague zombies and a Death Guard Lord, alas, but I learned things and will do better next time!

Me: I need new plastic pocket folders for my classes and I want them to have fun color-coded designs. Do they make, like, Avatar folders? Also me: They don't have to. You have a Cricut.

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When people ask, "Right before the Republic crumbled, who was doing the best 19th century literary pun stencils?" remember my name.

Here, have some birds perched on appropriate/delightful signage. You're welcome. 🧵 ⤵️ 1. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) by tysmith on iNaturalist

Offer received and accepted, funemployment ends homies. I release my employment jelly to the wild now, thank you friend.

Not only the lack of CDC but most folks don't readily have access to the vaccine anymore. Please, please, PLEASE wear masks at big crowded events, for your own health as well as others. And make sure that you test sequentially after cons & travel, at least 3 days, even if you DON'T have symptoms.

It’s about 8 pm. I have two to three functional hours left. Can I get the collar installed, sleeves darted, and the laps and cuffs installed? I don’t think so tbh, but I’m gonna give it my best shot.

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So far, my Saturday at @dragoncon.org has involved hosting the parade and a Q&A with Simon Pegg. This evening will be... very different. I'll be giving a presentation on the history of Y2K (and why it might happen again) at 10:00pm as part of Solve for X on @dconscitrack.bsky.social. #ISurvivedY2K

replacing Batman fight onomatopoeiae with old midwestern brewery names

Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?” “I’m looking for the obituaries.” “The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.” “Not the one I’m looking for.”

Happy Skynet day to all who celebrate!

I saw David Bowie in a smallish venue and his favorite bookstore is the same as mine.

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

I do wish people would treat transphobia as the serious red flag it is, because if someone is repeating bullshit pseudoscience talking points from right wing cranks, that's just as bad as conceding to anti-vax nonsense and undermining trust in science and medicine, alarm bells should be sounding!

people often ask what’s wrong with gen x, and, like, there are a lot of answers, but i think the AIDS epidemic and the specific people it wiped out is probably an under discussed contributor to the bomber with red dots diagram

"I spent weeks researching this question, desperately looking for counter-examples ... Here's what I found: Once fascists win power democratically, they have never been removed democratically. Not once. Ever." 😔

Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident" grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w... #Worldcon

It is the time of the quarter where I just have to get my grading done but the students are turning it in as fast as I can do it. Thus the Canvas badge number goes up despite all my efforts and it feels futile.

If Democratic politicians do not fight this because it's a "distraction," it will simply happen. They need to get in front of every mic and say that we will not allow Trump to destroy American history. He wants a culture war? GIVE HIM ONE. There are no distractions. Have every fight.

JK Rowling is ON RECORD saying she will use any continued profits she earns from the Harry Potter franchise or anything else she makes to fund her rampant anti-trans bigotry. She is telling us all in bold print that she's the bad guy. She celebrates harming children. Find other stories.

It’s been quite a while since I have taken the 5 to the 44 so of course I got the quintessential experience of watching the 44 go by while the 5 is stopped at the light before the bus stop.

if you send a work-related email at 4 pm Friday, you should not resend it at 1 pm Sunday from a different email address. I will get to it when I get to it, I am not at your beck and call all weekend.

I don't think US military personnel stationed overseas should be banned from voting. Serving the country should not make an American forfeit their right to vote, that would be wrong. Sorry to get so partisan, but that's how I feel.

Because what we call "AI" in real life is actually just a fancy search engine that doesn't even work right and consumes a bottle of water every time you ask it something.

Providing security for @marthawells.com today.