This is Spencer. He asked to see a pic of the situationship you've been telling him about. Thinks maybe it's time to focus on yourself. 13/10 (IG: ourboyspencer)

Speedrun xkcd.com/3246/

I need your help. When I'm making projects happen, I don't have as much time to remind people to buy merch/donate to Skype a Scientist. SO our balance sheet is...oh dear 😅 If you're able, becoming a monthly donor, even a couple bucks a month, would be really amazing. givebutter.com/SupportSAS26

An Solidaritätsbekundungen mangelt es (zum Glück) nicht. Aber wie kann Solidarität in so einem Fall praktisch aussehen, dear fellow Americanists? Wäre mal ne Diskussion auf der #DgfA2026 wert. Time to put our money where our mouth is!

This is Sprout and Granola. They are enjoying a day on the lake. Yes, the propeller hats are necessary. They're helping with acceleration, obviously. 14/10 for both (IG: nolatheiggy)

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 #ONEW

I know Bluesky has a ton of artists and creative people. Does anybody have interesting sticker collections for sale? My spouse is a wildlife educator who uses them as motivation and prizes for students of all ages, plus they're just fun to collect.

Hey so if you're in the USA, the FCC is floating the idea of making shows put a warning up if they include or discuss trans people and trans lives. A short paragraph saying this is messed up would help a lot! You gpt less than a week. Submit your comment by May 22: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

Useful info if you think someone who used their power to sexually exploit vulnerable people is a gross thing to have on your feed and/or to be associated with.

I’m old enough to remember when this was just called malware

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

“The EU’s highest court has found Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law to be discriminatory, stigmatising and in breach of basic democratic values…” This is a crucial decision. The court rejected the political claim that LGBTQ+ representation is “propaganda.” We must keep fighting politics that dehumanise us.

Coachella is trying to wipe all of the footage of The Strokes protest set so I’m gonna post it here. The last images on the screen made me cry.

Just found out Starlink satellites only last about 5 years before they're pulled down to burn up in the atmosphere (leaving toxic metals in the air). Our convenience culture has reached the level where we now have disposable satellites. And Musk wants to launch a *million* data centre satellites.

X is a critical component of the regime’s communications and information control system. Pro-democracy forces should boycott X because it’s not a neutral platform—it’s main purpose is spreading regime propaganda and discrediting pro-democracy actors.

You know who else had that idea

If you want to understand the powerful backlash to AI, and why it's open season for refusing such projects, local data center movements are a great place to start. Especially since they've gone national.

My mixed thoughts on China-maxxing and "becoming Chinese". snowpavilion.co.uk/china-maxxing/

(laughter) Ignoring this. Paying PROPER attention to the Belgians who invented “French” fries (confused doughboys thought they were in France due to the locals speaking the language). FRY THEM TWICE YOU WEENIES! 😄

You're looking at velvet malachite, Cu2CO3(OH)2. A few warnings: Please resist the urge to touch it to feel how soft it is. Absolutely /do not/ lick it. Keep far away from any Supermen. If a wingéd creature emerges, do not agree to any pacts. Let's talk about the science here.

This is Baxter. He’s thinking about his crush. No he won’t tell you who it is. 12/10 (TT: jayshaun077)

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK "Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner

Unrelated reminder that no airline will ever have a cooler name; it is literally the "Air Guild." Hansa is a direct reference to the Hanseatic League. Eat shit, "Delta."

Chiitan thinks of transgender people as my mom and dad cherish my mom and dad for the rest of my life I love you all I will continue to spread the message about transgender people until the day I disappear I hope that all good-hearted transgender people can live their lives with pride and happiness

“THE RISK POOL.” …i.e., “those too weak to be allowed to survive”. …And *these* are the people who’re supposedly so concerned about the “unborn Einsteins”? Doesn’t seem like they’re too concerned about the *already-* born ones. 😡

here's an Indian food hack that will change your life- stop trying to make it "authentically spicy" and go buy this thing called kashmiri red chilly powder and just use that

Are there any K-Pop fans in your classroom? Help them learn more about the industry behind the music with "Ten Things to Know about K-Pop," by Wonseok Lee and Rita Rongyi Lin, from the new issue of Education About Asia!

yeah, in the '80s it was "those [redacted] girls should keep their legs closed", now it's "those [redacted] girls should marry the men who knocked them up". WE MAY NOTE lack of redaction-worthy judgmental adjective attached to the men.

'Marijuana' is the only English word in which the 'j' is silent.

Star Trek; it be like that. #LLAP

Europa Missions xkcd.com/3234/

This is Nimo. He's not sure why everyone's obsessed with his smile. Might have something to do with his teeth, but he's not sure. 13/10 (IG: nyooochan)

Zu den vielen wichtigen Projekten, die von der Bundesregierung nicht weiter gefördert werden sollen, gehört auch dieses wichtige Projekt von FARN. Wenn ihr unterstützen möchtet, gibt es eine Spendenmöglichkeit.

Why do I have eduroam at the local hipster bakery but not in my classroom and other questions of the modern academic

there is a direct link between learning how to spot 'this story about a pagan ritual has been copied from an author who copied it from an author who copied it from an author who copied it from a folklorist who made it up in the 1920s' and my ability to tell when UN or McKinsey reports are bullshit

Habt Ihr das mitbekommen? Können wir das verhindern? www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

Anyone remember ZNET? Back in the mid 2000s I wrote a number of articles there on South Korea about migrant labour, precarious work, free trade agreements, and more. They were offline for years and I didn't save any copies. The site is back up so I've downloaded them and put them up on academia.

In case you’re also a fan of pansies and violas here are a few more. Dopamine from pansies= pansamine ✔️🌿

I think people are misinterpreting this wonky headline. The bombshell story CBS is reporting is that the Epstein jail tape the public got IS missing time and the FULL video exists. The FBI and DOJ have it. So when Bondi said the missing minute is normal, she lied. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...

Studieren an der @uniheidelberg.bsky.social ist gerade noch mal ein bisschen schöner geworden: Wir führen zum Wintersemester den Zertifikatskurs Gender & Queer Studies ein. MA-Studierende und Promovierende aller Fächer können sich ab sofort bewerben!

Eigentlich sollen bis 2026 kleine und mittlere Bahnhöfe #barrierefrei und moderner werden. Aktuell ist jedoch noch jeder fünfte Bahnhof nicht barrierefrei. Nach Kritik des Bundesrechnungshofes am #Verkehrsministerium soll eine Reform der #Förderprogramme das jetzt ändern.

falls jemand einen auffrischungskurs braucht: ich habe letztens genau beleuchtet, was palantir behauptet zu leisten, was es wahrscheinlich wirklich leistet und welche menschen dahinter stecken. www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/kriminalitae...

ganz ehrlich nichtmal die bräuchte es? palantir gehört zu den wenigen überwachungstechnologien, die selbst außerhalb von fachmedien rauf und runter diskutiert werden. ich halte unwissen an dieser stelle für unglaubwürdig.

I don't know how many times "technocrats openly talk about their desire for an ignorant and compliant serf class they can use and dispose of on a whim" needs be stated before people put two and two together

Hey, everyone who is calling Mastercard and Visa about the age verification BS. I think you should start aiming at YouTube as well.

The attack on US academia is ideological and destructive, yes. They’re not trying to improve higher ed, reform it, or do any of their flimsy excuses (uphold free speech on campus, combat antisemitism, etc). They’re trying to break it to satisfy a mix of cultural, political, and personal grievances.

Someone on here compared AI produced material as "digital asbestos " which in a few decades' time we will have to work out how to eradicate from the fabric of research.

GET. OFF. SUBSTACK. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET OFF SUBSTACK ALREADY