Eww. And also, who the fuck has valentine parties?

I will believe this when folks in Minnesota say things genuinely seem different apnews.com/live/trump-i...

Infiltrated an empty Netrophil base as part of a secret mission with Janine #ZombiesRun

"Why can't we have a calm discussion about AI?" Because folks don't actually want to discuss AI, they want blind submission to the ideological structures that motivate the contemporary use cases and deployments of AI. They don't want to hear the concerns except to dismiss them out of hand.

in fact you do not have to show your ID when you board a train in the united states, you only need to show your ticket (which can be purchased without an ID)

The last time AG Bondi testified, at Sen Judiciary, she brought prepared attacks for each Dem Senator, which she shouted at them in response to or over their questions,

Nothing promotes freedom of speech and an open exchange of ideas like the threat of being secretly recorded at all times. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

* The Save Act makes the states turn your voting information over to the federal government NOBODY SHOULD WANT THIS They are selling it as, "everyone thinks voters should have to produce IDs" but that is NOT what this bill does

* If you are registered, the SAVE ACT mandates VOTER PURGES and does not require that the government alert the people purged if they have been purged Which means YOU could show up at the polling place, find out you are not registered & must produce a passport or birth certificate

🧵 Please Democrats, the Save Act is a TURD, for once, message back effectively and in unison * If you are not registered, you will have to show a birth certificate or a passport to register. If you are married and changed your name, you will likely not be able to vote 1/

Played "Abel's Buccaneers: 5: The Philosopher's Stone"

And the new NCI Director moves to piss away his scientific credibility. First, killing cancer cells is a very low bar; many compounds kill cancer cells and are not the least bit useful for treating cancer. 1/2

Closing the schools is a technique designed to try to break the support of parents for the teachers. When our teachers were on strike, schools were still open, though we kept our kids home as did nearly everyone we knew.

The instant I saw the sugarcane in the opening shot, I knew it was about to be political af. If you somehow missed the politics, you should not be working as a reporter.

They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn. Erasure. Just like the Nazis. gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...

Dinosaur Convention out here with higher moral standards than the Cabinet.

The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered

I doubt that I would have any followers who are snobby about romance as a genre. But just in case. Y’all realize that novels as an art form wouldn’t exist without romance, right? Y’all realize how hard it is to write a compelling story when everybody already knows how it’s going to end?

Of all the books coverage you could do, all the romance coverage, all the culture coverage, you chose a fluffy piece about a lady who will not disclose her real name because she doesn’t always tell *people she coaches* the truth about her methods?

Giving somebody anonymity in a FEATURE WRITTEN ABOUT THEM is absolutely ridiculous unless they are like fleeing persecution. She doesn’t want to tell readers the truth, she doesn’t want to take responsibility for the ethical problems with what she’s doing, WHY are you promoting her?

You can make money in a lot of lousy, dishonest ways, but somehow only in romance does it get written up as if it’s essentially harmless and smart, on the assumption that nobody who reads romance cares whether it’s good or not. There are a ton of ebook scams on Amazon; this is just another one.

And it was already quite difficult to sort out the good self-published books from the rest.

even the high lifted and chivalric Crusaders of old times were not content to traverse two thousand miles of land to fight for their holy sepulchre, without committing burglaries, picking pockets, and gaining other pious perquisites

Yup. This is also why I get annoyed when people start suggesting "golden age" science fiction titles to people who are new the genre and are asking for suggestions. You want to turn a modern 15-year-old off science fiction forever, recommend stories that were old when her grandparents were her age.

If you’re feeling low, I highly recommend taking 50 bucks, going to a bar with an Internet-connected jukebox and absolutely FUCKING with the vibe. You will never beat the looks on peoples faces when Jelly Roll is followed by Three Caballeros

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. “You have to serve on department committees. Everyone has to wash dishes.”

Rescued Paula from the Ringmaster's clutches with help from Dr Necropolis #ZombiesRun

CA joins Illinois in presenting a bill to block ICE agents from being law enforcement in the state. The bill goes further to also block ICE agents from becoming teachers. www.foxla.com/news/califor...

this may be the single most insufferable thing about the radical centrist caucus - not just extending good faith to obviously bad faith people but demanding everyone else do the same and chiding them when they don’t

My husband, and I quote, “couldn’t you just think about porn or take some Viagra?”

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

First they came for DEI and I said nothing for I hoped my success rates would improve. Then they came for gender identity research and I said nothing for I hoped my success rates would improve. Then they came for the NPRCs, and I said nothing for I hoped my success rates would improve.

Hey, I lost a bunch of followers when I reposted this last night, so this morning I'm ordering MORE boxes and reposting it again!

When we all finally accept that the rights ideology is all about accumulation of power, things will be both easier and harder. Easier because it’s helpful to actually know what you’re fighting. Harder because a lot of people aren’t going to believe it until it’s nearly too late.

I woke up feeling ready to scrap again. I got some really good advice in grad school for dealing with setbacks and it still works: give yourself the rest of the day to mourn and really feel your feelings—be a caricature, wallow, use all your coping mechanisms. Go to bed, dust off, and move on.

My runs are designed to avoid crossing streets as much as possible, and I almost never cross at a crosswalk because "jaywalking" is actually safer. It's easier to see people coming. Because people driving cars just don't care whether they run you down. (They don't even see you, often.)

I am not cosigning community terror.

ICYMI, Gai*man is slinking out of the shadows and posting again, trying to scuttle his way back into the public's good graces. Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.

Anyway thoughts and prayers to the people whose culture war will force them to watch Kid Rock

They're desparate to stop Senate Democrats from defunding ICE. Keep calling. Keep pushing.

holy shit, you mean to tell me that people were committing crimes with the thing whose single use case is crime

From @neilyoungarchives.bsky.social If you are a customer of any of these companies, let them know you are opposed to their doing business with ICE and the un-American and illegal actions of ICE, including unwarranted killing, tear-gassing, kidnapping, and arresting of innocent people.

Hey, if any reporter sees this, DoD was told business as usual, no furlough notices even drafted, even though no actual vote for funding is even scheduled.

Today at school dismissal, I followed a suspicious pickup around for a bit, keeping an eye on them, trying to figure out if they were ICE. Then I realized they were keeping an eye on me also. Then I realized they were, in fact, other parents. Life in Minnesota, January 2026.

If you have school age kids, this piece by @melodyschreiber.com is a must-read. Vaccine schedules are NOT a federal thing and efforts at state level to MANDATE dropping them faces significant head-winds. 1/n notadoctor.news/2026/02/01/w...

Huge congrats to everyone with work on the Locus List! Voting is now open for the Locus Awards. Anyone can vote, no subscription or membership required. You can also write in your favorites! locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...

First daffodil on February 1.

Anyone wanna come over for breakfast? I made cornmeal pancakes with homemade berry syrup and my family doesn’t want it. 😉

If you are a Californian who doesn’t think throwing more money at OpenAI is a good use of state resources (or a useful intervention for learners in a teaching focused university system), add your voice.

These dumb motherfuckers think teargas will stop a portlander. They gassed my 13 year old today, now we're laughing about his Portland baptism and buying him a gas mask. We will never, ever stop.