I guess we're just waiting around to see if this demented psychopath kills everyone: defector.com/i-guess-were...

I think this is just really freaking cool. The work being done at the nexus of the humanities and the sciences is fascinating. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A team of university and Tribal researchers has developed a blueprint for creating research agreements that enable respectful research with Tribes and on Tribal lands. Worth sharing with the researchers in your life. 🧪 (short🧵) news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/scie...

Y'all there is a woman and a black man circling the moon and NASA's mission control+ science teams are so diverse and people are nerding out about science and exploration this is all a gigantic middle finger to the stupid and hate and grotesque ghouls running our country

Thanks I hate it. The death of print journalism in favor of #podcasts coincides with the death of the United States

Me, joking: I can’t believe we chose “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally” Conservatives, dead serious: it was a tough choice, but I’m glad we picked “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally”

Rules and norms about war crimes are a global public good. If you or anyone in your family is between 16 & 60, male, & walks, you have a direct personal interest in it not being legitimate for them to be assinated for walking within any undeclared 3km radius around any combatant.

When the US admits that they killed any “military-aged men” who walked within 3km of a downed pilot they mean any boy lanky enough to be a teenager and any middle-aged man able to walk unaided with a cane got shot in the head for the crime of walking.

How many thousands of people are gonna get charged $70 a month because they didn't read to the third paragraph of this fucking email

Fish of Rock.

"If only there was a way I could do something about it" is truly an unbelievable thing for a sitting United States Senator to say.

Cherry blossoms in Japan.

I mean, one holiday is explicitly about a figure rising from the dead, while the other is largely characterized in pop culture with figures that have risen from the dead (skeletons, ghosts, vampires, etc). So…same diff?

There’s so much I want to share from this: let’s start with “The present is different from the past, but that’s no use if you can’t remember the past.” Then go read it. Even if you think you know the story go read it.

Biomedical researchers have designed an injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In an animal model, the engineered microgel reduced bleeding by at least 50%. Why is this necessary? Good question! 🧪⚕️ (🧵) news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/hydr...

Update: The US Auto industry has retreated from EVs. That strategy will relegate them to the domestic market only or to extinction. The world is shifting to EVs. Global sales of fully internal combustion engine vehicles peaked in 2017. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 Paywalled link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Among young American men, the strongest predictor of support for the tradwife lifestyle was not gallantry but hostility towards women" Apparently this is not what researchers "expected". Which makes one wonder: had these researchers thought about it for 30 seconds? www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...

I read nothing but bad reviews of the Paul Rudd/Jack Black Anaconda movie. But I just watched it, and I loved it. Absurd, nonsensical, entertaining popcorn movie that doesn’t take itself seriously. Two thumbs up.

LOL, it is literally impossible to take the NY Times seriously these days.

Friday kitchen soundtrack. m.youtube.com/watch?v=RVft...

I wonder what errors AI will introduce when used to create a news summary of this study?

I used to write for HealthNewsReview (may it RIP), so I try to include qualifiers, info about cost (even if speculative), etc. -- even in these informal descriptions. Ruthless feedback welcome (as long as it's, you know, relevant)! #MedSky #SciComm

Biomedical researchers have designed an injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In an animal model, the engineered microgel reduced bleeding by at least 50%. Why is this necessary? Good question! 🧪⚕️ (🧵) news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/hydr...

Unsurprising. Once they’ve got women and people who are not straight white men under their heel, Catholics will be next. Typical Klan sh*t.

Another one of those what-if-it-happened-in-another-country moments: The president is suing the government for $100 million dollars for searching his home for the classified documents he stole, and the attorney who represented him on those charges is currently leading the Justice Department.

I'm very close to someone who is incredibly smart, hard-working, and talented. They've been looking for a job for almost a year. Had multiple interviews recently for a gig they're over-qualified for. Just found out they didn't get it. Everything about this just f**king sucks. It's infuriating.

yes you fucking morons free preschool for everyone or it becomes just "free preschool for the poors" and then you call them leeches and ask for tax breaks when really we want free preschool for everyone because we want smart well adjusted kids why is this so hard? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/n...

this is the chaplain btw. wonder why he was fired.

Why the Army Chief of Staff got fired: "George recently asked to meet with Hegseth to discuss Hegseth's blocking of promotions for some Army officers, which seemed to focus on women and Black men, but Hegseth refused to meet or discuss his decisions, according to two additional U.S. officials."

it’s incredible how many times he can make a decision that can only lead to a bunch of bad outcomes with no upside

The sensors used in neurodevelopmental research cost a fortune. That expense limits research into things like genetic disorders. New sensors work just as well, but are WAY cheaper. The goal? Crank up research in this area. Very cool. 🧪🧠 news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/sens...

This take is the correct take.

It’s difficult to comprehend the amount of damage Bondi did to the DOJ in only 14 months. It’s astonishing. www.npr.org/2026/04/02/g...

The sensors used in neurodevelopmental research cost a fortune. That expense limits research into things like genetic disorders. New sensors work just as well, but are WAY cheaper. The goal? Crank up research in this area. Very cool. 🧪🧠 news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/sens...

I wonder if there's a word that describes an entity prophesied by the Bible to oppose Jesus Christ and falsely substitute himself as a savior in Christ's place before the Second Coming...

The "careful" "AI Safety" company that just accidentally leaked its entire source code to the world is the one that African governments are entering into agreements with to include in infrastructures from health to god knows what. . techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/a...

Worth a read. www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/supr...

Why would I use "AI," I actually know how to fucking write

It is crazy how few people know this: Russia now occupies less Ukrainian land than it did one month into the full-scale invasion four years ago

They want you to believe these people are generational geniuses and not simply gutter racists with a well-framed degree

I just remembered it is April Fool’s Day. And, friends, I am not in the mood for this nonsense today.

A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.

This is almost exactly what happened in the case of Randal Reid, who was arrested on a bad Clearview AI match for a crime he did not commit in a state he had never been to. @kashhill.bsky.social and I listened to his story in 2023, and yet it's still happening. www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/t...

Another case of a bad Clearview AI facial recognition match and shoddy police work leading to an innocent person being imprisoned in a state she had never even been to. Is this something we're just going to accept from time to time because of an unregulated tech? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...

Almost guaranteed 7-2 at BEST. Alito and Thomas are fully cooked MAGA brain. It's criminal this doesn't get any attention from the press given how wildly insane they've gone, but that would require the MSM tacitly acknowledging MAGA is a brain-rotting cult.

A single vote for Trump in the birthright citizenship case would be as bad as anything the Court has done since Bush v. Gore. This issue has been settled for more than a century. It is the jurisprudential equivalent of asking what 2+2 is. Any answer other than 4, something is deeply, deeply wrong.

For all of your seriously mellow, grooving-in-the-kitchen needs.

I am now looking for full-time employment. I am also available for short-term contract or consulting work. And in the meantime, I am going to be working on Eldritch 2 as my day job. Gotta keep myself occupied!

Today was my last day at Question. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with them for over nine years. I'm so proud of the work I've done there. And I'm going to miss the team so much.

Making dinner and the playlist turned up this gem. Too good not to share. No day is too bad or too good that it can’t be improved by grooving in your kitchen. m.youtube.com/watch?v=sNpX...