Don‘t do drugs, kids. Or at least, don’t do them at a a state dinner with the leaders of China. 🤦🏼

Not enough people talking about this. The US university research system is one of the few good things left there. But it’s not going to last if Trump keeps up his insane campaign to destroy it. If Norway (and EU countries) had sense, we would be 10x’ing current research budgets to fill this void

I have unsubscribed from a couple podcasts that I didn’t realise were on Kremlin payroll until recently. They were “submarines” gaining credibility with unrelated content. But suddenly it’s become a blatant push of Kremlin talking points. I take this as a sign of desperation. Good.

I love my loving husband ❤️🏳️‍🌈

I am disappointed that I cannot enjoy EuroVision again this year. But I am also hopeful that the larger boycott this year will pressure them to exclude the genocidal entity in 2027. (I boycotted last year too for the same reason but was largely alone in this. Many more are joining this time!)

wtaf. I am pretty sure there are 0 — ZE-RO — Norwegians who happy about this. Yes to supporting Ukraine! 🇺🇦 ❤️ NO to doing it with American weapons. Let‘s spend that money on Norwegian and European companies. NOT on the genocidal US military-industrial complex.

This story is WILD. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for narcotrafficking, seemingly caught on tape in dozens of conversations (if true), discussing plans with GOP and other figures to attack left-wing governments, and saying Israel paid for his pardon from Trump.

Last night, when picking up Ada Sofia from Tae Kwondo, I heard a couple of 8-10 year old boys gossipping about the Epstein files and the Norwegian princess (who is unfortunately in them quite a bit). They were shockingly well-informed and not at all impressed with the princess.

At lunch today, both Dogs of War ( @aptshadow.bsky.social ) and Paw Patrol (Alfred’s fave show atm) came up in the same conversation. And I realised that Chase and the team are basically security bioforms like Rex 🤣🤓 Luckily Ryder is a pretty benevolent Master.

This portents a huge loss for future biotech investment in the US. It is therefore a big opportunity for the EU/EEA (and China and everywhere really). I doubt we will sieze it, because ::waves wildly at the beauracracy:: But, it still should be said.

Ok, let’ make a deal. He can get his stinking ballroom AFTER they pass common sense gun regulations.

I loved the 2006 Mitchell & Webb TV sketch show, but I never imagined “are we the baddies?” would graduate from funny catchphrase to the defining philosophical aphorism for our age

Hahahahaha My journey from app developer to <something-completely-different> is nicely summed up here.

The only mainstream journalists speaking truth to power these days are cartoonists. @adamzyglis.bsky.social

Me: Yesterday was Tuesday. Do you know what today is? Alfred: Threesday

iwantosequencemygenomeathome.com Me too 🤩 (This is amazing)

At the end of the day, I really just want to look at birds.

Life is not a play Chekhov's nuclear football Is not destiny (impeach the madman!)

We better not be buying any more from US defense contractors. This delay comes coercing NATO to make these purchases. NATO countries were going to increase defense spending, but on more local companies. Then Marco Rubio bullied us into more US purchases. UGH. www.vg.no/nyheter/i/Gx...

If I had the money, I would be setting up a heat pump + solar panel installation business right now.

Harbinger #329 of the impending AI-collapse.

Shower Thought - How to Fix Congress: If your income+assets puts you in the top 10%, you are not eligible to run for Congress. If you start a term out of that bracket, but enter into it during that term by anything other than your salary, then a special election is called for you to be replaced.

WHY can I not add to an IKEA order that is scheduled for delivery tomorrow? If I want the one extra thing I forgot, I have to cancel the order, and make a whole new one with a new delivery date. Given their amazing logistical feats and infrastructure, it doesn't seem like it should be this hard.

So much 👇

Two vast and trunkless legs stand in the desert…

My nerdlings were suitably impressed by the Artemis photos. Some things in this world (and out!) are Still Good.

This is the work of evil terrorists, not the most "moral army" (something as real as purple unicorns). Every US citizen has a DUTY to demand from their reps that all support to Israel is immediately withdrawn.

Thank God for TACOs 🫠

Going to bed now. I sincerely hope WWIII does not start while I am asleep.

We were done with winter but winter was not done with us. 🤣

I finished The Stars are Legion (@kameronhurley.com ) yesterday. Woof. Not an easy read, but a thought-provoking one. I can tell I will be chewing on it for months, if not years.

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Yesterday, I tore a ligament in my knee by… sitting funnily. I was pushing against it at just the wrong angle apparently. So, EDS is fun. silver lining: It’s very motivating to continue my biology/biotech studies anyway.

I teleported to a Waffle House once. I wanted 5 different flavours of syrup at the same time and they did not disappoint. Why is this such a big deal?

It’s true 🤣 www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

My husband cares deeply about the health and safety of ALL employees at his company.

Space Nerd 101: -the Spice must flow -do not fuck with the native desert people -fear is the mind killer Trump admin failed on ALL counts.

After staring at it for 3 months, I finally read "Psalm for the Wild Built" (Becky Chambers) today. Friends, it was the perfect balm for my soul in these turbulent times. Go make yourself a cup of tea, find a sunny nook and read this. You will thank me afterwards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Psalm...

The EU/EEA countries should just agree with Iran to buy oil in yuan and pay a modest toll. Pretty sure that would end the insanity quite quickly and I don‘t understand why it’s not on the table.

On X, my feed was polluted by toxic racism and propaganda bots. Here, my feed is polluted by AI photos and videos of cute animals. So, no place is perfect. But at least the 💩 here doesn’t make me want to throw my phone against the wall. And the interesting-to-💩 ratio here is much higher.

We should have listened to Sagan. This speech is from 36 years ago. 36! But, he died early and we got Big Oil w/ the opposite messaging for that whole time instead. The SciComm folk after Sagan were good, but sadly did not capture the popular imagination in the same way. So, we forgot.

Don’t you dare get sick again, Alfred! We got big plans this weekend. Plus I’m nearly out of “sick kid days” for the year and it’s only March. 🫠

Getting radicalized by local city building regulations.

This is so cool! The future is biology+compute theconversation.com/a-man-used-a...

Let's be clear: When Trump threatens to "obliterate" all the power plants in Iran, he is really threatening to murder 92 million people by taking away their water supply. He knows this. You should too.

I don’t know why but Liquid Glass makes me vaguely uncomfortable to look at. It‘s not “uncanny valley” because there’s nothing at all human about it. But the feeling is similar. Bleh.

Welp, it is no longer a mystery. It’s Influenza B 🫠

Everyone is focusing on his bad grammar. But he just casually threatened to murder 92 million people out of pure spite. I rather think that should be the focus right now.

We are now well into Week 3 of having >=1 more sick kids. First, Alfred had Strep. Then, he had Mystery Virus 1. Then, Mystery Virus 2. (with some likely overlap between them). Aurora had #1 for a couple days in there. Now Ada Sofia has #2 and Alfred seems to have relapsed with #1.