Big housecleaning day, felt really emotional digging through all the kids’ old treasures to sort out what to keep and what to dispense with

This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful. Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened. This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

as a computer scientist, i am BEGGING people to realize that there is no cognition inside of an LLM no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment

I'm just saying that if you wanted to open a hot dog stand, you could do a lot worse than Temple of the Dog. 🎶When you're getting hungry | You're getting hungryyYEAH!🎶

I hope when I die people aren’t like, “he did some good stuff but he was super problematic”

(fingers snapping)

Asking the supreme court for permission to starve American children is a choice

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I somehow missed whatever started this discourse about women ruining the workplace but seriously if you are a dude and you think women ruined your workplace, I promise that you are the problem

There needs to be a special higher level of not guilty for cases like this. Like, we the jury find the government owes the defendant and every member of the jury an all-expenses paid weekend in Cabo for even making us come in here.

Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time

Next year for Halloween I am going a the moveable C clef

happy halloween i am ready to confuse some trick-or-treaters

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

Oh, some SNAP recipients are breaking the law with their benefits? Well, I have some super upsetting news for you about our entire national government.

A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o... @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is unmatched. Read her latest piece—and everything else she writes.

For the haters ;-)

Python Software Foundation withdraws bid for $1.5m grant from US gov, because the terms require they do not "operate any programs that advance or promote DEI", and "it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community." Applause. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...

That's, like, literally your job, my dude

Last week: -Trump pardoned Binance's founder after a $2B deal with his crypto firm -Hegseth awards a DoD contract to a Don Jr.-backed firm -Trump orders his DOJ cronies pay him $230M in "compensation" We must not become numb to this. https://popular.info/p/3-scandals-in-4-days-that-would-define

@sfopera.bsky.social Maybe you need an ad telling people Parsifal is shorter than a World Series game.

43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.

Back in 2008 my wife and I spent a week buying food on the budget foodstamps would have gotten you at the time. It was remarkably hard and we got through it because we were decent in the kitchen, had a little time to work on food, and could squeeze a lot out of leftovers

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube. Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X). *1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.” youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

Halvanden krone pr dansker. Mere ville det ikke koste at redde Den Danske Ordbog. Skal vi vise politikerne, at vi synes, den er værd at beholde? #dkpol #borgerforslag

...posted a video of himself bombing American citizens in sh-t...

Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America

And the American people don’t want to see him dance

New satellite images show the scale of demolition that has occurred on the East Wing of the White House in less than a month.

Wars, genocide, rising costs, government shutdown, measles outbreaks, shall I continue?

Basically all US policy is at this point about indulging Trump’s irrational obsessions, petty grudges, and corrupt grifts, and then taking secondary and tertiary measures to mask the consequences of those policies.

A typical family of four in WA state would see a $12,400 increase in their annual premiums if Republicans don't help us extend the ACA credits.   That is the equivalent to an extra YEAR’s worth of groceries just to afford the same health care plan they had last year.

Just watched this tonight on campus — what an incredible film! Fantastic storytelling that had me laughing, tearing up, and feeling completely inspired. It beautifully captures the science behind the biotech boom 💥 and the remarkable power of RNA! www.pbs.org/independentl...

COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumours The molecule that powers those specific vaccines, mRNA, appears to help the immune system respond better to the cutting-edge cancer treatment www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Paid for privately sounds suspiciously like "conflict of interest" at best and "bribe" at worst

Doesn't seem like your thugs are bothering to stop and find out

Today in "every accusation is an admission"

great piece on Berio in the Times by Jeff Brown. The embedded musical examples were very welcome, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/a...

Old man confused by technology

You might think there would be procedures you would follow when starting a major construction project even if you were not modifying a historically significant building

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Trump has launched seven deadly strikes in the Caribbean Sea. Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.

“what point was he trying to make” feels like a pretty obvious follow up question

Have they ruled out Arsène Lupin?

Of course that asshole is wearing his mask beneath his nose

My sense of humor (such as it is) owes so much to reading the Far Side in the daily newspaper

DC J6: 1.500 arrests DC No Kings: zero Tell me again which side is violent?