this is the solution to the male loneliness epidemic I am 100% serious

Couldn’t understand why our local undertaker have an eel-shaped coffin in their window, but now I realise it acts as a memento moray.

I hate to say I told you so but… www.ynetnews.com/article/sjje...

Telling a bunch of foreign leaders you might kidnap and disappear their citizens AT THE U FUCKING N is wild

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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

It's the scientific community's duty to fight misinformation, bioessentialism, and eugenics That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people Subscribe to our newsletter at beyondxandy.org

All the super straight, Christian, MAGA warriors broke down Grindr, the gay dating/sex app, yet again. The last time it broke down...the RNC in Wisconsin.

A gender lens remains one of the best ways to understand far right authoritarian regimes. Male order is imposed through a family-like structure, with women subservient and children taught that fear is the price of belonging www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits." www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

They'll gas light u and swear up and down "it's just a joke" , etc. But humor does serve a function of reinforcing in group recognition dynamics.

Oh since we're talking about boycotts, way too many of y'all still eat at Chik fil A and shop at Hobby Lobby, two companies whose profits are literally dedicated to killing trans people

It is OK to call fascists fascists.

The Deputy AG is talking about prosecuting the people who protested Trump at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab under RICO. Which, tbc, is despot shit. So no, I'm not going to sign up and give you my social security number before I go to your protest. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

It's almost like a bunch of grifter billionaires are trying to sell us tech snake oil...

The capital of Finland hasn't had a traffic death in a full year. Lower speed limits, plentiful speed cameras, 1,500+ km of bike lanes, infrastructure for pedestrians, and a new tram line. When you prioritize people and not vehicles, you can save lives while protecting the environment.

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

Much needed timeline cleanse

My quote of the day The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of people who seek to live in dignity, truth, and in harmony with their conscience. Lech Walesa

Describe a single historical precedent for defeating authoritarians by being nicer to them.

A Magical Inheritance in audiobook is now on Audible and Libro.FM! To get A Ghostly Request (book2) in audio, I need like $5000cad in sales, so anyway, yeah, that's probably not going to happen, but also tell your friends and your ex-best friend. Just in case.

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

Nepal's cops: *kills 20 of Nepal's children in 24 hours* The people of Nepal: *do basically full revolution inside a week* United States cops: *kills thousands of America's children every single year* The people of America: Now is not the time to call for defunding the police or voting socialist

"Overlook what we can't recognize in each other"? Nah, I'll continue to not overlook fascism and bigotry kthx

Hank Green put out a video about knitting that just demeaned the whole art and science of the craft. The tone was patronizing while clearly not understanding his subject. Here's a great reaction video (I am not affiliated) youtu.be/wx1orbc-7MQ?... As a scientist and knitter.. am disappointed

Predictive text models do not ever "answer your question" They predict what an answer to your question would probably look like. Which is very, very, very different

"To the right [and Bluesky admin], Kirk’s death is an opportunity to discipline the country, to let people know that some people matter more than others. It’s about power, which is why they want people to be punished and fired for not at least pretending to be sad over Kirk’s death"

"I don't care that he's dead." "He's not a hero." "He's a scumbag." "He shouldn't be celebrated." No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd. Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.

1 question to ask about "debate" is whether or not one shares a goal with the opposing view. You might argue about how to house people - public housing, upzoning, deregulation etc. - but you at least share a similar goal. It's that overlap in a desired outcome that underpins the ideal of "debate."

"Every country was put on notice by the ICJ that there was a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza.. every country became obliged under the law.. not to speak fine words, to take action to prevent genocide.. that obligation was activated on 24th Jan 2024" Chris Sidoti spells it out

I made the mistake of devoting myself to AI4SG early in my career because I wanted to believe I could use my skills to make the world a better place. Instead, I found exactly what Dr. Birhane describes - particularly with respect to accountability laundering. I'll share one example🧵

Another report, same conclusion. When will States intervene in accordance with their obligations? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

I’m reminded that just yesterday Netanyahu was telling Israelis that they needed to prepare for international isolation, create a more autarkic economy, and advance the development of weapons technology.

Dota cosplay competitions will never be the same without Peachy but it was amazing to see the entire arena stand in her memory ♥️ fuck cancer! #TI2025

Hey bug/arachnid people, what the heck is this? I was admiring some green shield lichen on a tree trunk in western Pennsylvania when I noticed a teeny tiny (.5 cm?) clump moving. I gently flipped it over, it’s something with legs?? Using the lichen for camouflage?

Happy birthday (anniversary?) to the show that made it ok for weird little kids like me to be interested in weird, spooky things.

@bluesky moderation is suspending people for posting Kirk's own words which tells you everything you need to know.

You are under no obligation to mourn the death of people who would’ve celebrated yours.

Amazing how those democratic lawmakers who were hunted down in their homes in the middle of the night in Minnesota weren’t a watershed moment of political violence, huh?

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪 From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...

This is horrifying.

speaking from the perspective of someone from a country who went through a military dictatorship: those people will be your enemies forever and will never stop trying to bring it back, they will do their best and their worst to ruin everything you love do not compromise and never trust them ever

Will the absence of public transport infrastructure in North America mark the moment its citizens notice how far their continent has fallen behind?

yet opposing the integration of genAI into the classroom and other critical societal infrastructure somehow makes one a 'pessimist', 'anti-progress' & 'anti-innovation'

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

I don't even know what kind of punishment I wish for a person like Sam Altman because I genuinely can't comprehend the scope of this level of heartlessness

Journalists murdered by Israel in the last 48 hours. www.threads.com/@codepinkale...

It's an infiltrative lipoma! No definitive "right" answer in terms of treatment. I found some studies saying surgery + radiation is best but vet wasn't familiar with radiation as a treatment. So we're weighing risks/benefits of surgery vs waiting since it isn't growing. Regardless, NOT CANCER!!