alito issuing the stay on the mifepristone order makes me very nervous. he's a snake. #AbortionAccess #USpol #PublicHealthLaw

In the 90s, Harrison Ford was the right age to play the president in movies. In 2026, Harrison Ford is the right age to play the president in movies.

cruise ships have always been floating petri dishes, but hantavirus is a bit of a surprise. #PublicHealth

ohhhh.... this is gonna be awesome. #SundayNightMovie www.imdb.com/title/tt0080... Winter Kills - Richert 1979 Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins

Idk man I feel like even if AI scraped from 100% ethical sources, had zero impact on the environment, and produced gorgeous work, I’d still think you were a bitch for using it

someone woke up and chose violence.

i think that's 16. oh, well. m*a*s*h the expanse stargate sg-1 supernatural buffy the vampire slayer monty python's flying circus battlestar galactica (reboot) babylon 5 the twilight zone 3-2-1 contact the muppet show the electric company mr. rogers' neighborhood daria invader zim samurai jack

pour one out for tyler cowen's favorite virgin, everyone.

i once wrote a semiotics paper high AF and got an entirely unexpected A. i had been averaging Cs in the class and wasn't particularly engaged with the material.

i know #pixar movies are getting treated as something of an afterthought these days, but this seems harsh.

in 2011, a small earthquake prompted me to get a structural engineer out to look at the pier & beam underpinnings of an 80s addition to my early 1900s house. the engineer was a guy in his late 60s, and when he emerged from under the house, he brushed the dirt off his knees and said, "hunh." 1/x

the appropriate response here is, "would love to, but we have to wash our hair." #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

i think susan collins' defection has more to do with the midterms than with any change of heart. watch this space for more collins defections.

i had measles when i was 12. used to be that i wouldn't wish my experience on anyone. times have changed.

someone doesn't want to wait until november... #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/593...

Musk v. Altman

wow.

meanwhile, NACT1st is sucking up to carney's southern neighbour.

"the most american" translation: "old, white, male, racist, crook"

i guess it's still the hinckley hilton, then...

i think it's really important not to yuk my kids' yums, but i was NOT PREPARED for the smell of kimchi at 8 this morning. i've got some leftover spinach banchan in the fridge. maybe i should join them.

Critics fear revived #minerals deal could open door to #seabed mining "There is no benefit in NZ destroying the biodiversity in #Taranaki so an Australian #mining company can dig up vanadium for US wars" 2% vs #extinction #Maui #Hectors #dolphins, #whales #fish #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

Kind of a perfect metaphor for the media and the role they've played over the last ten years

i'm expected to believe this wasn't a false flag? bitch, please. just look at rape van winkle's poll numbers.

hill tree moon. a lovely afternoon.

i would very much like to have a cat.

oh i needed this.

one of the underacknowledged problems of being out of the workforce for several years is that one's tolerance for inconveniences caused by other people's mistakes goes through the floor.

Ruling out Winston Peters. Easy: "Labour won't consider Winston and his culture war crackpots. We make policies, they don't just magically appear on our desks." More fun: "Fifty years of Winston Peters in Parliament. Fifty years of Winston never taking responsibility for the NZ he's made. Retire."

i've said it before - someone using substack for their content instantly drops in my estimation, with a good chance of unfollowing. the platform is crap. do better, people.

Periodic reminder that our public health policy is being managed by the crunchy granola version of the Khmer Rouge.

i wonder where peru falls on 45's list of latin american countries to invade after cuba...

"Whaaaaaa whaaaaaa whaaaaa! They did what *we* did. Only better. NOT FAIR!!!"

outcome (yay!) aside, this is the kind of data visualization i love. clearly shows the populations voting, not the land area. bring on the virginia redistricting! www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

10°c and raining is significantly colder than 10°c and bright sunshine. 10°c and raining while also bright sunshine is just confusing.

Uh-oh. Do we need a new version of @magnets.eurosky.social’s brilliant observation about how climate change will manifest? In a surreal twist, people are now doubting footage that is both very real and very close to home—a result of AI imagery poisoning the waters: www.tickaroo.com/e/GCRysAwNeu...

oh... #cooksky #bakesky (is that even a thing?)

we are very lucky not to have been hugely affected by the wet weather that has descended on welly these past few days. kids' school is closed, so we made bagels.

i don't really have an opinion about actor jude law as a person, but i think he needs to sue the pants off this AI bullshit. jude.law

shouldn't be allowed to choose their own clerks, shouldn't be allowed to accept fees for speaking or prize money or awards. shouldn't be able to get book deals, etc. etc. if what you want is to be famous, well, no one is forcing you to be a supreme court justice.

YOU present the danger, so it's YOUR responsibility to not harm anyone. If that means you need to drive really slowly down this hypothetical street you imagine, then drive really slowly. If you cannot handle that, then do not drive.

if the US ever gets another democratic administration, they need to freeze the entire trump fortune.

who TF is paying these "top party consultants" - sam altman?

everybody knows & pump up the volume www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuuC...

i downloaded james s.a. corey's new book, _the faith of beasts_, yesterday. i finished it this arvo. now i am sad. #booksky

Make It Myself xkcd.com/3233/

post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet. sir snuffleupagus fartsalot, well loved and still missed. #dogsky

#photos #photography #wellington