Day 173 of inserting a Muppet into a Star Trek screenshot #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TheMuppets

i think "would i trust this person to watch my drink" is actually a very reasonable standard to hold elected officials to

a weird belief that is held across basically all sectors of American life is that boy dollars and boy votes are better than girl dollars and girl votes and so if you have a lot of the latter you need to be constantly trying to exchange them for the former

Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly: - Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat) - Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex) - Humming (stimulates vagus nerve) - Exercise (anything helps, outside even better) - Impeachment and removal

Mad at Costco right now for carrying a bunch of Harry Potter branded food things. I hope people don’t buy them. I think I won’t be going in person anymore so I don’t accidentally punch a bag of TERF snax.

I know you aren't *asking* for covers, but I was just listening to this one. We discovered Cambodian Space Project playing on the speakers at, no shock, our favorite Khmer restaurant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu4s...

"Joel" works in Hanford CA thining cherry trees. "We must give the cherries space to grow bigger. There is a risk of falling, as we must go up and down ladders all day. But we do this work to support our families and give them a better life." #WeFeedYou

I really appreciated this video by Kihana Wilson (who is not on Bluesky, alas) about the mixed feelings of #Artemis II. Follow her on Instagram (www.instagram.com/the_astro_st...) if you're over there!

Ever notice an interesting looking bug and take a picture so you can zoom in to see it better? Um 🙊

Yeah, I did just follow based on this food horror post. Also, it’s unsafe that I just realized I have both hardboiled eggs and fizzy water in the house.

Most people don’t understand how neoliberal academia is financed. The foreign students pay for many of the domestic students with their much higher fees. Fewer foreign students means also fewer domestic students.

Bluesky wish - for any post about an image being AI generated, note the AI tells in ALT text (if not in main text).

Playing four square of robot death

I’m a bit of a jumpy sleeper - like I frequently startle at car headlights through the window or the cat jumping up/down from bed. So what do we think a door rattling earthquake close to 2am does? 🫨. I am Le Tired.

Sun stoned kitteh

The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today. Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere. Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.

Happy International day of Transgender Visibility! All my homies say Trans Rights are Human Rights / anyone who's cool knows it too. We see you out there. Choose to be yourself and know that we have your back. Much love and respect today (and every day)! 🏳️‍⚧️ #transrights #transdayofvisibility

The bluesky address is @attie.ai and it really needs to be in the top five accounts blocked on this platform. This is honestly some of the most tonedeaf shit I’ve seen from BS and thats saying something

Hey everyone! You have until MARCH 30, 2026 to file a claim in the Anthropic Settlement. If you have questions about filing--or if you aren't sure if you've filed correctly--call the settlement administrator at 1 877-206-2314.

It's just disgusting how bigotry is the front line of attack for mainstream liberals. Oh our opponents are queers! They're all psychos! They're so fat! They can't fight without marginalizing people & that's why they ain't winning.

we’re not going to get anywhere until we stop letting companies pay millions in settlements instead of putting their leadership in fucking jail

"Rocio" is a mother of 3. "I've worked in ag 20 yrs. I harvest & pack lettuce in Ventura CA. It takes packing 12 lettuce boxes to cover my weekly childcare costs. I go to UFW meetings so I could educate my coworkers about organizing to fight for a union contract." #WeFeedYou

We just have to get Gavin Newsom on a podcast with someone who doesn’t think he should run for president, Gavin will agree with him and the problem will be solved

Good thing I folded towels on the laundry machines away from the cat who loves to burrow in warm towels. Just gonna put the second stack away - uhhhh

"Jose" shares, "I get up at 4am make lunch, and then walk 35 minutes from my house to the worksite. I start harvesting strawberries at 7am. The mud in the rows tires me out. I earn CA min wage. I do my job in rain, wind, fire & excessive heat. I don't have a option." #WeFeedYou

There is finally a breeze outside! Wonder how long it will take to get the house under 80 degrees F. I mean it’s still like 83 outside, but let me hope.

"Anna" shares, "I'm a student. During strawberry season I work in the fields with my brothers to help my mom with the rent. It is very hard because we work piece rate for 2 months-going as fast as we can. There's little work for the next 4 months so we need to save." #WeFeedYou

Show someone who absolutely rocks a hat (that isn’t Indiana Jones)

A Great Blue Heron making a lovely shape #birds 🌿 #silhouette

Important, not urgent, information.

I never come home from home empty handed.

Idk about getting the oil, but the answers are getting the good chem to my brain. L, as they say, O L.

Someone just posted about how they don't care if their students use AI as long as the text conveys the ideas the students meant to convey. The thing is, you don't know exactly what you think until you write it. And if some prefab thing pops up, you're liable to decide that was what you thought.

I hate that the sparkle icon is shorthand for AI. They want us to think it’s magic. Fuck you!!! Magic is when you lose a glob of mustard from your sandwich but it doesn’t land on you. When you win at 20 questions. Sparkles belong to Liberace. A baby’s smiling eyes. I will put you in the ground!!!!!!

The idea that opposing and rolling back trans rights is good for cis women and girls is ludicrous on every level and absolutely enraging when applied in legislation and policy that obviously limits and rolls backs rights for ALL women and girls

This morning’s Purrito

for me “doom scrolling” is actually just the pathological hunt for the first piece of news that indicates this whole unbearable moment is about to unravel

This may be my latitude talking, but this is the compromise I want. Also, I hate DST - it is now officially insomnia time.

losing an hour on International Women’s Day feels right

Ike does not observe Caturday. But sometimes I do.

"I think the LLM is conscious" makes a lot more sense when you realize a lot of people don't grasp the interiority of other people. If you view other people as a series of inputs and utilities, it makes a lot of sense that you would see inert code awaiting your prompt as conscious.

Went to a Neko Case show tonight and feel human (primal good) again.

WATCH: This is my favourite thing on the internet right now. Well done Norway! youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...

I, for one, am tired of being told by Christian theocratic fascists that I, a Jew and an immigrant, am not a real citizen of this country.

Hi, software engineers, DBAs, web services, etc - people have spaces in their names sometimes. That’s allowed. And official. So maybe create forms and DBs that accept that f’ing reality. CA DMV, you make me 🤬.

Gonna go to ECCC? Go meet the nice folks at the Flying Frog booth and get a taste of our Shadows of Brimstone obsession.

The Daily Ike Strolling in the sun along a railroad tie

"Daniel" is about to suit up to remove thorns from the date. The fronds are lined w/2-6 inch needle-sharp thorns - sharp enough to puncture tractor tires. Workers wear thick, puncture resistant gloves & eye protection as thorns can cause severe injury or infections. #WeFeedYou

can betazoids read cat minds

um yeah - he’s freakin’ adorable. Little mmmrRrRrrr.