I do think this is why my first book reviewed in book trades better than my new one First book was angry and sad at points and the new one is fully of joy and whimsy and excitement I am glad reviewers elsewhere have gotten it bsky.app/profile/chan...

Found them on Tidal! (For some reason there are two listings for Christopher Franke and the other one only has Lost Tales) tidal.com/artist/58210...

When I was working on curiosity, our budget decreased by 5-10% every year, our power output from the RTG decreased by about the same, and we managed to do just as much science over time—sometimes even more—than when the mission started. A 50% cut out of nowhere would kill missions like curiosity.

I kind of think this is an important point to reiterate. It's never "rockets vs science." And sometimes (like with the Artemis II mission), there is science that can piggy-back on missions where enabling human spaceflight is the primary goal. The proposed science cuts are just about cutting science.

Ok, soliciting advice: I've got a ton of health issues both GI and systemic that are flaring and it's boiling down to an elimination diet to see if I can nail down any trigger foods. Already met with a dietician to actually get some guidance, but I figure there's folks on here that have done this.

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

this is a great example of a business reacting to political/corporate shifts as though they are populist shifts. they did correctly read the signs of a nationwide rollback on LGBTQ rights! they just failed to account for how many people are FUCKING FURIOUS about that and will fight you over it

This one of baby Finch remains one of my all time favorites.

Y'all, surprise lunch break root canals make for miserable evenings. 😭 (Shout out to the endodontist, tho, that was the least miserable dental procedure I have ever had as a ginger who is A Problem to get numb)

Introverts!!

I adore Max so I say this with respect: this is the wrong line of questions The correct one is: what are the political conditions in Maine such that he is more popular than his opponents with working class white folks *and* POC despite his problems? Why don’t the Dems do better talent development?

Here is an easy solution: Food stains are humiliating, as they suggest you're a little baby who can't feed themselves. Oil stains, such as those you'd get from working on your car, suggest you're tough, independent, and skilled. Thus, simply cover your food stains with used motor oil.

People who suddenly feel like their transphobic “jokes” and “fairness in sports” takes are a bad look while the government forcibly detransitions people don’t get to say “oh that’s not what I meant!” You did mean it! People told you what it meant and you did it anyways!

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i said this about substack all the way back in 2021 and it's as true now as it was then and has always been and will always fucking be

RICE!!! TRUCK!!!

How you speak of others reflects how and what you think of others. In this case, it shows a fundamental ugly racism, misogyny, and ableism [and Nazism]. That's not regulating speech. That's levying consequences for bigoted behavior. DO FUCKING BETTER.

Absolutely not. I have gone through life like an awkward penguin tripping and just bouncing down an iceberg. I'm in an okay place right now, but oof.

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wild fucking list. Mpls folks, has anyone spoken to Wajeeh about substack's nazi bar tendencies?

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it takes a high degree of emotional literacy to go "wow, I had a very intense reaction to something I'm now learning isn't based in fact, I need to interrogate that so I can flag it if it comes up again", and in our 24/7 disinformation economy many people simply choose never to accept correction

An absolutely baffling time to be an historian of apocalyptic thought. Like my man is just straight up doing Antichrist stuff and I am meant to be normal???

Orban was going to eat shit this election with or without JD Vance's help. It's easy for us Americans to make this about our loser VP but I don't want to take away the efforts of the anti-authoritarian bloc in Hungary.

I genuinely struggle to imagine the minds of people who could live through the last year and a half and somehow still believe that liberal arts professors are the primary problem facing 2026 America - I struggle with that more than I do with imagining what it’s like to be an octopus.

The health secretary is in charge of virus promotion and the director of national intelligence is in charge of being foolish

blessed to live in a country where the AG is in charge of stock market announcements, the son in law is in charge of peace negotiations, the secretary of state is in charge of getting wasted at fights, the FBI director is in charge of getting wasted at hockey , and the VP is in charge of tweets

I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I. I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee

Talking with my spouse about this phenomenon we both got the impression that these old WW2 vets were so supportive because they regretted the way they raised their kids. I think those old hard ass dudes were jealous that I had a relationship with my infant.

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first walk! @jjco.bsky.social just named them for women in the artemis program. this is tina (back), sandy (front), and charlie (little)

He’s here! At @sylvanaquafarms.bsky.social!

We've all been waiting for the Claire thread on this! 😁

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This is Chewy. He loves to help his grandma garden. She can’t kneel down to dig holes anymore, but that’s his favorite part, so they're a perfect team. 14/10 (TT: chewythenewfie)

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Just to spell this out… You need ID to vote in Kansas. For most, that means a driver’s license. Kansas has canceled valid licenses of people who’d updated their gender marker. Many of those affected will need new licenses to be able to vote. A new license costs $16. = Poll tax on trans people.

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I hope both these Scottish ladies are having a wonderful day today

🧵 from an actual nuclear historian about why the system is this way

How it feels doing literally any task right now.

The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted

I’ve been warned that by engaging in politics, I might undermine myself as a scientist. Or worse, reduce the trust that people have in me or scientists as a whole. This latter point is the thesis of a recent article by Byron Hyde: link.springer.com/article/10.1... I disagree for multiple reasons.

ESPECIALLY if something is enraging or validating, double-check that source. And in turn, when sharing information, CITE YOUR SOURCE. WITH A LINK.

I can't do much about anything but I could do this. Get some (specifically requested) books into the hands of incarcerated folks at Rikers & support an indie bookstore at the same time. (+ I ordered @chanda.blacksky.app's The Edge of Space-Time for me bc why not have faith that tomorrow will come)

Hi all, its your friendly neighborhood retired therapist here to remind you that the horrors persist and so do we! Have you: -had a glass of water or something liquid that is not caffeinated recently? -used any calming or grounding techniques you like? -eaten a food? If not, do that now. 💜

The simple answer is that it works as was shown in "House of Dynamite." A military officer accompanies the President at all times with the Presidential Satchel, also known as "the football." The football contains communications equipment and a book of options for nuclear attacks. 1/

after a quick review of my timeline i feel the need to point to the sign