Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley

Email incoming from Jillian Segal demanding to know why The Guardian isn't running a companion piece on how nice it is to see Israel putting roofs over people's heads. For balance.

A great guy, a good friend: www.gofundme.com/f/lets-help-...

it's pretty devastating that this is even more relevant now than it was in 2021 when i first wrote it. trans rights are human rights. always. bloodynostalgia.substack.com

The new Sharknado sequel looks utterly terrifying

Gib den Bullen dein entsperrtes Handy in die Hand!

On the 5th August, the EHRC's Code of Practice becomes statutory guidance. It will make life even harder for many trans & non-binary people. It's unworkable & harmful. The Good Law Project is challenging & wants to hear from people affected by these exclusions. goodlawproject.org/discriminato...

I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS

jk rowling truly is a despicable human being.

The 'panic' around Lia Thomas was about creating a target people could point at while demanding exclusion. So much of what people “know” about Lia comes from manufactured outrage and years of misinformation repeated without context. We commissioned this comic to break down the actual story. 1/2

"Middle powers could never band together to enforce their interests" uh, chief? Iran banded together *with itself* and your boss keeps trying *and failing* to surrender to them.

To be a historian is to speak ill of the dead and the rest of you should take more history classes and join us.

Hopefully, eventually, the UK will run out of feet in which to shoot itself

[grummelndes masto profil reaktiviergeräusch] nächstes social media ding schmeiß ich bilder meiner katze aus dem fenster damit passanten sie loben und gut is

You'd almost think Israel was doing something bad.

An Israeli strike in Gaza just before the kickoff of the Egypt-Argentina World Cup match killed a top Palestinian aid official who helped organize public screenings of the game across the enclave. apnews.com/article/gaza...

can't stop laughing 😂😂😂

Wieso heißt es Cyber Security und nicht Softwehr

A great article from @peterkdearden.bsky.social on extinction, why #conservation matters, and the role of #genomics. #kakapo open.substack.com/pub/peterkde...

went for a blood test the other day and the pathology collector noticed me watching the needle go in. her: you okay watching? me: yeah, i'm fine. her: but you're fasting, right? me: yeah. her: maybe don't watch.

got "assorted crisis events" based on this and can confirm it rules 🙏

when @patrickwyman.bsky.social recommends camilla townsend's "fifth sun" and you read her notes on translation & pronunciation and then want to find out how to really pronounce "-tl". you're welcome. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNlq...

Someday I want to see a really well reported story from the Iranian side on how they managed to systematically destroy the entire US military base archipelago America had built and relied on for decades, and why the US couldn’t protect them. We kind of shrug and move on but it’s astonishing.

will i ever write something new? who knows. meanwhile, here's more old stuff! bloodynostalgia.substack.com/p/on-fightin...

more people lined up last month to buy a swatch x audemar piguet pocket watch

The greatest country in the world: one where we all wait with baited breath to hear the results of the seance six wizards in robes selected by two presidents who lost the popular vote had with child rapist slavers to decide whether marginalized people are allowed to exist.

720 Ollie xkcd.com/3264/

With a few exceptions (namely @rkambury.bsky.social and the team at Twelve) most of my interactions with publishing have boiled down to John C. McGinley in Office Space going "what would you say you do here"

Baryon Asymmetry xkcd.com/3263/

Side Effect xkcd.com/3261/

Starmer saying the next PM will inherit a country that is 'fairer' than the one he inherited 2 years ago. In the one Starmer inherited, trans people could use public toilets.

nope, that's 100% cop-out BS.

Tethys xkcd.com/3259/

warrior monks! kamikaze! otto and wanda! glover and lyoto! (aka i'm in the process of putting my old Bloody Elbow fanposts on substack, starting with "On Fighting and Meditation") bloodynostalgia.substack.com/p/on-fightin...

100% this

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Thrilled to announce publication with @dominicmachado.bsky.social of our article: "The Carthaginian Masters: Settler Colonialism and Racecraft in Ancient North Africa" Arethusa 59: 151-178. We destroy Carthage one more time, only with theory. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

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Don't fear spiders, respect them. freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...

I will repost every one of these until it clicks for every single person in this country so help me.

giles 💔 my heart goes out to his daughters who only lost their mum six months ago 💔

Pro tip: Firefox uses Fastly to provide that service, and all of their PoPs in Europe and elsewhere are under US corporate control, making all connection data fully accessible to the US government under the US-CLOUD act without them having to disclose any gov. requests to the users.

Hi! My name's Helena (she/her) and I'm Chilean trans lesbian fleeing a fascistic government to Canada. Can you help pay my immigration lawyer and cover basic expenses until I can find a job? If you can't donate, please share🙏 gofund.me/a4c2addd8 #mutualaid #ma #pride #trans #lgbtq

Whenever you feel incompetent, just remember that there are multiple layers of management at a FAANG company that heard the idea "we should give administrative access to a chatbot" and apparently didn't say anything, except maybe "hell yeah!".

My official report on my sabbatical

jamie wants a big boom

As we're tangentially bringing up @rhi.bsky.social Rhianna Pratchett's awesomeness, let us all actively support her and wishlist and play the demo of her amazing new game: store.steampowered.com/app/2932150/...