Adam
@beardedenviro.bsky.social
Wannabe Lorax. Michigander. I probably subscribe to your podcast. Learn more about the Michigan PBB Registry here (trust me, you will want to know more): https://sph.emory.edu/pbbregistry/index.html
Was shoveling snow late yesterday & I kept using my plastic shovel instead of the metal one because it was quieter. Had it been daylight & I wasn't worried about waking people up or setting off the various dogs who bark at everyone locking/unlocking their car I could have been done in half the time
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Was shoveling snow late yesterday & I kept using my plastic shovel instead of the metal one because it was quieter. Had it been daylight & I wasn't worried about waking people up or setting off the various dogs who bark at everyone locking/unlocking their car I could have been done in half the time
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🎶It’s beginning to look a lot like #Fishmas🎶
There’s no better fish to kick off this year’s #25DaysofFishmas than the aptly-named Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi)! We get our road trip started down in the southeastern US with this small species of fish who has big holiday spirit all year long
There’s no better fish to kick off this year’s #25DaysofFishmas than the aptly-named Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi)! We get our road trip started down in the southeastern US with this small species of fish who has big holiday spirit all year long
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🎶It’s beginning to look a lot like #Fishmas🎶
There’s no better fish to kick off this year’s #25DaysofFishmas than the aptly-named Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi)! We get our road trip started down in the southeastern US with this small species of fish who has big holiday spirit all year long
There’s no better fish to kick off this year’s #25DaysofFishmas than the aptly-named Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi)! We get our road trip started down in the southeastern US with this small species of fish who has big holiday spirit all year long
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The Christmas darter is one of ~200 species of darters (fish in a group called Etheostomatinae) that are all native to North America + mostly found east of the Rocky Mountains. Christmas darters are Tiny Tims, typically only growing <2 in (5 cm) long #25DaysofFishmas
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Christmas darter is one of ~200 species of darters (fish in a group called Etheostomatinae) that are all native to North America + mostly found east of the Rocky Mountains. Christmas darters are Tiny Tims, typically only growing <2 in (5 cm) long #25DaysofFishmas
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The Grinch wasn't *stealing* Christmas, he was just gathering a corpus for raining his AI model
Investors are already lining up with their billions to fund the Whoville Data Center
Investors are already lining up with their billions to fund the Whoville Data Center
"There's a perfectly innocent explanation for my possession of the town's entire Christmas, Officer Who"
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Grinch wasn't *stealing* Christmas, he was just gathering a corpus for raining his AI model
Investors are already lining up with their billions to fund the Whoville Data Center
Investors are already lining up with their billions to fund the Whoville Data Center
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Americans can now become famous by turning in shitty homework
November 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Americans can now become famous by turning in shitty homework
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One point that may have been lost: I’ve never seen this ad before.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
Listening to Mexican folk music on Youtube and they're running this horrible ad urging people to self-deport.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
One point that may have been lost: I’ve never seen this ad before.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
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It is both.
It’s about both these things. They’re fundamentally nested subjects.
Conservatives want their subjective opinions to be weighted evenly with objective, evidence-backed truth, that they refuse to even engage with. One of those subjective opinions is “there are only two genders”.
It’s about both these things. They’re fundamentally nested subjects.
Conservatives want their subjective opinions to be weighted evenly with objective, evidence-backed truth, that they refuse to even engage with. One of those subjective opinions is “there are only two genders”.
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It is both.
It’s about both these things. They’re fundamentally nested subjects.
Conservatives want their subjective opinions to be weighted evenly with objective, evidence-backed truth, that they refuse to even engage with. One of those subjective opinions is “there are only two genders”.
It’s about both these things. They’re fundamentally nested subjects.
Conservatives want their subjective opinions to be weighted evenly with objective, evidence-backed truth, that they refuse to even engage with. One of those subjective opinions is “there are only two genders”.
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the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
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you have to be able to look bad faith in the eye and say absolutely not, even if that bad faith is coming from the highest levels of government
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
this is just rank cowardice, the student very obviously disregarded the instructions and the assignment to antagonize her peers and instructors and provoke this exact reaction, society simply can’t function when the people in charge scurry like kicked dogs every time some troll bully says boo
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
you have to be able to look bad faith in the eye and say absolutely not, even if that bad faith is coming from the highest levels of government
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
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“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”
—André Gide, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature
—André Gide, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”
—André Gide, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature
—André Gide, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature
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Need something to listen to this Sunday?
Why not listen to us talk about ”gender fuckery” (as we say at some point in the episode) in history and ASOIAF?
Why not listen to us talk about ”gender fuckery” (as we say at some point in the episode) in history and ASOIAF?
New episode!
This time we talk about something that’s v on brand for us:
Gender nonconformity in history and ASOIAF!
We discuss everything from genderfluidity during the Viking age to Joan of Arc, trans saints, and ”gender criminals”. And Brienne, Arya, Alleras etc!
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-kksht-...
This time we talk about something that’s v on brand for us:
Gender nonconformity in history and ASOIAF!
We discuss everything from genderfluidity during the Viking age to Joan of Arc, trans saints, and ”gender criminals”. And Brienne, Arya, Alleras etc!
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-kksht-...
November 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Need something to listen to this Sunday?
Why not listen to us talk about ”gender fuckery” (as we say at some point in the episode) in history and ASOIAF?
Why not listen to us talk about ”gender fuckery” (as we say at some point in the episode) in history and ASOIAF?
Some hero just did a lap around the block with anow blower & I couldn't be happier (I woke up early to go do the same thing but with shovels) so now I can focus on the driveways.
Thank you person who probably got sad at how little snow we got last winter so they jumped at a chance to use their toys
Thank you person who probably got sad at how little snow we got last winter so they jumped at a chance to use their toys
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Some hero just did a lap around the block with anow blower & I couldn't be happier (I woke up early to go do the same thing but with shovels) so now I can focus on the driveways.
Thank you person who probably got sad at how little snow we got last winter so they jumped at a chance to use their toys
Thank you person who probably got sad at how little snow we got last winter so they jumped at a chance to use their toys
Bought a cardigan several years ago when I thought I could pull off the look (I cannot) but couldn't find any of my friends who were regular cardigan wearers until seeing a friend at work while wearing one and immediately asking if they wanted a fun sweater with extra long arms and a little dragon
November 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Bought a cardigan several years ago when I thought I could pull off the look (I cannot) but couldn't find any of my friends who were regular cardigan wearers until seeing a friend at work while wearing one and immediately asking if they wanted a fun sweater with extra long arms and a little dragon
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A planetary system feedback from DAC that I had not yet considered: If we manage to suck CO2 out of the atmosphere at an industrial scale, it would cause the CO2 in ocean and land sinks to flow back towards equilibrium and into the atmosphere. Hard to make progress against that tide.
More reasons why OVERSHOOT of 1.5 is a terrible idea:
"[Carbon] removal would set off a process of outgassing, from oceans and forests and other spheres: sinks would somersault into sources...the more that is removed, the more will be outgassed...lending this project, too, a Sisyphean character."
"[Carbon] removal would set off a process of outgassing, from oceans and forests and other spheres: sinks would somersault into sources...the more that is removed, the more will be outgassed...lending this project, too, a Sisyphean character."
November 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A planetary system feedback from DAC that I had not yet considered: If we manage to suck CO2 out of the atmosphere at an industrial scale, it would cause the CO2 in ocean and land sinks to flow back towards equilibrium and into the atmosphere. Hard to make progress against that tide.
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As someone whose spent a decade-plus covering social services in NY and TX, let me say this has nothing to do with immigration — and everything to do with government outsourcing delivery of key services to non-profits it cannot properly supervise and politics: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As someone whose spent a decade-plus covering social services in NY and TX, let me say this has nothing to do with immigration — and everything to do with government outsourcing delivery of key services to non-profits it cannot properly supervise and politics: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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“The communications could help prove what’s known as “willful” infringement, which triggers significantly higher damages of $150,000 per work.“
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“The communications could help prove what’s known as “willful” infringement, which triggers significantly higher damages of $150,000 per work.“
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My general sense is that my students, like Thoreau, feel overwhelmed by the challenge of just knowing how to be a decent human and to flourish in a world suffused with injustice and indifference. Society is telling them that new technologies will solve all the problems, but the youths are skeptical.
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My general sense is that my students, like Thoreau, feel overwhelmed by the challenge of just knowing how to be a decent human and to flourish in a world suffused with injustice and indifference. Society is telling them that new technologies will solve all the problems, but the youths are skeptical.
Combination Thanksgiving & nieces birthday party today & my gift ideas of a nice snow shovel, a stage combat arming sword, and various books were deemed a "no" by the parents so now I have to figure out what middle school kids are into these days. Master & Commander and Kingdom of Heaven DVDs?
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Combination Thanksgiving & nieces birthday party today & my gift ideas of a nice snow shovel, a stage combat arming sword, and various books were deemed a "no" by the parents so now I have to figure out what middle school kids are into these days. Master & Commander and Kingdom of Heaven DVDs?
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It's because the employees on the ground are the only ones doing actual useful work that can't be replaced by an obsequious lying email machine
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's because the employees on the ground are the only ones doing actual useful work that can't be replaced by an obsequious lying email machine
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He’s at 60% disproval lol
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
He’s at 60% disproval lol
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Entire presidencies have been squandered hiding Latin American foreign policy scandals smaller than the ones this president tweets out on a Friday.
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Entire presidencies have been squandered hiding Latin American foreign policy scandals smaller than the ones this president tweets out on a Friday.
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Makes this 'drug boat' obsession seem even less on the level, if that's possible
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Makes this 'drug boat' obsession seem even less on the level, if that's possible
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A central issue at trial for the My Lai massacre in Vietnam was whether an Army lieutenant, or the Army captain who was his superior, was responsible for the order to leave no survivors.
Neither suggested the SecDef would have given such a command.
Neither suggested the SecDef would have given such a command.
If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A central issue at trial for the My Lai massacre in Vietnam was whether an Army lieutenant, or the Army captain who was his superior, was responsible for the order to leave no survivors.
Neither suggested the SecDef would have given such a command.
Neither suggested the SecDef would have given such a command.
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Alma Montague, 37, who exclusively wears luxurious fabrics, deep jewel tones and a permanent knowing twinkle in her eye, reportedly didn’t set out for a career as Merlin with tits, but has admitted that her eccentric dress sense could be “trying to tell me something”.
www.patreon.com/posts/143761...
www.patreon.com/posts/143761...
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Alma Montague, 37, who exclusively wears luxurious fabrics, deep jewel tones and a permanent knowing twinkle in her eye, reportedly didn’t set out for a career as Merlin with tits, but has admitted that her eccentric dress sense could be “trying to tell me something”.
www.patreon.com/posts/143761...
www.patreon.com/posts/143761...