Shannon Ellery Hubbell
@brundlefly.bsky.social
Lover of movies and dinosaurs. New Orleanian and Oaklander. he/him. https://shannonhubbell.com/
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Some men just want to watch the world burn. Others want to watch CRASH & BURN, the giant robot movie.
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Lady Macbeth over here trying to wash his hands of blood
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
Dr. Oz urges 'take the vaccine, please' amid measles outbreaks
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Lady Macbeth over here trying to wash his hands of blood
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When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
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Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
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"Trump voters urge him to tone down the rhetoric and focus more on domestic issues, especially clearer pathways to legal status for law-abiding immigrants", proving they unaccountably had no clue who they were voting for.
As Trump presidency enters second year, his voters share hopes – and concerns reut.rs/3Mc4h4H
As Trump presidency enters second year, his voters share hopes – and concerns
Trump voters urge him to tone down the rhetoric and focus more on domestic issues, especially clearer pathways to legal status for law-abiding immigrants, healthcare reform, curbing waste and fraud, and lowering US debt.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
"Trump voters urge him to tone down the rhetoric and focus more on domestic issues, especially clearer pathways to legal status for law-abiding immigrants", proving they unaccountably had no clue who they were voting for.
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
Hot damn. American football can go fuck itself, but that halftime show ruled. I can’t even imagine organizing a production like that.
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Hot damn. American football can go fuck itself, but that halftime show ruled. I can’t even imagine organizing a production like that.
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It's been said many times, many ways: the fascists thought winning an election would mean winning the culture, and the fact that hasn't happened is making them rabid.
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 AM
It's been said many times, many ways: the fascists thought winning an election would mean winning the culture, and the fact that hasn't happened is making them rabid.
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This Super Bowl Sunday, I’d like to introduce you all to the magical curse bowls used in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria in late antiquity. Written in Mandaic (as here) or Syriac Aramaic, they trap demons who trespass on a household by sucking them in with spiraling spells to the center of the bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This Super Bowl Sunday, I’d like to introduce you all to the magical curse bowls used in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria in late antiquity. Written in Mandaic (as here) or Syriac Aramaic, they trap demons who trespass on a household by sucking them in with spiraling spells to the center of the bowl.
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Since Valentine's Day is approaching, I'm reposting some of my past Valentine's comics.
February 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Since Valentine's Day is approaching, I'm reposting some of my past Valentine's comics.
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Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
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I managed to fight through the crippling depression long enough to see the Ursula K LeGuin exhibit and her ballooncat postcards are just the cutest things.
February 8, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I managed to fight through the crippling depression long enough to see the Ursula K LeGuin exhibit and her ballooncat postcards are just the cutest things.
lol. What the fuck? I faked this in 2018 and the VENOM movies ended up being weirdly great. Accidentally the sanest Trump has ever looked.
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
lol. What the fuck? I faked this in 2018 and the VENOM movies ended up being weirdly great. Accidentally the sanest Trump has ever looked.
"Others, like Grok and NovelAI, produced graphic sex scenes, but the consummation often lacked emotional nuance, and felt rushed and mechanical."
What. So the sex scenes are realistic? What's the problem?
What. So the sex scenes are realistic? What's the problem?
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
"Others, like Grok and NovelAI, produced graphic sex scenes, but the consummation often lacked emotional nuance, and felt rushed and mechanical."
What. So the sex scenes are realistic? What's the problem?
What. So the sex scenes are realistic? What's the problem?
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This, from @jamellebouie.net is exactly right. And I think so many folks have refused to see or admit what Trump is because admitting implicates them, or their families, so denial is easier.
February 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
This, from @jamellebouie.net is exactly right. And I think so many folks have refused to see or admit what Trump is because admitting implicates them, or their families, so denial is easier.
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So they‘re handing the company to the guy who drove Tumblr into the ground.
Even from a pure business perspective, this doesn’t make sense. Under this guy, Tumblr lost an estimated 30% of its users in a year, eventually causing it to sell for 0.3% of its original value.
Even from a pure business perspective, this doesn’t make sense. Under this guy, Tumblr lost an estimated 30% of its users in a year, eventually causing it to sell for 0.3% of its original value.
February 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
So they‘re handing the company to the guy who drove Tumblr into the ground.
Even from a pure business perspective, this doesn’t make sense. Under this guy, Tumblr lost an estimated 30% of its users in a year, eventually causing it to sell for 0.3% of its original value.
Even from a pure business perspective, this doesn’t make sense. Under this guy, Tumblr lost an estimated 30% of its users in a year, eventually causing it to sell for 0.3% of its original value.
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Will Lewis is resigning as WaPo CEO, former Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio is the paper’s new acting CEO and publisher, per memos to staff
February 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Will Lewis is resigning as WaPo CEO, former Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio is the paper’s new acting CEO and publisher, per memos to staff
The dog from Sam Fuller’s WHITE DOG bounds into the field.
is it too late for turnings points usa to enter a racist dog into the puppy bowl
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The dog from Sam Fuller’s WHITE DOG bounds into the field.
I almost made a joke about STAR TREK: THE VOYAGE HOME being a “fish out of water comedy” but I realized that would probably be bait for dweebs to be pedantic about whales not being fish and decided against it.
Fuck you, hypothetical dweebs.
Fuck you, hypothetical dweebs.
February 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I almost made a joke about STAR TREK: THE VOYAGE HOME being a “fish out of water comedy” but I realized that would probably be bait for dweebs to be pedantic about whales not being fish and decided against it.
Fuck you, hypothetical dweebs.
Fuck you, hypothetical dweebs.
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Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
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Suicide is never the answer
February 7, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Suicide is never the answer
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This galaxy is VERY tiny—much much smaller than our own Milky Way—& incredibly distant. But we can see it AND distinguish its shape!
How?
The light we see from it is from SO LONG AGO that the Universe was MUCH smaller at the time: we see it as it was when it was close enough to us to look big!! 🤯
How?
The light we see from it is from SO LONG AGO that the Universe was MUCH smaller at the time: we see it as it was when it was close enough to us to look big!! 🤯
This is what the most distant confirmed galaxy looks like. The light we're receiving was emitted when the Universe was ~15x smaller in linear size than today, and right now it's ~30 billion light-years away from us. The light was emitted when the Universe was <300 million years old. Pretty amazing!
News from the edge of the visible universe:
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
This galaxy is VERY tiny—much much smaller than our own Milky Way—& incredibly distant. But we can see it AND distinguish its shape!
How?
The light we see from it is from SO LONG AGO that the Universe was MUCH smaller at the time: we see it as it was when it was close enough to us to look big!! 🤯
How?
The light we see from it is from SO LONG AGO that the Universe was MUCH smaller at the time: we see it as it was when it was close enough to us to look big!! 🤯
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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It’s not just that AI art is bad, though it is, and it’s not just it harms the environment, though it does, and it’s not just that it was built on theft, exploitation and bias, though it was, it’s that using it robs you of the experience of making art, good or bad, communal or alone, for yourself.
February 7, 2026 at 5:16 AM
It’s not just that AI art is bad, though it is, and it’s not just it harms the environment, though it does, and it’s not just that it was built on theft, exploitation and bias, though it was, it’s that using it robs you of the experience of making art, good or bad, communal or alone, for yourself.