Dizzly
@dizzly.bsky.social
Stats nerd. Bad graph and bad pun appreciator. Professor teaching healthcare students to love research. Ed/psyc/health/SoTL research, diversity, sci-fi/fantasy, gaming, cooking, and nature. Views published here do not represent the views of my employer.
I left one in the thread, but wanted to add another couple.
The Good Earth - a chain of natural foods restaurants (I think there are still two open in Minneapolis), but the one I grew up with in Southern California is closed.
The Good Earth - a chain of natural foods restaurants (I think there are still two open in Minneapolis), but the one I grew up with in Southern California is closed.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I left one in the thread, but wanted to add another couple.
The Good Earth - a chain of natural foods restaurants (I think there are still two open in Minneapolis), but the one I grew up with in Southern California is closed.
The Good Earth - a chain of natural foods restaurants (I think there are still two open in Minneapolis), but the one I grew up with in Southern California is closed.
An excellent metaphor here for how we evaluate those who have done us harm in the past and now claim to have seen the error of their ways.
I think of it as the shovel test.
Because of your actions, I now have to shift a large pile of shit. Are you going to try to "manage" me or lecture me on proper shoveling technique? Or are you going to own up, pick up a shovel, and get to work?
Shovelers welcome. All others can fuck off.
Because of your actions, I now have to shift a large pile of shit. Are you going to try to "manage" me or lecture me on proper shoveling technique? Or are you going to own up, pick up a shovel, and get to work?
Shovelers welcome. All others can fuck off.
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 AM
An excellent metaphor here for how we evaluate those who have done us harm in the past and now claim to have seen the error of their ways.
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Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
I don’t like to brag but, if y’all could smell my house right now…Sunday Dinner is served!
January 18, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I don’t like to brag but, if y’all could smell my house right now…Sunday Dinner is served!
Main course for Sunday Dinner will be Crunchy Baked Chicken, a family favorite that I haven’t made for a while. We’ll have Cranberry Stovetop Stuffing and a Spinach Harvest Salad as sides.
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Main course for Sunday Dinner will be Crunchy Baked Chicken, a family favorite that I haven’t made for a while. We’ll have Cranberry Stovetop Stuffing and a Spinach Harvest Salad as sides.
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WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
Anyone need a comfort baby goat in a sweater?
January 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Anyone need a comfort baby goat in a sweater?
It’s cold outside (finally), so I’m breaking out the good stuff
January 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM
It’s cold outside (finally), so I’m breaking out the good stuff
Is it normal for National Guard members to be sent outside their state for training?
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Is it normal for National Guard members to be sent outside their state for training?
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Epstein lured potential victims using the promise of access to "elite" universities.
Which says a great deal about the culture of those institutions and the problems with allowing them to play such a big role in determining who can get ahead In our society.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Which says a great deal about the culture of those institutions and the problems with allowing them to play such a big role in determining who can get ahead In our society.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein survivors say financier lured them with promise of college education
Multiple survivors claim Epstein dangled admission to top universities to ensnare them in his sexual abuse network
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Epstein lured potential victims using the promise of access to "elite" universities.
Which says a great deal about the culture of those institutions and the problems with allowing them to play such a big role in determining who can get ahead In our society.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Which says a great deal about the culture of those institutions and the problems with allowing them to play such a big role in determining who can get ahead In our society.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The look of a dog who knows she’s stolen your heating pad and is hoping you won’t ask for your place back.
January 18, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The look of a dog who knows she’s stolen your heating pad and is hoping you won’t ask for your place back.
Son participated in district-level science fair yesterday. Very much this comic
January 17, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Son participated in district-level science fair yesterday. Very much this comic
Husband and son are out with Boy Scouts hiking and camping in the freezing overnight temperatures, and I’m doing all my chore things, like getting a pie crust ready for Sunday Dinner tomorrow.
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Husband and son are out with Boy Scouts hiking and camping in the freezing overnight temperatures, and I’m doing all my chore things, like getting a pie crust ready for Sunday Dinner tomorrow.
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Great news - the #AERA2026 program is now available! Click here to view the program: convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aer...
January 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Great news - the #AERA2026 program is now available! Click here to view the program: convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aer...
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“the visual evidence shows no indication that the agent who fired the shots, Jonathan Ross, had been run over…. It also establishes — millisecond by millisecond — how Mr. Ross put himself in a dangerous position near her vehicle in the first place.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
“the visual evidence shows no indication that the agent who fired the shots, Jonathan Ross, had been run over…. It also establishes — millisecond by millisecond — how Mr. Ross put himself in a dangerous position near her vehicle in the first place.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
Working on a little project
January 15, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Working on a little project
You should read this whole gosh-darn thread…
Now if only we could get some party leadership to read it as well.
Now if only we could get some party leadership to read it as well.
🧵: There's been a lot of back & forth from a lot of thoughtful folks over the past day or so regarding what should be done, what various elected officials are saying versus seemingly doing, what could be done, what isn't being done, why you don't want to do certain things, etc. 1/
January 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
You should read this whole gosh-darn thread…
Now if only we could get some party leadership to read it as well.
Now if only we could get some party leadership to read it as well.
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“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Charlotte_Stant - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 AM
“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
A good 🧵 with some stats on being a white man in the USA
1. In an interview with the New York Times, Trump claimed that, as a result of the civil rights movement, white men have been "very badly treated" and subjected to "reverse discrimination."
Trump says that white men have been excluded from colleges and jobs.
Here is the TRUTH.
Trump says that white men have been excluded from colleges and jobs.
Here is the TRUTH.
The truth about being a white man in America
In an interview last week with reporters from the New York Times, President Trump claimed that the civil rights movement resulted in discrimination against white men.
popular.info
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A good 🧵 with some stats on being a white man in the USA
Just had an hour run around between my health insurance, my prescription plan, and their pharmacist, only to discover the medication I’ve been unable to access for my shingles is only effective within 72 hours of the appearance of the shingles, which is before I even went to the urgent care.
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Just had an hour run around between my health insurance, my prescription plan, and their pharmacist, only to discover the medication I’ve been unable to access for my shingles is only effective within 72 hours of the appearance of the shingles, which is before I even went to the urgent care.
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Everything is really scary and horrible, and on the utter flipside, we made these really adorable valentines.
The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy.
But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk.
Get 'em at SquidFacts.net
The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy.
But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk.
Get 'em at SquidFacts.net
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Everything is really scary and horrible, and on the utter flipside, we made these really adorable valentines.
The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy.
But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk.
Get 'em at SquidFacts.net
The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy.
But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk.
Get 'em at SquidFacts.net
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Nurses show up in our darkest moments. 9/11. The pandemic. Every illness and emergency. Their worth is not negotiable. Fair pay, safe conditions, dignity now. NYC stands with nurses and demands good faith bargaining for justice and care for all.
January 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Nurses show up in our darkest moments. 9/11. The pandemic. Every illness and emergency. Their worth is not negotiable. Fair pay, safe conditions, dignity now. NYC stands with nurses and demands good faith bargaining for justice and care for all.
Respete with your home River, however you choose to define “home”
Mines the South fork of the American. Got years of good memories rafting, camping, berrying, and hot-air ballooning there.
Mines the South fork of the American. Got years of good memories rafting, camping, berrying, and hot-air ballooning there.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Respete with your home River, however you choose to define “home”
Mines the South fork of the American. Got years of good memories rafting, camping, berrying, and hot-air ballooning there.
Mines the South fork of the American. Got years of good memories rafting, camping, berrying, and hot-air ballooning there.
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we have been way too tolerant of cowards: we should be demanding that far more people in power who claim to be against the murderous evil of MAGA meet the standard currently being demonstrated by Jerome Fucking Powell
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:17 AM
we have been way too tolerant of cowards: we should be demanding that far more people in power who claim to be against the murderous evil of MAGA meet the standard currently being demonstrated by Jerome Fucking Powell