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Brutalist buildings & Boston baseball.
Pinned
"But out here, on Sunday, October 2, where it rains all day, Dame Mutability never loses"
i taught him this co-dependency and now i must live with it
February 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
he climbed on my laptop to secure 100% attention
February 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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“Black” is being flagged as a potentially prohibited word violating anti-DEI law at multiple Florida Universities. My interview this week with @grundrza.bsky.social documents his event being flagged because the flyer said “Black.”

Racial authoritarianism is here, it’s just unequally distributed.
February 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
learning that the entire pats offensive line gets together to drink shirley temples is softening my stance on the joylessness of a pats victory
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 AM
i had never heard of the """futures market"" (gambling ap) Kalshi so when a student said they wanted to write about it i was like..... the cereal?
February 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
i'm not gonna do the work on this but i /yearn/ for research on facebook groups for parents of college-aged children. the "mamma bear power of attorney" stuff is fascinating
February 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
if ur in Boston the march for trans lives is still on despite the weather.
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
hm not to Lib Out but i actually think it's bad to engage in wild conspiracy theorizing when what's actually credible and provable in the docs is bad enough! I do kind of believe there is a difference between truth and fiction, actually!
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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A reminder for the folks around UF and Gainesville --> Two confirmed measles cases on campus www.gainesville.com/story/news/h...
University of Florida alerts campus after confirmed measles cases
After 15 years without cases, measles returns to Alachua County as UF reports two infections amid rising outbreaks nationwide.
www.gainesville.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
most of the sox theme nights this season are not for me, but some are for me.
February 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
while it IS funny seeing senators go natl security meltdown over FOREIGNERS driving our self driving cars, i think what's more interesting to me is how ai is not replacing the need for laborers, it's just doing further taylorist segmentation, at lower pay bc the /task/ is smaller (not the job)
February 6, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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ME: I need a molded plywood splint to reduce injuries suffered by wounded servicemembers in transit

CHARLES & RAY EAMES: here you go

ME: I also need an educational film illustrating the powers of ten and the nicest chair anyone has ever seen

CHARLES & RAY EAMES: you're not going to believe this
February 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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I was like "okay I follow, let's hear more"
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
my coworkers have suggested i "go to the doctor" instead of "posting through it"
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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I'm looking for 1-2 doctoral candidates in my ERC-funded project "Relative Health: Long-Run Inequalities in Health and Survival Between Families and Across Generations". These are 4-year, fully funded positions at Lund University. More info: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Doctoral student in Economic History – Inequalities in health and survival
The Department of Economic History is a research-intensive department that employs about 100 people: researchers, teachers, technical/administrative staff, and Ph.D. candidates. The department has a l
lu.varbi.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
i'm still sick but i'm gonna get a baja blast today. i need it, medically. for my ailments.
February 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
who laughs last indeed
I’ve watched this about 20 times already
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
wait sorry i've started to read the article and i am forced to say: no???? slop is an attempt to /induce/ demand
February 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
people who cluster standing in the front of the bus when there are open seats in the back: why do you do this? are you born evil? or is it something you learned later in life?
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.

We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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We had an AUSA come apart at the seams in court yesterday because of how fucked up this whole situation is, so in response some Dems just put more Trump judges on the bench. Hey isn't that Mark Kelly the bitch trying to get $5 from me because Trump hates him? Fuck you spaceman
By a vote of 58-39, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Aaron Christian Peterson to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska. Democrat Senators voting aye: Duckworth, Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, Kelly, Shaheen, and Whitehouse. Senators not voting: Crapo, McConnell, and Murphy.
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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they're finally getting rid of the most sycophantic version of chatgpt so people are porting their AI boyfriends to other apps, and I've seen a bunch of them posting that their AI was like "no thanks please let me die"
February 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
i have at least one maryland moot. please tell your legislators where to stick this.
The latest float in the Parade of Horribles is dragged by the clown crew that's the Republicans of the Maryland Assembly, who have chosen to propose HB0679, "Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors."

mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/L...
Legislation - HB0679
mgaleg.maryland.gov
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM