Severian
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A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it… A panel on TV debates whether the frog is being boiled or merely poached. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/signs-the-frog-has-been-boiled
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Ok one more video. the most beautiful fluke I've seen. edited for EXTRA BEAUTY!!!
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Ok one more video. the most beautiful fluke I've seen. edited for EXTRA BEAUTY!!!
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“We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.”
― Neil DeGrasse Tyson
― Neil DeGrasse Tyson
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.”
― Neil DeGrasse Tyson
― Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
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It produces a performative ecosystem. Actors aren’t communicating; they’re staging provocations for yield. The result is disordered discourse: signals detached from truth, identity shaped by escalation, and a feedback loop where the performance eclipses reality itself.
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It produces a performative ecosystem. Actors aren’t communicating; they’re staging provocations for yield. The result is disordered discourse: signals detached from truth, identity shaped by escalation, and a feedback loop where the performance eclipses reality itself.
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Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.
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When Tony Blair came to power in 1997, the UK economy was bigger than China and India combined.
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
When Tony Blair came to power in 1997, the UK economy was bigger than China and India combined.
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missed this. dems should do it regardless of the motivations. plurality single-winner primaries are dumb www.axios.com/2025/11/24/d...
Scoop: Democrats eye ranked-choice voting for 2028 primaries
It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win.
www.axios.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
missed this. dems should do it regardless of the motivations. plurality single-winner primaries are dumb www.axios.com/2025/11/24/d...
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“Democratic politicians are using the ‘F’ word too much because they think it makes them look cool. It just looks desperate and forced. Say it sparingly and authentically.”
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Democratic politicians are using the ‘F’ word too much because they think it makes them look cool. It just looks desperate and forced. Say it sparingly and authentically.”
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99 years old. Her purpose. Her ikigai
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
99 years old. Her purpose. Her ikigai
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A 35-day deep-sea expedition in the Southern Ocean has uncovered 30 new species: from a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge to iridescent armoured worms, black corals and even the first-ever live footage of a colossal squid in its natural habitat. buff.ly/9uVWJvN
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Armored worms and death-ball sponges among array of life newly documented from the deep sea
In the darkness of the deep ocean, where pressure crushes and light fails, an expedition has found an astonishing array of life, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge (from the genus…
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A 35-day deep-sea expedition in the Southern Ocean has uncovered 30 new species: from a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge to iridescent armoured worms, black corals and even the first-ever live footage of a colossal squid in its natural habitat. buff.ly/9uVWJvN
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Wild mammals once dominated the mammal kingdom. Not anymore. Today, humans and our livestock account for 98% of the world’s land mammals by weight, while wild land mammals are just 2%.
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Wild mammals once dominated the mammal kingdom. Not anymore. Today, humans and our livestock account for 98% of the world’s land mammals by weight, while wild land mammals are just 2%.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.
Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win sumo tournament
The 21-year-old won the Kyushu tournament after a tie-breaking victory over grand champion Hoshoryu from Mongolia.
ebx.sh
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.
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Is it just us Gen X nerds or does everyone feel like all the dystopian SF of your youth is coming true?
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Is it just us Gen X nerds or does everyone feel like all the dystopian SF of your youth is coming true?
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The government of Colombia said this week that it had recovered a cannon, a porcelain cup and three coins from the wreckage of the San José, the Spanish galleon that was carrying a haul of gold, jewels and other goods when it sank in an ambush near the port city of Cartagena in 1708.
Cannon and Other Artifacts Are Recovered From San José Shipwreck
Colombian scientists also retrieved three coins and a porcelain cup from the San José, which treasure hunters have come to call the Holy Grail of shipwrecks.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The government of Colombia said this week that it had recovered a cannon, a porcelain cup and three coins from the wreckage of the San José, the Spanish galleon that was carrying a haul of gold, jewels and other goods when it sank in an ambush near the port city of Cartagena in 1708.
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The biggest volcanic eruption ever seen from space, captured by two different satellites on January 15, 2022.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The biggest volcanic eruption ever seen from space, captured by two different satellites on January 15, 2022.
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Players are roleplaying ICE raids in "Fortnite" and "Grand Theft Auto" to prepare for real-world situations. www.wired.com/story/activi...
Activists Are Using 'Fortnite' to Fight Back Against ICE
Players are roleplaying ICE raids in "Fortnite" and "Grand Theft Auto" to prepare for real-world situations.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Players are roleplaying ICE raids in "Fortnite" and "Grand Theft Auto" to prepare for real-world situations. www.wired.com/story/activi...
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From The Washington Post:
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
From The Washington Post:
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Identifying signs of life in ancient rocks is hard. But a new approach has successfully applied machine learning to the problem
A better way to look for signs of ancient biology
It could also be useful in finding life on other planets
econ.st
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Identifying signs of life in ancient rocks is hard. But a new approach has successfully applied machine learning to the problem
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"Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is co-ordinated and used. Still, the amount of information to which we have accessed is one index of our intelligence."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is co-ordinated and used. Still, the amount of information to which we have accessed is one index of our intelligence."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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I really think putting staggeringly dumb rich people who are also total jerks in charge of everything was a bad call.
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I really think putting staggeringly dumb rich people who are also total jerks in charge of everything was a bad call.
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this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-