Severian
@fuliginously.bsky.social
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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“Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.”
— Heraclitus
— Heraclitus
February 18, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.”
— Heraclitus
— Heraclitus
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The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
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Chéri Hérouard
May 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Chéri Hérouard
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vice signaling serves as a very effective bonding mechanism for horrifying evil. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...
February 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
vice signaling serves as a very effective bonding mechanism for horrifying evil. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...
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People celebrating Lunar New Year welcomed the Year of the Horse with fireworks, festivals and temple visits. nyti.ms/3OtyyfV
February 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
People celebrating Lunar New Year welcomed the Year of the Horse with fireworks, festivals and temple visits. nyti.ms/3OtyyfV
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“Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.”
— Albert Einstein
— Albert Einstein
February 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.”
— Albert Einstein
— Albert Einstein
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José Carlos, 1927
October 28, 2024 at 11:25 PM
José Carlos, 1927
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José Carlos, 1927
October 29, 2024 at 7:58 PM
José Carlos, 1927
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José Carlos, 1929
February 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
José Carlos, 1929
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A Dawn — Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, ca. 1915
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
A Dawn — Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, ca. 1915
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The role of coal in American electricity generation has been steadily falling because gas and renewables are cheaper as well as cleaner.
Trump for dumb reasons wants to spend money propping up dirtier air.
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-ter...
Trump for dumb reasons wants to spend money propping up dirtier air.
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-ter...
Trump’s terrible plan to revive coal
It’s dirty, it’s not cheap, it’s not a good idea.
www.slowboring.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The role of coal in American electricity generation has been steadily falling because gas and renewables are cheaper as well as cleaner.
Trump for dumb reasons wants to spend money propping up dirtier air.
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-ter...
Trump for dumb reasons wants to spend money propping up dirtier air.
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-ter...
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A lot of the Trump 2016 voters who had nostalgia for the 1950’s are now dead, and it’s too soon for proper nostalgia for the Obama era but we’re right in the sweet spot for being fond of the period 25-30 years ago.
"Why is there suddenly so much nostalgia for the 1990s? ... The sense of prosperity was widely felt, with consumer confidence hitting record highs in January 2000 – a level of optimism not seen before or since."
Dario Perkins
Dario Perkins
February 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
A lot of the Trump 2016 voters who had nostalgia for the 1950’s are now dead, and it’s too soon for proper nostalgia for the Obama era but we’re right in the sweet spot for being fond of the period 25-30 years ago.
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The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
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A science-fiction novel from the 50's.
The world is run by an unelected class of multi-billionaires.
They control all commerce and weaponry.
They care about profit, not democracy.
They don't care if the planet survives because they can afford to live on another one.
Sounds horrifying, no?
The world is run by an unelected class of multi-billionaires.
They control all commerce and weaponry.
They care about profit, not democracy.
They don't care if the planet survives because they can afford to live on another one.
Sounds horrifying, no?
These are the oligarchs who seek to rule every aspect of our lives, and the current US regime is doing everything possible to facilitate that because it is owned by them.
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A science-fiction novel from the 50's.
The world is run by an unelected class of multi-billionaires.
They control all commerce and weaponry.
They care about profit, not democracy.
They don't care if the planet survives because they can afford to live on another one.
Sounds horrifying, no?
The world is run by an unelected class of multi-billionaires.
They control all commerce and weaponry.
They care about profit, not democracy.
They don't care if the planet survives because they can afford to live on another one.
Sounds horrifying, no?
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pretty stunning chart
February 15, 2026 at 7:58 PM
pretty stunning chart
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On the island of Golem Grad in North Macedonia, nonstop attention from male tortoises seemed to be driving females to early deaths. On multiple occasions, scientists saw them throw themselves off the cliffs. nyti.ms/4rf0ToM
February 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
On the island of Golem Grad in North Macedonia, nonstop attention from male tortoises seemed to be driving females to early deaths. On multiple occasions, scientists saw them throw themselves off the cliffs. nyti.ms/4rf0ToM
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The Latinization of the United States is overwhelmingly a Mexican-American phenomenon
February 15, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The Latinization of the United States is overwhelmingly a Mexican-American phenomenon
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An Egyptian Pot Seller at Gizeh — Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, 1878
February 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
An Egyptian Pot Seller at Gizeh — Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, 1878
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“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”
— Galileo Galilei, born on this day in 1564
— Galileo Galilei, born on this day in 1564
February 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”
— Galileo Galilei, born on this day in 1564
— Galileo Galilei, born on this day in 1564
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There are very few things I believe more strongly than this:
If you orient your politics around things that you know are not true, or don’t care if are true, whether because it sounds good, or you think it’ll impress people, or any other reason, you are planting the seeds of your own destruction.
If you orient your politics around things that you know are not true, or don’t care if are true, whether because it sounds good, or you think it’ll impress people, or any other reason, you are planting the seeds of your own destruction.
February 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
There are very few things I believe more strongly than this:
If you orient your politics around things that you know are not true, or don’t care if are true, whether because it sounds good, or you think it’ll impress people, or any other reason, you are planting the seeds of your own destruction.
If you orient your politics around things that you know are not true, or don’t care if are true, whether because it sounds good, or you think it’ll impress people, or any other reason, you are planting the seeds of your own destruction.
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Art by US artist Richard Hescox (born 1949)
February 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Art by US artist Richard Hescox (born 1949)
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Le Flamant rose et le voilier, 1907 #jeanmetzinger #fauvism
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Le Flamant rose et le voilier, 1907 #jeanmetzinger #fauvism
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Grandmother, Grandson, and Bread. Charente, France —Janine Niepce, 1958
February 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Grandmother, Grandson, and Bread. Charente, France —Janine Niepce, 1958