Chicagoans, the polls have opened: www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
www.chicago.gov
February 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Chicagoans, the polls have opened: www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
Liberalism is fundamentally more radical than leftism because the leap required to fully embrace all of the ramifications of others having their own model of the world is a much harder one to make than the leap to believe they should be fed and sheltered.
I think it’s weird that people are like “people wanna call us radical leftists
when we’re just regular people” as if people aren’t doing the most radical leftist stuff. Y’all are doing the core tenets of anarchism but dont want to be referred to as leftists. It’s weird!
when we’re just regular people” as if people aren’t doing the most radical leftist stuff. Y’all are doing the core tenets of anarchism but dont want to be referred to as leftists. It’s weird!
February 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Liberalism is fundamentally more radical than leftism because the leap required to fully embrace all of the ramifications of others having their own model of the world is a much harder one to make than the leap to believe they should be fed and sheltered.
Have you seen an example of a webpage that does annotation well? I’m putting together a website that will attach notes(sidenotes, inline, tbd) fairly densely to a document and I’m looking for readable examples of that.
February 1, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Have you seen an example of a webpage that does annotation well? I’m putting together a website that will attach notes(sidenotes, inline, tbd) fairly densely to a document and I’m looking for readable examples of that.
Man, reading all these QS makes me want to learn more with people.
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Cultural Anthropology
Bioethics
Abstract Algebra
Neural Networks
Judo
Cultural Anthropology
Bioethics
Abstract Algebra
Neural Networks
Judo
never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
-protest and propaganda
-the aesthetics of punk
-community journalism
-technical editing
-sociology statistics
-protest and propaganda
-the aesthetics of punk
-community journalism
-technical editing
-sociology statistics
January 31, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Man, reading all these QS makes me want to learn more with people.
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Cultural Anthropology
Bioethics
Abstract Algebra
Neural Networks
Judo
Cultural Anthropology
Bioethics
Abstract Algebra
Neural Networks
Judo
never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
-protest and propaganda
-the aesthetics of punk
-community journalism
-technical editing
-sociology statistics
-protest and propaganda
-the aesthetics of punk
-community journalism
-technical editing
-sociology statistics
never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
children’s literature
the contemporary south
film studies
oral communications - french
fundamentals of acting - theatre
children’s literature
the contemporary south
film studies
oral communications - french
fundamentals of acting - theatre
January 31, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Cultural Anthropology
Bioethics
Abstract Algebra
Neural Networks
Judo
Cultural Anthropology
Bioethics
Abstract Algebra
Neural Networks
Judo
Reposted by Holt
While we’re talking about penguins, it’s a good time to remind you that some species are distressingly huge.
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
While we’re talking about penguins, it’s a good time to remind you that some species are distressingly huge.
I enjoyed Burn Order, which filled me in on a whole chunk of Korematsu history that I was not aware of before.
Today is also Fred Korematsu day, which means it's a great day to challenge the federal government with both your middle fingers up
January 30, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I enjoyed Burn Order, which filled me in on a whole chunk of Korematsu history that I was not aware of before.
Deleting Signal now that it’s been compromised. Find my bouquets of flowers with Victorian era messages of intrigue and romance at the Armitage Redhot Ranch.
deleting signal now that it’s compromised. find me in laboriously prepared and folded handwritten letters closed with complex wax seals.
deleting signal now that it’s compromised. find me in st louis rollin on dubs
January 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Deleting Signal now that it’s been compromised. Find my bouquets of flowers with Victorian era messages of intrigue and romance at the Armitage Redhot Ranch.
Reposted by Holt
D981,063 - issued in 2023 for a design for a sponge. #DesignPatents
August 6, 2024 at 1:07 PM
D981,063 - issued in 2023 for a design for a sponge. #DesignPatents
I am not particularly trusting of nostalgic tugs, but I’d get behind a movement to unwind our self inflicted harms from 9/11.
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I am not particularly trusting of nostalgic tugs, but I’d get behind a movement to unwind our self inflicted harms from 9/11.
Reposted by Holt
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day to all those who celebrate it
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day to all those who celebrate it
When a dwarf tries to pick a fight with @dieworkwear.bsky.social .
[0004305] Equipment mismatch error message means nothing.
January 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
When a dwarf tries to pick a fight with @dieworkwear.bsky.social .
Reposted by Holt
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
Reposted by Holt
Dwarf Fortress bugs from 2012 subtweeting local aspiring politicians.
[0005522] Syndrom effects turning up completely randomly
January 23, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Dwarf Fortress bugs from 2012 subtweeting local aspiring politicians.
At some point in my early education, I learned to classify claims as value, fact, or policy claims. For years, decades even, I have been searching for the source of that particular classification scheme. Just learned that it comes from the Toulmin method.
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
At some point in my early education, I learned to classify claims as value, fact, or policy claims. For years, decades even, I have been searching for the source of that particular classification scheme. Just learned that it comes from the Toulmin method.
Reposted by Holt
Have seen many variations of this & broadly agree—but the part that struck me in the moment wasn’t “this is a microcosm for how America sucks” — it was “this is a microcosm for trying to behave democratically & respectfully of one another in a complex, evolving situation with things we can't know.”
i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
January 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Have seen many variations of this & broadly agree—but the part that struck me in the moment wasn’t “this is a microcosm for how America sucks” — it was “this is a microcosm for trying to behave democratically & respectfully of one another in a complex, evolving situation with things we can't know.”
If you are not in the business of negotiating against yourself, this set of preferences makes a lot of sense.
the median voter wants no taxes & no debt but still healthcare & pensions, they want clean energy, clean water, cheap beef, & cheap gas, & they want a bruising take-no-prisoners military that embraces lesbians & furries & single moms without threatening anyone's masculinity
"Who do you trust more on..."
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
If you are not in the business of negotiating against yourself, this set of preferences makes a lot of sense.
Reposted by Holt
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
I feel like @theonion.com could get away with a deadpan paper issue that was just mundane plausible sounding news.
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
Latest from Mormon Land: YouTube’s MrBeast partners with LDS Church; spate of new new stakes created
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
www.sltrib.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I feel like @theonion.com could get away with a deadpan paper issue that was just mundane plausible sounding news.
Reposted by Holt
turbo crust, not playing around here
January 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
turbo crust, not playing around here
I’m a bit surprised that Wikipedia doesn’t have a List of People who have Received More than One Pardon, though it might just be the two that Trump has done. Closest I can come up with is Patty Hearst with a commutation (Carter) and a Pardon (Clinton).
The most corrupt president in history has really made pardoning fellow fraudsters and other crooks a signature policy of this presidency. Also a revenue stream. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
January 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I’m a bit surprised that Wikipedia doesn’t have a List of People who have Received More than One Pardon, though it might just be the two that Trump has done. Closest I can come up with is Patty Hearst with a commutation (Carter) and a Pardon (Clinton).
Just making a mental note that one of the features I’d like in a BlueSky client is a Follow Post option that will check for replies periodically.
Looking for #challah advice: I'm in the office most Fridays & that makes challah timing hard. Even if I have the dough ready & on slow rise in fridge, I don't have the time for shaping, proofing & baking when I get back from work. Anyone has a workflow that'll get me fresh challah by 5.30pm?
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Just making a mental note that one of the features I’d like in a BlueSky client is a Follow Post option that will check for replies periodically.
Apple’s APFS transition plan.
[0001852] [SPOILERS] HFS creatures rot away, so I don't have to do anything
January 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Apple’s APFS transition plan.