Modern Day Bartleby
@moderndaybartleby.bsky.social
Former Clevelander, STL, SF now Tokyoite
He/Him/They/Them
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He/Him/They/Them
#NowWithALT Creator
https://moderndaybartleby.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/nowwithalt/
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One of the things I love about living in Tokyo is how I am always walking to stations, through stations, towards destinations. As a result, my everyday activities result in exercise. I don’t really…
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I wrote a little essay about my changing relationship with burgers - #Burgers #FoodSky #Foodies #Tokyo
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they changed the video title by replacing the word "language" with "communication"! 👍👍👍
i wasn't the only person to comment that "language" wasn't the right word and i feel good about how quickly @scishow.bsky.social changed the title and made it right.
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i wasn't the only person to comment that "language" wasn't the right word and i feel good about how quickly @scishow.bsky.social changed the title and made it right.
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@scishow.bsky.social The word "language" in the title would be better understood as "communication." Linguisrs try very hard to convey that language involves the ability to communicate about the past and future, as well as in the hypothetical, which iirc have not been observed in nonhumans. 1/2
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Orangutan Language Is Eerily Similar to Ours
YouTube video by SciShow
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
they changed the video title by replacing the word "language" with "communication"! 👍👍👍
i wasn't the only person to comment that "language" wasn't the right word and i feel good about how quickly @scishow.bsky.social changed the title and made it right.
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i wasn't the only person to comment that "language" wasn't the right word and i feel good about how quickly @scishow.bsky.social changed the title and made it right.
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Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention center —> religionnews.com/2026/02/13/j...
Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention center
(RNS) — The plaintiff group — the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership — has announced that Cardinal Blase Cupich will be joining them for Ash Wednesday Mass.
religionnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention center —> religionnews.com/2026/02/13/j...
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I wrote about the struggles of night shift workers to find good coffee, how one Australian ex-nurse is trying to keep his former colleagues caffeinated, and how the graveyard shift represents an untapped market for the coffee industry. #CoffeeSky
www.thepourover.coffee/graveyard-ni...
www.thepourover.coffee/graveyard-ni...
Up All Night: Why the Graveyard Shift Represents an Untapped Coffee Market
Many people visit cafes during the workday—but for those who work nights, good coffee remains woefully scarce. Now, one enterprising Australian is trying to change that.
www.thepourover.coffee
February 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I wrote about the struggles of night shift workers to find good coffee, how one Australian ex-nurse is trying to keep his former colleagues caffeinated, and how the graveyard shift represents an untapped market for the coffee industry. #CoffeeSky
www.thepourover.coffee/graveyard-ni...
www.thepourover.coffee/graveyard-ni...
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At N Territories rally on 7 Feb, Takaichi spoke of “resolving the question of the ownership of the 4 islands.” This follows Ishiba but not Abe, who avoided talk of 4 to signal his willingness to settle for 2. This suggests Takaichi is not following Abe’s policy. www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/1274...
衆院選大勝の高市早苗首相、「北方領土の日」に語った言葉は＜渡辺玲男編集委員のロシア・ウオッチ＞#27：北海道新聞デジタル
2月8日に投開票された衆院選は、自民党が単独で議席の3分の2を超える圧勝となりました。ウクライナのゼレンスキー大統領は結果を受け、X（旧ツイッター）にこう投稿しました。 「重要な勝利で、素晴らしい結果...
www.hokkaido-np.co.jp
February 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
At N Territories rally on 7 Feb, Takaichi spoke of “resolving the question of the ownership of the 4 islands.” This follows Ishiba but not Abe, who avoided talk of 4 to signal his willingness to settle for 2. This suggests Takaichi is not following Abe’s policy. www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/1274...
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Out of the hundreds of essays I have written and published in the last few years, the ones that make MAGA incredibly angry aren’t about abortion or guns or trans rights.
The essays that make them lash out are about school funding and voting rights...
The essays that make them lash out are about school funding and voting rights...
February 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Out of the hundreds of essays I have written and published in the last few years, the ones that make MAGA incredibly angry aren’t about abortion or guns or trans rights.
The essays that make them lash out are about school funding and voting rights...
The essays that make them lash out are about school funding and voting rights...
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Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and allies say
Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and allies say
Former opposition leader’s death while in Arctic jail at age of 47 result of mixture of diseases, according to Moscow
The Foreign Office has blamed the Russian state for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which it said was the result of poisoning from a dart containing frog toxin.
The frog poison – called epibatidine – is said to have been used when Navalny, 47, died suddenly on 16 February 2024. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and allies say
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Alexei Navalny was killed by the toxin epibatidine which has been developed by Russia, the U.K. government announced in a statement.
"Only the Russian state had the means, motive and opportunity to deploy this lethal toxin."
More on our #MSC2026 blog: www.politico.eu/article/muni...
"Only the Russian state had the means, motive and opportunity to deploy this lethal toxin."
More on our #MSC2026 blog: www.politico.eu/article/muni...
February 14, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Alexei Navalny was killed by the toxin epibatidine which has been developed by Russia, the U.K. government announced in a statement.
"Only the Russian state had the means, motive and opportunity to deploy this lethal toxin."
More on our #MSC2026 blog: www.politico.eu/article/muni...
"Only the Russian state had the means, motive and opportunity to deploy this lethal toxin."
More on our #MSC2026 blog: www.politico.eu/article/muni...
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
The Profa Republican Party is an international crime syndicate of racist propagandists
The Trump administration's social media repurposes language and cultural references with connections to neo-Nazi and white supremacist movements.
It's content that experts say is instantly recognizable to those who are in the white supremacist know, but can be largely invisible to everyone else.
It's content that experts say is instantly recognizable to those who are in the white supremacist know, but can be largely invisible to everyone else.
The US government will not stop sharing Nazi propaganda
And their supporters are loving it.
www.motherjones.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The Profa Republican Party is an international crime syndicate of racist propagandists
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The Trump administration's social media repurposes language and cultural references with connections to neo-Nazi and white supremacist movements.
It's content that experts say is instantly recognizable to those who are in the white supremacist know, but can be largely invisible to everyone else.
It's content that experts say is instantly recognizable to those who are in the white supremacist know, but can be largely invisible to everyone else.
The US government will not stop sharing Nazi propaganda
And their supporters are loving it.
www.motherjones.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The Trump administration's social media repurposes language and cultural references with connections to neo-Nazi and white supremacist movements.
It's content that experts say is instantly recognizable to those who are in the white supremacist know, but can be largely invisible to everyone else.
It's content that experts say is instantly recognizable to those who are in the white supremacist know, but can be largely invisible to everyone else.
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The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
February 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
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I am far, far more interested in reading nonfiction (or indeed stories) where an author is wrestling with something, where they're conflicted but *interested*, committed to working something out while we walk alongside them, than I am with being given gorgeously articulated certainty.
February 14, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I am far, far more interested in reading nonfiction (or indeed stories) where an author is wrestling with something, where they're conflicted but *interested*, committed to working something out while we walk alongside them, than I am with being given gorgeously articulated certainty.
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South America let's go!!!!
history on the line in the men's giant slalom with one run to go:
Brazil's Lucas Piinheiro Braathen leads by almost a full second — he'd be the first South American to win any Winter Olympic medal ever
(born in Norway, Brazilian mom, split time between the countries, speaks Portuguese and sambas)
Brazil's Lucas Piinheiro Braathen leads by almost a full second — he'd be the first South American to win any Winter Olympic medal ever
(born in Norway, Brazilian mom, split time between the countries, speaks Portuguese and sambas)
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
South America let's go!!!!
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Your data will be used against you. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Your data will be used against you. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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White replacement theory disguised as diplomacy has no place in world diplomacy. Rubio has taken immigration scaremongering and climate denial to new heights.
Giving a standing ovation to this rhetoric whilst accepting a fascist Secretary of State who bashes the United Nations is laughable.
Giving a standing ovation to this rhetoric whilst accepting a fascist Secretary of State who bashes the United Nations is laughable.
Munich Security conference live: Starmer says UK needs 'deeper links' with EU, and Europe must be 'ready to fight'
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls Europe's defence capabilities
www.bbc.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:52 AM
White replacement theory disguised as diplomacy has no place in world diplomacy. Rubio has taken immigration scaremongering and climate denial to new heights.
Giving a standing ovation to this rhetoric whilst accepting a fascist Secretary of State who bashes the United Nations is laughable.
Giving a standing ovation to this rhetoric whilst accepting a fascist Secretary of State who bashes the United Nations is laughable.
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Rubio speech at MSC—in short: US sees global trade, diplomacy, migration, immigration, global institutions and global affairs in general as a “foolish post-WWII mistake” and invites Europe “so save itself by each protecting sovereignty, closed borders, and Christianity” alike Trump’s America.
February 14, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Rubio speech at MSC—in short: US sees global trade, diplomacy, migration, immigration, global institutions and global affairs in general as a “foolish post-WWII mistake” and invites Europe “so save itself by each protecting sovereignty, closed borders, and Christianity” alike Trump’s America.
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This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
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no, it simply isnt.
People are talking about capital using gAI as an excuse to conduct mass lay-offs, about students losing learning because theyre being lied to about gAI in education, about the mass theft of the work of artists and authors to train LLMs, about CSAM and nonconsensual sexual images.
People are talking about capital using gAI as an excuse to conduct mass lay-offs, about students losing learning because theyre being lied to about gAI in education, about the mass theft of the work of artists and authors to train LLMs, about CSAM and nonconsensual sexual images.
The predominent anti-AI position on bsky is that AI is useless, fake, shit and basically the same as NFTs, destined to collapse in months once everyone sees how poor it is. So anyone who suggests that it could improve or be useful to any boss in any situation in the future must be evil.
February 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
no, it simply isnt.
People are talking about capital using gAI as an excuse to conduct mass lay-offs, about students losing learning because theyre being lied to about gAI in education, about the mass theft of the work of artists and authors to train LLMs, about CSAM and nonconsensual sexual images.
People are talking about capital using gAI as an excuse to conduct mass lay-offs, about students losing learning because theyre being lied to about gAI in education, about the mass theft of the work of artists and authors to train LLMs, about CSAM and nonconsensual sexual images.
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And as @anthonymoser.com explains we need to Kirby these frames not accept them and go from there. The opposite!
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/rhet...
bsky.app/profile/anth...
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/rhet...
bsky.app/profile/anth...
February 1, 2026 at 7:13 AM
And as @anthonymoser.com explains we need to Kirby these frames not accept them and go from there. The opposite!
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/rhet...
bsky.app/profile/anth...
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/rhet...
bsky.app/profile/anth...
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The Kirby Frame is maybe the only time a meme has improved my thinking
And as @anthonymoser.com explains we need to Kirby these frames not accept them and go from there. The opposite!
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/rhet...
bsky.app/profile/anth...
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/rhet...
bsky.app/profile/anth...
February 14, 2026 at 9:14 AM
The Kirby Frame is maybe the only time a meme has improved my thinking
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Happy Valentine’s all…
Remember though, this is a day “that has the potential to disappoint almost everyone. Even those in happy relationships can find themselves negotiating expectations they never consciously agreed to…”
Wise words as ever from Philippa Perry. 🙏
Remember though, this is a day “that has the potential to disappoint almost everyone. Even those in happy relationships can find themselves negotiating expectations they never consciously agreed to…”
Wise words as ever from Philippa Perry. 🙏
Valentine's cards used to be anonymous and optional. Now they’re a public audit of devotion, writes @pperry.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/philippa-p...
www.thenerve.news/p/philippa-p...
February 14, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Happy Valentine’s all…
Remember though, this is a day “that has the potential to disappoint almost everyone. Even those in happy relationships can find themselves negotiating expectations they never consciously agreed to…”
Wise words as ever from Philippa Perry. 🙏
Remember though, this is a day “that has the potential to disappoint almost everyone. Even those in happy relationships can find themselves negotiating expectations they never consciously agreed to…”
Wise words as ever from Philippa Perry. 🙏
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Valentine's cards used to be anonymous and optional. Now they’re a public audit of devotion, writes @pperry.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/philippa-p...
www.thenerve.news/p/philippa-p...
February 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Valentine's cards used to be anonymous and optional. Now they’re a public audit of devotion, writes @pperry.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/philippa-p...
www.thenerve.news/p/philippa-p...
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Japanese beers are enjoying a resurgence in popularity in South Korea, as beverage makers appeal to younger consumers in their 20s and 30s with new drink styles and flavors.
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Japan's beers win over South Korea's Gen Z and millennial drinkers
Imports of Japanese brands hit record high in 2025 amid warming ties
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Japanese beers are enjoying a resurgence in popularity in South Korea, as beverage makers appeal to younger consumers in their 20s and 30s with new drink styles and flavors.
trib.al/WDCudXw
trib.al/WDCudXw
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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed two Arkansas supreme court justices in 2024. State law prohibits them from running for their own positions this year, so the justices are running for each other’s seats instead.
Conservatives Play Musical Chairs to “Cement” Majority on Arkansas High Court
How seat-switching, plus a new state law, is helping gubernatorial appointees reap the benefits of incumbency before they’ve earned it from voters.
boltsmag.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed two Arkansas supreme court justices in 2024. State law prohibits them from running for their own positions this year, so the justices are running for each other’s seats instead.