Patrick
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Gay. Geographer. Getting by in Detroit.
I can be mad about both but yes the NCAR situation should be bigger news.
The dismantling of NCAR should be the trending story on Bluesky, not the fucking Oscars leaving ABC for YouTube.
Trump moves to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR, drawing rebukes from Colorado officials
Federal lawmakers called the planned NCAR closure “deeply dangerous” and “blatantly retaliatory.” Gov. Jared Polis said: “If true, public safety is at risk and science…
www.denverpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I can be mad about both but yes the NCAR situation should be bigger news.
Brony Nazis in 2025? Is someone messing with the time stream?
the January 6th pipe bomb guy was a brony who faved over 300 pictures of a nazi my little pony character on Derpibooru, the fandom's largest image site.
@derpibooru.bsky.social
@derpibooru.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Brony Nazis in 2025? Is someone messing with the time stream?
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WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
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The Detroit rocker and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer hit back on Trump after the president's comments in the wake of the death of Rob Reiner.
Jack White calls Trump 'vile, loser, child' in wake of Reiner comments
The Detroit rocker and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer hit back on Trump after the president's comments in the wake of the death of Rob Reiner.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The Detroit rocker and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer hit back on Trump after the president's comments in the wake of the death of Rob Reiner.
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Man Methodically Explains Origin Behind Every Poster Hanging In Apartment https://theonion.com/man-methodically-explains-origin-behind-every-poster-ha-1831235494/
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Man Methodically Explains Origin Behind Every Poster Hanging In Apartment https://theonion.com/man-methodically-explains-origin-behind-every-poster-ha-1831235494/
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gravy boats imply the existence of gravy maritime law
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
gravy boats imply the existence of gravy maritime law
I am a few days from turning 57 and my knee just sent a bolt of pain through me because I somehow moved it wrong. Upload me to the hive mind now please.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I am a few days from turning 57 and my knee just sent a bolt of pain through me because I somehow moved it wrong. Upload me to the hive mind now please.
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Evening #map doodle: showing cities in the 13 original states that have populations comparable to the whole colony's estimated pop during the Revolution. I had to mix & match both city-limit pop and metro pop to get numbers that sorta lined up.
1780 Data: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
1780 Data: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Evening #map doodle: showing cities in the 13 original states that have populations comparable to the whole colony's estimated pop during the Revolution. I had to mix & match both city-limit pop and metro pop to get numbers that sorta lined up.
1780 Data: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
1780 Data: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Crazy Michigan football stuff going on right now. My goodness.
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Crazy Michigan football stuff going on right now. My goodness.
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News is coming to me via friends on Facebook, and via Fancyclopedia, that John Varley, who wrote Millennium, Steel Beach, and the Gaea trilogy (Titan, Wizard, Demon) has died. He was an excellent writer in the Campbell/Heinlein tradition, and I dug him a lot in my teens and early 20s. RIP.
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
News is coming to me via friends on Facebook, and via Fancyclopedia, that John Varley, who wrote Millennium, Steel Beach, and the Gaea trilogy (Titan, Wizard, Demon) has died. He was an excellent writer in the Campbell/Heinlein tradition, and I dug him a lot in my teens and early 20s. RIP.
I’m reposting this because people are again baking and Wicked is again in the theaters.
With Wicked in theaters and people doing a lot of baking, I have some Wizard of Oz trivia and a recipe for you.
Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West did some commercials for Maxwell House in the 70s where she played a shopkeeper named Cora and talked about coffee.
Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West did some commercials for Maxwell House in the 70s where she played a shopkeeper named Cora and talked about coffee.
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I’m reposting this because people are again baking and Wicked is again in the theaters.
I need to follow more accounts because there’s not enough Jen Shah free from prison content in my feed.
December 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I need to follow more accounts because there’s not enough Jen Shah free from prison content in my feed.
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lmao at Woke Elon having my back
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
lmao at Woke Elon having my back
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lofi beats to lie under three blankets and feel insane to
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
lofi beats to lie under three blankets and feel insane to
You’ll be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
You’ll be visited by three spirits.
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If you need a gift for your loved ones, please consider supporting my friend’s LGBTQ+ bookstore!
www.rainbowreadsbookseller.com
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Home | Rainbow Reads
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December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If you need a gift for your loved ones, please consider supporting my friend’s LGBTQ+ bookstore!
www.rainbowreadsbookseller.com
www.rainbowreadsbookseller.com
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
It’s been sad watching the History Channelfication of National Geographic.
December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It’s been sad watching the History Channelfication of National Geographic.
Someone needs to give Quentin Tarantino the Jay Leno “fell down a embankment“ treatment.
December 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Someone needs to give Quentin Tarantino the Jay Leno “fell down a embankment“ treatment.
It’s going to be so funny when Netflix cancels Harry Potter after two seasons.
BREAKING: Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, home to Harry Potter and Superman franchises, for $72 billion.
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to buy the legacy Hollywood giant’s studio and streaming business for $72 billion.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It’s going to be so funny when Netflix cancels Harry Potter after two seasons.
They’ve got to have a video of him choking out a rentboy or something.
Critics buried Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in ridicule Tuesday night after he uncorked a bizarre rant, taking issue with Pope Leo XIV and urging the new pope to "be on the right side of history.
Lindsey Graham ridiculed after bizarre call for Pope to be on 'right side of history'
Critics buried Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in ridicule Tuesday night after he uncorked a bizarre rant, taking issue with Pope Leo XIV and urging the new pope to "be on the right side of history."Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost, became the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church in May followi...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
They’ve got to have a video of him choking out a rentboy or something.
You have to make a reservation to get a picture with Santa now?
December 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
You have to make a reservation to get a picture with Santa now?
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I can only assume the people who made this poisonous-mushroom shaped teething toy for babies are in fact enacting a devious plot to reduce the global baby population
www.thenaturalbabyco.com/products/oli...
www.thenaturalbabyco.com/products/oli...
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I can only assume the people who made this poisonous-mushroom shaped teething toy for babies are in fact enacting a devious plot to reduce the global baby population
www.thenaturalbabyco.com/products/oli...
www.thenaturalbabyco.com/products/oli...