Pyrephox
@pyrephox.bsky.social
"We dance round in a ring and suppose,
But the Secret sits in the middle and knows."
But the Secret sits in the middle and knows."
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"We will not be bullied into submission": Ubisoft unions call for massive international strike
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January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"We will not be bullied into submission": Ubisoft unions call for massive international strike
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The new Harriet Powers USPS postage stamps are so moving. Featuring details from formerly enslaved Powers’s “Pictorial Quilt” of 1898, I’m so glad these stamps will bring her work & life story to more people, especially when so much Black history is being erased from the public realm right now 💌
January 28, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The new Harriet Powers USPS postage stamps are so moving. Featuring details from formerly enslaved Powers’s “Pictorial Quilt” of 1898, I’m so glad these stamps will bring her work & life story to more people, especially when so much Black history is being erased from the public realm right now 💌
So often games have elemental realms - here's the FIRE dungeon, the WATER dungeon etc. I don't mind that, but I wanna see some weird elements.
Here's the OWL dungeon, or the CAKE dungeon. The elemental plane of BUREAUCRACY. (I think the Modron live there.)
Here's the OWL dungeon, or the CAKE dungeon. The elemental plane of BUREAUCRACY. (I think the Modron live there.)
January 28, 2026 at 6:41 PM
So often games have elemental realms - here's the FIRE dungeon, the WATER dungeon etc. I don't mind that, but I wanna see some weird elements.
Here's the OWL dungeon, or the CAKE dungeon. The elemental plane of BUREAUCRACY. (I think the Modron live there.)
Here's the OWL dungeon, or the CAKE dungeon. The elemental plane of BUREAUCRACY. (I think the Modron live there.)
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periodic reminder to delete the AI folder after MSFT Office's update
if it doesn't let you delete it bc it's "open" somewhere, go to your task manager, close every instance of Office, and try again
(even if you think you've deleted it, take 5 seconds to check and make sure it didn't reinstall)
if it doesn't let you delete it bc it's "open" somewhere, go to your task manager, close every instance of Office, and try again
(even if you think you've deleted it, take 5 seconds to check and make sure it didn't reinstall)
January 28, 2026 at 1:39 AM
periodic reminder to delete the AI folder after MSFT Office's update
if it doesn't let you delete it bc it's "open" somewhere, go to your task manager, close every instance of Office, and try again
(even if you think you've deleted it, take 5 seconds to check and make sure it didn't reinstall)
if it doesn't let you delete it bc it's "open" somewhere, go to your task manager, close every instance of Office, and try again
(even if you think you've deleted it, take 5 seconds to check and make sure it didn't reinstall)
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There are multiple kinds of extremely dangerous invisible fires, and for detecting hydrogen leaks, NASA developed "the broom method" (holding a broom out ahead of you to see if it ignited).
Methanol: people.com/rick-mears-i...
Hydrogen (and broom method): shop.minimuseum.com/blogs/cool-t...
Methanol: people.com/rick-mears-i...
Hydrogen (and broom method): shop.minimuseum.com/blogs/cool-t...
January 28, 2026 at 4:16 AM
There are multiple kinds of extremely dangerous invisible fires, and for detecting hydrogen leaks, NASA developed "the broom method" (holding a broom out ahead of you to see if it ignited).
Methanol: people.com/rick-mears-i...
Hydrogen (and broom method): shop.minimuseum.com/blogs/cool-t...
Methanol: people.com/rick-mears-i...
Hydrogen (and broom method): shop.minimuseum.com/blogs/cool-t...
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Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
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You’re pushed on by numbers and punitive measures: pain, rejection, and unpaid bills. You can either play or you can crawl under a boat and waste away -- turn into salt or a flock of seagulls. Your enemies would love that. Or you can fight. The only way to load the dice is to keep on fighting.
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 AM
You’re pushed on by numbers and punitive measures: pain, rejection, and unpaid bills. You can either play or you can crawl under a boat and waste away -- turn into salt or a flock of seagulls. Your enemies would love that. Or you can fight. The only way to load the dice is to keep on fighting.
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For anyone else who might need a little timeline break today, here's Bluey the very soggy blue jay thoroughly enjoying a bath 🪶
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 PM
For anyone else who might need a little timeline break today, here's Bluey the very soggy blue jay thoroughly enjoying a bath 🪶
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My mom's first memory is of visiting her sister & father while they were in iron lungs due to polio; this was 1954 and my mom was 3yo. My aunt & grandfather were in poor health for the rest of their lives & both died in their early 50s; I never met my grandpa at all. Get your vaccines.
1 in 200 #polio infections leads to irreversible paralysis.
In the 1960s children suffering from irreversible paralysis caused by polio were required to use 'iron lungs' to help them breathe.
We don't see these 'iron lungs' anymore today because #VaccinesWork
In the 1960s children suffering from irreversible paralysis caused by polio were required to use 'iron lungs' to help them breathe.
We don't see these 'iron lungs' anymore today because #VaccinesWork
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
My mom's first memory is of visiting her sister & father while they were in iron lungs due to polio; this was 1954 and my mom was 3yo. My aunt & grandfather were in poor health for the rest of their lives & both died in their early 50s; I never met my grandpa at all. Get your vaccines.
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To add...US readers more than welcome too!
(Narrator: Mr. Levenson has an Olympic-level gift for penetrating glimpses of the obvious.)
Pre-orders send powerful signals to publishers and booksellers alike. Just sayin...
#ShamelessSelfPromotion
(Narrator: Mr. Levenson has an Olympic-level gift for penetrating glimpses of the obvious.)
Pre-orders send powerful signals to publishers and booksellers alike. Just sayin...
#ShamelessSelfPromotion
January 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM
To add...US readers more than welcome too!
(Narrator: Mr. Levenson has an Olympic-level gift for penetrating glimpses of the obvious.)
Pre-orders send powerful signals to publishers and booksellers alike. Just sayin...
#ShamelessSelfPromotion
(Narrator: Mr. Levenson has an Olympic-level gift for penetrating glimpses of the obvious.)
Pre-orders send powerful signals to publishers and booksellers alike. Just sayin...
#ShamelessSelfPromotion
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“Where were you when it happened?”
“Dunno exactly what but I know twenty minutes later I was FUCKING IN A TUB FULL OF CHAMPAGNE”
“Dunno exactly what but I know twenty minutes later I was FUCKING IN A TUB FULL OF CHAMPAGNE”
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 AM
“Where were you when it happened?”
“Dunno exactly what but I know twenty minutes later I was FUCKING IN A TUB FULL OF CHAMPAGNE”
“Dunno exactly what but I know twenty minutes later I was FUCKING IN A TUB FULL OF CHAMPAGNE”
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So keep pushing. Anything short of ICE’s abolition isn’t nearly enough.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
So keep pushing. Anything short of ICE’s abolition isn’t nearly enough.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
I really struggle with focusing on podcasts, but myths and legends of the Carolinas might just get me to give it another shot.
Did you know the North Carolina legislature once included an accused werewolf? Join Michael & Charlie on a historical deep-dive into one of the strangest political history stories in the state! (As a bonus, they & Tally talk fairy stones!)
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#northcarolina
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#northcarolina
Arcane Carolinas: AC 00139-00140 - Laurel Hill's Legislative Lycanthrope & Live from Ret-Con 2025: Fairy Stones
Just in time for Halloween, did you know the North Carolina legislature once included an accused werewolf? Join Michael and Charlie on a historical deep-dive into one of the more surprising political ...
arcane-carolinas.libsyn.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I really struggle with focusing on podcasts, but myths and legends of the Carolinas might just get me to give it another shot.
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In a recent episode of @arcanecarolinas.bsky.social we discussed an 18th/19th century NC legislator accused at the time of being a werewolf (for real). He was a grifter and racist, sent hired goons into towns that didn't vote for him, assaulted people, weaponized frivolous lawsuits, the works. 1/6
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
In a recent episode of @arcanecarolinas.bsky.social we discussed an 18th/19th century NC legislator accused at the time of being a werewolf (for real). He was a grifter and racist, sent hired goons into towns that didn't vote for him, assaulted people, weaponized frivolous lawsuits, the works. 1/6
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January 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Maybe a few of them can still be reached, after all.
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Maybe a few of them can still be reached, after all.
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Almost missed it as we were passing by.
January 26, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Almost missed it as we were passing by.
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NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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Magnificent.
Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Magnificent.
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I wrote the speech I *wish* Chuck Schumer would give tonight - as an actual opposition leader. Here it is:
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
1/14
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
1/14
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I wrote the speech I *wish* Chuck Schumer would give tonight - as an actual opposition leader. Here it is:
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
1/14
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
1/14
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Apropos of nothing, remembering the old Chinese author Lu Xun:
“Lies written in ink cannot disguise facts written in blood.”
― Lu Xun
“Lies written in ink cannot disguise facts written in blood.”
― Lu Xun
January 25, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Apropos of nothing, remembering the old Chinese author Lu Xun:
“Lies written in ink cannot disguise facts written in blood.”
― Lu Xun
“Lies written in ink cannot disguise facts written in blood.”
― Lu Xun
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Abolish ICE, prosecute and imprison its leaders, impeach and remove the President from office. This is the only sane reaction to a group of armed men kidnapping and gunning down our neighbors in the street.
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Abolish ICE, prosecute and imprison its leaders, impeach and remove the President from office. This is the only sane reaction to a group of armed men kidnapping and gunning down our neighbors in the street.