Charles Louis Richter
@richterscale.bsky.social
Historian: of American religion/irreligion by training; of science & conspiracy by trade
dumb jokes about smart things and smart jokes about dumb things
Podcast research/factcheck: SNAFU with Ed Helms; The Reason We're All Still Here; My Fugitive, more
dumb jokes about smart things and smart jokes about dumb things
Podcast research/factcheck: SNAFU with Ed Helms; The Reason We're All Still Here; My Fugitive, more
odd, he was JD Vance's handpicked choice
Kennedy Center programming head quits after six days on the job boingboing.net/2026/01/29/k...
Kennedy Center programming head quits after six days on the job
Kevin Couch resigned as Kennedy Center's SVP of artistic programming less than a week after his hire was announced.
boingboing.net
January 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
odd, he was JD Vance's handpicked choice
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It's also a very high-profile target in their campaign to claim that the only people being persecuted in the entirety of Minnesota were the worshippers at the church where the protest took place. "Anti-Christian bias," etc.
I thought this was fake, but apparently, they've arrested Don Lemon for reporting from Minneapolis.
I'm not a huge Don Lemon fan, but this is totalitarian nonsense meant to threaten anyone who reports on the regime's horrors.
I'm not a huge Don Lemon fan, but this is totalitarian nonsense meant to threaten anyone who reports on the regime's horrors.
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 PM
It's also a very high-profile target in their campaign to claim that the only people being persecuted in the entirety of Minnesota were the worshippers at the church where the protest took place. "Anti-Christian bias," etc.
The Great Convexity, founded in the Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
Trump administration officials have reportedly held several secret meetings with far-right Canadian separatists who want to break free from the rest of the country.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Trump officials met with Canadian separatists that want to break from rest of country
The group says it has met with ‘very, very senior people,’ according to the report
www.the-independent.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The Great Convexity, founded in the Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
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Feeling it necessary to inflict Finbarr's brilliant pun on the rest of you.
January 29, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Feeling it necessary to inflict Finbarr's brilliant pun on the rest of you.
Musk: 3yyyyy, Stefano King!
January 29, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Musk: 3yyyyy, Stefano King!
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suspect last seen wearing furs and traveling north
January 28, 2026 at 10:02 PM
suspect last seen wearing furs and traveling north
they look like they're about to be done by the blair witch
I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
they look like they're about to be done by the blair witch
is grue system in federation space
holodeck stuck on text adventure mode
January 28, 2026 at 6:08 PM
is grue system in federation space
spot the differences
January 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
spot the differences
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my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
tired: "consider a spherical cow"
wired: "consider a rectangular cow circumscribing a sphere"
wired: "consider a rectangular cow circumscribing a sphere"
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
tired: "consider a spherical cow"
wired: "consider a rectangular cow circumscribing a sphere"
wired: "consider a rectangular cow circumscribing a sphere"
at least they didn't run out of bris kit
January 28, 2026 at 1:04 PM
at least they didn't run out of bris kit
"Right-wing podcast? Listening! Club: for left-leaning people"
January 28, 2026 at 5:34 AM
"Right-wing podcast? Listening! Club: for left-leaning people"
hey we saw you from across the club and wanted to come over and tell you how superior we are
January 28, 2026 at 5:27 AM
hey we saw you from across the club and wanted to come over and tell you how superior we are
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1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
possible concentration camp site in maryland:
Feds purchase warehouse near Hagerstown, fueling talk of detention center
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to purchase a warehouse just outside Hagerstown for $102.4 million.
www.thebanner.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:43 PM
possible concentration camp site in maryland:
what the hell is this backdrop? is this Hayes Parker Tuesdays with Will Cain?
Trump on Greg Bovino leaving Minneapolis “I don’t think it’s a pullback. I think it’s a change...You know Bovino’s very good, but he’s a pretty out there kind of a guy and in some cases that’s good. Maybe it wasn’t good here.”
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 PM
what the hell is this backdrop? is this Hayes Parker Tuesdays with Will Cain?
this is a miscalculation so profound that if you turn it upside down it says BOOBS
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
this is a miscalculation so profound that if you turn it upside down it says BOOBS
Schumer's the type of guy to issue a press release declaring victory and a return to norms in chess when his opponent sacrifices a pawn
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Schumer's the type of guy to issue a press release declaring victory and a return to norms in chess when his opponent sacrifices a pawn
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One must imagine the Baileys unhappy with Chuck Schumer. The Baileys holding up a big cardboard sign with FUCK YOU SCHUMER written with a red Sharpie. The Baileys blocking Schumer's number. The Baileys paying their next-door neighbor, a suburban witch, to place a curse on Chuck Schumer.
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 AM
One must imagine the Baileys unhappy with Chuck Schumer. The Baileys holding up a big cardboard sign with FUCK YOU SCHUMER written with a red Sharpie. The Baileys blocking Schumer's number. The Baileys paying their next-door neighbor, a suburban witch, to place a curse on Chuck Schumer.
"abolishing ICE is enormously popular and the morally correct thing to do, but hear me out: i have three words that start with the same two letters."
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 AM
"abolishing ICE is enormously popular and the morally correct thing to do, but hear me out: i have three words that start with the same two letters."
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oh my god dude www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/s/O...
From the Tacoma community on Reddit: Look what pulled into Tacoma
Explore this post and more from the Tacoma community
www.reddit.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:04 AM
oh my god dude www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/s/O...
ok, the president's got a point here
January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
ok, the president's got a point here
substitute for "use a froe" as necessary and this comment describes 75% of social media replies
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
substitute for "use a froe" as necessary and this comment describes 75% of social media replies