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My friend Jake (that’s Dr. Beck to you!) on the crisis in Texas universities.
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Professor: Texas used to have universities
Former Texas Tech professor takes issue with the actions of Texas universities to restrict what topics can be discussed. Doing so makes them something other...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My friend Jake (that’s Dr. Beck to you!) on the crisis in Texas universities.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
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Holy fucking shit this is a *real* image from a *real* (presumably peer-reviewed) paper in [Nature] Scientific Reports.
How many people had to sign off on this figure?
The editor, one hopes, the reviewer(s)? The copy editor?
What had to happen for THIS to get published?
How many people had to sign off on this figure?
The editor, one hopes, the reviewer(s)? The copy editor?
What had to happen for THIS to get published?
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Holy fucking shit this is a *real* image from a *real* (presumably peer-reviewed) paper in [Nature] Scientific Reports.
How many people had to sign off on this figure?
The editor, one hopes, the reviewer(s)? The copy editor?
What had to happen for THIS to get published?
How many people had to sign off on this figure?
The editor, one hopes, the reviewer(s)? The copy editor?
What had to happen for THIS to get published?
Submitted to the Journal of Irony
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Submitted to the Journal of Irony
TIL Thailand has an aircraft carrier
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
TIL Thailand has an aircraft carrier
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Udo Kier's first and only post on Twitter 💯
March 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Udo Kier's first and only post on Twitter 💯
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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Schlieren imaging really feels like magic. You do some fiddly adjustments with a lamp and a camera together right at the focus of a curved mirror, and suddenly the fiddliness becomes sensitive to tiny variations in the air density near the mirror itself.
The "oh, wow!" moment for me here was 1/🧪⚛️
The "oh, wow!" moment for me here was 1/🧪⚛️
Is it possible to see sound?
YouTube video by All Things Physics
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November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Schlieren imaging really feels like magic. You do some fiddly adjustments with a lamp and a camera together right at the focus of a curved mirror, and suddenly the fiddliness becomes sensitive to tiny variations in the air density near the mirror itself.
The "oh, wow!" moment for me here was 1/🧪⚛️
The "oh, wow!" moment for me here was 1/🧪⚛️
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“The hero of the Wizard of Oz is Toto“
The observation is going to define my Friday
The observation is going to define my Friday
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“The hero of the Wizard of Oz is Toto“
The observation is going to define my Friday
The observation is going to define my Friday
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Y’all, the opinion and order of the Hon. Sara Ellis in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem granting the preliminary injunction is worth a read in its entirety. It’s 233 pages long, because that’s how many pages it took her to fully detail the Defendants’ misconduct.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Y’all, the opinion and order of the Hon. Sara Ellis in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem granting the preliminary injunction is worth a read in its entirety. It’s 233 pages long, because that’s how many pages it took her to fully detail the Defendants’ misconduct.
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I'm dying. Absolutely howling
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I'm dying. Absolutely howling
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My friend Mark @markaldrich.bsky.social just deleted his account…
And his last two posts were very upset. I am really concerned. I am going to look for him in other platforms but if anyone knows how to reach him, please do 😖 😣 😧 🙏 😨
And his last two posts were very upset. I am really concerned. I am going to look for him in other platforms but if anyone knows how to reach him, please do 😖 😣 😧 🙏 😨
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My friend Mark @markaldrich.bsky.social just deleted his account…
And his last two posts were very upset. I am really concerned. I am going to look for him in other platforms but if anyone knows how to reach him, please do 😖 😣 😧 🙏 😨
And his last two posts were very upset. I am really concerned. I am going to look for him in other platforms but if anyone knows how to reach him, please do 😖 😣 😧 🙏 😨
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Weird. Nothing on the @nytimes.com homepage about the President of the United States calling for the execution of members of the opposition in response to their political speech.
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Weird. Nothing on the @nytimes.com homepage about the President of the United States calling for the execution of members of the opposition in response to their political speech.
We thought Skynet was going to kill us with lasers, AI is going to crash the economy and starve us all. Techbros know this & are pitching massive work camps for the laid-off masses to Drumpf.
I wish I were kidding, but I’m not kidding
I wish I were kidding, but I’m not kidding
“.. After the new issuance, Oracle’s outstanding debt load surpassed $100 billion, making it the most indebted big tech company with an investment-grade rating.”
@wsj.com $ORCL
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November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We thought Skynet was going to kill us with lasers, AI is going to crash the economy and starve us all. Techbros know this & are pitching massive work camps for the laid-off masses to Drumpf.
I wish I were kidding, but I’m not kidding
I wish I were kidding, but I’m not kidding
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It’s exactly like Russiagate, a true story that a bunch of right wing hacks did their best to discredit
Ok Matt Taibbi has posted.
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
It’s exactly like Russiagate, a true story that a bunch of right wing hacks did their best to discredit
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In spite of looking like Shia LaBeouf, this is actually Jules Léotard (1838-1870), French acrobatic performer & aerialist who invented the art of trapeze & the skin-tight garment that bears his name.
He inspired the 1867 song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze".
He inspired the 1867 song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze".
January 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
In spite of looking like Shia LaBeouf, this is actually Jules Léotard (1838-1870), French acrobatic performer & aerialist who invented the art of trapeze & the skin-tight garment that bears his name.
He inspired the 1867 song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze".
He inspired the 1867 song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze".
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so there is actually a semi common device that powers things by actually creating electrons
it’s a betavoltaic cell, they were invented in the 1970s to power pacemakers which need to run for many years, and are still used in a few places
every other power source is just pushing electrons around
it’s a betavoltaic cell, they were invented in the 1970s to power pacemakers which need to run for many years, and are still used in a few places
every other power source is just pushing electrons around
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
so there is actually a semi common device that powers things by actually creating electrons
it’s a betavoltaic cell, they were invented in the 1970s to power pacemakers which need to run for many years, and are still used in a few places
every other power source is just pushing electrons around
it’s a betavoltaic cell, they were invented in the 1970s to power pacemakers which need to run for many years, and are still used in a few places
every other power source is just pushing electrons around
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After Texas news outlets made a public records request to see emails Gov. Abbott and Musk’s companies, state officials took months fighting and delaying their release.
Then, they released 1,374 pages with all but 200 of those pages entirely blacked out. trib.al/gAr6UQy
Then, they released 1,374 pages with all but 200 of those pages entirely blacked out. trib.al/gAr6UQy
Abbott Releases—and Blacks Out—1,400 Pages of Emails With Elon Musk
Texas Governor Greg Abbott was forced to reveal his emails with Musk. He didn’t totally comply.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
After Texas news outlets made a public records request to see emails Gov. Abbott and Musk’s companies, state officials took months fighting and delaying their release.
Then, they released 1,374 pages with all but 200 of those pages entirely blacked out. trib.al/gAr6UQy
Then, they released 1,374 pages with all but 200 of those pages entirely blacked out. trib.al/gAr6UQy
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November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Manufacturing (Age of) Consent.
"[Epstein] had several ideas about who could appear on it and provide favorable testimonies [...]
'Spoke to Chomsky, he’s all in,' Epstein wrote in a text message to an undisclosed associate."
'Spoke to Chomsky, he’s all in,' Epstein wrote in a text message to an undisclosed associate."
Epstein turned to academic Chomsky, others to rehab image after Herald investigation
Other potential people Epstein considered included deceased Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson and Norwegian diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Manufacturing (Age of) Consent.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Note the use of active voice by police & their claim of (canine) agency
Yeah right. An accident?
So they just took the dog's word for it?
So they just took the dog's word for it?
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Note the use of active voice by police & their claim of (canine) agency
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Heritage, for its part, was so upset about this reporting that it threatened to sue Vox to try and stop publication. But we are confident in our source and our reporting.
Here's a gift link to the piece that Heritage tried to kill www.vox.com/on-the-right...
Here's a gift link to the piece that Heritage tried to kill www.vox.com/on-the-right...
The toxic culture behind the right’s civil war
A Heritage insider alleging “openly misogynistic and racist” conduct shines a light on the right’s inner workings.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Heritage, for its part, was so upset about this reporting that it threatened to sue Vox to try and stop publication. But we are confident in our source and our reporting.
Here's a gift link to the piece that Heritage tried to kill www.vox.com/on-the-right...
Here's a gift link to the piece that Heritage tried to kill www.vox.com/on-the-right...