VirginiaM - owlet
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Yep, that’s me
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Give me Leverage-style Dem comms teams:
- the policy wonk
- the storyteller
- the salesperson
- the CONSIZER (yeah okay the editor, and no that’s not a word)
- the policy wonk
- the storyteller
- the salesperson
- the CONSIZER (yeah okay the editor, and no that’s not a word)
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Howling at this comedic turducken
December 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Howling at this comedic turducken
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
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December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
One work week left for me in the calendar year
December 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
One work week left for me in the calendar year
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December 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Under my regime, the tech industry must have all new technologies approved by a citizen jury who assess 1) what problem the tech is attempting to address and 2) whether it actually addresses it
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Under my regime, the tech industry must have all new technologies approved by a citizen jury who assess 1) what problem the tech is attempting to address and 2) whether it actually addresses it
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I will vote for the biggest shitlib alive if they can credibly promise to make Elon watch while the government takes away everything he owns and then lock him in the basement of ADX Florence
December 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I will vote for the biggest shitlib alive if they can credibly promise to make Elon watch while the government takes away everything he owns and then lock him in the basement of ADX Florence
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Please never forget Jason Statham was an Olympic diver and you can watch him on YouTube.
December 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Please never forget Jason Statham was an Olympic diver and you can watch him on YouTube.
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Cozy Eleusinian Mysteries were rare ancient Greek manuscripts about retired agrarian priestesses helping to solve murders.
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Cozy Eleusinian Mysteries were rare ancient Greek manuscripts about retired agrarian priestesses helping to solve murders.
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BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
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Friends, take advantage of your employer. You know they're taking advantage of you.
December 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Friends, take advantage of your employer. You know they're taking advantage of you.
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It’s often said that too many political writers cover politics as if it’s sports. Actually they cover politics as if they are bad at covering sports
lol wut. dropping from 42 percent approval to 36 percent approval seems pretty significant. apnews.com/article/trum...
December 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It’s often said that too many political writers cover politics as if it’s sports. Actually they cover politics as if they are bad at covering sports
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Holy crap....this is a Pumpkin toadlet and it is the best
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Holy crap....this is a Pumpkin toadlet and it is the best
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Any time some guy starts blathering about his plan to colonize Mars or whatever, I just mentally substitute, "move all the world's fruit and vegetable production to Antarctica." Which is just as foolish, but infinitely more plausible.
December 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Any time some guy starts blathering about his plan to colonize Mars or whatever, I just mentally substitute, "move all the world's fruit and vegetable production to Antarctica." Which is just as foolish, but infinitely more plausible.
It's like Dr. T-rex, OB-GYN, in cat form
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It's like Dr. T-rex, OB-GYN, in cat form
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The mood is right
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a tardigrade Christmas time
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a tardigrade Christmas time
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The mood is right
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a tardigrade Christmas time
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a tardigrade Christmas time
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These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking."
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
December 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking."
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
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A brief return of the Murderbot Humble Bundle! The charity is still World Central Kitchen.
Unlock and upgrade in the Return to Metroidvania rebundle, read up on exciting Sci-Fi with Matha Wells’ Murderbot & more, and add character to your game environments with the Best of Synty 4 Game Dev Assets rebundles! https://bit.ly/4oxXmjd
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A brief return of the Murderbot Humble Bundle! The charity is still World Central Kitchen.
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Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social this doesn’t qualify as weirdtok but it’s too delightful not to share. Pure joy at one of life’s most wonderful experiences.
December 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social this doesn’t qualify as weirdtok but it’s too delightful not to share. Pure joy at one of life’s most wonderful experiences.
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I keep thinking about all of the people who were NOT hired as part of this exercise. All the real world production crew. The actors. The caterers supporting real world shoots. So many people with real skills not being paid. So. Many. Creative. People. Not. Being. Paid.
The company behind the mcdonalds ad:
Imagine taking more time than it would take to do something traditionally. I bet it would take a builder longer to build a house out of jelly instead of brick, because jelly isn't brick.
Imagine taking more time than it would take to do something traditionally. I bet it would take a builder longer to build a house out of jelly instead of brick, because jelly isn't brick.
December 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I keep thinking about all of the people who were NOT hired as part of this exercise. All the real world production crew. The actors. The caterers supporting real world shoots. So many people with real skills not being paid. So. Many. Creative. People. Not. Being. Paid.
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
This single was one of the first records I ever saved up my allowance to buy, and now I love it even more
Chic hits #1 today in 1978 with “Le Freak”, a song originally titled “F**k Off!” — and written after the band was turned away by the bouncers at Studio 54.
“We go back to my apartment really pissed off,” said Nile Rodgers, “and Bernard starts singing, ‘Ahhh, f**k off!’ .. and that became the hook.”
“We go back to my apartment really pissed off,” said Nile Rodgers, “and Bernard starts singing, ‘Ahhh, f**k off!’ .. and that became the hook.”
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This single was one of the first records I ever saved up my allowance to buy, and now I love it even more
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Any #astronomy, fine arts + sciences, or history of science folks interested in some old observing slides? These are my Dad's materials from the 1960s-70s, mainly atmospheric observations of Mars and Venus. I think the data confirming water on Mars is in here. www.nytimes.com/1969/03/25/a...
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Any #astronomy, fine arts + sciences, or history of science folks interested in some old observing slides? These are my Dad's materials from the 1960s-70s, mainly atmospheric observations of Mars and Venus. I think the data confirming water on Mars is in here. www.nytimes.com/1969/03/25/a...
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All my ebooks—various flavors of queer romance in sci fi or fantasy settings—are half price for the Smashwords end-of-year sale: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
All my ebooks—various flavors of queer romance in sci fi or fantasy settings—are half price for the Smashwords end-of-year sale: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
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Showed this to my older child. The response:
“This works for art and music too. AI can’t produce anything great because it will never have imposter syndrome.”
“This works for art and music too. AI can’t produce anything great because it will never have imposter syndrome.”
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Showed this to my older child. The response:
“This works for art and music too. AI can’t produce anything great because it will never have imposter syndrome.”
“This works for art and music too. AI can’t produce anything great because it will never have imposter syndrome.”
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Hey. The world can be made better. Did you know that today is Smallpox Eradication Day?
To quote my source of this news, "We still may die of other things, but we will not die of this."
Millions of us are here who would otherwise not be. How incredible.
To quote my source of this news, "We still may die of other things, but we will not die of this."
Millions of us are here who would otherwise not be. How incredible.
WHO commemorates the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication
The World Health Organization commemorated the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication today recognizing the historic moment on 9 December 1979 when the end of smallpox was confirmed to have been era...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hey. The world can be made better. Did you know that today is Smallpox Eradication Day?
To quote my source of this news, "We still may die of other things, but we will not die of this."
Millions of us are here who would otherwise not be. How incredible.
To quote my source of this news, "We still may die of other things, but we will not die of this."
Millions of us are here who would otherwise not be. How incredible.