Wade
@wadewarrens.bsky.social
Ecosystems. Politics. Jaywalking.
Obvious what 2026 is about.
Quite an announcement video from @crockett.house.gov www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...
Jasmine for Texas
YouTube video by Jasmine Crockett
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Obvious what 2026 is about.
"It's the Mean Girls theory of human trafficking—grown women with freedom of movement, college degrees, and plenty of other options legally rendered victims of a serious federal crime by fear that their idols and friends wouldn't want to hang out with them anymore."
It remains insane to me that the govt can try you for one crime and then just punish you for entirely different crimes reason.com/2025/12/08/t...
The government wants to punish orgasmic meditation defendants for crimes they weren't charged with
The prosecutors argue that sentencing based on unconvicted—or even uncharged—conduct doesn't violate due process.
reason.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"It's the Mean Girls theory of human trafficking—grown women with freedom of movement, college degrees, and plenty of other options legally rendered victims of a serious federal crime by fear that their idols and friends wouldn't want to hang out with them anymore."
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okay so the second and arguably even funnier part of this story is: so my dad was a university president, right? And there’s another university in that town. heated sports rivals, etc, etc, you know how it is
One time the local Staples (office supply store) went out of business and had a liquidation sale and my sister’s boyfriend and a couple of his friends went and bought about a thousand boxes of post it notes for 10 bucks total and six months later they did this to my dads office
December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
okay so the second and arguably even funnier part of this story is: so my dad was a university president, right? And there’s another university in that town. heated sports rivals, etc, etc, you know how it is
And Larry Ellison, if not already rancid enough.
The hostile bid Paramount is launching to get Warner is backed by the Saudis, Abu Dhabi, and Qataris (and Jared).
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
And Larry Ellison, if not already rancid enough.
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"AI developers attempt to “align” the systems to safety standards through training and instructions"
That is, "We, too, are worried that AI may take over, so please keep giving us billions of dollars so we can 'align' AI with our investors' needs (and keep intact our 7-figure salaries)."
That is, "We, too, are worried that AI may take over, so please keep giving us billions of dollars so we can 'align' AI with our investors' needs (and keep intact our 7-figure salaries)."
Several #AIagents were tested to see if they would break assigned rules when faced with deadlines and other kinds of pressure. Even under zero pressure, the #AI agents still broke assigned rules 19 percent of the time. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-agents-sa...
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"AI developers attempt to “align” the systems to safety standards through training and instructions"
That is, "We, too, are worried that AI may take over, so please keep giving us billions of dollars so we can 'align' AI with our investors' needs (and keep intact our 7-figure salaries)."
That is, "We, too, are worried that AI may take over, so please keep giving us billions of dollars so we can 'align' AI with our investors' needs (and keep intact our 7-figure salaries)."
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Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱
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In which @angierasmussen.bsky.social rips into the conduct of the latest ACIP vaccine meeting.
"Like most kakistocrats, they do damage simply by being incompetent."
"Like most kakistocrats, they do damage simply by being incompetent."
That’s another horrendous ACIP meeting on the books. This clown show did a lot more than weakly recommend delaying the HBV birth dose and compare vaccines to planes.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/say-hello-...
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/say-hello-...
Say Hello to Hepatitis B, Baby
Anti-vax ACIP are bumbling their way to higher rates of pediatric liver cancer...and worse
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In which @angierasmussen.bsky.social rips into the conduct of the latest ACIP vaccine meeting.
"Like most kakistocrats, they do damage simply by being incompetent."
"Like most kakistocrats, they do damage simply by being incompetent."
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Vatican Formally Recognizes First Gen Z Demon https://theonion.com/vatican-formally-recognizes-first-gen-z-demon/
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Vatican Formally Recognizes First Gen Z Demon https://theonion.com/vatican-formally-recognizes-first-gen-z-demon/
For context, this looks at urban municipal water use.
However, agriculture uses FOUR TIMES as much water as municipal use.
www.ppic.org/publication/...
However, agriculture uses FOUR TIMES as much water as municipal use.
www.ppic.org/publication/...
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
For context, this looks at urban municipal water use.
However, agriculture uses FOUR TIMES as much water as municipal use.
www.ppic.org/publication/...
However, agriculture uses FOUR TIMES as much water as municipal use.
www.ppic.org/publication/...
"... the action should bring an estimated 250,000 to 400,000 acre-feet of additional water annually to the [San Joaquin Valley] region."
A huge amount, and will further hasten ecosystem demise in order to continue over-planting almonds, pistachios, and walnuts.
A huge amount, and will further hasten ecosystem demise in order to continue over-planting almonds, pistachios, and walnuts.
The Trump administration has adopted a controversial plan to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. #cawater @ianjames.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump administration adopts plan to pump more water in California over state objections
The federal government plans to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, possibly reducing available water for millions of people.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"... the action should bring an estimated 250,000 to 400,000 acre-feet of additional water annually to the [San Joaquin Valley] region."
A huge amount, and will further hasten ecosystem demise in order to continue over-planting almonds, pistachios, and walnuts.
A huge amount, and will further hasten ecosystem demise in order to continue over-planting almonds, pistachios, and walnuts.
As the physician orgs have started doing, the National Association of County and City Health Officials are basically saying "Going forward, ignore the CDC".
RFK Jr, Bhattarcharya, Makary, and Malone are dangerous idiots.
RFK Jr, Bhattarcharya, Makary, and Malone are dangerous idiots.
NACCHO has issued the following statement in response to today’s vote from the CDC vaccine panel to end the universal recommendation for newborns to receive the hepatitis B vaccine: shorturl.at/l6cCz
December 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
As the physician orgs have started doing, the National Association of County and City Health Officials are basically saying "Going forward, ignore the CDC".
RFK Jr, Bhattarcharya, Makary, and Malone are dangerous idiots.
RFK Jr, Bhattarcharya, Makary, and Malone are dangerous idiots.
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What a good idea. 😁
(Also, if you want to order a signed copy of the book, you can get one from my local bookstore here. Just ask them to have me sign it (and personalize it, if you like) in the order comments and they'll take care of the rest. Signed books make great gifts…)
#booksky 📚🎁
(Also, if you want to order a signed copy of the book, you can get one from my local bookstore here. Just ask them to have me sign it (and personalize it, if you like) in the order comments and they'll take care of the rest. Signed books make great gifts…)
#booksky 📚🎁
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
What a good idea. 😁
(Also, if you want to order a signed copy of the book, you can get one from my local bookstore here. Just ask them to have me sign it (and personalize it, if you like) in the order comments and they'll take care of the rest. Signed books make great gifts…)
#booksky 📚🎁
(Also, if you want to order a signed copy of the book, you can get one from my local bookstore here. Just ask them to have me sign it (and personalize it, if you like) in the order comments and they'll take care of the rest. Signed books make great gifts…)
#booksky 📚🎁
€120 million penalty, which is about what Musk spent to help get Trump elected..
EU metes out first-ever Digital Services Act fine, dings X for blue check deception
EU metes out first-ever Digital Services Act fine, dings X for blue check deception
TikTok, by contrast, satisfied DSA concerns over its ad repository transparency
The European Union has issued its first-ever Digital Services Act fine, slapping Elon Musk's X with a €120 million penalty for breaching the bloc's rules on ad transparency, data access for researchers, and its revamped blue-checkmark system.…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
€120 million penalty, which is about what Musk spent to help get Trump elected..
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The amazing Helicopter Damselfly Mecistogaster amalia. This large damselfly has a 14 centimetre wingspan and flies slowly around the forest plucking spiders from their webs. One of the highlights of a visit to Onofre Cunha REGUA in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil last week
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The amazing Helicopter Damselfly Mecistogaster amalia. This large damselfly has a 14 centimetre wingspan and flies slowly around the forest plucking spiders from their webs. One of the highlights of a visit to Onofre Cunha REGUA in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil last week
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For those of you without an aeronautics degree, this outcome is considered bad
This is a spectacular view of the fiery descent and failed landing attempt of the Zhuque-3 first stage. m.weibo.cn/detail/52397...
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 AM
For those of you without an aeronautics degree, this outcome is considered bad
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Every R whose district was R+15 or less in 2024:
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Every R whose district was R+15 or less in 2024:
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Over to Monaco🇲🇨 where we have exclusive footage of bollards saving lives.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Over to Monaco🇲🇨 where we have exclusive footage of bollards saving lives.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Zig quits GitHub, says Microsoft's AI obsession has ruined the service
www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/z...
www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/z...
Zig quits GitHub, gripes about Microsoft's AI obsession
: Zig prez complains about 'vibe-scheduling' after safe sleep bug goes unaddressed for eons
www.theregister.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Zig quits GitHub, says Microsoft's AI obsession has ruined the service
www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/z...
www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/z...
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there