Materialist Gnostic
@walmsley.bsky.social
Programmer. Trying to enjoy arguing on the Internet less. He/Him.
Sometimes post pictures of food or thoughts on books I read.
Sometimes post pictures of food or thoughts on books I read.
personally I can't believe that it's 2025 and the water in flint michigan still can't legally purchase a gun. this is america, we're supposed to have rights here
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
personally I can't believe that it's 2025 and the water in flint michigan still can't legally purchase a gun. this is america, we're supposed to have rights here
guy who calls every sushi place to ask if they condemn the rape of nanking before making a reservation
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
guy who calls every sushi place to ask if they condemn the rape of nanking before making a reservation
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for some reason I am absolutely convinced "Tucson" is spelled "Tuscon"
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
for some reason I am absolutely convinced "Tucson" is spelled "Tuscon"
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“Capitalism forces you to wake up at 7am against your body’s natural rhythms” no that’s Taylorism and if you don’t like living in a society that coordinates effort to ensure a better outcome for all then I don’t think you’ll love the alternatives
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Capitalism forces you to wake up at 7am against your body’s natural rhythms” no that’s Taylorism and if you don’t like living in a society that coordinates effort to ensure a better outcome for all then I don’t think you’ll love the alternatives
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Archetypal example is “capitalism ground me down so I quit my job and set up a small business so that I’m my own boss”. You didn’t dislike capitalism! You disliked authority!
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Archetypal example is “capitalism ground me down so I quit my job and set up a small business so that I’m my own boss”. You didn’t dislike capitalism! You disliked authority!
somehow, the Cold War has returned
🇻🇪🇷🇺 According to Kremlin sources, Vladimir Putin has officially declared Venezuela a strategic partner of Russia, pledging comprehensive political, economic, and military support to defend the country against any external threats amid escalating tensions with the United States.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
somehow, the Cold War has returned
we found the male version of the Liz Bruenig "something that calls you mommy" tweet
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
we found the male version of the Liz Bruenig "something that calls you mommy" tweet
british people will say "no our food is good, trust me" and then post the beigest glass of beige juice you've seen in your life
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
british people will say "no our food is good, trust me" and then post the beigest glass of beige juice you've seen in your life
"army anthropologist" seems like a great pov character for a thriller novel
My infantry Bn had a really hard time parsing the gender and sexuality issues of Southern Helmand.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"army anthropologist" seems like a great pov character for a thriller novel
there is no one the world madder about school than upwardly mobile pmc people. am I sure their proposed reforms are *good*? no. but they are absolutely willing to critique
And of course we get the brain-dead political analysis. The biggest crisis of public education (and the greatest threat to kids with mental illness) is the Republican Party's funding cuts. But guess who gets blamed in the conclusion of the article?
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
there is no one the world madder about school than upwardly mobile pmc people. am I sure their proposed reforms are *good*? no. but they are absolutely willing to critique
in general I would say green bean casserole but otoh if you already have ham you don't also need turkey
with charity and goodwill, i must here part ways with rolls.
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
in general I would say green bean casserole but otoh if you already have ham you don't also need turkey
Apple TV: your one-stop shop for prestige TV shows that are extended metaphors for working for Apple
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Apple TV: your one-stop shop for prestige TV shows that are extended metaphors for working for Apple
looking at the first bit of data, it seems like the "no idea" group is growing a fair bit more than "no", which is the sort of thing that makes me suspicious that the effect might be more "how do people talk about their desires" than "people's actual desires"
The sharp decline in US teenagers’ aspiration to get married and have kids…
…is happening almost entirely among girls, not boys.
At some point maybe men will start trying harder to understand that.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... | HT @conradhackett.bsky.social @pewresearch.org
…is happening almost entirely among girls, not boys.
At some point maybe men will start trying harder to understand that.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... | HT @conradhackett.bsky.social @pewresearch.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
looking at the first bit of data, it seems like the "no idea" group is growing a fair bit more than "no", which is the sort of thing that makes me suspicious that the effect might be more "how do people talk about their desires" than "people's actual desires"
sometimes when I look at stuff on Twitter I see an ad that is just an absolutely insane post with no discernable financial angle and I have to carefully remind myself that if I click it to figure out why it's an ad the insane poster wins
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
sometimes when I look at stuff on Twitter I see an ad that is just an absolutely insane post with no discernable financial angle and I have to carefully remind myself that if I click it to figure out why it's an ad the insane poster wins
online politics is a fight between cosmopolitan Americans and American nationalists in Nigeria and India
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
online politics is a fight between cosmopolitan Americans and American nationalists in Nigeria and India
DOGE was extremely bad at cutting overall spending, but managed to eliminate a bunch of stuff that saved large numbers of lives cheaply
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
DOGE was extremely bad at cutting overall spending, but managed to eliminate a bunch of stuff that saved large numbers of lives cheaply
this seems like just stupid reasoning on the face of it. it's not like a communist professor is going to teach Communism 101 at law school, they're going to teach Contract Law or some shit
Ah yes. Harvard Law School in the early 1990s, well known for its Communist professors.
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
this seems like just stupid reasoning on the face of it. it's not like a communist professor is going to teach Communism 101 at law school, they're going to teach Contract Law or some shit
leaving them vulnerable to a potential reincarnation of genghis khan, presumably
Russia flat out rejects Trump's 28-point peace plan: "Even in a reduced military and territorial form, Ukraine would remain a significant danger, requiring us to keep our forces on the western borders."
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
leaving them vulnerable to a potential reincarnation of genghis khan, presumably
"american jobs continue to be replaced ... by visas"
fuck you, marjorie. someone who comes here on a work visa for a better life is ten times the american you'll ever be
fuck you, marjorie. someone who comes here on a work visa for a better life is ten times the american you'll ever be
unfortunately, the imges just got shared and oh boy its uh
something
something
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
"american jobs continue to be replaced ... by visas"
fuck you, marjorie. someone who comes here on a work visa for a better life is ten times the american you'll ever be
fuck you, marjorie. someone who comes here on a work visa for a better life is ten times the american you'll ever be
unironically a bad sign for the future of the country that she's been pressured in to doing this
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
unironically a bad sign for the future of the country that she's been pressured in to doing this
lmao the thing I predicted is finally happening and the reflexive anti-AI people have discovered that the exact same technology is load-bearing for spam filtering
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
lmao the thing I predicted is finally happening and the reflexive anti-AI people have discovered that the exact same technology is load-bearing for spam filtering
people negging does not work on: women at bars
people negging works on: the president of the United States apparently?
people negging works on: the president of the United States apparently?
Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract?
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
people negging does not work on: women at bars
people negging works on: the president of the United States apparently?
people negging works on: the president of the United States apparently?
that's a hell of an act. what do you call it?
the moral majority
the moral majority
he actually is dressed badly (and either sweating or lactating in a funny way through his bad dress shirt with no undershirt) because he decided to cheat on the indian mother of his three children with the blonde, white widow of his recently murdered ally
this seems more likely true than not
this seems more likely true than not
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
that's a hell of an act. what do you call it?
the moral majority
the moral majority