Bastlynn
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She/Her spoken with the awe and fear as with which the Depths Of the Sea are named.
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Do you understanding who you are? Do you have any conception. You are one of the most incredible things conceivable.You breathe oxygen. The most terrible thing in the goddamn universe. Oxygen.You are going to encounter alien species who reject you as compatible peers.
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Do you understanding who you are? Do you have any conception. You are one of the most incredible things conceivable.You breathe oxygen. The most terrible thing in the goddamn universe. Oxygen.You are going to encounter alien species who reject you as compatible peers.
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Let's do some math...
The lowest living wage in the USA is $40,000/yr in West Virginia. That's what a single person with no pets, kids, or car needs to live.
In a 40hr work week, that's $19/hr.
Minimum wage in WV is $8.75/hr. That's an 80hr work week just to survive.
The lowest living wage in the USA is $40,000/yr in West Virginia. That's what a single person with no pets, kids, or car needs to live.
In a 40hr work week, that's $19/hr.
Minimum wage in WV is $8.75/hr. That's an 80hr work week just to survive.
The average American income is below the poverty line in almost every major city. If you want people to shop, you need to pay them enough money that they can spend some of it. There is an actual limit to how many hours a day a person can work.
If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Let's do some math...
The lowest living wage in the USA is $40,000/yr in West Virginia. That's what a single person with no pets, kids, or car needs to live.
In a 40hr work week, that's $19/hr.
Minimum wage in WV is $8.75/hr. That's an 80hr work week just to survive.
The lowest living wage in the USA is $40,000/yr in West Virginia. That's what a single person with no pets, kids, or car needs to live.
In a 40hr work week, that's $19/hr.
Minimum wage in WV is $8.75/hr. That's an 80hr work week just to survive.
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Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
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A great thread and applicable to my industry. Friends in the biz ask why I don't want to use AI to shotlist or draft ideas. Because that is *what* I love; the maddening, mysterious, staring into space or the blank page and connecting to creative ideas from the ether. That's the whole f'ing thing.
I’m still thinking about this and it really is one of those “everyone thinks Elon Musk is a genius until he gets involved in your field” moments. I’m gonna be a total bore and think about this seriously, please don’t read on if you don’t care what a landscape architect thinks about this shit… 1/?
Oh shit waddup
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
A great thread and applicable to my industry. Friends in the biz ask why I don't want to use AI to shotlist or draft ideas. Because that is *what* I love; the maddening, mysterious, staring into space or the blank page and connecting to creative ideas from the ether. That's the whole f'ing thing.
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when he was hit he went OUEF
France’s far-right leader hit by egg, days after flour attack
French far-right leader hit on the head with an egg
Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, was hit on the head with an egg Saturday, just days after another incident in which a protester threw flour at him.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
when he was hit he went OUEF
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Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
"IT IS ... UNFAIR.
‘That’s life, master.’
BUT I’M NOT.
‘I meant this is how it’s supposed to go, master,’ said Albert.
NO. YOU MEAN THIS IS HOW IT GOES."
"IT IS ... UNFAIR.
‘That’s life, master.’
BUT I’M NOT.
‘I meant this is how it’s supposed to go, master,’ said Albert.
NO. YOU MEAN THIS IS HOW IT GOES."
Discworld QOTD, from The Truth
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
"IT IS ... UNFAIR.
‘That’s life, master.’
BUT I’M NOT.
‘I meant this is how it’s supposed to go, master,’ said Albert.
NO. YOU MEAN THIS IS HOW IT GOES."
"IT IS ... UNFAIR.
‘That’s life, master.’
BUT I’M NOT.
‘I meant this is how it’s supposed to go, master,’ said Albert.
NO. YOU MEAN THIS IS HOW IT GOES."
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For the first time a U.S. county is making their guaranteed income program permanent.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved $7.5 million to continue its guaranteed income program.
Each month over 3,000 households will get an unconditional $500.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved $7.5 million to continue its guaranteed income program.
Each month over 3,000 households will get an unconditional $500.
December 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
For the first time a U.S. county is making their guaranteed income program permanent.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved $7.5 million to continue its guaranteed income program.
Each month over 3,000 households will get an unconditional $500.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved $7.5 million to continue its guaranteed income program.
Each month over 3,000 households will get an unconditional $500.
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"Why is there grade inflation? Why do our courses lack rigor?'
"Also we will immediately throw any graduate student TA or instructor who upsets an influential constituency under the bus, no matter how obviously manufactured their outrage is." 🤷♂️
"Also we will immediately throw any graduate student TA or instructor who upsets an influential constituency under the bus, no matter how obviously manufactured their outrage is." 🤷♂️
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"Why is there grade inflation? Why do our courses lack rigor?'
"Also we will immediately throw any graduate student TA or instructor who upsets an influential constituency under the bus, no matter how obviously manufactured their outrage is." 🤷♂️
"Also we will immediately throw any graduate student TA or instructor who upsets an influential constituency under the bus, no matter how obviously manufactured their outrage is." 🤷♂️
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Everyone Loves Their Small Community, Where Everyone Is Tight-Knit And Knows Everyone
*beat*
We regret to inform you that this did absolutely fuck-all to eliminate abusive social dynamics
*beat*
We regret to inform you that this did absolutely fuck-all to eliminate abusive social dynamics
December 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Everyone Loves Their Small Community, Where Everyone Is Tight-Knit And Knows Everyone
*beat*
We regret to inform you that this did absolutely fuck-all to eliminate abusive social dynamics
*beat*
We regret to inform you that this did absolutely fuck-all to eliminate abusive social dynamics
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By the 3rd season of The Muppet Show, we’ve got a fully formed Gonzo performing what, for me, is almost a mission statement of a song for the entire Muppet Show. Dave Goelz just sparkles in his performance with every little nuance he throws in to the vocals & puppeteering.
March 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
By the 3rd season of The Muppet Show, we’ve got a fully formed Gonzo performing what, for me, is almost a mission statement of a song for the entire Muppet Show. Dave Goelz just sparkles in his performance with every little nuance he throws in to the vocals & puppeteering.
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there’s no amount of good faith that beats bad faith. you beat bad faith with fire*, not argument.
*definitions are situational
*definitions are situational
Look, there is no way to avoid TPUSA. You can give trolls a C-, B, B+. It won't matter. They can even get an A overall but if you give the feedback the very constructive OU instructor did, you're on the list. The assignment could be 2% of the grade (it might be in that class!). There is no defense.
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
there’s no amount of good faith that beats bad faith. you beat bad faith with fire*, not argument.
*definitions are situational
*definitions are situational
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And I wish everybody would stop saying "Democrat" as an adjective instead of "Democratic." It's what Republicans do because in their pea brains this is a mighty insult. Why parrot these clowns? Hold your ground in small things and the big things get easier.
I will die on the hill of capitalizing proper nouns. Why?
Because if you say democrat when you mean Democrat or republican when you mean Republican you're not saying what you think you're saying.
Just because GOP wants everyone to be illiterate and thus easier prey doesn't mean you must help them.
Because if you say democrat when you mean Democrat or republican when you mean Republican you're not saying what you think you're saying.
Just because GOP wants everyone to be illiterate and thus easier prey doesn't mean you must help them.
November 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
And I wish everybody would stop saying "Democrat" as an adjective instead of "Democratic." It's what Republicans do because in their pea brains this is a mighty insult. Why parrot these clowns? Hold your ground in small things and the big things get easier.
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Pretty much ANY statistic you see cited to frighten you about vaccines comes from the VAERS database. (Including the recent evidence-free missive from Vinay Prasad). Here's why VAERS can NEVER be a proper source for population-level vaccine risk estimates.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Pretty much ANY statistic you see cited to frighten you about vaccines comes from the VAERS database. (Including the recent evidence-free missive from Vinay Prasad). Here's why VAERS can NEVER be a proper source for population-level vaccine risk estimates.
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Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
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Today we’re talking a bit about something we will work on if we meet our funding goal. We’ve been planning The Reconstruction Papers most of the year and our difficulty getting it off the ground as we are now was part of the motive for the fundraiser. www.liberalcurrents.com/a-preview-of...
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today we’re talking a bit about something we will work on if we meet our funding goal. We’ve been planning The Reconstruction Papers most of the year and our difficulty getting it off the ground as we are now was part of the motive for the fundraiser. www.liberalcurrents.com/a-preview-of...
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"Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing."
But the Trump administration cut the money (granted to pursue the research), claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
But the Trump administration cut the money (granted to pursue the research), claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing."
But the Trump administration cut the money (granted to pursue the research), claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
But the Trump administration cut the money (granted to pursue the research), claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
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pretty clearly a bunch of these guys are pulling for a schism for reasons that are somewhat but not entirely opaque to me (they think they can run countries, plural, with a friendly American Catholic Papacy in South Bend)
It's pretty funny how the Silicon Valley tech bros have all suddenly decided that the actual Pope is the villain in their little narrative. sfstandard.com/2025/11/10/m...
Marc Andreessen v. the pope: VC starts meme-war with Leo XIV
The venture capitalist quickly deleted his social media posts mocking the pontiff’s call to build moral AI.
sfstandard.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
pretty clearly a bunch of these guys are pulling for a schism for reasons that are somewhat but not entirely opaque to me (they think they can run countries, plural, with a friendly American Catholic Papacy in South Bend)
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Just discovered of myself that where I'd use "yeesh" talking to Americans I'd use "blimey" talking to Brits, so there's a little bit of cultural anthropology for yinz.
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Just discovered of myself that where I'd use "yeesh" talking to Americans I'd use "blimey" talking to Brits, so there's a little bit of cultural anthropology for yinz.
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the gen alpha kids give me a lot of hope in general
my opinion on my own generation is "i look at that lead exposure chart a lot and wonder what our equivalent brain damage hazard will end up being"
my opinion on my own generation is "i look at that lead exposure chart a lot and wonder what our equivalent brain damage hazard will end up being"
one day we'll study the trans rights movement of 2015-now and a story of lost opportunity and own goals. if you asked me today, trans rights will be won by straight liberals commitment to bodily autonomy, legacy LGBT organizations and cis gays, parents of trans youth, and frustrated trans Gen Alpha
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
the gen alpha kids give me a lot of hope in general
my opinion on my own generation is "i look at that lead exposure chart a lot and wonder what our equivalent brain damage hazard will end up being"
my opinion on my own generation is "i look at that lead exposure chart a lot and wonder what our equivalent brain damage hazard will end up being"
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you have to be able to look bad faith in the eye and say absolutely not, even if that bad faith is coming from the highest levels of government
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
this is just rank cowardice, the student very obviously disregarded the instructions and the assignment to antagonize her peers and instructors and provoke this exact reaction, society simply can’t function when the people in charge scurry like kicked dogs every time some troll bully says boo
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
you have to be able to look bad faith in the eye and say absolutely not, even if that bad faith is coming from the highest levels of government
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
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I get being annoyed by the consumerist frenzy that accompanies Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday, but believe when I tell you, gang: it makes all the difference in the world to small businesses and independent creatives.
Now is the perfect time to support them.
Now is the perfect time to support them.
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I get being annoyed by the consumerist frenzy that accompanies Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday, but believe when I tell you, gang: it makes all the difference in the world to small businesses and independent creatives.
Now is the perfect time to support them.
Now is the perfect time to support them.
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Especially since The Big Bastards aren't actually cutting you deals on Black Friday/etc., now.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/h...
Over a third of Black Friday sales aren't really discounts, study finds: 'There's some trickery happening'
Prices fluctuate all the time. A low price on a particular item may not be exclusive to Black Friday sales, experts say.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Especially since The Big Bastards aren't actually cutting you deals on Black Friday/etc., now.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/h...
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Big online retailers have been known to raise prices for the month preceding Black Friday, then drop them back to normal day-of and mark it as a discount.
So frankly, I'd skip the box store and megacorp deals.
So frankly, I'd skip the box store and megacorp deals.
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Big online retailers have been known to raise prices for the month preceding Black Friday, then drop them back to normal day-of and mark it as a discount.
So frankly, I'd skip the box store and megacorp deals.
So frankly, I'd skip the box store and megacorp deals.
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i will never tire of this meme
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
i will never tire of this meme
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades