THE Bryan Wenzel
@bryanwenzel.bsky.social
Packers Owner. Player of Games & Drinker of Beers. IT Dipshit of the Highest Order. Boring as fuck CIS. Homely bastard. Amateur foodie. He/him. Well-blended Hot Mess
"...still reasonably not-old and moderately healthy-ish"
#BLM #ACAB #SlavaUkraini
"...still reasonably not-old and moderately healthy-ish"
#BLM #ACAB #SlavaUkraini
It's also worth noting that the sitting " " President " " has more felony convictions that he has not served the sentences for than the NCAA has active trans athletes in sports in Div I sportsball
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In the country
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Of ~350 million people
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In the country
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Of ~350 million people
similarly, in the US there are *far* more people working in museums than in coal mining. there are some industries that have salience as 'working people' and 'hearts of the community' (often after decades of intentional managed decline) and some that do not.
A reminder that more people are employed in the yoga industry than there are registered fishers working in the UK.
May 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It's also worth noting that the sitting " " President " " has more felony convictions that he has not served the sentences for than the NCAA has active trans athletes in sports in Div I sportsball
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In the country
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Of ~350 million people
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In the country
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Of ~350 million people
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I hope cis folk realise they can't be an ally while engaging in HP stuff
You get trans allyship or you get potter. You can't have both
This isn't an issue with gray areas
You get trans allyship or you get potter. You can't have both
This isn't an issue with gray areas
your regular reminder that buying Harry Potter stuff gives money to Rowling and she uses that money directly and in large quantities to fund attacks on trans people
no ethical consumption under capitalism and all but “don’t buy Potter stuff” is an extremely easy baseline to follow
no ethical consumption under capitalism and all but “don’t buy Potter stuff” is an extremely easy baseline to follow
The upcoming Hogwarts Legacy 2 could potentially feature more characters from the Harry Potter books and movies.
May 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I hope cis folk realise they can't be an ally while engaging in HP stuff
You get trans allyship or you get potter. You can't have both
This isn't an issue with gray areas
You get trans allyship or you get potter. You can't have both
This isn't an issue with gray areas
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Why are Bluesky flagging the picture on the left, yet allowing the picture on the right?
According to the fucked up UK law, both pictures are legally male.
The one on the left SHOULD be classed as women as we ARE women. Highlights how ridiculous the Supreme Court ruling is.
According to the fucked up UK law, both pictures are legally male.
The one on the left SHOULD be classed as women as we ARE women. Highlights how ridiculous the Supreme Court ruling is.
May 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Why are Bluesky flagging the picture on the left, yet allowing the picture on the right?
According to the fucked up UK law, both pictures are legally male.
The one on the left SHOULD be classed as women as we ARE women. Highlights how ridiculous the Supreme Court ruling is.
According to the fucked up UK law, both pictures are legally male.
The one on the left SHOULD be classed as women as we ARE women. Highlights how ridiculous the Supreme Court ruling is.
May 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Sal Mercogliano, a maritime historian at Campbell University in NC, is sharing knowledge on Twitter. He's also on Bluesky but not posting yet tonight. @mercoglianos.bsky.social
I'll share this long post in two parts. Here's Part 1.
I'll share this long post in two parts. Here's Part 1.
May 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Sal Mercogliano, a maritime historian at Campbell University in NC, is sharing knowledge on Twitter. He's also on Bluesky but not posting yet tonight. @mercoglianos.bsky.social
I'll share this long post in two parts. Here's Part 1.
I'll share this long post in two parts. Here's Part 1.
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Any time you see one of those fascists on TV claiming birthright citizenship is "bad policy", remember that birthright citizenship is not policy. It is a goddamn constitutional right and it would take two thirds of Congress & 3/4 of the states to change it.
The president isn't even involved.
The president isn't even involved.
May 17, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Any time you see one of those fascists on TV claiming birthright citizenship is "bad policy", remember that birthright citizenship is not policy. It is a goddamn constitutional right and it would take two thirds of Congress & 3/4 of the states to change it.
The president isn't even involved.
The president isn't even involved.
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Adriana Smith is being kept alive against her family’s wishes because of Georgia’s draconian abortion ban.
Just 9 weeks pregnant when declared brain dead, the State is forcing her to be a human incubator.
The fetus is unlikely to make it full term. What happens then? 🧵
Just 9 weeks pregnant when declared brain dead, the State is forcing her to be a human incubator.
The fetus is unlikely to make it full term. What happens then? 🧵
May 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Adriana Smith is being kept alive against her family’s wishes because of Georgia’s draconian abortion ban.
Just 9 weeks pregnant when declared brain dead, the State is forcing her to be a human incubator.
The fetus is unlikely to make it full term. What happens then? 🧵
Just 9 weeks pregnant when declared brain dead, the State is forcing her to be a human incubator.
The fetus is unlikely to make it full term. What happens then? 🧵
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To be clear, if this bill passes, it will end all scientific research & medical training in the US. It will close hospitals. It will be economically devastating. Millions will lose their jobs.
Call your representatives & tell them to vote fuck no on 15% IDC rates & the rest of this horror show.
Call your representatives & tell them to vote fuck no on 15% IDC rates & the rest of this horror show.
May 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
To be clear, if this bill passes, it will end all scientific research & medical training in the US. It will close hospitals. It will be economically devastating. Millions will lose their jobs.
Call your representatives & tell them to vote fuck no on 15% IDC rates & the rest of this horror show.
Call your representatives & tell them to vote fuck no on 15% IDC rates & the rest of this horror show.
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OUR FINANCIAL IMPLOSION CONTINUES
#Moody’s has downgraded the United States’ debt, stripping the country of its last perfect #credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets next week and push up interest rates.
Moody’s held a perfect credit rating for the United States -- AAA -- since 1917.
#Moody’s has downgraded the United States’ debt, stripping the country of its last perfect #credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets next week and push up interest rates.
Moody’s held a perfect credit rating for the United States -- AAA -- since 1917.
May 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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I want every gay person that doesn't realize that transgender rights and gay rights are interconnected to read this story.
A far-right judge just erased your rights against harassment in the workplace along with ours.
We are in this together and there's only one way out.
A far-right judge just erased your rights against harassment in the workplace along with ours.
We are in this together and there's only one way out.
1. Far right federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has just vacated all EEOC protections for gay and trans people in the work place.
He says protections from "being fired" do not mean they are protected from harassment by Title VII.
I cover this insane ruling here.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
He says protections from "being fired" do not mean they are protected from harassment by Title VII.
I cover this insane ruling here.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Far Right Federal Judge Rules Gay And Trans People Can Be Discriminated Against In Workplaces
Judge Kacsmaryk, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas, ruled on the EEOC's treatment of Title VIII employment discrimination claims on gay and trans people.
www.erininthemorning.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I want every gay person that doesn't realize that transgender rights and gay rights are interconnected to read this story.
A far-right judge just erased your rights against harassment in the workplace along with ours.
We are in this together and there's only one way out.
A far-right judge just erased your rights against harassment in the workplace along with ours.
We are in this together and there's only one way out.
When did CEOs start working?
we’ve finally invented a technology that lets CEOs do even less work
If you thought social media had scrambled America’s CEOs just wait until they’re fully cooked by AI apple.news/AJ_ht7MMyT9G...
May 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
When did CEOs start working?
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You know how occasionally you want to clean up but it’s overwhelming and you decide to just pick up a handful of things for a minute? In that spirit, search the word “retard” on Bluesky, block the first ten people who use it as an insult, and go about your business. Every bit helps.
May 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
You know how occasionally you want to clean up but it’s overwhelming and you decide to just pick up a handful of things for a minute? In that spirit, search the word “retard” on Bluesky, block the first ten people who use it as an insult, and go about your business. Every bit helps.
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Fucking THANK YOU.
Like, for real, I need a lot of you to dispense with the fantasies of objective, impartial tech. You are watching the intended purpose of this shit on display as we speak as Grok is hammered into compliance behind the scenes.
Like, for real, I need a lot of you to dispense with the fantasies of objective, impartial tech. You are watching the intended purpose of this shit on display as we speak as Grok is hammered into compliance behind the scenes.
The whole 'Grok is a boer now' thing is very funny, but it also really exposes how every 'AI tool' isn't just passively biased from training data, but actively designed to shape your worldview according to the interests of the billionaires who made them.
May 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Fucking THANK YOU.
Like, for real, I need a lot of you to dispense with the fantasies of objective, impartial tech. You are watching the intended purpose of this shit on display as we speak as Grok is hammered into compliance behind the scenes.
Like, for real, I need a lot of you to dispense with the fantasies of objective, impartial tech. You are watching the intended purpose of this shit on display as we speak as Grok is hammered into compliance behind the scenes.
Says the same guy that quoted out he'd be on Mars in a decade 12-13 years ago
EVERYthing out of his mouth is 100% bullshit
EVERYthing out of his mouth is 100% bullshit
May 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Says the same guy that quoted out he'd be on Mars in a decade 12-13 years ago
EVERYthing out of his mouth is 100% bullshit
EVERYthing out of his mouth is 100% bullshit
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Additional color: The total number of cars ever made in human history is ~2.5b, and current installed base is around a billion (on the road, global)
Tesla claiming “tens of billions” of human robots would be an insane lift
Tesla claiming “tens of billions” of human robots would be an insane lift
tens of billions of robots for which they don't even have a working, functional proof of concept, sure, why not. apple has manufactured around 2.4B iphones since 2007, in case you're wondering just how dishonest and ridiculous this claim is.
MUSK, in Riyadh:
"My prediction, actually, for humanoid robots is that ultimately they will be tens of billions. I think everyone will want to have their personal robot. You can think of it like, as though you had your own personal C-3POor R2-D2. But
even better.
@cnbc.com $TSLA
"My prediction, actually, for humanoid robots is that ultimately they will be tens of billions. I think everyone will want to have their personal robot. You can think of it like, as though you had your own personal C-3POor R2-D2. But
even better.
@cnbc.com $TSLA
May 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Additional color: The total number of cars ever made in human history is ~2.5b, and current installed base is around a billion (on the road, global)
Tesla claiming “tens of billions” of human robots would be an insane lift
Tesla claiming “tens of billions” of human robots would be an insane lift
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These are the same people who say they hate "Obamacare" but love the ACA, so be sure to show them this:
May 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
These are the same people who say they hate "Obamacare" but love the ACA, so be sure to show them this:
Agolf Twitler announces he's raising the chocolate rations to 20 grams. Many brain-dead Faux N0oz viewers cheer enthusiastically
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. Rarely has an economic policy been repudiated as soundly, and as quickly, as President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-...
May 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Agolf Twitler announces he's raising the chocolate rations to 20 grams. Many brain-dead Faux N0oz viewers cheer enthusiastically
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To be clear- AI tech cos want complete preemption (read: civil immunity) if some beta-level-AI-driven car smashes into your children
This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years.
from @404media.co
www.404media.co/republicans-...
from @404media.co
www.404media.co/republicans-...
May 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
To be clear- AI tech cos want complete preemption (read: civil immunity) if some beta-level-AI-driven car smashes into your children
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In case you're wondering what this leads to, ask a farmer with John Deere tractors (and while you're at it, look at the prices involved)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bti...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bti...
Nintendo Updates EULA To Allow Them To Brick Your Consoles If You Disobey Their Rules
YouTube video by YongYea
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In case you're wondering what this leads to, ask a farmer with John Deere tractors (and while you're at it, look at the prices involved)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bti...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bti...
1. Who pays the tariff for a $400M imported item from another country? Funny how that ain't mentioned
2. Why can't China 'gift' an export to the US to escape a tariff then, & have a receiving company 'gift' them a payment for those goods' value?
Because Toothpaste Brain POTUS can't actually think
2. Why can't China 'gift' an export to the US to escape a tariff then, & have a receiving company 'gift' them a payment for those goods' value?
Because Toothpaste Brain POTUS can't actually think
lol “getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE,” yeah that’s the problem my guy
May 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
1. Who pays the tariff for a $400M imported item from another country? Funny how that ain't mentioned
2. Why can't China 'gift' an export to the US to escape a tariff then, & have a receiving company 'gift' them a payment for those goods' value?
Because Toothpaste Brain POTUS can't actually think
2. Why can't China 'gift' an export to the US to escape a tariff then, & have a receiving company 'gift' them a payment for those goods' value?
Because Toothpaste Brain POTUS can't actually think
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Spread this widely please: Attorney Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute of Justice has offered: "if federal agents enter your home without a warrant, reach out. I would like to sue them (pro bono)." @ij.org
April 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Spread this widely please: Attorney Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute of Justice has offered: "if federal agents enter your home without a warrant, reach out. I would like to sue them (pro bono)." @ij.org
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This is potentially very important. There are some obvious follow-ups that could tighten the argument but the basic conclusion that emitters of CO2 (direct or indirect, scope 1 or scope 3) can be linked (proportionately) to damages seems clear.
Can scientists trace climate losses back to the emissions from individual fossil fuel companies?
Yes, we can.
The inimitable @ccallahan45.bsky.social and I provide an 'end-to-end' attribution framework that can be applied in many climate accountability contexts:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Yes, we can.
The inimitable @ccallahan45.bsky.social and I provide an 'end-to-end' attribution framework that can be applied in many climate accountability contexts:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability - Nature
A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, whi...
www.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is potentially very important. There are some obvious follow-ups that could tighten the argument but the basic conclusion that emitters of CO2 (direct or indirect, scope 1 or scope 3) can be linked (proportionately) to damages seems clear.