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eridyn.bsky.social
@eridyn.bsky.social
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International Relations
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November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
eridyn.bsky.social
I thought the important part was
Push button to become adult *push* Congratulations, you're an adult But I don't feel any different No one does But I don't know a lot yet Yeah. No one does. ADULTHOOD (I used to on-board interns by making them read this webcomic)
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Sharon comments: the 2028 democratic party is going to be 50% DSA and 50% CIA at this rate @captainahab.bsky.social responds with a map of Soviet, UK, US, and French offenses against Nazi Germany. eridyn added the "Yes." guy meme.
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Abstract This paper uses labor force surveys from 160 countries to build a new microdatabase on hours worked covering 97% of the world population in cross section. We also construct time series spanning over 20 years in 86 countries. Hours worked per adult are slightly bell-shaped with GDP per capita but weakly correlated with development overall. Hours worked by the young (aged 15-19) and elderly (aged 60+) decline with development, driven by growing school attendance and public pension coverage. Hours worked among prime- age adults (aged 20-59) are mildly bell-shaped with development for men while they are increasing for women. The fall in male hours in middle-to-higher income countries is driven by reduced hours per worker and is offset by increases in female labor force partici- pation. These two forces have exactly compensated each other in many countries, leading to a remarkable long-run stability of prime-age hours worked. Labor taxes are strongly negatively correlated with prime-age hours worked both in international comparisons and overtime within countries. Controlling for government transfers only partly reduces the link between labor taxes and prime-age hours, ruling out substitution and income effects on labor supply as the only driver. Controlling for working hours regulations and the size of the formal sector eliminates this link, suggesting that regulations also play a large role in reducing intensive hours in higher-income countries.
November 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
eridyn.bsky.social
Holy shit.
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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I think she's just happy my costume is gone.

My wife made me change back to Tariff Chicken because my other costume was, "scaring the children," about as badly as this cat.
Two cats, both looking quite upset The first time the cat saw my Halloween costume. Her ears are flat and she is attempting to smooth herself into a low puddle, hidden by the cat bed.
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
eridyn.bsky.social
Girl is out
A cat, sleeping on a person's legs
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Tickles the funny bone.
The post by Tara Palmeri has been flagged for "Unsourced Claims."
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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The 47, 60, and 66 photos clearly show water running right to it - similar to what shows up at other old hydroelectric plants and water-powered mills around the county.
1960. Water runs right to and seemingly under our through the building. 1979. Water no longer runs right up to the building.
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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From historical aerial photography, the river used to be routed a bit north of its current course. That structure just past the Broadway Bridge might have been a hydroelectric plant in the past. Certainly had the impression of that when walking past it. The old course would line up with that, too.
Zoom out of the Canal St area, 1940 Closer image, 1940 Canal St area, 1947 2010
October 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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"We taught this chimpanzee to understand the politics of the median voter and he hanged himself"
October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
eridyn.bsky.social
Self care.
A screenshot of the "mute words" screen, showing Platner as a forever-muted term.
October 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I'm cheating the character limit by use of a screenshot and alt text. I want to be tremendously clear what's going on here, and have a work analogy that corresponds wonderfully. About a year ago, I found out that someone was training junior researchers to determine the story they wished to tell, then go find or create data to support that. Anyone familiar with the scientific method can immediately spot the problem: That's not research, that's propaganda. What the Times reporter describes in his posts and replies about his ideas, his intentions, his methods, all map exactly to that process of choosing the story then finding a way to sell it. It's fundamentally dishonest, and a disservice to the people served. Disinformation creates actual societal harm. In the case of someone in my industry doing it, it fucks the business planning and strategizing of anyone relying on that slop. In the case of an NYT reporter, it actively pollutes the information environment, encourages counter-productive or immediately harmful political action, and needlessly further frays our society and polity.
October 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Dingell shows up every time.
October 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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"I should buy a boat" cat meme, but reading, "I should organize a loud, constant anti-corruption campaign. It's such low hanging fruit, and fervor over corruption has a history of damaging if not fully toppling authoritarians.
October 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Tariff Chicken found TACO Chicken, and the Grim Reaper.
October 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The "fun" part of how my background applies to US politics since 2010 is getting to perpetually live as the right-side panel here.
Populism is inherently violent, has driven myriad international and civil wars and ethnic cleansing episodes, and the only difference between Left and Right populism is what groups are targeted.
October 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Thanks, I hate it.
Reciprocal tariff schedule as a costume Tariff themed costume bits
October 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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I've been informed this is missing a defining accessory.
A taco hat
October 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Stupid idea
An inflatable chicken costume A blue sash with red trim. White text reads, "TARIFFS." An American flag themed cape, seen in a still from The Boys, depicting Honelander.
October 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Kind of wild what a call phone camera can do.
Picture of a parking lot, with the moon. Mild soon in on the full moon Further zoom on the moon. Surface details are visible. Extreme zoom on the moon. Extensive detail is visible.
October 8, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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*Apartment complex, but anywho

abc7chicago.com/amp/post/ice...
"As I got to my unit to stick my key in the door, I was grabbed by an officer. And, I said, 'What's going on? What's going on?' He never actually told me. He said I was being detained.," said Alicia Brooks. Neighbors like Eboni Watson say they ducked for cover as they heard several flash bangs. "They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," Watson said. "That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.'"
October 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
eridyn.bsky.social
Orbies
An orb weaver in a bush, with a well-lit web. Another orb weaver, but with less well lit web.
September 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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September 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM