Galaxia
@goldengalaxia.bsky.social
Galaxia on Subeta! He/him pronouns preferred but fine with others. AuDHD. Science fiction, astronomy, and Sailor Moon fan. Reposts either for good stuff for later or because I can't bring myself to press <3 on a horror but it is still true.
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This also sort of confirms something I've believed about DoorDash for a long time which is that *this business does not make sense*.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
This also sort of confirms something I've believed about DoorDash for a long time which is that *this business does not make sense*.
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Very very very useful resource!
I updated my table of medications and other drugs that can make urine drug screen false-positives, including adding a column for fentanyl:
Urine Drug Screen False Positives
Update 12/31/2025: I found and added a bunch more, including a column for false positives for fentanyl assays and more for LSD and a bunch o...
mdaware.blogspot.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Very very very useful resource!
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It’s pretty simple: Nobody in North Carolina does the kind of journalism we do.
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December 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It’s pretty simple: Nobody in North Carolina does the kind of journalism we do.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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I truly wish people would understand this…
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I truly wish people would understand this…
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If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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if only the four of them realize how they can unilaterally make that happen
NEW: Rep. Mike Lawler tells me Speaker Johnson should bring the 3 year ACA extension for a vote BEFORE they leave for the holiday break.
“I think it should. I think we should have an up or down vote before we leave.”
“I think it should. I think we should have an up or down vote before we leave.”
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
if only the four of them realize how they can unilaterally make that happen
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This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
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I think there's an audience for everything. It wasn't popular to enjoy anime when Sailor Moon originally aired, but I think you'd do well! Being able to live through having a community to discuss the show as an adult honestly sounds like fun! I say go for it, and you have at least one fan here. :D
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I think there's an audience for everything. It wasn't popular to enjoy anime when Sailor Moon originally aired, but I think you'd do well! Being able to live through having a community to discuss the show as an adult honestly sounds like fun! I say go for it, and you have at least one fan here. :D
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Let's get one thing straight.
What's REALLY putting jobs at risk is owners of the big fishing boats insisting on being allowed to continue hoovering up tons of wild animals way faster than they can reproduce, using ecosystem-killing methods.
*Nobody* else is to blame.
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What's REALLY putting jobs at risk is owners of the big fishing boats insisting on being allowed to continue hoovering up tons of wild animals way faster than they can reproduce, using ecosystem-killing methods.
*Nobody* else is to blame.
share.google/CCiKK8WnQTCz...
EU quota deal putting 2,300 jobs at risk - fishing groups
Minister of State for Fisheries Timmy Dooley has said that the outcome of an EU fishing quota agreement for next year will present a "very real challenge" for fishermen as fishing organisations say th...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Let's get one thing straight.
What's REALLY putting jobs at risk is owners of the big fishing boats insisting on being allowed to continue hoovering up tons of wild animals way faster than they can reproduce, using ecosystem-killing methods.
*Nobody* else is to blame.
share.google/CCiKK8WnQTCz...
What's REALLY putting jobs at risk is owners of the big fishing boats insisting on being allowed to continue hoovering up tons of wild animals way faster than they can reproduce, using ecosystem-killing methods.
*Nobody* else is to blame.
share.google/CCiKK8WnQTCz...
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fuck right off with this too please.
Chomsky has been quite clear that he doesn’t think his relationship with Epstein is anyone else’s business and we can and should draw adverse inferences from that.
sorry he wrote some things you liked; bold thinkers can be monsters too.
Chomsky has been quite clear that he doesn’t think his relationship with Epstein is anyone else’s business and we can and should draw adverse inferences from that.
sorry he wrote some things you liked; bold thinkers can be monsters too.
Noam Chomsky’s emails to Jeffrey Epstein display none of the fawning chatter found from, say, Larry Summers. And he does not appear to have been co-opted by whatever access Epstein provided.
https://bit.ly/4s3vx5A
https://bit.ly/4s3vx5A
What the Noam Chomsky–Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Tell Us
Chomsky has often suffered fools, knaves, and criminals too lightly. Epstein was one of them. But that doesn’t mean Chomsky was part of the “Epstein class.”
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
fuck right off with this too please.
Chomsky has been quite clear that he doesn’t think his relationship with Epstein is anyone else’s business and we can and should draw adverse inferences from that.
sorry he wrote some things you liked; bold thinkers can be monsters too.
Chomsky has been quite clear that he doesn’t think his relationship with Epstein is anyone else’s business and we can and should draw adverse inferences from that.
sorry he wrote some things you liked; bold thinkers can be monsters too.
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Posting this again because I've been getting questions: at this moment there is no licensed merch for Murderbot or Sanctuary Moon except what is on Worldbuilders Market worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/... where it's sold for charity fundraising. And they are getting a new t-shirt design soon.
Martha Wells
Worldbuilders Market is the official online shop of Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide. We carry a wide variety of officially licensed merchandise from ...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Posting this again because I've been getting questions: at this moment there is no licensed merch for Murderbot or Sanctuary Moon except what is on Worldbuilders Market worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/... where it's sold for charity fundraising. And they are getting a new t-shirt design soon.
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The White House set up a portal to report "Media Bias." You all understand the assignment right?
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The White House set up a portal to report "Media Bias." You all understand the assignment right?
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also, Spotify doesn't pay royalties at all for tracks with less than a thousand streams.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
also, Spotify doesn't pay royalties at all for tracks with less than a thousand streams.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
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This is like if Tyson stopped selling consumer chicken. RAM is about to cost as much as a brand new pc. The cost of everything from tablets, to phones, to laptops will skyrocket. All because AI data centers are consuming all the available RAM they can get.
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
Crucial memory will soon be a memory itself as Micron abandons consumers in favor of AI data centers
The RAM crisis is just getting started.
www.pcgamer.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This is like if Tyson stopped selling consumer chicken. RAM is about to cost as much as a brand new pc. The cost of everything from tablets, to phones, to laptops will skyrocket. All because AI data centers are consuming all the available RAM they can get.
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
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For me, this is the highlight of the meeting. A basic rule of clinical trials was asked of the acting director for the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, who is also an epidemiologist, and she got it completely wrong.
That is about as good a summary of the situation as can be offered.
That is about as good a summary of the situation as can be offered.
And as proof of her expertise, Malone softballs a question about the rule of 3's (number of people who need to get a vaccine to detect an adverse effect occurring in 1 out of x number of doses is roughly 3x) and she completely misses it and says tens of thousands are needed to detect a 1/1000 event
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
For me, this is the highlight of the meeting. A basic rule of clinical trials was asked of the acting director for the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, who is also an epidemiologist, and she got it completely wrong.
That is about as good a summary of the situation as can be offered.
That is about as good a summary of the situation as can be offered.
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Check out our cover article by @timjanicke.bsky.social and colleagues about the role of sexual selection in animal speciation. academic.oup.com/evlett/artic.... The beautiful illustration is by Katharina Bóth.
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Check out our cover article by @timjanicke.bsky.social and colleagues about the role of sexual selection in animal speciation. academic.oup.com/evlett/artic.... The beautiful illustration is by Katharina Bóth.
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This was not Amazon’s preferred plan, I’m told.
Talks broke down with USPS over its plan to auction off last-mile delivery contracts rather than ink an extension with Amazon.
It’s a very aggressive move from the new postmaster general, Davis Steiner.
We scooped on his hiring back in May.
Talks broke down with USPS over its plan to auction off last-mile delivery contracts rather than ink an extension with Amazon.
It’s a very aggressive move from the new postmaster general, Davis Steiner.
We scooped on his hiring back in May.
At Trump’s urging, USPS board to name FedEx official as postmaster general
David Steiner is a member of FedEx’s board and was previously the leader of sanitation company Waste Management.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This was not Amazon’s preferred plan, I’m told.
Talks broke down with USPS over its plan to auction off last-mile delivery contracts rather than ink an extension with Amazon.
It’s a very aggressive move from the new postmaster general, Davis Steiner.
We scooped on his hiring back in May.
Talks broke down with USPS over its plan to auction off last-mile delivery contracts rather than ink an extension with Amazon.
It’s a very aggressive move from the new postmaster general, Davis Steiner.
We scooped on his hiring back in May.
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the KKK was the secret society of the country club and college campus; of the judge and the sheriff, and later (still) the car dealership owner
it's not the broken down, rusted pickup truck outside a hovel; it's the freshly washed, lifted F-350 in the cul-de-sac
it's not the broken down, rusted pickup truck outside a hovel; it's the freshly washed, lifted F-350 in the cul-de-sac
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
the KKK was the secret society of the country club and college campus; of the judge and the sheriff, and later (still) the car dealership owner
it's not the broken down, rusted pickup truck outside a hovel; it's the freshly washed, lifted F-350 in the cul-de-sac
it's not the broken down, rusted pickup truck outside a hovel; it's the freshly washed, lifted F-350 in the cul-de-sac
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what the hell do you mean micron is exiting out of crucial consumer business
December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
what the hell do you mean micron is exiting out of crucial consumer business