Jesse 💚 Hippos
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Jesse 💚 Hippos
@hippoguy.bsky.social
I am. (he/him/his)
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"How do you know that? How do you know things??"

I don't know, man. Books, essays, I continued to be curious after I was finished with formal education? It's not witchcraft, just keep learning things.
December 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Every installment of this MTG rehabilitation tour feels like “Nice Scorpion Regrets Past Stings, Needs Help With River Crossing!”
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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"Protecting" Nigerian Christians was a nakedly political move. If he wanted to save lives he could save 600,000 by reinstating USAID without firing a shot. This was not a Christian act, this was a play for Christian votes in the face of massive moral and ethical failure.
December 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Marrying into a competitive family when I'm far from competitive makes me feel anthropological when I attend holiday gatherings.
December 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Writers, please don’t use genAI to create illustrations either. Support human artists.

If you like visual prompts, collecting oracle and tarot decks is a fantastic way to combine this support for art into your writing practice.
December 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Just finished the main battle in Verso’s drafts. Tougher than I expected, but fun and a nice addition to the story.
December 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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For today only (Dec 14) All Systems Red (1st book in The Murderbot Diaries) is on sale across all US ebook retailers for $2.99 (published by Tordotcom, edited by @leeharris.net cover art by Jaime Jones) www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
All Systems Red ebook by Martha Wells - Rakuten Kobo
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December 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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If you need a chatbot to tell you what to buy someone, reconsider if you're close enough to be buying them a gift in the first place.
Roughly 42% of shoppers are already using A.I. tools for their holiday shopping, a recent survey found. More than half of Generation Z and millennial respondents said they trusted A.I. to recommend unique gifts. nyti.ms/4pocGQc
A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season
New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I re-used this hack last night after discovering it earlier this year. It's wildly helpful!
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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There’s one person squarely to blame for Trump’s corruption, authoritarianism & assault on democracy: John Roberts. He’s enabled so much of Trump’s lawlessness while somehow escaping accountability for it

New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.

The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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A lot of choices being made by reporters who hear “quiet piggy” and just clam up or continue asking different questions like that didn’t just happen.
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Jesus fucking Christ
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I have a new favorite literary line:

He shrugged. “So now we know things about each other.”
-from Network Effect by @marthawells.com

For context, you'll just have to read the book. Trust me, it's worth it.
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
You know how your brain can be both brilliant and incredibly stupid at the same time?

I somehow made it to mid-40s believing that 4 Non Blondes were, in fact, blonde. I don't know how/when those wires got crossed, but I just realized I was wrong.
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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"save your anger for 2026" wait you think I'll run out in a year this is why I hate amateurs
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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I hate Mitch McConnell, but you know if he were in Schumer’s position he would have threatened to shove a scalding hot fireplace poker up anyone’s ass who threatened to break rank and vote yes.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
THIS is why local independent media is so important. Getting facts, not speculation, to all of us as quickly as possible.
I know, I know, media is DYING right? But LOCAL media is still out here doing the work, showing up, donning masks to breathe in fewer petroleum fumes and delivering the information our communities need. Allow me to demonstrate.
November 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Dear Democrats: This should be the easiest possible thing to message between now and midterms. Don’t screw this up.
Hours after SNAP, WIC, Head Start, and other critical benefits expired for millions of Americans, Donald Trump is arriving at his golf club in Florida.
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Autistic regulation tip for your morning -

Don’t chase calm.

Seek out what your capacity is.

Regulation isn’t about silence.

It’s about enough energy to keep going.
November 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM