James "The X-Stein Files" Dominguez
@jamesjdominguez.bsky.social
50-year-old teenager. Writer, thinker, video game fan, obsessive cat dad. Creates things when ADHD goblins allow. He/him, proud poly bisexual, living on stolen Woiwurrung country in Naarm (Melbourne). Avatar by Hien Pham, kitty photo by me.
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A friend of mine got surgery so that the left and right sides of his body are both perfectly smooth and vertical. It might seem strange, but I think he's fully justified.
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“Amanda..was fiddling around with her social media settings..she noticed someone else had been regularly logging on to her account.”It all clicked..at times he would say things that sounded very much like what I had been talking to family about in a group chat””
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Amanda's husband seemed able to read her mind. Then she learnt why
Amanda's husband always seemed to just know things. When fiddling around with her social media settings, she discovered how he had been using technology to gaslight her.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“Amanda..was fiddling around with her social media settings..she noticed someone else had been regularly logging on to her account.”It all clicked..at times he would say things that sounded very much like what I had been talking to family about in a group chat””
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
You can bet the build quality will be light years ahead of the shoddy crap Tesla is putting out.
I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You can bet the build quality will be light years ahead of the shoddy crap Tesla is putting out.
Pure wholesomeness.
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Pure wholesomeness.
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The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Augustus Osborne Lamplough (British, 1877-1930)
The Gate to the East (Port Said)
Watercolour, 35.5 x 52cm
Private collection
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
The Gate to the East (Port Said)
Watercolour, 35.5 x 52cm
Private collection
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Augustus Osborne Lamplough (British, 1877-1930)
The Gate to the East (Port Said)
Watercolour, 35.5 x 52cm
Private collection
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
The Gate to the East (Port Said)
Watercolour, 35.5 x 52cm
Private collection
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
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imagine the disappointment gamers with a religious kink feel every time a game claims it has cross play
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
imagine the disappointment gamers with a religious kink feel every time a game claims it has cross play
I always thought Udo Kier was in 2001 and Black Christmas, so today I just realised that I've been mixing up Udo Kier and Keir Dullea for years.
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I always thought Udo Kier was in 2001 and Black Christmas, so today I just realised that I've been mixing up Udo Kier and Keir Dullea for years.
Jesus, why does Kash Patel always look like he's just sharted and he's hoping nobody notices?
DC jury acquitted the Sandwich Guy. Lindsay Halligan can’t even bring an indictment because she’s not legit. Jeanine Pirro couldn't get a conviction because she’s incompetent.
As the judge pointed out, incompetent Pam Bondi completely screwed up the appointment of Halligan in violation of the law.
As the judge pointed out, incompetent Pam Bondi completely screwed up the appointment of Halligan in violation of the law.
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Jesus, why does Kash Patel always look like he's just sharted and he's hoping nobody notices?
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Join your union.
In Australia, union fees are tax deductible, and the benefits of being a union member (representation, legal advice, discounts on things, enterprise agreements, etc) far outweigh the cost.
Don't let your employer screw you over
In Australia, union fees are tax deductible, and the benefits of being a union member (representation, legal advice, discounts on things, enterprise agreements, etc) far outweigh the cost.
Don't let your employer screw you over
For The Workers | Join Your Union Today | Australian Unions
Make the best decision of your working life by joining nearly two million union members. Together, we fight for higher wages, better conditions and stronger work rights for all.
www.australianunions.org.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Join your union.
In Australia, union fees are tax deductible, and the benefits of being a union member (representation, legal advice, discounts on things, enterprise agreements, etc) far outweigh the cost.
Don't let your employer screw you over
In Australia, union fees are tax deductible, and the benefits of being a union member (representation, legal advice, discounts on things, enterprise agreements, etc) far outweigh the cost.
Don't let your employer screw you over
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The UK is about to give the US an extra £3bn a year.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The UK is about to give the US an extra £3bn a year.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
I gave the clue "spearmint milkshake" in my first game and scored zero points.
My knowledge of colors is not sophisticated enough for this game.
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I gave the clue "spearmint milkshake" in my first game and scored zero points.
The first novel I ever read where some events happened only a few blocks from my house. The movie version is little-seen but excellent.
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The first novel I ever read where some events happened only a few blocks from my house. The movie version is little-seen but excellent.
Newly-hatched tawny frogmouths are angry dustbunnies.
!!!!! Omg the babies!
!!!!!!!!!!This one from WIRES!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!This one from WIRES!!!!!!!
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Newly-hatched tawny frogmouths are angry dustbunnies.
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In the grocery store lineup just now:
Old man: And how are you doing, young one?
Me: I'm good, thanks!
Old man: That's the way it should be.
Me: And what are you up to this evening?
Old man: Oh, watching movies.
Me: Hey, me too! Whatcha watching?
Old man: I like that paranormal shit.
Old man: And how are you doing, young one?
Me: I'm good, thanks!
Old man: That's the way it should be.
Me: And what are you up to this evening?
Old man: Oh, watching movies.
Me: Hey, me too! Whatcha watching?
Old man: I like that paranormal shit.
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
In the grocery store lineup just now:
Old man: And how are you doing, young one?
Me: I'm good, thanks!
Old man: That's the way it should be.
Me: And what are you up to this evening?
Old man: Oh, watching movies.
Me: Hey, me too! Whatcha watching?
Old man: I like that paranormal shit.
Old man: And how are you doing, young one?
Me: I'm good, thanks!
Old man: That's the way it should be.
Me: And what are you up to this evening?
Old man: Oh, watching movies.
Me: Hey, me too! Whatcha watching?
Old man: I like that paranormal shit.
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Breaking: Administration officials working overtime to find turkeys with sexual assault and crypto scam convictions so the President can pardon them
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Breaking: Administration officials working overtime to find turkeys with sexual assault and crypto scam convictions so the President can pardon them
I love my heat pump. With four adults in the house running the dishwasher and washing machine, we've never one had the hot water run out during a shower.
Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I love my heat pump. With four adults in the house running the dishwasher and washing machine, we've never one had the hot water run out during a shower.
Amazing news. Bacteriophages are our best hope of surviving antibiotic resistance, so anything that makes them more therapeutically effective is one more step away from the edge.
I like this new phage paper by Ghatbale et al.
It appears that host range and killing power of phages targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains can increase in lab evolution.
The narrow host range of phages is a serious issue in using them clinically against resistant infections. 🧪
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It appears that host range and killing power of phages targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains can increase in lab evolution.
The narrow host range of phages is a serious issue in using them clinically against resistant infections. 🧪
1/3
Experimental phage evolution results in expanded host ranges against antibiotic resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates - Nature Communications
Ghatbale et al. adapted a co-evolutionary technique to develop Klebsiella pneumoniae phages to be highly active longitudinally against K. pneumoniae clinical isolates, including drug resistant isolate...
www.nature.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Amazing news. Bacteriophages are our best hope of surviving antibiotic resistance, so anything that makes them more therapeutically effective is one more step away from the edge.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
BRB, crumbling into a skeleton like at the end of Last Crusade.
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
BRB, crumbling into a skeleton like at the end of Last Crusade.
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Tesla Q3 2025 California sales were down 9% YoY despite the huge rush for BEVs ahead of the Sept-30th expiry of the $7,500 tax credit.
The BEV market ex-Tesla grew by 29% YoY in Q3, causing Tesla's share of California's BEV market to drop from 57% in Q3 2024 to 48%.
www.cncda.org/news/califor...
The BEV market ex-Tesla grew by 29% YoY in Q3, causing Tesla's share of California's BEV market to drop from 57% in Q3 2024 to 48%.
www.cncda.org/news/califor...
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Tesla Q3 2025 California sales were down 9% YoY despite the huge rush for BEVs ahead of the Sept-30th expiry of the $7,500 tax credit.
The BEV market ex-Tesla grew by 29% YoY in Q3, causing Tesla's share of California's BEV market to drop from 57% in Q3 2024 to 48%.
www.cncda.org/news/califor...
The BEV market ex-Tesla grew by 29% YoY in Q3, causing Tesla's share of California's BEV market to drop from 57% in Q3 2024 to 48%.
www.cncda.org/news/califor...
Yes, he went there.
Rep. Eugene Vindman: " I want to start by condemning the president for calling for six Democratic members of Congress, all of whom are patriots who served our country to be hanged. It is the kind of thing we expect from a Saudi Crown Prince, not an American President."
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Yes, he went there.
Oh for fuck's sake...
US warns airlines of potential hazards when flying over Venezuela reut.rs/4rfXSFb
US warns airlines of potential hazards when flying over Venezuela
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned major airlines on Friday of a "potentially hazardous situation" when flying over Venezuela and urged them to exercise caution.
reut.rs
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Oh for fuck's sake...
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Showing up in the Epstein Files because you were a thorn in the side of one of his buddies is a serious flex. Rebecca Watson has been doing great work for a long time now.
youtu.be/VNLdyWPAz18?...
youtu.be/VNLdyWPAz18?...
So I'm in the Epstein Files
YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Showing up in the Epstein Files because you were a thorn in the side of one of his buddies is a serious flex. Rebecca Watson has been doing great work for a long time now.
youtu.be/VNLdyWPAz18?...
youtu.be/VNLdyWPAz18?...