John B. Cole
@johnbcole.com
Dairy cattle geneticist, mediocre Python programmer, eccentric cat gentleman, Irish bouzouki owner, LSMSA, LSU.
I *so not* a fashion guy, but, seriously, what is up with that shoe?!
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I *so not* a fashion guy, but, seriously, what is up with that shoe?!
I feel this in my soul, but in my case it's human geneticists discovering something an animal or plant breeder did in the 1970s and publishing it Nature because "UK BioBank".
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I feel this in my soul, but in my case it's human geneticists discovering something an animal or plant breeder did in the 1970s and publishing it Nature because "UK BioBank".
Dude just had a weeks-long vacation on our dime and he's "overworked"? Implausible. He's simply having a hard time with the ages-old problem of getting what you think you want, only to find out it's different than you thought it would be. He's lazy, and he thought the job would be easy.
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Dude just had a weeks-long vacation on our dime and he's "overworked"? Implausible. He's simply having a hard time with the ages-old problem of getting what you think you want, only to find out it's different than you thought it would be. He's lazy, and he thought the job would be easy.
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What I want to hear Democrats say specifically is “we are setting out to redraw these districts to undo decades of GOP gerrymandering.”
COOK POLITICAL: Republicans “may have had a blind spot: the extent to which Democrats could push .. in blue states to fight back.” 🤡
@cookpolitical.com #Redistrict
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
@cookpolitical.com #Redistrict
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What I want to hear Democrats say specifically is “we are setting out to redraw these districts to undo decades of GOP gerrymandering.”
Amazing!
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Amazing!
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key lime pie crushes cheese cake. not even close
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
key lime pie crushes cheese cake. not even close
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isaac chotiner came to my house and tricked me into admitting we weren’t out of ice cream in front of my five year old daughter
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
isaac chotiner came to my house and tricked me into admitting we weren’t out of ice cream in front of my five year old daughter
Parabéns, Brasil!
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Parabéns, Brasil!
@adsa.org what on Earth is this? I can no longer access JDS or JDS Communications. "Please be aware your IP has been blocked due to your recent activity." If the Elsevier system is flagging me as a bot because I'm blocking all of their spyware, tracking cookies, etc., that needs to be fixed ASAP.
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@adsa.org what on Earth is this? I can no longer access JDS or JDS Communications. "Please be aware your IP has been blocked due to your recent activity." If the Elsevier system is flagging me as a bot because I'm blocking all of their spyware, tracking cookies, etc., that needs to be fixed ASAP.
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do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
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Stop hiring dudes with the last name Kelly to coach your football team
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Stop hiring dudes with the last name Kelly to coach your football team
If you'd like to own some firat-rate Americana to get you through the holidays, @americanaquarium.bsky.social has all their CDs on sale for $5! Already have them? They make great gifts!
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November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
If you'd like to own some firat-rate Americana to get you through the holidays, @americanaquarium.bsky.social has all their CDs on sale for $5! Already have them? They make great gifts!
www.americanaquarium.com/store/cds
www.americanaquarium.com/store/cds
Wow, Chuck Schumer less-popular than Mike Johnson. That's what you get for having no discernible principles. At least Johnson is an open Christofascist.
Lots more in the poll, including this on party/leader favorability ratings. Sorry Chuckie
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wow, Chuck Schumer less-popular than Mike Johnson. That's what you get for having no discernible principles. At least Johnson is an open Christofascist.
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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People disagreeing with you is not the same as people not understanding you.
And if you have somehow expressed yourself so badly that *nobody* is understanding you correctly, have you considered that that's a problem with you, not everyone else?
And if you have somehow expressed yourself so badly that *nobody* is understanding you correctly, have you considered that that's a problem with you, not everyone else?
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
People disagreeing with you is not the same as people not understanding you.
And if you have somehow expressed yourself so badly that *nobody* is understanding you correctly, have you considered that that's a problem with you, not everyone else?
And if you have somehow expressed yourself so badly that *nobody* is understanding you correctly, have you considered that that's a problem with you, not everyone else?
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
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'no kings' includes draft kings, as far as i am concerned
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
'no kings' includes draft kings, as far as i am concerned
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Whether it’s Barack Obama, appearing in a tan suit or Donald Trump appearing 1700 times in Jeffrey Epstein‘s emails, both presidents made some highly controversial appearances.
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Whether it’s Barack Obama, appearing in a tan suit or Donald Trump appearing 1700 times in Jeffrey Epstein‘s emails, both presidents made some highly controversial appearances.
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
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"Teenage Wasteland" is maybe the best two-word phrase in rock history and frickin Pete Townshend had to name the song "Baba O'Riley"
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"Teenage Wasteland" is maybe the best two-word phrase in rock history and frickin Pete Townshend had to name the song "Baba O'Riley"
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i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
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I wish I could remember who said it, but I recently heard the phrase, “They’re encouraging a culture war so that nobody notices the class war.”
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I wish I could remember who said it, but I recently heard the phrase, “They’re encouraging a culture war so that nobody notices the class war.”
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Tax the rich. Billionaire tears not pictured.
November 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Tax the rich. Billionaire tears not pictured.