LFV SciRhet
@lfv-rhetrx.bsky.social
Runaway professor who is fascinated by too many things. Scientific Writer/Editor, scrawling in fountain pen, gardening, crafting, and taking too many photographs of our cats. Sings, filks, and shares random info at the slightest provocation.
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The DOJ had the power to investigate DeJoy for his needless destruction of government property and blatant attempts at election interference and disenfranchisement.
Much like with Trump there was a option to throw the fucker in jail. He wasn't being subtle. Dems made a choice to ignore the crimes.
Much like with Trump there was a option to throw the fucker in jail. He wasn't being subtle. Dems made a choice to ignore the crimes.
December 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The DOJ had the power to investigate DeJoy for his needless destruction of government property and blatant attempts at election interference and disenfranchisement.
Much like with Trump there was a option to throw the fucker in jail. He wasn't being subtle. Dems made a choice to ignore the crimes.
Much like with Trump there was a option to throw the fucker in jail. He wasn't being subtle. Dems made a choice to ignore the crimes.
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I hate how it was destroyed by DeJoy. I went last week to mail my step-dad’s gift, and the USPS clerk said Express wasn’t guaranteed, and priority would take about a week. 🤬
December 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I hate how it was destroyed by DeJoy. I went last week to mail my step-dad’s gift, and the USPS clerk said Express wasn’t guaranteed, and priority would take about a week. 🤬
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As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
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Okay. Since I posted this yesterday, so many people have tried to convince me that we "won" against crypto and it's dead. Because they don't hear about it anymore. I really need y'all to pay attention. Crypto is still huge. Not only is it not dead, it continues to cause massive harm.
DEI is banned. Cryptocurrency is still around and has largely succeeded at perpetuating the largest siphoning of wealth I think I'll ever see in my lifetime. Cops are still killing Black people, and now they get to kidnap everybody else too.
December 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Okay. Since I posted this yesterday, so many people have tried to convince me that we "won" against crypto and it's dead. Because they don't hear about it anymore. I really need y'all to pay attention. Crypto is still huge. Not only is it not dead, it continues to cause massive harm.
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A little reminder that I'm immune suppressed because I take chemotherapy pills weekly for my RA. I mask everywhere. Watching rapid CDC disassembly and throttling of vaccinations means I don't go out much anymore. I would give anything to have dinner in a restaurant with friends. F U Stewart
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A little reminder that I'm immune suppressed because I take chemotherapy pills weekly for my RA. I mask everywhere. Watching rapid CDC disassembly and throttling of vaccinations means I don't go out much anymore. I would give anything to have dinner in a restaurant with friends. F U Stewart
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I mean you’ve really gotta wonder why the Trump DOJ was collecting travel information about a reporter who helped blow the lid off the Epstein coverup in Florida.
Or maybe we don’t have to wonder at all.
Or maybe we don’t have to wonder at all.
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I mean you’ve really gotta wonder why the Trump DOJ was collecting travel information about a reporter who helped blow the lid off the Epstein coverup in Florida.
Or maybe we don’t have to wonder at all.
Or maybe we don’t have to wonder at all.
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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The vice president is a cynical shapeshifter, willing to say anything—and be anybody—to become the most powerful person in America. trib.al/2vPsgND
There is nobody he won’t betray, and no principle he won’t cast aside, in his quest to accrue more fame and power.
There is nobody he won’t betray, and no principle he won’t cast aside, in his quest to accrue more fame and power.
December 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The vice president is a cynical shapeshifter, willing to say anything—and be anybody—to become the most powerful person in America. trib.al/2vPsgND
There is nobody he won’t betray, and no principle he won’t cast aside, in his quest to accrue more fame and power.
There is nobody he won’t betray, and no principle he won’t cast aside, in his quest to accrue more fame and power.
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
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This is why "waiting to see if it gets worse" is a problem.
Viral replication is exponential. By the time you feel "sick enough" to go to urgent care, you may have missed the window to keep that curve small.
Test fast. Treat fast. Deny the virus that AUC.
www.patreon.com/posts/dealin...
Viral replication is exponential. By the time you feel "sick enough" to go to urgent care, you may have missed the window to keep that curve small.
Test fast. Treat fast. Deny the virus that AUC.
www.patreon.com/posts/dealin...
December 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This is why "waiting to see if it gets worse" is a problem.
Viral replication is exponential. By the time you feel "sick enough" to go to urgent care, you may have missed the window to keep that curve small.
Test fast. Treat fast. Deny the virus that AUC.
www.patreon.com/posts/dealin...
Viral replication is exponential. By the time you feel "sick enough" to go to urgent care, you may have missed the window to keep that curve small.
Test fast. Treat fast. Deny the virus that AUC.
www.patreon.com/posts/dealin...
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Flu antivirals don't kill the virus—they stop it from replicating. That's why the "take within 48 hours" guidance isn't arbitrary: every hour you wait means more virus for your body to deal with. Here's how to test at home and get treatment fast ⤵
www.patreon.com/posts/146890...
www.patreon.com/posts/146890...
December 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Flu antivirals don't kill the virus—they stop it from replicating. That's why the "take within 48 hours" guidance isn't arbitrary: every hour you wait means more virus for your body to deal with. Here's how to test at home and get treatment fast ⤵
www.patreon.com/posts/146890...
www.patreon.com/posts/146890...
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So ironically, the one thing sloppers crave the most (ownership of IP, unfettered piratical annexation of marketable talent) is the one thing every courtroom has already agreed they don't and will never have.
December 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So ironically, the one thing sloppers crave the most (ownership of IP, unfettered piratical annexation of marketable talent) is the one thing every courtroom has already agreed they don't and will never have.
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As a reminder: Even if I didn't consider using genAI environmentally destructive, creatively bankrupt, and morally indefensible (which I do), courts ruled it is *not subject to copyright.* If someone, theoretically, published a genAI title, and it popped off? There is no defending ownership of it.
December 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
As a reminder: Even if I didn't consider using genAI environmentally destructive, creatively bankrupt, and morally indefensible (which I do), courts ruled it is *not subject to copyright.* If someone, theoretically, published a genAI title, and it popped off? There is no defending ownership of it.
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Nothing says "publisher prepping for 2026" like adding "Both of us promise to never never NEVER use genAI in this project, and if either of us do, deal's fuck'n OFF" clause to your publishing contracts.
December 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Nothing says "publisher prepping for 2026" like adding "Both of us promise to never never NEVER use genAI in this project, and if either of us do, deal's fuck'n OFF" clause to your publishing contracts.
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"I’m not ashamed to be called a Luddite for my rejection of AI in my creative work. I’ve already discussed how AI isn’t great for technical writing – it’s a solution to the wrong problem. AI is even worse as a tool for creative writing."
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covell.ca/2024/11/28/o...
December 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"I’m not ashamed to be called a Luddite for my rejection of AI in my creative work. I’ve already discussed how AI isn’t great for technical writing – it’s a solution to the wrong problem. AI is even worse as a tool for creative writing."
covell.ca/2024/11/28/o...
covell.ca/2024/11/28/o...
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I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
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Data center growth and billion dollar deals are fulfilling Sam Altman's comparison of OpenAI to the rise and dominance of the Roman Empire.
But at some point, where will the energy and resources to run them come from? What will the demand really be?
"Even Rome eventually collapsed."
But at some point, where will the energy and resources to run them come from? What will the demand really be?
"Even Rome eventually collapsed."
The battle for AI dominance has left a large footprint—and it’s only getting bigger and more expensive. www.wired.com/story/expire...
Billion-Dollar Data Centers Are Taking Over the World
The battle for AI dominance has left a large footprint—and it’s only getting bigger and more expensive.
www.wired.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Data center growth and billion dollar deals are fulfilling Sam Altman's comparison of OpenAI to the rise and dominance of the Roman Empire.
But at some point, where will the energy and resources to run them come from? What will the demand really be?
"Even Rome eventually collapsed."
But at some point, where will the energy and resources to run them come from? What will the demand really be?
"Even Rome eventually collapsed."
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Elon Musk and Trump’s DOGE was actually one of the most inefficient and dishonest efforts of all time. They produced negligible savings at ENORMOUS cost to human lives and our national security.
Here are the numbers:
Here are the numbers:
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Elon Musk and Trump’s DOGE was actually one of the most inefficient and dishonest efforts of all time. They produced negligible savings at ENORMOUS cost to human lives and our national security.
Here are the numbers:
Here are the numbers:
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This is the world Justice Kavanaugh sanctioned in his foolish & unnecessary concurring opinion to the Court’s order in Noem v Vasquez Perdomo. His hopes of cleaning up that blunder with a plaintive footnote in last week’s concurring opinion in Trump v. Illinois, demonstrates his staggering naïveté.
"'I have my ID!' Mubashir shouted repeatedly, as heard on the video. The agents do not respond."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
ICE agents tackle, arrest American citizen in Minneapolis
Federal immigration agents tackled and arrested a Somali American man in Minneapolis on Tuesday and detained him for about two hours for no apparent reason other than his ethnicity.
www.mprnews.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is the world Justice Kavanaugh sanctioned in his foolish & unnecessary concurring opinion to the Court’s order in Noem v Vasquez Perdomo. His hopes of cleaning up that blunder with a plaintive footnote in last week’s concurring opinion in Trump v. Illinois, demonstrates his staggering naïveté.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Always good to keep in mind that Guardian has a partnership with OpenAI.
Could AI relationships actually be good for us?
From companionship to psychotherapy, technology could meet unmet needs – but it needs to be handled responsibly
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Always good to keep in mind that Guardian has a partnership with OpenAI.
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I assume this sort of thing is true of every single ICE employee.
Local ICE leader arrested for strangling a woman he lives with and is now being held in the Butler County jail (where ICE has been holding people)
www.citybeat.com/news/update-...
www.citybeat.com/news/update-...
UPDATE: Cincinnati ICE Leader Accused of Strangling Woman Now Faces Federal Charge, Booked into Butler County Jail
"This may be the first time an ICE agent is incarcerated in his own ICE jail," said Lynn Tramonte, executive director of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance.
www.citybeat.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I assume this sort of thing is true of every single ICE employee.
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will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
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Elite free speech discourse has culminated in state action to compel labor
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Elite free speech discourse has culminated in state action to compel labor