James Pitt
@sahelanth.bsky.social
this is all Tiktaalik's fault
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I do also think GoT going off the rails with its own internal contradictions is what led to the You Must Build Economies That Make Sense conversations in 2010s SFF that… well, I haven’t really seen a lot of fruit from either
November 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I do also think GoT going off the rails with its own internal contradictions is what led to the You Must Build Economies That Make Sense conversations in 2010s SFF that… well, I haven’t really seen a lot of fruit from either
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Locals actually pronounce it “Worcester”
November 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Locals actually pronounce it “Worcester”
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takahē: a large, flightless bird, that was believed for decades to be extinct, has now been found and is round.
📷 Douglas Thorne
📷 Douglas Thorne
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
takahē: a large, flightless bird, that was believed for decades to be extinct, has now been found and is round.
📷 Douglas Thorne
📷 Douglas Thorne
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this was a great feature/gallery by @kendrawrites.com i keep on hand. most americans don’t know how bad it was
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this was a great feature/gallery by @kendrawrites.com i keep on hand. most americans don’t know how bad it was
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what if we kissed in the $300 inflatable cancerous colon
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
what if we kissed in the $300 inflatable cancerous colon
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One key thing about the current backlash against climate change is that it isn't grounded in any technical problems; it's purely the owners of fossil fuel assets trying to find greater fools to offload their investments on before they're completely worthless.
Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
One key thing about the current backlash against climate change is that it isn't grounded in any technical problems; it's purely the owners of fossil fuel assets trying to find greater fools to offload their investments on before they're completely worthless.
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1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
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Tangentially: who are some Good example of masculinity in pop culture you’d want to show to a boy/young man?
Giles, Samurai Jack, and Uncle Iroh are all guys I feel just fine with having my kid see and think are cool
Giles, Samurai Jack, and Uncle Iroh are all guys I feel just fine with having my kid see and think are cool
It’s also wild because Giles is an actually impressive figure of positive masculinity!
The fact that Whedon himself clearly carried a lot of resentment towards the pretty popular girls and…also make his self-insert a neurotic anti-ladiesman is also very interesting
The fact that Whedon himself clearly carried a lot of resentment towards the pretty popular girls and…also make his self-insert a neurotic anti-ladiesman is also very interesting
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Tangentially: who are some Good example of masculinity in pop culture you’d want to show to a boy/young man?
Giles, Samurai Jack, and Uncle Iroh are all guys I feel just fine with having my kid see and think are cool
Giles, Samurai Jack, and Uncle Iroh are all guys I feel just fine with having my kid see and think are cool
Chöd, doomscrolling, schadenfreude: the difference is illusory.
there is a long Tibetan Buddhist practice of meditating upon foulness, such as the death and decay of the body or your own consumption by demons, in order to achieve enlightenment. I have developed a new school of thought where we meditate on this instead.
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Chöd, doomscrolling, schadenfreude: the difference is illusory.
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This is by far the worst news about a Kennedy and a fired-off round to break on the date of November 22
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This is by far the worst news about a Kennedy and a fired-off round to break on the date of November 22
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appears to be an isolated case from a backyard flock exposure. risk to the public is low.
i know CDC can’t be trusted anymore, but “low” is the right assessment here. as usual, the state is leading the investigation and remains a reliable source of information
i know CDC can’t be trusted anymore, but “low” is the right assessment here. as usual, the state is leading the investigation and remains a reliable source of information
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
appears to be an isolated case from a backyard flock exposure. risk to the public is low.
i know CDC can’t be trusted anymore, but “low” is the right assessment here. as usual, the state is leading the investigation and remains a reliable source of information
i know CDC can’t be trusted anymore, but “low” is the right assessment here. as usual, the state is leading the investigation and remains a reliable source of information
I'm reading Sacred and Terrible Air.
Just hit a RHETORIC [Heroic: Failure] check.
Just hit a RHETORIC [Heroic: Failure] check.
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I'm reading Sacred and Terrible Air.
Just hit a RHETORIC [Heroic: Failure] check.
Just hit a RHETORIC [Heroic: Failure] check.
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the Democratic establishment is constantly complaining criticism from the left is per se unfair sabotage that damages the party and also constantly taking gratuitous shots at the left
this is trash and I don’t think it’s even electorally worthwhile trash
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
the Democratic establishment is constantly complaining criticism from the left is per se unfair sabotage that damages the party and also constantly taking gratuitous shots at the left
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once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
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#hourly #wah https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/wahs/photo_881@11-02-2019_17-01-40.jpg
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#hourly #wah https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/wahs/photo_881@11-02-2019_17-01-40.jpg
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'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
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163. Mirror case with attack on the castle of love, French, 14th century. I was actually looking for a different gothic ivory mirror case with an attack on the castle of love but this one (which unlike the one i was looking for i have not seein in person) will do too
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
163. Mirror case with attack on the castle of love, French, 14th century. I was actually looking for a different gothic ivory mirror case with an attack on the castle of love but this one (which unlike the one i was looking for i have not seein in person) will do too
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The bigger change is presentation, historically, these emails were visually chaotic: sudden colour changes, ALL CAPS, screenshots pasted at random. Classic signs of disordered thinking. Now they’re neat, structured, and grammatically consistent. The delusion hasn't changed, but the formatting has.
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The bigger change is presentation, historically, these emails were visually chaotic: sudden colour changes, ALL CAPS, screenshots pasted at random. Classic signs of disordered thinking. Now they’re neat, structured, and grammatically consistent. The delusion hasn't changed, but the formatting has.
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hey does anybody want to mind some rich moron's five neglected kids while getting malnutrition in a shack full of dangerous snakes lmk. no pay
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
hey does anybody want to mind some rich moron's five neglected kids while getting malnutrition in a shack full of dangerous snakes lmk. no pay
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little early for a snowman
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
little early for a snowman
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light has a quality called “polarization” which corresponds to the direction of the electric field in the wave
many animals have eyes adapted to see polarization—but with some effort, human discernment of light polarization is a learnable skill!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiding...
many animals have eyes adapted to see polarization—but with some effort, human discernment of light polarization is a learnable skill!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiding...
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
light has a quality called “polarization” which corresponds to the direction of the electric field in the wave
many animals have eyes adapted to see polarization—but with some effort, human discernment of light polarization is a learnable skill!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiding...
many animals have eyes adapted to see polarization—but with some effort, human discernment of light polarization is a learnable skill!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiding...
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I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
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Larry Summers’s co-teacher at Harvard:
“We will miss his insights and his wisdom”
Student:
“NO WE WON’T”
dude pretends he doesn’t hear, then intros Tony Blair lmao
“We will miss his insights and his wisdom”
Student:
“NO WE WON’T”
dude pretends he doesn’t hear, then intros Tony Blair lmao
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Larry Summers’s co-teacher at Harvard:
“We will miss his insights and his wisdom”
Student:
“NO WE WON’T”
dude pretends he doesn’t hear, then intros Tony Blair lmao
“We will miss his insights and his wisdom”
Student:
“NO WE WON’T”
dude pretends he doesn’t hear, then intros Tony Blair lmao
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Perhaps the most influential table in hunter-gatherer studies, published in Lee's chapter in the famous 1968 edited volume by Lee and DeVore titled, ironically, Man the Hunter 🧪 #BioAnth
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Perhaps the most influential table in hunter-gatherer studies, published in Lee's chapter in the famous 1968 edited volume by Lee and DeVore titled, ironically, Man the Hunter 🧪 #BioAnth