“What’s the city in Italy that’s wet?”—me, struggling to remember the name of Venice
J. Clark🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦🇭🇰🇵🇷
@clarkjosephf.bsky.social
Ohioan, autistic. Enthusiast for gardening; left-ish politics; American pragmatism; and hard sf, particularly spec-evo. (they/them)
Lots of focus on the need to pack the SCOTUS. But we also need to pack the circuit courts and add a ton of district court judgeships. [THREAD]
"It's about protecting women's sports which, by the way, I hate more than anything in the world."
Sonicscrewdriv4@sonicscrewdriv4.bsky.social · 2d agoWhat sort of delusional BS is this??? www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...
I know this would be closing the barn door after he horse has been reelected president, but if Democrats win both chambers I'd really like to see a concurrent resolution deeming January 6 an insurrection under 14(3). 1/
can movies be art, like videogames?
BE SAFE THIS SUMMER! We all love the beach, but make sure to check if the beach you're on will make you age rapidly before laying down your towel!
*remembering my trans friends don't like the word 'folks' or being called brave* you guys are fucking cowards
Hey y'all! I am getting FFS at the end of August and made a GoFundMe to try and help cover part of the costs. If you could share this around or if you are able to donate, I'd greatly appreciate it. ❤️ gofund.me/63fe713c5
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Hugh Jackman just wants to sing and dance but his horrible sons keep ruining their custom gaming chairs by dripping acidic sauces onto the upholstery, forcing their dad to keep playing Wolverine for the X-Money : (
“More than 50 detainees have died during President Trump’s second term, at an average rate of one death every six days.” “Deaths in detention deserve the same scrutiny as high-profile, public killings by immigration agents.”
Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 5d ago“The administration’s response to the rising number of detainee deaths is to change the way it reports them.” Truly trying to erase reality everywhere. thehill.com/opinion/immi...
Hey Philadelphia!! Do you want this mural on your building?? Here’s what we’re looking for: You must own the building. Must be in Philly The flatter the surface the better! The more people that will see it the better. We want to install in September Email me if that's you SkypeAScientist@gmail.com
Upwards of 200,00 people may have lost their jobs today; or will in the upcoming days. There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.
Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last wk.My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
The first trans kid I met, circa 1995 was 13 and on estrogen. She's 43 now and living her best life. That was the *norm* until some busy body cis people went "BUT... what if they change their miiiiinds."
Katra Ariello, Golden Apple Audio 🏳️⚧️@katrafiy.bsky.social · last wk.i think it's important for people to remember that puberty blockers *were* the "moderate, compromise" position.
the AI companies hate us. they think we’re stupid and they’re laughing at us.
Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele@drdragases.bsky.social · last wk.No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.
Nanjing Paleontological Museum has an in-house traditional Chinese artist, Li Chen, creating paintings of famous Chinese dinosaurs. These are from 2022 exhibition "From Dragon to Bird" and can be purchased in the museum as postcards or book《从龙到鸟系列 科学艺术化石复原图》
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Hey! So, this has gotten worse! I previously shared here that Acton and her campaign were set to meet with the ODP Progressive Caucus leadership on the 28th. That's today, and it was a worst case scenario. (1/?)
Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 2w ago1. In major news, the Ohio Dem Party has banned the Progressive Caucus from criticizing candidate for Gov. Amy Acton's transphobia. It has now applied more pressure to quiet criticism of anti-trans politics than it has on its own nominee to stop embracing them. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Becoming increasingly apparent why these guys don’t like HR ladies
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last wk.Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:
The sea coloring in Nolan's The Odyssey have been criticized for being on the blue end of the spectrum rather than "wine-dark." This skips around the alternative hypothesis, that a third type of wine, a Blue to go with the Reds and White, was lost in the bronze age collapse and never rediscovered.
Something I've talked about elsewhere is that the class action lawsuits "we" win tend to give us something very low in compensation. Generally, a fast food meal or two. While the company who harmed us pays out very little as a proportion of their revenue. (continued)
Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · last wk.Remember: Data show the US isn't actually more litigious than any other country. Instead, we're underregulated relative to other countries, because corporations keep telling lawmakers that courts and lawsuits will do the job that regulations are supposed to do.
“If this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
The American Transgender Refugee Crisis
If this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.
liberalcurrents.com
[opens mouth, exhales onto Overton Window, writes “ PLEH” in the condensation]
i think it's important for people to remember that puberty blockers *were* the "moderate, compromise" position.
I wrote about how much Americans wagered on sports betting in 2025 and how it’s more than they spent on movies, art, museums and music combined. Read my article @fortunemagazine.bsky.social fortune.com/2026/07/26/g...
Gambling becomes America's favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined | Fortune
Americans wagered $166 billion on sports last year, more than Hollywood, the music industry, books, and museums combined.
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The Dinosaur Renaissance changed our view of dinosaurs, and it did so, in part, through making myths about what paleontologists used to think. My latest newsletter, exclusive on Buttondown. 🦕🧪 buttondown.com/restingdinof...
I Want My DinoTV: The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs
Part of the Dinosaur Renaissance was setting up a false narrative of scientific progress.
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A question: does anyone know about communities or groups for scientists who are committed to writing without the use of LLMs / genAI?
I am very ashamed to live in a country where people will wake up with the terror that the secret police are coming to kidnap them, separate them from their families, and brutalize or even kill them because they are not white.