because this asshole so happens to be jewish, i would like to note that, in judaism, it's ethically and morally forbidden to evade taxes because you are robbing the poor of their share in your wealth that god has generously blessed you with so that you may benefit spiritually from helping them.

'viktor shtrum'@viktorshtrum.bsky.social · yesterday

death penalty

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research has actually become a lot harder now that google doesn't really recognize booleans anymore

I think it became “fun” for other people to call out questionable representation and to me it felt like more of clout chasing than sincere efforts to reconcile history. Things like demanding FSU remove the ‘Nole branding when the tribe is like “STFU we get money from this” said a lot to me

Feels fitting to go vote early for a Trans Woman in my armor.

LA County confirmed that SoCal Edison's unused transmission tower started the Eaton Fire, which destroyed much of Altadena. The tower had been dormant since the 70's, but was left up anyway. It energized in the high wind and sent molten metal into dry brush underneath. www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/u...

Southern California Edison equipment blamed for 2025 Eaton fire in Los Angeles | CNN

Sparks from an idle transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison caused the 2025 Eaton fire in the Los Angeles area that killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,400 homes and businesses, ...

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It’s funny how Republicans claim that Dems count dead people’s votes while Mitch McConnell is still (possibly) a thing. Every accusation…

The best way to protect free speech is to exercise it.

As "Cathy" so aptly put it: "The thing that is a good tool for the skilled people is being sold as a thing to reduce the number of skilled people hired": bsky.app/profile/cath... 51/

Cathy@cathyby.bsky.social · 4d ago

It's almost like a Greek myth. The thing that is a good tool for the skilled people is being sold as a thing to reduce the number of skilled people hired.

Hey, you ever heard me (constantly) going on about Babylon 5? It's starting to air, in its entirety, on YouTube.

Midnight on the Firing Line | S1 E1 | Babylon 5

YouTube video by Babylon 5

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Nome@nome.bsky.social · last yr.

Broke: Star Trek says humans will abandon all religion in the future. Woke: Dune says religion will continue to be both a source of strength and a tool of control for oppressed peoples. Bespoke: Babylon 5 says we'll get MORE religions, and Jews will have to sort out what alien foods are kosher.

As they amass more money and power, the public views billionaires as sweaty psychos Scrooge McDucking their way into evil amounts of cash. The collective ick emerging raises a question that wealthy men might prioritize over ethical perceptions: Have billionaires become categorically unfuckable?

No One Wants to Sleep With Billionaires

Wealth used to be helpful in the dating pool, but a growing class of billionaires are proving that money can't buy love.

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If Obama replied to this post with the Mean Girls “Why are you so obsessed with me?” meme he should automatically become president again.

The October Daye series is the best Urban Fantasy series I've read, completely exploding what you can do with the genre. Also, if she wins, maybe we will be able to get them published in the UK too and not rely on American imports?

Seanan McGuire@seananmcguire.bsky.social · 4d ago

As we enter the last week of Hugo voting, a reminder that October Daye is up for Best Series, and winning would be made SO MUCH SWEETER by the fact that I could take my trophy and inform the room "I'm going to Disneyland," then ACTUALLY DO IT, since Disneyland will be less than a mile away. WOW!

Ken Paxton failed to disclose he secretly purchased real estate worth millions of dollars in Hawaii, Florida, and Utah. Experts say this is a direct violation of Texas state ethics rules.

Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" is set on August 4th, 2026. It has an audiobook read by Leonard Nimoy. It is 15 minutes long. We give our last closing warning at 1945, for a 2000 closure. Tonight, the whole library is listening to a story set in the far future of today.

He is so good at this

lifehack !! if you take a gallon of milk, pour it into a bucket, add a whole rotisserie chicken to it, dump in a half bottle of barbecue sauce, and leave it in the summer sun for 40 minutes, youve ruined a whole bunch of perfectly good food. idiot

You know ai is the future because every time a popular creator gets caught using it they have to make big dramatic statements and beg their viewers for forgiveness

🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

The left is getting the Catholic Church in the divorce? That Catholic Church? The Roman one? You sure?? Aight I guess but we need to talk a little about that one internally

Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 4d ago

NEW: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, facing ethics inquiries for misconduct, has threatened to strip state scholarships from Catholic schools unless the Church rewrites its vaccine doctrine. It is an unprecedented attack by an American state on the religious liberty of the Catholic Church.

I drove my ex-MIL up a wall by insisting on unboxing the collector Barbies she gave the kid so that kid could PLAY with them. Dolls left in their boxes go insane! We also took the tags off the beanie babies. Spot Dog and Bear needed CUDDLES, not tags!

miss fern 🏳️‍⚧️😘@miss-fern.bsky.social · 4d ago

unseal your cards, unseal your comics, take things out of the fucking box. it's all just cardboard and plastic. fuck the resale market

Man at laundromat started in on me about my mask, called me “dangerous.” Other guy flew in all “Bro, is this children’s librarian gym teacher scaring you? You afraid she’s gonna give you a pep talk about literacy? So dangerous!” Very fair read, mister. 😂😷

Yeah it costs us so much. A switch from billing through iOS to browser is a big boost to the Patreons you support.

doc@docseuss.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'm begging you not to use apple products. This shit is devastating to creators like me

I wonder how loud people would be if any other minority group was told by Amnesty International that their rights aren't human rights

As someone who had seen the movies back in the day, I can say with confidence that JK Rowling is basically a death eater. If you know what that means, you have a moral duty to not do anything else to give her any money. Find a new franchise. If you don't know what that means, keep it that way.

You don't have to be overtly political. But working with right wingers because "keeping politics out of the hobby" is aligning with them. Apolitical stances ALWAYS favor the oppressors. You might grouse about it, but that's a fact, jack. You say a LOT by who you choose to collaborate with.

The funny thing is... in the article blurb, it says, "This is spiritual warfare." She's right of course... of her against everybody else. If you badger people who can't get away from you, that's just bullying or a kind of repetition-based brainwashing - nobody has a right to do that.

#EventsDearBoy 7. INFERNO (1988, Marvel) Hell hath no fury like a creator (of strong women characters) scorned. Ordered to kill off his supporting character Madelyne Pryor, Chris Claremont did so in the most rageful way possible and turned her into a fan icon

Tom Ewing@tomewing.bsky.social · 5d ago

#EventsDearBoy 8. SECRET WARS (2015, Marvel) The ultimate event. 200-plus tie-ins, Marvel publishing nothing else for months, and the grand resolution of Jonathan Hickman's "multiversal collapse" story. It's a lot!

#Earpfest moderator (Liz!): Question: (I’m paraphrasing) if money were no object, would you prefer to do another season or do a movie/ movies Emily: I’m actually having these discussions right now… Kat: 😲 really? Emily: yes Kat and everyone: 😳 #WtnonnaEarp

The Nazis also believed in ethnic purity and built their society around it, and what happened to them? They got their asses beat. Imperial Japan? Asses beat. Sparta? Asses beat.