Why does "ie" turn "dog" into itty bitty "doggie"? In this Lingthusiasm zine, Leah Velleman gets enthusiastic about diminutives. Yes, this one is extra tiny, it's a diminutive zine about diminutives! A zinelet? Or zineling? For more lingthusiastic zines: lingthusiasm.com/zines

Just in case you still use any Basecamp products, DHH is crashing out about his AI product gently pointing out that it’s bad for him to have extermination fantasies about the Roma people.

Hell yeah there's a raccoon with short spine syndrome running around Seattle makign everyone believe in cryptids, i love him so much

the biggest positive story on climate is that it doesn’t seem to matter how much of the world is run by reactionary fascists: the rise of solar is unstoppable

Nicolas Fulghum@nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 4w ago

Solar's sharp rise continues. As of April 2026, global solar capacity now exceeds 3 terawatt. 1 gigawatt → 1 terawatt: 20+ years 1 terawatt → 2 terawatt: 33 months 2 terawatt → 3 terawatt: 19 months

If you see something like this close the page immediately; if you follow the instructions you will be pwned.

Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Excuse me, what's going on with captcha?

The Museum of Buttons. The kind you press, not the clothing kind or the pin kind. Exhibits on the evolution of industrial control surfaces. A whole wing of aircraft cockpits. A computer and typewriter keyboard exhibit. And just lots of fun buttons, knobs, levers, switches, and other doohickeys.

doc@docseuss.bsky.social · 2mo ago

THE WIZARD IS BACK! You have been cursed with a lot of money! You are going to become not just permanently brain damaged, but SUPER evil, incapable of doing good, if you use the money for anything that isn't ridiculous. To break the curse, you must spend it on something ridiculous. What say you?

A lot of you in the replies need to read this from @nberlat.bsky.social & start internalizing it. Murc's Law is not a constitutional provision. Nor is meek surrender to supposed permanent inevitabilities.

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Absolutely nothing is stopping John Cornyn, Tillis, Murkowski, & Paul from caucusing immediately with Democrats & giving them control of the Senate. The same is true of Thomas Massie & any 2 retiring GOP Reps in the House. It is a choice to continue caucusing with the authoritarian personality cult.

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Over 200 Democracy Scholars Call on Congress to End Single-Member Congressional District

More than 200 political scientists, legal scholars, and historians released an open letter calling on Congress to reject the United States’ winner-take-all elections.

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Jeff Lazarus@jlazarus.bsky.social · 3mo ago

34% of Alabama voters are Democrats, and they’re about to have no representation in Congress. It’s time to start making an equal protection argument for proportional representation.

They should invent a term for when someone misrepresents themselves to lure a victim into a false relationship as part of a scam.

Shadow Hedgie 🌻@shadow.hedgie.social · 3mo ago

SCANDAL: fish sold as fish

@raskin.house.gov has the right response. democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...

"You hear theyre using chickens as camera gimbals now?" "What?" "Chickens. Strap a camera onto their head. No shake. Chicken camera gimbals"

A wholesome story for nerds: On Saturday, I was signing books at a local bookstore for Independent Bookstore Day. The store had a signing-palooza with new authors every hour; toward the end of my hour, a woman came up and asked what my book was about. "Dictionaries," I said, and she lit up. 1/n

So apparently, @marlowedobbe.com made a Gillmore Girls hack of Fire Emblem and it's the most incredible thing I've seen all week

obligatory link to the oral history of this glorious moment, the man is truly a living legend

An Oral History of Tim Curry’s Escape to the One Place Uncorrupted by Capitalism

How an unforgettable performance in Red Alert 3 became legend.

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In 1999, I was playing a decker in Shadowrun, and tried to distract a guard by hacking a water fountain to overflow, and my GM said "why would a water fountain be on the network? That's fucking stupid. No you can't try." Well it's 2026 and I just want you to know, Phil, that I FUCKING CALLED IT!

And Rich Mogull!

i know, i know, but it's honestly pretty amazing that (so far as i can tell) not a single Republican elected official, at any level, has publicly broken with Trump over his threat to annihilate the people of Iran at 8pm today

At long last, will *a very small number* of those GOP representatives have, if not a sense of decency, a sense of self-preservation? It won't take many of them.

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · 4mo ago

NEW: Donald Trump is underwater with registered voters in **135** GOP-held House and Senate seats. His approval is <45% in 44, including 10 senators. Should be a warning for Republicans in Congress weighing electoral cost of Trump's war and crazy tweets. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-07...

Donald Trump threatening the destruction of an entire civilization is madness. He is completely unfit to serve as President of the United States. Invoke the 25th Amendment. Or Republicans must stand up with us to impeach him. We cannot allow him to set fire to the world.

Impeachment is not some special exception from normal politics where you shouldn't say it unless you already have the votes in hand. You go out and plainly advocate what you think should be done, and attack those who refuse to do it, just like on anything else.

Dear congresspeople: The standard you walk past is the standard you endorse. It is your job to create the political space to do the hard but necessary thing, and to persuade your colleagues and the public.

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The President of the U.S. The man with the nuclear codes. And people are just going to pretend this is ok. In a functioning society, he would be removed from office within hours by his own party.

If this is real. If his thumbs actually typed what is below... Citizens. Senators. Cabinet. The President of the United States is out of control. He is beyond reason or amelioration. We might really, really, really, I'm trying not to shout or capitalize here, really want to address this.

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The President of the U.S. The man with the nuclear codes. And people are just going to pretend this is ok. In a functioning society, he would be removed from office within hours by his own party.

what next? what, are we gonna provide *roads* for the wealthy too? gonna have health inspectors keep contaminants out of their groceries? are we just gonna have gutters and sewer systems around rich people's homes?

Waldo Jaquith@waldo.net · 4mo ago

Boy, what a terrible headline. We *need* the wealthy to participate in public services. If only poor people ride the bus, then rich people won't wield their power in support of public transit or, worse, will wield their power *against* it.

OK for fun: top funniest tweet ever? I am torn between "moon's haunted" and "Denise I was at your wedding."

Happy trans day of visibility, here is a wrasse design I made awhile ago because all wrasses change sexes as they age.

The platform must be institutional reform, & it must be ready to go immediately in January 2029:

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 2y ago

Care about abortion & transgender rights? Your policy platform is adding DC/PR/USVI as states, enlarging the House, multi-member districts, a new VRA, adding SCOTUS seats, & eliminating the filibuster.

The platform must be institutional reform, & it must be ready to go immediately in January 2029:

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 2y ago

Care about ending child poverty? Your policy platform is adding DC/PR/USVI as states, enlarging the House, multi-member districts, a new VRA, adding SCOTUS seats, & eliminating the filibuster.

Every time I make lentils this bugs the crap out of me. How many cups of lentils are in this bag? If you believe that there are about 13 servings per bag, and each serving is 1/4 cup: About 3.25 But if you believe the cooking directions: About 2!

See, people get involved in local politics for 5 basic reasons: ego, they're immensely pissed off about something (can be complimentary or derogatory), they are looking to grift, they want to start a political career, or they are legitimately interested in policy and governance (weirdos, minority).

"Last week, a man called me an 'entitled jackass.' I smiled. In that moment, I became his mirror, reflecting the parts of himself he hasn’t yet forgiven. His horn was his confession. My lane change was his redemption arc."

Hi, I’m the Guy Who Gets in the Straight Lane and Then Merges into the Turn Lane Just to Avoid Traffic

Hi, my name’s Kyle. Yes, I get in whatever lane has fewer cars and then merge. I merge late so others can practice forgiveness. I don’t see it as c...

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