Paul Hutchinson
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Interested in too many things and have been on the net since Compuserve provided access (75110,2422) I mute or block anyone who is not offering rational reality based conversation Likes are used as visual bookmarks to know where to pick up reading
Please support @npr.org, @pbs.org and other public media. Needed now more than ever.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 20h agoThe richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
The Trump White House will sabotage mail-in voting, blocking before and disputing after, disenfranchising Americans however they can. The Roberts Court will make up some BS to allow it. It’s wrong, it isn’t fair, it shouldn’t be. But it is. And it’s beatable. Big numbers in person and they lose.
Two years ago, Elon Musk claimed that SpaceX would be sending unmanned Starship rockets to Mars and landing on the surface “in two years”, I. E., now. All of his breathless claims about what his companies are going to do are bullshit and should be ignored. x.com/elonmusk/sta...
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on X
The first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens. These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars. If those landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years. Flight rate will grow exponentially fr…
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Ouch!
Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)@hansilowang.bsky.social · 16h agoSCOOP: After the Census Bureau issued a highly unusual report tied to a President Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau’s parent agency, the Commerce Department, cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, @npr.org has learned www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...
GE Appliances' vice president of manufacturing, Bill Good: "At least in the foreseeable future, I don't see AI replacing large populations of humans," he says. This is because they are mostly supplementing/replacing quality control technicians and engineers with AI assistance.
NPR@npr.org · 4h agoGE Appliances is leaning heavily into artificial intelligence to improve quality and efficiency on the factory floor. n.pr/4x567pp
It’s time for me to publicly unveil perhaps my stupidest New Yorker reject.
Stevie Wonder releases “My Cherie Amour” 57 years ago today — written when he was just 19, for a girlfriend he had while a student at the Michigan School for the Blind. “.. Originally it was ‘Oh My Marsha’,” he said later. “We broke up, so it was a good thing they changed it.”
“.. Rafael Ramírez, who was president of PDVSA from 2004 to 2014, .. said that the deal reached with Washington represented ‘the greatest looting in our country’s history.’” @financialtimes.com 🇻🇪 www.ft.com/content/b3c9...
Look, I'm not your therapist. I'm sorry that Democrats have to be better than the GOP, that the GOP is a cult, that crappy associations are help more against Dems than the GOP. That's life, and life isn't fair. Yelling at me about it won't change that.
UNICORNS at Tetrapod Zoology. Not _everything_ there is to say about them, of course, but it's a start... tetzoo.com/blog/2026/8/... #mythology #folklore
A History of Unicorns — Tetrapod Zoology
unicorn, unicorns, monoceros, monokeros, unicorn history, mythology, unicorn mythology, unicorn in the Islamic world, unicorn in Christian history, unicorn in the Book of Job, unicorn in the Bible, un...
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Jesus, Google Earth: Have some dignity. Two views just now:
Perfect: Trump-shaped ecstasy pills are toxic, weak, and deadly. Because of course they are. apnews.com/article/trum...
A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head.
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I guess all that talk of fighting fascism is just talk
Illyrian@lord-of-illyria.bsky.social · 4d agoWhat obligation does she have to campaign for him?
States no longer cooperating is a prelude to dissolution. Republicans hate Americans and are deliberately destroying the United States.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 4d agoDefying historical precedent, Texas Governor Greg Abbott opted not to comply with Minnesota’s warrant for his arrest. trib.al/82MHMQc
RFK Jr. walked out of a presser after he was asked about his ties to the maker of a popular kratom drink that this year donated $1m to MAHA PAC & secured a major policy win from HHS & the WH despite serious health risks. @nytimes.com revealed RFK’s kratom ties here: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/u...
"For twenty-five years, an Italian hacker collective has built communications infrastructure designed to survive censorship, surveillance and police raids. On August 26, the United States designated it a terrorist organization." #SaveSpeech cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10083
[REPOST] The Server Called Paranoia: Defend Autistici/Inventati Before September 25
Ripubblichiamo (in inglese) un bel post di Sabot Media che ripercorre la nostra storia e la collega a quanto sta avvenendo con la nostra iscrizione nella lista delle organizzazioni globali terroristic...
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I am just STRUGGLING to deal with with the absolute disdain for experience and knowledge of our lands and science. It's willful destruction of many lifetimes' work just to steal natural resources for profit short term.
Anna Kramer@annackramer.bsky.social · 7d agoInterior has reassigned ~30 of its most senior career staffers. Among those losing their longtime positions? The woman who directed the National Wildlife Refuge System for the last 10 years, and the man who ran the migratory bird program for the last 15.
Ken Ham takes a moment to tell us that Dolly Parton won't get into his heaven, because she thought love is love. Didn't she know that the guiding principle of Xianity is hate is hate? freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogd8...
Here’s What People NEED to Realize About Dolly Parton’s Death
YouTube video by Ken Ham
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