@theotherbill.bsky.social
Good doctor. Pretty good baritone. Terrible pianist. Even worse cellist. Hapless bassoonist.
Revealing look inside an (undisclosed) antifa training center
@optimisticsoap.bsky.social · 15h agoLibraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚 What’s checked out on your card right now?
(your colon sending you a notification) Food™ is now Poop™
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
The bizarre conceptual inconsistencies of Hegseth's “high T” push....👇 Let's call it what it is: gender affirming care. See www.bmj.com/content/394/... by @chrisbaraniuk.com via @bmj.com
US military testosterone screening: what’s behind the “high T” push?
The US military thinks so. Soldiers’ testosterone is sometimes below optimum levels, according to the self-styled secretary of war, or Mr T, Pete Hegseth. He is on the case, however—in pursuit of what...
bmj.com
I guess it's called "corruption." I've never heard that before. I said wow what a beautiful word. It comes from the Latin [spicy voice] corrumpere. But it's something we're doing and we'll be doing it perhaps more than ever before
Ce n'est pas tous les jours que l'on voit la tour Eiffel de la nationale 175 ! williamchevillon.fr/index.php/20...
Trouver une ligne de front
J’ai lu dans la presse que l’aire de repos a été rachetée, mais que le poulet rôti frites géant serait conservé. C’est comme cela qu’a commencé l’été [...]
williamchevillon.fr
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
Gianni Infantino, esseulé à la FIFA et contesté de toutes parts, abandonne son plan controversé
Gianni Infantino, esseulé à la FIFA et contesté de toutes parts, abandonne son plan controversé
Le président de l’instance internationale de football a renoncé, samedi, à son projet destiné à l’ouvrir aux investisseurs privés. Le dirigeant italo-suisse pourrait devoir défendre sa place à la tête de l’organisation.
lemonde.fr
How badly has #misinformation been normalized? An increasing % of people believe the unhinged idea that the COVID vaccine killed more than COVID. 27% think true‼️ ONLY 39% know definitely false‼️ Reality: COVID killed > 7 million. Vaccine saved millions & severe adverse reaction extremely rare.
The idea that supplements are always "natural" and "benign"...? Um, nope. Dangers of 'anti-aging' supplements in cancer protection revealed medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04... "...these popular vitamin B3 derivatives may be doing more harm than good—helping cancer cells survive & resist treatment."
Dangers of 'anti-aging' supplements in cancer protection revealed
Millions of Americans take daily supplements—nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinamide (NAM)—to boost energy, slow aging and protect the heart and brain. Many canc...
medicalxpress.com
"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
theguardian.com
The self-infatuation / self-satisfaction fairly radiates from the photos
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 2w agoEvangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
As Measles cases hit a 35 year high, as a senseless war rages on with no exit plan, as gas climbs to record highs, and the Epstein files remain secret, the U.S. Senate is holding a hearing today to yell at Dr. Fauci and again push horse dewormer on the American public.
As everyone knows, the best humor is the kind you have to explain.
"I don’t think you can really understand what’s going on in this administration without saying that there’s a kind of hatred of the intellect, not just science, but really any kind of hard thinking."
The Fire This Time
The willful ignorance, it burns
paulkrugman.substack.com
Is it useful to measure “biological” v “chronological” age? [Spoiler: Nah❗] www.economist.com/science-and-... At the individual level, biological age tests mostly nonsense. It can also lead to harmful “biomarker chasing” (obsessing on wellness longevity BS). Advice ALWAYS same: #healthylifestyle
Is it useful to measure “biological” v “chronological” age?
You will get data, but perhaps not knowledge
economist.com
Six years ago: the first direct image of two planets orbiting a Sun-like star, 309 light-years away. If someone there looks at us, they see 1717: Bach, the Enlightenment unfolding, and Napoleon not yet born. Amazing! www.science.org/content/arti...
This is our first direct look at a multiplanet system around a Sun-like star
Image could help astronomers understand how our own solar system formed
science.org
22 years ago today, Alex Rodriguez was drilled by Bronson Arroyo, charged the mound, and Jason Varitek shoved his glove into A-Rod's face, igniting one of the most iconic brawls in Red Sox-Yankees history.
