January 7, 2026 This morning, a federal agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good as she was driving away from ICE agents on a residential street in Minneapoli...

January 7, 2026

What the ever loving @#$& is this?

Amen! They need to stop force feeding us AI.

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American people wouldn’t notice them. “Don’t make any sudden movements, or they’ll spot us,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said out of the corner of his mouth, […]

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them

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Bond! I love this show.

ICE has officially made all of society less safe.

I have found 2 sellers that consistently have decent stuff and I use it to supplement, mainly. I'd guess I spend $10 max? I only buy from those two however. I don't even look at other shops.

As always, cruelty is the point.

I truly do not understand why this is even debatable.

Expelled, period.

Let’s make smart choices about protesting.

I don't think it will be long now...

#booksky

All. The. Time.

This. Covering faces and no ID on uniforms opens the door for bad actors to do whatever to whomever whenever.

I'll say it again: generative AI is destroying what makes us human. Namely, our ability to think and create. The system does what the system was designed to do.

Science Olympiad! We had an amazing team a few years ago. This last year we only had 1 student show interest! This,combined with an increase in fees resulted in no team at all. We are trying again this year! #bfc530

Not a coincidence.

As a red state blue dot, thank you. We feel abandoned.

CW: weight loss

Today I have lost 15 lbs since December. I still have about 7 more to go to get the last of my prednisolone weight off. I bought a Fitbit, counted calories, and exercised. Pred is awful, awful stuff and multiple rounds of high doses took their toll.

To accompany all those Bluesky science/academia
#starterpacks, let's share introductions to the literature of our different fields.

Below, I humbly submit 12 main types of scientific papers on food, agriculture, land, & natural climate solutions (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com). #FoodStudies 🧪

Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour That's a long time in the microwave.

So…about AI’s energy use…

“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”

I went so far as to put a sign on my door. They were interrupting every few minutes asking for a Chromebook or trying to turn in late work. 😡

This is just insane. All that science and progress just got flushed by some crackpots with terminal Dunning-Krueger.

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I admit the beginning episodes were slow. I set it aside for awhile, but the last half of the season makes it worth the effort.

Recently finished Andor Season 2. Rogue One is my favorite SW movie and Andor is now my favorite SW series, beating out Rebels.
I'm also consuming a lot of planner content on YouTube, trying to select my next academic planner. My delusion of organization is great entertainment. #bfc530

Exams were last week, our gradebook locks tonight, Chromebooks are turned in today. The next two days are weird schedules due to awards and a fun day. I'm hoping not too many show up after today. We are going outside for the metric Mini-Olympics today. #bfc530

The big “why do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI:

It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that

Garlic is a choose your own adventure.