I find christianity as a whole to be weird because the first thing that churches should be doing is feeding the community

Also important to emphasize as these glasses will largely be used as a workaround against laws banning racial profiling more than anything.

Again I say unto you: IQ is a eugenicist concept that needs to be treated like every other white supremacist idea

"Silicon Valley sends it's regards!!"

Star Trek The Next Generation scene. Young ensign Wesley Crusher (the boy) sits at a console on the bridge, but he's turned around like he's having a talk with safe and trustworthy adult who has walked up behind him. He looks sincere and earnest, as if it's a 'very special episode of Star Trek.' He's wearing his blue and blue and gold and red and blue again Wesley sweater, which is not a bad look, tbh. Closed caption reads, "drugs can make you feel good."

A large white waterfowl with orange feet stands in front of a door. On the door is a cardboard sign secured with tape that reads, "DO NOT LET THE DUCK IN." Adding insult to injury, I think the duck might be a goose.

Whatever you do,

I really wish more people had paid attention when several observers tried to warn about the technofascist and eugenicist tendencies of thiel and karp and that group, for rolling up on two decades, now.

And i *Really* wish the media & political actors would take the threat of them seriously, today 😕

Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Tim Curry in Clue

Tim Curry in The Three Musketeers

Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island

Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.

the thing about our current moment is that yes, the anti-AI and anti-big tech people are getting very reactive nowadays - but have you seen what they’re *reacting* to?

I've had some friends suggest that there was plausible deniability for people who used to work at Palantir who thought at the time it was just another tech company. I always found that hard to believe as it was always creepy and cultish. But after this... anyone still working there...

I can want both. Like what if his entire family is stripped of all their assets and then he has a rage aneurysm right there in the court room.

Re: nostalgia for VHS tapes and other analog media, I saw someone say like "a VHS tape never sold my information to a nazi" and yes that's true! But the reason it's true is actually because Congress passed a law in 1988 specifically making it illegal for video stores to sell your rental history

Specifically with AI shit, which are just a lot of computers running LLMs and pretending it's not weird cult shit - which it literally is, trying to make Roko's Basilisk - and also become the first company to have an app that does all your thinking for you really badly so they can have infinite $$$

It's just fundamentally weird having almost every journalistic entity more willing to engage in the most transparently manufactured fantasy than the average consumer of news.

I'm a nobody and I could tell it was BS within two minutes of seeing it for the first time. There's just no excuse.

History is such a wonderfully recursive loop!

The Sokal affair feels so gentle these days

A small Eurasian Treecreeper clings vertically to the side of a tree trunk, its mottled brown and cream feathers blending almost perfectly with the bark. Its white underside appears fluffed against the wood, while its slender, curved bill points upward as if searching for insects hidden in the crevices. The bird’s stiff tail feathers brace against the trunk for support, and the softly blurred background highlights its delicate, upward-climbing posture. ⸻ 🌿 A Few Facts About the Eurasian Treecreeper • Expert climber: Always moves up tree trunks in a spiral, using its stiff tail as a prop—then flies down to the base of another tree to start again. • Perfect camouflage: Its streaky brown back makes it almost invisible against bark—honestly one of the best natural disguises in British woodland. • Specialised beak: That thin, curved bill is ideal for picking insects and spiders out of tiny cracks in the bark. • High-pitched voice: Despite being so subtle visually, it gives a surprisingly thin, squeaky call—easy to miss unless you’re tuned in. • Nesting habits: Builds nests tucked behind loose bark or in tree crevices—very on-brand for such a secretive bird.

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Woodland , birds you might find in woodlands near you. The alt is #juveniles any young bird captures. Good luck. 🤞 I’ve went with an Eurasian Treecreeper that I saw yesterday. Notoriously hard to find. Lots of info in alt. #birds #photography #ECK

Female octopuses intentionally throw debris at harassing males YouTube video by New Scientist

Too bad that's AI. Here is the real thing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN9B...

Fellow Long Covid patients in the US: I just got approved for paid intermittent medical leave to help manage LC symptoms, via state-run & federal ADA programs.

This is a thing that exists & was simple to request. If you need relief or are getting hassled at work for taking sick days, check it out!

Consider this:

We are simply not going to get free of this until our political class accepts the fact that the entire GOP led us here and must be destroyed.

What being on the brink of nuclear war taught me about B2B sales

The threats themselves are impeachable.

Keep pressuring your members of Congress to honor their oaths. Don't let up.

ICE identifies man shot at by immigration agents in Stanislaus County along Interstate 5 The acting director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) identified a man shot by federal agents Tuesday morning in Stanislaus County.

ICE shot a man today in California. "Lyons said as ICE officers approached the car, "the wanted gang member weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run an officer over.' The ICE agents fired at Mendoza Hernandez..."

Every time ICE has made this claim, it's been a lie.

will no congress rid us of this genocidal president

heaving a sigh of relief tonight does not preclude impeachment, removal, and trials tomorrow. this motherfucker.

Gotta tell you guys: DJT voters, even if out on the streets publicly prostrating themselves … I will never forgive them. Quite literally I want them nowhere near myself or my loved ones. They have catastrophically failed in their one duty as citizens and I don’t trust their judgment in any sense

Every Dem member of Congress should be saying this right now. Credit to Frost, who I have a lot of issues with, but he's right on this.

A question I can't help but ask recently is if Trump were INTENTIONALLY trying to isolate the US, alienate it from its allies, accelerate its brain drain, weaken its position economically, dipolomatically, and militarily... what, if anything, would he be doing differently?

Starbucks announced it will expand tipping to make it easier for customers to tip baristas across the US. The company is also adding bonuses in stores that meet certain goals.

Except for union baristas.

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