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Somebody yelled at me for posting about Ganymede instead of /the state of things/ last night.
I know we’re (almost) all on the same page here, but a Bluesky without cute cats, science facts, and dumb jokes would be bad for everyone.
Dems would get much more traction finding and promoting people saying what they know and experience.
What has more impact, This man speaking his mind or the Dems speaking “in unison “ ?
You guys need to see this and take it in…
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
All I’m saying is, if Pluto were orbiting Jupiter it would be the fifth most interesting moon of Jupiter.
If you made this argument back in the day you were smugly dismissed as an economically illiterate lefty.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Mitch McConnell joins Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins in voting against Pete Hegseth
As a fan of literature there’s no worse feeling than finding out a novel has an unreliable narrator and realising you wasted your money
It would hardly be a new thought to say "we need to work on our critical thinking skills" but I do think it might be worth clarifying that the *point* of critical thinking skills is to be able to create your own meaning out of the things going on in the world.
I’m at a science fiction convention this weekend and it’s the first time in months I’m not meant to be doing anything in particular and my plan for the day is to lounge in bed for a long time and then hand out in the bar for a long time and then go back and lounge in bed again
The community just hit the $100,000 charity goal for the
Humane Society on Twitch. Absolutely incredible and 7 days left in the month.
Best damn community I could ask for. 💜💛
Every time I visit the Washington Post they ask me to re-subscribe. I don't think I've ever seen a subscription offer where the annual rate is *more* expensive than the monthly one. How dumb are they?
(Also: fuck 'em, I wouldn't resubscribe for $1/year until Bezos sells.)
I can’t think of a worse place to get deloused than in a comatorium
I am well enough known that if I sit in the convention bar with seats around me, they will get filled. I don’t do it to hold court - I don’t think anyone thinks of me that way - but to be accessible. I wouldn’t do that in my hotel room, though. The room’s for depressurizing after being accessible.
I met Isaac Asimov at a con in D.C. way back when. It was...an experience. Back then (early 80s), notable only in degree. Lounging in his room, door open, dozens of people who just happened along inside. Him holding court, chatting with one and all amid drinks and music.
Not your agenda, methinks:p
slow horses is better than i thought it would be. it’s something between The Americans and Misfits
"Whether or not we supported Alaric in his campaign to sack Rome, it is now our patriotic duty to rally behind him. Alaric is now the ruler of all Romans, not just those who smear their faces with blood and smell strongly of dung."
(Published on the occasion of GWB's 2001 inauguration)
The Trump administration has canceled meetings and frozen hiring at the NIH.
In today’s episode, @casey_crownhart joins us to discuss this and other other big science stories of the week. Plus, what is a meme coin?
Listen here 🎧: buff.ly/3Mut28J
this thread warmed my heart. just online people, living in the moment.
I need a stronger disappointed emoji
When I roll-call the party to classify everyone by income.
New Penny Arcade for your Friday:
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/0...
It's Hard Fork Friday! This week on the show:
• TikTok is both dead and alive, Schrödinger's app
• How tech CEOs are trying to do business with Trump
• Memecoins are back, are you rich yet?
• And joins to talk about his new book on attention
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/p...