Steve
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Revolted by fascism
Buoyed by kindness and humo(u)r
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Devotee of Art • Design • Cocktails
History • Science • Language
Revolted by fascism
Buoyed by kindness and humo(u)r
🇺🇦
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Y’know how dystopian movies (World War Z, etc) will have those news-y montages? Actual news is feeling like that
September 17, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I love my town latitudetheatre.org/a-klingon-ch...
A Klingon Cristmas Carol 2026
by Christopher Kidder-Mostrom & Sasha Warren Translated by Chris Lipscombe Directed by Rowan Gallagher & Christopher Kidder-Mostrom
latitudetheatre.org
September 17, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I love my town latitudetheatre.org/a-klingon-ch...
Y’know how dystopian movies (World War Z, etc) will have those news-y montages? Actual news is feeling like that
September 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Y’know how dystopian movies (World War Z, etc) will have those news-y montages? Actual news is feeling like that
Horrible but unsurprising news www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Horrible but unsurprising news www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
She spanked that toddler by the looks of it www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...
President voiced 'strong view' on war, genocide to Trump
President Catherine Connolly has said that she conveyed to the US president the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted.
www.rte.ie
September 13, 2026 at 3:37 AM
She spanked that toddler by the looks of it www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...
"New Killer Apps". I wonder if that was the prompt. Not the wisest choice
September 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"New Killer Apps". I wonder if that was the prompt. Not the wisest choice
Amen
I think this is a very measured, reasonable response to recent revelations.
I'm feeling that 21st Century America should become The Accountability Century for America.
I'm feeling that 21st Century America should become The Accountability Century for America.
We asked. He denied it. He reassured us.
We believed him.
Year after year, family member after family member, friend after friend continued to die.
Fuck you, Giuliani.
Fuck your capitalist mentality that put profits before human lives, and left countless people to pay the price.
We believed him.
Year after year, family member after family member, friend after friend continued to die.
Fuck you, Giuliani.
Fuck your capitalist mentality that put profits before human lives, and left countless people to pay the price.
September 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Amen
Opinion | This Is Really Bad (Gift Article)
We can no longer pretend that A.I. is safe.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Anthropeum.com · Sep 10 2026
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91,280 · top 1% of players today!
A good day and a personal best. I’m pretty excited but feel a little hesitant posting this. Obviously doing it anyway
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91,280 · top 1% of players today!
A good day and a personal best. I’m pretty excited but feel a little hesitant posting this. Obviously doing it anyway
Anthropeum
A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
Anthropeum.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Anthropeum.com · Sep 10 2026
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91,280 · top 1% of players today!
A good day and a personal best. I’m pretty excited but feel a little hesitant posting this. Obviously doing it anyway
🟦🟩🟩🟦🟦🟩🟦🟦🟦🟩
91,280 · top 1% of players today!
A good day and a personal best. I’m pretty excited but feel a little hesitant posting this. Obviously doing it anyway
At the Seattle Asian Art Museum, I laughed when I realized that I could actually read these very large scrolls! It was much harder to realize that up close, but upon backing up, it becomes clearer. 1/2
September 11, 2026 at 12:24 AM
At the Seattle Asian Art Museum, I laughed when I realized that I could actually read these very large scrolls! It was much harder to realize that up close, but upon backing up, it becomes clearer. 1/2
It's easy and prudent to check your voter registration status *without joining someone's mailing list*
www.vote411.org/check-regist...
www.vote411.org/check-regist...
September 10, 2026 at 10:32 PM
It's easy and prudent to check your voter registration status *without joining someone's mailing list*
www.vote411.org/check-regist...
www.vote411.org/check-regist...
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Yes, please be aware of these [verified by me] facts: to check on your voter registration, use <vote.gov>, not the safe-sounding other thing that is a front for Elon Musk to collect personal information.
Yes, you need to check your voter registration.
Yes, vote.gov will do that for you through the EAC.
🚨 NO. Do NOT use VoteSafe[.]org 🚨
It belongs to Elon Musk & Itty will absolutely hoover up your personal data from ip address to links you click & more.
Musk's American PAC is funding that site.
Yes, vote.gov will do that for you through the EAC.
🚨 NO. Do NOT use VoteSafe[.]org 🚨
It belongs to Elon Musk & Itty will absolutely hoover up your personal data from ip address to links you click & more.
Musk's American PAC is funding that site.
Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
vote.gov
September 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Yes, please be aware of these [verified by me] facts: to check on your voter registration, use <vote.gov>, not the safe-sounding other thing that is a front for Elon Musk to collect personal information.
I could watch this kind of thing all day!
September 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I could watch this kind of thing all day!
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September 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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If you haven’t read the dedication of Gloria Steinem’s autobiography My Life on the Road, it is really worth taking a second today.
September 3, 2026 at 11:59 AM
If you haven’t read the dedication of Gloria Steinem’s autobiography My Life on the Road, it is really worth taking a second today.
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I love how Werner Herzog is ALWAYS like this:
September 1, 2026 at 8:56 AM
I love how Werner Herzog is ALWAYS like this:
My driver’s ed teacher prepped me for exactly this: www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
Portland’s newest spectator sport? Parallel parking
About 80 cars entered a parallel parking competition without backup cameras as hundreds watched in a Southeast Portland neighborhood.
www.oregonlive.com
September 1, 2026 at 2:36 AM
My driver’s ed teacher prepped me for exactly this: www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
Not the tribute I expected to see--love it!
Y'all... the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed "9 to 5" in front of Buckingham Palace in honor of Dolly Parton.
August 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Not the tribute I expected to see--love it!
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Tough times for anyone who passed high school science
August 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Tough times for anyone who passed high school science
This is a new feeling...I *wished* this was AI
alas
alas
My friend: “Did you see that video of Kacey Musgraves performing while seated on disco truck nuts?”
Me: “…what?”
[looks up video]
Me: “You know, I honestly I don’t know what I was expecting.”
Me: “…what?”
[looks up video]
Me: “You know, I honestly I don’t know what I was expecting.”
August 22, 2026 at 4:38 PM
This is a new feeling...I *wished* this was AI
alas
alas
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Trump would’ve thrown a bad deal at us just to fulfill his own sick and disgusting desires anyway. We might as well just tell Trump to fuck off because we don’t need him and we are going to #BoycottUSA!
#ElbowsUp and #ViveLeCanada!🇨🇦
#Canada #CdnPoli #USA #USpoli
#ElbowsUp and #ViveLeCanada!🇨🇦
#Canada #CdnPoli #USA #USpoli
August 22, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Trump would’ve thrown a bad deal at us just to fulfill his own sick and disgusting desires anyway. We might as well just tell Trump to fuck off because we don’t need him and we are going to #BoycottUSA!
#ElbowsUp and #ViveLeCanada!🇨🇦
#Canada #CdnPoli #USA #USpoli
#ElbowsUp and #ViveLeCanada!🇨🇦
#Canada #CdnPoli #USA #USpoli
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PSA
And you definitely don't want to use a high-powered 532nm green laser, because it can permanently burn and disable digital camera CMOS or CCD sensors. Green light is absorbed at a very high efficiency by these electronic sensors, meaning concentrated beams easily melt or overload the pixel array.
August 22, 2026 at 5:07 AM
PSA
Yup. Good synopsis
August 20, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Yup. Good synopsis