Leigh
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East coaster now in beautiful Utah. Pfp is late, lamented Toby. Although he thought he was a dog, he was the best cat ever.
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They done reinvented eguenics, yes they did.
So-called “effective altruism” actually just cuts the global poor out of the conversation entirely. Great piece:
dear-humanity.org/effective-al...
dear-humanity.org/effective-al...
EA is worse than traditional philanthropy in the way it excludes we the poor.
Effective altruism is worse than traditional philanthropy in the way it excludes the extreme poor in the global south. By Anthony Kalulu @KaluluAnthony | December 3, 2022: —- I have spent the v...
dear-humanity.org
September 18, 2026 at 5:15 AM
They done reinvented eguenics, yes they did.
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Some people describe parts of “elite” universities as social clubs disguised as meritocracies. This is one of the best illustrations of that adage I’ve seen recently.
September 17, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Some people describe parts of “elite” universities as social clubs disguised as meritocracies. This is one of the best illustrations of that adage I’ve seen recently.
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I really dislike this popular usage of “vaccine skeptics.” It implies these dullards are interested in further scientific inquiry. That they’ll be persuaded with evidence. They’re not and they won’t be!
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation…
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I really dislike this popular usage of “vaccine skeptics.” It implies these dullards are interested in further scientific inquiry. That they’ll be persuaded with evidence. They’re not and they won’t be!
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Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!?
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
September 18, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!?
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
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I am SORRY for sharing something that was posted on the other place, but this is too good.
September 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I am SORRY for sharing something that was posted on the other place, but this is too good.
Every day On Here I see something that makes me regret learning to read, nay, having eyes
Eek Andy Wakefield now telling the story about the lady that asked him to have sex with her at a conference to conceive a child so that it would grow up and care for her other autistic child. He wrote a sexy novel about it. Eep eep eep.
September 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Every day On Here I see something that makes me regret learning to read, nay, having eyes
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Stop oppressing Iowans academically
September 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Stop oppressing Iowans academically
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defend trans people and also subscribe to my newsletter
Home | String in a Maze
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stringinamaze.net
September 16, 2026 at 10:34 PM
defend trans people and also subscribe to my newsletter
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Kid was asking some pointed questions about how babies are born which led to me drawing the best picture I’ve drawn in my life
September 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Kid was asking some pointed questions about how babies are born which led to me drawing the best picture I’ve drawn in my life
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If the Democrats win in November, the days will start lengthening in two, three years tops
has anyone noticed the days are getting shorter?? what exactly is the plan when we're all engulfed in eternal darkness
September 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
If the Democrats win in November, the days will start lengthening in two, three years tops
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The group is appealing a key permit decision that quietly greenlit the massive project, arguing the county didn’t provide residents “adequate and actual notice.”
These Utah neighbors say they were ‘totally in the dark’ about a $10B data center campus. Now they’re fighting back.
The group is appealing a key permit decision that quietly greenlit the massive project, arguing the county didn’t provide residents “adequate and actual notice.”
www.sltrib.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The group is appealing a key permit decision that quietly greenlit the massive project, arguing the county didn’t provide residents “adequate and actual notice.”
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Ed Sheeran's agent: Ok fuck me that was a wild few days. Still we should be over the worst of it now...
September 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Ed Sheeran's agent: Ok fuck me that was a wild few days. Still we should be over the worst of it now...
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Oh so now anyone might be audio recording anyone at any time and now there's not even the visual cue of a camera lens staring at you to warn you about it? Instert Chidi "okay but that's worse" gif, here.
September 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Oh so now anyone might be audio recording anyone at any time and now there's not even the visual cue of a camera lens staring at you to warn you about it? Instert Chidi "okay but that's worse" gif, here.
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just once in my life i would love for an interviewer or reporter or podcaster who hears this line to simply say "what the fuck are you talking about"
September 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
just once in my life i would love for an interviewer or reporter or podcaster who hears this line to simply say "what the fuck are you talking about"
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Always repost Posner with cat
I will never miss an opportunity to share this photo of Judge Posner--or to inform students that this is not how one should hold a cat
September 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Always repost Posner with cat
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How about, fuck no?
Opinion | Privatize the Smithsonian
To retain its independence, ‘the nation’s attic’ needs to get off the government dole.
www.wsj.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
How about, fuck no?
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The Singularity, Such As It Is, Will Be Boring and Mundane
While the ketamine-addled wunderkind of the tech world are panicking about AI achieving consciousness, the actual harms it is causing,…
https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2026/09/16/the-singularity-such-as-it-is-will-be-boring-and-mundane/
While the ketamine-addled wunderkind of the tech world are panicking about AI achieving consciousness, the actual harms it is causing,…
https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2026/09/16/the-singularity-such-as-it-is-will-be-boring-and-mundane/
The Singularity, Such As It Is, Will Be Boring and Mundane
While the ketamine-addled wunderkind of the tech world are panicking about AI achieving consciousness, the actual harms it is causing, such as denying patients needed pain medication, are very real, if not sexy (boldface mine): The rollout of a Medicare program that uses artificial intelligence to approve or deny care was hasty and error-ridden, according to more than a thousand pages of recently released documents and data.
mikethemadbiologist.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The Singularity, Such As It Is, Will Be Boring and Mundane
While the ketamine-addled wunderkind of the tech world are panicking about AI achieving consciousness, the actual harms it is causing,…
https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2026/09/16/the-singularity-such-as-it-is-will-be-boring-and-mundane/
While the ketamine-addled wunderkind of the tech world are panicking about AI achieving consciousness, the actual harms it is causing,…
https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2026/09/16/the-singularity-such-as-it-is-will-be-boring-and-mundane/
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The current “broification” in sports is not surprising, given the rise of women’s sports. But my God is it tiresome.
US sports respect women's money. That's where it ends | Opinion
Arch Manning, Novig backpedal from the type of misogyny women athletes and fans expected to be eliminated years ago, Nancy Armour writes.
www.usatoday.com
September 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The current “broification” in sports is not surprising, given the rise of women’s sports. But my God is it tiresome.
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I rarely ask for reposts; but I am for this. Non Jews may not see it; but a fair amount of real antiSemitism shows up on Bluesky too. And Jews tell me that it usually feels like mostly only Jewish people complain about it. Which can feel isolating.
So, pls click on the profile to report this creep.
So, pls click on the profile to report this creep.
In the aftermath of the Ed Sheeran fiasco, an antiSemitic a-hole is jumping on the chance to talk about "Jewish Control;" "Jewish power and domination;" and the Jewish Problem." He's spamming folks. Report him!
3 dots menu >Report >Harassment or hate >Hate speech
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3 dots menu >Report >Harassment or hate >Hate speech
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September 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I rarely ask for reposts; but I am for this. Non Jews may not see it; but a fair amount of real antiSemitism shows up on Bluesky too. And Jews tell me that it usually feels like mostly only Jewish people complain about it. Which can feel isolating.
So, pls click on the profile to report this creep.
So, pls click on the profile to report this creep.
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This post is making the rounds again for some reason and therefore I feel I must inform you that they’ve hired another one so there are now TWO forensic pathologists working in Iceland.
My favourite fact about Iceland is that we have many, many crime writers but only one forensic pathologist, and he was so busy answering all of their questions that he decided to have a small seminar for writers to get some peace.
It immediately sold out so he had another one that also sold out.
It immediately sold out so he had another one that also sold out.
September 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
This post is making the rounds again for some reason and therefore I feel I must inform you that they’ve hired another one so there are now TWO forensic pathologists working in Iceland.
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Susan Collins being a pro choice moderate has always been bullshit that the DC press corps has been willing to facilitate.
It's simply not true. She wasn't tricked by Kavanaugh and Barrett.
newrepublic.com/post/215422/...
It's simply not true. She wasn't tricked by Kavanaugh and Barrett.
newrepublic.com/post/215422/...
Susan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From Election
The Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center.
newrepublic.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Susan Collins being a pro choice moderate has always been bullshit that the DC press corps has been willing to facilitate.
It's simply not true. She wasn't tricked by Kavanaugh and Barrett.
newrepublic.com/post/215422/...
It's simply not true. She wasn't tricked by Kavanaugh and Barrett.
newrepublic.com/post/215422/...
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I hate when I wake up too early in the US and Bluesky is all: Lord Minister Flafferbunt and Glennsders at 12 Pembertwine reject Klorus Singular Berthwaits Pinkerbushwells push for Pobbelwaggins Clip Clopp
May 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I hate when I wake up too early in the US and Bluesky is all: Lord Minister Flafferbunt and Glennsders at 12 Pembertwine reject Klorus Singular Berthwaits Pinkerbushwells push for Pobbelwaggins Clip Clopp
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RIP Bob Mackie. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/s...
September 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
RIP Bob Mackie. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/s...
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When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
September 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
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didnt know they'd invented racism that was too racist for karl rove
September 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
didnt know they'd invented racism that was too racist for karl rove