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tlpete

@absurdbeats.bsky.social
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Anger. Coffee. Cats. Political theory & bioethics. Order of importance changes daily, sometimes hourly.

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Kate Hagen 🦂 𓋹 🦂 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 18h
"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her." www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026
Class solidarity.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day. Today we celebrate the life of a man who saved billions by not believing a computer. May we all learn this valuable lesson.
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tlpete @absurdbeats.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And be bored! Be willing to stand in line, impatient, and just lookin' around, you mind wandering.
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Shower Cat @shower-cat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I was explaining this to my spouse the other day and he was absolutely dumbfounded. I then reminded him of a couple of procedures I had (different from these) where no anesthesia was offered and they told me I could drive after. The first one I believed them. The second one I asked him drive me.
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Doc Impossible @impossiblephd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
*Frothing at the mouth with excitement* HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO! med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
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Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds
Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When the powerful playact powerlessness it is always a ploy to avoid accountability.
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tlpete @absurdbeats.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wrenching this out of context to note that this is something (we) academics do: probe the counterfactual. Which is good! It's a way to gain a more thorough understanding of a subject, as well as to keep our own critical skills sharp. But: it's not always a great political response to controversy.
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As a long, long, long, long, long time Converse buyer, I will never buy a Converse product ever again. I am sick of the virtue signalling to racists. I see this and I see a man hanged, a white robe that could be a klansman's robe and light shaped like a KKK hat. What the actual hell!?!
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tlpete @absurdbeats.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Kwisatz Haderach-ass wannabes
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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Spinning back to this to note that, notwithstanding the majority decision, Justice Alito's determination to blame, in part, the lower courts is another example of the TERRIBLE job the justices are doing mistreating the lower courts, especially district courts.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The title for the first two panels is "Young Me".
In panel one we see a young version of Sarah, the protagonist. She says, "I want to achieve great things".
In panel two we zoom in a little on young Sarah's face. She continues, "An astounding career! An amazing house! World peace!"
The title for the last two panels is "Adult Me".
In panel three we see adult Sarah, looking down.
In panel four we zoom out and see she is in front of a basil plant. She simply says "I want to grow a basil plant".
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Most of these politicians have grown up without natural predators and it shows. If they had then their self-protective instincts would be far stronger.
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tlpete @absurdbeats.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"God said, I need somebody with arms"
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tlpete @absurdbeats.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I've had many rivers: Sheboygan Mississippi Rio Grande St Lawrence Charles East
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Everything is just impossibly dumb
Trump posts: Map of New Mexico with Mexico crossed out to read America
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Blake Tapper @blaketapper.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A good hint on how broken American politics is is that Mamdani making government responsive to the people's needs is seen as radical to Republicans, and transformative by Democrats
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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026
Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.
A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it.A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Watching a documentary on Robert Wise. After the clips of all his incredible films: “Everyone who worked with him said it was a pleasure to be on his sets and he was kind and easy to get along with.” I want more of this. Fuck being a tortured genius. Do the work. Be brilliant. Be nice.
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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 05/09/2026
Nathan wrote a good article. I'm quote tweeting in the Black way (to talk about a different point without derailing his thread). 🤔If Ben thinks you need to play football to build character, learn teamwork, leadership, etc, and girls don't play football... what does that say about his view of women?
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 02/09/2026
Fall Bitches Already Fondly Gazing at Summer’s Sweet Demise: tinyurl.com/5dkuhezf
Woman in thick gray sweater holding a gray mug smiling contentedly as she looks out a window at rainy, overcast weather outside
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tlpete @absurdbeats.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Do not speak to me or my son ever again.
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A very grumpy man in a sweater is attempting to spend the afternoon indulging his bad mood while listening to music on his portable CD player. Unfortunately, his plans are ruined because the beat of the song is so good that it begins to improve his nasty attitude. The caption reads "Trying to brood but the beat is improving my mood." Artist's Note: I was thinking of the song Fantasy by Mariah Carey. Great beat.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
beast of the day
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The predictable Discourse is starting and I'm going to take a strong stand here: you can both want to abolish ICE and laugh really, really hard at Milo Yiannopoulos getting arrested by ICE after a decade of stoking the ethnonationalist hatred that led us to this point
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Art collectors: Jam Jam Bonnets and other new signed prints are in the shop now theartofpants.com
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops
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Senator Dr. John Brown stan account, Esq., PhD, MD, JD, LCSW @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I know the general vibe is that stuff like this doesn't matter, but actually it all matters. The Dems need to understand that rebuilding those norms they were so careful about means imposing harsh punishment for bowing to the would-be strongman, even when it comes to this little stuff
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Canada and Mexico should just rename the US to “South Canada” and "North Mexico" and call it a day.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The title above the first two panels reads, "Dog Toys".
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a bone shaped dog toy. She says, "Look!"
The second panel shows a dog wagging its tail. There is a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It squeaks!"
The title above the last two panels reads, "Cat Toys".
In panel three we see Sarah again. She says "Come, child."
Panel four shows a cat raising its paws in glee. We see Sarah's hands holding cat nip. We see a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It is time to do drugs".
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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Man, if you ever want to feel wise, clever, and well informed, watch depositions of cops on youtube Q: "Why did you arrest her?" A: "She was trying to stop officers from going into her apartment." Q: "Did you have a warrant? A: "No." Q: "Was there some kind of emergency happening in the apartment?"
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John Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Since race "science" has popped up again, it's important to recognize that its advocates aren't actually dealing with the differences between the social conception of race and actual human genetics. The National Academies has weighed in on this. Don't let the title fool you, it's directly relevant.
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Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research
Genetic and genomic information has become far more accessible, and research using human genetic data has grown exponentially over the past decade. Genetics and genomics research is now being conducte...
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
THREAD. A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...
The Girl With The Cat Earring, featuring my mum and dad's cat Bridget.Bridget hangs out with Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Hunters In The Snow
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tlpete @absurdbeats.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Calling @johnrogers.bsky.social and The San Lorenzo Job.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Not looking good for the anti colonial struggle here in Brooklyn.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“I know this is going to sound extremely radical, or crazy,” she recounted telling the woman, “but ICE is there at the gate, and they're looking for you."
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ICE Is Asking Gate Agents To Help Arrest Passengers. Some Are Pushing Back
An airline manager warned a passenger that ICE agents were waiting at her gate, helping her avoid a possible arrest.
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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Malicious compliance is a marvelous tool to be thinking about ahead of time
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Ash McGonigal @ashmcgonigal.com · 20/08/2026
ICE: "We're going to start using torture gloves against the public." Public: "What the fuck, you should not have those." Omaha PD: "What's the big deal, we have them." Public: "what" Omaha PD: "We use them on school children."
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The electric shock gloves ICE is spending up to $20 million on are already being given to police officers in Omaha public schools | Fortune
The Omaha Police Department was awarded more than $65,000 for 40 pairs of the gloves in May 2025.
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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is one of those arguments that sounds like slopulism but is actually, if anything, understated. 56% of Colorado river water goes to GROWING FEED FOR LIVESTOCK IN THE DESERT.
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Coko @coko.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Future MLB stars? 🤭
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is a case study in pro-AI propaganda, and annoying enough to inspire a Saturday thread: bsky.app/profile/bren... 🧵>>
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
ICE agents give contradictory orders on purpose. “You f*cking move I’ll f*cking tase you! Get out of the f*cking car!” It’s a no win situation. The person being violently accosted in this video is a disabled veteran. Imagine if the agents had been wearing shock gloves? Abolish & prosecute ICE
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Joe Friday I'm In Love @ultramod2.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The first rule of all things medical is Bodies Are Weird And Do Weird Things.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The title is “Cats living together”.
The first panel shows a black cat and orange cat cuddling with their eyes closed. The orange cat says “I love you”. The black cat says “I love you too”.
The second panel zooms in on them. 
The third panel shows the orange cat opening its eyes.
The fourth panel shows the orange cat raising its paw to punch the black cat. It says, “Actually you know what”.
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