Reposted by Bryan Craindarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 12htrump going on an emergency 17 state media tour to support republican candidates before the midterms and he is going with “nobody knows that dumb has a b on the end” 1633189525
Bryan Crain @bryancrain88.bsky.social · 15hI'll never be this good at anything. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/o...theguardian.comSchool gate to checkmate: British chess prodigy, 11, is youngest ever woman grandmasterBodhana Sivanandan’s father taught her to play age five and soon she was beating ex-champions. Now she is lighting up the Chess Olympiad 000
Bryan Crain @bryancrain88.bsky.social · 15hTurns out the original Nazis were also incompetent clowns whom the public voted into office anyway. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.com‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrongIn a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakt... 000
Reposted by Bryan CrainEmily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 18h@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you 593357853
Reposted by Bryan CrainJeremy @callmenerdy.com · 16hIn case you were wondering what it'd be like to talk to somebody from the 18% who "strongly approve" of the job Trump is doing. 681491224
Reposted by Bryan CrainNash @radiodeadair.com · 28/09/2026All it took was getting kicked out of the White House press room and suddenly CNN remembers that "lie" is a word. 434561902
Reposted by Bryan CrainFieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Secret Ingredient - Gator Days 50116982843
Reposted by Bryan CrainUrvi @theurv.com · 28/09/2026There were more men in a single documented gang rape at one school than the number of competitive trans athletes nationally. But I’ve heard a lot more politicians being asked about protecting girls from one of these scenarios and not another… I’ll let you guess which is which. 142486862
Reposted by Bryan CrainAlewyfe | 🍂 Kitchen🥧Wytchin' 🐝 @alewyfe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026🎃 Advent progress... did #27 (with a little grim reaper scythe for a 7) and did some reworking on 25 and 20. These aren't perfect and I want to embellish them more (with lil pumpkins & spiderwebs and bugs and bats and and and) but also want to finally get this done in time to hold candy this year? 121
Reposted by Bryan CrainMara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Absolutely. Purely homosocial. And this is one of the core tenants of fascism.  281219195
Reposted by Bryan CrainIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I find it fascinating that so many estranged parents view the estrangement as an incident, not as a process. So it's forums full of Boomers going "She stopped talking to me because I said her haircut was bad! She's so UNREASONABLE!", when, in reality, they've been shitting on their kid for decades. 21808287
Bryan Crain @bryancrain88.bsky.social · 26/09/2026About five in five non-Trump voters also regret their vote. 010
Reposted by Bryan CrainPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ringen.wikipedia.orgIron Ring - Wikipedia 2073652300
Reposted by Bryan CrainJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context. I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad. 8246791173
Bryan Crain @bryancrain88.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I like that the god of wisdom has an elephant head. And these photos are amazing. apnews.com/photo-galler...apnews.comIndia celebrates the elephant-headed god Ganesha, in photos___ 041
Bryan Crain @bryancrain88.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Awesome's Razor: Anything that sounds too awesome to be true probably isn't true. 000
Reposted by Bryan CrainQuanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 25/09/2026Qualia essays go where curiosity leads. This time, @walkingthedot.bsky.social asks: What would it mean for us to live in a hologram? www.quantamagazine.org/gravity-seem...quantamagazine.orgGravity Seems Holographic. What Does That Mean for Reality? | Quanta MagazineThe biggest breakthrough in modern theoretical physics is the discovery that gravity can collapse the dimensions of space. Physicists don’t yet understand the implications. 1175
Reposted by Bryan Crain🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026History will not forgive us . We do not deserve it 012043
Reposted by Bryan CrainEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Just keep doing good where you can. The world can go to hell, keep doing good. 110021
Reposted by Bryan CrainThanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.huffpost.comI'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d... 611801624
Reposted by Bryan CrainJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 23/09/2026There have been lots of malevolent Supreme Court justices, but there's not really a precedent for a Supreme Court justice who is as *dumb* as Brett Kavanaugh. A complete rube. Shows his ass every time he tries to write down more than two sentences of original thought.ballsandstrikes.orgBrett Kavanaugh’s Imaginary Immigration Stops Opinion Gets More Embarrassing Every DayThe fact that ICE officers do not allow wrongfully detained people to “promptly go free” is a surprise to only one man in America. 672011412
Reposted by Bryan CrainJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So Politico is a threat to national security because they quoted CBS reporting. The original CBS reporting is not a threat to national security, because Trump likes Bari Weiss. 132294
Bryan Crain @bryancrain88.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wednesday and Enid as an illustration of Carol Gilligan's ethics of rights vs ethics of care. Wednesday is isolationist, focused on personal achievement, lacking appreciation of the importance and impact of relationships. Enid is a social people-pleaser who needs to value herself and others equally. 010
Bryan Crain @bryancrain88.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My stomach just tried to communicate with me in some kind of alien language. 000
Reposted by Bryan CrainMaxine Kaplan @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026College journalists bay-beeeeeee! 16616
Bryan Crain @bryancrain88.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Wise of La Liga to put J. Jonah Jameson in charge of the Madrid derby. #football 000
Bryan Crain @bryancrain88.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Today I learned that Germany is smaller than Montana. 000
Reposted by Bryan CrainDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 159167284689
Reposted by Bryan CrainMisha Zimatskiy @mishazgreen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026AI is installing aimbot and acting like you're hot shit. You learn nothing. And eventually, your lack of built skills and knowledge catches up to you. 121
Reposted by Bryan CrainFrankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“Students told us the temptation was greatest when they feared they would miss a deadline,” the report reads. IMO the underlying issue here is the labor practices these students are being fed into as they near adulthood. Learning is not about volume of output, but do these students understand that? 16881306
Reposted by Bryan Crainshaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 19/09/2026ideally i would love to support minority rights but in this case the minority in question is a minority of the population, so it just isn't worth it, mathematically speaking 234328759
Reposted by Bryan CrainAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026Trump claimed he's "banning the free press" & added "we're repressive also" when asked about China's lack of press freedoms during bonkers event where he struggled to stay awake, demanded kids get 5 vaccine shots instead of 1, and rambled incoherently in response to basic Qs Here's a supercut: 2181972632
Reposted by Bryan CrainThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The president of the United States declaring that he’s banning the free press should probably be a big news story. Maybe even bigger than Biden misspeaking occasionally. 28668158
Reposted by Bryan CrainPurely Speculative @joleigh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Seriously though, this is a great way to frame a response. All of sport has some aspect of “natural biological advantage” at play; a 6’3” person guarding a 5’7” person isn’t “fair” but happens in high school basketball all the time. Let kids play with their friends! 011
Reposted by Bryan Crain🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The world did not end because WE DID NOT LET IT END The atmosphere has no hole in it BECAUSE WE FIXED THE HOLE WE BUILD THIS WORLD FROM DUST; IT WILL RETURN TO DUST THE MOMENT YOU STOP BUILDING IT anyway, yeah I've been thinking a lot about age and why it's important to talk to older people lol 221635
Reposted by Bryan CrainGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 17/09/2026great art articulates eternal truths 1048481481
Reposted by Bryan CrainGizmodo @gizmodo.com · 16/09/202671% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted gizmodo.com/71-of-americans-say-the…gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 311433
Reposted by Bryan CrainThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18/09/2026Adolescents and young adults across the country are collapsing under the weight of isolation and pressure to succeed. There’s no easy fix—but it’s past time for Washington to do something. trib.al/jjpIq4Ttrib.alThe Dire National Crisis That Washington Won’t TouchAdolescents and young adults across the country are collapsing under the weight of isolation and pressure to succeed. There’s no easy fix—but it’s past time for Washington to do something. 43314
Reposted by Bryan CrainEric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026holy shit, this is the whole ballgame in a single paragraph gAI systems require mass theft of copyrighted works, for the explicit purpose of replacing the market for the people they stole from, and the people in charge knew what they were doing ahead of time, and did it anyway 1623671114
Reposted by Bryan CrainMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight. 963767993
Reposted by Bryan CrainCoachN @coachn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“One of the teens, Luis Ochoa, told the agent he was a US citizen and the ICE agent’s response was, ‘I don’t give a damn. Your parents can’t help you now.’” 21400222
Reposted by Bryan CrainJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The first day of a vacation is a perilous day, where many mistakes can be made. And I say that to preface the fact that my husband and I have somehow ended up with eight loaves of bread. 12961
Reposted by Bryan CrainRebecca Roanhorse @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This is great. I try to teach this idea in a class to varying success. It is so important but often hard for new writers to grasp (and all of us to remember.) Get the behavior right and the rest will follow. 229061
Reposted by Bryan CrainChris Conroy @conroyforreal.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The reason is not surprising at all, if you’ve been paying attention to the real world trajectory of renewable energy tech for the last couple decades, but supremely welcome news nonetheless! www.latimes.com/california/s...latimes.comThe surprising reason California survived record summer heat without blackoutsCalifornia has quietly, but dramatically, increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage. 16119