Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyCadenza 華彩樂 @eldritch.beauty · 41mhas anyone ever done a deep dive on where all the tens of millions poured into tv ads go or do we need insider info for that kind of breakdown 131
Doctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 40mGoogle just blindsided me with this snapshot I took on a hike less than a month ago 1200
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeySamantha Maldonado @smaldo.bsky.social · 51mThe Guardian Angel founder is also a self-proclaimed expert on getting shot -- actually shot, by bullets. He survived being shot five times in June 1992. "I know about getting shot," he assured the mayor. abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...abc7ny.comMayor Mamdani holds hands with one-time rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shotAn apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals. 317425
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 1hWhen you compare how much right-wing funding is going into their version of the humanities in higher ed ("civil discourse," "civic thought," "intellectual freedom") vs how little public or private funding there is for peer-reviewed humanities scholarship & teaching, it really makes you think. 414241
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyDan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · 8hBig sigh. Cornell edited its faq after the NYT story about the CUPD omitting details from the victim statement: “Any mention of sharing “all investigatory information” with the district attorney had been removed from the page.” www.wskg.org/regional-new...wskg.orgCornell quietly edits FAQ page about fraternity sexual assault allegations amid public backlashOn Wednesday, the university removed a sentence stating that campus police “shared all investigatory information with the Tompkins County District Attorney's Office.” 210147
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyGreg @mostech6502.bsky.social · 18hoh the See Also on this one delivers as well en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving... 667670
Doctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 14hI have always felt that this methodology is obviously bonkers but it's good to have some numbers. 292
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyLogan @bulklogan.bsky.social · 19hMFW when I calibrate a scale based on multiple other unreliable scales: 061
Doctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 19hDid someone make a pipeline to automatically generate a 3D "garbage" collage that casts a shadow with arbitrary shape? I guess that's a lot less cool on computer than in a real space but still. 021
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyDoctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 06/07/2023Celsius defenders when you point out that the notion of "atmospheric pressure" at "sea level" is physically arbitrary 2426
Reposted by Doctor Wind Turkeyoak blanco @abomination.computer · 10/08/2023garbage men should have military-style squadron names like Grim Reapers or Abolishers 2376
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyDoctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 30/04/2024After enlightenment: I'll keep drinking that garbage 062
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyDead Iverson @deadiverson.bsky.social · 19hTo become smarter we must first become more stupider #wisdomofjupiter 🪷🤲🪐 0133
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyAdam @chalicotherex.bsky.social · 20hFun article. The ten year moratorium on scholarly meetings about Umberto Eco that he wrote into his will ended this year. www.thedial.world/articles/new...thedial.world300 Umberto Eco Scholars and Me — The DialEncyclopedias, AI and conspiracy theories in Bologna. 1164
Doctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 21h(posted near my todo list / organizational system) THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOR. NO GREAT DEEDS ARE COMMEMORATED HERE. WE CONSIDERED OURSELVES TO BE A POWERFUL CULTURE. 080
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyDr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 21hHope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago 18992542308
Doctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 21hI've read almost all of these 🥲 A treasury of an incredible career 042
Doctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 21hI'm applying to stuff and waiting to hear about other stuff. I have this very weird knife's-edge feeling, like I'm *almost* in a world where they'll pay me more than I know what to do with to do stuff I like, but *also* maybe I'll just never get another job. 190
Reposted by Doctor Wind Turkeyfa-BOO!-s @fabius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026i have genuinely said this multiple times in recent weeks but with Bartolomé de las Casas 313214
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyBrandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp... 4548492140
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyKing of Spring Tarts @kingtart.bsky.social · 23hHappy October to all octopuses everywhere.static.klipy.comAdorable Octopus Takes a Walk on the SeafloorALT: Adorable Octopus Takes a Walk on the Seafloor 1265
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyScott 𐚁 🦇 Cave 🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 23hBehold “Liamtown,” my son’s personal train space that was once a dining room 3293
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 01/10/2026Huh. Today in "always look up the etymology because sometimes you're just repeating a myth but sometimes it's weirder and more incredible than you could have possibly imagined" www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/c... 10678246
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 14037291225
Doctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ig the idea is, you (regular guy) defend billionaires cuz you're thinking to yourself, "Hey what if I became a billionaire, that would rule!" But like -- I would simply change my views to be pro-billionaire AFTER I became a billionaire. I don't need to do it in advance! 150
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyVHS Vault @vhsvault.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ford-Sponsored Schindler's List Intermission NBC/WKYC 3 1997-02-23 : 74s 15692170
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyDoctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 01/10/2026prestigurgitating 1206
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/09/202694-year-old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen OBE, arrested under the Terrorism Act outside @labouruk.bsky.social conference. Her crime? Holding a piece of cardboard with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on it. She was among hundreds doing the same. 17188126
Reposted by Doctor Wind Turkeyfurry hater @furry-hater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026submitted by discord user 4505128
Doctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 01/10/2026just had to check what the title of my dissertation was 2120
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyCZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Good job, California. 15 states to go. No child should marry. A child who marries isn’t emancipated, her (and it’s usually a girl) new spouse becomes her guardian. If he abuses her, she cannot go to a domestic violence shelter. She cannot initiate a divorce. She can’t have her own money.sfchronicle.comCalifornia bans child marriage, even with parental permissionSupporters hail ban on child marriage and companion bill to address forced marriages as “most comprehensive framework” in the U.S. 9706200
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026They made her wait all day to kill her, and now they’re torturing her. 20816181
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyAzure Emerald Empire @azureemeraldempire.bsky.social · 01/10/2026(carefully explaining to a non-American) You see, we have this special concept, “the dumbass”…certain things that seem incompatible, like ignoring the answer to a question you just asked, driving through someone’s house because you’re on your phone…for the dumbass they are perfectly consonant 3434
Reposted by Doctor Wind Turkeysingular locus sarah @scgriffith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026if I'm understanding this chart correctly we are on track to hit peak covid levels of tourism 2151
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome 14480221967
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all. 443780893
Reposted by Doctor Wind Turkeyrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 30/09/2026just read an antisemite saying "the talmud is spiritually israeli," which really denies the contribution of the exilic diaspora 717513
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In other words: This meme is a surprisingly accurate scaled depiction of the magnitude of the 2026 El Niño event vs the 1997 event *if using the absolute index.* But if using the relative index, Danny DeVito is currently the same height as Arnold Schwarzenegger. And either pairing is striking... 👀 620053
Doctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026til there is a .phd tld lol i don't think i will be registering [myname].phd thoughmyname.phd 4120
Reposted by Doctor Wind TurkeyFred, His Enemy Getting a Vote @thefred.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The strategy next time should be to indict everyone for everything, everywhere. The ex-president, if alive, should get a hundred indictments, spread across as many districts as possible, with as many state charges separately brought as possible. Cabinet members and aides should get dozens. 634290
Doctor Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I thought "servant leader" was a concept from American protestantism but it actually comes from management theory lol 6210