Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialPwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 1hIf Democrats win, johnson will not be speaker at the point where they are swearing in the new Congress. They are sworn in by the speaker elect, who is chosen by the member elects 311314256
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 22hi've never been a cultural relativist so this is easy for me: the culture of the American Right fucking sucks. they worship malice and mediocrity. they venerate nothing of value. 1264487
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026a little louder for the cheap seats in the back 3251031771
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialAnthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Given everything else happening on Earth, missing moments of wonder is easy. But damn, some of us—including this kid from Indiana who grew up reading Ray Bradbury & watching Star Trek—lived long enough to see the landscape & hear the wind of another planet. Thanks to all who made that happen. 1203
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialIan Danskin @innuendostudios.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Lindsay comparing Raya and the Last Dragon to Avatar: The Last Airbender got a wildly more intense reaction than Jacob admitting to sexual assault 1233637
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026damnatio memoriae is the right thing to do with trump for many reasons and at the top of the list is the fact that it will make him so, so angry 391963391
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Saying he'd be cool with Iran nuking my home city is pretty bad but not quite as bad as when Hillary said some trump supporters were deplorable so I can see why the media turned the latter into a major scandal and not the former 423354710
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialVERTICAL📼BLANKING📺INTERVAL @vertiblank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A Hark! A Vagrant classic 101418426
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialGregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Trump admin vetoed the UN resolution on pandemic cooperation just over a week ago.usatoday.comTrump offers to help Russia combat pneumonic plague after worker's deathTrump offered to help Russia combat pneumonic plague after the death of a lab worker in Siberia. 21310
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialRawrTigerlily @rawrtigerlily.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A cynical part of me thinks the only reason these ghouls are pushing the “AI could be conscious rhetoric” is because when it comes to deciding whether humans or data centers should get access to limited energy and water resources, they want ambiguity about why humans should clearly take precedent. 1341546
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 05/10/2026To expand on this: Bigotry isn't a result of an innocent misunderstanding, or not having all the facts. It's not a choice made rationally, defeated with a rational argument. Bigotry is a self-protective, foundational belief used to help make the world make sense to them. Debate won't change that. 31982569
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I do think this should put some of the hand-wringing over the uniquely sinful American electorate, uniquely feckless institutions, etc in perspective. The truth is that there is a large trans-national constituency of people who actively want this. They aren’t deceived. They want this. 542515377
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap 152108142338
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Goddammit. The contempt these people have for everything wondrous and good and *human* is so grotesque. 361374496
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 02/10/2026Every so often I think about how so many people do not know about the Beaver Drop. We used to be a country.en.wikipedia.orgBeaver drop - Wikipedia 59621
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialUAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026CA Gov. Newsom has vetoed Tribal water policy legislation which would have given Tribes a say in the water decisions that impact them. He also vetoed the California Indian Freedom Act of 2026, which supported Native religious practices on state lands. (Communities United for Water Protection) 35842
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialSpooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Newsom is probably succeeding in securing the support of moneyed interests for the 2028 primary but he's ignoring the part where he's going to need people to actually vote for him. 910829
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And, for the coup de grace, two bills protecting fire survivors from predatory insurance companies, which he vetoed, deliberately, to punish fire survivors for rejecting his "reform" bill that was actually a huge payout to SCE for starting fires. calmatters.org/economy/2026...calmatters.orgNewsom vetoes insurance-claim bills: Is it ‘petty’ politics?California governor rejects legislation sponsored by LA fire victims, who had spoken out against his wildfire-liability effort. 72719658
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers 293112934104
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialSmooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026your response to “I was raped” should not be “I was right” 6694871806
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This. I strongly believe a lot of men have no idea how often women contend with this, and how it can stunt their ambitions. 01228313
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time." 2349861156
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialJeremy @callmenerdy.com · 01/10/2026In 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. 711553233
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialVituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I see this a lot with these headlines but the thing happening was that there was a literally unprecedented surge of people showing up at the southern border, going to a CBP officer and saying “hey can I stay,” and then getting told “no” Whatever your opinion on that, it’s not what Trump is doing 2426
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialColin M. Henry @henryhenryhenry.com · 30/09/2026this is specifically what Twitter was re-engineered to do, btw. it exists almost solely to threaten anyone at the flashpoint of a nascent social movement. 92936554
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialjordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 23/07/2026RONALD REAGAN IS IN HELL WAITING FOR HEAVEN TO TRICKLE DOWN 133013695
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialRinger @mmmatch.es · 29/09/2026Normalcy is a race to the bottom, a pointless act of stripping yourself of anything that makes you even slightly unique in a futile effort to appease the unappeasable 332876965
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr... 312886640
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump rescinded prior guidance on Title IX during his first year in office, then put out a new regulation that experts warned would retraumatize survivors and offer perpetrators impunity. It literally had provisions designed to allow confessed perpetrators to get away with rape.time.comA New Title IX Rule Essentially Allows Accused Sexual Assailants to Hide Evidence Against ThemA mere three months after its release, the DeVos administration’s new Title IX rule goes into effect on Friday, August 14. With the rushed timeline... 3439131
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The main reason you haven’t heard about campus sexual violence in a few years is because Trump and SCOTUS have made it much, much harder for survivors to come forward. You might vaguely remember that Title IX was a big battleground in his first term. And that we lost. 31879638
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialKasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Wanna see the most Oregon thing ever? 23677140
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialR. Dorian Goetz 🔞🏳️⚧️🪡 @yesthatargets.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I will abbrvte words before I delete that comma. 322731
fleurdor.bsky.social @fleurdor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Well, There's Your Problem" is a history podcast and demonstrates with every episode why history, engineering, and ethics should be in dialogue. 000
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialN.S. Dolkart is gathering signatures @nsdolkart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Red state Dems need a pass so they can be transphobic enough to win” A Kentucky Dem who has not only won election but been *re*elected, in years far redder than 2026: 182
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialSarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026 57142583071
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialJohn Hollingsworth @fiatjusticia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Updated CDC guidelines just came out. 👀 EVERYONE 18+can get the COVID booster and your insurance has to pay for it. More info about kids in the video below, which is excellent. #covid #covidcautious #yallmaskingDC 014875
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We’ve been in a constitutional crisis since Jan. 20, 2025 and a blue wave in November won’t fix it if Trump can just ignore legislation passed by Congress.cbsnews.comTrump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, a move some lawmakers called illegalPresident Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both pa... 691786475
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 26/09/2026I think it is very important that Big Balls, personally, goes to jail there are a lot of young goons who think they are invincible and it is important to make it clear that they are not 7065731333
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars. 017172
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? 115874
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Y'all know Bean Soup Theory? How someone can post a recipe for bean soup and the replies will be "BUT WHAT IF I DON'T LIKE BEANS?!" That is sometimes annoying trolling but it's predominantly people failing to understand how to read for context, understand intended audience, etc. 92228169
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026HUGE: Autozone workers just won the first ever union at the company. Despite Autozone spending an estimated $210,696 and using every tactic in the book to stop just 11 workers from forming a union, the small shop in New York chose to unionize today. These workers will now join the @uaw.org. 11973091624
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 26/09/2026the paramount/warner antitrust suit could have done serious damage to this man’s empire and I will not stop being furious at everyone in california politics who caved on it 171458263
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialae @aelkus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026every time i log into facebook to briefly see what is going on i immediately feel like i'm entering a graveyard and its only a matter of time before i get pulled down by a zombie 0351
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For the record: The University of California has never asked me for anything like this. But I am seeing this line of questioning arising in a rapidly growing number of American contexts. It has been asked of me, personally, elsewhere. And that is very, very alarming. 1736998
Reposted by @fleurdor.bsky.socialPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026interactive map of gasoline and diesel prices and where they've changed the most, % wise compared to a year ago. hover over the state for full details and more. link below 57116
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Franklin: My final report
Watson: Little Rosie Franklin’s research! I bet it’s something!
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W: You’re getting fancy on us! Tell me—
F: Ah. I love this game.
W: Is it a scientific breakthrough in feelings?
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