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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Is there a petition to override this NIMBY petition?

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

What an immature, manufactured “scandal.”

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“GOTTA LEARN AI OR BE LEFT BEHIND.” Good. Fuck off! Leave me behind! Enjoy your artbarf rapture, your janky Temu future. I’ll be back here looking at real birds and writing weird, also real, books.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I grew up in Texas and can say with confidence that Democrats winning even once will wake up a ton of disconnected non-voters. There are so many people in Texas who are jaded by decades of Republican dominance and don’t see the point in voting. This year could start a positive feedback loop.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Missed the opportunity to say Idahopium

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I realized that I misremembered: my sander is not cordless

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have a portable sander and work just a short walk from there. If it’s still up on Monday, I’m on it.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I know the point of this graphic was “most states depend heavily on trade with Canada and Mexico” but now I just have questions about the Utah->UK export pipeline

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Generally, yes. These new opioids still have the same mechanism of action as the old ones, so narcan should still be effective at blocking them if it’s administered quickly enough. It could be less effective if the new drugs are faster acting, but it won’t make things worse.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Reminds me of these I saw on the subway when I was there in June

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Unfortunate coincidence. It’s named after a credit union that’s existed for a hundred years.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I think I chose ”neutral” for that one due to the fact that it’s completely obvious and not secret at all

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

That was my first election too, and after Bernie lost I was very upset and swore I wouldn‘t vote in the general (I was 18). Fortunately my mom quickly disabused me of my stupidity!

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

They all seemed good. I had a hard time deciding who to vote for!

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Nate Blouin is the clear choice. The other progressives need to drop out.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Take a more careful look at the chart. The lowest age bracket is under 18, so in the 70s, boomers born in the late 50s to 60s would still be in that bracket.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Caesar salad was invented in Mexico in the 1920s

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Texas kolaches. I was shocked when I learned that donut shops in other states don’t have a savory option to go with the sweets.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I support Nate Blouin. I think he’s still the strongest progressive candidate, and he’s done a great job as my senator.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

My condolences. I was formerly in her district and am now fortunate enough to be in District 1.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Great article! Surprised you didn’t mention the outrage over “black Aragorn” in the LOTR Magic set though, knowing you’re a fan of that game too

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Why are there countdown timers on the products again? Is that how long until the line is unpaused?

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Should have had a chemist proofread this article… there are many cringe-worthy errors.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

You should make that your new banner image

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

It really seems like she finds a way to have a bad take on almost anything

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

I did too! I remember my dad mentioning that a coworker of his was fired and the next time I saw said person I was confused that he seemed ok and there were no visible burn scars.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Oh, I also remember looking at an atlas from the 80s and my mom telling me that the Soviet Union wasn’t around anymore because it “broke up.” I interpreted this to mean that huge fissures had opened up across the country, literally breaking it up.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

I visited Carlsbad Caverns with my parents when I was about 6. Saw a sign saying the entrance fee for children was $5. I didn’t personally have $5, so I thought my parents would have to leave me behind.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Reading the whole thread in context, she’s making the same point as you

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Yes! Proud of my old school district. Huge result for a suburban area that normally leans red.

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Krista M. Harper @kristamharper.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Here are the links to folks who are tracking grant cancellations at both NIH and NSF censoring science. This team is tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants: NIH: forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP... NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... w/ @noamross.net

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NIH grant termination, stop-work order, or reinstatement information submission form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the data base at ...

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!! Has a take action toolkit with: 1. Press outreach templates 2. Social media toolkit 3. Elected official outreach 4. Talking points Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come. www.savensf.com

Welcome to Save The U.S. National Science Foundation
A Girl Looking at a Physics Model
TAKE ACTION
Save NSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Our mission is to support and advocate for the continuation of vital research and innovation in various scientific fields. NSF funding is critical to this work.

Join us in our endeavor to ensure a sustainable future for scientific exploration and discovery.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Never mind, that was a short break! Had to come back to follow the news about the NSF grant freezes. I’m currently paid through an NSF grant to continue my research until I find a job. I’ll update if I learn of any details that I’m allowed to share. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Think I’m going to take a break from social media for a week or two. Been spending more time scrolling than I would like.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I applauded his filibuster. But voting against these confirmations would be effortless, and be consistent with what he claimed to be standing up for in his speech, so why isn’t he? That’s what I find strange (and frankly, indefensible).

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

1) doesn’t matter, they should still vote no 2) there are absolutely negative consequences in that it validates and normalizes fascist oligarchs 3) I agree that there are much bigger problems, but this is such an easy thing they could get right that it’s weird and concerning that they aren’t.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Those “meaningless” cabinet votes are more of the same equivocating crap. It doesn’t matter if they’re going to pass without any Democratic support. What do Democrats possibly have to gain by voting to confirm fascists? It’s not wrong to expect better from them.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

“the Herculean effort she put into winning the election.” Are you serious? The effort was half-assed at best. It was a campaign built on the futile act of attracting the so-called centrists and alienating the progressive base. The messaging was largely weak, confused, and uninspired.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Don’t feel bad for him. He got what he deserved.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Thank you! I actually edited the page last month because it hadn’t been updated since before the 2024 election, and all the links were broken because the county changed its URL structure at some point. Couldn’t figure out how to fix that graphic though.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

How is that so different from the US? We have FPTP almost everywhere too (besides some recent experiments with ranked choice in a couple states), and that’s largely why there’s no viable third parties here.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Hey, I didn’t know that, that’s funny though

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I bet he’s staying with his cousin, Celeste Maloy.

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Zach Schwartz @granfalloonery.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

3/ Also, I actually tried doing a part-time AI training job for some extra cash, and I immediately gave up on it because most of the so-called “experts” on the LLM I was assigned to train had no idea what they were doing and appeared to be actively making it worse.

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