Reposted by Isaac GrenfellRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 10hDamn, hit ‘em with the lookback 211802252
Isaac Grenfell @igrenfell.bsky.social · 9hThis scene, man... youtu.be/fpTHrdemfQo?...youtu.beSUPERMAN 3 - Computer Turns Ugly Woman Into Freaky RobotYouTube video by TheChopperTube 010
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 06/09/2026It wasn't even particularly close. 1439277
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 04/09/2026A former RNC chair and two-term Montana governor is backing a Democrat in a competitive House race. www.notus.org/campaigns/former-rnc-…notus.orgFormer RNC Chair Backs a Democrat in Key Montana Swing District“It’s not even a close call for me to stand in Sam’s corner,” two-term Montana Gov. Marc Racicot said of congressional hopeful Sam Forstag. 0173
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellMontana Free Press @montanafreepress.org · 03/09/2026Legislators are trying to determine what information the secretary of state produced to satisfy repeated U.S. Department of Justice demands for sensitive voter information.montanafreepress.orgLawmakers subpoena Montana’s secretary of state over voter information shared with U.S. Department of JusticeLawmakers say Christi Jacobsen needs to explain what voter data she shared with federal officials. 13220
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellLander Analytics @landeranalytics.com · 01/09/2026Coding agents can write a lot of code quickly. The question is do you still understand the system you're building? Our post looks at using agentic coding without giving up ownership with practical lessons on EDA, ML, schemas and building on patterns your team already knows. Read here: bit.ly/4gHeMbrbit.lyYou Own the Code Your Agent WroteHow much of it do you actually need to understand? 042
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellMichael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026#TodayinHistory #dataviz #OTD 📊 💀Major André-Louis Cholesky was killed in action during the First World War on 31st August 1918. His Cholesky algorithm iteratively simplified the solution of linear equations for regression coefficients. It served as inspiration for L.L. Thurstone's Factor Analysis 0135
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellDave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Is the U.S. serving wild horsemeat? 1538494
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellEdgar @theotheredgar.bsky.social · 27/08/2026📣 New #tidymodels cheatsheet alert! "Model Performance with {yardstick}" is now available in PDF and Web here: opensource.posit.co/resources/ch... #posit #rstats #ml 0236
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellThe R Foundation @r-foundation.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We invite #RStats users to contribute to a fund dedicated to helping the family of Tomáš Kalibera following his untimely death in April. Find out more and donate here: www.r-project.org/foundation/k...r-project.orgR: Tomáš Kalibera Family Fund 04434
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 16/08/2026no, you cannot fix Nancy Mace 45108289
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 12/08/2026“I remember thinking, ‘If I don’t do exactly what I’m told for the next minute of my life I’m going to die right now.'" More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... 3316156
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Welp guess we know what we're talking about in tomorrow's Sunday Morning Outbreak News Livestream! (Plus Salmonelleggs, & ANOTHER botulism outbreak in baby formula that's somehow going under the radar. So obvs we gotta talk about… all that.) youtube.com/live/_mjPVY1...youtube.comYep, Taylor Farms Uses Prison Labor (& Other Outbreak Updates)YouTube video by Farm to Taber 1023281
Reposted by Isaac Grenfell"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I wrote a thing! My take on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is up at @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/23/o...foreignpolicy.comOdysseus at the End of CivilizationNolan’s film confronts the betrayal of the West’s own values. 1148491
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellKate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 21/07/2026good article and, crucially, a good list at the end of cookware/kitchenware lines that are still quality (and family owned) 431848753
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellJib-BOO👻- scribbits @jibblescribbits.bsky.social · 15/07/2026We did this once & people loathed it. Went from 79% approval in December 73 to 42% in February 74. 2 months! www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...smithsonianmag.comWhat Happened the Last Time the U.S. Tried to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?A 1974 switch to year-round DST proved unpopular, with Americans expressing "distaste" for the long, dark winter mornings 263
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Colombia is like if the Harlem Globetrotters specialised in missing shots 41067
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/06/2026A loud and painful reminder that COLLEGE-EDUCATED Black women bore the BRUNT of job loss last year cc @epi.org. 6768333
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellAri Ofsevit @ofsevit.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Cutting jobs from the federal workforce is inherently racist (Black people are about 20% of the federal workforce). 053
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 23/06/2026For almost a decade, Matthew Pitman created and posted videos on his YouTube channel, RepoNut, documenting his approach to automobile repossession. When he disappeared in 2018, followers thought he had died. He’d actually been in prison. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/H665NZnewyorkermag.visitlink.meThe Repo Man Coming for Your RideAs America’s auto debt nears $1.7 trillion, repossessions are reaching levels not seen since the Great Recession. Inside an industry at the front line of the country’s affordability crisis. 1205
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like 803826843
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Looking at the useful idiots who still think the NYT is essential reading no matter what they put in there 29810
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 28/04/2026Uh, this is kinda wild *UAE DECIDES TO EXIT OPEC, OPEC+ STARTING MAY 1: WAM 391167195
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellPeter Gabriel @itspetergabriel.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Sledgehammer was released 40 years ago today! 2714857814
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 10/04/2026From the AP: "At one of Beirut’s busiest intersections, an Associated Press photographer saw charred cars piled on top of each other. A body was crushed inside one." "At hospitals, staff were still trying to identify dozens of bodies." 1176116
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10/04/2026The University of Michigan has been measuring consumer sentiment since 1952. We just got the first Iran-afflicted measure for April, and it's at the lowest level ever recorded. 10322351025
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellReuters @reuters.com · 09/04/2026ABA rates Trump judicial nominee in Montana as 'not qualified' reut.rs/3PWWjhkreut.rsABA rates Trump judicial nominee in Montana as 'not qualified'The American Bar Association for the first time during President Donald Trump's second term in office has rated one of his judicial nominees as "not qualified," bestowing that label on Katie Lane, his pick to become a federal judge in Montana. 110742
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellSK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Little migrating songbirds are performing one of the most stunning behaviors on the planet-- some are flying from Brazil to Canada, overnight. When they stop to rest they are exhausted and vulnerable. Protect them by keeping cats inside! It helps cats too! abcbirds.org/solutions/ke...abcbirds.orgKeep Cats Indoors - American Bird ConservancyOutdoor cats kill up an estimated 2.4 billion birds in the U.S. each year. Discover how American Bird Conservancy is reducing the threat of roaming and stray cats through our Cats Indoors program. 215182
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellDavid Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Roughly, left of the dark area is part of the far side of the Moon, not seen from Earth. The big round feature is the Orientale impact basin, the Moons youngest. That area was in darkness for all the Apollo flights so the Integrity crew are the first humans to see it with their own eyes 9701175
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellHadley Wickham @hadley.nz · 05/04/2026Bill’s early work had an incredible influence on my career, especially his studies on perception and coplots. It’s so sad to hear that he passed away. May his memory be a blessing. 06814
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellJessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 02/04/2026If anyone on here works at one of the 57 forest service research stations that are going to be closed and you want to tell me about your work there and why it's important, reach out: jmckenzie@thebulletin.org 1591401
Isaac Grenfell @igrenfell.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Woke 3 will just be trains. Nothing but trains. 010
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellMegan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student. 240134614889
Reposted by Isaac GrenfellAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Reading people. Body language. Knowing how to connect with people totally unlike you and with different backgrounds and beliefs. Defusing tense situations. Gaining trust. High endurance, pain tolerance, and work ethic. Reaction time. Prioritizing order of execution. Anticipating people’s needs. Tons 280138091620
