Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I feel like this must have been done at some point, response poems are a storied tradition, but anyway I wrote "Margaret, Bringing Fresh Flowers" today and thought I'd share 14690109
Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 20/08/2026let’s hear it for executive function 4367541
Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I don't even know what to say. This is real, this is true, so, like, thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. This took over 25 years to happen so if there's any lesson here it's either "keep at it, who knows" or "many people are divorced" 1556568765
least weasel @mostweasel.bsky.social · 08/06/2026GOD DAMN i wanna be in the room for SIX LONG SONGS 010
Reposted by least weaselJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 27/05/2026since apparently JKR is spouting nonsense about "gametes" again, here is my in depth primer on why anti-trans groups have become so obsessed with gametes & why the actual science does not support their claims (no paywall): juliaserano.medium.com/why-are-gend...juliaserano.medium.comWhy Are “Gender Critical” Activists So Fond of Gametes?plus my new video “Trans People and Biological Sex: What the Science Says” 17774309
least weasel @mostweasel.bsky.social · 19/05/2026well this is really disappointing :/ i liked her work. 000
least weasel @mostweasel.bsky.social · 02/05/2026the main thing i have learned from working full time is that no one should ever work full time 110
Reposted by least weaselQuakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 01/04/2026We oppose the death penalty without exception, in every country and under every circumstance. Israel's new death penalty law that applies only to Palestinians is not justice: it is discrimination enshrined in law. It is apartheid. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...quaker.org.ukStatement from Quakers in Britain on Israel’s death penalty lawQuakers in Britain are profoundly troubled by the Israeli Knesset's passage of a law making the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, which puts the lives of... 17734
Reposted by least weaselNewfound Planets @i-find-planets.bsky.social · 23/03/2026You have discovered a planet. It is so far away. It is wee, with icy mountains. I want to be joyous there. 021
Reposted by least weaselQuakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 12/03/2026"This war was not inevitable. It was a calculated choice by people with power who believe that might is right. Our experience of God teaches us that this is wrong." @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk explains why we need to keep saying no to war. www.quaker.org.uk/blog/don-t-b...quaker.org.ukDon’t be a stepping stone for warIn the face of escalating war, Hannah Brock Womack shares how to keep pushing back against the idea that conflict is inevitable. 33020
Reposted by least weaselQuakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 08/03/2026Margaret Fell was a key figure in the early Quaker movement. For #InternationalWomensDay, Rhiannon Grant reflects on women's religious leadership and Margaret Fell's 'Women's Speaking Justified' www.quaker.org.uk/blog/women-s-prea…quaker.org.ukWomen's preaching still justifiedFor International Women's Day, Rhiannon Grant reflects on early Quaker support for women's religious leadership ahead of a modern translation of Margaret Fell's seminal text. 03218
Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 06/03/2026I have adored Mary Chapin Carpenter's work for decades. One of the great honors of my life to collaborate with her on this single of two covers of songs we love, out today! themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/album/put-th...themountaingoats.bandcamp.comPut the Message in the Box / Migrations, by Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats2 track album 2868784
Reposted by least weaselMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 04/03/2026At least 1,097 civilians had been killed in Iran so far, including 181 children. 19444692437
Reposted by least weaselProPublica @propublica.org · 21/02/2026A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor. (Published Dec. 2025)propublica.orgWhat I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign AidPhotographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again. 381605782
Reposted by least weaselDr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 13/02/2026🧪🏺 Update - authors have new paper showing how useless gen- #AI is for archaeological illustration. All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts. JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 29728284
Reposted by least weaselProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/20261/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵 203115217373
Reposted by least weaselAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time. 236119495849
Reposted by least weasel404 Media @404media.co · 25/01/2026And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.404media.coICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was SuedThe government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to." 811485654
Reposted by least weaselMatt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 25/01/2026CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today. This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting 878183686855
Reposted by least weaselJay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...startribune.comDetained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizureThe women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability. 33389314813
Reposted by least weaselWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/01/2026in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today 9534967514279
Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 16/01/2026it should not surprise anybody who follows my work that I wrote a bunch more songs last year. (Peter Balkan was written in 2024.) Here's one we're releasing early in honor of Bob Weir. Enjoy -- we're donating proceeds to the American Cancer Society. themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/track/going-...themountaingoats.bandcamp.comGoing to Fennario, by the Mountain Goatstrack by the Mountain Goats 19467109
Reposted by least weaselCharliCenter-CX @cambrianera.radical.town · 06/01/2026This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun. 7067162602
Reposted by least weasel404 Media @404media.co · 06/01/2026Translation is a delicate work that requires deep knowledge of both languages. Nuances and subtleties—two aspects of writing AIs are notoriously terrible at—can be lost or deranged if not carefully considered during the translation process.404media.coHarperCollins Will Use AI to Translate Harlequin Romance NovelsThe publisher is teaming with a company that claims its proprietary AI can ‘provide 2 to 3 times higher quality translations’ than other large language models. 814854
Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 31/12/2025When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then? 171924423
Reposted by least weaselRyan Howe @ryanhowe.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026. 2267262646
least weasel @mostweasel.bsky.social · 31/12/2025i’ve been spending the time between christmas and work starting back feverishly making things, both to recover from the effects of spending time with my family (Bad) and to make the most of my time off work 100
least weasel @mostweasel.bsky.social · 31/12/2025in times such as these, it’s important to knit a nice rat 010
Reposted by least weaselJane Fucking Doe @robin-tibochi.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Phone calls home help maintain the connection when loved ones are separated maintaining that connection can translate into a softer landing when being released. This is just cruel and bad policy if you truly want people to be rehabilitated, which we know they don’t. 222571
Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 24/12/2025thinkin about stuff 37975144
least weasel @mostweasel.bsky.social · 24/12/2025being back with my family for christmas is a bit like being in an ivy compton-burnett novel 121
Reposted by least weaselTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 19/12/2025LIFE RULES: Insulate your house with books to ward off evil Oppose the zombie AI apocalypse Never click on a link to the Daily Mail Use double the recommended amount of garlic Always stop to say hi to sheep And to horses too (but in a fake posh voice) I think that's more or less everything covered? 35485103
Reposted by least weaselTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 17/12/2025THREAD. Some excellent pigs I have met on walks in the British countryside. You will find the caption to each photo in the alt text. 1537373
Reposted by least weaselclaremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Are you working on an end-of-year retrospective on new music you liked in 2025? You don't have a physical copy of Half-Staff Blues to remind you, but I will! (And I'll keep asking Peter about a small run of something in 2026...) peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-s...peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.comHalf-Staff Blues, by Peter Peter Hughes11 track album 176
Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 14/12/2025the good that you do persists in this world 2758301690
Reposted by least weaselCool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Robert sits down with @margaret.bsky.social to talk about how mankind went from building one atomic bomb to building tens of thousands of them, permanently 15 minutes or less away from ending all life on earth. @iwriteok.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social www.iheart.com/podcast/105-... 1111229
Reposted by least weaselGaius (from Tribunate) @gaius.bsky.social · 29/11/2025There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI 3343561486
Reposted by least weaselNora's Kobold Bot @koboldbot.bsky.social · 22/11/2025kobold making continental jazz 0307
Reposted by least weaselProf Maz Hardey @thatprofmaz.substack.com · 28/10/2025Part of this story is expertise & intent. ChatGPT is being used by many as “therapy” unable to afford a therapist. The gap between a tool's intent and use is a public health crisis. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comMore than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimatesFinding is one of most direct statements from the tech company on how AI can exacerbate mental health issues 23318
Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 17/11/2025tfw masculine rosary 2330421
Reposted by least weaselace tilton ratcliff @mortuaryreport.bsky.social · 31/10/2025SO this lady who lives miles away from me in a different neighborhood filed a complaint w/the city that’s now potentially going to get my little free library & little free pantry shut down unless we can amend code to specifically protect site amenities as such pls sign my petition c.org/DRrMJb6Czq 65613276
Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 30/10/2025in case you missed it our World Cafe Live session + interview is up and I gotta say it's nice www.youtube.com/watch?v=btCH...youtube.comThe Mountain Goats on World CafeYouTube video by World Cafe 621423
Reposted by least weaselErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Hope is active. Doom is inactive. Every time you say “it’s over” you have completely given up and simply handed it all to the fascists. 15754202
least weasel @mostweasel.bsky.social · 08/10/2025making your own clothes is the greatest bc it unlocks the possibility for you to have any item of clothing you can imagine + also it fits you perfectly 100
Reposted by least weaselthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 06/10/2025quoth the raven: "metalcore" 11656103
Reposted by least weaselNight of the Living Red Durkin @daedsider.bsky.social · 14/09/2025If you can't or won't stand up for trans people right now, you are never, ever, ever, ever going to do it and that is something worth knowing about yourself. 02210
Reposted by least weaselD. Allan Drummond @dadrummond.art · 09/09/2025Lord Milkweed surveying his domain 🧡🖤 Oncopeltus fasciatus male, large milkweed bug, on milkweed #invertebrate 410011