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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It's literally the exact language he used to sic his sycophants on me back in 2021

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

time to take a big sip of coffee and check my rearview mirror

A photo of my rearview mirror, showing the car behind me carrying a passenger from the ghoul dimension

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

One thing I very much wanted to avoid in my new upf piece: any suggestion of credulity in the face of rfk jr

Now, far be it from us to suggest handing it to RFK Jr – his focus on reforming nutritional standards in the US is, after all, unlikely to be the result of serious scientific research, and stands notably at odds with his department’s recent relaxation of regulations around peptides, hormones, and food safety in general.

Still, the Trump administration’s purported push for better nutrition and higher-quality food in the US is one that’s been overall welcomed by establishment science.

“But the question is, what are they going to actually do?” says Mande. “And that's been more unclear.”

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So you agree? It's perfectly fine for trans people to oppose democrats who won't protect them?

Regina George being like "so you agree?"

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

no matter how long you know a person, nothing. NOTHING prepares you for a text like this

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

hmm not to follow police but interesting that I have mutuals with this terf

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I mean is this really true?? He seems like a public health guy to me?

I mean, I think, you know, El-Sayed has run kind of a factional campaign. I mean, he presents himself as the leader of a movement. He’s been really focused on Israel and AIPAC, which is of less interest to a broader general electorate.

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I had to stop after a couple of examples lest the whole article just be etymology

Outside of English, the story of “human” can be equally as enchanting. In Chinese, for example, the word 人 is hypothesized to be related to 仁 – which is believable, since they both sound exactly the same: rén. If that’s correct, it means that to be “human” (人) is to be “kind” or “good” (仁). Going even further back, we reach the Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/k-niŋ, meaning brain, heart, and mind – rendering the ultimate meaning of “human” as “the possessor of a mind”.

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

15. Liking the original post myself just so I can recommend She Who Became The Sun, which (along with its sequel) is probably the best book I've read all year

Front cover of She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

6. These two (both great, go for Tides of you want queer gilded-age merman love story, go for Honey if you want a magical-tinged history of Japanese-Korean relations over 100 years that makes you want to cry several times over). Currently reading The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling, also v vv gd

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

sorry mikey do we not think this is a wee bit hysterical

THE CITIES THAT SAID YES TO DRUGS

Policies that gave addicts clean needles and places to use drugs were intended to reduce harm. They created a "zombie apocalypse."

By Michael Powell Photographs by Dana Golan

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Americans once again fail to appreciate how old other places are: no, the electoral system wasn't built for a two-lane road; the two-lane road developed around the system (first political parties began centuries after the establishment of parliament)

In 2024, roughly 42% of all votes went to parties other than Labour or the Conservatives. In recent local elections, that number jumped to roughly two-thirds. Today, both major parties compete alongside Reform UK, the Liberal Democrats, Greens, and powerful regional parties in Scotland and Wales. Britain’s electoral system was built for a two-lane road—winner-take-all elections tend to sustain two-party competition—but its politics now resembles a six-lane highway.

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

you....shouldn't be driving aggressively or distracted. that's bad driving

"The primary complaint from the community is visibility. Because the concrete barriers sit extremely low to the ground, neighbors argue that aggressively driving or distracted motorists simply cannot see them until it is too late."

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

how am I only just now learning that in 2019 there was a stabber on London Bridge who was brought down by a vigilante with a narwhal horn

a man brandishing a narwhal horn like a lance at a stabber? or, well, somebody at least; it's pretty foggy because somebody else went in with a fire extinguisher. we all use the tools at our disposal I suppose. what's that phrase? when all you have is a narwhal tusk, everything looks like a knife crime in process

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

saw a post this morning that said like "may as well call the world cup for team USA right now since the government will just make it happen if they don't play well enough" and I laughed but, well,

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Keir is a man who, by his own admission, has no self reflection and does not dream. An mdf sheet of a man

But then he can’t really say if he’s strictly an optimist or a pessimist and, no, doesn’t know if he’s an extrovert or an introvert, either. “I’ve never really thought about it. I don’t know what that tells you.” He doesn’t know what he dreamed last night – or ever: “I don’t dream.” Just hits the pillow at 11 and – “bang” – is out till around 5. He doesn’t have a favourite novel or poem, wasn’t scared of anything as a child. “Nothing. No phobias.” Hmmm, this is harder than I thought. What about his lovely heather-coloured tie, where is it from and who chose it? He takes it between finger and thumb. “Would you say heather? I had it down as slightly darker.” Quick-fire is perhaps not his format.

I say, because on his face was a genuine expression of bemusement when I asked about his emotional inner life, that I’m guessing he never did therapy. “No, no,” he says. “No.” Then “No” again in a lower tone bordering on horror. He’s not saying this is the only way to live, it’s just that “I am self-aware enough not to go into side alleys to have a chat with myself about these things.”

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

tired: pronouncing testicles like Heracles wired: pronouncing cronion like onion

Cronus was usually depicted with a harpe, scythe, or sickle, which was the instrument he used to castrate and depose Uranus, his father. Cronus was likely originally a harvest god, which is why in many regions of Greece the month of the harvest was named Cronion after him.

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

sorry but I simply don't see how fewer successful suicides isn't a good thing

strigix @sovereignbeast.bsky.social

This is a statistic which is commonly cited in a way that misrepresents causality.

Reality check- Owning a gun does not make you want to kill yourself. In the circumstances where someone wants to kill themself, a gun is a highly effective method of doing so. So, successful suicides often use guns.

strigix @sovereignbeast.bsky.social

The rate of suicide attempts among gun owners and non gun owners is consistent. This means that, statistically speaking, there is no increased risk of attempting suicide due to gun ownership.

The increased risk is of succeeding in the attempt. This means the risk is conditional.

strigix @sovereignbeast.bsky.social

In other words, buying a gun to defend yourself does not meaningfully increase your risk of attempting suicide. Arguing against gun ownership for self defense by citing suicide statistics is a misrepresentation used to position being anti-gun as morally and ethically beyond reproach.

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Very weird that the New York Times here mentions how birthright citizenship is found in "many countries in Central and South America" but neglects to mention the biggest and most obvious Northern examples... Canada and Mexico

In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue its decision in a landmark case through which the White House has sought to end the 157-year-old legal standard of birthright citizenship.

When President Trump talks about this issue, he calls America “STUPID” for automatically granting citizenship to U.S.-born children of immigrants. The policy does stand out for its permissiveness: Although many countries in Central and South America have similar laws, most nations require that at least one parent be a citizen for a child to qualify.

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

this reads like most of the fraud in the country is in democrat run states. just inaccurate writing

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a frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe @supermathskid.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Trump has spent almost one in every four days of his second term golfing

When he conducts those polls in private, Mr. Trump often compares Mr. Vance’s performance to his own achievements. He has told several allies that Mr. Vance has never won a tough race without his help. (Mr. Trump’s endorsement got Mr. Vance over the finish line in a tight race for an Ohio Senate seat.) He has brought up the number of vacations Mr. Vance has taken as vice president. (Mr. Trump does not generally take them.)

From NYTimes

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