Reposted by TaelarenRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A new Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology has just been published, in which it is claimed that the human species is polytypic: not only is race biologically meaningful but the races are distinct enough to be considered subspecies. Published by Elgar. In 2026. 60450129
Reposted by TaelarenMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Straight up: As a woman in football, this sucks to listen to. This week in particular. 2246632686
Reposted by TaelarenKori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“the warrior ethos glamorizes the prowess of the individual warrior in a way that starkly contradicts the professional, ethical, and organizational nature of military service and modern warfare.” @briankerg.bsky.socialusni.orgWhere Exactly Has the Warrior Ethos Gotten Us?The Marine Corps should revive its traditional ethos, emphasizing professional competence, readiness, honor, courage, and commitment for the demands of modern warfare. 2655180
Reposted by TaelarenMatt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"Deep-hearted man, express / Grief for thy dead in silence like to death.” www.rogerebert.com/features/mem...rogerebert.comMemories of Helen: The Heroic Despair of "John Wick"An ode to the violent grief of cinema's most dogged assassin. 1214546
Reposted by TaelarenAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.data4democracy.substack.comHook and SqueezeHow Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations. 17845351588
Reposted by Taelarenthene @thene.bsky.social · 13/08/2026out it goes: my long post about Rachel Hope Cleves's claim that Tillie Walden plagiarised her book. It's long because Cleves's claim is much, much more bizarre than it looked on first reading. I'm not going to bury the lede here. Cleves's claim does not hold up. buttondown.com/thene/archiv... 671494623
Reposted by TaelarenPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026White collar crime is legal now www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...nytimes.comTreasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell CompaniesThe Trump administration will not enforce reporting requirements of the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act, which was intended to crack down on money laundering. 27630229
Reposted by TaelarenAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/08/2026This is a very worrying story. Ecuadorian fishermen are being attacked and killed, and the perpetrators seem to be either the U.S. military engaged in clandestine operations or an American mercenary company working for Bukele or another Central American country. 271289688
Reposted by TaelarenSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 01/08/2026The left is getting the Catholic Church in the divorce? That Catholic Church? The Roman one? You sure?? Aight I guess but we need to talk a little about that one internally 461116213
Reposted by TaelarenAmal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 27/07/2026meanwhile to me a blockbuster is, among many other things, an object through which we relate to each other; a prism through which we can communicate with each other; a terrain we can inhabit together for a while. It has enormous capacity to contain contradiction! 420415
Reposted by TaelarenMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23/07/2026There's a reason Elon Musk rarely does interviews with real news outlets.gizmodo.comElon Musk Melts Down Over Perfectly Normal Questions in Wild New Interview"Maybe some people do loathe me. And that's probably true. I don't care," said Musk. 30154531398
Reposted by Taelarenered @ered.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Seen some talk of unethical fiction, so here’s my take 120124995333
Reposted by TaelarenBrendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026"Platform our campaign to end the public existence of trans people or we'll set the billionaire on you" If you contribute a single penny towards the revenue generated by the Potter franchise you're helping fund this shit. 122197850
Reposted by TaelarenMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. 20368812224829
Reposted by Taelarenlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 21/07/2026if you just went by the headline you might think the author was rehabilitating an egomaniacal white supremacist for no reason other than shock value. not so! it's actually to rewrite the "dems should moderate on wealth taxes and trans rights" article for the 1000th time 551898286
Taelaren @taelarendreams.bsky.social · 21/07/2026You should probably check if your car has this system installed… www.wired.com/story/a-devi...wired.comA Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It NowDealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now researchers warn they can be hacked to unlock, track, and disable cars. 000
Reposted by TaelarenSam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 18/07/2026This is gamer girl bathwater for techbros 362265482
Reposted by TaelarenRobert Rath @robertrath.bsky.social · 08/07/2026If there’s one question I’ve been asked more than any other it’s this: “Will there be a sequel to Infinite and the Divine?” Today I can answer: YES. Join Trazyn and Orikan as they try to mend their relationship by ruining the galaxy… again. www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...warhammer-community.comTrazyn and Orikan return in The Wicked and the WarpedThe next Black Library novel by Robert Rath is coming. 72605199
Reposted by TaelarenCharles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 10/12/2025SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE 126182366487
Reposted by TaelarenClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 01/07/2026WELCOME TO SCHISM WATCH 2026 WITH CLAIRE 564122759
Reposted by TaelarenBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 29/07/2025A key point in Fahrenheit 451 is that books were banned because they made people depressed and uncomfortable. The novel's protagonist, Montag, is taken into custody after he reads a poem that makes a woman cry because she realizes the emptiness of her life. 178114483721
Reposted by TaelarenThe Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 20/05/2026HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!! The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...nytimes.comManager at Trump’s N.J. Golf Club Helped Plan Reflecting Pool Repairs 694141806
Reposted by TaelarenMike Masnick @masnick.com · 22/06/2026In case you didn't think Polymarket was sketchy enough. It paid influencers to use a fake site (poiymarket) to make fake bets that would then look like they won, and then to post viral videos to social media pretending they had won money. www.wsj.com/business/med...wsj.comThey Looked Like They Were Getting Rich on Polymarket—but None of It Was RealThe prediction market has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators. ‘Is this just free money?’ 101184438
Reposted by Taelarenintracranial aneurysm (spooky, scary) @chemotaxis.bsky.social · 19/06/2026 125471
Reposted by TaelarenSarah Lyons @citymystic.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I'm teaching a class next month on pain and transcendence in mystical Catholicism and it got me thinking about a lot of stuff in our culture right now: houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/on-unholy-...houseofmirrors.substack.comOn Unholy AnorexiaWho or what are we starving ourselves for? 615426
Reposted by TaelarenMrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 08/06/2026No, you should not encourage people to use the predictive text generator for legal advice. 1444
Reposted by TaelarenDisco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 27/05/2026ENCYCLOPEDIA - Your mangled brain would like you to know there is a boxer called Contact Mike. YOU - Yeah? Any news on my wife's name? How about my mother? ENCYCLOPEDIA - Nope. 2754153
Reposted by TaelarenSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 17/05/2026Well, it happened. A client disregarded my advice about using generative AI and guess what? It gave them bad advice AND the judge ruled that by using it, Client waived confidentiality and ordered us to turn a bunch of private stuff over. STOP USING GENERATIVE AI FOR LEGAL THINGS. I BEG YOU. 9672951898
Reposted by Taelaren@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Appreciate this detail from CBS News reporter Jennifer Jacobs. It's an important part of the story that seems to be missing from a lot of comments & coverage. 350123755204
Reposted by Taelarensouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/04/2026I really think it’s important to underline that there was apparently no security breach. The gunman was confronted and stopped where he should have been according to the design—at the magnetometer perimeter. What this piece argues for is an *expansion* of the security perimeter in time and space. 15766481512
Reposted by TaelarenMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The American gestapo abducted an 85 year-old widow. Was she one of the worst of the worst? No, her step-son, a retired Alabama state trooper, got ICE to put her in a detention center to deport her because he wanted all of his father's inheritance. Sounds like the son is the worst of the worst. 672100414548
Reposted by TaelarenMaladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026May the House of Toyota reign a thousand years with magnanimity and honor 115932
Reposted by TaelarenFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 12/04/2026I think another reason many Americans Feel Bad About the Economy: There is a constant barrage of information indicating to the casual observer that people who run scams and lie and refuse to play by the rules aren't just going unpunished, they're *making way more money than you are* as a result. 8454311331
Reposted by TaelarenJohn Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 30/03/2026There's one trait where economists clearly outperform the other social sciences: Hubris. 1682736274
Reposted by Taelarencait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 24/03/2026if you watch or support this you're a bad person btw. i'm not arguing with you about it either 57103032841
Taelaren @taelarendreams.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Notify the press, Mike Johnson has heard of something 000
Reposted by TaelarenMrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 15/03/2026okay so first of all the underlying case is A Lot, it was filed in august 2025 and was already on doc 112 in december. here’s the complaint. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 1016730
Reposted by TaelarenMaladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 20/02/2026God look at these unrealistic expectations for women 67912
Reposted by TaelarenEli LF @elilevensonfalk.bsky.social · 16/02/2026I'm the designer for lab containment and safety in a scifi horror. Every day before work I take 8 shots of vodka and hit myself in the head with a shovel. I told the head of this multitrillion megacorp that I had 0 experience but he just started rambling about the next phase of human evolution 0316
Reposted by TaelarenOut of Touch Thursdays Deluxe!! @ootthursday1.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Merry Christmas Thursday!!!! 3787336
Reposted by Taelarenderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/10/2025This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States. Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵 246141632772
Reposted by TaelarenRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 03/10/2025yeah this is child abuse sorry 8444621042
Reposted by TaelarenMatthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 26/09/2025So many of us came so very unwillingly to this place of viewing the Supreme Court as unworthy of being viewed as a judicial body. Unworthy of veneration, unworthy of respect. So profoundly reluctantly. But, good lord have they earned it. 863044731
Reposted by TaelarenMrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 19/09/2025So um. This is what's been up with me for the last year. I hate hate hate asking but very much appreciate your support. www.gofundme.com/f/fund-me-if...gofundme.comDonate to GoFundMe If You Like Me: I Got Sued for Tweeting, organized by Detective PikajewTwo years ago, I made a Twitter thread about a lawsuit I’d come acr… Detective Pikajew needs your support for GoFundMe If You Like Me: I Got Sued for Tweeting 60776495
Taelaren @taelarendreams.bsky.social · 16/09/2025@questauthority.bsky.social @kenwhite.bsky.social everything in that lawsuit is ridiculous but I lost it when I got to this section 030