Matthew R Francis
@bowlerhatscience.org
Science writer, journalist, physicist, hat man, cat man, queer. Pfp by @makinaro.com . Signal: BowlerHatScience.51
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’Tis time I were chok’d with a piece of toasted cheese.
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
’Tis time I were chok’d with a piece of toasted cheese.
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I’m picking these valentines up from the printer tomorrow and will be shipping them all week!
Things are DARK. Bring a little silliness to your February with some deep sea valentines.
As with all merch on the Squid Facts Shop, sales support @skypeascientist.bsky.social
Get em at SquidFacts.net
Things are DARK. Bring a little silliness to your February with some deep sea valentines.
As with all merch on the Squid Facts Shop, sales support @skypeascientist.bsky.social
Get em at SquidFacts.net
January 18, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I’m picking these valentines up from the printer tomorrow and will be shipping them all week!
Things are DARK. Bring a little silliness to your February with some deep sea valentines.
As with all merch on the Squid Facts Shop, sales support @skypeascientist.bsky.social
Get em at SquidFacts.net
Things are DARK. Bring a little silliness to your February with some deep sea valentines.
As with all merch on the Squid Facts Shop, sales support @skypeascientist.bsky.social
Get em at SquidFacts.net
tfw you decide the last load of laundry can stay in the dryer overnight, who's even gonna know
January 19, 2026 at 1:48 AM
tfw you decide the last load of laundry can stay in the dryer overnight, who's even gonna know
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this is obviously Bari trying to put her finger on the scale again but I appreciate the unintentional distinction between “Americans” and “Republicans” here
Bari Weiss is now infecting the headline writing. Note when a large majority of Americans tells the CBS pollster that they consider the protesters in Minneapolis to be well justified, she goes with only what Republicans—a dwindling number to start with—think.
January 19, 2026 at 12:01 AM
this is obviously Bari trying to put her finger on the scale again but I appreciate the unintentional distinction between “Americans” and “Republicans” here
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It’s cool to be able to hear a million psychogeography weirdos, urbex obsessives, urban fantasy writers, and geography PhD students all start vibrating at the same harmonic.
gothamist.com/news/new-yor...
gothamist.com/news/new-yor...
New York City is making a top secret map of everything under the street
With no centralized, comprehensive map to navigate the underground labyrinth, unexpected subterranean findings have cost the city millions of dollars and years of delays.
gothamist.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:24 AM
It’s cool to be able to hear a million psychogeography weirdos, urbex obsessives, urban fantasy writers, and geography PhD students all start vibrating at the same harmonic.
gothamist.com/news/new-yor...
gothamist.com/news/new-yor...
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Since a lot of folks have suggested ableist alternative words let’s chat about this:
Intelligence is not something that can be measured without employing bigotry and it’s not something that determines a moral compass or good vs bad
So any word at all that uses intelligence as an insult is ableist
Intelligence is not something that can be measured without employing bigotry and it’s not something that determines a moral compass or good vs bad
So any word at all that uses intelligence as an insult is ableist
I’m seeing increased use of this word and I just want to gently suggest that if there’s one word you can manage to remove from your vocabulary it should be this one.
It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.
It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.
The Origins of the Word "Moron" Are Actually REALLY Sinister
It's much more than just a casual insult.
www.teenvogue.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Since a lot of folks have suggested ableist alternative words let’s chat about this:
Intelligence is not something that can be measured without employing bigotry and it’s not something that determines a moral compass or good vs bad
So any word at all that uses intelligence as an insult is ableist
Intelligence is not something that can be measured without employing bigotry and it’s not something that determines a moral compass or good vs bad
So any word at all that uses intelligence as an insult is ableist
Another odd thing the Lord of the Rings movies get wrong: Sméagol's name is not pronounced SMEE-gull, it's clearly SMAY-uh-gol
January 19, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Another odd thing the Lord of the Rings movies get wrong: Sméagol's name is not pronounced SMEE-gull, it's clearly SMAY-uh-gol
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Maybe we shouldn't have based our entire civilization around a thick black goo formed from countless dead lifeforms over millions of years, essentially the concentrated essence of death
October 8, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Maybe we shouldn't have based our entire civilization around a thick black goo formed from countless dead lifeforms over millions of years, essentially the concentrated essence of death
joke's on you all, I already eat a lot of cabbage
January 19, 2026 at 12:11 AM
joke's on you all, I already eat a lot of cabbage
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Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
oh hey I know where this is
January 19, 2026 at 12:06 AM
oh hey I know where this is
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she inherited her desperate yearning for cheese from my side of the family 🫶
January 18, 2026 at 10:42 PM
she inherited her desperate yearning for cheese from my side of the family 🫶
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imo a part of Zohran Mamdani's appeal is he interacts with regular people spontaneously and enthusiastically in an era where most nationally prominent politicians respond to a Normal Person like a vampire seeing a cross
January 18, 2026 at 11:05 PM
imo a part of Zohran Mamdani's appeal is he interacts with regular people spontaneously and enthusiastically in an era where most nationally prominent politicians respond to a Normal Person like a vampire seeing a cross
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Mutual aid is abolitionist. It never, ever hinges on likeability, connection, friendship, political beliefs, nothing. You feed your neighbor because you feed every neighbor.
Anything else is not "mutual aid." We shouldn't call it that. It's capitalism.
Anything else is not "mutual aid." We shouldn't call it that. It's capitalism.
January 18, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Mutual aid is abolitionist. It never, ever hinges on likeability, connection, friendship, political beliefs, nothing. You feed your neighbor because you feed every neighbor.
Anything else is not "mutual aid." We shouldn't call it that. It's capitalism.
Anything else is not "mutual aid." We shouldn't call it that. It's capitalism.
The Man Who Laughs
January 18, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The Man Who Laughs
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we are going to be the WORST
Folks, if you know any Minnesotan, you'll know that many of us will bring up Minnesota and Minnesota things at every possible opportunity. If we manage to ride out military occupation, we're going to be absolutely insufferable for the next 20 years. Think about what you're risking here.
January 18, 2026 at 11:18 PM
we are going to be the WORST
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Music Stand, by Wendell Castle (American, 1932–2018)
Scottsville, New York
1964
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/90588
Scottsville, New York
1964
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/90588
January 18, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Music Stand, by Wendell Castle (American, 1932–2018)
Scottsville, New York
1964
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/90588
Scottsville, New York
1964
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/90588
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despite the horrors,
cats
cats
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 AM
despite the horrors,
cats
cats
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Well this made me tear up. I do that a lot these days. But I love my home and the people on it.
Incredibly emotional to hear my poem has been turned into a song of resistance and is being sung in Minneapolis right now. Please do not give up.
January 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Well this made me tear up. I do that a lot these days. But I love my home and the people on it.
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no one has ever been happier than freya is when she lays down on the counter when we are using the dishwasher. it gets all toasty there and it is her favorite thing.
i am a little jealous tbh and kind of want to try it
i am a little jealous tbh and kind of want to try it
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
no one has ever been happier than freya is when she lays down on the counter when we are using the dishwasher. it gets all toasty there and it is her favorite thing.
i am a little jealous tbh and kind of want to try it
i am a little jealous tbh and kind of want to try it
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ICE agents. are putting. stuffed animals. on dashboards. to fool children. into thinking. they won't be kidnapped.
Thanks. We have folks in our community giving vulnerable students rides to school, and a teacher shared that they were putting small stuffed animals on their dashboards to help kids identify safe cars. ICE picked up on it and started doing the same. Horrifying.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
ICE agents. are putting. stuffed animals. on dashboards. to fool children. into thinking. they won't be kidnapped.
I am completely in favor of Sea Hag tormenting every dickhead dude out there, @choochoobear.bsky.social comicskingdom.com/popeye/2026-...
Popeye Comic Strip 2026-01-18 | Comics Kingdom
Read the Popeye comic strip from January 18, 2026, and check out other Popeye comics by E.C. Segar, Bud Sagendorf, Hy Eisman, Randy Milholland.
comicskingdom.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I am completely in favor of Sea Hag tormenting every dickhead dude out there, @choochoobear.bsky.social comicskingdom.com/popeye/2026-...
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If I was going to the Met Gala, I'd dress in a big yeti costume and call myself The Meti, which is probably why I'll never get invites to the Met Gala
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
If I was going to the Met Gala, I'd dress in a big yeti costume and call myself The Meti, which is probably why I'll never get invites to the Met Gala
it is snowing outside which is mostly just making conditions (to use the technical term) hecka gross
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
it is snowing outside which is mostly just making conditions (to use the technical term) hecka gross
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Disabled people don’t survive without community care. So for us to be considered worth surviving, that’s building a world where we all survive by supporting each other.
It should click for you how many who ask for mutual aid online are disabled. Disabled people are likely to be in poverty & isolation. Disability makes life under capitalism precarious. That’s why disability justice is intertwined with getting rid of capitalism & why mutual aid is disability justice.
January 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Disabled people don’t survive without community care. So for us to be considered worth surviving, that’s building a world where we all survive by supporting each other.