maniraptor
@maniraptor.bsky.social
Boltzmann brain.
Sometimes on a trapeze.
Sometimes on a trapeze.
Apparently Athena Studios (a big soundstage+ complex on the northeast side of Athens) is giving up on film/tv production and plans to repurpose as a data center.
Not great! Ill tidings for the local entertainment industry, and for residential power availability and cost.
Not great! Ill tidings for the local entertainment industry, and for residential power availability and cost.
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Apparently Athena Studios (a big soundstage+ complex on the northeast side of Athens) is giving up on film/tv production and plans to repurpose as a data center.
Not great! Ill tidings for the local entertainment industry, and for residential power availability and cost.
Not great! Ill tidings for the local entertainment industry, and for residential power availability and cost.
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Kiss of death
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Kiss of death
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Its laughable how Trump/Kushner/Witkoff peddle business deals as some bold new way to tame russian aggression, when in reality, it’s the same tired playbook that’s been tried before, each time only fueling greater russian aggression
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Its laughable how Trump/Kushner/Witkoff peddle business deals as some bold new way to tame russian aggression, when in reality, it’s the same tired playbook that’s been tried before, each time only fueling greater russian aggression
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Gorgeous most of the time, but when I'm working with her she's a complete derp
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Gorgeous most of the time, but when I'm working with her she's a complete derp
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short drop and a sudden stop is a bit wordy but
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
short drop and a sudden stop is a bit wordy but
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lock them up
The problem with that slogan right now, however, is that it reads as tone deaf while everything is collapsing around us and those in charge are looting, cheating, and destroying everything. I'm no political strategist, but it feels like messaging should reflect that first.
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
lock them up
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hot dog costume ass bitch
December 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
hot dog costume ass bitch
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Like in normal circumstances that's an act of war but in the looney tunes world we're all living in it's just oh there he goes again
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Like in normal circumstances that's an act of war but in the looney tunes world we're all living in it's just oh there he goes again
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People say they want to manufacture real things in America again BUT they complain that it’s “inappropriate” and “not productive” to talk about how we need lots of guillotines. Like make up your minds!
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
People say they want to manufacture real things in America again BUT they complain that it’s “inappropriate” and “not productive” to talk about how we need lots of guillotines. Like make up your minds!
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A new post by a Republican state Senator in Indiana, saying she will "not cave" on redistricting as she shares that she was just the target of a pipe bomb threat to due "DC political pundits."
November 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A new post by a Republican state Senator in Indiana, saying she will "not cave" on redistricting as she shares that she was just the target of a pipe bomb threat to due "DC political pundits."
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December 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
[glances in @teeveeben.bsky.social’s direction]
Sure, vomiting is allowed (but discouraged), according to the rules of this ultramarathon. Each participant must run to nine Taco Bells scattered across Virginia and D.C. At each location, they must purchase and eat an item off the menu. Drinks don’t count.
At this ultramarathon, runners tackle 32 miles and eat at nine Taco Bells
Puking is discouraged, but allowed. Pepto-Bismol is not.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 AM
[glances in @teeveeben.bsky.social’s direction]
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It’s cool how everything is like this now. It’s just the worst people on earth armed with a few hundred dollars of AWS credits and an off the shelf LLM to scream in your replies and grievance police lol.
The bot farm has been activated in defense of Lane Kiffin
November 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It’s cool how everything is like this now. It’s just the worst people on earth armed with a few hundred dollars of AWS credits and an off the shelf LLM to scream in your replies and grievance police lol.
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The Cyndi Posting will continue until every Freak gets to be themselves loudly and proudly with sick synth beats.
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The Cyndi Posting will continue until every Freak gets to be themselves loudly and proudly with sick synth beats.
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In a landmark move, Pope Leo has appointed Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś — a leading progressive voice for synodal reform — as the new Archbishop of Kraków, John Paul II’s former diocese.
This marks a major shift for Poland’s Church and signals that Leo’s papacy will deepen, not dilute, Francis’s legacy.
This marks a major shift for Poland’s Church and signals that Leo’s papacy will deepen, not dilute, Francis’s legacy.
Pope Leo XIV Picks Progressive Bishop for John Paul II’s Home Diocese
In a historic changing of the guard for Poland, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś — widely seen as “Pope Francis’s man” in the Polish Church — to the Archdiocese of Kraków.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
In a landmark move, Pope Leo has appointed Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś — a leading progressive voice for synodal reform — as the new Archbishop of Kraków, John Paul II’s former diocese.
This marks a major shift for Poland’s Church and signals that Leo’s papacy will deepen, not dilute, Francis’s legacy.
This marks a major shift for Poland’s Church and signals that Leo’s papacy will deepen, not dilute, Francis’s legacy.
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And we'll have to get people to care about the dreadfully boring topic of *procurement capture*
Because that's how the surveillance monster is getting built: guys like Peter Thiel are writing themselves government contracts to slurp up gov data and circumvent the data partitions the law requires
Because that's how the surveillance monster is getting built: guys like Peter Thiel are writing themselves government contracts to slurp up gov data and circumvent the data partitions the law requires
Understanding DOGE as Procurement Capture - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
And we'll have to get people to care about the dreadfully boring topic of *procurement capture*
Because that's how the surveillance monster is getting built: guys like Peter Thiel are writing themselves government contracts to slurp up gov data and circumvent the data partitions the law requires
Because that's how the surveillance monster is getting built: guys like Peter Thiel are writing themselves government contracts to slurp up gov data and circumvent the data partitions the law requires
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Unfortunately there's little enforcement mechanism in this law.
If we ever get past our current slide into fascism, we'll need a social movement willing to put the gov data monster back in its cage. We'll need to modernize our filing-cabinet-era laws, and we'll need to build real enforcement.
If we ever get past our current slide into fascism, we'll need a social movement willing to put the gov data monster back in its cage. We'll need to modernize our filing-cabinet-era laws, and we'll need to build real enforcement.
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Unfortunately there's little enforcement mechanism in this law.
If we ever get past our current slide into fascism, we'll need a social movement willing to put the gov data monster back in its cage. We'll need to modernize our filing-cabinet-era laws, and we'll need to build real enforcement.
If we ever get past our current slide into fascism, we'll need a social movement willing to put the gov data monster back in its cage. We'll need to modernize our filing-cabinet-era laws, and we'll need to build real enforcement.
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“But the Trump administration cut the money, claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
“But the Trump administration cut the money, claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion.”
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Lieutenant, don't jerk me off!
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Lieutenant, don't jerk me off!
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The AP didn’t used to be known for saucy headlines, but that whole Gulf of Mexico thing must have unleashed their AhFuckIt gene.
apnews.com/article/dona...
apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The AP didn’t used to be known for saucy headlines, but that whole Gulf of Mexico thing must have unleashed their AhFuckIt gene.
apnews.com/article/dona...
apnews.com/article/dona...
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When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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Night train, City Park, New Orleans
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Night train, City Park, New Orleans
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You've got to remember that these are just simple VCs. These are people of the Valley. The common clay of San Jose. You know...morons.
November 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
You've got to remember that these are just simple VCs. These are people of the Valley. The common clay of San Jose. You know...morons.