Thomas Finan, PhD, FSA
@tjfinan.org
Archaeologist, historian, and professor at Saint Louis University. Director of Kilteasheen, Rockingham Moated Site, and the Rock of Lough Key excavations in County Roscommon, Ireland...the best county in Ireland. www.tjfinan.org
I do miss the simple days of Cold War Olympics when you could count on 9.9 or 10 from all the judges until the Soviet one who would give a 6.
February 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I do miss the simple days of Cold War Olympics when you could count on 9.9 or 10 from all the judges until the Soviet one who would give a 6.
I’m sure I could luge. I mean I know the technique, and say what they need to do before announcers.
Super G downhill? Nope. No way.
Super G downhill? Nope. No way.
February 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I’m sure I could luge. I mean I know the technique, and say what they need to do before announcers.
Super G downhill? Nope. No way.
Super G downhill? Nope. No way.
Winter Olympics time. Usually I would post Franz Klammer in the 76 Olympics and his downhill run called by I think Frank Gifford and Bobby Addy. I can’t find it on YouTube, but it was one of the best sporting moments I’ve ever seen.
February 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Winter Olympics time. Usually I would post Franz Klammer in the 76 Olympics and his downhill run called by I think Frank Gifford and Bobby Addy. I can’t find it on YouTube, but it was one of the best sporting moments I’ve ever seen.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
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wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
February 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
9am. Time to work.
February 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
9am. Time to work.
The fact that she pokes the multi million dollar machinery with what looks like a paint extension pole gives her all the cred in my book.
What does a research fellow actually do #AtCERN? 🤔
Meet Mia, a research fellow in the Systems department, contributing to ISOLDE, where scientists study the properties of atomic nuclei, with further applications in fundamental studies, astrophysics, and material and life sciences.
#WomenInScience
Meet Mia, a research fellow in the Systems department, contributing to ISOLDE, where scientists study the properties of atomic nuclei, with further applications in fundamental studies, astrophysics, and material and life sciences.
#WomenInScience
February 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
The fact that she pokes the multi million dollar machinery with what looks like a paint extension pole gives her all the cred in my book.
I would still like @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social to explain why they went to Maralago after the election. And maybe Joe should shut up a bit about balancing the budget because it was the loons like Gingrich that got us here.
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I would still like @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social to explain why they went to Maralago after the election. And maybe Joe should shut up a bit about balancing the budget because it was the loons like Gingrich that got us here.
I remember watching Robocop at the theater and the whole corporate police thing seemed a bit much…
The Trump regime is plotting to convert commercial warehouses to massive ICE detention centers.
Private prison corporations, who just so happened to donate to Trump, are already raking in billions.
How many more private companies are going to cash in on this cruelty?
Private prison corporations, who just so happened to donate to Trump, are already raking in billions.
How many more private companies are going to cash in on this cruelty?
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I remember watching Robocop at the theater and the whole corporate police thing seemed a bit much…
She speaks for a nation.
February 4, 2026 at 2:38 PM
She speaks for a nation.
My latest thought on Epstein and maybe others have thought of this. It’s essentially a honeypot with children and young women. But the lure was they thought Epstein could fund things like foundations and research centers and institutes
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
My latest thought on Epstein and maybe others have thought of this. It’s essentially a honeypot with children and young women. But the lure was they thought Epstein could fund things like foundations and research centers and institutes
If I pay for overnight, and it doesn’t come overnight, shouldn’t I automatically be refunded? It’s 2026 after all.
February 4, 2026 at 4:37 AM
If I pay for overnight, and it doesn’t come overnight, shouldn’t I automatically be refunded? It’s 2026 after all.
What the fuck are they afraid of? You air the truth and you get fired? That’s your job.
“I have a lot of great friends in corporate media. But corporate media has been neutered right now. They’re afraid…. You need to support independent journalists at this time.”
Jimmy’s full interview with Don Lemon after his arrest…
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
What the fuck are they afraid of? You air the truth and you get fired? That’s your job.
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Citizens in Minnesota stand in the freezing cold and confront armed thugs, while white house press people loitering in heated comfort won't say one fucking word in defiance of an elderly, hate-spewing, diaper-shitting lard ass. Cowards, all of them.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Citizens in Minnesota stand in the freezing cold and confront armed thugs, while white house press people loitering in heated comfort won't say one fucking word in defiance of an elderly, hate-spewing, diaper-shitting lard ass. Cowards, all of them.
You know, I’m not a Marxist. But it’s shit like this and realizing that it’s a CLASS of people in the Epstein files. And that class is corrupt as hell.
Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
You know, I’m not a Marxist. But it’s shit like this and realizing that it’s a CLASS of people in the Epstein files. And that class is corrupt as hell.
I liked snl. But sctv for me was so much better. Towering inferno and godfather episodes are my favorites…
I keep watching this because it's so finely tuned. Margaret isn't just interrupting, she has a compulsion. She gives her answer, is briefly relieved that she scratched it, but over time the remorse and internal conflict rise. You see her internal struggle. Subtle comedy!
youtu.be/YIKWAgFsIYk?...
youtu.be/YIKWAgFsIYk?...
Catherine O'Hara as Margaret Meehan (SCTV/"High Q")
YouTube video by RW Scott
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February 4, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I liked snl. But sctv for me was so much better. Towering inferno and godfather episodes are my favorites…
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They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas.
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
Walz demands DHS stop detaining Minnesota children
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Walz demanded details about how many Minnesota kids are in detention facilities.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas.
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
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Shouldn’t be this hard—NIH director admits after being grilled by @sanders.senate.gov : 1) The best way to stop the measles epidemic is to vaccinate your kids against measles. 2) no single vaccine causes autism. RFK Jr is wrong.
February 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Shouldn’t be this hard—NIH director admits after being grilled by @sanders.senate.gov : 1) The best way to stop the measles epidemic is to vaccinate your kids against measles. 2) no single vaccine causes autism. RFK Jr is wrong.
On target.
If you haven't done yet, please try Claude Coworker just to get an idea about its capabilities.
It took 2 minutes for it to read our paper, provide perfectly running R-code to justify a case selection across 14 countries using Vdem. Produced a 10 pager underlining our case selection.
It took 2 minutes for it to read our paper, provide perfectly running R-code to justify a case selection across 14 countries using Vdem. Produced a 10 pager underlining our case selection.
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 PM
On target.
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Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.
Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.
See the problem here?
Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.
See the problem here?
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.
Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.
See the problem here?
Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.
See the problem here?
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A pretty bold comment in Nature written by linguists, computer scientists and philosophers declaring that AGI has been achieved.
"By reasonable standards, including Turing’s own, we have artificial systems that are generally intelligent. The long-standing problem of creating AGI has been solved."
"By reasonable standards, including Turing’s own, we have artificial systems that are generally intelligent. The long-standing problem of creating AGI has been solved."
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
A pretty bold comment in Nature written by linguists, computer scientists and philosophers declaring that AGI has been achieved.
"By reasonable standards, including Turing’s own, we have artificial systems that are generally intelligent. The long-standing problem of creating AGI has been solved."
"By reasonable standards, including Turing’s own, we have artificial systems that are generally intelligent. The long-standing problem of creating AGI has been solved."
Not saying this should matter. But if you take ICE apart you have a few thousand disgruntled guys running around heavily armed. Well. Kind of like now. But different.
February 3, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Not saying this should matter. But if you take ICE apart you have a few thousand disgruntled guys running around heavily armed. Well. Kind of like now. But different.
Uhm. Wait. But I thought...oh never mind
Pirro: "You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law abiding law owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this District, count on going to jail. And that makes all the difference"
February 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Uhm. Wait. But I thought...oh never mind
So. It seems to me that a lot of the "job creators" out there in the top .1% have basically been raping children and living lives of depravity that most of us cannot fathom. it was always bull shit that they create jobs. it was always a scam to get more money.
February 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
So. It seems to me that a lot of the "job creators" out there in the top .1% have basically been raping children and living lives of depravity that most of us cannot fathom. it was always bull shit that they create jobs. it was always a scam to get more money.