doctor eep (alt decorative gourd season)
@absolutely-not.bsky.social
a political scientist but not your political scientist (methods x ir); jewess, gemini, chaös muppet.
do the readings or we all die
snacklight snakekeep snirlboss (snail girlboss)
do the readings or we all die
snacklight snakekeep snirlboss (snail girlboss)
Pinned
doing rounds [checking in on all my online friends in their little enclosures making sure they've got enough activities and enrichment and snacks and sippycups and such, noting their hyperfocus of the day and charting it aganst previous days, monitoring emoji and lmao use, et c.]
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My hottest of hot takes that I fervently believe is that the endeavor to replace animal husbandry entirely with cultured meat is a eugenicist project.
Logs on, checks discourse: “Hey let’s make humanity’s protein source something that can become the intellectual property of billionaires”
Some of the worst people on Bluesky: “how about not”
Poasters: “wow, fascists want to do an animal cruelty”
Some of the worst people on Bluesky: “how about not”
Poasters: “wow, fascists want to do an animal cruelty”
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My hottest of hot takes that I fervently believe is that the endeavor to replace animal husbandry entirely with cultured meat is a eugenicist project.
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my sweet beautiful babies
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
my sweet beautiful babies
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FYI: law and science, political science, and sociology all still have DDRIG programs run outside of the NSF but funded by NSF. The rest of these programs unfortunately do not.
I run the political science DDRIG.
I run the political science DDRIG.
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
FYI: law and science, political science, and sociology all still have DDRIG programs run outside of the NSF but funded by NSF. The rest of these programs unfortunately do not.
I run the political science DDRIG.
I run the political science DDRIG.
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the existence of gal gadot implies the existence of gal gayakko and gal gawakko
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
the existence of gal gadot implies the existence of gal gayakko and gal gawakko
i wish i was a potato
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
i wish i was a potato
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whenever i say they walked there everyone gets mad at me island, but i was right
Researchers finally solve the big mysteries of Easter Island.
Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation
The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
whenever i say they walked there everyone gets mad at me island, but i was right
compared to what he paid for 9 runes, it's a really good deal actually. also, gdp was a lot lower back then.
ok but who actually goes around offering people wisdom in return for an eye, it seems like a really shit deal
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
compared to what he paid for 9 runes, it's a really good deal actually. also, gdp was a lot lower back then.
the existence of gal gadot implies the existence of gal gayakko and gal gawakko
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
the existence of gal gadot implies the existence of gal gayakko and gal gawakko
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try catching a live crab with your mouth and let us know
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
try catching a live crab with your mouth and let us know
we gotta stop giving shane madej time machines
November 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
we gotta stop giving shane madej time machines
the true poster knows that for every emoji, they lose ten moral characters. in this way, they understand the inherent power of saying hashtag post harder, cry laughing emoji
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
the true poster knows that for every emoji, they lose ten moral characters. in this way, they understand the inherent power of saying hashtag post harder, cry laughing emoji
does anybody's wikipedia picture go harder than this
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
does anybody's wikipedia picture go harder than this
if one were to compare the ratios [comments and quoteskeets] against the faves of every post from the atlantic and their writers* –hey, we're just counting the plays here!– one would be forced to conclude that the atlantic is uniquely unpopular among periodicals.
A racist TV show made with the assistance of Sora has attracted millions of viewers. Tyler Austin Harper argues that it could be “the harbinger of a new entertainment landscape where extremist AI shows will jockey for our attention with more anodyne ones”:
The Will Stancil Show Could Be the Future
A racist TV series making fun of a minor social-media celebrity has attracted millions of viewers—and demonstrates the alarming possibilities of AI.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
if one were to compare the ratios [comments and quoteskeets] against the faves of every post from the atlantic and their writers* –hey, we're just counting the plays here!– one would be forced to conclude that the atlantic is uniquely unpopular among periodicals.
thinking about this for a while and there are a couple of layers to it, but the topline is that journalism also selects for weird freaks because weird freaks are the ones seeking out power and the proximity to power. that's what access journalism is, and that's what lots of outlets want. 1/5
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
thinking about this for a while and there are a couple of layers to it, but the topline is that journalism also selects for weird freaks because weird freaks are the ones seeking out power and the proximity to power. that's what access journalism is, and that's what lots of outlets want. 1/5
whenever i say they walked there everyone gets mad at me island, but i was right
Researchers finally solve the big mysteries of Easter Island.
Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation
The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
whenever i say they walked there everyone gets mad at me island, but i was right
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This is what the Network State is: an engine for coups, to bring countries to their knees to foreign venture capitalists and the puppet states they control.
The Network State means global election interference ushering in a new age of global tech fascism.
The Network State means global election interference ushering in a new age of global tech fascism.
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is what the Network State is: an engine for coups, to bring countries to their knees to foreign venture capitalists and the puppet states they control.
The Network State means global election interference ushering in a new age of global tech fascism.
The Network State means global election interference ushering in a new age of global tech fascism.
literal soy diplomacy
uhhhhhh
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
literal soy diplomacy
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you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
bearbacchanalia is the name of rfk jr's annual summer party
"barebacchanalia" would be a great username if anyone wants it
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
bearbacchanalia is the name of rfk jr's annual summer party
livvy liveleak, is this anything
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
livvy liveleak, is this anything
pov u did not do the reading
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
pov u did not do the reading
this is about ethics in political journalism
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
this is about ethics in political journalism
he just like me for real
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
he just like me for real
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
ai: the great cloaca
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
ai: the great cloaca