Bealson
@bealson.bsky.social
Trash Paddeling. Cats. News. Ramen. Probably other stuff.
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The White House says the Kennedy Center board vote was “unanimous”…
BULLSHIT.
@repbeatty.bsky.social, a Congressional member of the board, was on the call. They muted her and didn't let her voice opposition.
This is beyond absurd, totally illegal, and a disgrace to the memory and legacy of JFK.
BULLSHIT.
@repbeatty.bsky.social, a Congressional member of the board, was on the call. They muted her and didn't let her voice opposition.
This is beyond absurd, totally illegal, and a disgrace to the memory and legacy of JFK.
December 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The White House says the Kennedy Center board vote was “unanimous”…
BULLSHIT.
@repbeatty.bsky.social, a Congressional member of the board, was on the call. They muted her and didn't let her voice opposition.
This is beyond absurd, totally illegal, and a disgrace to the memory and legacy of JFK.
BULLSHIT.
@repbeatty.bsky.social, a Congressional member of the board, was on the call. They muted her and didn't let her voice opposition.
This is beyond absurd, totally illegal, and a disgrace to the memory and legacy of JFK.
Lots of calls for support today, but this is one that makes a difference!
2025? Pretty bad for US science.
That just motivated us more.
In 2025 we reached people on the street, at the bar, in the classroom, at the rec center, in the park, & more
How much we accomplish next year is only limited by how much we can afford.
Support our org at givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
That just motivated us more.
In 2025 we reached people on the street, at the bar, in the classroom, at the rec center, in the park, & more
How much we accomplish next year is only limited by how much we can afford.
Support our org at givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Lots of calls for support today, but this is one that makes a difference!
Paprika's Halloween costume is a Gen X teenager... hat backwards and flipping the bird.
#proofofcat #Halloween
#proofofcat #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Paprika's Halloween costume is a Gen X teenager... hat backwards and flipping the bird.
#proofofcat #Halloween
#proofofcat #Halloween
I have learned today that Makuro has his own holiday. He would like to know why I did not know and do not celebrate him everyday. Happy National Black Cat Day. #nationalblackcatday #void #proofofcat
October 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I have learned today that Makuro has his own holiday. He would like to know why I did not know and do not celebrate him everyday. Happy National Black Cat Day. #nationalblackcatday #void #proofofcat
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Nothing better than comfort food and supporting local business in these crazy times. Amazing Chicken Shio from #ZaoStamina #Ramen
September 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Nothing better than comfort food and supporting local business in these crazy times. Amazing Chicken Shio from #ZaoStamina #Ramen
Turning the Monuments and the Whitehouse into a casino. You know how his ownership of casinos worked out before right?
September 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Turning the Monuments and the Whitehouse into a casino. You know how his ownership of casinos worked out before right?
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Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.
www.theatlantic.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
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football season reminder that paying your sewer bill is the best bet you can make.
September 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
football season reminder that paying your sewer bill is the best bet you can make.
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The National Guard deployment does not only undermine public safety.
It also hurts DC's economy — depressing vital industries like restaurants, hotels, and tourism.
And critically, it infringes on DC's sovereign authority and right to self-governance under the Home Rule Act.
It also hurts DC's economy — depressing vital industries like restaurants, hotels, and tourism.
And critically, it infringes on DC's sovereign authority and right to self-governance under the Home Rule Act.
September 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The National Guard deployment does not only undermine public safety.
It also hurts DC's economy — depressing vital industries like restaurants, hotels, and tourism.
And critically, it infringes on DC's sovereign authority and right to self-governance under the Home Rule Act.
It also hurts DC's economy — depressing vital industries like restaurants, hotels, and tourism.
And critically, it infringes on DC's sovereign authority and right to self-governance under the Home Rule Act.
Hurray! We are almost catching up our train tech to was Japan had in 1965.
Total BS news because we are NOT investing in the real issue -- tracks, tunnels, and infrastructure that is mostly from the 1800 and early 1900s AND those old tracks are shared with traffic that has the top speed of a horse.
Total BS news because we are NOT investing in the real issue -- tracks, tunnels, and infrastructure that is mostly from the 1800 and early 1900s AND those old tracks are shared with traffic that has the top speed of a horse.
The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.
Amtrak's flagship Acela trains get a long-awaited upgrade
The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.
n.pr
August 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Hurray! We are almost catching up our train tech to was Japan had in 1965.
Total BS news because we are NOT investing in the real issue -- tracks, tunnels, and infrastructure that is mostly from the 1800 and early 1900s AND those old tracks are shared with traffic that has the top speed of a horse.
Total BS news because we are NOT investing in the real issue -- tracks, tunnels, and infrastructure that is mostly from the 1800 and early 1900s AND those old tracks are shared with traffic that has the top speed of a horse.
Was too busy being a resident of a manufactured political emergency-occupied city and missed this 110% true news piece on @mcsweeneys.net
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cri...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cri...
Crimes I Have Witnessed as a Resident of Washington, DC
“President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city’s police depar...
www.mcsweeneys.net
August 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Was too busy being a resident of a manufactured political emergency-occupied city and missed this 110% true news piece on @mcsweeneys.net
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cri...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cri...
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beginning to think this is not really about stopping sandwich crime www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Law and Order: Sandwich Crimes Unit
Serving justice to sandwich-wielding offenders takes expertise.
www.theatlantic.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
beginning to think this is not really about stopping sandwich crime www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Administration's actions are brazenly unlawful.
They go well beyond the bounds of the President's limited authority and instead seek a hostile takeover of MPD.
They infringe on the District's right to self-governance and put the safety of DC residents and visitors at risk.
They go well beyond the bounds of the President's limited authority and instead seek a hostile takeover of MPD.
They infringe on the District's right to self-governance and put the safety of DC residents and visitors at risk.
August 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The Administration's actions are brazenly unlawful.
They go well beyond the bounds of the President's limited authority and instead seek a hostile takeover of MPD.
They infringe on the District's right to self-governance and put the safety of DC residents and visitors at risk.
They go well beyond the bounds of the President's limited authority and instead seek a hostile takeover of MPD.
They infringe on the District's right to self-governance and put the safety of DC residents and visitors at risk.
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We are not trivialising LLMs.
Copyright theft is not trivial.
Environmental damage is not trivial.
Unreliability is not trivial.
Risk to human cognition is not trivial.
Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.
Copyright theft is not trivial.
Environmental damage is not trivial.
Unreliability is not trivial.
Risk to human cognition is not trivial.
Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.
August 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We are not trivialising LLMs.
Copyright theft is not trivial.
Environmental damage is not trivial.
Unreliability is not trivial.
Risk to human cognition is not trivial.
Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.
Copyright theft is not trivial.
Environmental damage is not trivial.
Unreliability is not trivial.
Risk to human cognition is not trivial.
Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.
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Clearly this is not about making DC, or any of us, safer.
August 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Clearly this is not about making DC, or any of us, safer.
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I'm excited to support Habitat 2, an optimistic SFF short story collection with *gorgeous* art, on Kickstarter!
I see more people looking for(& creating)these stories every day and it gives me hope.
#climatesky #booksky #greensky #solarpunk @habitatspress.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...
I see more people looking for(& creating)these stories every day and it gives me hope.
#climatesky #booksky #greensky #solarpunk @habitatspress.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...
Habitats Volume 2 (Optimistic Science Fiction & Fantasy)
The second issue of a brand-new optimistic science-fiction and fantasy magazine. Published by Habitats Press.
www.kickstarter.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I'm excited to support Habitat 2, an optimistic SFF short story collection with *gorgeous* art, on Kickstarter!
I see more people looking for(& creating)these stories every day and it gives me hope.
#climatesky #booksky #greensky #solarpunk @habitatspress.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...
I see more people looking for(& creating)these stories every day and it gives me hope.
#climatesky #booksky #greensky #solarpunk @habitatspress.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...
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The better you are at a thing, the more "AI" will be a drag on your time, because it's operating at a lower level of skill than you are, and you have to fix what it does, rather than just do what you already know how to do.
July 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The better you are at a thing, the more "AI" will be a drag on your time, because it's operating at a lower level of skill than you are, and you have to fix what it does, rather than just do what you already know how to do.
OMG, how do we make this amazing art part of the next @skypeascientist.bsky.social and pollinator gardens fundraiser?!
July 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
OMG, how do we make this amazing art part of the next @skypeascientist.bsky.social and pollinator gardens fundraiser?!
The calm before the firework storm. Cuddle your loved ones as we all brave the loud explosions.
#Caturday #4thofJuly
#Caturday #4thofJuly
July 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The calm before the firework storm. Cuddle your loved ones as we all brave the loud explosions.
#Caturday #4thofJuly
#Caturday #4thofJuly
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fireworks injuries in 2024: 14,700
toilet injuries in 2024: 231,000
safety reminder don't blow anything up this weekend.
toilet injuries in 2024: 231,000
safety reminder don't blow anything up this weekend.
July 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
fireworks injuries in 2024: 14,700
toilet injuries in 2024: 231,000
safety reminder don't blow anything up this weekend.
toilet injuries in 2024: 231,000
safety reminder don't blow anything up this weekend.
On difficult days, we all seek shelter. This #Caturday, Makuro seeks the solace of an emotional support flipflop from his well work delivery box.
Until SOMEONE will finally play with him.
#ProofOfCat
Until SOMEONE will finally play with him.
#ProofOfCat
June 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
On difficult days, we all seek shelter. This #Caturday, Makuro seeks the solace of an emotional support flipflop from his well work delivery box.
Until SOMEONE will finally play with him.
#ProofOfCat
Until SOMEONE will finally play with him.
#ProofOfCat
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After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.
www.forkingpaths.co
June 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.