Andrew Ferguson
@epikt.bsky.social
Critic in residency at the Institute of Impure Science. He/him. Failure wizard.
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remembered the time I found the font from the final fantasy IX splash screens and went buck wild
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
remembered the time I found the font from the final fantasy IX splash screens and went buck wild
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Like we’re all clear this is as dangerous as it is farcical right
The lengths the British government will go to please the Israeli government.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Sally Rooney books may be pulled from UK, court told
Normal People author Sally Rooney's books may have to be withdrawn from sale and none of her new works published in the UK due to "uncertainty" caused by the ban on Palestine Action, the British High ...
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Like we’re all clear this is as dangerous as it is farcical right
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Happy thanksgiving! I am so grateful to be working with an incredible group of scholars, including @epikt.bsky.social, @drewjakeprof.bsky.social, @chancebonar.bsky.social, @kkaelin.bsky.social, @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social, @anypersons.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Happy thanksgiving! I am so grateful to be working with an incredible group of scholars, including @epikt.bsky.social, @drewjakeprof.bsky.social, @chancebonar.bsky.social, @kkaelin.bsky.social, @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social, @anypersons.bsky.social
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also, please shut up and let people enjoy Thanksgiving weekend in the US, Donna, you weirdo
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
also, please shut up and let people enjoy Thanksgiving weekend in the US, Donna, you weirdo
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"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
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Who needs the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade when you have the fever dream of Fun In Balloonland? Please enjoy about ~1 minute of the most insane yet somehow real footage you will ever see.
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Who needs the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade when you have the fever dream of Fun In Balloonland? Please enjoy about ~1 minute of the most insane yet somehow real footage you will ever see.
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A student admitted to grad school at UNB is stranded in Gaza because the Canadian government won't issue a study permit without biometrics that in turn cannot be produced without a travel visa to leave Gaza.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
![Student accepted into UNB grad program stranded in Gaza awaiting Canadian study permit [video]
Advocates say Ottawa lacks the political will to evacuate more than 130 Palestinian students admitted to universities across the country
by David Gordon Koch November 26, 2025 Reading Time: 6min read](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreidrainynrwaullbjg2npno3eu2zkyfldwkhuo7p4f2rwjycf4ivha@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A student admitted to grad school at UNB is stranded in Gaza because the Canadian government won't issue a study permit without biometrics that in turn cannot be produced without a travel visa to leave Gaza.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
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An international Star Trek conference with the brilliant @smittermeier.bsky.social as keynote! If you're a Trek scholar, you should probably be there!
#CFP Red Alert!
We are organizing an international #symposium on #StarTrek in September 2026 in Paris, for the 60th anniversary of the franchise. 🖖
We are pleased to announce that Dr. @smittermeier.bsky.social will deliver the keynote address of the symposium!
We are organizing an international #symposium on #StarTrek in September 2026 in Paris, for the 60th anniversary of the franchise. 🖖
We are pleased to announce that Dr. @smittermeier.bsky.social will deliver the keynote address of the symposium!
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
An international Star Trek conference with the brilliant @smittermeier.bsky.social as keynote! If you're a Trek scholar, you should probably be there!
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All my folks in Charlottesville hate ICE. Get yours out front of Visible Records today.
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
All my folks in Charlottesville hate ICE. Get yours out front of Visible Records today.
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Andy the cyber god is going to torture a simacrulum of you eternally in the future if you dont get better at defending his ascension
you have to get better at explaining why the data centers that only make life worse for everyone are good Andy
otherwise the Basilisk's going to get you
you have to get better at explaining why the data centers that only make life worse for everyone are good Andy
otherwise the Basilisk's going to get you
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Andy the cyber god is going to torture a simacrulum of you eternally in the future if you dont get better at defending his ascension
you have to get better at explaining why the data centers that only make life worse for everyone are good Andy
otherwise the Basilisk's going to get you
you have to get better at explaining why the data centers that only make life worse for everyone are good Andy
otherwise the Basilisk's going to get you
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the biggest horseshit of this entire campaign was the idea that ICE knew where all the Bad Guy Immigrants were and just weren't allowed to go after them because of woke. This was very clearly an underlying believe for a ton of Americans, and it was never challenged or even really mentioned.
there is no comprehensive list of dangerous criminal undocumented migrants. nor are there many of them in the country at all. “mass deportations” are by definition gonna be almost exclusively peaceful immigrants and sweep up LPRs, people on visas, these are the easy people to locate!
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
the biggest horseshit of this entire campaign was the idea that ICE knew where all the Bad Guy Immigrants were and just weren't allowed to go after them because of woke. This was very clearly an underlying believe for a ton of Americans, and it was never challenged or even really mentioned.
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Some of us can read, Andy.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Some of us can read, Andy.
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“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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chop from the top www.independent.com/2025/11/24/u...
UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Gets New $7.8 Million Home
University of California regents purchase a multimillion-dollar Hope Ranch manor to replace the old campus facilities as the chancellor residence.
www.independent.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
chop from the top www.independent.com/2025/11/24/u...
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People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
easiest salazar solution ever
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
easiest salazar solution ever
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Israel Hayom (Israel's most read newspaper, run by Israeli-American billionaire & Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson) is hosting an event in New York next week featuring Eric Adams, John Fetterman, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden Middle East negotiator Amos Hochstein, and top Israeli officials.
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Israel Hayom (Israel's most read newspaper, run by Israeli-American billionaire & Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson) is hosting an event in New York next week featuring Eric Adams, John Fetterman, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden Middle East negotiator Amos Hochstein, and top Israeli officials.
taking with the enormous grain of salt (as noted in article) that the researcher publishing the study has written for city journal
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
taking with the enormous grain of salt (as noted in article) that the researcher publishing the study has written for city journal