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@niftylinks.bsky.social
I like to share things and learn things. Hence Nifty Links.
Mostly on [Mastodon](https://federated.press/@NiftyLinks), bridging back and forth between here and there.
Mostly on [Mastodon](https://federated.press/@NiftyLinks), bridging back and forth between here and there.
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"Clint's Reptiles | Not All Dogs Have Bones"
#phylogenetics is Phun!
Clint's Reptiles is my new favorite #youtube channel. It's not just #educational and informative, it's high art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YerdELZuEhY
And low art, but definitely high art. You know, self-referential […]
#phylogenetics is Phun!
Clint's Reptiles is my new favorite #youtube channel. It's not just #educational and informative, it's high art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YerdELZuEhY
And low art, but definitely high art. You know, self-referential […]
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November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Clint's Reptiles | Not All Dogs Have Bones"
#phylogenetics is Phun!
Clint's Reptiles is my new favorite #youtube channel. It's not just #educational and informative, it's high art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YerdELZuEhY
And low art, but definitely high art. You know, self-referential […]
#phylogenetics is Phun!
Clint's Reptiles is my new favorite #youtube channel. It's not just #educational and informative, it's high art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YerdELZuEhY
And low art, but definitely high art. You know, self-referential […]
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Both of my kids have had school assignments, in high school and in college, in which they're asked to talk to someone who was alive/adult when x, y, z event happened and get their take on the event in question. I don't remember having such assignments in my day, but woof, it makes me feel old.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Both of my kids have had school assignments, in high school and in college, in which they're asked to talk to someone who was alive/adult when x, y, z event happened and get their take on the event in question. I don't remember having such assignments in my day, but woof, it makes me feel old.
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Cowardice from the BBC. Donald Trump is in fact almost cartoonishly corrupt: he sells pardons, accepts gold bars, and sells his own cryptocurrency and souvenirs. There is surely no more bribe-able head of state on the planet.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Cowardice from the BBC. Donald Trump is in fact almost cartoonishly corrupt: he sells pardons, accepts gold bars, and sells his own cryptocurrency and souvenirs. There is surely no more bribe-able head of state on the planet.
Sometimes I sit back and wonder what would Jack Ryan and John Kelly/Clark think of this dismal timeline.
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sometimes I sit back and wonder what would Jack Ryan and John Kelly/Clark think of this dismal timeline.
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I was a sailor goddammit. A term hallowed by time, salt, and blood.
Fuck that "warrior" and "warfighter" nonsense.
I am an American Sailor
goatlocker.org/resources/na...
Fuck that "warrior" and "warfighter" nonsense.
I am an American Sailor
goatlocker.org/resources/na...
Welcome to the Goatlocker
goatlocker.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I was a sailor goddammit. A term hallowed by time, salt, and blood.
Fuck that "warrior" and "warfighter" nonsense.
I am an American Sailor
goatlocker.org/resources/na...
Fuck that "warrior" and "warfighter" nonsense.
I am an American Sailor
goatlocker.org/resources/na...
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Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
Stop Calling Us Warriors
If you’ve been in the Army longer than five minutes, you’ve probably been called “warrior” already. Or maybe “hero,” usually used sarcastically when referring to…
angrystaffofficer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
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I'm hardly the only one, but I've been warning against the 'warrior' language and symbolism for years (foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/19/u...)
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I'm hardly the only one, but I've been warning against the 'warrior' language and symbolism for years (foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/19/u...)
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This is exactly right
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is exactly right
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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Like a lot of things, it's tied up in a lot of terrible 18th and 19th century race "science", sigh.
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Like a lot of things, it's tied up in a lot of terrible 18th and 19th century race "science", sigh.
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"Deliberately being a provocative asshole at someone you suspect is trolling or fake" is a very useful tactic sometimes, though, because their response is often very informative. I save it for the cases where I'm already pretty sure, though!
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"Deliberately being a provocative asshole at someone you suspect is trolling or fake" is a very useful tactic sometimes, though, because their response is often very informative. I save it for the cases where I'm already pretty sure, though!
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It's all good! I was actually wondering if anyone was going to say anything, heh. I am generally pro-"get as many vestiges of 19th century race 'science' out of our language as possible" but I usually don't assume everyone got the memo!
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It's all good! I was actually wondering if anyone was going to say anything, heh. I am generally pro-"get as many vestiges of 19th century race 'science' out of our language as possible" but I usually don't assume everyone got the memo!
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This one: www.reddit.com/r/Games/comm...
The CEO got extremely snippy when asked about trust and safety concerns, did not seem to have anticipated they would even come up, and settled on a combination of evasion and sarcastic pushback rather than answering.
The CEO got extremely snippy when asked about trust and safety concerns, did not seem to have anticipated they would even come up, and settled on a combination of evasion and sarcastic pushback rather than answering.
From the Games community on Reddit: Roblox CEO Makes A Fool Of Himself In Car-Crash Interview
Explore this post and more from the Games community
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November 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This one: www.reddit.com/r/Games/comm...
The CEO got extremely snippy when asked about trust and safety concerns, did not seem to have anticipated they would even come up, and settled on a combination of evasion and sarcastic pushback rather than answering.
The CEO got extremely snippy when asked about trust and safety concerns, did not seem to have anticipated they would even come up, and settled on a combination of evasion and sarcastic pushback rather than answering.
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Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
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ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
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OLLIE IN THE MORNING: walk????
OLLIE WHEN HE SEES ME PACKING UP HIS BED: OMG DOG CAMP????????
OLLIE WHEN HE SEES ME PACKING UP HIS BED: OMG DOG CAMP????????
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
OLLIE IN THE MORNING: walk????
OLLIE WHEN HE SEES ME PACKING UP HIS BED: OMG DOG CAMP????????
OLLIE WHEN HE SEES ME PACKING UP HIS BED: OMG DOG CAMP????????
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Obviously Hegseth wants to go back to the days of Lord Baden-Powell, cold showers, tirades against the evils of masturbation, and compulsory Olde English public school buggery for all. I mean, that is *totally* his vibe.
He's so obliviously homophobic and macho he's in danger of outing himself.
He's so obliviously homophobic and macho he's in danger of outing himself.
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Obviously Hegseth wants to go back to the days of Lord Baden-Powell, cold showers, tirades against the evils of masturbation, and compulsory Olde English public school buggery for all. I mean, that is *totally* his vibe.
He's so obliviously homophobic and macho he's in danger of outing himself.
He's so obliviously homophobic and macho he's in danger of outing himself.
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It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
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I want to punch my Muse.
Here I am, painstakingly planning the changes for the submission draft of a novel in progress, when my Muse barges into the office and VOMITS the opening of a new and unscheduled sequel into my lap.
(And there's another novel, not to mention a novella, in the queue first!)
Here I am, painstakingly planning the changes for the submission draft of a novel in progress, when my Muse barges into the office and VOMITS the opening of a new and unscheduled sequel into my lap.
(And there's another novel, not to mention a novella, in the queue first!)
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I want to punch my Muse.
Here I am, painstakingly planning the changes for the submission draft of a novel in progress, when my Muse barges into the office and VOMITS the opening of a new and unscheduled sequel into my lap.
(And there's another novel, not to mention a novella, in the queue first!)
Here I am, painstakingly planning the changes for the submission draft of a novel in progress, when my Muse barges into the office and VOMITS the opening of a new and unscheduled sequel into my lap.
(And there's another novel, not to mention a novella, in the queue first!)
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Yes, the Renaissance (& many eras) are full of examples of the pattern that the very rich try to turn wealth into power. If the system won’t let them, they’ll break the system to do it. Contrast the instability of Genoa (no new families could join the elite) with Venice (the 0.01% could be voted in)
In which TPM reminds me of @adapalmer.bsky.social's Reinventing the Renaissance
"But it’s also an effort by those who have had a vast run-up in wealth over the last quarter century wanting to use that wealth to lock in that wealth by the acquisition of direct political power."
tinyurl.com/5fb38p9j
"But it’s also an effort by those who have had a vast run-up in wealth over the last quarter century wanting to use that wealth to lock in that wealth by the acquisition of direct political power."
tinyurl.com/5fb38p9j
The Brittle Grip of Ultra-Wealth
Just before I began writing this post, I saw this article from...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Yes, the Renaissance (& many eras) are full of examples of the pattern that the very rich try to turn wealth into power. If the system won’t let them, they’ll break the system to do it. Contrast the instability of Genoa (no new families could join the elite) with Venice (the 0.01% could be voted in)
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Thousands of baby taricaya turtles released in Peru’s Amazon. Earlier this month local and indigenous communities joined Peru’s park service to release more than 6,500 vulnerable taricaya turtles into the Callería River basin. buff.ly/V77n2zt
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November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thousands of baby taricaya turtles released in Peru’s Amazon. Earlier this month local and indigenous communities joined Peru’s park service to release more than 6,500 vulnerable taricaya turtles into the Callería River basin. buff.ly/V77n2zt
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US scientists have created the first comprehensive atlas of brain development, charting how stem cells turn into neurons and other brain cells during early life. Researchers mapped the precise genetic switches that guide each stage of cortical growth. buff.ly/5Abbj5T #ShareGoodNewsToo
First-ever atlas of brain development shows how stem cells turn into neurons
A collection of studies that chart how mammalian brain cells grow and differentiate is a ‘very valuable’ tool for neuroscientists.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
US scientists have created the first comprehensive atlas of brain development, charting how stem cells turn into neurons and other brain cells during early life. Researchers mapped the precise genetic switches that guide each stage of cortical growth. buff.ly/5Abbj5T #ShareGoodNewsToo
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A 35-day deep-sea expedition in the Southern Ocean has uncovered 30 new species: from a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge to iridescent armoured worms, black corals and even the first-ever live footage of a colossal squid in its natural habitat. buff.ly/9uVWJvN
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Armored worms and death-ball sponges among array of life newly documented from the deep sea
In the darkness of the deep ocean, where pressure crushes and light fails, an expedition has found an astonishing array of life, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge (from the genus…
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November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A 35-day deep-sea expedition in the Southern Ocean has uncovered 30 new species: from a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge to iridescent armoured worms, black corals and even the first-ever live footage of a colossal squid in its natural habitat. buff.ly/9uVWJvN
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