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the Catholic Church being right about 60% of the time these days takes some getting used to
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 11, 2026 at 1:43 AM
the Catholic Church being right about 60% of the time these days takes some getting used to
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how “busy you were”
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- how many squid facts you knew
- if you offered others squid facts
- how you made people feel when you told them a squid fact
- your salary
- how “busy you were”
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- how many squid facts you knew
- if you offered others squid facts
- how you made people feel when you told them a squid fact
August 17, 2024 at 8:54 PM
nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how “busy you were”
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- how many squid facts you knew
- if you offered others squid facts
- how you made people feel when you told them a squid fact
- your salary
- how “busy you were”
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- how many squid facts you knew
- if you offered others squid facts
- how you made people feel when you told them a squid fact
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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
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Your politics are your moral values
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
n.pr
December 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Your politics are your moral values
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Since I have been reminded of it, allow me to share one of my very favorite threads of the past year:
This evening one of the very kind con organizers took us to the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, which is amazing and you should go and Gustav Vigeland was extraordinarily talented and probably does not deserve the narrative I constructed looking at his work.
But Bluesky! You deserve EVERYTHING!
But Bluesky! You deserve EVERYTHING!
December 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Since I have been reminded of it, allow me to share one of my very favorite threads of the past year:
December 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
So far this festive season he's clawed some smoked salmon, smashed a glass (on purpose) and stole toast from children. He's currently planning a raid on the fridge because he knows it contains ham. #caturday
December 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
So far this festive season he's clawed some smoked salmon, smashed a glass (on purpose) and stole toast from children. He's currently planning a raid on the fridge because he knows it contains ham. #caturday
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Lucky black cat for you all! Take your risks today! *crosses road like a maniac*
Ancient Animal Advent Day 14 🐈⬛
Ancient Animal Advent Day 14 🐈⬛
December 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Lucky black cat for you all! Take your risks today! *crosses road like a maniac*
Ancient Animal Advent Day 14 🐈⬛
Ancient Animal Advent Day 14 🐈⬛
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Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
“AI”: A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything
I search my name on a regular basis, not only because I am an ego monster (although I try not to pretend that I’m not) but because it’s a good way for me to find reviews, end-of-the-yea…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
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When you're thinking about some fish. 🪶
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
When you're thinking about some fish. 🪶
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Well, this is a much wilder ride than I innocently expected from the title!
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Well, this is a much wilder ride than I innocently expected from the title!
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What might be my favourite fossil has been just published by Kiat et al. 2025. Years ago I saw a pic of this Anchiornis specimen in nat geo article and I audibly gasped.preserving not only the feathers but also the original patterns as well. I made this drawing on the spot. Maybe its time to do v2.0
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What might be my favourite fossil has been just published by Kiat et al. 2025. Years ago I saw a pic of this Anchiornis specimen in nat geo article and I audibly gasped.preserving not only the feathers but also the original patterns as well. I made this drawing on the spot. Maybe its time to do v2.0
Least cooperative patient
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Least cooperative patient
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November 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
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Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.
Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show
Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.
www.ok.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
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The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars
Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.
October 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars