Charles Louis Richter
@richterscale.bsky.social
Historian: of American religion/irreligion by training; of science & conspiracy by trade
dumb jokes about smart things and smart jokes about dumb things
Podcast research/factcheck: SNAFU with Ed Helms; The Reason We're All Still Here; My Fugitive, more
dumb jokes about smart things and smart jokes about dumb things
Podcast research/factcheck: SNAFU with Ed Helms; The Reason We're All Still Here; My Fugitive, more
POV: your relatives are gathering data for your post-death AI avatar
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
POV: your relatives are gathering data for your post-death AI avatar
what if your waifu chatbot starts seeing the AI version of your dead spouse behind your back
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
what if your waifu chatbot starts seeing the AI version of your dead spouse behind your back
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Well that's an interesting way to cover the story, NYT.
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Well that's an interesting way to cover the story, NYT.
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I’m back.
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I’m back.
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
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thinking of changing it up today and being a catastrophic cog in a microscopic plan
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
thinking of changing it up today and being a catastrophic cog in a microscopic plan
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We took on a powerful incumbent who was expected to coast to reelection.
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We took on a powerful incumbent who was expected to coast to reelection.
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
I'm in New Orleans for the History of Science Society conference, and my guest room is decorated with this:
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I'm in New Orleans for the History of Science Society conference, and my guest room is decorated with this:
i'm delighted by the dude who apparently found having a cup of coffee sans cream and sugar without passing out as much of a challenge to be surmounted as squatting over 400 lbs
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
i'm delighted by the dude who apparently found having a cup of coffee sans cream and sugar without passing out as much of a challenge to be surmounted as squatting over 400 lbs
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Three seconds from every episode of Star Trek The Next Generation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_fj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_fj...
3 Seconds of Every Star Trek: TNG Episode
YouTube video by SentinelOfSomething
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Three seconds from every episode of Star Trek The Next Generation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_fj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_fj...
new orleans, here i come
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
new orleans, here i come
she misspoke; these conversations actually took place in the Predicament Room
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
she misspoke; these conversations actually took place in the Predicament Room
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I came across this new-to-me video of Elon Musk "telling a joke" and I can't get it out of my head
Elon tries to tell a joke #jre #jrefunnymoments #joerogan
YouTube video by Joe Blow
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I came across this new-to-me video of Elon Musk "telling a joke" and I can't get it out of my head
thinking of changing it up today and being a catastrophic cog in a microscopic plan
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
thinking of changing it up today and being a catastrophic cog in a microscopic plan
really going out on a limb recommending an A-III film like Ordinary People
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
really going out on a limb recommending an A-III film like Ordinary People
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Trying to get ahead of that Joyce Carol Oates dunk
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trying to get ahead of that Joyce Carol Oates dunk
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Today's project: get the first of our set of Yaggy's Anatomical Study (chromolithograph, 1885) up on the wall across from the bar.
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Today's project: get the first of our set of Yaggy's Anatomical Study (chromolithograph, 1885) up on the wall across from the bar.
it's true, there is a lot more alpha in greek texts
Andreesen: There is so much alpha in books from 1870 to 1930, it's unreal.
Me: Holy shit! There's so much alpha in Upton Sinclair?
A: LOL no...no not those books
Me: So...Mark Twain?
A: Haha no not those books either
Me: Which books, exactly?
A: Oh, you know the ones
Me: Holy shit! There's so much alpha in Upton Sinclair?
A: LOL no...no not those books
Me: So...Mark Twain?
A: Haha no not those books either
Me: Which books, exactly?
A: Oh, you know the ones
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
it's true, there is a lot more alpha in greek texts
in the first Bond movie, we don't even see James until the very last shot; all that spycraft was done by his mother
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
in the first Bond movie, we don't even see James until the very last shot; all that spycraft was done by his mother
This is Noaa. He's responsible for maritime safety on the Great Lakes. Thank you for your service, Noaa.
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is Noaa. He's responsible for maritime safety on the Great Lakes. Thank you for your service, Noaa.
my corollary to this is every time someone says "put that in the smithsonian," i'm like uh huh, and good luck ever seeing it in an exhibit at all, much less with the context necessary to challenge the status quo in the way you're imagining
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
my corollary to this is every time someone says "put that in the smithsonian," i'm like uh huh, and good luck ever seeing it in an exhibit at all, much less with the context necessary to challenge the status quo in the way you're imagining
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she's poasting that she didn't even mean to wreck his psyche, she was just musing out loud and his psyche was just collateral damage. absolutely savage 😂
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
she's poasting that she didn't even mean to wreck his psyche, she was just musing out loud and his psyche was just collateral damage. absolutely savage 😂
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"truly it was out of curiosity"
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
"truly it was out of curiosity"
Pluribus, somewhat surprisingly, is in large part about the push for AI everything.
But it's also about the limits of utilitarianism, and about consent, and about what makes us people.
Two episodes in, and I'm really hoping they can keep this up.
But it's also about the limits of utilitarianism, and about consent, and about what makes us people.
Two episodes in, and I'm really hoping they can keep this up.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Pluribus, somewhat surprisingly, is in large part about the push for AI everything.
But it's also about the limits of utilitarianism, and about consent, and about what makes us people.
Two episodes in, and I'm really hoping they can keep this up.
But it's also about the limits of utilitarianism, and about consent, and about what makes us people.
Two episodes in, and I'm really hoping they can keep this up.
everyone forgets that it's not just their last names; the actual name of the band is Daryl Hall & Joyce Carol Oates
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
everyone forgets that it's not just their last names; the actual name of the band is Daryl Hall & Joyce Carol Oates