Slartibartfast
@slarti-bartfast.bsky.social
Scientist, public servant, creator of noteworthy parts of worlds, and also some guy who is wrong on the internet.
If on a day like today, people have nothing to post but angry criticisms of Democrats, then they are objectively on the side of the fascists. I block them with extreme prejudice, and so should you. They are 95% fake account farm trolls!
January 24, 2026 at 10:42 PM
If on a day like today, people have nothing to post but angry criticisms of Democrats, then they are objectively on the side of the fascists. I block them with extreme prejudice, and so should you. They are 95% fake account farm trolls!
The thought that really sickens me as I contemplate today's news is what is going to happen when somebody actually does shoot at an ICE agent? It's bound to happen sooner or later, and I have no doubt they have a harsh plan of collective punishment all ready for when it does.
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The thought that really sickens me as I contemplate today's news is what is going to happen when somebody actually does shoot at an ICE agent? It's bound to happen sooner or later, and I have no doubt they have a harsh plan of collective punishment all ready for when it does.
Nahh, it's gonna be fine!
January 24, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Nahh, it's gonna be fine!
Trumpie Challenge against CA Prop. 50 fails!
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Trumpie Challenge against CA Prop. 50 fails!
One thing I am definitely asking myself right now is why is it sniveling toady Vance and not Trump himself who is out there defending this atrocity? I'm starting to get serious feelings like Trump is no longer capable and won't be ever again.
January 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
One thing I am definitely asking myself right now is why is it sniveling toady Vance and not Trump himself who is out there defending this atrocity? I'm starting to get serious feelings like Trump is no longer capable and won't be ever again.
Hey, I think I've thought of a fun game! Map the major evil figures in the LOTR to the current Trump administration! Trump of course is Gollum, because what else could he be? But where does everybody else fit in? I'll post my own assignments in replies a bit later...
January 8, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Hey, I think I've thought of a fun game! Map the major evil figures in the LOTR to the current Trump administration! Trump of course is Gollum, because what else could he be? But where does everybody else fit in? I'll post my own assignments in replies a bit later...
Clearly this palace coup in Venezuela was conceived of by somebody much smarter than Trump but just as evil. All the moneyed interests have snapped into line, and the bullshit is flying thick and fast everywhere. Its short-term effectiveness as a political play in this media environment is...
January 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Clearly this palace coup in Venezuela was conceived of by somebody much smarter than Trump but just as evil. All the moneyed interests have snapped into line, and the bullshit is flying thick and fast everywhere. Its short-term effectiveness as a political play in this media environment is...
Fuck you NPR for saying they "captured" Maduro! They kidnapped him and illegally took him prisoner! Do better Goddammit!!
January 4, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Fuck you NPR for saying they "captured" Maduro! They kidnapped him and illegally took him prisoner! Do better Goddammit!!
Predictions are so hard to make, especially when they're about the future, but I must say that this new, inconceivable as it were low on their part seems like a real watershed moment to me. They have practically donned orc costumes with this.
December 17, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Predictions are so hard to make, especially when they're about the future, but I must say that this new, inconceivable as it were low on their part seems like a real watershed moment to me. They have practically donned orc costumes with this.
TDS is definitely not a thing, because all truly decent and rational actors actually despise Trump, but OTOH CTOS, i.e. Chronic Trump Outrage Syndrome, most definitely is. It erodes the very foundations of all of our collective happiness as decent humans. How do you cope?
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
TDS is definitely not a thing, because all truly decent and rational actors actually despise Trump, but OTOH CTOS, i.e. Chronic Trump Outrage Syndrome, most definitely is. It erodes the very foundations of all of our collective happiness as decent humans. How do you cope?
Sheet pan with water and silicone spacers. The turkey roasting pan will be held just above the surface of the water.
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Sheet pan with water and silicone spacers. The turkey roasting pan will be held just above the surface of the water.
Turkey came out of the brine at 12:30, after 40 hours. After spatchcocking and trussing, it is now resting, draped over its inverted roasting rack. I have placed ice packs on the breast to keep it cold while the legs warm up to ambient. Stuffing is divided into two portions...
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Turkey came out of the brine at 12:30, after 40 hours. After spatchcocking and trussing, it is now resting, draped over its inverted roasting rack. I have placed ice packs on the breast to keep it cold while the legs warm up to ambient. Stuffing is divided into two portions...
The stuffing proper will consist of white, rye, and cornbread cubes, sauteed onions and celery with a bit of water chestnut, apples, and Zante currants, taken up in a rich, well-browned turkey stock with some eggs, then seasoned with pepper, nutmeg, sage, marjoram, and rosemary.
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The stuffing proper will consist of white, rye, and cornbread cubes, sauteed onions and celery with a bit of water chestnut, apples, and Zante currants, taken up in a rich, well-browned turkey stock with some eggs, then seasoned with pepper, nutmeg, sage, marjoram, and rosemary.
After conferring with my mother, I have settled upon my roasting strategy. The bird will be spatchcocked and draped over an upside-down wire rack in a big roasting pan, with a large mound of stuffing underneath it. The bottom of the pan will be in a Bain Marie-type setup so it doesn't burn.
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
After conferring with my mother, I have settled upon my roasting strategy. The bird will be spatchcocked and draped over an upside-down wire rack in a big roasting pan, with a large mound of stuffing underneath it. The bottom of the pan will be in a Bain Marie-type setup so it doesn't burn.
After ten years, I finally get to host a big family thanksgiving dinner again. First milestone: turkey is thawed and fully immersed in a brine consisting of 3.5 liters of sake, 2 liters of water, 300mL of 100 proof vodka, 1 rounded cup of kosher salt, 1 cup jaggery, 1/2 cup sugar, and spices....
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
After ten years, I finally get to host a big family thanksgiving dinner again. First milestone: turkey is thawed and fully immersed in a brine consisting of 3.5 liters of sake, 2 liters of water, 300mL of 100 proof vodka, 1 rounded cup of kosher salt, 1 cup jaggery, 1/2 cup sugar, and spices....
Just heard Zohran Mamdani interviewed by David Remnick on the New Yorker Radio Hour. First time I ever really heard him speak at length, and all I can say is wow, that guy is really something. Obama-level rhetorical skills, just off the charts. I just hope he has good security.
October 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Just heard Zohran Mamdani interviewed by David Remnick on the New Yorker Radio Hour. First time I ever really heard him speak at length, and all I can say is wow, that guy is really something. Obama-level rhetorical skills, just off the charts. I just hope he has good security.
Throwing this out into the ether: The one and only reason the US has de facto ruled the free world these last 80 years is the seemingly impenetrable strength of our legally mandated democratic institutions. That take by the world is shook really bad right now, like never before.
October 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Throwing this out into the ether: The one and only reason the US has de facto ruled the free world these last 80 years is the seemingly impenetrable strength of our legally mandated democratic institutions. That take by the world is shook really bad right now, like never before.
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Betty he maybe right. Medicine is dominated by big Pharma. Its education is very narrow based a limited science of bio reductive materialism. Its ok and brilliant in this narrow area. But real health is much more complex and much wider to include Psychology social political
August 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Betty he maybe right. Medicine is dominated by big Pharma. Its education is very narrow based a limited science of bio reductive materialism. Its ok and brilliant in this narrow area. But real health is much more complex and much wider to include Psychology social political
This repost by Robert Reich of a translated Haaretz article on Gaza by Orit Kamir needs to be distributed far and wide. Please click through, read, and repost on your own feed!
Occasionally I come across an article in the foreign press that’s strikes me as so important that I want to share it with you. The following was originally written by an Israeli professor of law named Orit Kamir. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-betrayal-of-the-victims-of-the
July 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This repost by Robert Reich of a translated Haaretz article on Gaza by Orit Kamir needs to be distributed far and wide. Please click through, read, and repost on your own feed!
In the wake of the shameful recission bill that just passed, I want to put it out there that the American public can make up the entire hole they just blew in the budget of the CPB for LESS THAN TWO DOLLARS A YEAR EACH! Consider contributing!
July 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In the wake of the shameful recission bill that just passed, I want to put it out there that the American public can make up the entire hole they just blew in the budget of the CPB for LESS THAN TWO DOLLARS A YEAR EACH! Consider contributing!
One small silver lining in this abject horror show of a budget bill is that the provisions gutting both the NIH and the NSF with 40% budget cuts and a 15% indirect rate cap got stripped out at the last second by the parliamentarian.....
July 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
One small silver lining in this abject horror show of a budget bill is that the provisions gutting both the NIH and the NSF with 40% budget cuts and a 15% indirect rate cap got stripped out at the last second by the parliamentarian.....
I guess I can't blame our Dem pols for focusing so much Medicaid in this big ugly bill, but I feel like that issue is upstaging some other truly awful things about it, like the fact that it is going to immediately and irreparably damage university-based scientific research in America.
June 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I guess I can't blame our Dem pols for focusing so much Medicaid in this big ugly bill, but I feel like that issue is upstaging some other truly awful things about it, like the fact that it is going to immediately and irreparably damage university-based scientific research in America.
Holy shit!
BREAKING: Trump says, "Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran."
June 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Holy shit!
No Kings march from Dolores Park to Civic Center, San Francisco. The massive crowd, seen here walking up Dolores Street filled the entire 1.5 mile route from Mission Dolores Park to Civic Center. By the time these people arrived, the plaza was already full, and there's over half a mile of them left!
June 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
No Kings march from Dolores Park to Civic Center, San Francisco. The massive crowd, seen here walking up Dolores Street filled the entire 1.5 mile route from Mission Dolores Park to Civic Center. By the time these people arrived, the plaza was already full, and there's over half a mile of them left!
OMG, this needs to happen to every last No Parking sign in urban America tomorrow! Please repost far and wide.
June 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
OMG, this needs to happen to every last No Parking sign in urban America tomorrow! Please repost far and wide.