Stephen Tures
@stevetures.bsky.social
Latent musician and music lover, drone filmmaker, tech on the increasingly rare day when it's helping the world, parent, keen to explore all of the US Southwest one piece at a time.
stevetures.com / kyivradio.com / mastodonmusic.social.
stevetures.com / kyivradio.com / mastodonmusic.social.
#TIL The same Roald Dahl who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and James and the Giant Peach and Matilda...
also wrote the script for the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Onl...
also wrote the script for the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Onl...
December 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
#TIL The same Roald Dahl who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and James and the Giant Peach and Matilda...
also wrote the script for the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Onl...
also wrote the script for the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Onl...
Sums up 2025 pretty well.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Sums up 2025 pretty well.
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Yup.
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
December 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Yup.
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
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Imagine being a Chinese admiral or general who trained your entire life for Gotterdammerung and then France blows up America for you because a senile reality TV show host doesn't understand how the Mercator projection works and therefore thinks Greenland is 87 times the size of the solar system.
Have become quite critical of Macron lately. But for the EU's sole nuclear power this is an important response.
December 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Imagine being a Chinese admiral or general who trained your entire life for Gotterdammerung and then France blows up America for you because a senile reality TV show host doesn't understand how the Mercator projection works and therefore thinks Greenland is 87 times the size of the solar system.
Y'all, we've been lied to. For me, this is the US #geography hydrologic version of "Pluto isn't a planet".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mi...
Lake Michigan–Huron - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Y'all, we've been lied to. For me, this is the US #geography hydrologic version of "Pluto isn't a planet".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mi...
With all of the problems facing Americans... How do we make healthcare more affordable and prevent layoffs?
Meanwhile the administration is rolling back from Calibri to Times New Roman because Calibri was too woke. This really happened. #wokederangementsyndrome
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Meanwhile the administration is rolling back from Calibri to Times New Roman because Calibri was too woke. This really happened. #wokederangementsyndrome
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman
A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
With all of the problems facing Americans... How do we make healthcare more affordable and prevent layoffs?
Meanwhile the administration is rolling back from Calibri to Times New Roman because Calibri was too woke. This really happened. #wokederangementsyndrome
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Meanwhile the administration is rolling back from Calibri to Times New Roman because Calibri was too woke. This really happened. #wokederangementsyndrome
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
Who says covid wastewater surveillance has to be all boring? #epidemioligy #covid #summertimeandthelivingseasy
December 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Who says covid wastewater surveillance has to be all boring? #epidemioligy #covid #summertimeandthelivingseasy
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Looks like Ukrainian president Zelensky narrowly survived an assassination attempt.
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Looks like Ukrainian president Zelensky narrowly survived an assassination attempt.
I'm a day late here, but Nov 22 is a sad day in US history. It also means a lot to me. In college, I fell down a hole of researching the assassination of John F Kennedy. I read lots of books on this, as that was the pre-internet way of digging into something. Yup, I was a conspiracy theorist. 1/🧵
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I'm a day late here, but Nov 22 is a sad day in US history. It also means a lot to me. In college, I fell down a hole of researching the assassination of John F Kennedy. I read lots of books on this, as that was the pre-internet way of digging into something. Yup, I was a conspiracy theorist. 1/🧵
I don't wanna lose your love, TONIIIIIIGHT
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I don't wanna lose your love, TONIIIIIIGHT
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It's not just that he's a pedophile, he was the least popular pedophile
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It's not just that he's a pedophile, he was the least popular pedophile
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movie where
* the protagonist's immigrant family being undocumented is an actual plot point
* the anti-immigrant cat brigade is portrayed unequivocally as villains
* the capitalist exploitation of immigrant labor is clearly articulated
* the main events are kicked off by an anti-Semitic arson attack
* the protagonist's immigrant family being undocumented is an actual plot point
* the anti-immigrant cat brigade is portrayed unequivocally as villains
* the capitalist exploitation of immigrant labor is clearly articulated
* the main events are kicked off by an anti-Semitic arson attack
It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
movie where
* the protagonist's immigrant family being undocumented is an actual plot point
* the anti-immigrant cat brigade is portrayed unequivocally as villains
* the capitalist exploitation of immigrant labor is clearly articulated
* the main events are kicked off by an anti-Semitic arson attack
* the protagonist's immigrant family being undocumented is an actual plot point
* the anti-immigrant cat brigade is portrayed unequivocally as villains
* the capitalist exploitation of immigrant labor is clearly articulated
* the main events are kicked off by an anti-Semitic arson attack
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Extremely funny that INFOWARS has agreed not to publish anything without the explicit consent of the US government
The far-right conspiracy site Infowars says it has signed the Pentagon press agreement and says Breanna Morello will be joining the 'new media' press corps covering the Defense Department.
"I won't be moving to D.C. of course—thank god," she caveats. x.com/infowars/sta...
"I won't be moving to D.C. of course—thank god," she caveats. x.com/infowars/sta...
INFOWARS on X: "🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Breanna Morello will be covering news at the Pentagon as a part of the Pentagon Press Corps! The new Pentagon Press Corps consists of over 60 journalists that will combat the fake news stranglehold of legacy media. This is great news for truth and https://t.co/id0VtguTIW" / X
🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Breanna Morello will be covering news at the Pentagon as a part of the Pentagon Press Corps! The new Pentagon Press Corps consists of over 60 journalists that will combat the fake news stranglehold of legacy media. This is great news for truth and https://t.co/id0VtguTIW
x.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Extremely funny that INFOWARS has agreed not to publish anything without the explicit consent of the US government
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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if you ask Google whether you can buy Benadryl in Japan, it says "no, because diphenhydramine is illegal in Japan", but if you ask the same question in Japanese, it says "yes, you can get it OTC at drugstores"
![Google query: [can you buy benadryl in japan]
AI Overview answer: "No you generally cannot buy Benadryl in Japan, because its active ingredient, diphenhydramine, is restricted due to its stimulant and narcotic properties under Japanese law."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l7std6z567c6fik72if2wtu7/bafkreicpwm47x564fytu5aenxf4ik2ul5zphoumdloahmxjgojxr6z4ovq@jpeg)
![Query in Japanese [日本でジフェンヒドラミンを買いますか], which translates to "In Japan, can you buy diphenhydramine?"
And a Google AI Overview answer which translates to: "Yes, over-the-counter medications containing diphenhydramine, such as Restamin, Doriel, and Liposmin, can be purchased at pharmacies and drugstores in Japan.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l7std6z567c6fik72if2wtu7/bafkreigdncngcvvqgkcfsgxlrzibzjtmsncxkibwo3vpksir3o4nk7p5ce@jpeg)
September 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
if you ask Google whether you can buy Benadryl in Japan, it says "no, because diphenhydramine is illegal in Japan", but if you ask the same question in Japanese, it says "yes, you can get it OTC at drugstores"
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This is the mugshot of a literal political prisoner, arrested, thrown in jail, then expelled from a public university, for yelling at Charlie Kirk supporters
Texas Tech student expelled after video showing Charlie Kirk rant on campus
An 18-year-old Texas Tech University student is no longer enrolled at the university after a video appearing to show her mocking the death of Charlie Kirk went viral.
www.fox4news.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is the mugshot of a literal political prisoner, arrested, thrown in jail, then expelled from a public university, for yelling at Charlie Kirk supporters
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donald trump and the white nationalists that run his government want you to think that slavery was just fine www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars
The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”
www.washingtonpost.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
donald trump and the white nationalists that run his government want you to think that slavery was just fine www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Good thread to share with anyone who needs to see this.
1/ Florida is moving to roll back school immunization requirements. That means the protections we’ve long relied on to keep measles, mumps, and polio out of classrooms could (and likely will) rapidly decrease.
September 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Good thread to share with anyone who needs to see this.
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i have to say that "mad king orders violence, so his viziers mollify him by providing deepfake recordings of simulated violence" is an excellent cyberpunk plot arc
I think it's important to note that Venezuela is saying this didn't happen.
They've recovered no debris, and they contend the video appears to be a deep fake. Yet crucially, the US media is mostly avoiding reporting this, or examining the video.
www.cbsnews.com/video/venezu...
They've recovered no debris, and they contend the video appears to be a deep fake. Yet crucially, the US media is mostly avoiding reporting this, or examining the video.
www.cbsnews.com/video/venezu...
September 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
i have to say that "mad king orders violence, so his viziers mollify him by providing deepfake recordings of simulated violence" is an excellent cyberpunk plot arc
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
umm lawl, with a side helping of rofl, what a bunch of chuckleheads running the executive right now.
www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
www.npr.org
August 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
umm lawl, with a side helping of rofl, what a bunch of chuckleheads running the executive right now.
www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...