Sam
@therewithal.bsky.social
Books, animals, all things nerdy. RMTA'er and net.goth in a former life. Always tired.
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I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
January 26, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
I don't know if I have it in me to run meetings and check in with people today. I almost wish the power would go out for a bit. Maybe the weather has given me a headache...?
January 26, 2026 at 11:33 AM
I don't know if I have it in me to run meetings and check in with people today. I almost wish the power would go out for a bit. Maybe the weather has given me a headache...?
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And yet, when women who have been running pro-grade logistics for a decade for 4 kids, 3 instruments, one tumbling, 2.5 sports and 3 scouting packs try to return to the workforce and get paid for this experience, they’re told both that they’re over-qualified & would have to start at entry level.
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 2:15 AM
And yet, when women who have been running pro-grade logistics for a decade for 4 kids, 3 instruments, one tumbling, 2.5 sports and 3 scouting packs try to return to the workforce and get paid for this experience, they’re told both that they’re over-qualified & would have to start at entry level.
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Damn!
In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Damn!
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The Secretary of Defense praising the murder of a protestor and posting "ICE > MN."
Minnesota is an American state with almost six million residents.
Minnesota is an American state with almost six million residents.
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The Secretary of Defense praising the murder of a protestor and posting "ICE > MN."
Minnesota is an American state with almost six million residents.
Minnesota is an American state with almost six million residents.
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Never has it been more important to understand truth, epistemology and ontology. Some things are objectively true, other things do depend on your positionality. But we shouldn’t “balance out” the objectively true with conspiracy theory and misinformation.
Thinking about the underlying notion of truth this morning. 🧵
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Never has it been more important to understand truth, epistemology and ontology. Some things are objectively true, other things do depend on your positionality. But we shouldn’t “balance out” the objectively true with conspiracy theory and misinformation.
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My extremely elegant son. He's legit just sitting like this, staring blankly, like he forgot what he was doing.
My sweet stupid son.
My sweet stupid son.
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 AM
My extremely elegant son. He's legit just sitting like this, staring blankly, like he forgot what he was doing.
My sweet stupid son.
My sweet stupid son.
Back on my bullshit, which is being convinced the perfect fabric pouch will fix my life. Someday one will.
January 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Back on my bullshit, which is being convinced the perfect fabric pouch will fix my life. Someday one will.
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Today I learned “Norwegian Christian laws forbade citizens from conversing with and interacting with trolls, and in documents dating from 1274 to 1781, doing so would result in severe punishment” (source: Wikipedia), and I kinda think many people nowadays would be better off if this law was revived
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Today I learned “Norwegian Christian laws forbade citizens from conversing with and interacting with trolls, and in documents dating from 1274 to 1781, doing so would result in severe punishment” (source: Wikipedia), and I kinda think many people nowadays would be better off if this law was revived
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Well put! Also, while "women are too emotional" is a BS claim that gets bandied about to dismiss women and to discriminate against them, remember that anger is an emotion: a great many men shouldn't be in charge of a paper bag, never mind a government.
A man told me yesterday that it was important to "take emotion out of the equation“ when analysing the situation in the US, at which point I told him very calmly that "a woman who disagrees with you is not necessarily emotional".
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
January 24, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Well put! Also, while "women are too emotional" is a BS claim that gets bandied about to dismiss women and to discriminate against them, remember that anger is an emotion: a great many men shouldn't be in charge of a paper bag, never mind a government.
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Asking around the internet for a copy of a cassette tape that was released to readers of a small-time Beck zine in 1994
It contains an interview with Beck's mom that has some crucial info on it
If I manage to track down this tape, I will be ELATED
It contains an interview with Beck's mom that has some crucial info on it
If I manage to track down this tape, I will be ELATED
January 23, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Asking around the internet for a copy of a cassette tape that was released to readers of a small-time Beck zine in 1994
It contains an interview with Beck's mom that has some crucial info on it
If I manage to track down this tape, I will be ELATED
It contains an interview with Beck's mom that has some crucial info on it
If I manage to track down this tape, I will be ELATED
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Hello, I'm the Opossum in your garage:
- I am a night rat boy the size of one point five cats
- I clarve holes in the dirt and hide myself there
- My tail is full of thoughts and intentions and my mouth is full of murder
- I lack gravitas
Please don't call animal control. I'm just trying to SKEHHH
- I am a night rat boy the size of one point five cats
- I clarve holes in the dirt and hide myself there
- My tail is full of thoughts and intentions and my mouth is full of murder
- I lack gravitas
Please don't call animal control. I'm just trying to SKEHHH
![photo of an opossum crouched in the corner of a slightly opened garage. over the picture is the text:
Hello, I'm the Opossum in your garage [doue paw print emoji]
• I came in because it's 12°F
outside and I have no body fat
• I am not aggressive-that hissing means I'm terrified
• I eat 5,000 ticks per season (you're welcome)
• I am nearly immune to rabies-my body
temperature is too low
• I will leave on my own if you leave the garage door cracked tonight
Please don't call animal control. I'm not a pest. I'm a Lyme disease prevention unit, just trying not to freeze.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cn2d7mov6fegaea7zgycgsfz/bafkreigjc3hj636z42w6f5z3zjdrwf7focknek3u5kfdckuhimgmucxwdq@jpeg)
January 23, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Hello, I'm the Opossum in your garage:
- I am a night rat boy the size of one point five cats
- I clarve holes in the dirt and hide myself there
- My tail is full of thoughts and intentions and my mouth is full of murder
- I lack gravitas
Please don't call animal control. I'm just trying to SKEHHH
- I am a night rat boy the size of one point five cats
- I clarve holes in the dirt and hide myself there
- My tail is full of thoughts and intentions and my mouth is full of murder
- I lack gravitas
Please don't call animal control. I'm just trying to SKEHHH
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Hatch them. Feed them. Do it
4 Black Eggs Surfaced From the Dark Heart of the Ocean—With Alien Creatures Inside
These spheres from the abyss conceal creatures with startling biology.
www.popularmechanics.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Hatch them. Feed them. Do it
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One thing that's becoming clear about national reaction to the Minnesota protests is other Americans don't understand how desolate, cold, and empty the upper Midwest gets this time of year. The federal government gave people with nothing to do for the next three months something to fucking do.
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 23, 2026 at 5:48 AM
One thing that's becoming clear about national reaction to the Minnesota protests is other Americans don't understand how desolate, cold, and empty the upper Midwest gets this time of year. The federal government gave people with nothing to do for the next three months something to fucking do.
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I've been seeing people excitedly share how cold it is going to be in Minneapolis tomorrow and relishing how ICE will deal with it, as if ICE won't choose that day to do some starlight tours.
People will have to be even more vigilant, over a wider area.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskato...
People will have to be even more vigilant, over a wider area.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskato...
Saskatoon freezing killings - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I've been seeing people excitedly share how cold it is going to be in Minneapolis tomorrow and relishing how ICE will deal with it, as if ICE won't choose that day to do some starlight tours.
People will have to be even more vigilant, over a wider area.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskato...
People will have to be even more vigilant, over a wider area.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskato...
This winter is so grindingly exhausting that I don't mind a massive storm if it means I don't have to make decisions or think about what I ought to be doing.
January 23, 2026 at 11:28 AM
This winter is so grindingly exhausting that I don't mind a massive storm if it means I don't have to make decisions or think about what I ought to be doing.
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"I can't believe the machine demanded MY data!" sobs man who spent two years using the Data Theft Machine.
January 23, 2026 at 8:50 AM
"I can't believe the machine demanded MY data!" sobs man who spent two years using the Data Theft Machine.
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i don’t want to eat the rich. i want them to live the rest of their lives as normal people. i want them to work 12-hour shifts in fast food restaurants, earning sub-minimum wage for a douchebag boss, and struggling to pay rent on time. i want them to know what life is like on the knife edge.
January 23, 2026 at 10:57 AM
i don’t want to eat the rich. i want them to live the rest of their lives as normal people. i want them to work 12-hour shifts in fast food restaurants, earning sub-minimum wage for a douchebag boss, and struggling to pay rent on time. i want them to know what life is like on the knife edge.
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A normal person thinks of getting money as accumulating money, increasing wealth.
A billionaire thinks of it as collateral to use to go deeper into a mathematically staggering debt, reaching that magical point where you get richer the more money you owe.
A billionaire thinks of it as collateral to use to go deeper into a mathematically staggering debt, reaching that magical point where you get richer the more money you owe.
March 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A normal person thinks of getting money as accumulating money, increasing wealth.
A billionaire thinks of it as collateral to use to go deeper into a mathematically staggering debt, reaching that magical point where you get richer the more money you owe.
A billionaire thinks of it as collateral to use to go deeper into a mathematically staggering debt, reaching that magical point where you get richer the more money you owe.
Nope, don't think I'd care for it.
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Nope, don't think I'd care for it.
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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The grim/funny thing is that companies are complaining they're receiving loads of applications clearly written by AI, and all the CVs look the same, but still think it's OK for *them* to use AI for the hiring process
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 AM
The grim/funny thing is that companies are complaining they're receiving loads of applications clearly written by AI, and all the CVs look the same, but still think it's OK for *them* to use AI for the hiring process
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please be the mothership
News from New Mexico's Apache Point Observatory: Astronomers have found a massive cloud of metallic winds orbiting a mystery object in space. The cloud was found when scientists noticed the light of a nearby star, which is located some 3,000 light-years from Earth, had dimmed over the course
Massive Cloud With Metallic Winds Discovered Orbiting Mystery Object - Astronomers using the Gemini South telescope achieve unprecedented detection of vaporized metals within a dusty, gaseous cloud du...
Sweeping winds of vaporized metals have been found in a massive cloud that dimmed the light of a star for nearly nine months. This discovery, made with the Gemini South telescope in Chile, one half of...
noirlab.edu
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 AM
please be the mothership
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its well known that you can confound any malevolent poet by scattering an array of punctuation marks on the floor — the bard will feel compelled to count and arrange them, whereupon you can make your escape
@deathbybadger.bsky.social Coleridge is haunting my dreams how do I tell him to shoo?
January 21, 2026 at 10:57 AM
its well known that you can confound any malevolent poet by scattering an array of punctuation marks on the floor — the bard will feel compelled to count and arrange them, whereupon you can make your escape