M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Photo of a crowd of people clustered strong someone who collapsed during an Oval Office meeting, as Trump stands in the foreground looking in a completely different direction, utterly disinterested and self-absorbed.

His brain literally is not wired for empathy. You know how your dog has zero interest in the contents of a book? That's how Trump feels about other people's suffering: it simply doesn't register. That's what it means to have narcissistic + sociopathic personality disorders.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/los-angeles-immigration-agents-toddler

Masked, heavily armed Trump regime agents abducted a U.S. citizen in a Los Angeles Home Depot parking lot during an ethnic cleansing raid, then drove away in his car with his one year old daughter, also a citizen, still inside. #OpDeathEaters #EndImpunity

Photo of a crowd of people clustered strong someone who collapsed during an Oval Office meeting, as Trump stands in the foreground looking in a completely different direction, utterly disinterested and self-absorbed.

His brain literally is not wired for empathy. You know how your dog has zero interest in the contents of a book? That's how Trump feels about other people's suffering: it simply doesn't register. That's what it means to have narcissistic + sociopathic personality disorders.

Scientists produce powerhouse pigment behind octopus camouflage UC San Diego-led team discovers new method for producing large amounts of color-changing, nature-inspired pigment in the lab.

Scientists produce powerhouse pigment behind octopus camouflage | University of California
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/scientists-produce-powerhouse-pigment-behind-octopus-camouflage?utm_source=fiat-lux&utm_medium=internal-email&utm_campaign=article-general&utm_content=text

NYT - The Serbian Parliament approves a new law to tear down an architectural landmark that NATO bombed in 1999, stripping it of cultural protections and clearing the way for President Trump’s family to replace it with a luxury hotel […]

Very displeased with one of my Alma Maters!

#Cornell Reaches Deal with #Trump Admin to Restore #Research #Funding

The Ivy League #university had warned of #layoffs after the Trump admin stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher #education.

#law #FirstAmendment […]

She has bought a $300 refundable Amtrak train ticket in case that flight gets cancelled. The 430 mile (692km) journey by train will be seven hours long instead of an hour and half by air.

Oooh, this article is as if this is a bad thing, Amtrak travel is SO MUCH nicer than an air flight. I'd take a train everywhere if I could.

Coach = lots of talking with random people (if you like that), bring blankets (at least on the CA - New Mexico stretch!) […]

[Original post on ai6yr.org]

A satirical poster at a London bus stop on Nutfield Close features a bold message reading, “IMAGINE HAVING A TRILLION DOLLARS AND STILL BEING THE WORLD’S BIGGEST LOSER,” above an image of a man making a sarcastic expression. A red double-decker bus with the destination “Waltham Cross 279” passes by on the street, and autumn trees line the background. Created by the anonymous artist collective everyonehateselon_, this piece humorously critiques billionaire culture and public perception of extreme wealth.

everyonehateselon_ : 🚨 BREAKING: Tesla shareholders just voted to make Elon Musk the world's first TRILLIONAIRE.
Only the world’s biggest loser would would have the ability to end world hunger several times over and choose not to.
Just tax billionaires. Duh […]

[Original post on mastodon.online]

a guy who used to work for me was deeply, deeply unhappy about issues in our community

I was really worried about him -- every time we talked he seemed incredibly stressed, and I wasn't sure what to do about it

earlier this year he ran for elected office

he won

he's getting sworn in this […]

Woke Coffee Mug Woke 15oz coffee mug Fade resistant and dishwasher safe Printed in USA

Hold the phone, the Minocqua brewery has a Woke Coffee mug in BEIGE?

Support your local anti-fascist brewery in deep red Wisconsin and subtly display your non-cult membership at the same time?

https://minocquamarketplace.com/products/woke-coffee-mug-copy

I’d like to take the moderate path, because I’m a history major and I know what the alternatives are.

Make America Great Again by not being able to afford food or able to fly home this Thanksgiving.

⚡️ THERE IT IS — Trump pardons disgraced former speaker Casada and his chief of staff Cade Cothren after their federal corruption charge convictions.

(More proof the law no longer applies to Republicans) www.wsmv.com/2025/11/06/p...

Feels like the Democrats should maybe put up a website showing all of the Trump Flight Cancellations?

Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire? A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality

[Automated Racism/Sexism via AI]

Can't read this, paywall, but JFC. What's next, "Phernology can determine a job applicant's suitabilty for a job"?! 😡

Damn: "Michael Wolff, a longtime chronicler of Trump’s White House who conducted extensive interviews with Epstein prior to his death, told The Daily Beast last month that Epstein had shown him photos of Trump with half-naked 'young girls' in his lap."

DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein […]

A green street sign festooned with icicles, with white lettering spelling "Hell."

This is where I post from.

Damn: "Michael Wolff, a longtime chronicler of Trump’s White House who conducted extensive interviews with Epstein prior to his death, told The Daily Beast last month that Epstein had shown him photos of Trump with half-naked 'young girls' in his lap."

DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein […]

What about US #nationalsecurity?? #FBI Dir #KashPatel facing criticism for taking #government #jet our money] to see his country-singer girlfriend perform at a wrestling match in PA then taking the jet to her home city of Nashville he chose to fire a veteran FBI official in charge of the […]

A green street sign festooned with icicles, with white lettering spelling "Hell."

This is where I post from.

Hey, people? If your best friend is a magic dragon, you don't abandon him just because you develop hair under your armpits. That's just a jerk move. I'll bet Little Jackie Paper grew up to become a Republican.

Shared for no reason: "There was a drawer underneath the chair which was filled with hot coals to keep the guards warm whilst on duty."

10 Downing Street Guard Chairs - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_Downing_Street_Guard_Chairs […]

@msbellows I see NYT changed the article title to "Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?".

I found that the original title "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?" is still visible on archive.is.

https://archive.is/UqFuP

In the 1800s, Americans rioted – to the point that the militia shot and killed dozens of New Yorkers – over the pressing issue of...

... whether an American or an Englishman was the better Shakespearean actor.

This is a wild story. Astor Place Riot - Wikipedia […]

You, a gourmand: Jesus is my friend and my helper and I will never turn my back on Him!

Me: Those fish that he helped his disciples catch and that he handed out to everyone in the Miracle of Loaves and Fishes? Tilapia.

You: Eeeeew.

Oh my fucking god NYT oh my fucking god. Can we just neutron bomb the entire Times building and let the newly-fired Teen Vogue journalists, who are actually journalists, just take it over?

Opinion | Did Women Ruin the Workplace? - The New York Times […]

Bruce Sterling @bruces (@bruces@mastodon.social) 2.23K Posts, 538 Following, 11.2K Followers · Bruce Sterling, an #author, #journalist, editor, #critic in #Turin, #Austin and #Ibiza #sciencefiction #fantascienza #BruceSterling https://medium.com/@bruces

Friends, It would be remiss of me if I didn't bring to your attention this ridiculously cool rap video featuring NYC mayor Mamdani and his grandma (made back when he was known as 'Mr Cardamon')
https://youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?si=3ACnzInxyG-T_Zy2

suspect [@bruces might enjoy this]

infosec has a lot to learn about understanding failure conditions and accurate, understandable error messages from roadies

Oh my fucking god NYT oh my fucking god. Can we just neutron bomb the entire Times building and let the newly-fired Teen Vogue journalists, who are actually journalists, just take it over?

Opinion | Did Women Ruin the Workplace? - The New York Times […]

Per #Perplexity:

The #SermonOnTheMount is not typically described as "#woke af" in its original theological context, but it has been perceived by some modern audiences as radical or #subversive regarding morality and social #justice.

The sermon, delivered by #Jesus, contains teachings on […]