Matt Thompson

Guess What Moderate Democratic Voters Aren’t Anymore? Moderate. Two new polls suggest that moderate Democrats, too, want higher taxes on the rich and some measure of economic populism. Moderate isn’t what it was in 1992.

"Moderate Democratic voters are not centrists clamoring for a return to the Clinton era or rebukes of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders." trib.al/wOplJhG

you can be transphobic, racist, a pedophile, but god forbid you suggest someone put their dick in a panini maker

what exactly is expected of teachers when "deviants" are discovered? build trust by turning them in? to whom?

such freaking weirdos

corollary: weirdos who do NOT get out much

they're struggling to release a good cut of "Mandalorian and Grogu" but cancelled "Owl House"

they made "Free Guy" but cancelled "Owl House"

they made a "Black Widow" movie, but they cancelled the remarkable "Owl House"

still not ok with that

Figurines of Brady Bunch and Partridge Family fighting each other

I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.

Deep blue four-lobed flower with white throat and white pistil. The lobes are fringed.

Cluster of deep blue fringed flowers with a sheen to their fringed petals

Three blue fringed flowers with white throats

Gentianopsis thermalis, our Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian, blooming along the South Platte near Garo #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to Sep. 9 🌿

I'm surely wrong, but my first instinct is to think this was all Elvis's idea

that's why I chose to study plants and never write about them

The shortest distance between where we are now and entrenched fascism is a terror attack. That is why we are at war with Iran. That is why Trump shrugs at the possibility of deaths on U.S. soil. And that is why Patel fired the FBI's Iranian counter-intel personnel before the first bomb fell.

My mentions have folks calling Talarico a "fascist" and assuring me that black Texans would never ever vote for anyone who uses Christian language.

For the good of democracy, I'm begging some of you to take a long break from social media. It's not helping you and you're definitely not helping us.

H Y P E R R E A L S I M U L A C R U M

NEW: More than 30 OpenAI and Google employees—including Google DeepMind Chief Scientist Jeff Dean —filed an amicus brief in support of Anthropic in its lawsuit against the US government.

lol yeah pretty much

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

EXCLUSIVE: Jay Graber stepping down as CEO of Bluesky www.wired.com/story/bluesk...

C#, C, E, F

a tree without roots is just a piece of wood

A bit on the nose here

Cycling flex cc @davidho.bsky.social

the Brent spot price recovery today (now < $100 / barrel) is almost entirely the result of the EU taking action with a 400 million barrel release from reserves

Selfie of me giving the finger to the massive banner of Donald Trump on the government building behind me.

After seeing that egotistical buffoon’s face on a D.C. banner several stories high like Big Brother come to life, I felt the only appropriate thing to do was salute.

I've long since unfollowed Moxon ... he's a despair-monger for likes

you might be right, but we should simply *refuse* to give into and/or spread despair

and you might be very wrong, since the US body politic is neither static nor non-reactive

narrator: it will turn out to be an extremely long-term experience

Phloem research!!!

Still almost 100% membrane transporter focused ... same as it ever was. But still cool.

You don't need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows

anyone in a position of authority who supported Trump and argued "it won't be that bad, he'll just lower taxes" -- yet still supports him -- is going to have a very tough time making the case that they are people of good judgment, sound mind, or robust moral fiber

especially the "futurists"