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Daniel

@djpsmitty.bsky.social

editor, science writer, instructional designer Papa, hubby, dog-ownee Resistance member

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Cooking something with massive amounts of curry, garlic, or both. Stank it up!

22.02.2026 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Plants!

22.02.2026 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I asked a coworker before a meeting whether they were watching the Olympics. They said no. I really felt like dropping off the call.

21.02.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Me, too; cancelling on Saturday. But until then, ALL the Olympics!

16.02.2026 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every four years I am reminded that biathlon is the ~best~ sport.

14.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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QuitGPT β€” OpenAI Execs are Trump's Biggest Donors Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.

An easy way to dump the fascists! I'm gonna try out Lumo instead (part of Proton's excellent, free, and encrypted package).

quitgpt.org

10.02.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EMERGENCY & RAPID RESPONSE FUND: Keep Minnesota Workers Safe The ICE occupation in the Twin Cities is ongoing, and low-wage and immigrant workers continue to face urgent threats to their safety and livelihoods. This campaign has met its original rent fund goal,...

EMERGENCY & RAPID RESPONSE FUND: Keep Minnesota Workers Safe chuffed.org/project/1671...

28.01.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE agents have killed – again. The Trump administration blames the victim | Moira Donegan An agent shot a woman in Minneapolis, causing vast and needless grief. Our country is diseased – but that is not the only truth

I wrote about ICE’s execution of Renee Nicole Good. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

08.01.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 375    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

^^ THIS. False equivalencies are easy but rarely helpful, usually ammo for the circular firing squad.

09.06.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thoroughly worrying that his immigration performance is still close to 50% but the Garcia case is 31%. (A) We have 31% of the populace who don't care about our due process anymore and (B) his immigration policy IS the Garcia case and half the country is too brainwashed to see it.

25.04.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ruthless, relentless, organized, subsidized, misogynistic online attacks that generally drained energy and intentionally exacerbated natural fissures – I'm guessing all that did not help.

25.04.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Countdown until prezidential pardon?

25.04.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely day for a teach-in on the threats to intellectual freedom, encroaching and increasing. U of Iowa has been OVERcomplying; brain drain will increase. #AAUP #COGS

17.04.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish whoever controls his brain-worm would switch to "Devour" setting.

10.04.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Might as well; they can just go do it in AI now.

08.04.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had a very reassuring meeting with my financial advisor yesterday! It is important to stay big picture. Granted, he did not address what will happen to the USD if our nation splits into 4 different countries.

08.04.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gross

04.04.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That is helpful; thanks. I think in my text I was able to make it clear that sustainability is largely a human concern/duty while leaving it open that an ecosystem has non-human sustainability factors to consider (just out of scope for this lesson.)

31.03.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I still regularly bless the slightly cranky Polish guy who taught me how to change my dishwasher door spring.

31.03.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I.e., once biodiversity and stability are related in a natural system, I don't see a need to define "sustainability," except in terms of how humans extract resources or affect the habitat. I'm not seeing a meaningful distinction out there between sustainable and stable in purely natural terms. 2/2

31.03.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Help me parse this standard: "biodiversity contributes to the stability and sustainability of an ecosystem ...". In this context, sustainability refers to human resource management, right? 1/2 🌎

31.03.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Resplendent!

08.03.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was just taunting you. I had a swear-free tofu curry.

07.03.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mmm, I'm gonna enjoy the SHIT out of a grilled cheese today!
Bless you.

06.03.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

From the awful Texas science standards: "Analyze the beneficial and harmful influences of human activity on groundwater and surface water in a watershed"
What possible beneficial influence could the committee be thinking of? Jet ski ramps? I'll only be writing about mitigation, no benefits.
🌎

05.03.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll play. You've not seen Spotlight, CODA, Green Book, and ... Anora?

03.03.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

That is 100% my current career mantra/goal

28.02.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My mood while writing about tide patterns

27.02.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ermagerd richard!

27.02.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And this, of course, is "first 100 days" type important stuff for the new NSA director. Root out the dirty talk!

26.02.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0