Nathaniel Comfort

Whoopee! We’re all gonna die

Sadly, Country Joe continues to be timely

Hello, texas? Nathaniel here. I'd like to rob banks, please. Just walk in, take the money, walk out, no muss no fuss. Can we schedule a call to discuss?

What? No, just me. We can't have everyone robbing banks—it would be a disaster!

ICYI, I reviewed Disputed Inheritance in FASEB J. You can read it here:

A fine review by "eco-evo-devo" researcher Scott Gilbert of a superb book by Greg Radick. Radick argues persuasively that the dominance of Mendelian genetics over the past century+ has been driven more by social and cultural forces than the March of Scientific Truth.

Huh, that's just what they said about killing Renee Good.

They can call it defensive, but I think it's offensive.

Can confirm - I woke up this morning feeling normal, and then just a few hours later I realized I might be showing symptoms of rapid-onset Acute Canadian Syndrome

I agree, but I also think satire can de-normalize and subvert offensive language. I’m thinking of Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce. I just have a deep and abiding value for humor as a tool of social change, is all.

So, basically human trafficking?

My condolences. He was one of the greats.

Sad to hear of the passing of David Botstein, one of the greats in that 1st gen of folks to be trained in molecular biology. He generously talked with me, a lowly grad student, about Barbara McClintock... 30 years ago!
@drgregorymorgan.bsky.social @alistairsponsel.bsky.social

aw, no—don't take away satire. That's how we turn their words against them!

YouTube video by Radiorock TheOriginal Dr. John - Live At The Village Gate (Full Album) 2025

I've been listening to Dr. John Live at the Village gate, just released, and it is terrific. Blues and ballads with a swampy New Orleans moan. I don't like the guitar-player, he's nothin' but a gang o' licks, but the Dr. and rest of 'em TEAR IT UP.
Batsignal; @neurotimes.bsky.social

Dufuq?
we insult, humiliate, defund, and disrupt y'all's sensible policies and when we start a pointless war y'all jump in line to offer support?

ICE moving forces from minneapolis to western maryland. quietly building detention center near Hagerstown.

stay alert, stay strong

love your marine iguana. only one place where that can be from! when were you in the galápagos? I spent 2 weeks there in 2004. absolutely extraordinary, from top to bottom, frigate birds to sleeping sharks.

Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting in a first for a first lady U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting in what the United Nations said Thursday would be a first.

"The first lady’s office said the meeting she will preside over will 'emphasize education’s role in advancing tolerance and world peace,'” placing her in direct opposition to the policies of her husband, the president. hmm

what do we make of this?

dashcam image of a billboard in Baltimore that reads, in big white caps on a black background, “ABOLISH ICE”

one thing i will always cherish about #Baltimore is its bone-deep tradition of murals and other street art. for me, they are a frequent source of pleasure and, as here, wisdom.

graffiti billboard in Baltimore reads, in big bold caps, white on black, ABOLISH ICE

one thing i will always cherish about #Baltimore is its bone-deep tradition of murals and other street art. they are a frequent source of pleasure and, as here, wisdom.

small brain: free markets produce free press

normal brain: consolidation of media into monopolies makes the press unfree

large brain: despite media consolidation, media consumption is more diverse than ever

galaxy brain: media fucked because of phone

I woke up and scrolled past this picture and chuckled, thinking, "Oh thank god, the world's becoming safe for satire again."

and then I read @profaliceroberts.bsky.social's thread and I wept, "NoNoNoNooooo...!" as my head hit the desk, bonk.

Holy toledo--this just happened to come out this morning, after you and @jackiantonovich.bsky.social started that oral history thread yesterday?
It was meant to be! :)

I thinks it's livened up by the occasional ambush by meat-eating monsters who are all blades and spit, trying to eat you &/or yr kids.

And, at least for rabbits, that incredible, y'know, sport <nudge, nudge>

Wait-- that's not a spoof?

In addition to the AIDS Memorial, SF General Hospital has an archive and other resources. Might be some good research projects in there.

Audio + text, for sure. Over the years, I've found that video has tended to make people self-conscious and less candid, worried about their appearance, etc. But times change and ymmv.

I think you've tapped a real moment of historical amnesia here. Godspeed!

This is a terrific idea. Oral history can touch a nerve that rational arguments can't reach.

Thinking of something like Studs Terkel's Hard Times redone for infectious disease in the big mid-20th C. Or not!

I can imagine it really making a difference.

This is a terrific idea. Oral history can touch a nerve that rational arguments can't reach.

Thinking of something like Studs Terkel's Hard Times redone for infectious disease in the big mid-20th C.

I can imagine it really making a difference.

👇👇👇 Pls RT