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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦, atheist, skeptic, knitter, 🍺 judge. Bird looker. Sciences for a living. Muskox are smaller than you think. She/her, Niagara area.

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Reminder:

02.03.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 575    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2

Yes, it is interesting to watch how we all respond to your discrimination, eh?

02.03.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We don't accuse them of.... Being Mr. AI..."

🀨🀨🀨

Um, have you looked at your own bio recently?

02.03.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Want me to embroider them on a tea towel for you?

02.03.2026 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sweetie.

You didn't get a joke.

Instead of "saying hey I didn't get the joke. Can someone explain it to me", like a normal human, you went all in.

It's okay to be wrong about something. Your dick will not fall off. I promise.

02.03.2026 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay Mr. AI

02.03.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"bro"

MY DUDE

02.03.2026 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If by "in group" here you mean "people who read SFF who are following an author who writes SFF who all understood the joke" well, maybe you should read more SFF πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

02.03.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of the weather forecast for early tomorrow morning showing completely clouded skies

Photograph of the weather forecast for early tomorrow morning showing completely clouded skies

Guess who's not getting up early to see the lunar eclipse?

02.03.2026 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*pounds the table* POR-TENT! POR-TENT!

02.03.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1006    πŸ” 218    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 3

A Firefly reboot? In this economy?!

02.03.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

If you were OK with β€œSubstack, the Nazi Bar,” maybe β€œSubstack, a front for the gambling on life and death casino” might convince you.

02.03.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 523    πŸ” 278    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 8

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02.03.2026 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You know the rules πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

02.03.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot tell you how much I *loved* this movie as a teen πŸ₯°

01.03.2026 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please wish them a happy golden anniversary!

01.03.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cranes

25.02.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 679    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6

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01.03.2026 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hear me out:

Robot 13 Dream House

28.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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28.02.2026 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A burrowing owl sitting next to a California ground squirrel. The squirrel is massive compared with the owl. Burrowing owls are typically under 12 inches tall and weigh around 8 oz.

A burrowing owl sitting next to a California ground squirrel. The squirrel is massive compared with the owl. Burrowing owls are typically under 12 inches tall and weigh around 8 oz.

A burrowing owl on a rock with two California ground squirrels out of focus in the foreground

A burrowing owl on a rock with two California ground squirrels out of focus in the foreground

One thing that can be hard to gauge from these telephoto photos is just how tiny these things are. Just look at them next to some chonky California Ground Squirrels

28.02.2026 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gift link, because I want everyone to read this whole column:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/a...

27.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

It's odd that he's not answering any of my questions πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

27.02.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, and I forgot this point - my insurance company pays to repair my car when I get into an accident because it's cheaper as a society to have a collective pot of money to pay for (relatively) rare events like accidents. (And the best and cheapest car insurance I ever had was run by the province)

27.02.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HOW DARE WE EDUCATE THE LABOURING CLASSES!!!

Yells man who benefited from public education.

27.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Peer reviewed, right? Like actual pedagogy, and not some right wing think piece?

(You do know what pedagogy is without googling, right????)

27.02.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sorry Bud, you can't drive on the street outside of where I live because that's the portion my tax dollars pay for so you don't get to use it, so sad.

These guys want a fiefdom with the mistaken impression that they'd be the lord of the manor and not the serf.

27.02.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can you show me the example of any society that has lasted any appreciable amount of time that is founded on true libertarianism?

Because it's almost like it doesn't work to create a livable society or something...

27.02.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I do not consent for my tax dollars to support your family so you can DM me with your information so I can get a refund.

Because if you're not willing to put your money where your mouth is then you can stfu.

27.02.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no sweetie, *my* tax dollars pay for your children's education.

Because I still have to pay taxes that support education despite not having children.

And you might want to look into what happens in places with privatized police states... (Hint: you don't want to live there)

27.02.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0