Andrew Weatherall

Notable examples Some examples of settings, groups, and eras where purity spirals have occurred:[1][2] Khmer Rouge Cultural Revolution, Red Guards and mass denunciations French Revolution Instagram knitting circles[4] Moscow trials[6]

Pretty sure there’s a good Song Exploder where LG pulls apart the soundtrack work for Black Panther where this is covered.

February 2026; papers of the month

A very kind review of a recent study we published on location of prehospital intubation and whether 360 degree access is really required in most patients.

A blue mascot with a melon helmet, a small white nose, orange eyebrows, yellow eyes, and cowprint legs stands on some grass.

Kikuchi-kun, the unofficial mascot of Kikuchi City, has a melon hat, cow legs, a grain of rice nose, a blue water body, hot spring eyebrows, loveheart lips, and the crest of the historic local Kikuchi clan for eyes.

A brown river otter mascot with a blue girdle around his waist stands on a stage, playing the saxophone.

Gen-chan the Japanese river otter is a mascot from Ehime Prefecture who plays the saxophone.

Tesla 'Robotaxi' status check: 8 months in, 19% availability, and all of Musk's promises are missing Tesla launched its “Robotaxi” service in Austin eight months ago. In that time, Elon Musk promised 500 cars in Austin,...

Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ status check: 8 months in, 19% availability, and all of Musk’s promises are missing

Elon Musk promised 500 cars in Austin, coverage for half the US population, fully unsupervised rides, and expansion to 8-10 cities, all by the end of 2025. None of it happened.

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If you're having to go through a medical chart to ensure accuracy in response to an AI generated summary of a patient's chief complaint, hospital admission, etc., of what use is the implementation AI?

An orange bear with pink bunny headgear and a green shoulder bag walks through a shopping mall.

Koapyon, a bear in a bunny costume, is the mascot for the village of Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture.

well i for one couldn’t be more excited for the possibilities of AI. finally a technology that answers the age old question ‘what if clippy was wormtongue’

A smiling rectangular beige mascot with leaves and stars on its head stands on some astroturf.

Sutamu-chan, an angel of good fortune from the Milky Way, is the mascot of Ogawamachi, Saitama. Sutamu-chan’s body is a piece of the traditional handmade paper the town is known for, decorated with bamboo leaves and stars from the Tanabata star festival held there each summer.

Let’s be honest: in many of these winter Olympic “sports”, the snow is doing most of the work. An unexpected thaw would expose these so-called athletes for the frauds they are

If I die, I want my remains to be scattered at the US Capitol. Do not cremate me.

A smiling green fairy mascot with two flowers on its head stands, bowing, on astroturf in front of a white PR tent.

Rinrin-chan, the tourism mascot for Tokyo’s Itabashi Ward, is a fairy of the ward’s official flower, the “flaccid anemone”. His special skill is photosynthesis.

A mascot with a red top, white socks, sandals, and a purple helmet with blank antennae stands in front of some vending machines.

Musashi Ranmaru, a naughty boy in a butterfly helmet, is the mascot for the scenic town of Arashiyama in Saitama.

santa monica jamaican restaurant called jerk stop (photo credit @joeyponchetti.bsky.net)

the jerk stop called

Hard agree.

A smiling white cat mascot with a blue top and headband stands in a mall. The shirt has fruit on it and the word “Kasumigaura”.

Kasumigaunya, a white cat, is the mascot for Kasumigaura City, home to Japan’s second largest lake. The lake is on his head, and his ears are sailboats.

A round, rabbit-like yellow mascot with a band-aid on its cheek and a blue and gold crown atop its head

Vanimaru, 5-year-old accident-prone Prince of the Vanilla Kingdom, is the mascot for Yokohama Vanilla, who make delicious salted vanilla financiers.

imagine being the guy who accidentally said "weasel" at a weird time 2400 years ago

The devil fetch ye, ye ragamuffin rapscallions; ye are all asleep. Stop snoring, ye sleepers

Wikipedia sections of an article. 1: early life and career as a pirate. 2: archbishop of York.

If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.

As screenwriter of the Labubu movie I want to clear up some misconceptions. Yes, technically they do eat human flesh, but only necrotic tissue around wounds. Doctors use them to clean up injuries and promote positive health outcomes. Labubus are humanity’s allies, except for evil Labubus of course

hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again

AI use for progress notes is causing serious privacy and clinical risks in aged care - Hellocare Workforce pressure is pushing aged care staff towards AI for clinical documentation, but public tools come with hidden dangers. From Privacy Act breaches to misleading progress notes, poorly governed ...

AI use for progress notes is causing serious privacy and clinical risks in aged care. Professional bodies need to act. AI shouldnt be used for client notes and reports hellocare.com.au/ai-use-for-p...

Look here, Beelzebub, you don’t do it

GLP-1 agonists (eg Ozempic) are showing promise to reduce alcohol drinking and perhaps opioid use. This is, of course, a potential therapeutic success which arises from the random walking of science, not an “efficient” directed research program.

We have the EV6 and it is kind of
glorious.

SCIENTISTS QUARREL OVER MARTIAN WOMEN One Says Ladies Have Two Thumbs and X-Ray Eyes ANOTHER SAYS BIG EARS --The Commercial Appeal, 22 Oct 1928

We used to do real science

A bearded serow mascot in a train conductor’s cap stands on a red carpet.

Kamosy, a train conductor serow (Japanese goat-antelope), is the mascot for JR Takasaki Station.