Scott Akenhead

people like greta thunberg feel as close to modern-day saints as i can think. just someone absolutely committed to the cause of human justice. i feel totally inadequate when faced with that moral clarity

Hegseth's grasp at macho militarism, including pretty explicitly calling for soldiers to commit war crimes, reminded me of Barbara Ehrenreich's reaction to Abu Ghraib: "It is not enough to be equal to men when the men are acting like beasts."

I have so much respect for Greta Thunberg because she easily could have coasted on speaking gigs and Davos appearances for the rest of her life

Let the defenestrations begin!

The October march on Versailles During the October Days, thousands of Parisians marched on Versailles. Some were demanding action and reform, some had more violent intentions.

Today is the 236th anniversary of The March on Versailles, 1789

A women's march which helped spark the The French Revolution

They were pissed off about the cost of bread

Women couldn't feed their families so they started a revolution

Just sayin'
🐝
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NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

@cunkonlife.bsky.social

It would be so delicious if the fall of America caused so much spite in the world against social media oligarchs that we finally get some laws against disinformation, online harassment, and political interference.

Not a single Greta hater could do what she has done, face what she's faced, bear abuse and humiliation at the hands of the most psychotic and genocidal army. They haven't an ounce of her bravery and that's what drives them crazy. Free Greta, free Palestine🇵🇸

The obscene face of Christian Nationalism: outlandish untaxed wealth in defiance of Jesus. Oh, and this time, slave laborers, too! Glory!

Just remember, for any money you give to Heaven, there is always a 100% handling fee here on Earth.

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

The Primary Energy Fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy.

BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.

Electrification+renewables are far more efficient.

medium.com/@jan.rosenow...

You are right: minu- not mini-.

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/minuscule

Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence.

This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.

Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.

When you drag a woman by the hair, beat her and force her to kiss your flag, that’s how you tell the world you are the Good Guys

Would all Russian spies please forward this to Vlad Putin? Thank you.

Best captcha ever.

Rescued chimpanzee thanks Jane Goodall[RIP] by giving her a hug.

Jane Goodall,[RIP] conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.
apnews.com/article/jane...

Stephen Miller is so hardcore he scrapes the avocado off his toast.

oh. migod.

Ellen Mitchell (@ellenmitchell2)

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The trump regime is robbing the poor to give to the wealthy.

Henry the 8th.

Does everyone remember what happened to him?

Henry VIII - Wikipedia

Frequently used charges of treason and heresy to quell dissent, and those accused were often executed without a trial. Achieved many of his political aims through his chief ministers, some of whom were banished or executed when they fell out of his favour.

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Beautiful is as beautiful does. Thank you, Jane.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address (1961) EnlargeDownload Link Citation: Farewell address by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 17, 1961; Final TV Talk 1/17/61 (1), Box 38, Speech Series, Papers of Dwight D.

On January 17, 1961, in this farewell address, President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the establishment of a "military-industrial complex."

www.archives.gov/milestone-do...

That site opens with an interesting notice.

“If you don’t have hope that your action is going to make a difference, why bother to do anything? You just become a zombie.”
- Jane Goodall

Yeah, I’ve been reporting and blocking followers with sexy avatar, zero posts, zero replies, and following thousands.
Dead give-away.

We need bots that block bots: bot block bots.
But that leads to bot block bot block bots 😱 and all out cyberwar.

eigenpancake? … What?!
I can’t find that anywhere in my statistics and algebra books. Clearly about reducing the dimensionality of a complicated dataset, “pancaking” a set eigenvectors (principle components), but apparently an arcane method.