Bear (Nathan)

HOAs, amiright? Have you done/will you do a piece on the wasteful nature of lawns and the alternatives? Seems there may be some technology to apply to this problem... Lol

Innit wild how shit just be existing? Like the law of conservation of energy pretty much dictates that none of this should exist, but here we are, existing, and furthermore alive and contemplating existence within that very system that should be at rest...

Anyway, back to mortgages I guess...

Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerer of death′s construction In the fields, the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds Oh, Lord, yeah Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor, yeah

A reminder that Ozzy was political AF.

The man had something to say

“This is not a war against Iran”

When should you not kiss YOUR homie? 🚫

Everywhere! But if I've got to pick one, right now I'm most eager to get back to Colorado and the next new place I wanna go is Japan.

I just submitted a complaint to the CFPB... against the CFPB...
The protections against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation has been withdrawn, effective today, 5/12/2025. This is a disgrace and goes against the very mission, vision, and value statements of the CFPB...

The Earth doesn’t “go around the Sun” the Earth goes in a straight line through an area of spacetime that bends around the Sun and I think that’s neat.

Politics should not be profitable...

If you're in congress and you aren't publicly in favor of banning the trading of individual stocks by people in congress, get your head out of your fucking ass.

Also the whole tariff hokey pokey where there are tariffs, and then there aren't, and then they're back and bigger, but then they're delayed, and now they're smaller except for China because f$&# them... The uncertainty and volatility are killing the markets.

Obviously you'll discuss how the tariffs are purportedly intended to shore up trade deficits, but that trade deficits are not inherently a bad thing and tariffs only affect US consumers....

This is fine...

Explain... You know what, no, just do it! Lol

YouTube video by CrashCourse What is gender identity?: Sex Ed #4

In the newest episode of Crash Course Sex Ed (hosted by Shan Boodram) we’ll uncover the differences between sex and gender, and explore what it looks like when the gender assigned to a person doesn’t match who they really are.

youtu.be/evUZ0MGseJY?...

I love you two... Happy anniversary!

Does the meaning of your name matter?

I find it absolutely hilarious that the signed edition of my book Everything Is Tuberculosis costs $4 less on amazon than the unsigned version.

YouTube video by CrashCourse What is sex?: Sex Ed #1

As of 2022, only 29 US states required some kind of sex ed in schools—and about half of those didn’t require the information to be medically accurate. Where you live shouldn’t dictate your quality of education.

The first episode of Crash Course Sex Ed is available now!
youtu.be/SkSItIS_Xl0?...

Such an important thing these days. Thank you!

Trans community leaders on finding and building spaces for those who feel isolated and unsafe Nine bills impacting the trans and nonbinary community have already been proposed in Florida and will be considered during the current state legislative session.

I’m on medical leave but a story I wrote before I left posted today.

It’s a really good read on how to find and build communities for trans and nonbinary people - and practical, bulleted points for how to do so from two community organizers I’ve known for several years.

Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tax American retailers say President Donald Trump's threatened 200% tariff on European wine would harm consumers.

This is the dumbest timeline... Cheeto in chief has backtracked on almost all his tariff threats so far, but unfortunately even the threat is enough to drive up prices. Might consider stocking up if you're worried...

apnews.com/article/trum...

I'm sorry for raining on this parade, but the "transgender mice" talking point is bullshit, but not because someone mistook "transgenic" for "transgender."

The blog post that kicked it off (from a partisan bullshit website) listed a number of papers testing the effects of sex hormones on animals.

That was my understanding as well...

My mother did her dissertation on this subject! Her response:
Good one.
"There is zero marble."
"There is no marble."
"There is a zero chance of rain."
"There are zero chances of rain."
Love it!

Are there any other examples of times when reality breaks grammar and we just have to deal with it?

Example: Zero...it's a number so it has to be singular or plural, but since it isn't singular or plural, we just made it plural. "There are zero marbles."

It's so melancholic. I love the mechanics and atmosphere. Hope you enjoy it! Haven't tried the sequel yet.