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Mildly weird, into EVs, nuclear power and trains. Proud of my two trans sons.

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When I hear "regenerative", I think the cheesey commercials on late night radio. I looked it up though, and it does look fascinating. I'd love to be able to regenerate teeth! 🦷

07.03.2026 05:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Take just a bit of it, and decarbonize the US -- EV cars, EV planes, electrify more rail lines, EV semis, heat pumps, so many things those billions would buy, and make future wars for oil nonexistent.

06.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congress failed to pass the War Powers Resolution, leaving the door open for a prolonged war with Iran.

Now Washington is already floating billions more in military spending.

Democratic leadership needs to decide: are you funding this war, or will you oppose it at every turn?

06.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 1999 πŸ” 496 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 17
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Democrats who voted for war should lose their job. Greg Landsman (OH-1) has a primary opponent that deserves support.

I donated. I hope you will too.

06.03.2026 05:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Huge congratulations to TerraPower. Consistent, steady engagement with the regulator has paid off with this milestone achievement in the process. We can now say the US is officially building a commercial advanced nuclear reactor right now.

04.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Professor/commodities regulator on one side, refrigeration tech in the other.

05.03.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

US health officials are trying to delay a regional World Health Organization meeting that would confirm the loss of its measles elimination status until after the midterm elections in November.

This is a reckless, accountability-dodging move that puts politics over public health.

03.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 534 πŸ” 267 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 12

Absolutely. I grew up driving a stick, and one pedal just makes sense. Even better, in a proper EV, it can get you to a full stop. Now in a stick, I'd forget to push in the clutch!

03.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What about driving a stick? Taking your foot of the accelerator in a car with a manual transmission acts just like in an EV. I grew up driving a stick, so one pedal driving was absolutely natural. I use it driving Uber, my passengers and my passengers compliment the smoothness.

03.03.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And having it on notebook paper is just the extra touch πŸ‘Œ

03.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump just heard the idea of "Escort Service" and jumped at it.

03.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 247 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

Dude, just give it up. Declan is really, really, really out of your league. Your ignorance is not equivalent to his knowledge.

03.03.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Canada should be a good test of how well Chinese cars will sell in north America. Heck, they seem to be selling well in Mexico already.

03.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I distinctly remember hating it, and I was only 8. Who wants to go to school in the dark??

Can't wait for more people to come to the realization that permanent DST sucks.

03.03.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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02.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

02.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

02.03.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 1012 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

This is eugenics. Genocide. An attack on science, medical ethics, bodily autonomy, and human rights.

Where is the outcry from the biomedical community? Trans people aren't just abstract patients and research participants: We're your friends, family, and co-workers.

Speak up before it's too late

01.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 618 πŸ” 269 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Dearest people who don’t read or remember history:

The reason Iran is ruled by Ayatollahs now is because the U.S. overthrew the democratically-elected Iranian President in 1953 to help American oil interests.

01.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 866 πŸ” 368 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 17

Boro-silicate glass -- ahh "pyrex". At least it used to be, before they took the boron out and kept the trademark!

01.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I haven't seen this circulating on Bluesky yet- vetted GoFundMe for the family of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, the Rohingya refugee who was killed by CBP and state violence in Buffalo. Funds will help with immediate expenses and to reunite with their sons. Donate and share.
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28.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

This reminds me of that Frankie Boyle joke about how Americans not only come to your country and kill your people, they also come back twenty years later to make a movie about how killing your people made their soldiers sad.

01.03.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 5261 πŸ” 1286 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 12
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads:

The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same...

- Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

28.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 18829 πŸ” 8046 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 116
We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time."
Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history - which is no doubt true - but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a wartime economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed.
That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks.

We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time." Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history - which is no doubt true - but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a wartime economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed. That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks.

From Hunter S. Thompson’s ESPN page 2 column one week after 9/11.

28.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 6091 πŸ” 2053 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 125

If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.

tcpipeline.org

26.02.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 7891 πŸ” 8573 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 107
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27.02.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

the party that wants to require ID to vote abruptly invalidating a thousand people’s IDs overnight seems like a pretty giant flashing red light

26.02.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 12900 πŸ” 4780 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 109

Now if only you'd protect the trans kids like you said you would.

26.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0