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'All text produced in despair is ultimately subtext. It shouts “All is lost!” but it whispers “Please find me.”' – Adam Mastroianni
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- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)#Bitcoin explained in two posts: $BTC
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Despite wide public support for the Millionaire's Tax, 30k people have signed CON on this legislation getting its first hearing this Friday, outnumbering those in the PRO column four to one. It's really easy to sign PRO - do it now!
- Sign on PRO for WA's millionaire tax app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT As of January 1st 2026, John and I are **no longer** the owners of Complexly (the educational media company we started 15 years ago that makes Crash Course, Eons, SciShow, Study Hall, and a bunch of other shows.) We have been the sole owners for all that time...
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Author-vloggers Hank and John Green are turning their educational media company Complexly into a nonprofit.
- Instant classic thread...
- Dawn over Malaga.
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- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Hot Take 2: if this is Mandelson's position, there is no reason for him not to issue a statement to this effect. If he has not issued a statement to this effect, the BBC's "understanding" of his actual position may be inaccurate. Stop letting people play this game.
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Nigel Farage is going to "save pubs" by cutting 5p off the price of a pint of beer... The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit. This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)To write this story I had to go through Musk’s Twitter feed. It’s one of the saddest places on the internet. This is the literal richest man in the world and he spends so much time retweeting suck up fanboys who write tweets specifically catering to his ego so he boosts them. He’s so pathetic.
- Elon Musk flails as his Epstein emails surface www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
- Bloody hell! Heck of a story... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)12/10 would definitely start a war for her
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".
- “Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.” People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence. Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Helen of Troy looking like Lupita Nyong'o is incredibly unlikely, would require a black swan event
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)A heads up that if you blocked Neil Gaiman on here without unfollowing him first, you are still following him.
- Ooh! New @ianmcdonald.bsky.social out *tomorrow*! (On Kindle, paperback in April.) us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Okay troublemakers, punks, antifa supervillains, and anyone who just enjoys being a petty little shitbird while they fuck up the algorithm of a massive media corp. Here's your assignment for the weekend. Get on it and spread the word.
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- Last night Selena, who never sits next to me, loafed next to me, for almost 20 minutes!
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- Finally watching #TheCrown, the beginning of which might be summarised thus: Episode 1 - Coughin' Episode 2 - Coffin
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- I do love that Adobe Acrobat (Android version) now has an 'AI Assistant'. Which is *utterly incapable* of finding the last PDF I downloaded to my phone. Nothing important, just a boarding pass I need for a flight tomorrow.
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)My pro career has died a death lately, i cant find paid work anymore, but if you like my artwork and can support me making more in my slow chaotic way heres my patreon, thanks! patreon.com/c/AlexDuneBr...
- oh, thank goodness.
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
- Not kidding, *glorious* stuff. Great thread.
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- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Mordor she wrote #LibraryShelfieDay
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law. The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia: tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)1/27/2026 - Minneapolis ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone They did not have a warrant
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Legitimately a feat of carefully calculated writing to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement of this length without mentioning either (1) the people who perpetrated the Holocaust or (2) the people against whom they perpetrated it
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Absolute banger of a comment on r/military: www.reddit.com/r/Military/c...
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)🆕 Reports say, Equality watchdog the EHRC's code of practice is being "adapted" to: 👉 Lessen its impact on business 👉 Balance single-sex spaces with lives of Trans+ people This comes ahead of a critical ruling about the watchdog's actions, under it's previous chair. This is what we know 🧵
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- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)As I was saying.
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- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)The picture of arrested clergy also a good reminder to high level Democrats: things that hurt Trump don't automatically become news, especially with the general conservative bent of most media. You have to fucking go there and make it news
- Asshole. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)I just thought everyone should see this
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)Norwegian PM Støre says Trump repeatedly raises—complains about, pleads for, and demands—the Nobel Peace Prize every time they meet. Støre gives same answer each time: decision is made independently by Norwegian Nobel Committee, with no role for Norwegian gov—a concept Trump appears unable to grasp.
- As teaser trailers go, this lays it on a bit thick, but a new Laika movie is always very good news.
- Reposted by gummitch (aka gummitch_uk)this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
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