John Timmer

Defund the police: something that never really happened, but everybody talked about. Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.

Here we are folks: demand gold standard science from others, say "fuck it, anything goes" for their own ideas.

If you were wondering about the lack of opposition to massive research cuts from the investor class, and you think "surely they can't be so stupid that they fail to realize that most startups that get launched arise from government-funded, fundamental research", well, maybe it's time to think again.

The best way to handle this is "Do you accept the evidence of climate change?" because if they don't, there are a world of follow up options, depending on precisely how stupid you want to make them look.

What is the term for government of, by, and for the assholes?

Once again, The NY Times finds it's compelled to avoid reality when discussing political figures.

The American public has done some awfully stupid shit of late, but I think they've got a better grasp on this k e than Roberts does. Which does not say very good things about his ability to reason around his self interests.

In line at a coffee shop. Mom is responding to kid asking what’s in a bag of coffee beans: “that’s coffee concentrate honey.”

For those of you surprised that Giuliani seemed to go delusional during the Trump years, please be aware that this is a guy who, during his mayor days, thought he could stop NYers from jaywalking.

The “person falls for conman and loses the family business” narrative is a bit of a cliche, and the con in this case was not at all sophisticated. Is this really NYT material?

Having watched it again last night, I remain convinced that Jason Isaacs' performance as Zhukov in Death of Stalin is the one I've enjoyed most in recent years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNbv...

Imagine having a grid where you have to curtail wind during peak solar production hours.

I don’t wish this on French because it would upset him, but I think he would have benefited from one of his teens trying to go through high school as an atheist.