Real photo shows Steve Bannon and Epstein taking mirror selfie
Feb. 12th, 2026 12:00 pm![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
snopes_feedBannon, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, also conducted an hours-long interview with the disgraced financier in 2019.
snopes_feedRoyal Navy returns to wind power with trial of robotic sailboats
Feb. 12th, 2026 08:00 amnewscientist_feedA fleet of wind-propelled robot boats could act as a sensor network covering a wide area and relay acoustic signals to a submarine
Why I'm still an environmental optimist – despite it all
Feb. 11th, 2026 06:00 pmnewscientist_feedIt's hard not to despair about the state of the world today, but here are five reasons to be a little bit hopeful, says Fred Pearce
Don't be fooled by Bad Bunny video claiming death threats shortened Super Bowl halftime show
Feb. 12th, 2026 11:00 amsnopes_feedThe video aimed to capitalize on unsubstantiated claims that the musician wore a bulletproof vest at the Super Bowl and the Grammys.
What to read this week: Bonded by Evolution by Paul Eastwick
Feb. 11th, 2026 06:00 pmnewscientist_feedWe are told we need cynical strategies to "play" the dating game, but the science says this is totally wrong. David Robson enjoys an evidence-based takedown from psychologist Paul Eastwick
'Roughly 109.5 golden retrievers': a new way to measure ice
Feb. 11th, 2026 06:00 pmnewscientist_feedFeedback is always on the lookout for better ways to measure things, and was delighted to learn how the weight of ice is quantified in Austin, Texas
Game night
Feb. 11th, 2026 10:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
silver_chipmunkI got up at 7:00, had breakfast, and went back to bed until 10:00, when I got up and had coffee.
Then I went into my Valentine's Day story and did some additional writing and editing. And now it is done. I have decided to post it Friday since I won't really have time Saturday, and that way it can be read on Valentine's Day.
Then I took a shower and dressed, on the off chance that I'd be seeingmashfanficchick and RK, which was a possibility that didn't happen. But it feels good to be clean and dressed anyway.
By 5:00 I had still not gotten my Stephen Colbert Pop, so I wrote back again... and got precisely the same response, word for word. Obviously a preset response disguised as a real person. I am pissed. Nothing to do but wait a little longer.
At 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB. We talked til 8:00 when I got off to go to my game night.
The Discord worked pretty well. I close out everything but Discord and don't turn my camera on and it works pretty well most of the time. The game was quite fun. We're playing an early version of D&D, The caves of Chaos module. I got bitten by a giant centipede and will be poisoned for 10 game days.
After the game ended at 10:00 I fed the pets. I am quite worried about Christie the Turtle. She is not eating again. And not being very active. I would think about taking her to a vet if it wasn't so cold out.
Anyway I had dinner and then calledmashfanficchick about tomorrow. I'll be going over in the afternoon and we'll watch The Lincoln Lawyer. Probably Will Trent too.
The controversy over Leon Botstein rages on the Bard in the 80s Facebook page, where I'm a member. Leon put out a letter through the Alumni association to explain his side of things. I thought it was fairly reasonable but others did not. I don't know. It's just so upsetting and demoralizing.
Anyway, that's the day.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. My gaming group.
3. Improved and finished the story.
4. Warm apartment.
5. Getting out tomorrow.
6. The Discord worked pretty well.
Then I went into my Valentine's Day story and did some additional writing and editing. And now it is done. I have decided to post it Friday since I won't really have time Saturday, and that way it can be read on Valentine's Day.
Then I took a shower and dressed, on the off chance that I'd be seeing
mashfanficchick and RK, which was a possibility that didn't happen. But it feels good to be clean and dressed anyway.By 5:00 I had still not gotten my Stephen Colbert Pop, so I wrote back again... and got precisely the same response, word for word. Obviously a preset response disguised as a real person. I am pissed. Nothing to do but wait a little longer.
At 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB. We talked til 8:00 when I got off to go to my game night.
The Discord worked pretty well. I close out everything but Discord and don't turn my camera on and it works pretty well most of the time. The game was quite fun. We're playing an early version of D&D, The caves of Chaos module. I got bitten by a giant centipede and will be poisoned for 10 game days.
After the game ended at 10:00 I fed the pets. I am quite worried about Christie the Turtle. She is not eating again. And not being very active. I would think about taking her to a vet if it wasn't so cold out.
Anyway I had dinner and then called
mashfanficchick about tomorrow. I'll be going over in the afternoon and we'll watch The Lincoln Lawyer. Probably Will Trent too.The controversy over Leon Botstein rages on the Bard in the 80s Facebook page, where I'm a member. Leon put out a letter through the Alumni association to explain his side of things. I thought it was fairly reasonable but others did not. I don't know. It's just so upsetting and demoralizing.
Anyway, that's the day.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. My gaming group.
3. Improved and finished the story.
4. Warm apartment.
5. Getting out tomorrow.
6. The Discord worked pretty well.
GOP lawmakers called for FCC probe over Bad Bunny's halftime show. We broke down his lyrics
Feb. 12th, 2026 12:52 amsnopes_feedWhile Bad Bunny may have pushed the boundaries of acceptable content in his lyrics for TV, it remains up for debate whether he actually crossed them.
Unpacking claim Israeli strikes 'evaporated' Palestinians in Gaza
Feb. 12th, 2026 12:09 amsnopes_feedAn Al Jazeera investigation claimed Israel deployed thermobaric weapons in Gaza that could "evaporate" human bodies.
Did Kristi Noem say the Bible was written in English?
Feb. 11th, 2026 10:21 pmsnopes_feedAn alleged quote attributed to the homeland Security secretary misidentified both the Bible's author and its original language.
Nepal and Northern India are not overdue for a huge earthquake
Feb. 11th, 2026 08:35 pmnewscientist_feedMany researchers thought that earthquakes in the Himalayas recur at regular intervals – but an analysis of sediment cores has shown they are largely random, and the region has seen far more than we previously realised
Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano
Feb. 11th, 2026 07:00 pmnewscientist_feedThe Chincha Kingdom was transporting seabird excrement from islands to valleys as early as the 13th century, and this powerful fertiliser may have been key to its economic success
"Would you give money to a bully to keep him from beating you up every day?"
Feb. 11th, 2026 12:44 pmconulyWhat the hell sort of question is that? Of course I'd pay up! I have money, pride, and my teeth, and of the three, I can least afford to lose the last. Wouldn't almost anybody submit to the shakedown? That's how protection rackets work, after all - everybody does the same math and comes to the same conclusion as I just did.
(Of course, the context was "I think this company was rude to me over the phone, therefore I decided to live without hot water and heating because I have my principles" so, you know, I guess we have different approaches to life?)
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Did NBC edit footage of Vance getting booed at 2026 Winter Olympics? We investigated
Feb. 11th, 2026 05:46 pmsnopes_feedThough boos were audible during Vance's appearance in Milan, some online users alleged the network masked the reaction in its broadcast.
Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?
Feb. 11th, 2026 04:00 pmnewscientist_feedBiologists have long thought that speaking to nature’s economic value would persuade boardrooms it was worth saving. It hasn’t worked – so what, if anything, will?
The surprising origins of Britain's Bronze Age immigrants revealed
Feb. 11th, 2026 04:00 pmnewscientist_feedAbout 4600 years ago, the population of Britain was replaced by a people who brought Bell Beaker pottery with them. Now, ancient DNA has uncovered the murky story of where these people came from
Alleged image of Epstein dining with Chuck Schumer isn't what it seems
Feb. 11th, 2026 04:00 pmsnopes_feedInternet users often create AI-generated images of Epstein with prominent people in an attempt to link them to the convicted sex offender's crimes.