Man in the High Castle tv show. The premise was interesting, Nazis taking over the US and the population figting back. However, the show quickly devolved into a confusing mess.

Unfortunately the case for a good portion of Philip K. Dick’s work… Schizophrenia, amphetamines, and misogyny can do that I guess.

But when he was good… He was the best of his genre. Literally imo…

If you think that’s crazy, try books!

Nobody is safe!

Anyone who hasn’t read her resignation letter really should. It’s clear that this woman is incredibly intelligent and well-spoken, and her loss will be felt.

Edit: Apologies, what I was referring to was this: https://time.com/7285045/resigning-national-science-foundation-library-congress/

This is from Alondra Nelson, and she refers to the firing of Hayden several times. Worth the read.

Words don’t have to mean anything anymore

Dogi

“The fuck did I do?”

Those of us who remember the days of Bush’s stem cell research ban know that they absolutely can stop science. And this shit is so much worse because it’s so indiscriminate and cruel. Like literally pro-disease.

They’ve already set shit back years by ending trials mid-trial, cutting grants for things already underway, not fulfilling existing contracts, etc. and it’s just getting started.

We’ll be set back decades by the time 4 years is up. And it will take years to recover, if it’s even possible.

He had gone too long without a brain parasite, and needed to re-up

Fucking seriously

GOOD point. That means it doesn’t count!

(Yeah no shit. I never said she was…)

Oh, we should probably let all of the low-level government workers know that they don’t have to worry about eating that muffin at next month’s meeting.

They rule by executive decree now.

I bet most of the upvotes are from people who consider crypto mining to be “free money” because they don’t pay their own electric bills.

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Probably easier than ever

Ah yes, the four cornerstones of dystopian fiction: 1984, Brave New World, Idiocracy, and Hunger Games

I’ve always been impressed when my dreams are able to time the end with my alarm clock. It’s like my brain knows it’s about to go off.

I feel like this shit could legitimately lead to the downfall of modern society. If it hasn’t already.

long-standing

Understatement of the century. This concept pre-dates the Magna Carta

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