Zingley

I love my kids so much 💞 If they weren't mine I'd be jealous of their parents

@GovEvers You are not kind, respectful or empathetic. You just want to identify with those qualities. Modeling them, and being a good neighbor, means telling people the truth, which you can do kindly, respectfully and with empathy in cases when the truth might be hard to hear.

I declared 2026 the Year of the Neighbor in Wisconsin—we can all do more to treat other with kindness, respect, and empathy. I proudly vetoed five bills this week that targeted our trans and gender nonconforming kids and LGBTQ neighbors. It's about being a good neighbor. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

@shagbark_hick Thanks!

@Zingley2 No, it's pretty much the opposite of Watertown. WTN is grimey grungey lonely and has dark energy that's not for everybody. Blue Mountain Lake is extremely empty in wintertime, only moderately busy in summer, and the land is utterly pure and clean

It's very interesting to travel across the Adirondack Park and to make note of the different "types" of towns one sees. By my eye, there are four basic genres: 1. The old money liberal enclaves. Moss growing on the roof, ivy on the siding, Bourdeaux on the boat-dock. Liberal but never "woke," organic / messy -- never sterilized. They are not pouring Roundup on their lawns. 2. "Metro" Lake Placid / Saranac Lake. Government employees (and retired government employees) who drink IPA's and paddle expensive canoes and sing folk songs, young spandex-clad hikers partying hard, skiing, campaigning for Bernie Sanders. I call this region "wannabe Vermont." 3. Working-class vacation towns. Places where chunky Italian bricklayers from Rochester take their families to buy taffy and T-shirts and to jet-ski around the lake on the 4th of July -- plus the roughneck contractors and business owners who make money off of the "summer people." ATV's, chinsy-looking modular camps, 'Don't Tread on Me' flags. 4. Absolutely decrepit, dying towns that are firmly OFF the tourist circuit and in the Park's least-Instagrammable corridors. Welfare, disability, Vicodin, hermits, and broke retirees living in shacks by the river. A handful of well-paid loggers or camp caretakers. Crumbling storefronts, but "poverty with a view." After many years in and out of the Park, I have to concede that the "old money lib enclaves" really do it the best. If I ever get rich, there will be signs: you'll find me in Blue Mountain Lake, fishing with retired bankers and lawyers.

By analyzing brain scans from over 4,000 people, researchers trained AI to predict if a patient’s depression will improve with medication or brain stimulation. This newly discovered biomarker could finally end trial-and-error psychiatric care. dlvr.it/TRrVjs

@shagbark_hick Oh! I love this info!

I'm not really a "tiny house" type of guy, but if you're going the owner-builder route in NYS and are fairly flexible about your living space, it seems like a solid option. NYS Appendix Q relaxes certain code requirements for principal dwellings under 400 SQ ft, which can make the build substantially cheaper. And the 400 SQ ft number specifically excludes lofts (which could be 300+ SQ ft) and porches (which add viable 3-season living space). It's also legal to connect these houses to exterior sheds via breezeways AFAIK. All of this together could mean getting 1000+ SQ ft of usable space -- but only building 400 SQ ft to code (and only being taxed on a 400 SQ ft structure, which is a massive perk). With a cabin-type concrete post foundation (much easier to get approved for a 'tiny house'), basic stick-built design, a hand-pump well inside the house, composting toilet (if legal in jurisdiction), and ultra-minimal grid electric, I'm under the impression that you could build a 100% legal tiny home surprisingly cheaply here. If I find the right piece of land, I might think seriously about going this route. The long-term tax savings alone would be worth it -- taxes on a 400 SQ ft home would likely amount to very little even in the most brutally-taxed counties.

@evan_mcgl @RCarhartHarris I think i tripped out just listening to this.

"Brain entropy is the best biomarker for consciousness. It's the simplest map for the territory." "When there's more disorder, to a point, you could say there's more consciousness. There's an expansion of consciousness. And that's the psychedelic state." "I thought that decreased brain activity with psychedelics was a pretty consistent replicated finding. No. It's a popular myth." One of my favourite episodes I've ever done. With the remarkable @RCarhartHarris ⬇️

@wesyang I'm so proud to be anti-trans, because it means I just love people without wanting them to injure their bodies in any way whatsoever.

@wesyang "Transphobia" really is the position of love, and there are just so many different ways to communicate it.

Willett is right and Braverman is wrong: “transphobia” does mean “disagreement with the false dogmasof the transgender movement.”

Some others of the full Pink Moon rising behind the Empire State Building in New York City, Wednesday evening #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #moon #pinkmoon #fullmoon

@forestvanslyke Let me know if this camp needs a nurse I'll volunteer

I’m ecstatic to announce that I’ve accepted a job as a counselor at a summer camp for trans youth. The camp has no wifi, and revolves around treating gender dysphoria through outdoor activities and lectures by James Lindsay and Peter Boghossian—who may or may not drop by in person. If you’d like your children to attend, leave a comment below. 🏕️

@TheCanaryUK Awesome news! Here for it ⚖️

Caster Semenya is mounting a class action lawsuit against the Olympics for their patently discriminatory ban on trans and intersex athletes thecanary.co/global/world-a…

@NYCMayor Oh, but their existence is very much up for debate, though.

Today is Trans Day of Visibility. Trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people have always been here — from the hijra of India to the Diné nádleehi to the leaders who built the modern LGBTQIA+ movement here in New York. Your existence is not up for debate. Your lives are not a political issue. We’re fighting for a city where every trans New Yorker can live openly, safely, and with joy.

Brad, you make an utter clown of yourself platforming this AGP transvestite fetishist. Regardless of his feelings, he is not a woman. You look even stupider than he does in your suit and tie and being a total suckup.

@thecarolemalone Where can I go to see this theatrical farce?

I’ve heard it all now – the National Education Union is going to debate if the Supreme Court ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex - is attempted genocide. My God- these hysterical loons have our kids futures in their hands. Be afraid!!!

Is "swinging dicks" in a female-only nude spa "visible" enough for you? - counsel for @WDI_USA in Olympus Spa, former senior counsel at the ACLU, registered Democrat, and longtime feminist activist x.com/KDansky/status…

Ah, it is once again “Trans Day of Visibility” I hope someday they will be less visible

Central Park

@EJWoolf Thanks for sharing this. A heartbreak of suicide is that the person who does it thinks it is a favor to those they leave behind. But in truth, we can never recover from it.

Virginia Woolf took her own life 85 years ago on this day. Here is the beautiful final letter she left for her husband, my great-uncle Leonard Woolf 💜

@LzSeishi @timurkuran True, but you understand my point

@Zingley2 @timurkuran This is not legislation

Sugar is addictive. So is coffee. So is watching an action series on Netflix or reading a gripping novel. Higher courts will probably overturn this verdict, as they should.

I apologize unreservedly for this "aggressive attack and... smear attempt" on Barry's "reputation" 😭