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I like a lot of things, like: Doctor Who, LTR/The Hobbit, The Hunger Games, Supernatural, Teen Wolf, SNK, The Avengers and their respective movies, and loads of other stuff.

[astrugglingacademic]

Do you think they covered up Ryland being forced into space until later when nations are inevitably at war and Stratt is on trial and things come up? Do you think there are audio recordings of Grace begging for his life and his need to stay with the kids that resurface later on? Do you think those kids, now teens or adults, hear those and realize he was just as scared as they were?

[lukeishope]

MORE MORE MORE PROJECT HAIL MARY AS TEXT POSTS!!!!!

part one | part two

[calicostorms]

[sapper-in-the-wire-old]

people today with access to more raw information than any other period: the earth is flat

german artilleryman in 1916, who barely washes his own ass: I need to account for the curvature and rotation of the earth when plotting my firing plans

[thefloatingstone]

Eratosthenes, an Egyptian, in 3750 BC when fucking mammoths hadn’t even gone extinct yet: Oh hey I can use these two obelisks to calculate the earth’s entire circumference based on the length of their shadows and the Earth’s curvature. Neat.

[alaija]

Erastothenes was born in 276 BCE.

The last mammoth died on in island off the northeast coast of Siberia in ~1650BCE.

And as I’ve pointed out previously, the Coriolis effect was known even earlier than that, although it may not have become important to gunnery.

I find it utterly bizarre that humans saw these megafauna.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/science/woolly-mammoth-extinct-genetics.html “ In fact, the Wrangel mammoth’s genome carried so many detrimental mutations that the population had suffered a “genomic meltdown,” according to Rebekah Rogers and Montgomery Slatkin of the University of California, Berkeley. Analyzing the Swedish team’s mammoth data at the gene level, they found that many genes had accumulated mutations that would have halted synthesis of proteins before they were complete, making the proteins useless, they report Thursday in PLOS Genetics. “ That “genomic meltdown” is one of the reasons feminism is so potentially lethal, because they keep pushing for asexual reproduction, or trying to combine ovaries, when the most likely outcome is a population running about - unable to reproduce sexually since the whole “male genocide” bit - with incredibly damaged chromosomes. Sex exists for a reason, and no, “because it’s fun” is not the answer, sorry. It works better than reproduction otherwise. Which is why every complex species uses it. Intelligence requires a lot of things to be working correctly, and if you have an all female species that is over the tipping point of idiocy, then there won’t be enough people to maintain the technology to continue to reproduce. And humans will go the way of the Wrangel beasties. Fortunately, feminists are horribly lazy bastards, so i doubt they’ll continue to get their way, but it does made for a decent plot for a dystopian fiction…

[iron-sunrise]

What …the fuck?

That went off the rails so suddenly like I thought I was just gonna learn something cool about mammoths and then WHOA.

[kiwianaroha]

I scrolled past this thinking “the earth is round, yes, something, something, mammoths…’ 

But the second time it came past I saw 

That “genomic meltdown” is one of the reasons feminism is so potentially lethal

And I think I got whiplash from that pivot. I also laughed so hard that I couldn’t breathe. 

I’m????

[prince-atom]

Point and laugh at the MRA, kids. 

[lyricwritesprose]

How … does he think … mammoths reproduced …

Never mind, not sure I want to know.

[sarkos]

reblog to support Mammoth Feminism,

ignore for G E N O M I C M E L T D O W N

[lankyguy]

I here af for my Feminist Mammoth ladies, bring the species back!

DOWN WITH GENOMIC MELTDOWN

[lavvyan]

I… what exactly is combining ovaries supposed to achieve? 400 lazy feminist babies at the same time?

[telesilla]

Shhhh…you weren’t supposed to tell anyone.

[curlicuecal]

FEMINISM KILLED THE MAMMOTHS

I feel like we’re getting away from the main point here, which is that the world is flat

[beepost-generator]

the world is only flat because it was trampled by feminist mammoths

[bigmammallama5]

reblog if you support your army of genetically-melted feminist mammoths that trampled the earth flat

[gotinterest]

Don’t anybody tell this guy about that species of lizard where there are only females it might break him

[systlin]

My head hurts after reading that. 

[solacekames]

I’m sending this post to @wehuntedthemammoth

[grison-in-labs]

Why would you hurt me like this?

That “genomic meltdown” is one of the reasons feminism is so potentially lethal, because they keep pushing for asexual reproduction, or trying to combine ovaries, when the most likely outcome is a population running about - unable to reproduce sexually since the whole “male genocide” bit - with incredibly damaged chromosomes.

I teach genetics, I don’t deserve to have to explain why this is so wrong and yet. Oh my god. 

Mueller’s Ratchet–which is what this chucklefuck is talking about, the reason that purely asexual lineages don’t last well in evolutionary time–does not apply to feminism. The hypothetical scenario of merging two eggs to create a baby? Yeah, uh, that’s fucking sex in this context, whether or not it involves a male. 

There are zero feminists pushing for parthenogenesis for humans, mostly because the whole thing is basically impossible for mammals as a result of mammalian investment in genomic imprinting. Among other things. It’s the sort of thing that only works okay in species that don’t control their embryonic development anywhere near as closely as your basic placental mammal does, because it relies on a certain amount of flexibility about sex determination and placental mammals are kind of weird about that.

Even if there were, Mueller’s Ratchet only applies if you never ever sexually reproduce and reshuffle alleles, like the parthenogenetic whiptail lizards mentioned upthread. If we have the technology to induce parthenogenesis in a human woman, we have the technology to reshuffle some alleles now and again. Mueller’s Ratchet kind of presupposes that going in and manually editing a genome isn’t a fucking option, shitwad! 

Furthermore, Mueller’s Ratchet is specifically a population genetics phenomenon that refers to the accumulation of deleterious mutations within an asexually/clonally reproducing lineage. It has dick fuck all to do with chromosomes.

Mueller’s Ratchet exists in order to explain why asexually reproducing lineages haven’t overrun the world, because frankly in the short term these lineages usually do way better than their conspecific, obligate sexually reproducing partners do. Furthermore, it’s really fucking common to see species that reproduce sexually at some times and asexually at other times, depending on context and who’s available, and that’s in and of itself a complex fucking phenotype you species-centric cortically starved ignorant dillweed

all of this is completely fucking irrelevant to the mammoth example that @brett-caton there chose to bring up, by the way, because mammoths don’t fucking reproduce asexually either 

as you would know if you’d bothered to read the paper, you self-satisfied jellyfish fellator

or even the pop science article you cited yourself 

which clearly and cogently explains that the fucking mammoths died of being inbred as all shit, much like yourself

the laziness inherent in jumbling all this pig-ignorant, overconfident and understudied bullshit together and claiming it’s a solidly built house rather than a crumbling, confused pile of enraged starfish is the final straw

you can’t even be arsed to read an article that you dug up and cited yourself, you shithugger

how are feminists supposed to be the lazy ones? 

you obviate your own thesis with your own intellectual failure, you pathetic snailsucking weed in the garden of knowledge

[nineprotons]

I reblogged this before but I have to do so again because of the above takedown with its glorious insults. Also, it’s always fun to point and laugh at MRAs.

I am in awe.

“Mueller’s Ratchet kind of presupposes that going in and manually editing a genome isn’t a fucking option, shitwad!” and “you pathetic snailsucking weed in the garden of knowledge” are honestly awe-inspiring and I’m fucking blessed I read them today

This is beautiful

It’s been long enough since I last saw this post that I’d nearly forgotten and it still fucking hit me like a goddamn freight train.

[deliriumcrow]

You self-satisfied jellyfish fellator, you pathetic snailsucking weed in the garden of knowledge

Fucking poetry there, Shakespeare would be hard pressed to improve upon these lines.

[naamahdarling]

@shitpostsampler The snailsucking jellyfish fellator quote is golden.

Are we just going to ignore “a crumbling, confused pile of enraged starfish”?

‘oh hey that’s funny :D man, flat-earth sure is one of the stranger conspiracy theories isn’t it. ooh who was Eratosthenes? i should look him up! and now we’re talking about mammoths,  cool , i love mam

“genomic meltdown” is one of the reasons feminism is so potentially lethal, because they keep pushing for asexual reproduction, or trying to combine ovaries

[liasangria]

“a crumbling, confused pile of enraged starfish”

[kingdom-noise]

now this… this is a post on tumblr dot com

[sepdet]

i’m still sad Eratosthenes missed out on the mammoths by like >< much

[recovering-redditor]

Okay I have definitely seen this post on other social media sites, but holy shit, I didn’t see the MRA turn? Was this always there, or did I just stop reading after the flat earthers part?

[stereotype-embodier]

The MRA turn made me think I’d forgotten how to read.

[laughingcatwrites]

[grison-in-space]

Oh yeah, I used to work in the same creepy basement as the dude who did a lot of the pioneering work on how whiptail lizards can achieve parthenogenesis in asexual lineages. They actually do have to have sex to successfully reproduce but the eggs are all clones of the mother, and the asexual lizards will actually swap roles depending on hormonal cycle.

I have been personally yelled at by that fucker for not citing his work even though I knew about it (bc it was irrelevant) so I slightly passive aggressively enjoy talking about it only when it’s not going to inflate his H-index

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

So are we just skipping over the part where that guy thought mammoths reproduced asexually then

[thesmegalodon]

this is an insane post

[lovethedanielhd]

You can do it, remember he belives in you!

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

+Bonus

[ripe]

itsjohnfoster on ig

[corpseyhusband]

5up and hafu are actually the elite imposter duo holy shit

[magic-fandoms]

Hey, so, there’s some shit going on right now. I can’t escape it on my dash so I’m sure other people can’t either.

I’m here to change that.

Here’s a website that makes a Spotify playlist for you based on a song

How about a laugh? Here’s “history of the entire world, i guess”

Here’s a link to a post that’s just full of Avatar: The Last Airbender quotes

Here’s how obscure your music taste is

Here’s a recipe for the Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie from Undertale

This is literally just Never Gonna Give You Up

Here’s a Wilbur Soot video I think is quite funny

Here’s some chill series on Jacksepticeye’s channel that I like (different link on every word)

Here’s some series on Markiplier’s channel that I like

Here are some CrankGameplays videos I really like (different link on every word)

Finally, please take care of yourself. There’s some scary shit happening and it’s far too easy to get caught up in. Take some time away from social media, play a relaxing game if you can, listen to music, just do something.

This list isn’t very long, so if anybody has any other helpful links, feel free to reblog with them.

Thank you.

[mattyaye]

The Final Vine Compilation

[catchymemes]

[k-itt--y]

this is real. absolute queen shit.

[eversoslightlybitter]

[midwest-merman-deactivated20210]

Where is her movie!?!?

[sandersstudies]

I’m going to say something that may seem a little “gross” if you’ve never experienced, depression, executive dysfunction, or disability. But this post isn’t for you.

This is for everybody who has watched their plates grow mold in the sink. Had no energy to even look at what’s in the back of the fridge. Had clothes get mildewey from sitting so long. Closed whole rooms because it’s the sight of how messy it is makes you feel worse. Can’t remember their last shower Just can’t summon the motivation to begin, because how can it ever end?

I see you. I see your struggle. You’re still a valid and valuable human being, and your difficulty caring for yourself is not a moral failing. You are not an evil person because of a struggle partially outside your control. I hope that you get help in the forms you need it, and can feel at peace in your space again.

[combine-the-kitchens]

Thank you

[i-got-these-words]

This is a fucking masterpiece.

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[mentalhealth]

how much of ur online presence is performative and how much is it u being u

[soil-boy]

baby every me is me, we are the mask and the wearer

[brawltogethernow]

Speak for yourself! If you peel away enough of my overcoats there’s nothing inside but a single dead rat and that’s a fact.

[roach-works]

@princepestilence​ gets it

[howelljenkins]

hold on you visualize as you read?

[howelljenkins]

if you have a whole cinematic experience when reading books go fuck yourself. absorb the words in an abstract manner like the rest of us.

[scammer]

Who are these people that cannot

[a-pyramid-with-eyes]

Wait are you not supposed to visualize while you read?

[lavenderstar-creations]

some people are incapable of visualizing images in their mind just like. in general. not me tho i would actually die if i couldn’t visualize things while reading or daydreaming.

[stimman4000]

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[notwhoiwanttobeyet]

if you haven’t already, for the life of you, waTch ThiS