Mastodawn

> Everything in math is made-up.

Strongly disagree, unless you consider, say, gravitation to be "made up".

The universe obeyed the laws of mathematics even before observers existed. We deduced mathematics by observing the universe.

For example, the number two is "the class of all sets of cardinality two", and it existed before humans, and had strong effects on the world.

Tom Ritchford Dec 19

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George Monbiot Dec 19

Many of us warned - repeatedly - before it occurred that the Iraq war would be a huge and fatal shift. We were ignored or shouted down. But I don't think any of us realised just how many monsters would come through the breach. 3/3 www.monbiot.com/category/war...

war – iraq – George Monbiot

war – iraq – George Monbiot

George Monbiot

Tom Ritchford Dec 19

@baraa1998 @gvenema

God, I'm so sorry to hear this.

I lost my job on Tuesday, but I sent you €25 anyway.

And FUCK GoFundMe. Sorry for the profanity, it's just enraging.

Tom Ritchford Dec 19

Blippy the Wonder Slug 🇩🇪Oct 19

🕺 DEAD PRESIDENT DANCE 💃

When Nixon died, I danced
When Reagan died, I danced
When Bush died, I danced
When the other Bush dies, I will dance
When Puppyfucker dies
I will masturbate in the streets, dancing

#PoultryCoroner

Tom Ritchford Dec 19

Low Quality Facts Dec 19

It comes in handy.

Tom Ritchford Dec 17

ahmedwaj🍉🍉Dec 17

“No roof to protect us, no food to feed our children, and no justice to hear our pain.
We are trapped between bombing, hunger, and cold, living only because death has not come yet
Link support 🙏
https://chuffed.org/project/ahmedalawer
#Gaza #Palestine #Australia
@BlackAzizAnansi
@aral

Tom Ritchford Dec 17

Khaled Zeyada 🇵🇸 from Rafah Dec 16

Good evening 🌘 This is Khaled from Rafah, #Gaza Strip, #Palestine. How are you today?

It's very cold in Khan Yunis, especially at night. It's raining, the air is humid, the tents have been flooded again. To keep warm and dry indoors, people burn paper and plastic.

Thanks to donations, I was able to buy some warm clothes for my family. But there's 19 of us, so not enough clothes for everyone. I'm borrowing my cousin's jacket whenever I go out.

Please help us:
👉 https://gofund.me/0962a012a

Love ♥️🇵🇸

Tom Ritchford Dec 17

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kat donegan 🇵🇸✊Dec 14

@Geri @baraa1998 @simon_brooke @TomSwirly @neutrinoceros @gvenema i'm not sure, but wouldn't be surprised if it's more than two gaza-verified families now. gofundme is notorious for this shit.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/26/as-gaza-starves-gofundme-accused-of-blocking-millions-of-dollars-raised

As Gaza starves, GoFundMe accused of blocking ‘millions of dollars’ raised

GoFundMe is accused of unfair restrictions and financial freezes on Palestinian aid fundraisers.

Al Jazeera

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Tom Ritchford Dec 17

@baraa1998 @kagan @gvenema @kathimmel @Gustodon @Shivaekul @tekul @rbartolomeruiz @EukaryoticMenace @Malik @chiwy @fabio

I am terribly, terribly sorry - I just lost my job yesterday. I'm an old guy in a technical field - I am wondering if I'll ever work again.

I'm going to make one more small set of gifts around the end of the year, but after that I'm going to have to stop until I get a job again.

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Tom Ritchford Dec 17

@bilal_mo @aral @fabio @shad @tsbasatoru @gimulnautti @Nigel_Purchase @TheEddieShow

I am terribly, terribly sorry - I just lost my job yesterday. I'm an old guy in a technical field - I am wondering if I'll ever work again.

I'm going to make one more small set of gifts around the end of the year, but after that I'm going to have to stop until I get a job again.

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