James Galasyn
@jamesgalasyn.bsky.social
🔵🌊 Tech writer and climate science enthusiast. 🌊🔵
"At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website.
"At the CDC website, avoid anything on vaccines, reproductive health, environmental science, or health equity.
"Data systems are still largely under the control of states and CDC scientists. Flu and wastewater data are good." #rfk
"At the CDC website, avoid anything on vaccines, reproductive health, environmental science, or health equity.
"Data systems are still largely under the control of states and CDC scientists. Flu and wastewater data are good." #rfk
One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you.
Where to find trusted health information now?
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website.
"At the CDC website, avoid anything on vaccines, reproductive health, environmental science, or health equity.
"Data systems are still largely under the control of states and CDC scientists. Flu and wastewater data are good." #rfk
"At the CDC website, avoid anything on vaccines, reproductive health, environmental science, or health equity.
"Data systems are still largely under the control of states and CDC scientists. Flu and wastewater data are good." #rfk
Sharon Astyk: "I do not give a single flying fuck about whether they are Democrats, Republicans or members of the Hovercraft-For-Eels party, they can all go to jail if they raped or molested children." #Epstein
Sharon Astyk
BTW, if I hear or see a single person use terms like "non-consensual sex" "underage women" I will ban you forever. Skip the fucking weasel words.
The words are RAPE and CHILD. All girls,...
www.facebook.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sharon Astyk: "I do not give a single flying fuck about whether they are Democrats, Republicans or members of the Hovercraft-For-Eels party, they can all go to jail if they raped or molested children." #Epstein
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Reposted by James Galasyn
Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
"An AP investigation found that the wave of legislation has cropped up in most states, pushed by people with close ties to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The effort would strip away protections that have been built over a century and are integral to American lives and society." #maha
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
apnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"An AP investigation found that the wave of legislation has cropped up in most states, pushed by people with close ties to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The effort would strip away protections that have been built over a century and are integral to American lives and society." #maha
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The #portland #frogbrigade speaks! (now with subtitles!)
"We decided to come support our friend Toad.
(aka The #antifascistfrog)
He's a friend from another pond.
They are calling Portland an explosive fire-ridden sort of warland, which it's not, because […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
"We decided to come support our friend Toad.
(aka The #antifascistfrog)
He's a friend from another pond.
They are calling Portland an explosive fire-ridden sort of warland, which it's not, because […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
October 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The #portland #frogbrigade speaks! (now with subtitles!)
"We decided to come support our friend Toad.
(aka The #antifascistfrog)
He's a friend from another pond.
They are calling Portland an explosive fire-ridden sort of warland, which it's not, because […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
"We decided to come support our friend Toad.
(aka The #antifascistfrog)
He's a friend from another pond.
They are calling Portland an explosive fire-ridden sort of warland, which it's not, because […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
"'Ultimately, the outcome was the agency was left broken and understaffed,' said Chad Becker, a former GSA official. 'They didn't have the people they needed to carry out basic functions.'
"Rep. Stanton said there is no evidence that reductions at the agency 'delivered any savings.'" #musk
"Rep. Stanton said there is no evidence that reductions at the agency 'delivered any savings.'" #musk
Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE
Hundreds of laid-off federal employees who managed government workspaces are being called back to their jobs as the Trump administration walks back plans to slash its real estate portfolio.
apnews.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"'Ultimately, the outcome was the agency was left broken and understaffed,' said Chad Becker, a former GSA official. 'They didn't have the people they needed to carry out basic functions.'
"Rep. Stanton said there is no evidence that reductions at the agency 'delivered any savings.'" #musk
"Rep. Stanton said there is no evidence that reductions at the agency 'delivered any savings.'" #musk
"Chinese censorship sprang a major leak on September 11, when researchers confirmed that more than 500GB of internal documents, source code, and internal communications from the so-called Great Firewall were dumped online." #censorship
China’s Great Firewall suffers its biggest leak ever as 500GB of source code and docs spill online — censorship tool has been sold to three different countries
Leaks tie China’s state-grade DPI gear to deployments in Myanmar, Pakistan, and beyond.
www.tomshardware.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Chinese censorship sprang a major leak on September 11, when researchers confirmed that more than 500GB of internal documents, source code, and internal communications from the so-called Great Firewall were dumped online." #censorship
"From bogus IDs to made-up résumés, North Korean and Chinese hackers have been using AI tools to supercharge espionage and slip into companies and other targets." #ai
Fake military IDs, bogus résumés: How North Korean and Chinese hackers use AI tools to infiltrate companies and other targets
From bogus résumés to fake IDs, North Korean and Chinese hackers are using AI chatbots to infiltrate companies and carry out espionage.
www.businessinsider.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"From bogus IDs to made-up résumés, North Korean and Chinese hackers have been using AI tools to supercharge espionage and slip into companies and other targets." #ai
"Mace wiped tears from her face and averted reporters’ eyes as she walked past them, signaling she would not be taking questions.
"'I feel the immense pain of how hard all victims are fighting for themselves because we know absolutely no one will fight for us,' she added." #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
"'I feel the immense pain of how hard all victims are fighting for themselves because we know absolutely no one will fight for us,' she added." #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
thehill.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"Mace wiped tears from her face and averted reporters’ eyes as she walked past them, signaling she would not be taking questions.
"'I feel the immense pain of how hard all victims are fighting for themselves because we know absolutely no one will fight for us,' she added." #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
"'I feel the immense pain of how hard all victims are fighting for themselves because we know absolutely no one will fight for us,' she added." #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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BREAKING Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so. @davidovalle.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
BREAKING Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so. @davidovalle.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
"Elon #Musk has said Grok, the A.I.-powered chatbot that his company developed, should be 'politically neutral' and 'maximally truth-seeking.'
"But in practice, Mr. Musk and his artificial intelligence company, xAI, have tweaked the chatbot to make its answers more conservative on many issues."
"But in practice, Mr. Musk and his artificial intelligence company, xAI, have tweaked the chatbot to make its answers more conservative on many issues."
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Elon #Musk has said Grok, the A.I.-powered chatbot that his company developed, should be 'politically neutral' and 'maximally truth-seeking.'
"But in practice, Mr. Musk and his artificial intelligence company, xAI, have tweaked the chatbot to make its answers more conservative on many issues."
"But in practice, Mr. Musk and his artificial intelligence company, xAI, have tweaked the chatbot to make its answers more conservative on many issues."
"Rewatching Brazil in 2025 — nearly four decades after its release — it’s hard to understate how well this movie holds up. Wildly inventive at every turn, Gilliam’s satirical vision of a cruel and violent bureaucracy rings eerily true of this political moment." #fascism
Brazil is as prescient as ever
40 years later and newly restored in 4K.
www.theverge.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"Rewatching Brazil in 2025 — nearly four decades after its release — it’s hard to understate how well this movie holds up. Wildly inventive at every turn, Gilliam’s satirical vision of a cruel and violent bureaucracy rings eerily true of this political moment." #fascism
I've been saying this for years: space is for robots.
"'Space sucks' and a lot of people have 'underestimated the scale of suckitude,' as Kelly and Zach Weinersmith put it in their book 'A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?'" #musk
"'Space sucks' and a lot of people have 'underestimated the scale of suckitude,' as Kelly and Zach Weinersmith put it in their book 'A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?'" #musk
The case against humans in space
Three books push back on a rising tide of optimism about space settlements.
www.technologyreview.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I've been saying this for years: space is for robots.
"'Space sucks' and a lot of people have 'underestimated the scale of suckitude,' as Kelly and Zach Weinersmith put it in their book 'A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?'" #musk
"'Space sucks' and a lot of people have 'underestimated the scale of suckitude,' as Kelly and Zach Weinersmith put it in their book 'A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?'" #musk
"A 'critical assessment' report commissioned by the [Dear Leader] administration to justify a rollback of US climate regulations contains at least 100 false or misleading statements, according to a Carbon Brief factcheck involving dozens of leading climate scientists." #TrumpLies
Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims
interactive.carbonbrief.org
August 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"A 'critical assessment' report commissioned by the [Dear Leader] administration to justify a rollback of US climate regulations contains at least 100 false or misleading statements, according to a Carbon Brief factcheck involving dozens of leading climate scientists." #TrumpLies
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1/ We put enormous effort into this:
Comprehensive Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
Important findings. Some will be new to many, including close observers
All levels of government. 3 decades.
#GhislaineMaxwell #EpsteinFiles #Corruption
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Comprehensive Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
Important findings. Some will be new to many, including close observers
All levels of government. 3 decades.
#GhislaineMaxwell #EpsteinFiles #Corruption
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Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
A comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes.
www.justsecurity.org
August 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
1/ We put enormous effort into this:
Comprehensive Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
Important findings. Some will be new to many, including close observers
All levels of government. 3 decades.
#GhislaineMaxwell #EpsteinFiles #Corruption
🧵
Comprehensive Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
Important findings. Some will be new to many, including close observers
All levels of government. 3 decades.
#GhislaineMaxwell #EpsteinFiles #Corruption
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I've often said that as the catastrophic effects of abrupt climate change become obvious to everyone, humanity will blind itself to the grim reality, then blame scientists for failing to warn us.
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
www.npr.org
August 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I've often said that as the catastrophic effects of abrupt climate change become obvious to everyone, humanity will blind itself to the grim reality, then blame scientists for failing to warn us.
"Due to the size of the fossil and its exotic rows of teeth, the researchers named this new animal Kraytdraco spectatus, after the krayt dragon, a fictional creature from the Star Wars universe." #science
Bizarre ancient creatures unearthed in the Grand Canyon
A groundbreaking fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon has unveiled exquisitely preserved soft-bodied animals from the Cambrian period, offering an unprecedented glimpse into early life more than 500 m...
www.sciencedaily.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Due to the size of the fossil and its exotic rows of teeth, the researchers named this new animal Kraytdraco spectatus, after the krayt dragon, a fictional creature from the Star Wars universe." #science
For reference: "Total violent crime for 2024 in D.C. is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest it has been in over 30 years, according to data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves. A breakdown of the data is available here." #fascism
Violent Crime in D.C. Hits 30 Year Low
Total violent crime for 2024 in the District of Columbia is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest it has been in over 30 years, according to data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) a...
www.justice.gov
August 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
For reference: "Total violent crime for 2024 in D.C. is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest it has been in over 30 years, according to data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves. A breakdown of the data is available here." #fascism
"The Chinese state broadcaster CCTV recently released a brief video series showing off its newly developed 'robot wolves,' equipped with combat rifles, in simulated combat drills." #ai
China Shows Off Armed Attack Robots
The Chinese state broadcasting group recently released footage of its newly developed "robot wolves" in simulated combat drills.
futurism.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"The Chinese state broadcaster CCTV recently released a brief video series showing off its newly developed 'robot wolves,' equipped with combat rifles, in simulated combat drills." #ai
"With this decision, climate change denial is now the official policy of the U.S. government." — science historian Naomi Oreskes
"Not since Stalin and Soviet Lysenkoism have we seen such a brazen effort to misrepresent science in service of an ideological agenda." — Climate scientist Michael Mann
"Not since Stalin and Soviet Lysenkoism have we seen such a brazen effort to misrepresent science in service of an ideological agenda." — Climate scientist Michael Mann
Climate Scientists Look to Fight Back Against DOE’s ‘Antiscientific,’ ‘Deceptive’ Climate Report - Inside Climate News
Climate scientist Michael Mann called the report “a deeply misleading antiscientific narrative, built on deceptive arguments, misrepresented datasets, and distortion of actual scientific understanding...
insideclimatenews.org
July 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"With this decision, climate change denial is now the official policy of the U.S. government." — science historian Naomi Oreskes
"Not since Stalin and Soviet Lysenkoism have we seen such a brazen effort to misrepresent science in service of an ideological agenda." — Climate scientist Michael Mann
"Not since Stalin and Soviet Lysenkoism have we seen such a brazen effort to misrepresent science in service of an ideological agenda." — Climate scientist Michael Mann
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NYPD Officer From Bangladesh Killed in Midtown Manhattan Shooting
The slain officer was named Didarul Islam. His wife is eight months pregnant with their third child.
migrantinsider.com/p/nypd-offic...
The slain officer was named Didarul Islam. His wife is eight months pregnant with their third child.
migrantinsider.com/p/nypd-offic...
NYPD Officer From Bangladesh Killed in Midtown Manhattan Shooting
The slain officer was named Didarul Islam. His wife is eight months pregnant with their third child.
migrantinsider.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
NYPD Officer From Bangladesh Killed in Midtown Manhattan Shooting
The slain officer was named Didarul Islam. His wife is eight months pregnant with their third child.
migrantinsider.com/p/nypd-offic...
The slain officer was named Didarul Islam. His wife is eight months pregnant with their third child.
migrantinsider.com/p/nypd-offic...
"The so-called voice of the CDC has been much quieter lately, a MedPage Today analysis found. ... 'It makes us less safe because our hospitals and healthcare facilities are going to be less informed.'" #trump
There's a Major Publishing Slowdown at CDC's Flagship Journal
Each MMWR article now requires clearance by the HHS secretary, sources said
www.medpagetoday.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"The so-called voice of the CDC has been much quieter lately, a MedPage Today analysis found. ... 'It makes us less safe because our hospitals and healthcare facilities are going to be less informed.'" #trump