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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1h

What do you mean "possible rise," dude is at the top of the pack. He is the literal pope

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

www.washingtonpost.com

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WobblyPython: 🐍➡️PGX @wobblypython.bsky.social · 1h

How it's going/ How it started.

Kursegstadt video thumbnails for their first video: "AI - Humanity's FINAL INVENTION?"
and their most recent: "AI SLOP IS DESTROYING THE INTERNET"

Side by side.

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 10h

So, Gil Thorp stood up for the rights of trans athletes, entered the National Spotlight, and now every professional sports team in his fictional universe is trying to hire a high school football coach.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 35m

This is the office that would handle Hatch Act complaints, i.e. the federal law that prohibits using the federal government for partisan political activity

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 53m

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1h

"Strengths include the ability to work independently for years or even decades with minimal feedback and/or praise, as well as a marked level of comfort working with antiquated systems, outdated standards, and unending group email chains."

Moderately Motivated Gen-Xer for Hire

Forty-something professional seeks opportunity in an environment that is neither “fun,” “playful,” nor “collaborative;” minimal responsibility pref...

buff.ly

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 8h

There's easy money in EBM syntheses though, as long as you've got the right connections to get funded. Turn the crank, pretend you're doing actual science, inflate your CV, and you too can climb the ladder in institutional medicine and launder your silly opinions into policy and guidance.

The rise and fall of EBM.

B G Charlton, A Miles; The rise and fall of EBM., QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, Volume 91, Issue 5, 1 May 1998, Pages 371–374, https://doi.org

academic.oup.com

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 8h

As usual, the best argument against using cookbook "Evidence Based Medicine" approaches in place of science is watching what happens when people do.

If it can't get inside you, it can't make you sick.

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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 9h

See also "Rapid review: Evaluating the effectiveness of hard hats against head injury."

The #MedSky application of 'rapid reviews' to the laws of physics needs to die. ASAP.

@mark-ungrin.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @gosiagasperophd.bsky.social @cdcofbc.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 1h

HE COULD HAVE WORN SUNGLASSES

onion person @junlper.beer · 3h

i’ll never get over this

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The Cambrian Mammal @naraoia.bsky.social · 1h

*flashback to me as a postgrad playing Candy Crush in the library for hours, then ending up sat on the floor between stacks, three unrelated papers deep in an old zoological journal, completely unaware of the passing of time*

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 1h

all of my replies right now (except gender neutral LOL)

bsky.app/profile/theo...

The Onion @theonion.com · 12h

Woman Tends To Do Best Creative Thinking When Backed Into Corner With Livelihood At Stake https://theonion.com/woman-tends-to-do-best-creative-thinking-when-backed-in-1851338274/

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 2h

the quotes proving once again that bluesky dot com is where the neurodivergents with procrastination issues hang out

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 1d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 12h

I wrote about Chicago: "Is this city burning? There is a definite answer to the question. In all these cities, the answer is no. No American city is currently on fire, and if Chicago is a war zone, it’s because it’s being invaded by the president."

Trump Is Waging War on an American City

The real threat to people in Chicago (and Los Angeles and Portland) is our maniacal president.

newrepublic.com

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Kara McNair @karamcnair.bsky.social · 1h

Triple O’s seems to have it in their heads that if there’s bacon, there must be cheddar (I’m pretty sure that’s what the BC in BC burger actually stands for).

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Kara McNair @karamcnair.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, that’s wrong. (I’m a sucker for the spicy ultimate crunch version at Triple O’s which has no cheese at all, at least)

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Kara McNair @karamcnair.bsky.social · 1h

ooh, fair point! Even Subway has habanero jack now! Who’s giving you cheddar? Name & Shame! (I spot-checked a couple of local menus and only saw cheddar on blackened chicken sandwiches, not the fried chicken ones).

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Kara McNair @karamcnair.bsky.social · 1h

Do not raise the ire of the Canadian dairy mafia….

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Tom Radcliffe @tjradcliffe.bsky.social · 2d

Uh-oh.
@beansproutsmom.bsky.social

Graph showing reported measles cases in BC starting to rise again after a mysterious and implausible pause at the start of the school year.

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C.A. Pinkham @eyepatchguy.bsky.social · 4h

I’m not kidding when I say these weird ass costumes and antics are actually an extremely effective tactic from a media standpoint bc when enough people do them, the media can’t fully scrub them out

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 15h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 7h

thinking about how fucked up it is to give kids measles on purpose and then withhold tylenol from them

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 6h

It really does give me whiplash to contemplate how fast our society went from “the Internet isn’t the real world and isn’t that important” to “the Internet is the only real thing that is important.”

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 1d

The current paradigm of "AI"— all of its, e.g., embedded values, design, cultural deployment, & structural affordances— has been repeatedly demonstrated to harm both critical skills development & the structure & maintenance of the relational social fabric.

That sounds pretty anti-pedagogical, to me

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · 7h

We are looking forward to this talk next Tuesday with Dr.
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
about the history of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement and its link to the 20th-century eugenics movement.

➡️ In-person and via livestream: bit.ly/42kxaQV

#AGI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

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