Michael Bono
@mbonotheyounger.bsky.social
We affect each other whether we want to or not, so let's use that connection for good.
Interested in measurement, sensing, and materials solutions for a better world. Union College and Cornell alum. Views my own. He/him/his.
Interested in measurement, sensing, and materials solutions for a better world. Union College and Cornell alum. Views my own. He/him/his.
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Segway jokes aside, Dean Kamen invented one of the first insulin pumps, solar powered water filters, all terrain wheelchairs, advanced prosthetics, and founded a ton of education/engineering programs. He's objectively committed to doing tech for public good.
Younger people who didn't witness it cannot fathom the hype around the Segway. Every news station agreed it would revolutionize the entire social fabric of the Earth. That all future humans would divide history between the savage days of the past, and the soon to be new era of zoom zoom scoot scoot.
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Segway jokes aside, Dean Kamen invented one of the first insulin pumps, solar powered water filters, all terrain wheelchairs, advanced prosthetics, and founded a ton of education/engineering programs. He's objectively committed to doing tech for public good.
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A great overview on what to expect from the CDC vaccine meeting tomorrow and Friday. Pay special attention to the playbook at the end — every single one of those tactics is likely to be used and is easily recognizable if you know what to look for. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/what-to-ex...
What to expect from this week's U.S. vaccine meeting
Hep B, routine vaccination schedule, and a firehose of falsehoods
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A great overview on what to expect from the CDC vaccine meeting tomorrow and Friday. Pay special attention to the playbook at the end — every single one of those tactics is likely to be used and is easily recognizable if you know what to look for. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/what-to-ex...
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IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
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"But libraries are essential — to learning, to community, to democracy, and to any hope we have of building a society organized around education and collective care, rather than control."
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"But libraries are essential — to learning, to community, to democracy, and to any hope we have of building a society organized around education and collective care, rather than control."
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this should just immediately write you a ticket when you turn it on
Love to share the road with cars programmed to blast past speed limits
Tesla brings back 'Mad Max' 'Full Self-Driving' mode that ignores speed limits
Tesla has brought back its 'Mad Max' mode for 'Full Self-Driving (Supervised) that ignores speed limits amid several investigations.
electrek.co
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
this should just immediately write you a ticket when you turn it on
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it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work a...
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
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From Tina Smith on Trump's comments about Somalis:
"I mean, this is what bigotry looks like...This is an individual who's condemning an entire group of people, not because of who they are, but because of who he thinks they are. I mean, it's ignorant, and it is, I'm arrogant, and it's shameful."
"I mean, this is what bigotry looks like...This is an individual who's condemning an entire group of people, not because of who they are, but because of who he thinks they are. I mean, it's ignorant, and it is, I'm arrogant, and it's shameful."
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
From Tina Smith on Trump's comments about Somalis:
"I mean, this is what bigotry looks like...This is an individual who's condemning an entire group of people, not because of who they are, but because of who he thinks they are. I mean, it's ignorant, and it is, I'm arrogant, and it's shameful."
"I mean, this is what bigotry looks like...This is an individual who's condemning an entire group of people, not because of who they are, but because of who he thinks they are. I mean, it's ignorant, and it is, I'm arrogant, and it's shameful."
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I've been saying for the better part of a year that Trump is on a mission to decriminalize corruption. To make it the legal equivalent of jaywalking.
I feel that more strongly now than I ever had.
I feel that more strongly now than I ever had.
Trump announces a pardon of Henry Cuellar: "I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda. Henry, I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!"
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I've been saying for the better part of a year that Trump is on a mission to decriminalize corruption. To make it the legal equivalent of jaywalking.
I feel that more strongly now than I ever had.
I feel that more strongly now than I ever had.
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Dirty solar panels? This Canadian startup has a self-cleaning solution www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/n... o
Dirty solar panels? This Canadian startup has a self-cleaning solution
Sand and snow buildup can rob solar panels of up to 60 per cent of their efficiency, costing billions of dollars in lost revenue, says cleantech startup Swish Solar. Their self-cleaning, water-free so...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Dirty solar panels? This Canadian startup has a self-cleaning solution www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/n... o
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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We can prevent most liver and cervical cancer with a simple vaccine, but nah, let's let people die horribly at extreme expense instead.
It's moral failure
It's moral failure
Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection (ie the body can never clear the virus), and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer.
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
💬Viewpoint: Eliminating universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination risks an estimated 8% increase in annual perinatal #HepatitisB infections in the US, increasing preventable chronic disease burden. ja.ma/3Me0zHh
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We can prevent most liver and cervical cancer with a simple vaccine, but nah, let's let people die horribly at extreme expense instead.
It's moral failure
It's moral failure
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One of the biggest impacts I’ve seen from the unproven idea that people are wrongfully using disability accommodations is that people stop trusting people with disabilities and in fact further restrict, remove, and demonize accommodations for people with disabilities in general
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
One of the biggest impacts I’ve seen from the unproven idea that people are wrongfully using disability accommodations is that people stop trusting people with disabilities and in fact further restrict, remove, and demonize accommodations for people with disabilities in general
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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There’s no such thing as the ideal disabled person and the insistence on only catering to the ideal disabled person creates compounding structures that actively harm the disabled community and these structures get repurposed pretty quickly for isolating and harming other marginalized groups
It reminds me of the classic “real victims” fallacy that mainly functions to deny that victims are really victims in pursuit of respecting “real victims” but it’s just a practice of shaming specific victims that hurts everyone
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There’s no such thing as the ideal disabled person and the insistence on only catering to the ideal disabled person creates compounding structures that actively harm the disabled community and these structures get repurposed pretty quickly for isolating and harming other marginalized groups
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Of all the indignities and cruelties, today this is the one that got to me.
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Of all the indignities and cruelties, today this is the one that got to me.
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motion to add "gently lean" to the party ID scale (via www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025... )
December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
motion to add "gently lean" to the party ID scale (via www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025... )
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States all across the country made critical progress this year lowering energy costs, building clean energy, and tackling climate change.
Check out the biggest climate and clean energy wins in 2025 👇 lcv.org/cefa-2025
Check out the biggest climate and clean energy wins in 2025 👇 lcv.org/cefa-2025
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
States all across the country made critical progress this year lowering energy costs, building clean energy, and tackling climate change.
Check out the biggest climate and clean energy wins in 2025 👇 lcv.org/cefa-2025
Check out the biggest climate and clean energy wins in 2025 👇 lcv.org/cefa-2025
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Congressman Henry Cuellar was indicted for money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy, allegedly taking about $600,000, mostly from Azerbaijan, to influence U.S. policy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
Trump announces a pardon of Henry Cuellar: "I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda. Henry, I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!"
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Congressman Henry Cuellar was indicted for money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy, allegedly taking about $600,000, mostly from Azerbaijan, to influence U.S. policy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
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Fantastic new dataset on parental leave policies across european countries and time.
It will be a valuable research for social science and policy scholars from now on.
Proud to have been part of the multi-national team gathering information to put this together.
It will be a valuable research for social science and policy scholars from now on.
Proud to have been part of the multi-national team gathering information to put this together.
📢 New dataset for researchers!
The new European Parenting Leave Policies (EPLP) Dataset tracks parenting leave regulations over five decades! It provides harmonised data on maternity, co-parent, paid parental, and job-protected leave across 21 countries from 1970 to 2024.
🔗 eplp-dataset.org
The new European Parenting Leave Policies (EPLP) Dataset tracks parenting leave regulations over five decades! It provides harmonised data on maternity, co-parent, paid parental, and job-protected leave across 21 countries from 1970 to 2024.
🔗 eplp-dataset.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Fantastic new dataset on parental leave policies across european countries and time.
It will be a valuable research for social science and policy scholars from now on.
Proud to have been part of the multi-national team gathering information to put this together.
It will be a valuable research for social science and policy scholars from now on.
Proud to have been part of the multi-national team gathering information to put this together.
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#medsky #pedsky #idsky #immunosky #episky
I collaborated with exceptionally talented people in infectious diseases to write this Special Article about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines.
We review the evidence base for key safety concerns and offer guidance for communication with caregivers.
I collaborated with exceptionally talented people in infectious diseases to write this Special Article about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines.
We review the evidence base for key safety concerns and offer guidance for communication with caregivers.
The Role and Safety of Aluminum Adjuvants in Childhood Vaccines
Aluminum salts have been used as adjuvants in vaccines for nearly a century, enhancing the immune response to purified antigens and ensuring durable protection against serious infectious diseases. Des...
publications.aap.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#medsky #pedsky #idsky #immunosky #episky
I collaborated with exceptionally talented people in infectious diseases to write this Special Article about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines.
We review the evidence base for key safety concerns and offer guidance for communication with caregivers.
I collaborated with exceptionally talented people in infectious diseases to write this Special Article about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines.
We review the evidence base for key safety concerns and offer guidance for communication with caregivers.
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Chi Ossé please get back in the race, actually.
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Chi Ossé please get back in the race, actually.
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“Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case," Jeffries said at a press conference Monday.
Okay but why not…….. try anyway?
Okay but why not…….. try anyway?
December 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case," Jeffries said at a press conference Monday.
Okay but why not…….. try anyway?
Okay but why not…….. try anyway?
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this is exactly why Mark Kelly et al did that spot telling military and intelligence officers they can refuse illegal orders — there's no way Hegseth or Trump will EVER accept blame for them
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
this is exactly why Mark Kelly et al did that spot telling military and intelligence officers they can refuse illegal orders — there's no way Hegseth or Trump will EVER accept blame for them
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These fuckers have no fear and act with impunity.
People should have more fear.
People should have more fear.
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
These fuckers have no fear and act with impunity.
People should have more fear.
People should have more fear.