Miriam Krause
@mirk47.bsky.social
science, books, geekery (she/her)
owner of @catalystbooks.bsky.social, day job with @sustainablenano.bsky.social
47 is about Pomona College and I refuse to abandon it
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owner of @catalystbooks.bsky.social, day job with @sustainablenano.bsky.social
47 is about Pomona College and I refuse to abandon it
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I monitored these same sorts of white supremacists for years (to fight them), and let me tell you.
You have to CONSTANTLY, aggressively deprogram yourself.
Even just, the language. We are social creatures and we absorb the language we're around. Guess what words enter your mental vocabulary
You have to CONSTANTLY, aggressively deprogram yourself.
Even just, the language. We are social creatures and we absorb the language we're around. Guess what words enter your mental vocabulary
This is the correct take. Stewing in white supremacist propaganda is bad for your thinking. And if think you are so savvy that it won’t impact you, you are the exact kind of mark they are slowly converting (I’m looking at you, centrist pundits).
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I monitored these same sorts of white supremacists for years (to fight them), and let me tell you.
You have to CONSTANTLY, aggressively deprogram yourself.
Even just, the language. We are social creatures and we absorb the language we're around. Guess what words enter your mental vocabulary
You have to CONSTANTLY, aggressively deprogram yourself.
Even just, the language. We are social creatures and we absorb the language we're around. Guess what words enter your mental vocabulary
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If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
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SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
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Good morning! Are you a broke progressive Jew or ally who wants to party? I bought a 10-pack of tickets to Jewish Community Action’s 30th Anniversary fundraiser (honoring @mrotzie.bsky.social) on Dec. 13 with the notion of giving away 2 extras to comrades who couldn’t pay the freight. Ping my DMs!
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Good morning! Are you a broke progressive Jew or ally who wants to party? I bought a 10-pack of tickets to Jewish Community Action’s 30th Anniversary fundraiser (honoring @mrotzie.bsky.social) on Dec. 13 with the notion of giving away 2 extras to comrades who couldn’t pay the freight. Ping my DMs!
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Just listed two new neuron mugs. Surly.etsy.com #sciart
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Just listed two new neuron mugs. Surly.etsy.com #sciart
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The numbers vary from study to study but hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio illegally disbanding USAID — a body count on par with the first eight years of the Syrian civil war — In just seven months. It’s mass death that is simply unfathomable in scale.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The numbers vary from study to study but hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio illegally disbanding USAID — a body count on par with the first eight years of the Syrian civil war — In just seven months. It’s mass death that is simply unfathomable in scale.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Donate to @theopennotebook.bsky.social now and we'll match it. This ridiculously generous project helps science writers (and any writers, really) improve their reporting, interviewing, writing, editing, pitching, teaching, planning, analyzing, diversifying, researching, and everythinging skills.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
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DOGE was not a failure. Its purpose was to use the completely fabricated claim of “efficiency” to irreparably annihilate vast amounts of federal government infrastructure, which it did instantly, violently, and in ways we will not see the full repair of in our lifetimes.
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
DOGE was not a failure. Its purpose was to use the completely fabricated claim of “efficiency” to irreparably annihilate vast amounts of federal government infrastructure, which it did instantly, violently, and in ways we will not see the full repair of in our lifetimes.
The idea that my stuff could be scraped to train the model was only one part of my rage at the AI “smart features” crap being turned on by default, but when we care about disinformation it’s important to be accurate about exactly what to be enraged about so i appreciate this clarification
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The idea that my stuff could be scraped to train the model was only one part of my rage at the AI “smart features” crap being turned on by default, but when we care about disinformation it’s important to be accurate about exactly what to be enraged about so i appreciate this clarification
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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Learn how to be a legal witness for federal immigration enforcement activities. Here in the twin cities.
There will be December trainings posted soon.
monarcamn.org/training
There will be December trainings posted soon.
monarcamn.org/training
Training — Monarca
monarcamn.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Learn how to be a legal witness for federal immigration enforcement activities. Here in the twin cities.
There will be December trainings posted soon.
monarcamn.org/training
There will be December trainings posted soon.
monarcamn.org/training
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Someone claimed that 4XL, but whether you’re at this Star Trek convention or anywhere else, you can order your Trekkies Against Fascism shirts here!
“Trekkies Against Fascism” T-Shirt
All sizes are Gildan Softstyle G642 100% ring-spun cotton. Unisex sizes (width at chest, length at back): S: 18″ (46cm) wide, 28″ (71cm) long M: 20″ (51cm) wide, 29″ (74cm) …
willburrowsart.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Someone claimed that 4XL, but whether you’re at this Star Trek convention or anywhere else, you can order your Trekkies Against Fascism shirts here!
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
Seems like a potentially exciting job at the U of MN: Project Manager for UMN Critical Disability Studies Initiative to manage 3-year project to establish an intersectional & transnational critical disability studies curricular program hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Seems like a potentially exciting job at the U of MN: Project Manager for UMN Critical Disability Studies Initiative to manage 3-year project to establish an intersectional & transnational critical disability studies curricular program hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
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Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Scientists have been crying "Lysenkoism!" since RFK Jr. took office, but what does it mean? RFK Jr. is reviving a dark chapter of history where ideology trumped evidence, with deadly consequences for millions.
Dissent is patriotic. We're fighting to #impeachrfk
Dissent is patriotic. We're fighting to #impeachrfk
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Scientists have been crying "Lysenkoism!" since RFK Jr. took office, but what does it mean? RFK Jr. is reviving a dark chapter of history where ideology trumped evidence, with deadly consequences for millions.
Dissent is patriotic. We're fighting to #impeachrfk
Dissent is patriotic. We're fighting to #impeachrfk
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November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Some strong donations have come in and have put us to near 35% of our $10K goal! Help us get closer to halfway by donating tonight during #GiveToTheMaxDay!
Each donation gives us extra chances to win prizes from GiveMN: www.givemn.org/organization...
Each donation gives us extra chances to win prizes from GiveMN: www.givemn.org/organization...
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Lots going on but don’t lose track of the Trump attacks on biomedical research and cancer cures.
@jeremymberg.bsky.social posted a leaked #NIH memo today. I want to highlight a few scary parts.
They’re about taking power from scientists and experts and giving it to the president’s hacks. 1/ 🧪
@jeremymberg.bsky.social posted a leaked #NIH memo today. I want to highlight a few scary parts.
They’re about taking power from scientists and experts and giving it to the president’s hacks. 1/ 🧪
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Lots going on but don’t lose track of the Trump attacks on biomedical research and cancer cures.
@jeremymberg.bsky.social posted a leaked #NIH memo today. I want to highlight a few scary parts.
They’re about taking power from scientists and experts and giving it to the president’s hacks. 1/ 🧪
@jeremymberg.bsky.social posted a leaked #NIH memo today. I want to highlight a few scary parts.
They’re about taking power from scientists and experts and giving it to the president’s hacks. 1/ 🧪
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the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
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Today is Give to the Max day, & did u know MPS does not fund the arts, like theater. Camden Drama Club exists due to generous donations from ppl like u, and we have a $7,000 need to cover in order to continue to provide the best award-winning high school theater: www.givemn.org/organization...
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Today is Give to the Max day, & did u know MPS does not fund the arts, like theater. Camden Drama Club exists due to generous donations from ppl like u, and we have a $7,000 need to cover in order to continue to provide the best award-winning high school theater: www.givemn.org/organization...
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Obviously I'm celebrating #TransDayofRemembrance with a rec list. DUH.
Five SFF with trans leads! incl
✨witches and their theses with @charliejane.bsky.social!
🎨rebellious artists from @isaac-fellman.bsky.social!
😇Dark Cosy by @johannestevans.bsky.social!
everybookadoorway.com/trans-leads-...
Five SFF with trans leads! incl
✨witches and their theses with @charliejane.bsky.social!
🎨rebellious artists from @isaac-fellman.bsky.social!
😇Dark Cosy by @johannestevans.bsky.social!
everybookadoorway.com/trans-leads-...
Trans Leads For Trans Day of Remembrance - Every Book a Doorway
Cue a rec list!
everybookadoorway.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Obviously I'm celebrating #TransDayofRemembrance with a rec list. DUH.
Five SFF with trans leads! incl
✨witches and their theses with @charliejane.bsky.social!
🎨rebellious artists from @isaac-fellman.bsky.social!
😇Dark Cosy by @johannestevans.bsky.social!
everybookadoorway.com/trans-leads-...
Five SFF with trans leads! incl
✨witches and their theses with @charliejane.bsky.social!
🎨rebellious artists from @isaac-fellman.bsky.social!
😇Dark Cosy by @johannestevans.bsky.social!
everybookadoorway.com/trans-leads-...
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Just want to point out that it is a crime to threaten to murder a Congressperson-- and a crime that absolutely falls outside the purview of any presidential immunity granted by the Supreme Court consistent with presidential authority.
Full stop, a crime and an impeachable offense.
Full stop, a crime and an impeachable offense.
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Just want to point out that it is a crime to threaten to murder a Congressperson-- and a crime that absolutely falls outside the purview of any presidential immunity granted by the Supreme Court consistent with presidential authority.
Full stop, a crime and an impeachable offense.
Full stop, a crime and an impeachable offense.
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Program: would you like to turn on AI mode?
Me:
Me:
a man sitting at a desk with a panda bear on his arm
Alt: A gif of an old video showing an angry person in a panda costume destroying a computer in an office.
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Program: would you like to turn on AI mode?
Me:
Me: