Mixæl Laufer
@mixaelslaufer.bsky.social
Spokesperson for the Four Thieves Vinegar Collective
Another one bites the dust...
The @ama-assn.org will cease publication of its ethics journal at the end of this year.
AMA ethics journal shutters after 26 years
The American Medical Association will cease publication of its ethics journal at the end of this year. The AMA Journal of Ethics, an open access, peer-reviewed journal was founded in 1999 und…
retractionwatch.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Another one bites the dust...
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I’m sorry but WHATTHEFUCK
The @ama-assn.org will cease publication of its ethics journal at the end of this year.
AMA ethics journal shutters after 26 years
The American Medical Association will cease publication of its ethics journal at the end of this year. The AMA Journal of Ethics, an open access, peer-reviewed journal was founded in 1999 und…
retractionwatch.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I’m sorry but WHATTHEFUCK
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I would sure prefer this over getting my arm swabbed with alcohol by a nurse who hooks me up to an IV that poison is then pushed into.
South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year | South Carolina | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year | South Carolina | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year
Stephen Bryant, 44, convicted over 2004 murder, was shot dead despite growing backlash against ‘barbaric’ method
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I would sure prefer this over getting my arm swabbed with alcohol by a nurse who hooks me up to an IV that poison is then pushed into.
South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year | South Carolina | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year | South Carolina | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
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When people tell you who they are, believe them.
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
When people tell you who they are, believe them.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Oh, I hope so.
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Oh, I hope so.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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Thinking about people in states where abortion is illegal who want to fly to another state to have one being affected by the government shutdown's effects on the airlines.
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Thinking about people in states where abortion is illegal who want to fly to another state to have one being affected by the government shutdown's effects on the airlines.
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Listen to more Nina Simone.
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Listen to more Nina Simone.
See? Communism *can* work.
Scientists Discover The World's Largest Spider Web, Created By 111,000 Arachnids In A Cave | IFLScience share.google/GxCREhUQv7Zs...
Scientists Discover The World's Largest Spider Web, Created By 111,000 Arachnids In A Cave | IFLScience share.google/GxCREhUQv7Zs...
World's Largest Spider Web, Created By 111,000 Arachnids In A Cave, Is Big Enough To Catch A Whale
Large enough to give an archanophobe an aneurysm.
share.google
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
See? Communism *can* work.
Scientists Discover The World's Largest Spider Web, Created By 111,000 Arachnids In A Cave | IFLScience share.google/GxCREhUQv7Zs...
Scientists Discover The World's Largest Spider Web, Created By 111,000 Arachnids In A Cave | IFLScience share.google/GxCREhUQv7Zs...
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"who radicalized you"
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"who radicalized you"
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
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When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out…
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
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setting a 72-hour timer. this is the NYC LIB OUT ZONE. everyone gets a free pass for expressing enthusiasm for electoral politics in this carefully delineated window. post about the power of voting!!! cry over a schmaltzy campaign video!!!! allow a brief flutter of hope in ur rotted soul!!!!
November 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
setting a 72-hour timer. this is the NYC LIB OUT ZONE. everyone gets a free pass for expressing enthusiasm for electoral politics in this carefully delineated window. post about the power of voting!!! cry over a schmaltzy campaign video!!!! allow a brief flutter of hope in ur rotted soul!!!!
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ICE shooting a food bank worker in the back is a little on the nose for the current moment
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
www.latimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
ICE shooting a food bank worker in the back is a little on the nose for the current moment
Soon academics are going to start being vintage enthusiasts, like the people who only listen to pre '94 hip hop.
"I found a paper that says—"
"Wait, is it pre-slop era?"
"Yeah yeah, 2016 man."
"Okay okay, sorry; what did it say?"
"I found a paper that says—"
"Wait, is it pre-slop era?"
"Yeah yeah, 2016 man."
"Okay okay, sorry; what did it say?"
Because of an onslaught of AI-generated research, specifically in the computer science (CS) section, arXiv is going to limit which papers can be published.
@mjgault.bsky.social has more:
@mjgault.bsky.social has more:
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Soon academics are going to start being vintage enthusiasts, like the people who only listen to pre '94 hip hop.
"I found a paper that says—"
"Wait, is it pre-slop era?"
"Yeah yeah, 2016 man."
"Okay okay, sorry; what did it say?"
"I found a paper that says—"
"Wait, is it pre-slop era?"
"Yeah yeah, 2016 man."
"Okay okay, sorry; what did it say?"
This is wild.
Because of an onslaught of AI-generated research, specifically in the computer science (CS) section, arXiv is going to limit which papers can be published.
@mjgault.bsky.social has more:
@mjgault.bsky.social has more:
November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is wild.
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If you care about public health, you have to become a revolutionary. If you care about medical research, you have to become a revolutionary. If you care about climate change, labor conditions, the well-being of children in war zones—you have to become a revolutionary.
crimethinc.com/becomeananar...
crimethinc.com/becomeananar...
October 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If you care about public health, you have to become a revolutionary. If you care about medical research, you have to become a revolutionary. If you care about climate change, labor conditions, the well-being of children in war zones—you have to become a revolutionary.
crimethinc.com/becomeananar...
crimethinc.com/becomeananar...
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Way too many people want the police to do things that have never been a part of their purpose. The police are not, and have never been, here to protect you.
crimethinc.com/2017/03/15/s...
crimethinc.com/2017/03/15/s...
Slave Patrols and Civil Servants
Modern policing originated from both slave patrols in the American South and the creation of a disciplined working class in England.
crimethinc.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Way too many people want the police to do things that have never been a part of their purpose. The police are not, and have never been, here to protect you.
crimethinc.com/2017/03/15/s...
crimethinc.com/2017/03/15/s...
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"Their effects are not permanent, and once a child lets their blocking treatment lapse, puberty will just continue as normal."
The effects are only permanent on trans youth apparently.
The effects are only permanent on trans youth apparently.
Because it’s cis kids.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Their effects are not permanent, and once a child lets their blocking treatment lapse, puberty will just continue as normal."
The effects are only permanent on trans youth apparently.
The effects are only permanent on trans youth apparently.