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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 3h

Oh no! So sorry. Hope he recovers quickly.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 10h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 8h

LOL

Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 15h

Alex Jones has asked the Supreme Court to immediately put his almost $1.5 billion defamation judgment on hold, citing the imminent threat of InfoWars being handed over to The Onion.

If there isn't a stay, "InfoWars will have been acquired by its ideological nemesis and destroyed," the filing says.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 10h

This is such a ridiculous timeline.

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 10h

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 12h

a man and a woman are standing in front of each other and talking to each other .

Alt: a man and a woman are standing in front of each other and talking to each other - Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill

media.tenor.com

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Chris Jackson @chriscjackson.bsky.social · 13h

Republicans are obsessed with your children’s genitals and it’s time we started calling this shit weird again.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 13h

See: bsky.app/profile/hype...

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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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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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 13h

Especially educators 🍎

Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 14h

I don't know who needs to hear this*, but you do not have to incorporate generative AI tools into your work. Depending on the nature of your work, it will not necessarily make your work better or more efficient.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 14h

Ooh, we just covered this topic. 🎢

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 15h

I wish I knew. My students didn’t do very well on their first midterm exam and I think AI use is partially to blame.

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 15h

How can it be legal to drag people out of their cars when they haven’t done anything wrong?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 17h

You've been added to the Physicists list. You should now be able to post to the Physics feed using ⚛️ and the Science feed using the test tube emoji.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Drop something WITCHY - Part 2 🧙‍♀️🧹

I need to learn how to SUP so I can do this one year.

Pics of people dressed as witches on standup paddle boards in Vancouver for the Witchilano SUP

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Oops, that's me dressed as Sven, not Olaf. Can you tell my children were not little during Frozen-mania?

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! I've met lots of interesting people, some IRL as well, and interacted with a few famous ones including Raffi and Patton Oswalt. I've been interviewed by the media a few times, at least twice on TV. I've bought some very cool original artwork directly from the artists. And I've learned a lot.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Gosh, he's really going to feel that. 🙄

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

🧪🎢 ⚛️

Springer Nature @springernature.com · 1d

Black holes don’t just swallow everything - they might be creating something, too. A new theory suggests they could be the source of dark energy, the mysterious force behind the universe’s expansion. spklr.io/63321BKDFf

Are Black Holes Creating Dark Energy?

A controversial prediction about black holes and the expansion force of the universe could explain a cosmology mystery

spklr.io

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

And just for fun, some other pics of me in Science Spooktacular shows over the years.

(This is a show for school-aged children where we act out a short play that includes science demos. It's lots of fun.)

🧪 🎢 👩‍🔬 🎃 #scicomm

Me as Edith from Despicable Me with a colleague dressed as Gru

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Punished Cat Guy, Kitten Breath Sommelier @majima.club · 2d

Drop something WITCHY 🧙‍♀️

My niece wrote this (summoning spell???) when she was 7. When questioned she said casually that “Neyo” is “just one of [her] spirits” and waved off questions about how she gained this arcane knowledge.

We are almost certain she is a changeling

A a letter handwritten by a child.

DeaR neyo I need You to come To me to let ChAøs Rule AGAin.
love, RiNoA Queen magek

(Translated from 7 year old:)
Dear Neyo [“just one of my spirits” she said casually] I need you to come to me to let Chaos rule again.
love, Rinoa Queen Magick

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d

I love this.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 3d

Drop something WITCHY 🧙‍♀️

That's me dressed as a witch in the very first Science Spooktacular outreach show. (Which is unfortunately not happening this year. ☹️)

Me dressed as a witch in a Halloween-themed science outreach show

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 3d

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

www.qasimrashid.com

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 3d

"Your reproductive system intuitively knows that it should not bring a child into a world that would reward this music with success." LOL 🇨🇦

42four @424.bsky.social · 3d

Apropos of nothing…

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...

An FAQ About Your New Birth Control: The Music of Rush

What’s in it? Every woman deserves to know exactly what’s in her birth control. Rush is a Canadian progressive rock power trio whose golden era is ...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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