Mark
arcrust.bsky.social
Mark
@arcrust.bsky.social
I'm just here for politics, science, and other news. I will occasionally share things I find interesting.
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Trump: You all know the great PM of the UK and we just signed a document

*drops documents*

Trump: A little windy out here. We just signed it and so we have our trade agreement with the EU
June 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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A child’s life and home, taken away overnight by Trump’s cruel and inhumane mass deportation policy.

This is not who we are as a country.
June 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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June 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Great quote for our modern times.
May 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A House hearing ended abruptly after a Republican congressman misgendered Delaware Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress. Kudos to Rep. Bill Keating for quickly defending her.
March 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Promoting your stuff in 2025 is weird but anyway everythingistb.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Someone help me understand.

If I take my entire retirement account and put it all in government bonds, does that increase the national debt?
March 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We've been here. We've done this.

If you haven't read the Declaration of Independence recently, you should. It's quite chilling in a modern context.
February 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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WIRED health & biotech writer here. If you're a USDA employee working on the government's response to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak and would like to speak securely about what's happening at the agency, please reach out to me on Signal at emullin.06. I can honor requests for anonymity.
February 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE! How is the organization in charge of nuclear weapons not considered national security?!?!?
February 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order.
TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)
February 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Glad to know that my representative doing what he can
February 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
February 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Something I think about often:
Humans have rights.
Animals have rights.

As AI advances, there is going to be a point where we need to have a serious discussion about AI rights. What rights would an AI be entitled to? And at what point do we have an obligation to acknowledge those rights?
February 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The transcripts for the executive order signing are pretty wild. Surely, he has read through them and is just asking for them to be explained to other people. Right?

Otherwise, it reads like he's being taken advantage of. Is this elder abuse?
January 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Updated list of companies committed to DEI

Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans
January 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM