Sam Parsons
@geejit.bsky.social
amateur nerd. also professional nerd.
Work: helping life sciences professionals perform cutting edge single cell research
Life: gaming, music, queer politics, dice goblinery
he/they
Work: helping life sciences professionals perform cutting edge single cell research
Life: gaming, music, queer politics, dice goblinery
he/they
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We started reporting this profile of @edzitron.com in July. Zitron's message has only grown more urgent since then. Read @harrymccracken.com's full story @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91448284/ed-...
Meet Ed Zitron, AI’s original prophet of doom
Ed Zitron has built a small media empire on the argument that AI is not only a bubble but a fraud, and it’s headed for a spectacular crash.
www.fastcompany.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We started reporting this profile of @edzitron.com in July. Zitron's message has only grown more urgent since then. Read @harrymccracken.com's full story @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91448284/ed-...
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
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“there is a point on the graph where things get Worse, and there you will find Ronald Reagan” stays undefeated
it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“there is a point on the graph where things get Worse, and there you will find Ronald Reagan” stays undefeated
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Starbucks union members are striking tomorrow, folks! don't cross picket lines.
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Starbucks union members are striking tomorrow, folks! don't cross picket lines.
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Ultrasound microbubbles could enhance drug delivery for pediatric brain tumors, a new analysis shows how Epstein-Barr virus may drive lupus by reprogramming the body's B cells, and more this week in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://scim.ag/489216b
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Ultrasound microbubbles could enhance drug delivery for pediatric brain tumors, a new analysis shows how Epstein-Barr virus may drive lupus by reprogramming the body's B cells, and more this week in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://scim.ag/489216b
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Anyway. Happy Friday evening in the afterlife to Rosalind Franklin and Rosalind Franklin only.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Anyway. Happy Friday evening in the afterlife to Rosalind Franklin and Rosalind Franklin only.
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“.. thanks to a donation from a U.S. tech billionaire, raising concerns about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.”
@apnews.com $TSLA
apnews.com/article/las-...
@apnews.com $TSLA
apnews.com/article/las-...
November 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“.. thanks to a donation from a U.S. tech billionaire, raising concerns about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.”
@apnews.com $TSLA
apnews.com/article/las-...
@apnews.com $TSLA
apnews.com/article/las-...
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Microglia are the brain’s most dynamic cells, constantly extending and retracting their processes to monitor the parenchyma and respond to potential danger with inflammatory signaling.
Our new study in @ScienceAdvances @science.org explores how these functions are regulated.
Our new study in @ScienceAdvances @science.org explores how these functions are regulated.
October 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Microglia are the brain’s most dynamic cells, constantly extending and retracting their processes to monitor the parenchyma and respond to potential danger with inflammatory signaling.
Our new study in @ScienceAdvances @science.org explores how these functions are regulated.
Our new study in @ScienceAdvances @science.org explores how these functions are regulated.
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Currently at:
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash
October 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Currently at:
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash
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A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security with 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security with less than 1% of their income.
Who agrees it’s time to scrap the cap?
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security with less than 1% of their income.
Who agrees it’s time to scrap the cap?
September 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security with 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security with less than 1% of their income.
Who agrees it’s time to scrap the cap?
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security with less than 1% of their income.
Who agrees it’s time to scrap the cap?
hmm. how about we try *not* occupying our cities?
now the cities are double occupied, with more cops and more guns, some state loyal, some fed loyal
what could go wrong?
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
what could go wrong?
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Newsom deploys state police to major cities after Trump threatens to send more troops to California
The governor drew a sharp contrast between his effort and the Trump administration’s use of the military.
www.politico.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
hmm. how about we try *not* occupying our cities?
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Good summary of what the Senate could do to put someone qualified in charge of CDC while pushing RFKJ out, if they could just locate their vertebrae.
With a 3 seat GOP majority, they only need 4 votes to block any further Trump appointments til 🧠🪱 resigns.
Now where did they put that T-spine….
With a 3 seat GOP majority, they only need 4 votes to block any further Trump appointments til 🧠🪱 resigns.
Now where did they put that T-spine….
New in PN: RFK Jr gives Republicans a chance to defy Trump on easy mode
"What’s really notable is the extent to which GOP leaders have remained supine even in the face of a radical assault on their grandchildren by a transparent death-dealing fraud who wasn’t even a member of the party a year ago."
"What’s really notable is the extent to which GOP leaders have remained supine even in the face of a radical assault on their grandchildren by a transparent death-dealing fraud who wasn’t even a member of the party a year ago."
RFK Jr gives Republicans a chance to defy Trump on easy mode
They're failing — so far.
www.publicnotice.co
September 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Good summary of what the Senate could do to put someone qualified in charge of CDC while pushing RFKJ out, if they could just locate their vertebrae.
With a 3 seat GOP majority, they only need 4 votes to block any further Trump appointments til 🧠🪱 resigns.
Now where did they put that T-spine….
With a 3 seat GOP majority, they only need 4 votes to block any further Trump appointments til 🧠🪱 resigns.
Now where did they put that T-spine….
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Stephen Miller Tears Up As Son Says First 14 Words
August 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Stephen Miller Tears Up As Son Says First 14 Words
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Frito-Lay CEO Gifts Trump Gold Funyun theonion.com/frito-l...
August 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Frito-Lay CEO Gifts Trump Gold Funyun theonion.com/frito-l...
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The biggest landlord in the US will stop using rent-setting algorithms that critics say can result in price-fixing.
Greystar settled after federal prosecutors sued it, other landlords and the software’s maker.
We first wrote about the practice in 2022.
www.propublica.org/article/grey...
Greystar settled after federal prosecutors sued it, other landlords and the software’s maker.
We first wrote about the practice in 2022.
www.propublica.org/article/grey...
America’s Largest Landlord to Stop Using RealPage Rent-Setting Software, Makes Deal With DOJ
Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The biggest landlord in the US will stop using rent-setting algorithms that critics say can result in price-fixing.
Greystar settled after federal prosecutors sued it, other landlords and the software’s maker.
We first wrote about the practice in 2022.
www.propublica.org/article/grey...
Greystar settled after federal prosecutors sued it, other landlords and the software’s maker.
We first wrote about the practice in 2022.
www.propublica.org/article/grey...
This is horrifying, and so deeply profoundly stupid.
"Kennedy questioned the effectiveness of the vaccines…
'You can't control the amount of energy that everybody is getting," he said. "When you give a vaccine, you want to know exactly how much energy is because some people react very, very badly and can get very, very badly injured.'"
'You can't control the amount of energy that everybody is getting," he said. "When you give a vaccine, you want to know exactly how much energy is because some people react very, very badly and can get very, very badly injured.'"
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:21 AM
This is horrifying, and so deeply profoundly stupid.
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In about 20 minutes, join me (and whichever pet decides to be on camera) as we finish up playing Genghis Khan in #CivilizationVII!
We were actually doing well as we headed into the Exploration Age, but...I probably just jinxed it.
See you in chat!
www.twitch.tv/theoperageek
We were actually doing well as we headed into the Exploration Age, but...I probably just jinxed it.
See you in chat!
www.twitch.tv/theoperageek
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Professional Opera Singer • Geek Extraordinaire • Aria-Slinging Mercenary • Voiceover Artist • Actual Bard • Co-Creator of the #CollegeOfTheOpera • D&D • TTRPG
www.twitch.tv
August 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In about 20 minutes, join me (and whichever pet decides to be on camera) as we finish up playing Genghis Khan in #CivilizationVII!
We were actually doing well as we headed into the Exploration Age, but...I probably just jinxed it.
See you in chat!
www.twitch.tv/theoperageek
We were actually doing well as we headed into the Exploration Age, but...I probably just jinxed it.
See you in chat!
www.twitch.tv/theoperageek
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transition care for trans people is life saving healthcare. the only regret with my transition is that i didn’t start when i was younger. fuck everyone who is cheering on the destruction legal trans healthcare, and fuck those indifferent to it
June 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
transition care for trans people is life saving healthcare. the only regret with my transition is that i didn’t start when i was younger. fuck everyone who is cheering on the destruction legal trans healthcare, and fuck those indifferent to it
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Give the photographer the Pulitzer Prize
June 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Give the photographer the Pulitzer Prize