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Amateur poet and weird-little-collage maker in Kentucky
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Starting up a DNA testing company.
People sign up, pay, and get sent a DNA testing kit to send back.
I get the kit, burn it, and then send them back a letter saying "Don't send your DNA to random companies what the fuck is the matter with you. Keeping your money btw"
People sign up, pay, and get sent a DNA testing kit to send back.
I get the kit, burn it, and then send them back a letter saying "Don't send your DNA to random companies what the fuck is the matter with you. Keeping your money btw"
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Starting up a DNA testing company.
People sign up, pay, and get sent a DNA testing kit to send back.
I get the kit, burn it, and then send them back a letter saying "Don't send your DNA to random companies what the fuck is the matter with you. Keeping your money btw"
People sign up, pay, and get sent a DNA testing kit to send back.
I get the kit, burn it, and then send them back a letter saying "Don't send your DNA to random companies what the fuck is the matter with you. Keeping your money btw"
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Read the poem in it's entirety: poets.org/poem/renee-n...
January 10, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Read the poem in it's entirety: poets.org/poem/renee-n...
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
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I think we are great risk of a future where unregulated use of tech turns America’s educational system into something even more segregated and classist than it is today - poor kids get largely automated “education” and surveillance discipline, rich kids get gentle low-tech instruction from humans.
I went to a private Waldorf high school in the 2000s that was filled with the children of tech professionals - who explicitly wanted a lower-tech education for them.
Many tech execs believe in careful exposure to tech for their kids, while also thinking AI teaching is fine for the great unwashed.
Many tech execs believe in careful exposure to tech for their kids, while also thinking AI teaching is fine for the great unwashed.
Sam Altman doesn't want his son to grow up with an AI best friend
"I do not," Sam Altman replied when asked if he'd want his son's best friend to be an AI chatbot.
www.yahoo.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I think we are great risk of a future where unregulated use of tech turns America’s educational system into something even more segregated and classist than it is today - poor kids get largely automated “education” and surveillance discipline, rich kids get gentle low-tech instruction from humans.
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That any person finds utility in an AI system that normalizes their speech and presents them as "respectable" for the purposes of gaining access to resources and society is not praise for AI, but a condemnation of society.
April 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
That any person finds utility in an AI system that normalizes their speech and presents them as "respectable" for the purposes of gaining access to resources and society is not praise for AI, but a condemnation of society.
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There's been credible info of intent to delete National Science Foundation (NSF) awards from Research.gov databases during planned downtime, so I grabbed all awards from 1960 to present and uploaded them to a free and open research repository. Please share!
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
April 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
There's been credible info of intent to delete National Science Foundation (NSF) awards from Research.gov databases during planned downtime, so I grabbed all awards from 1960 to present and uploaded them to a free and open research repository. Please share!
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
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Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.
press.princeton.edu/ideas/bookst...
#BookstoreDay
press.princeton.edu/ideas/bookst...
#BookstoreDay
April 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.
press.princeton.edu/ideas/bookst...
#BookstoreDay
press.princeton.edu/ideas/bookst...
#BookstoreDay
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🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody.
She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.
This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.
She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.
This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.
April 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody.
She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.
This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.
She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.
This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.
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Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering
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theonion.com/trump-c...
April 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering
theonion.com/trump-c...
theonion.com/trump-c...
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New Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ✍️
Margaret talks to Katy Stoll about how the Soviet people evaded censors and kept poetry, literature, and political critique alive.
@margaret.bsky.social @katystoll.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
Margaret talks to Katy Stoll about how the Soviet people evaded censors and kept poetry, literature, and political critique alive.
@margaret.bsky.social @katystoll.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
March 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
New Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ✍️
Margaret talks to Katy Stoll about how the Soviet people evaded censors and kept poetry, literature, and political critique alive.
@margaret.bsky.social @katystoll.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
Margaret talks to Katy Stoll about how the Soviet people evaded censors and kept poetry, literature, and political critique alive.
@margaret.bsky.social @katystoll.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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It is an extraordinary honor to receive a George Polk Award in Local Reporting for our coverage of Baltimore's overdose crisis, published by @thebaltimorebanner.com and @nytimes.com Local Investigations Fellowship.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
The Banner wins Polk Award for coverage of Baltimore’s overdose crisis
Baltimore Banner reporters Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher and Nick Thieme have won the organization’s first George Polk Award for their local investigative work.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It is an extraordinary honor to receive a George Polk Award in Local Reporting for our coverage of Baltimore's overdose crisis, published by @thebaltimorebanner.com and @nytimes.com Local Investigations Fellowship.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
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HBD to Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party
“I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.” - Huey P. Newton
“I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.” - Huey P. Newton
February 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
HBD to Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party
“I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.” - Huey P. Newton
“I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.” - Huey P. Newton
"The Lord is American" by W. J. Lofton. First published today #PresidentsDay in Poem-a-Day on February 17, 2025 by the Academy of American Poets. Read poets.org/poem/lord-am... and listen on.soundcloud.com/E3s6QDSFmuNc...
![Screenshot from the linked website.
About this Poem
“I rarely felt safe as a child. The closest I’ve felt to safety was hanging with my cousins or being by my older sisters’ side[s]. Even then, I felt danger huffing about, stalking me. As a child whose parents suffered premature deaths due to America’s inadequate healthcare and mental health systems, I’m often thinking about children and how they are wrestled down by adult failures. The world’s cruelty shows itself to children through adults, even before they learn words like war, ceasefire, and later, genocide. I believe we owe children a world that loves them, and we must struggle for it at any cost.”
—W. J. Lofton](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uc7hxzu7i2w3l5q5urrhqewj/bafkreibfaia7gs47g5qinmr4fz5u6xjtvd33a64z6yrosht2x73lqpymli@jpeg)
February 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"The Lord is American" by W. J. Lofton. First published today #PresidentsDay in Poem-a-Day on February 17, 2025 by the Academy of American Poets. Read poets.org/poem/lord-am... and listen on.soundcloud.com/E3s6QDSFmuNc...
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Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
Thinking about the time this was made (1940), the course or history, and where we are now.
The Great Dictator : Charles Chaplin : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
No copyright infringement
archive.org
January 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Thinking about the time this was made (1940), the course or history, and where we are now.
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I don’t have a definitive source on this yet but it looks like NSF review panels have been canceled.
Sixty-some years ago, Eisenhower transformed higher education because he viewed a science education gap as the single greatest threat to national security.
This is absolutely an act of sabotage.
Sixty-some years ago, Eisenhower transformed higher education because he viewed a science education gap as the single greatest threat to national security.
This is absolutely an act of sabotage.
January 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I don’t have a definitive source on this yet but it looks like NSF review panels have been canceled.
Sixty-some years ago, Eisenhower transformed higher education because he viewed a science education gap as the single greatest threat to national security.
This is absolutely an act of sabotage.
Sixty-some years ago, Eisenhower transformed higher education because he viewed a science education gap as the single greatest threat to national security.
This is absolutely an act of sabotage.
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𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.
— Dr Assal Rad
— Dr Assal Rad
January 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.
— Dr Assal Rad
— Dr Assal Rad
Appreciating this news #Friends
Quakers challenge Trump order allowing immigration raids at religious sites
The Quakers said the policy violates their religious freedom, which requires them to welcome everyone.
www.axios.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Appreciating this news #Friends
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"Democracy Dies in Darkness" is kinda like "Don't Be Evil" as a slogan. It's a bit worrying when you choose it, but it's a lot more worrying when you take it down
January 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"Democracy Dies in Darkness" is kinda like "Don't Be Evil" as a slogan. It's a bit worrying when you choose it, but it's a lot more worrying when you take it down
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The History of Communication Has Always Been a History of Calculated Risk … 💀‼️
Art Review: Killer Reads, Toxic Books at the Walters
January 22, 2025
Words: Kerr Houston
bmoreart.com/2025/01/kill...
Art Review: Killer Reads, Toxic Books at the Walters
January 22, 2025
Words: Kerr Houston
bmoreart.com/2025/01/kill...
Killer Reads: Toxic Books at the Walters - BmoreArt
Killer Reads: Toxic Materials at the WaltersKerr HoustonWe’re all familiar with the serious threats that contemporary media pose to our … Continued
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January 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The History of Communication Has Always Been a History of Calculated Risk … 💀‼️
Art Review: Killer Reads, Toxic Books at the Walters
January 22, 2025
Words: Kerr Houston
bmoreart.com/2025/01/kill...
Art Review: Killer Reads, Toxic Books at the Walters
January 22, 2025
Words: Kerr Houston
bmoreart.com/2025/01/kill...
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Duolingo sent me an email and the subject was just “you made Duo sad” so I had to let them know Duo the owl isn’t real
January 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Duolingo sent me an email and the subject was just “you made Duo sad” so I had to let them know Duo the owl isn’t real