Paul Messina
@messina.bsky.social
Rocketry and D&D nerd. He/Him
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Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds gizmodo.com/covid-19-is-...
Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds
Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.
gizmodo.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds gizmodo.com/covid-19-is-...
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Ban stock trading by lawmakers in Congress. Full stop.
January 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Ban stock trading by lawmakers in Congress. Full stop.
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It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM
It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.
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It’s the media’s job to hold power to account. This year, too many got into bed with it instead | Arwa Mahdawi
It’s the media’s job to hold power to account. This year, too many got into bed with it instead | Arwa Mahdawi
The lines between advertising, public relations and journalism have become dangerously blurred
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s the media’s job to hold power to account. This year, too many got into bed with it instead | Arwa Mahdawi
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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Here is a bit of my resignation speech from last night
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Here is a bit of my resignation speech from last night
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Grab 🦅🪄"Hogwarts Legacy"🪄🦅 for FREE today at Epic Games Store!
Link:⬇️
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📆Get this game for free at #EpicGames Store until 5 PM CET Thursday, December 18 2025.
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Link:⬇️
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hogw...
📆Get this game for free at #EpicGames Store until 5 PM CET Thursday, December 18 2025.
🎉Steam Random Keys➡️ www.g2a.com/n/randomkey471
#FreeGame #FreeGames #EpicGames #EpicGameStore
December 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Grab 🦅🪄"Hogwarts Legacy"🪄🦅 for FREE today at Epic Games Store!
Link:⬇️
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hogw...
📆Get this game for free at #EpicGames Store until 5 PM CET Thursday, December 18 2025.
🎉Steam Random Keys➡️ www.g2a.com/n/randomkey471
#FreeGame #FreeGames #EpicGames #EpicGameStore
Link:⬇️
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hogw...
📆Get this game for free at #EpicGames Store until 5 PM CET Thursday, December 18 2025.
🎉Steam Random Keys➡️ www.g2a.com/n/randomkey471
#FreeGame #FreeGames #EpicGames #EpicGameStore
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NEW: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence that UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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Just so we're clear how this works 👇
December 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Just so we're clear how this works 👇
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The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
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The Doctor is right and correct
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Doctor is right and correct
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ok this joke might be a little too specific
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ok this joke might be a little too specific
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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perhaps the most robust corpus of training data available to LLMs is people writing excuses for why they did not actually do the work
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
perhaps the most robust corpus of training data available to LLMs is people writing excuses for why they did not actually do the work
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Decent people: "Hey, these hate symbols are terrorizing some of our service members. We should do something about that."
Coast Guard: "Say no more, fam. Those are no longer hate symbols. Problem solved."
newrepublic.com/post/203458/...
Coast Guard: "Say no more, fam. Those are no longer hate symbols. Problem solved."
newrepublic.com/post/203458/...
U.S. Coast Guard Will No Longer Consider Swastika a Hate Symbol
The Coast Guard seems to be fine with Nazis now.
newrepublic.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Decent people: "Hey, these hate symbols are terrorizing some of our service members. We should do something about that."
Coast Guard: "Say no more, fam. Those are no longer hate symbols. Problem solved."
newrepublic.com/post/203458/...
Coast Guard: "Say no more, fam. Those are no longer hate symbols. Problem solved."
newrepublic.com/post/203458/...
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
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When a reporter on Air Force One asked President Donald Trump a question about Epstein's recently revealed emails, Trump snapped at her, responding with the phrase “Quiet, piggy.”
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
When a reporter on Air Force One asked President Donald Trump a question about Epstein's recently revealed emails, Trump snapped at her, responding with the phrase “Quiet, piggy.”
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No one should gloss over how appalling this is. A president who feels this comfortable demeaning women, and so many others, is nothing short of embarrassing and shameful.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
No one should gloss over how appalling this is. A president who feels this comfortable demeaning women, and so many others, is nothing short of embarrassing and shameful.
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everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
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Same town, new spot.
The “Best Friends Forever” statue of Trump and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein holding hands just reappeared in DC after federal authorities already tore it down twice. 🤣
The “Best Friends Forever” statue of Trump and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein holding hands just reappeared in DC after federal authorities already tore it down twice. 🤣
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Same town, new spot.
The “Best Friends Forever” statue of Trump and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein holding hands just reappeared in DC after federal authorities already tore it down twice. 🤣
The “Best Friends Forever” statue of Trump and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein holding hands just reappeared in DC after federal authorities already tore it down twice. 🤣
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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it's true and they should say it but it's a real bad sign it's winding up in print
“A Nigerian official was told by a U.S. counterpart that, with Thanksgiving coming up, Nigeria should go quiet and wait for the president’s attention to shift, a Nigerian official said.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, the commander in chief of the U.S. military.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the commander in chief of the U.S. military.
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
it's true and they should say it but it's a real bad sign it's winding up in print