Niall
@niallflinn.bsky.social
VFX person, Vancouverite, bicyclist, chronic dilettante.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
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March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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the new york sewer rats have finally elected a new rat pope
May 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
the new york sewer rats have finally elected a new rat pope
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White smoke over the oil refineries in New Jersey means they’ve chosen a new Jon Bon Jovi.
May 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
White smoke over the oil refineries in New Jersey means they’ve chosen a new Jon Bon Jovi.
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You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
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This man is, without question, a eugenicist. He is repugnant and should be opposed by everyone at every step.
April 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This man is, without question, a eugenicist. He is repugnant and should be opposed by everyone at every step.
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When you have someone this cunning and quiet, you want him running the country.
April 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
When you have someone this cunning and quiet, you want him running the country.
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Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
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"an insult to one of the greatest living filmmakers—someone who is on record saying that the use of AI tools in artistic production “is an insult to life itself.” From the grandchild of Diana Wynne Jones, the writer of Howl's Moving Castle.
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Make it Ghibli: Howl’s Moving Castle and GenAI Slop
Back in 1986 my grandmother—the late, great Diana Wynne Jones—wrote a book called Howl’s Moving Castle. Years later, it was adapted by Hayao Miyazaki into an Oscar-nominated film of the same name. …
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April 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"an insult to one of the greatest living filmmakers—someone who is on record saying that the use of AI tools in artistic production “is an insult to life itself.” From the grandchild of Diana Wynne Jones, the writer of Howl's Moving Castle.
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This is, in large part, pandemic revenge.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
Absolute BLOODBATH at HHS/NIH/CDC this morning. Generation of scientists, health care officials being wiped out
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April 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This is, in large part, pandemic revenge.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
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“If the war in Ukraine does not end with the complete destruction of Russia and a new Nuremberg trial, a predator that has tasted blood will be left to roam freely in the forest.”
— Former Prime Minister of Estonia Mart Laar
— Former Prime Minister of Estonia Mart Laar
March 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
“If the war in Ukraine does not end with the complete destruction of Russia and a new Nuremberg trial, a predator that has tasted blood will be left to roam freely in the forest.”
— Former Prime Minister of Estonia Mart Laar
— Former Prime Minister of Estonia Mart Laar
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We are in a time where objective truths matter more than ever. Factuality and democracy is under attack by those who thrive in darkness and those who fall victim to their false claims. We need to protect access to truth for everyone, with no financial or political agenda.
forwardcanada.ca/protectcbc
forwardcanada.ca/protectcbc
SIGN UP: Stop the Shutdown of the CBC
The CBC is Canada’s voice. Now, the Conservative Party wants to shut it down while billionaires and hedge funds tighten their grip on our media. With U.S. interests shaping what we see and hear, we mu...
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March 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We are in a time where objective truths matter more than ever. Factuality and democracy is under attack by those who thrive in darkness and those who fall victim to their false claims. We need to protect access to truth for everyone, with no financial or political agenda.
forwardcanada.ca/protectcbc
forwardcanada.ca/protectcbc
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In just one week, over ** 14,000 Canadians ** have signed up to protect the CBC. Will you join them? The CBC—and Canada—depend on it. protectcbc.ca
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In just one week, over ** 14,000 Canadians ** have signed up to protect the CBC. Will you join them? The CBC—and Canada—depend on it. protectcbc.ca
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Whoever puts this on their list of five things they did this week should get the employee of the year award
BREAKING: The Monitors were just hacked at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to display an AI video of Trump licking Elon Musk’s toes.
The caption over it read: “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”
The caption over it read: “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”
February 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Whoever puts this on their list of five things they did this week should get the employee of the year award
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The thing that people have to realize about the reactionaries, who are our enemies, is they have factions. There's factions that dislike Putin and factions that love him. It's not dissimilar to factions within liberalism. But they are reactionary anti-liberals all the same.
February 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The thing that people have to realize about the reactionaries, who are our enemies, is they have factions. There's factions that dislike Putin and factions that love him. It's not dissimilar to factions within liberalism. But they are reactionary anti-liberals all the same.
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The age of human tyranny was cruel—but flawed. AI tyranny will be perfect. It will know you better than you know yourself. It will shape your reality before you resist. And if we lose democracy now, we may never get another chance to win it back
The Final Despotism
When Technology Rewrites Human Freedom
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February 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The age of human tyranny was cruel—but flawed. AI tyranny will be perfect. It will know you better than you know yourself. It will shape your reality before you resist. And if we lose democracy now, we may never get another chance to win it back
Elon Musk has accumulated the better part of half a trillion dollars. He could go down in history as the man who eradicated HIV, protected the Amazon & oceans or fixed climate change, and still be incredibly rich. But no, he’ll be remembered as that asshole who finally pushed America over the edge.
February 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Elon Musk has accumulated the better part of half a trillion dollars. He could go down in history as the man who eradicated HIV, protected the Amazon & oceans or fixed climate change, and still be incredibly rich. But no, he’ll be remembered as that asshole who finally pushed America over the edge.
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The average citizen has no idea how big & complex their world is, or how much they stand to lose by taking a hammer to it in the name of efficiency. We may soon learn!
February 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The average citizen has no idea how big & complex their world is, or how much they stand to lose by taking a hammer to it in the name of efficiency. We may soon learn!
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I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.
February 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.
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Quick reminder: DOGE isnt real. Its a figment of President Musks imagination and has no power, and isn’t an agency
February 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Quick reminder: DOGE isnt real. Its a figment of President Musks imagination and has no power, and isn’t an agency
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The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.