@rappazzo.bsky.social
Environmental epidemiologist, non-deferential, cats are our friends
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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I know we are all clowning on this, but the only
CHILDREN
who need penis RECONSTRUCTION
are children who've suffered a penial injury, such as can come from circumcision.
🦆
CHILDREN
who need penis RECONSTRUCTION
are children who've suffered a penial injury, such as can come from circumcision.
🦆
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I know we are all clowning on this, but the only
CHILDREN
who need penis RECONSTRUCTION
are children who've suffered a penial injury, such as can come from circumcision.
🦆
CHILDREN
who need penis RECONSTRUCTION
are children who've suffered a penial injury, such as can come from circumcision.
🦆
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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I would like a society to ridicule everyone who thinks a government should be run like a business into never sharing that opinion publicly ever again
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I would like a society to ridicule everyone who thinks a government should be run like a business into never sharing that opinion publicly ever again
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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No "birthright citizenship" means nobody can prove they are a citizen. If you have any immigrant ancestor and you cannot prove lawful status at that time, even if it was 1830, you citizenship is in doubt.
Take this as far back as you like. The maximal consequence is that everyone must show a chain of citizenship or lawful permanent residency at time of birth for every ancestor to the point of immigration.
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
No "birthright citizenship" means nobody can prove they are a citizen. If you have any immigrant ancestor and you cannot prove lawful status at that time, even if it was 1830, you citizenship is in doubt.
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I know the current SCOTUS is distinctly bad, but reading student papers on past SCOTUS crim legal ops really drives home that, perhaps except for a few weeks under the Warren Court, all modern SCOTUS's have basically subscribed to the judicial philosophy of "please make sure prisoners suffer a lot."
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I know the current SCOTUS is distinctly bad, but reading student papers on past SCOTUS crim legal ops really drives home that, perhaps except for a few weeks under the Warren Court, all modern SCOTUS's have basically subscribed to the judicial philosophy of "please make sure prisoners suffer a lot."
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There's no excuse for ProPublica's position on this issue. We need a fair contract, with real job security and GAI guardrails, now!
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
There's no excuse for ProPublica's position on this issue. We need a fair contract, with real job security and GAI guardrails, now!
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people are angry that chatbots are being thrust on them; that the industry is unregulated; that it’s deskilling young people; is being used as a weapon against labor and popular gAI is built on theft of the work of millions of artists and authors.
You don’t get to demand civility.
You don’t get to demand civility.
Wow 80% bad-faith responses, and people lecturing the creator of Flask here and the creator of Django/datasette in the comments on why AI is useless for software engineering...
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
people are angry that chatbots are being thrust on them; that the industry is unregulated; that it’s deskilling young people; is being used as a weapon against labor and popular gAI is built on theft of the work of millions of artists and authors.
You don’t get to demand civility.
You don’t get to demand civility.
Fun fact, during the 1st Trump admin, PFAS research and guidance/action were made a priority. Never thought I’d miss Scott Pruitt, but here we are.
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Fun fact, during the 1st Trump admin, PFAS research and guidance/action were made a priority. Never thought I’d miss Scott Pruitt, but here we are.
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
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SCHUMER: Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying “Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.”
Senator Schumer Votes to Let the Big Wooden Horse into Troy
“In the wake of votes by a handful of key Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to pass a GOP-led continuing resolution funding f...
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
SCHUMER: Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying “Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.”
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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In fact, access to commissaries - and the lower cost food that it can provide, because IT IS THE GOVERNMENT AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO MAKE A PROFIT OR TAX ITSELF IT JUST WANTS YOU TO BE FED - is a prized thing.
I *really* miss going to the PX / BX!
I *really* miss going to the PX / BX!
Re Zohran’s grocery store plans- the government already runs discount grocery stores ALL OVER THE WORLD.
They are called commissaries and they are on every US military base.
No one has ever had a problem with their existence
They are called commissaries and they are on every US military base.
No one has ever had a problem with their existence
June 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In fact, access to commissaries - and the lower cost food that it can provide, because IT IS THE GOVERNMENT AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO MAKE A PROFIT OR TAX ITSELF IT JUST WANTS YOU TO BE FED - is a prized thing.
I *really* miss going to the PX / BX!
I *really* miss going to the PX / BX!
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okay, so, with Dems successfully keeping anyone up in 2026 for voting for this turd let's take a look at who's up in 2026 anyway:
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
okay, so, with Dems successfully keeping anyone up in 2026 for voting for this turd let's take a look at who's up in 2026 anyway:
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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I'd love to see someone compile a list of New Yorkers who insisted they'll move out of NYC if Mamdani wins so if he does, y'all can follow up with them tomorrow and see if they need help packing.
November 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I'd love to see someone compile a list of New Yorkers who insisted they'll move out of NYC if Mamdani wins so if he does, y'all can follow up with them tomorrow and see if they need help packing.
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I am very much afraid that "this non nazi leftist was so dumb he spent 18 years wearing a nazi tattoo"is not the endorsement that you seem to think it is
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I am very much afraid that "this non nazi leftist was so dumb he spent 18 years wearing a nazi tattoo"is not the endorsement that you seem to think it is
There’s so many examples! Many aren’t this visible. But if one thinks tuberculosis is a romantic way to die, I don’t know how to convince them otherwise
have you ever felt like public health is an overreach? do me a favor and look up tertiary syphilis or, alternately, the concept of "shitting yourself to death", which used to be something that happened with medium regularity
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
There’s so many examples! Many aren’t this visible. But if one thinks tuberculosis is a romantic way to die, I don’t know how to convince them otherwise
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Rough math: 12.3% of Americans (41.7 mil) are about to lose SNAP. Many food banks produce 3 meals per $1, so a November worth of meals for one costs $30. Round it up to $35 for asst. costs & hygiene products. If 13% of us donate $35 each to food banks, we can get everyone through Nov! #EndHunger 🥙💪
October 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Rough math: 12.3% of Americans (41.7 mil) are about to lose SNAP. Many food banks produce 3 meals per $1, so a November worth of meals for one costs $30. Round it up to $35 for asst. costs & hygiene products. If 13% of us donate $35 each to food banks, we can get everyone through Nov! #EndHunger 🥙💪
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he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity
October 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity
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Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
www.theregister.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
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CDC employees standing up and walking out in light of the mass shootings, firings, and *waves hands in the air* everything else.
#USAnotRFK
Lets gooooo
#USAnotRFK
Lets gooooo
August 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
CDC employees standing up and walking out in light of the mass shootings, firings, and *waves hands in the air* everything else.
#USAnotRFK
Lets gooooo
#USAnotRFK
Lets gooooo