Arturo Lei
@thenoblethunder.bsky.social
Sometimes A Web Dev Guy, Italianist, and Trivia Aficionado
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Conservatives love AI because it's far easier to abuse a population that can't read, can't write, can't think, and can't tell what's real
December 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Conservatives love AI because it's far easier to abuse a population that can't read, can't write, can't think, and can't tell what's real
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without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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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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If you keep lowering your standards to “win” against the other side, eventually you’ll just be on the other side
October 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
If you keep lowering your standards to “win” against the other side, eventually you’ll just be on the other side
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It’s still not too late to start wearing a mask.
Covid is surging.
Hundreds of kids are in quarantine for measles.
Public health has been gutted and healthcare is on the chopping block.
A well fitted respirator protects you and those around you.
You’ll get sick less & make public spaces safer!
Covid is surging.
Hundreds of kids are in quarantine for measles.
Public health has been gutted and healthcare is on the chopping block.
A well fitted respirator protects you and those around you.
You’ll get sick less & make public spaces safer!
October 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
It’s still not too late to start wearing a mask.
Covid is surging.
Hundreds of kids are in quarantine for measles.
Public health has been gutted and healthcare is on the chopping block.
A well fitted respirator protects you and those around you.
You’ll get sick less & make public spaces safer!
Covid is surging.
Hundreds of kids are in quarantine for measles.
Public health has been gutted and healthcare is on the chopping block.
A well fitted respirator protects you and those around you.
You’ll get sick less & make public spaces safer!
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"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
October 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Just missing Karl Space:
October 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Just missing Karl Space:
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We don't, there will be a new (and hopefully better) normal after this, that said, for the rest of our lives we'll have to be aware a non-trivial number of neighbors and fellows voted for actual fascism, and that's always going to be a bummer
How do we return to any semblance of normal after all this is said and done?
September 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We don't, there will be a new (and hopefully better) normal after this, that said, for the rest of our lives we'll have to be aware a non-trivial number of neighbors and fellows voted for actual fascism, and that's always going to be a bummer
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You’re much closer to becoming disabled or homeless than you are to becoming rich and wealthy.
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
We need robust social supports & safety nets to ensure everyone is properly cared for.
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
We need robust social supports & safety nets to ensure everyone is properly cared for.
September 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
You’re much closer to becoming disabled or homeless than you are to becoming rich and wealthy.
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
We need robust social supports & safety nets to ensure everyone is properly cared for.
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
We need robust social supports & safety nets to ensure everyone is properly cared for.
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One stark marker of how much our society has devolved in just a few years is Bob Iger personally got on a call to convince us to let Disney/HULU make the 1619 Project. That America no longer exists.
September 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
One stark marker of how much our society has devolved in just a few years is Bob Iger personally got on a call to convince us to let Disney/HULU make the 1619 Project. That America no longer exists.
Oh hey, it's the 155th anniversary of the Breccia di Porta Pia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture...
Capture of Rome - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Oh hey, it's the 155th anniversary of the Breccia di Porta Pia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture...
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OK folks. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting on Friday to discuss Covid vaccines. If it is possible, I do recommend getting a Covid vaccine before then. I know due to out of pocket costs and prescription requirements in some states it is easier said then done.
September 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
OK folks. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting on Friday to discuss Covid vaccines. If it is possible, I do recommend getting a Covid vaccine before then. I know due to out of pocket costs and prescription requirements in some states it is easier said then done.
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Science is collaborative, this is ensuring that *no one* will want to collaborate with US scientists.
Why, why on earth would you go through all that effort working with an American only to have the research grant ended or paper killed because it got flagged by a fucking Nurgle acolyte?
Why, why on earth would you go through all that effort working with an American only to have the research grant ended or paper killed because it got flagged by a fucking Nurgle acolyte?
The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
March 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Science is collaborative, this is ensuring that *no one* will want to collaborate with US scientists.
Why, why on earth would you go through all that effort working with an American only to have the research grant ended or paper killed because it got flagged by a fucking Nurgle acolyte?
Why, why on earth would you go through all that effort working with an American only to have the research grant ended or paper killed because it got flagged by a fucking Nurgle acolyte?
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This science story has everything:
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes
Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease
www.science.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This science story has everything:
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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As I wrote last week: "As other information sources fall, Wikipedia’s stubborn independence becomes more vital than ever. The attacks from [the right] aren't just about an online encyclopedia — they're part of a broader assault on any information source that refuses to be controlled."
Scoop: I obtained a confidential presentation outlining how a major conservative think tanks plans to go after volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are "abusing their position" and promoting antisemitism
forward.com/news/686797/...
forward.com/news/686797/...
Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.
forward.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
As I wrote last week: "As other information sources fall, Wikipedia’s stubborn independence becomes more vital than ever. The attacks from [the right] aren't just about an online encyclopedia — they're part of a broader assault on any information source that refuses to be controlled."
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they think they can just erase trans joy and trans freedom. they can't. they can make things a lot harder and more painful. but that joy and that freedom is not theirs to take and it is incumbent on all good people to say so.
US government orders 46 states to destroy trans education materials
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
US government orders states to destroy trans education materials
The US government has ordered 46 states and territories to destroy education materials referencing trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
they think they can just erase trans joy and trans freedom. they can't. they can make things a lot harder and more painful. but that joy and that freedom is not theirs to take and it is incumbent on all good people to say so.
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This country’s top scientists & doctors are quitting in droves, signing public letters of no confidence, & were attacked by a conspiracy theorist. It is so dangerous for national security to have our federal health agencies who are tasked with protecting Americans in this state. RFK Jr must resign.
August 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This country’s top scientists & doctors are quitting in droves, signing public letters of no confidence, & were attacked by a conspiracy theorist. It is so dangerous for national security to have our federal health agencies who are tasked with protecting Americans in this state. RFK Jr must resign.
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I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...
I’m an award-winning mathematician. Trump just cut my funding.
The “Mozart of Math” tried to stay out of politics. Then it came for his research.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...
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NEW: Inside the culture of fear that has taken hold within Smithsonian museums in D.C., as White House officials wage an authoritarian-style censorship campaign to “ensure alignment” with Trump’s preferred version of American history.
"Everyone is so scared."
www.huffpost.com/entry/smiths...
"Everyone is so scared."
www.huffpost.com/entry/smiths...
'Everyone Is So Scared': Inside The Smithsonian As Trump Attacks Art, History
A culture of fear has taken hold at the prestigious D.C. museums as White House officials “ensure alignment” with Trump’s preferred version of American history.
www.huffpost.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
NEW: Inside the culture of fear that has taken hold within Smithsonian museums in D.C., as White House officials wage an authoritarian-style censorship campaign to “ensure alignment” with Trump’s preferred version of American history.
"Everyone is so scared."
www.huffpost.com/entry/smiths...
"Everyone is so scared."
www.huffpost.com/entry/smiths...
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You know, I’m not surprised that the people who have been bringing us “alternative facts” for like a decade now are planning to share fake jobs numbers and tariffs numbers and Smithsonian museum exhibits but it does scare the shit out of me how much they’re intent on destroying our shared reality
August 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
You know, I’m not surprised that the people who have been bringing us “alternative facts” for like a decade now are planning to share fake jobs numbers and tariffs numbers and Smithsonian museum exhibits but it does scare the shit out of me how much they’re intent on destroying our shared reality
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller in 7th grade
Honorable Mention: 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley also in 7th grade.
Yeah, when it came to reading selection, 7th grade was wild
Honorable Mention: 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley also in 7th grade.
Yeah, when it came to reading selection, 7th grade was wild
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
I'll start: John Gardner's Grendel.
I'll start: John Gardner's Grendel.
August 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller in 7th grade
Honorable Mention: 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley also in 7th grade.
Yeah, when it came to reading selection, 7th grade was wild
Honorable Mention: 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley also in 7th grade.
Yeah, when it came to reading selection, 7th grade was wild