Vanessa Wyeth
@vwyeth.bsky.social
NYC mom with opinions: UN peacebuilding, parenthood, sportsball, politics, educational equity, feminism. Probably thinking about S̶w̶e̶e̶n̶e̶y̶ ̶T̶o̶d̶d̶ Sunset Blvd (jk it’s always Sweeney Todd). Personal views. She/her.
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Vanessa Wyeth
@vwyeth.bsky.social
· Nov 12
I doubt I was known for anything but I did create this meme which went mildly viral and I remain very proud of it to this day.
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New Star Wars character just dropped
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
New Star Wars character just dropped
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There’s not a single filmmaker who is so magically good it should excuse them being a bully. Not one. Give their money to someone else. We have plenty of talent and too many assholes hogging the resources.
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
There’s not a single filmmaker who is so magically good it should excuse them being a bully. Not one. Give their money to someone else. We have plenty of talent and too many assholes hogging the resources.
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Deep Space Nine Oh Two One Oh
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Deep Space Nine Oh Two One Oh
If my tax dollars get used to bail out AI when people in this country go hungry, I’m going to riot
When it comes to money-losing tech revolutionaries, OpenAI is in a class by itself.
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@weisenthal.bsky.social
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@weisenthal.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If my tax dollars get used to bail out AI when people in this country go hungry, I’m going to riot
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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And “Christmas in Hollis” isn’t just there: John specifically requests “Christmas music” as an alternative, and Argyle challenges his assumption: “This IS Christmas music!” It’s an opening declaration of intent: What “Christmas in Hollis” is to Christmas music, “Die Hard” is to Christmas movies.
December 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
And “Christmas in Hollis” isn’t just there: John specifically requests “Christmas music” as an alternative, and Argyle challenges his assumption: “This IS Christmas music!” It’s an opening declaration of intent: What “Christmas in Hollis” is to Christmas music, “Die Hard” is to Christmas movies.
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It has “Christmas In Hollis” and “Let It Snow.” It has Christmas packing tape and a Christmas tree at a Christmas party. It has a Santa suit and “HO-HO-HO.” It happens at Christmas and involves a visit for Christmas. This is not a hard question.
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It has “Christmas In Hollis” and “Let It Snow.” It has Christmas packing tape and a Christmas tree at a Christmas party. It has a Santa suit and “HO-HO-HO.” It happens at Christmas and involves a visit for Christmas. This is not a hard question.
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Seems bad
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Seems bad
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Ugh, just texted “Thanks.” to someone when I meant “Thanks!” No recovering from that.
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Ugh, just texted “Thanks.” to someone when I meant “Thanks!” No recovering from that.
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There was a heated argument in the room over the ruggedness of Brawny vs the softer texture of Bounty but it was resolved in civil debate and a consensus was reached. That’s what Mr Bezos expects from us in the Duke’s Hot Sauce Habanero Ass Blast Debate Room presented by Rocket Mortgage
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
There was a heated argument in the room over the ruggedness of Brawny vs the softer texture of Bounty but it was resolved in civil debate and a consensus was reached. That’s what Mr Bezos expects from us in the Duke’s Hot Sauce Habanero Ass Blast Debate Room presented by Rocket Mortgage
I’m so serious about this and I have receipts
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I’m so serious about this and I have receipts
I have watched the clip of Mamdani talking about the 2010 Ghana-Uruguay match more times than I care to admit. This is so deeply personal to me & nothing he has said or done to this point has endeared him to me more. (11:12 here youtu.be/hsi5C_5HpoY?...)
ZOHRAN MAMDANI Talks Meeting Trump, Mayoral Election, Arsenal
YouTube video by The Adam Friedland Show
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November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I have watched the clip of Mamdani talking about the 2010 Ghana-Uruguay match more times than I care to admit. This is so deeply personal to me & nothing he has said or done to this point has endeared him to me more. (11:12 here youtu.be/hsi5C_5HpoY?...)
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
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November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
This one hits hard. RIP king.
Jimmy Cliff, the soulful reggae legend who helped spread the genre’s reach from Jamaica to the world with "The Harder They Come," "Many Rivers to Cross" and much more, has died at the age of 81.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This one hits hard. RIP king.
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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Is there an unknow button. I’d like an unknow button.
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Is there an unknow button. I’d like an unknow button.
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Move your turkey from the freezer to the fridge today!
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Move your turkey from the freezer to the fridge today!
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I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
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In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
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It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
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I think it’s great that our media elites have decided that men in their 30s saluting Hitler are just rambunctious kids who got carried away, while 16-year old girls being trafficked and raped by billionaires are “underage women” making informed choices. Definitely reflects well on us as a society.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I think it’s great that our media elites have decided that men in their 30s saluting Hitler are just rambunctious kids who got carried away, while 16-year old girls being trafficked and raped by billionaires are “underage women” making informed choices. Definitely reflects well on us as a society.
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AI is like asbestos! I’ve been thinking about unregulated social media as comparable to the “big tobacco” fight. Big AI is going to be so hard to fight and just as destructive, this time to democracy, education, and intellectual anything. Thinking itself is poisoned.
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
AI is like asbestos! I’ve been thinking about unregulated social media as comparable to the “big tobacco” fight. Big AI is going to be so hard to fight and just as destructive, this time to democracy, education, and intellectual anything. Thinking itself is poisoned.
Every single day gives us a new story that makes me want to burn the world down.
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Every single day gives us a new story that makes me want to burn the world down.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com: