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Oh, so you want to stay in a bubble, huh? You're missing out on valuable information like <opens up X for the first time in a while, this is the first post fed to me>
January 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Oh, so you want to stay in a bubble, huh? You're missing out on valuable information like <opens up X for the first time in a while, this is the first post fed to me>
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This is one current bright spot for climate and human wellbeing.
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:12 AM
This is one current bright spot for climate and human wellbeing.
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It's 101 years ago today, but this is one of my favorite #OTD threads from last year. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️
100 years ago today, #OTD in 1925, Edwin Hubble announced that Andromeda and other spiral nebulae were definitely separate galaxies outside the Milky Way, in a paper read to an AAS meeting by H.N. Russell.
There was no doubt that the Universe was more than just our little island of stars. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️
There was no doubt that the Universe was more than just our little island of stars. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️
January 2, 2026 at 2:12 AM
It's 101 years ago today, but this is one of my favorite #OTD threads from last year. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️
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Loving the RTs and replies! But people would get way more out of this if they read it.
I'll keep my hurt feelings out of this, though it is hard to have people just guess what I spent hours writing.
I bring years of writing to this topic. I think you'll really get a lot out of actually reading.
I'll keep my hurt feelings out of this, though it is hard to have people just guess what I spent hours writing.
I bring years of writing to this topic. I think you'll really get a lot out of actually reading.
I'm intrigued by MTG's pivot to a more gentle tone. I'm not fooled by her act, unlike some pundits.
But it suggests she has a theory that voters are done with MAGA trolls. And she wants to meet that moment.
I think she'll fail. My analysis.
www.salon.com/2026/01/02/m...
But it suggests she has a theory that voters are done with MAGA trolls. And she wants to meet that moment.
I think she'll fail. My analysis.
www.salon.com/2026/01/02/m...
Marjorie Taylor Greene bets the Republican troll era is over
It's not like she anything else to offer
www.salon.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Loving the RTs and replies! But people would get way more out of this if they read it.
I'll keep my hurt feelings out of this, though it is hard to have people just guess what I spent hours writing.
I bring years of writing to this topic. I think you'll really get a lot out of actually reading.
I'll keep my hurt feelings out of this, though it is hard to have people just guess what I spent hours writing.
I bring years of writing to this topic. I think you'll really get a lot out of actually reading.
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startling how many people got played by this
After receiving a commendation for exceptional services to the Russian state from President Putin, Biden accuser Tara Reade—seen here in her luxury Moscow condo—has now become a citizen of the Russian Federation... молодец!
January 2, 2026 at 2:10 AM
startling how many people got played by this
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Asking an LLM to issue an apology-shaped object and thinking it is meaningful, is kind of like telling a d6 that if it rolls a 1 it means you've been accepted into quantum Valhalla and are ready to make that journey, king
January 2, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Asking an LLM to issue an apology-shaped object and thinking it is meaningful, is kind of like telling a d6 that if it rolls a 1 it means you've been accepted into quantum Valhalla and are ready to make that journey, king
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With Israel banning and preventing 37 international organizations from working in the Gaza Strip
the situation is getting worse for us as families in Gaza
With the arrival of the new year I ask everyone with a heart that beats with humanity to shower us with their generosity
@wendyharmer.bsky.social
the situation is getting worse for us as families in Gaza
With the arrival of the new year I ask everyone with a heart that beats with humanity to shower us with their generosity
@wendyharmer.bsky.social
Obada is trying to keep his kids warm this winter
Obada lost his account here again he’s just trying to help his sweet kids gofund.me/e4edd8bbb
December 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
With Israel banning and preventing 37 international organizations from working in the Gaza Strip
the situation is getting worse for us as families in Gaza
With the arrival of the new year I ask everyone with a heart that beats with humanity to shower us with their generosity
@wendyharmer.bsky.social
the situation is getting worse for us as families in Gaza
With the arrival of the new year I ask everyone with a heart that beats with humanity to shower us with their generosity
@wendyharmer.bsky.social
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Now I’m just imagining this bear showing up to a county court house
Black bear living underneath California house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
Black bear living underneath Altadena house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
The 550-pound black bear has taken up residence in the crawlspace underneath Ken Johnson's home in California for a month.
www.cbsnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Now I’m just imagining this bear showing up to a county court house
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I’m seeing the Grok “apology” screenshot circulating and being misunderstood as an official statement.
It was not. It was a post generated by a prompt *telling* Grok to write an apology.
There’s even a community note that’s been added to a viral post on X featuring a screenshot of the Grok reply:
It was not. It was a post generated by a prompt *telling* Grok to write an apology.
There’s even a community note that’s been added to a viral post on X featuring a screenshot of the Grok reply:
January 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I’m seeing the Grok “apology” screenshot circulating and being misunderstood as an official statement.
It was not. It was a post generated by a prompt *telling* Grok to write an apology.
There’s even a community note that’s been added to a viral post on X featuring a screenshot of the Grok reply:
It was not. It was a post generated by a prompt *telling* Grok to write an apology.
There’s even a community note that’s been added to a viral post on X featuring a screenshot of the Grok reply:
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For the last few days on X, people (mainly women, and sometimes children) have had nonconsensual images of them in swimsuits (or much worse) requested by users and created by Grok.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
For the last few days on X, people (mainly women, and sometimes children) have had nonconsensual images of them in swimsuits (or much worse) requested by users and created by Grok.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
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It should really bother all of us that the United States government left an unknown number of people floating in an ocean more than 2 days ago, and this seems to be the only information available about the search.
x.com/Southcom/sta...
x.com/Southcom/sta...
January 2, 2026 at 1:36 AM
It should really bother all of us that the United States government left an unknown number of people floating in an ocean more than 2 days ago, and this seems to be the only information available about the search.
x.com/Southcom/sta...
x.com/Southcom/sta...
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A lot of people are noticing the spread of AI sexual abuse material on X now, but it has been happening for years. Young actresses like Jenna Ortega and Xochitl Gomez fled the platform. Even celebrities say there’s nothing they can do to stop it. Misogynistic violence is the main reason I left X.
January 2, 2026 at 2:30 AM
A lot of people are noticing the spread of AI sexual abuse material on X now, but it has been happening for years. Young actresses like Jenna Ortega and Xochitl Gomez fled the platform. Even celebrities say there’s nothing they can do to stop it. Misogynistic violence is the main reason I left X.
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Thinking a large language model is sorry is like thinking your robot vacuum is powered by OCD.
January 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Thinking a large language model is sorry is like thinking your robot vacuum is powered by OCD.
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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The Library of Alexandria was burned. The Nazis burned books. Lenin destroyed Soviet science. This is no different.
Trump and the GOP are coming for both science and our libraries.
Trump and the GOP are coming for both science and our libraries.
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 AM
The Library of Alexandria was burned. The Nazis burned books. Lenin destroyed Soviet science. This is no different.
Trump and the GOP are coming for both science and our libraries.
Trump and the GOP are coming for both science and our libraries.
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Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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There’s a lesson there.
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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There’s a lesson there.
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According to the new rules, if you and a few friends go to a defense contractor’s testing facility and you say “where are the missiles” and they don’t let you in then all federal funds for defense contractors will be frozen
January 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
According to the new rules, if you and a few friends go to a defense contractor’s testing facility and you say “where are the missiles” and they don’t let you in then all federal funds for defense contractors will be frozen
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The original article came out in Scientific American in March 1973. Titled “Bicycle Technology” it showed humans on bicycles as the most efficient form of transportation. I was 15 years old and this had a big impact on me. Ever since I've always thought riding a bicycle was really cool 👍
December 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The original article came out in Scientific American in March 1973. Titled “Bicycle Technology” it showed humans on bicycles as the most efficient form of transportation. I was 15 years old and this had a big impact on me. Ever since I've always thought riding a bicycle was really cool 👍
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Because a couple of bozos went knocking on already closed daycares, Trump is holding back all federal funding from all states until they “prove” they are spending the funds correctly.
Guilty until proven innocent.
Guilty until proven innocent.
January 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Because a couple of bozos went knocking on already closed daycares, Trump is holding back all federal funding from all states until they “prove” they are spending the funds correctly.
Guilty until proven innocent.
Guilty until proven innocent.
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Health care costs have officially spiked for millions as Affordable Care Act subsidies lapsed at midnight thanks to GOP inaction
Health Care Costs Skyrocket For Millions Of Americans As Subsidies Lapse
The change impacts a cross-section of Americans who don’t get insurance from an employer and don’t qualify for Medicaid or Medicare.
www.huffpost.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Health care costs have officially spiked for millions as Affordable Care Act subsidies lapsed at midnight thanks to GOP inaction
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Cancel Me Daddy got 54,000 shorts views and made just over $3 lol
My YouTube shorts got 662,000 views last year and the ad revenue from them was $140 lol
A couple of Youtubers I watch have done videos now about how their views are way down, and how Youtube is prioritizing short form, clickbait titles/thumbnails, and "videos that start in the midst of the action" and *my god* all I hate all three of these.
This is the opposite of what I like.
This is the opposite of what I like.
January 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Cancel Me Daddy got 54,000 shorts views and made just over $3 lol
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Fact: Only 1% of the Epstein Files have been released.
January 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Fact: Only 1% of the Epstein Files have been released.
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Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
January 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
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Jan. 1 #tdih 🧵
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — F. Douglass ⬇️ Art by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ha...
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — F. Douglass ⬇️ Art by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ha...
Jan. 1, 1804: Haitian Independence
Haiti became a free republic after a revolution, declaring independence for ALL people.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Jan. 1 #tdih 🧵
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — F. Douglass ⬇️ Art by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ha...
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — F. Douglass ⬇️ Art by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ha...