I've been SCRAPED. I just typed my name into LibGen and found that AI companies have stolen so much of my IP -- there are 15 entries, including the Chinese translation of my book Inventology. I don't want their fuckin' blood money. I want them to respect my copyrights.

Essential reading for our time: Ed Zitron's "A Hater's Guide To the AI Bubble." He lays out a convincing case that AI is basically the WeWork of the 2020s, and he does it with a barrage of facts in a blistering, hilarious rant. www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...

The Times of London just declared Somerville (my former home) to be "the most polyamous city" in America! www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...

The Fox news guy in charge of NASA just said he's going to build a nuclear reactor on the moon -- and it's inspiring some super-weird news graphics.

THE WORLD'S POPULATION IS STILL RISING, even as the Far Right tries to stoke fear of a "low-birth-rate apocalypse" This article does an excellent job of debunking the BS theconversation.com/fears-that-f...

When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.

This is serious. Very serious.

Here I am generating power, Gilligan's Island-style, on a bike hooked up to a battery: A scene from our imaginary hippie future! All human exercise will be turned into electricity! Check it out at the Museum of Reclaimed Space on the Lower East Side.

This just in... the lastest political prank from two of my favorite agit-prop groups, The Yes Men and Trillionaires for Trumpe www.gofundme.com/f/support-un...

OMG! TOO CUTE??? ❤️ Scientists taught rats to drive tiny cars and found that even when they didn't give them treats, they would still intentionally get into car crashes for the purpose of sexual gratification

Yo, Western MA -- let's do this!

The National Association of Black Journalists has spoken out against recent violence targeting journalists covering protests.

The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow

Tomorrow! www.cooperhewitt.org/event/redesi...

Please get your (free) ticket now so you can join us on Zoom for this edgy, mind-blowing discussion of feminist design and the rape kit. www.cooperhewitt.org/event/redesi...

What is the most horrifyingly dystopian tech in develop now? I nominate Palantir's new "operating system" that will identify immigrants and speed up their “removal” from the United States, with the goal of making "deportation logistics” more efficient. www.wired.com/story/ice-pa...

Hey New Yorkers - Looking for something to do on Thursday night? Please come join us at the McNally Jackson ideas festival for talk, drinks and mingling. www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/051525

The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy is a must read for everyone. It is a difficult topic which Kennedy presents masterfully. I read it in a few hours. Couldn’t put it down. #BookSky 📚💙

Hey New York - On May 15th, I'll be discussing the rape kit, forensic science, and the future of evidence with Ilse Knecht (director, End the Backlog project) and Sarah Weinman (author of The Real Lolita). www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/051525

Trump has ordered the NIH to produce bullshit studies showing that trans people "regret" receiving gender-affirming care. Here's a helpful guide to ACTUAL STUDIES of best practices in Europe -- and the science you can (and can't) trust. www.pagankennedy.space/trans-science

Western Mass folk: Karen Brown and I will be talking about my latest book and rape kits at Forbes Library on May 20! There will be a reception afterwards! Possibly with cake!

Sorry to get political but I think we should pay people to check for poop in our food

Well, this is a new low. ICE just arrested a US born citizen.

The WSJ article was about Elon's nuttiness. This piece by Sarah Jones is a much more reasoned take on what's wrong with pronatalism, and why we need reproductive justice.

Johns Hopkins told its faculty not to "intervene" when ICE came on campus. A number of us Hopkins alumni had feelings about that and wrote this open letter. Full text here - www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2025...

Years ago, I wrote a NY Times story about how the development of blood tests for early detection of Alzheimer's could radically improve prevention of the disease. Now those blood tests are here, and they are turning out to be game-changers... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Wesleyan's President feels comfortable naming Mahmoud and defending him publicly. Why won't Columbia's Board, President, Provost, Deans name and defend Mahmoud? He is one of our community members, but they clearly approve of his abduction. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

Mexico is reporting its 1st human case of #birdflu. A 3-year-old girl in the state of Durango is reported in serious condition. It isn’t known how the child contracted the respiratory infection. Tests of wild birds are being conducted in the vicinity of the girl’s home abcnews.go.com/Health/wireS...

"Are you deporting only Western, South, and Eastern Asians (and Muslim Africans) with impressive educations? I noticed that, thus far, most of them are pursuing their PhDs. If it helps, despite pleas from my dad, I have no interest in being an MD or PhD."

Does the Privacy Act not exist anymore? It is bewildering how many laws which governed basic public sector practices for decades are being ignored.

Happy "Liberation Day," everyone 💩 😱 😱

Fun NYT #fungi feature by my friend @allakat.bsky.social A new exhibition “Outcasts,” recognizes a 19th-century woman's outsized scientific legacy Elizabeth Banning identified 23 new fungi species around Baltimore, but this was long-overlooked Exhibit opens this month at New York State Museum:

Well this gives new meaning to the phrase "lean in"! www.firstpost.com/explainers/s...

NYC People -- On Thursday, joins us for a book party in a mansion in Brooklyn. There will be booze and dessert, mingling, finingling, and talk of secret histories. Urbane Arts Club. 7:30 - 1016 Beverly rd, Brooklyn - Open to all, but please RSVP - www.urbanebrooklyn.com/upcoming-eve...

NYC artists catching up to London now

Northampton folks -- Had to call off the event tonight because I have a fever and cough.

NY CITY PEOPLES -- Come to a fabulous Victorian mansion to drink alcoholic drinks, mingle and talk writer-talk with us!

Our about-to-be next FBI director just called journalism “the most powerful enemy the US has ever seen.”

New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."

The rape kit was intended to help survivors bring their assailants to justice. Paradoxically, it’s become a symbol of systemic indifference.

This !!

The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned. Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.

My recent conversation with @pagankennedy.bsky.social about her new book The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story is live. www.aetv.com/real-crime/m... Thanks for making time to speak with me, Pagan.

Wow! -- just learned that the next issue of the New Yorker will run a feature story that jumps off from my book. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...