And miss me because the left decision not to like actually adress the misogyny or racism or misogynoir that keeps letting rude nasty abusive. White boys claim class reductionism is okay Because it’s “wins election” meanwhile they are openly anti Black Isn’t l better

Wow. Published in May in The Lancet. Look at those numbers of fabricated references per 10,000 articles in PubMed. The urge to publish is overcoming the urge to, I dunno, discover and learn things? #AI #medsky 🧪 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

ICE agents shouldn’t be executing people on the street even if they ARE the target of the warrant

there's no "just let ICE go after the 'bad ones'" there are no good immigrants/bad immigrants. there are no acceptable targets, no justifiable victims of state violence. I do not accept the starting position of fascism. I will not compromise when the stakes are someone else's life or freedom.

Here’s an example of why you really need the govt agencies focused on protecting people from theft or fraud by major corps. My wife has a jewelry business and sent a piece of jewelry to a customer via UPS. It was insured since it’s a pricey item. The package never arrived. The customer lives in a …

"Basically routinely denying claims for no valid reason and assuming the senders either lack contracts knowledge or that the price of pursuing legal action is more than the pay out for the insurance policy." sounds familiar @mirandayaver.bsky.social

It’s Rock Day: Rock Check! Do you have your rock? Do you need a rock? Can you find a rock? I found this lovely porphyritic basalt in my washing machine. I love how the different crystal sizes tell a story of an eruption rudely interrupting cozy subterranean cooling. Photos & stories welcome.

I don't know if people crave community or if it's their nature to go it alone, but I do think that we need to get far past mid-20th century visions for what it would look like. Vision of small town churches and clubs won't cut it. Labor unions won't either, not until they're more common.

I cannot think of anything that might incentivize students more to use AI in coursework, even against their own self-interest when it comes to learning, than putting them in a head-to-head competition for A's in a class. (Also I just think this is deeply unfair.) www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

I wasn't at Harvard, but honestly, the best thing I ever did to curb cheating was to tell my students that no one who shows up most of the time will fail this class UNLESS I find that they're cheating. People who are desperate and afraid will do a lot of things they might prefer not to.

Good thread. This point in particular is why I think it is important that opponents push the message that this is not only not true, but that that in important dimensions *the opposite is true*, that whatever short-term gain may be gained is offset by longer term impediments.

if the UI and UX suck or features people want to use aren’t there I promise you it’s not as good an alternative as you think most users just want to get things done on software that works well, and yelling at them about how they’re wrong to want what they want doesn’t actually help them or you

White men are 29% of the US population. Some of them already vote for Democrats. Perhaps we could spend less time worrying about the remaining white men who don't and instead concentrating on the other 71% of Americans, all of whose interests are less aligned with white supremacist patriarchy?

Used this image in a paleontology conference talk, but it’s honestly how I feel/what I recall every time I’m next to one of these living fossils. Sam Neil’s portrayal of that childhood fascination, I have no words 🥹

Of the various "manly men" that I've known, there was a common thread to all of them: they didn't constantly talk about what a man they are.

Colorado is an interesting example with solar panels. Our climate is so suited to them that they're not even a signal of environmental interest on the homeowner's part anymore. I know people who work in the oil industry who have them. There's a house nearby with panels and a thin blue line flag.

I don't usually catch cormorants in sunset light, so I'm always surprised to be reminded how gorgeous their feathers can be. #birds

A Common Swift launches from a nest box in a split second, folding and snapping its wings into perfect position almost instantly. I’ve been trying to capture this exact moment for ages, ,blink, and you’ve missed it. #BirdsInFlight #CommonSwift @rspb.bsky.social

And that is the thing I wish we could get across about climate adaptation. The largest group of humanity is better off with just about every climate-friendly change they make (that's most of us). We get cheaper electricity. We spend less money on gas. We are more comfortable in our homes.

I completely agree: on a global perspective, switching to LED light bulbs and so on while we're spiking energy usage through data centers is a terrible strategy. On a personal strategy level, most of these things just make sense.

Dogs of the fjords.

19. I really like this era of interwar jazz and sincerely think Bud Freeman is unfairly forgotten.

Back on the old site I followed people I thought were cool and routinely discovered three years later that they made something I would like and in one notable example I already owned all their albums but didn't know it was them. People are getting way better at letting us know which is great, tbh.

Is it just me or does Lake Bachar look like Kylo Ren in a blonde wig?

I made the same pizza three days in a row because 1) I had leftover toppings I needed to use, 2) my spouse is away this weekend and objects to having pizza all the time, and 3) I wanted to experiment with different fermentation lengths for the crust.

Kwan.

helllooooo from the San Diego Dyke March where I'm not crying you're crying shut up

I don't blame the movie, exactly. It's hardly the only the only version of the story subsequent to the Iliad to find this the animating theme, but is also a useful reminder that the original text is more nuanced and ambivalent than most things that use it as inspiration.

I like Bluesky, but I'll admit I don't understand the propensity for finding every bad tweet by a known shithead and sharing them over here. Yes, the guy who wrote a pronatalist editorial is a fascist. Yes, the guy who sucks in a thousand ways said something shitty. Yes, I know.

A cat who doesn't know he's getting a stepbrother later this afternoon.

This can help you get started if it all seems intimidating.

Why does every generation think they are the very first in the entire history of this planet to discover other people

So here’s another couple .pngs for you, use them as you will! The brick wall was taken in Lewisham, London in 2015. The graffiti tree was taken in Philadelphia in 2019. I’m still working on raising funds for this family, I’ll attach the ask below this! Happy Friday, internet. Let’s get it done.

Moraff was instrumental in getting Rep Lee to launch her first political campaign for PA state house in 2017. But by 2022 Lee banned him “from his previous leadership positions in her campaign & from even attending campaign events” and told ppl close to the campaign to stop communicating with him.

From my "saved posts" file:

tilly norwood is actually genuinely interesting not as an AI “actress” but as a marketing story, because we have gotten a truly incredible number of credulous pieces in serious outlets on what is, essentially, vaporware

Well that's fuuuuun apnews.com/article/appl...

Cleveland Ballpark Mustard and a little bit of ketchup.

Hey, what do you know, the Guardians promo about Larry Doby managed to say "Black" and "whites-only" and "slurs" and "abuse." Much better than we saw for when they talked about Jackie Robinson or Hank Aaron.

"what in the mid - 90s Taco Bell is going on here ? " Spouse encounters the Miami City Connect uniforms

What is Maine if not Massachusetts persevering?

I’ve never lived in Maine but have already received 5 fundraising texts from 3 different people “running to defeat Susan Collins” & I expect it will only get worse until Maine Dems choose a candidate.

… and then Harry Kane gets an arrow in the eye? (Kidding, kidding - I might be cheering for France, but I’d be fine if anyone but Argentina won. I just want them all to have a good time and do shirtless hugs)

Platner was, using these Rorschach vibes *also* able to appeal to centrist and liberal fans who saw in him a Great White Hope that could restore the Dems fortunes, and who validated their own (often naked) misogyny, rather than face the true meaning of AOC and Mamdani's successes.

What people want is the right to blame *only* the faction they hate. Even when people like me say "it was a bunch of factions supporting Platner, actually" that's not absolute enough. It must be *only* the fault of whoever annoys you most on Bluesky. Leftists, liberals, centrists, your mom.

I can almost guarantee someone busted an automation I use because they tried to update it with AI. I am ready for this nonsense to end.

It's an interesting character type! But in reality, a lot of people who sexually abuse others are a bit like Graham Platner has turned out to be - defensive, dishonest, self-centered, prone to surrounding themselves with similarly shitty, abusive people.

Another reason that Democrats shouldn't want rapists to hold positions of power on their side is that rapists are bad people, and bad people are generally bad at doing jobs that require serving the public. The myth of the Great Man who's not a good man is to some extent perpetuated by media.

Well over half what’s needed, thanks to everyone so far. Let’s close it before the weekend, please? Much appreciated.

Temple alum Seth Tannenbaum on baseball 🎁 share.inquirer.com/cn4nw8