it’s really weird that the line is “you never had those rights” when the EHRC has an official YouTube channel with videos from 7 years ago explaining that we did youtu.be/HHzBoQJgHoc

COGE and Project 2029 are both stupid names for the same reason—we need new ideas to build a new world, and slightly altering the names of fascist programs does not give the impression you’re changing much.

fixed it

I began pulling together all the chaotic, muddled US policies and actions on Ebola, and gave up

Therapy platform Headway is forcing patients to scan their faces to keep getting care. Is using Persona, the Peter Thiel funded company, to do the face scanning www.404media.co/headway-ther...

Going to say it again. Stop using AI cartoons in posts. There are plenty of editorial cartoonists who would be happy to let you repost their work; just ask them.

Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/s...

New editorial for anyone who needs a quick primer on Bundibugyo virus 👇

again, the 'most Americans can't even afford an unexpected expense' stuff comes from *online surveys by payday loan companies*. it is a publicity stunt *by one of the most exploitative parts of the financial industry* that is nevertheless spread enthusiastically by online communists.

"We are fighting for the same cause: to save human lives from this Ebola epidemic" This sentence struck me hard, because it's clear from the wider discourse that many need reminding of the humanity of those affected. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

In reality Taiwan is a nation of 23 million people with their own democratically elected leaders, already daily defending their sovereignty against aggressions like military drills. When Taiwanese voices are omitted, the whole discussion devolves into a story about China vs. the US. 2/3

The most glaring omission in Western media coverage of Taiwan is Taiwan itself. I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a Taiwanese person interviewed! Instead, Taiwan is discussed almost as if it’s uninhabited land contested by China and the US. 1/3

I haven’t found a better analogy yet — whenever anyone casually drops they’re a heavy user of ChatGPT it hits me exactly like they just snuck into conversation that Scientology really helped them.

also known as “the Bob Menendez defense”

It’s nice that the Pope is yelling at AI techbros and warmongers. But, please remember that he also thinks banning trans healthcare across an entire country is fine and thinks abortion is the enemy of peace.

I'm increasingly of the view "You don't have to persuade them, just outnumber them".

the original "what air defense doing"

It’s going to be amazing when the only performers for this ultimately ends up being a staticky hologram of Kid Rock and Mr. Beast’s Wailing Choir Of The Damned

Yea having internet avaliable in your pocket every second of the day is maybe too much, I find myself agreeing more and more daily with those memes about the family computer shrine showing proper reverance to the internet is what made it better back in the day

So we're saying social media is the same sorta experience as cigarettes or alcohol in some ways. But we're also saying, "It's fine if governments use these as the primary method of distributing critical information during a disaster."

if we're arguing social media is too dangerous for kids 16 and under, we're basically saying it impacts the brain and potentially body like an addictive drug. this IS kinda true. people seldom carry that logic to its end. doing that would mean admitting every adult online is getting fucked up 24/7

i was such an avid reader of stuff i did not even get CLOSE to understanding as a kid and all it did was make me read more, and ask more questions about the world. there's a concerted effort from almost every consolidated power on this planet to make people less curious!!!!

Oh forgot, in the middle of all this, a disinformation gang will start peddling ivermectin and snake oil therapies, and do their best to undermine public health & science 🤦

- Experts in rich nations are highlighted, not those who are actually at the frontlines - After heroic efforts, the outbreak is controlled - Everyone promptly forgets the lessons learnt - We go into a phase of neglect and amnesia Until the next outbreak, and then we repeat the cycle, all over

- Global solidarity is thrown around, but never realized in concrete terms (e.g. sharing tools, funding, expertise) - Media goes into a click-bait frenzy, often resorting to stigmatizing reporting and stereotypes - Funding starts flowing once people in rich nations get infected

Every single outbreak, we see the same pattern of response - Rich nations tell themselves that everything will be fine if they just ban travel and close their borders - Politicians make knee-jerk reactions to appease their base, ignoring everything scientists tell them

Having "ideas" is not the rate limiting step for doing science (no matter what the AI bros seem to think). I have 10 times, a hundred times more ideas than I could ever investigate, even given unlimited resources. Ideas are cheap. Execution is hard. And luck is the biggest factor of all

Nobody loves unmagical Trevor Because the things that he does are inconsistent and dull Look at him now disappearing a cow He didn’t mean to do that it’s just the ai doesn’t have object permanence

The animation chat has me thinking one telling thing - in the years since AI arrived, there's not been a ground-up indie phenomenon, like we saw with earlier tech (Flash, etc). It hasn't unlocked anyone's creativity. For all the anti-gatekeeping rhetroic, nothing anyone cares about has been born.

Winners of the 2026 Shaw Prize were announced on Wednesday. The annual prizes cover astronomy, life science and medicine, and the mathematical sciences, with each carrying a monetary award of US$1.2 million.

Also what magically happens on the night of a 16 year olds birthday? Does some responsibility fairy visit them in their sleep and blow responsibility dust on their mobile phone?

More than 60% of Australian kids are still using social media despite the ban. Because prohibition rarely works. We know this. mollyrosefoundation.org/more-than-60...

Outdoor temp reaches 42C this morning in Hong Kong. Stay hydrated, everybody. (photo sourced via Facebook)

In light of the ongoing situation with Ebola in the DRC, I'm sorry to have to remind you that evolutionary biology makes it abundantly clear that ignoring a catastrophic disease outbreak because it's there, not here, is a terrible, terrible idea.

A useful reminder: "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." – Frederick Douglass

The 'Google -> Goople -> propeller' pipeline

“The open internet as we know it allows people to access information anonymously, privately, and securely,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @pcmag.com. “It’s in danger by lawmakers who have good intentions but are writing broad laws.” www.pcmag.com/explainers/...

"The United States is the country best equipped with the resources and power to tackle the medical and logistical nightmare that the Ebola epidemic has become" - Marco Rubio ... in 2014, mind you. h/t @jessicamalaty.bsky.social for amazing find. www.cnn.com/2014/10/15/o...

Nobody is reading the complaint of course storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

yeah you gotta willie horton ken paxton. have the party committees and super pacs run ads explicitly accusing paxton of covering up for a child abuser. “you love your children and would do anything to protect them. so why would you vote for a man who lets child abusers run free”

"part of Pam Bondi is malignant" is kind of a hat on a hat newswise

It sure looks like MAGA started to focus on the SPLC for potential prosecution right around the time my story about Stephen Miller's private emails published. (End of 2019.) I'm sure it's a total coincidence!

Astrology For Men is a perfect description and a book waiting to happen

hashtag Canadian research problems

NEW: I confirmed with the White House that the US is creating a facility in Kenya to send Americans for Ebola quarantine and treatment. Experts are appalled. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Eastern #DRC now faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict with the #Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response. We urge all warring parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire to contain this outbreak. To allow us safe and sustained access for medical teams.

The Squamish people of what is now Vancouver were illegally dispossessed of their land 100 years ago. They sued, got the land back, and used their sovereignty to ignore local zoning and build 6,000 new homes over the loud objections of nearby wealthy NIMBYs. Now other tribes are getting in the game.