Andrea Still
@astill73.bsky.social
Humboldt to Ottawa. Mom to 2 including my Coffin-Siris Syndrome son. I seek dead people. Pierogi rule. Posts always my own. Now with extra ADHD.
Skeets before Oct/23 imported from the bad place.
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Andrea Still
@astill73.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Welcome to my new followers!
I’m not sure I have any hot takes, but here is what you’ll get by following me:
- Cat content (we have 3)
- Random stuff about being a mom of 2 very busy and funny kids
- Stuff related to Coffin-Siris Syndrome (that’s 9)
- Random funnies my 12 year old says
I’m not sure I have any hot takes, but here is what you’ll get by following me:
- Cat content (we have 3)
- Random stuff about being a mom of 2 very busy and funny kids
- Stuff related to Coffin-Siris Syndrome (that’s 9)
- Random funnies my 12 year old says
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A couple of Canadian journalists (myself included) have started a fundraiser for Trenth Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines. Since the shooting, he's stopped writing. We're hoping to get him some short-term support for these hard times.
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...
February 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
A couple of Canadian journalists (myself included) have started a fundraiser for Trenth Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines. Since the shooting, he's stopped writing. We're hoping to get him some short-term support for these hard times.
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...
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We have a great @theresisters.bsky.social “No Ostriching Here.” podcast episode with the knowledgeable @msmacrophage.bsky.social being posted very soon!
Stay tuned!
#VaccinesSaveLives
Stay tuned!
#VaccinesSaveLives
On CBC 6am news: they're saying that Canadians heading south for March Break should check their #measles vaccination status.
McMasters's Dr. Dawn Bowdish is saying that this is especially problematic for babies travelling.
Canada's loss of measles elimination status was brought up again.
McMasters's Dr. Dawn Bowdish is saying that this is especially problematic for babies travelling.
Canada's loss of measles elimination status was brought up again.
February 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We have a great @theresisters.bsky.social “No Ostriching Here.” podcast episode with the knowledgeable @msmacrophage.bsky.social being posted very soon!
Stay tuned!
#VaccinesSaveLives
Stay tuned!
#VaccinesSaveLives
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Some days you just need to read a long, detailed history of the complicated story about pastrami. Tal's newsletter has you covered!
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The Sword And the Sandwich
This is a newsletter about the dismal state of American politics, the far right, and .... sandwiches. Plus literature, whimsy, culture, and absolutely everything else you could imagine, brought to you...
buttondown.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Some days you just need to read a long, detailed history of the complicated story about pastrami. Tal's newsletter has you covered!
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As the public realizes the government is starting to arrest people speaking out against datacenters at public events. People should understand that is because the data centers are an integral part of fascist infrastructure, they are needed to target civilians for the next phase of ethnic cleansing.
Community activist arrested at data center meeting in Claremore
Community members in Claremore expressed shock when a man was arrested after speaking in opposition to a data center proposal."It all goes back to this idea of
ktul.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
As the public realizes the government is starting to arrest people speaking out against datacenters at public events. People should understand that is because the data centers are an integral part of fascist infrastructure, they are needed to target civilians for the next phase of ethnic cleansing.
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You need to stop supporting these hate-enabling, abuse-enabling, mostly-ragebaiting-grifters with no sense of ethics.
stillonx.com/top
stillonx.com/top
Top Unethical Accounts Still On X - Still On X
Top 100 most-followed Bluesky accounts that have been reported as still active on X (formerly Twitter).
stillonx.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:25 PM
You need to stop supporting these hate-enabling, abuse-enabling, mostly-ragebaiting-grifters with no sense of ethics.
stillonx.com/top
stillonx.com/top
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"AI will cure cancer"
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
arstechnica.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"AI will cure cancer"
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
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As any seemingly mild or asymptomatic infection can lead to long covid (heart damage, blood clots etc) I would suggest we need vaccines plus: vaccines, clean air, ffp2, good ventilation. We just aren’t there will vaccines alone. A good article but if you want to avoid long covid #Maskup
A virus that causes vascular damage is not mild and children need protection. We all do. @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
Covid-19 is not just a respiratory infection. Cardiovascular symptoms are seen in both acute and long covid. Katharine Lang reports on what we’ve learnt since the onset of the pandemic
Cardiovascular...
www.bmj.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:24 AM
As any seemingly mild or asymptomatic infection can lead to long covid (heart damage, blood clots etc) I would suggest we need vaccines plus: vaccines, clean air, ffp2, good ventilation. We just aren’t there will vaccines alone. A good article but if you want to avoid long covid #Maskup
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Our case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken is on break, but here's more about press freedom in Canada. The Canadian Bar Association cites our case in this post about a new project offering pro-bono legal services for journalists. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
A legal lifeline
Lawyers for Reporters Canada will offer pro-bono legal services to journalists and news organizations as media face increased threats and efforts to shut down public debate
www.nationalmagazine.ca
February 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Our case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken is on break, but here's more about press freedom in Canada. The Canadian Bar Association cites our case in this post about a new project offering pro-bono legal services for journalists. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
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‘What do you want us to cut?’: Councillors grill head of landlord association on Stop the Hike campaign
reported by @suzannerent.bsky.social
reported by @suzannerent.bsky.social
'What do you want us to cut?': Councillors grill head of landlord association on Stop the Hike campaign - Halifax Examiner
Kevin Russell from the Rental Housing Providers Association of Nova Scotia (RHPNS) presented to the budget committee on Wednesday.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
‘What do you want us to cut?’: Councillors grill head of landlord association on Stop the Hike campaign
reported by @suzannerent.bsky.social
reported by @suzannerent.bsky.social
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Today @lataco.bsky.social launched a fundraiser to help me start their investigative news desk. We're hoping to raise $25k to help pay for lab tests, analyze ICE data that the Daily Memo's been compiling + work with more freelancers. Been dreaming of this for years!
givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...
givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...
L.A. TACO Investigative Journalism Fund
By L.A. TACO
givebutter.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Today @lataco.bsky.social launched a fundraiser to help me start their investigative news desk. We're hoping to raise $25k to help pay for lab tests, analyze ICE data that the Daily Memo's been compiling + work with more freelancers. Been dreaming of this for years!
givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...
givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...
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Seeing guys claim that AI is *already* intelligent and capable of original thought really gives the game away. It’s not about waiting for the technology to miraculously become better, it’s about convincing you it’s something that it’s not
February 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Seeing guys claim that AI is *already* intelligent and capable of original thought really gives the game away. It’s not about waiting for the technology to miraculously become better, it’s about convincing you it’s something that it’s not
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This isn't something distant or far away. Super-agent & close Epstein ally, John Brockman had huge influence. His 'rockstar' writers, scientists and academics dominated our book pages & broadsheets.
We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
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We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
This isn't something distant or far away. Super-agent & close Epstein ally, John Brockman had huge influence. His 'rockstar' writers, scientists and academics dominated our book pages & broadsheets.
We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
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We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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Of course it did, it's Microslop, exposing confidential information is what they do best 🤷♀️
Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers' confidential emails to Copilot AI | TechCrunch
Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.
techcrunch.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Of course it did, it's Microslop, exposing confidential information is what they do best 🤷♀️
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The potential deadly risks for those without a family doctor.
Researchers say the study of 12M Ontarians serves as a warning that the province needs to find ways to triage the sickest patients waiting for a family doctor, by Megan Ogilvie www.thestar.com/news/gta/fam... via @thestar.com
Researchers say the study of 12M Ontarians serves as a warning that the province needs to find ways to triage the sickest patients waiting for a family doctor, by Megan Ogilvie www.thestar.com/news/gta/fam... via @thestar.com
What a study of 12 million Ontarians reveals about the potential deadly risks for those without a family doctor
Researches say the study serves as a warning that the province needs to find ways to triage the sickest patients waiting for a family doctor.
www.thestar.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The potential deadly risks for those without a family doctor.
Researchers say the study of 12M Ontarians serves as a warning that the province needs to find ways to triage the sickest patients waiting for a family doctor, by Megan Ogilvie www.thestar.com/news/gta/fam... via @thestar.com
Researchers say the study of 12M Ontarians serves as a warning that the province needs to find ways to triage the sickest patients waiting for a family doctor, by Megan Ogilvie www.thestar.com/news/gta/fam... via @thestar.com
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Argentina, 1978:
“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
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“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
1/
February 18, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Argentina, 1978:
“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
1/
“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
1/
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Pardoning drug lords but deporting sick little kids straight from the hospital really sums the whole thing up doesn’t it
So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
February 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Pardoning drug lords but deporting sick little kids straight from the hospital really sums the whole thing up doesn’t it
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china bad because of state surveillance
america good because of corporate surveillance that also gets wielded by the state
america good because of corporate surveillance that also gets wielded by the state
Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime:
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
www.404media.co
February 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
china bad because of state surveillance
america good because of corporate surveillance that also gets wielded by the state
america good because of corporate surveillance that also gets wielded by the state
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ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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4-5 years ago there were MDs like Lucy McBride crowing about the urgency of normal, getting kids back to school. There were PR hacks like David Zweig supporting them. Now kids are being sent to immigration detention, getting measles & these folks are nowhere to be found. It was never about the kids.
February 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
4-5 years ago there were MDs like Lucy McBride crowing about the urgency of normal, getting kids back to school. There were PR hacks like David Zweig supporting them. Now kids are being sent to immigration detention, getting measles & these folks are nowhere to be found. It was never about the kids.
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“The left is missing out on AI!” YEP. Most of us want to miss out! If it ever proves its actual usefulness to our actual lives, stops plagiarizing, and is no longer an environmental disaster, maybe we revisit. Burden of proof is on the industry. So far they’ve done the opposite of that!
February 18, 2026 at 5:22 AM
“The left is missing out on AI!” YEP. Most of us want to miss out! If it ever proves its actual usefulness to our actual lives, stops plagiarizing, and is no longer an environmental disaster, maybe we revisit. Burden of proof is on the industry. So far they’ve done the opposite of that!
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Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
February 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.