Tracy
@atraceofcool.bsky.social
Former English/comms/journalism teacher, current mom, coach, and stylist, politics (unfortunately), Pitt sports, Pittsburgh everything 🩷💜💙
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This tracks: Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This tracks: Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
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The infodemic just got a booster shot. The CDC, one of the world’s most powerful health agencies, is now promulgating disinformation.
The CDC website now disseminates disinformation about vaccines, claiming erroneously that infant vaccines might cause autism, when we know conclusively that they do not. It is difficult to overstate just how dangerous this is. www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The infodemic just got a booster shot. The CDC, one of the world’s most powerful health agencies, is now promulgating disinformation.
Shein and Temu are 🚮
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Shein and Temu are 🚮
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I present my review of "Unfettered," John Fetterman's memoir. In between petty grievances about doing his job, Fetterman asserts that he's feeling good.
Two days after "Unfettered" came out, Fetterman fell directly on his face from ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder.
Two days after "Unfettered" came out, Fetterman fell directly on his face from ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder.
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I present my review of "Unfettered," John Fetterman's memoir. In between petty grievances about doing his job, Fetterman asserts that he's feeling good.
Two days after "Unfettered" came out, Fetterman fell directly on his face from ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder.
Two days after "Unfettered" came out, Fetterman fell directly on his face from ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder.
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What’s happening now with Trump’s plan to disperse the Dept of Education isn’t about slashing red tape. Teachers know how to make the federal role more effective, efficient and supportive of real learning—if only the administration would listen. www.aft.org/press-releas...
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
What’s happening now with Trump’s plan to disperse the Dept of Education isn’t about slashing red tape. Teachers know how to make the federal role more effective, efficient and supportive of real learning—if only the administration would listen. www.aft.org/press-releas...
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I hate how much this now matters.
You hope some of this bump bled over to the game.
You hope some of this bump bled over to the game.
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I hate how much this now matters.
You hope some of this bump bled over to the game.
You hope some of this bump bled over to the game.
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You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
If I were a man, I would simply shut the fuck up.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If I were a man, I would simply shut the fuck up.
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The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
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The economy is in shambles. Everyone hates the President. PITT losing to Bucknell at home. Welcome back 2005.
We’re gonna lose to Bucknell, aren’t we
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The economy is in shambles. Everyone hates the President. PITT losing to Bucknell at home. Welcome back 2005.
We’re gonna lose to Bucknell, aren’t we
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
We’re gonna lose to Bucknell, aren’t we
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Breaking: With a federal court order in their favor, the journalists of @pghguild.com have voted to end their strike and on Monday notified the PG that they intend to return to work next week: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pittsburgh journalists vote to end country's longest strike and notify the PG they are returning to work - Pittsburgh Union Progress
The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh’s most momentous gathering since the formation of a strike picket line more than three years ago began last week in the manner of all big strike meetings – with the a...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Breaking: With a federal court order in their favor, the journalists of @pghguild.com have voted to end their strike and on Monday notified the PG that they intend to return to work next week: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/17/p...
this just means we can all keep using the tiger Franklin pic, it’s fine
James Franklin will be the new Virginia Tech head coach, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN
#Pitt football will face Franklin and Virginia Tech next season in Blacksburg
#Pitt football will face Franklin and Virginia Tech next season in Blacksburg
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
this just means we can all keep using the tiger Franklin pic, it’s fine
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time is a flat circle
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
time is a flat circle
Co-sign. Whatever cold or virus or whatever is circulating rn is hideous
I've been sick for like a week and everything fucking sucks. Yes more than usual.
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Co-sign. Whatever cold or virus or whatever is circulating rn is hideous
The fact that “Narduzzi” and “Nuzzi” look so similar is really messing with my speed-scrolling today
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The fact that “Narduzzi” and “Nuzzi” look so similar is really messing with my speed-scrolling today
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Violence against clinics has been on the rise since the end of Roe. Yet one of Trump's first acts was to pardon two dozen anti-abortion extremists and direct the DOJ to no longer enforce the FACE Act—the federal law that prohibits violence against clinics.
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"God Demands Justice": The GOP's Chilling Plan to Attack Clinics
Clinic harassment has always been bad. It's about to get worse.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Violence against clinics has been on the rise since the end of Roe. Yet one of Trump's first acts was to pardon two dozen anti-abortion extremists and direct the DOJ to no longer enforce the FACE Act—the federal law that prohibits violence against clinics.
jessica.substack.com/p/god-demand...
jessica.substack.com/p/god-demand...
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An anti-abortion protester has shot someone outside of a South Carolina Planned Parenthood.
My source says one person was injured and taken to the hospital—and that the protester was arrested.
More soon.
My source says one person was injured and taken to the hospital—and that the protester was arrested.
More soon.
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
An anti-abortion protester has shot someone outside of a South Carolina Planned Parenthood.
My source says one person was injured and taken to the hospital—and that the protester was arrested.
More soon.
My source says one person was injured and taken to the hospital—and that the protester was arrested.
More soon.
My favorite thing about Brent Key is that his real first name is Donald. That’s right. Don Key.
November 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
My favorite thing about Brent Key is that his real first name is Donald. That’s right. Don Key.
Parenting with a cold after a Pitt gameday loss is…not ideal
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Parenting with a cold after a Pitt gameday loss is…not ideal
Why are there so many ND fans walking around in dormont go away
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Why are there so many ND fans walking around in dormont go away
Switched to the Cocks
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Switched to the Cocks
