Daniel Baslock
@danielthebaslock.bsky.social
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told my landlord he no longer has to apologize for being white and he lowered my rent by 25%. told the grocer it's now the trump kennedy center and he sold me potatoes for $1. told PG&E it's a christian nation now and electricity is free. try it sometime
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
told my landlord he no longer has to apologize for being white and he lowered my rent by 25%. told the grocer it's now the trump kennedy center and he sold me potatoes for $1. told PG&E it's a christian nation now and electricity is free. try it sometime
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It's impossible for insurers to lower premiums without slashing provider reimbursement rates.
He's going to try to kill off more hospitals.
He's going to try to kill off more hospitals.
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It's impossible for insurers to lower premiums without slashing provider reimbursement rates.
He's going to try to kill off more hospitals.
He's going to try to kill off more hospitals.
What about if the game is Magic: The Gathering? Then what?
I don’t know who needs to hear this or why this even needs to be said but if you don’t enjoy a game anymore you shouldn’t force yourself to play it.
December 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What about if the game is Magic: The Gathering? Then what?
Sobbing
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Sobbing
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I do not want tomorrow at all.
I just want a plate of deviled eggs and to be left in a dark room until Friday.
I just want a plate of deviled eggs and to be left in a dark room until Friday.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I do not want tomorrow at all.
I just want a plate of deviled eggs and to be left in a dark room until Friday.
I just want a plate of deviled eggs and to be left in a dark room until Friday.
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It feels uniquely American to see organizations representing one's field defending it's status a profession to push back against the government imposing student loan limits, with no mention of the out of control costs of higher education & institutionalized practice of required unpaid internships.
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It feels uniquely American to see organizations representing one's field defending it's status a profession to push back against the government imposing student loan limits, with no mention of the out of control costs of higher education & institutionalized practice of required unpaid internships.
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You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
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If every author in the class action filed a claim it would financially ruin the entire industry! 😊
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 AM
If every author in the class action filed a claim it would financially ruin the entire industry! 😊
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sometimes it will just hit me that over a million americans died from covid in a short period of time and we never had a national mourning. we never collectively grieved. we never honored the dead. this feels like a failure
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
sometimes it will just hit me that over a million americans died from covid in a short period of time and we never had a national mourning. we never collectively grieved. we never honored the dead. this feels like a failure
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Would it be helpful if we did a talk on what an insurance death spiral is? And why ACA premiums entering a death spiral will mean that people who rely on employer-sponsored insurance will also be fucked?
Or do folks already have a good grasp on that?
Or do folks already have a good grasp on that?
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Would it be helpful if we did a talk on what an insurance death spiral is? And why ACA premiums entering a death spiral will mean that people who rely on employer-sponsored insurance will also be fucked?
Or do folks already have a good grasp on that?
Or do folks already have a good grasp on that?
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How do so many democrats still not understand that the ACA *was* the compromise.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
How do so many democrats still not understand that the ACA *was* the compromise.
Which will result in healthy people pulling out of the market, leading to even hire rates for all of us.
Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Which will result in healthy people pulling out of the market, leading to even hire rates for all of us.
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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In the olden dayes we would know by now the relative force impact of a fully laden subway sandwich fired at point blank range by an inebriated individual who hasn’t thrown anything in 15 years. Academic tweetersky is a pale shadow. 🙁
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In the olden dayes we would know by now the relative force impact of a fully laden subway sandwich fired at point blank range by an inebriated individual who hasn’t thrown anything in 15 years. Academic tweetersky is a pale shadow. 🙁
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washing my acid reflux medication down with coffee ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
washing my acid reflux medication down with coffee ❤️
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I think these guys might be lonely because they suck so much no one wants to be around them tbh (good article, btw) www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
One app, 60 men, 26 dates: my adventures in alt-right dating
There’s no question that we’re living — and looking for love — in contentious times, where extreme political ideologies have all but divided parts of the dating pool. Or have they?
www.cosmopolitan.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I think these guys might be lonely because they suck so much no one wants to be around them tbh (good article, btw) www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
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The "now that they're suffering too, right wing voters will learn and we must reach out to them" rhetoric is starting and I need people to be so fucking for real
October 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The "now that they're suffering too, right wing voters will learn and we must reach out to them" rhetoric is starting and I need people to be so fucking for real
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On Nazi tattoos and the progressive search for a “great white hope”
“Now, I know for a fact that the working class in this country looks more like a Latino woman who cleans houses than it looks like Platner, a former defense contractor turned oyster farmer with some leftist political beliefs.”
“Now, I know for a fact that the working class in this country looks more like a Latino woman who cleans houses than it looks like Platner, a former defense contractor turned oyster farmer with some leftist political beliefs.”
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
On Nazi tattoos and the progressive search for a “great white hope”
“Now, I know for a fact that the working class in this country looks more like a Latino woman who cleans houses than it looks like Platner, a former defense contractor turned oyster farmer with some leftist political beliefs.”
“Now, I know for a fact that the working class in this country looks more like a Latino woman who cleans houses than it looks like Platner, a former defense contractor turned oyster farmer with some leftist political beliefs.”
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Linkage to substance use disorder treatment through syringe services programs and the criminal legal system: A Cross-Sectional Study
"Findings suggest that recent SSP use was associated with recent SUD treatment uptake, while recent CLS involvement was not."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Findings suggest that recent SSP use was associated with recent SUD treatment uptake, while recent CLS involvement was not."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Linkage to substance use disorder treatment through syringe services programs and the criminal legal system: A Cross-Sectional Study
Evidence on how two approaches—syringe services programs (SSP) and criminal legal system (CLS) interventions—are associated with substance use disorde…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Linkage to substance use disorder treatment through syringe services programs and the criminal legal system: A Cross-Sectional Study
"Findings suggest that recent SSP use was associated with recent SUD treatment uptake, while recent CLS involvement was not."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Findings suggest that recent SSP use was associated with recent SUD treatment uptake, while recent CLS involvement was not."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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For anyone in Boston, this is a quick reminder that there will be a book launch for Letters from an Imaginary Country at Trident Bookstore on November 11! The event is free, but there is a link where you can reserve a free ticket: theodora-goss-event-jjbhy.tripleseattickets.com/registration...
October 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
For anyone in Boston, this is a quick reminder that there will be a book launch for Letters from an Imaginary Country at Trident Bookstore on November 11! The event is free, but there is a link where you can reserve a free ticket: theodora-goss-event-jjbhy.tripleseattickets.com/registration...
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The VCU School of Social Work is HIRING! I'm happy to chat with anyone who is interested in the position.
vcujobs.com/jobs/open-ra...
vcujobs.com/jobs/open-ra...
Open Rank Faculty (Tenure-Track), School of Social Work - VCU Main Campus, Virginia, United States
Benefits: All full-time university employees are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuitio...
vcujobs.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The VCU School of Social Work is HIRING! I'm happy to chat with anyone who is interested in the position.
vcujobs.com/jobs/open-ra...
vcujobs.com/jobs/open-ra...
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There are 100 US Senators to represent 340 million US citizens. 3.4M to 1. There has to be better than someone who was too stupid to know they had a very specific Nazi insignia tattooed on their chest for 20 years and couldn’t find any other work to make ends meet besides being a corporate mercenary
I have no choice but to believe you if you tell me you can't tell the difference between the totenkopf and the Jolly Roger but if that's the case you should absolutely not be allowed to drive a car
October 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
There are 100 US Senators to represent 340 million US citizens. 3.4M to 1. There has to be better than someone who was too stupid to know they had a very specific Nazi insignia tattooed on their chest for 20 years and couldn’t find any other work to make ends meet besides being a corporate mercenary
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I don't think there is anything in my professional life that is more motivating than "minor revisions".
October 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I don't think there is anything in my professional life that is more motivating than "minor revisions".