Aparna Nair
@disabilitystor1.bsky.social
Historian, occasional anthropologist, working on disability, race and Empire; histories of public health. Eternal immigrant, writer, teacher. Indifferent cook. There will be many dogs on this feed. Luddite, yes, in the best way.
Lives with epilepsy.
Lives with epilepsy.
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On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
January 5, 2026 at 12:44 AM
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
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An aim of the global far-right is to rehabilitate and legitimize the colonial project.
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
January 5, 2026 at 1:11 AM
An aim of the global far-right is to rehabilitate and legitimize the colonial project.
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About 230 male and female medical students from Gaza’s various colleges of medicine held a graduation ceremony in front of the ruins of the Al‑Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City on Saturday. The event was organized by Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
Video: Abdulruhman Ismail via X (@a_abdulruhman)
Video: Abdulruhman Ismail via X (@a_abdulruhman)
January 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
About 230 male and female medical students from Gaza’s various colleges of medicine held a graduation ceremony in front of the ruins of the Al‑Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City on Saturday. The event was organized by Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
Video: Abdulruhman Ismail via X (@a_abdulruhman)
Video: Abdulruhman Ismail via X (@a_abdulruhman)
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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The bipartisan $901 billion military bill gave Trump tacit approval to attack Venezuela.
-Hours after the US seized a Venezuelan oil tanker on Dec 10, the House passed the bill.
-A day after Trump ordered a blockade, the Senate passed it.
Trump was testing Congress' tolerance for war.
-Hours after the US seized a Venezuelan oil tanker on Dec 10, the House passed the bill.
-A day after Trump ordered a blockade, the Senate passed it.
Trump was testing Congress' tolerance for war.
Trump’s war for oil has bipartisan backing
Polygraph | Newsletter n°330 | 4 Jan 2026
www.stephensemler.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The bipartisan $901 billion military bill gave Trump tacit approval to attack Venezuela.
-Hours after the US seized a Venezuelan oil tanker on Dec 10, the House passed the bill.
-A day after Trump ordered a blockade, the Senate passed it.
Trump was testing Congress' tolerance for war.
-Hours after the US seized a Venezuelan oil tanker on Dec 10, the House passed the bill.
-A day after Trump ordered a blockade, the Senate passed it.
Trump was testing Congress' tolerance for war.
Sometimes I think of the neurologist who told my parents that the only reason I could ever have breakthrough seizures was a) because I didnt take my meds/ b) because I was a big fatty fatso whose weight was too much for the meds when I was an epileptic kid
Always my fault.
One way or the other.
Always my fault.
One way or the other.
January 5, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Sometimes I think of the neurologist who told my parents that the only reason I could ever have breakthrough seizures was a) because I didnt take my meds/ b) because I was a big fatty fatso whose weight was too much for the meds when I was an epileptic kid
Always my fault.
One way or the other.
Always my fault.
One way or the other.
I mean, at some point, we have to understand from all this that they have calculated that people will be harmed/die, and they just don't care?
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I mean, at some point, we have to understand from all this that they have calculated that people will be harmed/die, and they just don't care?
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Nothing to see here, just genAI making everything so much better! It’s a “cognitive amplifier”, health amplifier, productivity amplifier, learning amplifier. So much amplifying I just can’t take it.
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Nothing to see here, just genAI making everything so much better! It’s a “cognitive amplifier”, health amplifier, productivity amplifier, learning amplifier. So much amplifying I just can’t take it.
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Denmark needs to get rid of the US military base in Greenland and so does the rest of Europe. They aren’t going to defend against a Russian invasion but open a secondary front line to invade you too. It’s time to kick the US out worldwide.
January 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Denmark needs to get rid of the US military base in Greenland and so does the rest of Europe. They aren’t going to defend against a Russian invasion but open a secondary front line to invade you too. It’s time to kick the US out worldwide.
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Does software fall under the remit of the Consumer Product Safety Commission?
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Does software fall under the remit of the Consumer Product Safety Commission?
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Sam Altman should be in a jail cell awaiting trial
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Sam Altman should be in a jail cell awaiting trial
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May they win their cases 🙏🏾
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
May they win their cases 🙏🏾
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yeah that feels right, they're always operating under "move fast and break things"— only "things" in this case happen to be human psyches
January 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
yeah that feels right, they're always operating under "move fast and break things"— only "things" in this case happen to be human psyches
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Keep your loved ones away from OpenAI it’s not a safe product to use.
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Keep your loved ones away from OpenAI it’s not a safe product to use.
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Alt text, participating in art threads and sharing/commenting on the posts of others! Alt text boosts visibility, accessibility and searchability. Art threads are great to find artists and let others find you, and it’s just nice to be A Person Who Shares Others Art
artists! the social media landscape has changed so much in the past years. what are you doing to promote your art / get visibility? what's working / not working for you?
January 4, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Alt text, participating in art threads and sharing/commenting on the posts of others! Alt text boosts visibility, accessibility and searchability. Art threads are great to find artists and let others find you, and it’s just nice to be A Person Who Shares Others Art
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....and still we want to push this?
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
....and still we want to push this?
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The thing is, it's not defective. It is functioning exactly as it's supposed to.
The issue is that a system that does what ChatGPT does WILL act in this manner as designed. It has no ability to assess the individual who provides its inputs, no understanding of what it outputs, no morals.
The issue is that a system that does what ChatGPT does WILL act in this manner as designed. It has no ability to assess the individual who provides its inputs, no understanding of what it outputs, no morals.
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The thing is, it's not defective. It is functioning exactly as it's supposed to.
The issue is that a system that does what ChatGPT does WILL act in this manner as designed. It has no ability to assess the individual who provides its inputs, no understanding of what it outputs, no morals.
The issue is that a system that does what ChatGPT does WILL act in this manner as designed. It has no ability to assess the individual who provides its inputs, no understanding of what it outputs, no morals.
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Can you imagine if school districts adopted, I dunno, some classroom electrical system, that then regularly killed multiple kids, and when asked to pull the systems, districts were like, the benefits outweigh the harms, it's the future, chill out everyone.
That is what's happening here.
That is what's happening here.
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Can you imagine if school districts adopted, I dunno, some classroom electrical system, that then regularly killed multiple kids, and when asked to pull the systems, districts were like, the benefits outweigh the harms, it's the future, chill out everyone.
That is what's happening here.
That is what's happening here.
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Can't help but imagine the number of people that have done this is higher than 8 and that's just the people who were aware of the gpt usage AND had family who gave a fuck enough (and had enough resources) to do this
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Can't help but imagine the number of people that have done this is higher than 8 and that's just the people who were aware of the gpt usage AND had family who gave a fuck enough (and had enough resources) to do this
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A profile dictator and a murder machine. The American dream
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
A profile dictator and a murder machine. The American dream
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Terrible
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Terrible
In my experience the people who are the most awful about and to children also are disgusted by disabled adults--and their needs and vulnerabilities. Its fundamentally an atavistic fear of dependence in a culture that fetishizes hyper individualism; and a very dangerous fear it is, too.
You don’t have to want kids or even enjoy being around them. But it’s also worth unpacking why kids simply existing, learning, or having unmet needs reads as “annoying,” “unlikeable,” or “bad behavior.”
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In my experience the people who are the most awful about and to children also are disgusted by disabled adults--and their needs and vulnerabilities. Its fundamentally an atavistic fear of dependence in a culture that fetishizes hyper individualism; and a very dangerous fear it is, too.
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How we respond to the most dependent members of our society reveals how we think about community, care, accessibility, and humanity. This is what I mean when I say intolerance of children works to your own detriment.
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
How we respond to the most dependent members of our society reveals how we think about community, care, accessibility, and humanity. This is what I mean when I say intolerance of children works to your own detriment.
Yes.
And I honestly believe that even if we are childfree, we do still have a shared responsibility to ensure that public spaces are not so hostile to children as they often are in the US, etc.
And I honestly believe that even if we are childfree, we do still have a shared responsibility to ensure that public spaces are not so hostile to children as they often are in the US, etc.
You don’t have to want kids or even enjoy being around them. But it’s also worth unpacking why kids simply existing, learning, or having unmet needs reads as “annoying,” “unlikeable,” or “bad behavior.”
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
January 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Yes.
And I honestly believe that even if we are childfree, we do still have a shared responsibility to ensure that public spaces are not so hostile to children as they often are in the US, etc.
And I honestly believe that even if we are childfree, we do still have a shared responsibility to ensure that public spaces are not so hostile to children as they often are in the US, etc.