Kendra Maas, PhD
@dnakendra.bsky.social
Queer scientist mom r nerd gardner she/her
This cold continues to kick my ass/lungs. Going to see my aprn tomorrow for the 3rd visit in 3 weeks. I've never seen a dr this much outside of late pregnancy.
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
This cold continues to kick my ass/lungs. Going to see my aprn tomorrow for the 3rd visit in 3 weeks. I've never seen a dr this much outside of late pregnancy.
Dw and I watched the 3 knives out movies. I enjoyed them but what the fuck is up with the lighting? Many of the indoors scenes look like they were 90s greenscreen?
January 3, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Dw and I watched the 3 knives out movies. I enjoyed them but what the fuck is up with the lighting? Many of the indoors scenes look like they were 90s greenscreen?
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All of these news articles repeating the Grok “apology” aren’t just bad framing—they aren’t even news stories as much as technology fantasy speculative fiction stories that imagine a reality in which no human can be held responsible for creating and operating a CSAM-generating computer program.
This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc)
#1: Reuters
#1: Reuters
January 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
All of these news articles repeating the Grok “apology” aren’t just bad framing—they aren’t even news stories as much as technology fantasy speculative fiction stories that imagine a reality in which no human can be held responsible for creating and operating a CSAM-generating computer program.
I would really like to be better. The fact that I was sick during my entire time off work as an end to 2025 is a pretty good summation of the year.
Starting 2026 still sick
Starting 2026 still sick
a man is standing in front of a door with his arms crossed and says i 'm feeling this
Alt: David Rose standing in front of a door with his arms crossed saying "i 'm feeling this, like, aching sense of dread"
media.tenor.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I would really like to be better. The fact that I was sick during my entire time off work as an end to 2025 is a pretty good summation of the year.
Starting 2026 still sick
Starting 2026 still sick
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So I will have patrons turning up and demanding “that YA book about vampires on TV” and I will spend a really long time searching for something that does not exist.
That is because LLMs are predictive text engines. That’s it. They cannot replace human search experts,
That is because LLMs are predictive text engines. That’s it. They cannot replace human search experts,
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
So I will have patrons turning up and demanding “that YA book about vampires on TV” and I will spend a really long time searching for something that does not exist.
That is because LLMs are predictive text engines. That’s it. They cannot replace human search experts,
That is because LLMs are predictive text engines. That’s it. They cannot replace human search experts,
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I know many of you know Joe James (of Binning Singletons)
Joe and his family had a terrible tragedy occur on Christmas. If you can give, this is a good family to help out
gofund.me/5cbfe22fe
Joe and his family had a terrible tragedy occur on Christmas. If you can give, this is a good family to help out
gofund.me/5cbfe22fe
Donate to Honoring Sarah James Through Education, organized by Joe James
Honoring Sarah James & Supporting Her Children’s Future
On Christmas, our com… Joe James needs your support for Honoring Sarah James Through Education
gofund.me
January 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I know many of you know Joe James (of Binning Singletons)
Joe and his family had a terrible tragedy occur on Christmas. If you can give, this is a good family to help out
gofund.me/5cbfe22fe
Joe and his family had a terrible tragedy occur on Christmas. If you can give, this is a good family to help out
gofund.me/5cbfe22fe
Having just enrolled my kid in preschool- this isn't how it works. You don't show up and get let in. You put in your application, get on the waiting list, then when there's an opening, get a call to schedule a tour.
When Nick Shirley arrived to "test" if he could enroll his son "Joey" in Minneapolis day cares, his viral video omitted that he showed up with an entourage of masked men acting like security, multiple vehicles including vans, cameras, and men who wouldn't identify themselves. One day care owner /
January 1, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Having just enrolled my kid in preschool- this isn't how it works. You don't show up and get let in. You put in your application, get on the waiting list, then when there's an opening, get a call to schedule a tour.
I made borscht with shelf stable steamed beets and way too many potatoes. Now i have a giant pot of sad, brown stew. It's not throw it out level gross, but its not the soup I wanted.
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I made borscht with shelf stable steamed beets and way too many potatoes. Now i have a giant pot of sad, brown stew. It's not throw it out level gross, but its not the soup I wanted.
10 years ago, my sibs and i were at Mom and Dad's. Odd conversations with Mom pushed us to talk to Dad about her memory. She was 57. Early onset dementia has a typical lifespan of 4-7 years. I have no idea if she is reacting to us when we video call with her and Dad. There is no goodbye.
December 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
10 years ago, my sibs and i were at Mom and Dad's. Odd conversations with Mom pushed us to talk to Dad about her memory. She was 57. Early onset dementia has a typical lifespan of 4-7 years. I have no idea if she is reacting to us when we video call with her and Dad. There is no goodbye.
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Virtual workshop on #genomics analysis for #RADSeq - spaces available Jan 13-16th! Live instruction by @noahreid.bsky.social Learn #NGS read QC, #variant detection, and data analysis via common #bioinformatic tools - #Stacks #Freebayes @uconnresearch.bsky.social @cbcuconn.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Virtual workshop on #genomics analysis for #RADSeq - spaces available Jan 13-16th! Live instruction by @noahreid.bsky.social Learn #NGS read QC, #variant detection, and data analysis via common #bioinformatic tools - #Stacks #Freebayes @uconnresearch.bsky.social @cbcuconn.bsky.social
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When the people selling it are telling you they won’t stop without legislation forcing them to stop, that’s when you bring this quote to your lawmakers —as a parent.
"Pressed on whether marketing an addictive AI chatbot to kids is ethical, Hardin shrugged: “I mean sure, but that’s not really our problem. That’s something parents or maybe lawmakers might want to look into.”
December 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
When the people selling it are telling you they won’t stop without legislation forcing them to stop, that’s when you bring this quote to your lawmakers —as a parent.
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
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It's annoying to see the hand-wringing over a small number of wealthy people making empty threats to move because of tax increases, when there are actually people leaving desirable places en masse because they can't find affordable places to live
Forever renters: For many in Greater Boston, the American dream of homeownership ‘no longer exists’ - The Boston Globe
Home prices in Greater Boston have surged far faster than incomes, pushing ownership out of reach for many.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It's annoying to see the hand-wringing over a small number of wealthy people making empty threats to move because of tax increases, when there are actually people leaving desirable places en masse because they can't find affordable places to live
Middle kid only decorated one cookie. But he really decorated it.
December 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Middle kid only decorated one cookie. But he really decorated it.
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Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Supreme Connections: Search Supreme Court Disclosures — ProPublica
Search Supreme Court financial disclosures for organizations and people that have paid justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.
projects.propublica.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Since I've been sick and coughing I've been sleeping in the basement. Which means I've got to binge masterpiece shows.
World on fire, s1 amazing. S2 pretty good, mostly different show from s1
Ridley Road, wtf Jewish underground infiltrating 60s british nazi party. And it's "based on true events"
World on fire, s1 amazing. S2 pretty good, mostly different show from s1
Ridley Road, wtf Jewish underground infiltrating 60s british nazi party. And it's "based on true events"
December 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Since I've been sick and coughing I've been sleeping in the basement. Which means I've got to binge masterpiece shows.
World on fire, s1 amazing. S2 pretty good, mostly different show from s1
Ridley Road, wtf Jewish underground infiltrating 60s british nazi party. And it's "based on true events"
World on fire, s1 amazing. S2 pretty good, mostly different show from s1
Ridley Road, wtf Jewish underground infiltrating 60s british nazi party. And it's "based on true events"
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DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
Kids in college now have probably had a computer for school work since early elementary. They didn't handwrite hs assignments, everything was google classroom or "personalized learn through testing" apps. If course they're freaking out because they need to suddenly learn to write quick and legible.
Does anyone else bristle at this framing? WSJ says blue books are “torturing” students with hand cramps, and “nobody likes them.”
Listen, students have been outsourcing everything to AI and cheating their way through college. Blue books should be celebrated as a return to authentic human learning.
Listen, students have been outsourcing everything to AI and cheating their way through college. Blue books should be celebrated as a return to authentic human learning.
They Were Every Student’s Worst Nightmare. Now Blue Books Are Back.
Cheating with ChatGPT has become a huge problem for colleges. The solution is painfully old-school.
www.wsj.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Kids in college now have probably had a computer for school work since early elementary. They didn't handwrite hs assignments, everything was google classroom or "personalized learn through testing" apps. If course they're freaking out because they need to suddenly learn to write quick and legible.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
Hit me with savory or at least not too sweet "make the night before and throw in the oven" breakfasts".
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Hit me with savory or at least not too sweet "make the night before and throw in the oven" breakfasts".
Preschool sent home a cradt with loose glitter. Act of aggression?
December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Preschool sent home a cradt with loose glitter. Act of aggression?
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The point was never to save money. That was only ever a convenient justification for an effort to decimate the public sector and dismantle the US social safety net.
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The point was never to save money. That was only ever a convenient justification for an effort to decimate the public sector and dismantle the US social safety net.
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"The hospital was understaffed, and people in the camp were so anemic that they couldn’t get enough blood donations. [Dr.] Otieno had twice donated himself while he was midsurgery in order to save a pregnant woman’s life."
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"The hospital was understaffed, and people in the camp were so anemic that they couldn’t get enough blood donations. [Dr.] Otieno had twice donated himself while he was midsurgery in order to save a pregnant woman’s life."
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
Should i buy a cookie press or stick with rolled cookies and cookie cutters?
Goal is fun and sugar highs for my kids.
Goal is fun and sugar highs for my kids.
a cookie monster from sesame street eating a cookie
Alt: cookie monster from sesame street eating a cookie
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Should i buy a cookie press or stick with rolled cookies and cookie cutters?
Goal is fun and sugar highs for my kids.
Goal is fun and sugar highs for my kids.
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Americans & Europeans needlessly exposing African babies to preventable diseases just to see if they can find something that would justify their preexisting antivaccine beliefs is not only unscientific and actually anti-science, it is very much reminiscent of colonialist, racist human rights abuses
“It is not clear what the research question is. It seems to be about the safety of the vaccine rather than its effectiveness, but both are already well-established, and to undertake such a study in a population where almost 1/5 of the adult population has a marker of infection seems extremely risky”
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Americans & Europeans needlessly exposing African babies to preventable diseases just to see if they can find something that would justify their preexisting antivaccine beliefs is not only unscientific and actually anti-science, it is very much reminiscent of colonialist, racist human rights abuses