JT Scott
@jtforward2.bsky.social
Ward 2 City Councilor, Somerville MA. Pronoun ambivalent.
I am going to steadfastly oppose AI/LLM usage in any - and I do mean any - capacity in our government functions. Our neighbors and our children deserve a real live human to communicate with when they need help. At the very least they don't need more mental health risks.
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74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen
Analysis of high-schooler Adam Raine’s ChatGPT account by attorneys for his parents shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
wapo.st
December 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I am going to steadfastly oppose AI/LLM usage in any - and I do mean any - capacity in our government functions. Our neighbors and our children deserve a real live human to communicate with when they need help. At the very least they don't need more mental health risks.
wapo.st/49uy2q1
wapo.st/49uy2q1
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
lol
lmao, even
(they're not wrong)
lmao, even
(they're not wrong)
The epstein files must be absolutely the most damning documents in history for them to be federally rescheduling cannabis today
December 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
lol
lmao, even
(they're not wrong)
lmao, even
(they're not wrong)
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The great old comedy writer Larry Gelbart said that your style is formed by what you can’t do. I wish more people understood that. That and the Martha Graham quote about keeping the channel open.
December 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The great old comedy writer Larry Gelbart said that your style is formed by what you can’t do. I wish more people understood that. That and the Martha Graham quote about keeping the channel open.
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At the HHS announcement yesterday announcing proposed rules to ban GAC, they said trans people are "at the root of the evils we face" and are "a hatred for nature as God designed it and for life as it was meant to be lived.”
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.
December 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At the HHS announcement yesterday announcing proposed rules to ban GAC, they said trans people are "at the root of the evils we face" and are "a hatred for nature as God designed it and for life as it was meant to be lived.”
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.
I know there are a lot of 3D printers in Somerville. Everyone you know can get one as a holiday gift.
December 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I know there are a lot of 3D printers in Somerville. Everyone you know can get one as a holiday gift.
That is... an incredibly large amount of modafinil
(Amongst other stupidly large amounts on this chart of WH dispensary items)
(Amongst other stupidly large amounts on this chart of WH dispensary items)
During his first term, Trump’s White House dispensed fentanyl freely to staffers www.businessinsider.com/white-house-...
December 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
That is... an incredibly large amount of modafinil
(Amongst other stupidly large amounts on this chart of WH dispensary items)
(Amongst other stupidly large amounts on this chart of WH dispensary items)
Jerry, no
I don't know, Aaron. I think we need to take this seriously. In fact, after surveying hundreds of years of history in the past few days, I've written an article assessing the originalist case here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Jerry, no
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The archivist for the Smuckers corporation is really more of a preservationist.
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The archivist for the Smuckers corporation is really more of a preservationist.
Thank you @markey.senate.gov. This is what earning trust looks like.
Democrats who voted against the NDAA, which bans trans athletes in women's sports at US military academies.
-Bennet
-Booker
-Cantwell
-Duckworth
-Kim
-Markey
-Merkley
-Murphy
-Murray
-Padilla
-Sanders
-Schatz
-Schiff
-Smith
-Van Hollen
-Warren
-Welch
-Wyden www.senate.gov/legislative/...
-Bennet
-Booker
-Cantwell
-Duckworth
-Kim
-Markey
-Merkley
-Murphy
-Murray
-Padilla
-Sanders
-Schatz
-Schiff
-Smith
-Van Hollen
-Warren
-Welch
-Wyden www.senate.gov/legislative/...
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
December 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Thank you @markey.senate.gov. This is what earning trust looks like.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
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December 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
AI/LLMs as currently deployed are bad and dangerous and wasteful, and one can make that case quite strongly *without* running hundreds of prompts to generate dunkable garbage.
December 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
AI/LLMs as currently deployed are bad and dangerous and wasteful, and one can make that case quite strongly *without* running hundreds of prompts to generate dunkable garbage.
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They were 8 and 11 years old
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
They were 8 and 11 years old
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It shows how out of touch House Speaker Ron Mariano is that he acts like 1994 was just a few years ago.
(From MASSterList)
(From MASSterList)
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It shows how out of touch House Speaker Ron Mariano is that he acts like 1994 was just a few years ago.
(From MASSterList)
(From MASSterList)
Alex Vitale wrote a book called "The End of Policing". His presence on Mamdani's transition team is very exciting!
I love to see new mayors putting the rubber to the road.
I love to see new mayors putting the rubber to the road.
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Alex Vitale wrote a book called "The End of Policing". His presence on Mamdani's transition team is very exciting!
I love to see new mayors putting the rubber to the road.
I love to see new mayors putting the rubber to the road.
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One thing that is tough about rapid response/patrols, besides constantly being threatened by armed secret police, is that for the most part they see the defeats. There are exceptions, but you’ll never know how many people were saved by slowing feds down, whistles, community alerts, etc.
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
One thing that is tough about rapid response/patrols, besides constantly being threatened by armed secret police, is that for the most part they see the defeats. There are exceptions, but you’ll never know how many people were saved by slowing feds down, whistles, community alerts, etc.
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Trans day of just trying to tackle my to-do list.
(But yes, rest in power to those we lost and who were taken from us.)
(But yes, rest in power to those we lost and who were taken from us.)
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Trans day of just trying to tackle my to-do list.
(But yes, rest in power to those we lost and who were taken from us.)
(But yes, rest in power to those we lost and who were taken from us.)
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We are in an extraordinary moment for the fight for trans lives and greater gender freedom for all.
I wrote this year’s Remembrance Report - about what we’re facing, where we came from, and why we will never forget those who came before us:
www.transremembrance.org/insights-and...
I wrote this year’s Remembrance Report - about what we’re facing, where we came from, and why we will never forget those who came before us:
www.transremembrance.org/insights-and...
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We are in an extraordinary moment for the fight for trans lives and greater gender freedom for all.
I wrote this year’s Remembrance Report - about what we’re facing, where we came from, and why we will never forget those who came before us:
www.transremembrance.org/insights-and...
I wrote this year’s Remembrance Report - about what we’re facing, where we came from, and why we will never forget those who came before us:
www.transremembrance.org/insights-and...
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I invite you to both (a) read about the siblings we lost this year to cruelty, and (b) celebrate and love your trans neighbors before they are dead.
www.transremembrance.org/in-memoriam
www.transremembrance.org/in-memoriam
In Memoriam — Trans Remembrance Project
www.transremembrance.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I invite you to both (a) read about the siblings we lost this year to cruelty, and (b) celebrate and love your trans neighbors before they are dead.
www.transremembrance.org/in-memoriam
www.transremembrance.org/in-memoriam
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Tomorrow is Trans Day of Remembrance. Every year on TDOR, trans people lost to homicide and violence are remembered at memorials around the country and around the world.
But the story of Sam Nordquist, a young trans man who was tortured and killed this year, has haunted me like no other.
But the story of Sam Nordquist, a young trans man who was tortured and killed this year, has haunted me like no other.
What happened in Room 22?
For a month, seven people held Sam Nordquist captive in a small hotel room, torturing him to death, authorities say. How did it go on in secret?
www.nbcnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow is Trans Day of Remembrance. Every year on TDOR, trans people lost to homicide and violence are remembered at memorials around the country and around the world.
But the story of Sam Nordquist, a young trans man who was tortured and killed this year, has haunted me like no other.
But the story of Sam Nordquist, a young trans man who was tortured and killed this year, has haunted me like no other.
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On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans people lost to violence in the U.S. this year.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans people lost to violence in the U.S. this year.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
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What's going with habeas and ICE kidnappings is a perfect example of what I mean when I say courts won't save us.
Recently, ICE/the BIA made up a rule, saying nearly everyone ICE kidnaps is subject to "mandatory detention" (ie, no bail/bond).
282 out of 288 of judges to hear habeas cases disagree.
Recently, ICE/the BIA made up a rule, saying nearly everyone ICE kidnaps is subject to "mandatory detention" (ie, no bail/bond).
282 out of 288 of judges to hear habeas cases disagree.
![The gravamen of this dispute is whether Demirel’s detention is mandatory under INA
§ 235(b) (8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)) or discretionary under § 236(a) (8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)). “The vast
majority of courts confronting this precise issue have rejected [the Government’s] interpretation,
and the BIA’s interpretation in Hurtado, as contradictory to the plain text of § 1225.” Ayala Amaya
v. Bondi, No. 25-16429, 2025 WL 3033880, at *2 (D.N.J. Oct. 30, 2025) (collecting cases). Once
again, of the 288 district court decisions to address the issue, 282 have determined that § 1226(a)
applies or likely applies in situations similar to those presented here. See Appendix. Those
decisions are plainly correct.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:grwhhgszjlgcjesagerdazwj/bafkreigdewkbpqri7ntfjrxpdi74cgzkr3ckmfw6klr3wlaysmjrvpxxzq@jpeg)
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What's going with habeas and ICE kidnappings is a perfect example of what I mean when I say courts won't save us.
Recently, ICE/the BIA made up a rule, saying nearly everyone ICE kidnaps is subject to "mandatory detention" (ie, no bail/bond).
282 out of 288 of judges to hear habeas cases disagree.
Recently, ICE/the BIA made up a rule, saying nearly everyone ICE kidnaps is subject to "mandatory detention" (ie, no bail/bond).
282 out of 288 of judges to hear habeas cases disagree.