Pack2010
@pack2010.bsky.social
A history major mind but also a physician, Christian - Micah 6:8, Centrist dad but not a dad (yet)
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This is the kind of American I am.
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
February 16, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This is the kind of American I am.
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I can assure you that you do not in fact want that.
February 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I can assure you that you do not in fact want that.
A lot to unpack here
February 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
A lot to unpack here
This was me the first time I went to the No Kings protest
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This was me the first time I went to the No Kings protest
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The costs of anti-vax shit really needs to be a bigger part of the conversation. Ask Kennedy about his plan to expand hospital capacity when his favorite diseases come back? What is the budget for it where will it come from? How are schools to prepare?
“More than 40 measles cases have been reported at Ave Maria University in southwest Florida, the largest outbreak on a college campus in recent history.
The outbreak at the private Catholic college has raised concerns among university leaders and public health experts” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
The outbreak at the private Catholic college has raised concerns among university leaders and public health experts” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Measles Outbreak Hits Florida College
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The costs of anti-vax shit really needs to be a bigger part of the conversation. Ask Kennedy about his plan to expand hospital capacity when his favorite diseases come back? What is the budget for it where will it come from? How are schools to prepare?
Post an image you can hear
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Post an image you can hear
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Red Lobster Dewgarita (2020-2022): A cocktail made with sour apple liquor, tequila, and classic Mtn Dew, served in a glass with a dusting of red sugar crystals on the rim, and a slice of lime. It cost $10, and came with a side of Red Lobster's warm cheddar bay biscuits
August 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Red Lobster Dewgarita (2020-2022): A cocktail made with sour apple liquor, tequila, and classic Mtn Dew, served in a glass with a dusting of red sugar crystals on the rim, and a slice of lime. It cost $10, and came with a side of Red Lobster's warm cheddar bay biscuits
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
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I would go so far as to argue that calling this crisis "Purdue Pharma 2.0" is actually substantially underselling it.
Even at the worst of the opioid epidemic, mainstream media outlets weren't treating prescription drug abuse as normal and fun. All major sports aggressively promote gambling.
Even at the worst of the opioid epidemic, mainstream media outlets weren't treating prescription drug abuse as normal and fun. All major sports aggressively promote gambling.
I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:30 AM
I would go so far as to argue that calling this crisis "Purdue Pharma 2.0" is actually substantially underselling it.
Even at the worst of the opioid epidemic, mainstream media outlets weren't treating prescription drug abuse as normal and fun. All major sports aggressively promote gambling.
Even at the worst of the opioid epidemic, mainstream media outlets weren't treating prescription drug abuse as normal and fun. All major sports aggressively promote gambling.
I'm so happy to be a millennial
by the 2030s you’ll be showing zoomers in their 30s how to use file systems
it is the year 2026, I am approaching my mid-30s, and I am still helping older colleagues with basic computer tasks such as converting a word doc to a PDF
I expect to do so until they’re all dead
I expect to do so until they’re all dead
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I'm so happy to be a millennial
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by the 2030s you’ll be showing zoomers in their 30s how to use file systems
it is the year 2026, I am approaching my mid-30s, and I am still helping older colleagues with basic computer tasks such as converting a word doc to a PDF
I expect to do so until they’re all dead
I expect to do so until they’re all dead
February 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
by the 2030s you’ll be showing zoomers in their 30s how to use file systems
This is also an "official" government AI that requires you to have a X account
Realfood.gov's AI just told me to go eat Snickers and Tostitos.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
This is also an "official" government AI that requires you to have a X account
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I have immense respect for indigenous cultures. However, it is deeply impractical to feed 8+ billion people sustainably and reliably without high-tech industrial agriculture.
Ultimately, this is just reactionary, conservative pastoralism wrapped in leftist framing.
Ultimately, this is just reactionary, conservative pastoralism wrapped in leftist framing.
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I have immense respect for indigenous cultures. However, it is deeply impractical to feed 8+ billion people sustainably and reliably without high-tech industrial agriculture.
Ultimately, this is just reactionary, conservative pastoralism wrapped in leftist framing.
Ultimately, this is just reactionary, conservative pastoralism wrapped in leftist framing.
That's a nice country there, would be a shame if something happened to it
Greer: "The thing to keep in mind with Canada is this is a country that's 75% dependent on the United States for its gross domestic product ... it can't be a situation where the Canadians have an antagonistic relationship"
February 10, 2026 at 12:58 PM
That's a nice country there, would be a shame if something happened to it
Sora was fun to play with for a while but I've lost interest in it after a few weeks. Claude on the other hand is turning into something really useful for me.
Anthropic and Google now seem to get that the primary value people get out of AI is doing annoying work they don't want to do (coding, basic research, drafting emails, etc), OpenAI/XAI/Meta seem to still think image/video slop and search replacement are the future
February 10, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Sora was fun to play with for a while but I've lost interest in it after a few weeks. Claude on the other hand is turning into something really useful for me.
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Anthropic and Google now seem to get that the primary value people get out of AI is doing annoying work they don't want to do (coding, basic research, drafting emails, etc), OpenAI/XAI/Meta seem to still think image/video slop and search replacement are the future
February 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Anthropic and Google now seem to get that the primary value people get out of AI is doing annoying work they don't want to do (coding, basic research, drafting emails, etc), OpenAI/XAI/Meta seem to still think image/video slop and search replacement are the future
Blue Sky has everything!
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Blue Sky has everything!
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I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
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Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Some of the points the editorial makes aren’t bad — a neverending cycle of tit for tat gerrymandering is bad for everybody — but it’s hard to credibly make that point when you dismissed it as a nothing burger until the other party started retaliating.
February 8, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Some of the points the editorial makes aren’t bad — a neverending cycle of tit for tat gerrymandering is bad for everybody — but it’s hard to credibly make that point when you dismissed it as a nothing burger until the other party started retaliating.
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Missouri continuing to spend taxpayer money wisely
Federal judge throws out Missouri’s anti-DEI suit against Starbucks.
The conclusion is a multi-window defenestration:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The conclusion is a multi-window defenestration:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 7, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Missouri continuing to spend taxpayer money wisely