Meera
@zoomeera.bsky.social
Books and things
Here for comedy, tragedy and political commentary
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Here for comedy, tragedy and political commentary
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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A Dershowitz bag lunch special capping a day that started with Cheney dying and saw Mamdani win would have to go down as the first good day of year
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A Dershowitz bag lunch special capping a day that started with Cheney dying and saw Mamdani win would have to go down as the first good day of year
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So many on the right don’t understand why this protest is called “No Kings”. The list of grievances from the Declaration of Independence is in one column, followed by a partial list of ways Trump is similar. If you have better examples than ones listed here, you can include them in replies.
October 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
So many on the right don’t understand why this protest is called “No Kings”. The list of grievances from the Declaration of Independence is in one column, followed by a partial list of ways Trump is similar. If you have better examples than ones listed here, you can include them in replies.
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Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.
Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show
Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.
www.ok.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
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Jesus christ.
I am so tired and so disappointed.
All these people went "yeah, I'll take an audio book paycheck over solidarity with trans lives, that's cool."
Every single one should be ashamed.
I am so tired and so disappointed.
All these people went "yeah, I'll take an audio book paycheck over solidarity with trans lives, that's cool."
Every single one should be ashamed.
September 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Jesus christ.
I am so tired and so disappointed.
All these people went "yeah, I'll take an audio book paycheck over solidarity with trans lives, that's cool."
Every single one should be ashamed.
I am so tired and so disappointed.
All these people went "yeah, I'll take an audio book paycheck over solidarity with trans lives, that's cool."
Every single one should be ashamed.
Why are the accents in the Thunderbolts movie so bad
September 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Why are the accents in the Thunderbolts movie so bad
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once again tapping the sign
September 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
once again tapping the sign
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With O'Neill (apparently) taking over CDC (if they ever get around to firing Monarez), I think it's worth looking back to Project 2025 and asking what they actually intend to *do* to CDC. So, I went to remind myself today. Here's what's in store:
August 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
With O'Neill (apparently) taking over CDC (if they ever get around to firing Monarez), I think it's worth looking back to Project 2025 and asking what they actually intend to *do* to CDC. So, I went to remind myself today. Here's what's in store:
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Science: Trump supporters are assholes.
Trump supporters report higher levels of psychopathy, manipulativeness, callousness, and narcissism
Support for Donald Trump is linked to darker personality traits, including increased psychopathy and decreased empathy, new research finds. The study also connects conservative political beliefs to lo...
www.psypost.org
August 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Science: Trump supporters are assholes.
Plantation Barbie 2.0?
August 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Plantation Barbie 2.0?
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then die
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
August 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
then die
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And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...
Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use
The tool's creators are seeking to make it so that AI model developers must pay artists to train on data from them that is uncorrupted.
venturebeat.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...
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There was a time in the US when serial killers proliferated. While theories like cursed genes, upbringing and brain chemistry explain it, the book Murderland suggests that bad, polluted air had something to do with it.
#crime
#climate
#pollution
#booksky 📚💙
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
#crime
#climate
#pollution
#booksky 📚💙
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Murderland by Caroline Fraser review – what was behind the 1970s serial killer epidemic?
A compulsive new history suggests the crimes of Ted Bundy et al were – at least partly – down to the air they breathed
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
There was a time in the US when serial killers proliferated. While theories like cursed genes, upbringing and brain chemistry explain it, the book Murderland suggests that bad, polluted air had something to do with it.
#crime
#climate
#pollution
#booksky 📚💙
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
#crime
#climate
#pollution
#booksky 📚💙
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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This is fiendishly brilliant. William S. Burroughs (and later Laurie Anderson) said "Language is a virus". This is an actual application of language to cause an "infection" in an LLM.
Amazing: MIT researchers revealed how ChatGPT etc are destroying our brains and booby-trapped the report to expose those who want to use AI to ostensibly summarize the results.
t.co/JXeTALBPds
t.co/JXeTALBPds
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This is fiendishly brilliant. William S. Burroughs (and later Laurie Anderson) said "Language is a virus". This is an actual application of language to cause an "infection" in an LLM.
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This guy just became my fav American politician bar none
June 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This guy just became my fav American politician bar none
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Ben Shapiro getting all upset at the parade coverage as though he isn't used to taking part in activities where no one comes
June 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Ben Shapiro getting all upset at the parade coverage as though he isn't used to taking part in activities where no one comes
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I did not edit this, this is the actual parade with the actual music being played.
CINEMATIC
CINEMATIC
June 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I did not edit this, this is the actual parade with the actual music being played.
CINEMATIC
CINEMATIC
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🧵 I argue that we can understand the functioning of democracy through 3 core ideals, verification, deliberation and accountability. While no democracy fully achieves those ideals, this thread explains how MAGA destroys all three and inevitably results in democratic regression into authoritarianism.
The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
June 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🧵 I argue that we can understand the functioning of democracy through 3 core ideals, verification, deliberation and accountability. While no democracy fully achieves those ideals, this thread explains how MAGA destroys all three and inevitably results in democratic regression into authoritarianism.
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Keir Starmer fulfill the Labour Mandate to recognise the Palestinian state. apple.news/AuHN7v3DTRzq...
Opinion | I call on the UK to seize this moment - join the world majority and recognise the state of Palestine — The Guardian
The UN conference on the two-state solution offers an historic opportunity for Britain: to stand against the continued erasure of my people, says Husam Zomlot, Palestinian ambassador to the United Kin...
apple.news
June 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Keir Starmer fulfill the Labour Mandate to recognise the Palestinian state. apple.news/AuHN7v3DTRzq...
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Bondi DOJ has a problem.
On left:
DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas
On right:
DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"
On left:
DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas
On right:
DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"
June 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Bondi DOJ has a problem.
On left:
DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas
On right:
DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"
On left:
DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas
On right:
DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"
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the thing about people complaining they are getting dunked on here at blue sky
are they really not also getting dunked on over on twitter
is it really just here
because i find that a little hard to believe lol
are they really not also getting dunked on over on twitter
is it really just here
because i find that a little hard to believe lol
June 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
the thing about people complaining they are getting dunked on here at blue sky
are they really not also getting dunked on over on twitter
is it really just here
because i find that a little hard to believe lol
are they really not also getting dunked on over on twitter
is it really just here
because i find that a little hard to believe lol
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The government has suffered a fourth defeat in the House of Lords over its plans to allow technology companies to train artificial intelligence on artists’ work 👇
Government dealt further blow to AI plans for copyrighted material
The government has suffered a fourth defeat in the House of Lords over its plans to allow technology companies to train artificial intelligence on artists’ work.
www.thestage.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The government has suffered a fourth defeat in the House of Lords over its plans to allow technology companies to train artificial intelligence on artists’ work 👇
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Nothing going on is that hard to understand as long as someone with some credibility has the desire to explain it and the space to do so and I’m glad this NBC station did this for their viewers
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Nothing going on is that hard to understand as long as someone with some credibility has the desire to explain it and the space to do so and I’m glad this NBC station did this for their viewers
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This is a masterpiece from Will Bunch at the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Trump is selling the White House at a rate of roughly $1 billion a month (!) - the biggest scandal in US history, 10X worse than Watergate
This needs a name: Cryptogate
This needs a complete guide, which I've written
This needs us to demand action
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
This needs a name: Cryptogate
This needs a complete guide, which I've written
This needs us to demand action
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
Your guide to Cryptogate, Trump’s $4 billion corruption scandal that’s 10X bigger than Watergate | Will Bunch
Here's an in-depth guide to the key players, companies and deals behind Donald Trump's scheme to cash in on his presidency.
www.inquirer.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This is a masterpiece from Will Bunch at the Philadelphia Inquirer.