Bendix Ross
@bendixross.bsky.social
Writer of speculative fiction, feeder of hummingbirds and lover of democracy
With the cuts made by this incompetent administration, this is inevitable.
Cuts to the Food Safety System Threaten Americans’ Health
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
With the cuts made by this incompetent administration, this is inevitable.
Got my COVID vaccine today after jumping through a bunch of prescription hoops.
September 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Got my COVID vaccine today after jumping through a bunch of prescription hoops.
Thank you, @wyden.senate.gov, for calling out this menace to American health.
Wyden slams Kennedy: 'Every single day there’s been an action that endangers' Americans
Sen.
www.nbcnews.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thank you, @wyden.senate.gov, for calling out this menace to American health.
“Republican governors did not want to answer why they were willing to send their National Guard troops to Washington while not inviting the same attention to their cities.”
Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“Republican governors did not want to answer why they were willing to send their National Guard troops to Washington while not inviting the same attention to their cities.”
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Sen Patty Murray (D-WA):
“If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired.”
“If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired.”
August 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Sen Patty Murray (D-WA):
“If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired.”
“If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired.”
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I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING!!!
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
Health secretary RFK Jr. shuts door on U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research
Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news that RFK Jr. has shut the door in U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research.
www.statnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.
Study finds no link between aluminum in vaccines and autism, asthma
July 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Study finds no link between aluminum in vaccines and autism, asthma
Weirdscapes: An Otherworldly Anthology is now available! I’m also happy to report that my short story “Gorse 206” is in the book. @inkalchemybooks.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Weirdscapes: An Otherworldly Anthology is now available! I’m also happy to report that my short story “Gorse 206” is in the book. @inkalchemybooks.bsky.social
Thank you Rep. Schrier. I hope other leaders in congress will call out the lies RFK has told and the harm his vaccine misinformation has done.
'You lied to Sen. Cassidy': Rep. Schrier confronts RFK Jr. on CDC vaccine panel overhaul
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said it would be inaccurate that he vowed to Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., he would not change the panel on the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immuni...
www.nbcnews.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thank you Rep. Schrier. I hope other leaders in congress will call out the lies RFK has told and the harm his vaccine misinformation has done.
So depressing. Especially with the current administration pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on day 1. We could be leading on this.
Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come
A team of 60 international scientists report that by early 2028 society will have emitted enough greenhouse gases that the Earth will be pretty much locked into hitting the internationally agreed upon...
apnews.com
June 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
So depressing. Especially with the current administration pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on day 1. We could be leading on this.
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I need every platform and program
and THING to stop trying to make me use their dumb AI bullshit. No I don’t want AI to write things for me! I LIKE writing things! If AI wants to do something for me, it can come mop the floor or change the duvet cover. Until that time, AI CAN FUCK OFF!
and THING to stop trying to make me use their dumb AI bullshit. No I don’t want AI to write things for me! I LIKE writing things! If AI wants to do something for me, it can come mop the floor or change the duvet cover. Until that time, AI CAN FUCK OFF!
June 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I need every platform and program
and THING to stop trying to make me use their dumb AI bullshit. No I don’t want AI to write things for me! I LIKE writing things! If AI wants to do something for me, it can come mop the floor or change the duvet cover. Until that time, AI CAN FUCK OFF!
and THING to stop trying to make me use their dumb AI bullshit. No I don’t want AI to write things for me! I LIKE writing things! If AI wants to do something for me, it can come mop the floor or change the duvet cover. Until that time, AI CAN FUCK OFF!
My short story, “Gorse 206” will appear in Weirdscapes: An Otherworldly Anthology in July. www.inkalchemybooks.com/weirdscapes
Weirdscapes | Ink Alchemy Books
Weirdscapes: An Otherworldly Anthology. Short stories set in unusual, sometimes surreal, locations.
www.inkalchemybooks.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
My short story, “Gorse 206” will appear in Weirdscapes: An Otherworldly Anthology in July. www.inkalchemybooks.com/weirdscapes
He couldn't afford his inhaler when the price soared without warning — and died days later. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Parents sue over son's asthma death days after inhaler price soared without warning
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500.
www.nbcnews.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
He couldn't afford his inhaler when the price soared without warning — and died days later. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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All other issues aside, there's going to be major "prompt engineering" burnout for some if not all usecases.
Having to create precise verbal instructions is way more taxing & ultimately less rewarding than browsing stock, or sketching, or talking ideas w/ a human artist, or just writing the copy.
Having to create precise verbal instructions is way more taxing & ultimately less rewarding than browsing stock, or sketching, or talking ideas w/ a human artist, or just writing the copy.
April 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
All other issues aside, there's going to be major "prompt engineering" burnout for some if not all usecases.
Having to create precise verbal instructions is way more taxing & ultimately less rewarding than browsing stock, or sketching, or talking ideas w/ a human artist, or just writing the copy.
Having to create precise verbal instructions is way more taxing & ultimately less rewarding than browsing stock, or sketching, or talking ideas w/ a human artist, or just writing the copy.
“AI companies are committing mass theft and hiding behind the language of ‘training.’”
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thehill.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“AI companies are committing mass theft and hiding behind the language of ‘training.’”
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On #TransDayOfVisibility, we revisit our piece on how researchers and volunteers—in the face of the Trump administration's anti-trans efforts—are backing up federally-funded studies, and vowing to keep the resources online.
A thread ⬇️
A thread ⬇️
Researchers Rush to Save US Government Data on Trans Youth—Before It Disappears
In the face of the Trump administration's anti-trans efforts, researchers and volunteers around the world are backing up federally-funded studies, and vowing to keep the resources online.
www.wired.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
On #TransDayOfVisibility, we revisit our piece on how researchers and volunteers—in the face of the Trump administration's anti-trans efforts—are backing up federally-funded studies, and vowing to keep the resources online.
A thread ⬇️
A thread ⬇️
It sure feels like it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
Opinion | The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes (Gift Article)
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It sure feels like it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
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Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
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If GOP lawmakers won't talk to voters about DOGE’s Medicaid cuts and Trump’s mass firings, I will. That’s why I’m hosting three Benefits Over Billionaires town halls in California to speak directly with voters betrayed by this administration. RSVP: linktr.ee/ro_khanna_to...
March 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
If GOP lawmakers won't talk to voters about DOGE’s Medicaid cuts and Trump’s mass firings, I will. That’s why I’m hosting three Benefits Over Billionaires town halls in California to speak directly with voters betrayed by this administration. RSVP: linktr.ee/ro_khanna_to...