Frightened Frog
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Sharks absolutely get cancer, and people claiming otherwise are pseudoscientific grifters preying on the desperate.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Sharks absolutely get cancer, and people claiming otherwise are pseudoscientific grifters preying on the desperate.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
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Great news! I can now plagiarize up to 15% of my scientific journal articles and still get them published!! That's like a 15% boost to my productivity!!! #NotHowScienceWorks
July 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Great news! I can now plagiarize up to 15% of my scientific journal articles and still get them published!! That's like a 15% boost to my productivity!!! #NotHowScienceWorks
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You do not have to say “pro vaccine groups.” You can say the vast majority of doctors and scientists and the American Medical Association.
June 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
You do not have to say “pro vaccine groups.” You can say the vast majority of doctors and scientists and the American Medical Association.
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Oh my god you want me to find "evidence" before putting someone in jail? Every time?? Do you have any idea how long that would take
April 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Oh my god you want me to find "evidence" before putting someone in jail? Every time?? Do you have any idea how long that would take
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The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote.
Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.
Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.
Stop the SAVE Act
The SAVE Act would keep millions of people from being able to vote – and would shut countless eligible voters out of our democracy. Urge Congress to vote no now.
action.aclu.org
April 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote.
Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.
Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
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The SAVE Act would prevent millions of eligible voters from participating in our democracy, like married women, naturalized citizens, trans people, and people with low incomes.
Tell Congress: Vote NO on this bill and protect our right to vote.
Tell Congress: Vote NO on this bill and protect our right to vote.
Stop the SAVE Act
The SAVE Act would keep millions of people from being able to vote – and would shut countless eligible voters out of our democracy. Urge Congress to vote no now.
action.aclu.org
April 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The SAVE Act would prevent millions of eligible voters from participating in our democracy, like married women, naturalized citizens, trans people, and people with low incomes.
Tell Congress: Vote NO on this bill and protect our right to vote.
Tell Congress: Vote NO on this bill and protect our right to vote.
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BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order that aims to upend U.S. elections and disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
This is an extreme abuse of power — we'll see him in court.
This is an extreme abuse of power — we'll see him in court.
March 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order that aims to upend U.S. elections and disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
This is an extreme abuse of power — we'll see him in court.
This is an extreme abuse of power — we'll see him in court.
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It will never cease to boggle my mind that people continue to treat LLMs as an oracle that is capable of intelligent thought.
February 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It will never cease to boggle my mind that people continue to treat LLMs as an oracle that is capable of intelligent thought.
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In 2021, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level using EPA data ⤵️
The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.
Using the EPA’s data, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level. Look up your home to see if you and your loved ones are living in a hot spot.
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March 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In 2021, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level using EPA data ⤵️
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There’s a fake transcript of the Oval Office meeting today going around. Here’s a real one.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/28/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/28/t...
Read Trump and Zelensky’s Fiery Oval Office Exchange
The meeting caps weeks of tense relations between Kyiv and Washington as they wrangle a deal.
foreignpolicy.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
There’s a fake transcript of the Oval Office meeting today going around. Here’s a real one.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/28/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/28/t...
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I was trying not to doom scroll today but HOLY SHIT.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I was trying not to doom scroll today but HOLY SHIT.