Lynden
@chopsii.bsky.social
C++, science, philosophy, skepticism, politics. Eternally socially - including economically - progressive
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SCOOP: Elon's favorite anon data expert, who's been appearing on NewsNation in sunglasses, isn't a govt. spending expert but rather a senior employee at an AI lending firm that's battled the CFPB for years.
Me at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Me at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Who Is the Anonymous Data Expert Telling Elon Which Cuts to Make?
Conservatives cite her account to spread misinformation about federal agencies. DataRepublican has worked at a tech firm that’s battled the CFPB.
www.rollingstone.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
SCOOP: Elon's favorite anon data expert, who's been appearing on NewsNation in sunglasses, isn't a govt. spending expert but rather a senior employee at an AI lending firm that's battled the CFPB for years.
Me at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Me at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Reporter: Who is the administrator of DOGE?
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
February 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Reporter: Who is the administrator of DOGE?
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
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Exploitative cancer misinformation everywhere.
Our recent study: Google allows advertisers to target the sensitive informational queries of cancer patients misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/goog...
Ads led to an estimated 6,717,663 website visits. Paid traffic constituted 44.4% of all traffic.
Our recent study: Google allows advertisers to target the sensitive informational queries of cancer patients misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/goog...
Ads led to an estimated 6,717,663 website visits. Paid traffic constituted 44.4% of all traffic.
Google allows advertisers to target the sensitive informational queries of cancer patients | HKS Misinformation Review
Alternative cancer treatments are associated with earlier time to death when used without evidence-based treatments. Our study suggests alternative cancer clinics providing scientifically unsupported ...
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu
February 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Exploitative cancer misinformation everywhere.
Our recent study: Google allows advertisers to target the sensitive informational queries of cancer patients misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/goog...
Ads led to an estimated 6,717,663 website visits. Paid traffic constituted 44.4% of all traffic.
Our recent study: Google allows advertisers to target the sensitive informational queries of cancer patients misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/goog...
Ads led to an estimated 6,717,663 website visits. Paid traffic constituted 44.4% of all traffic.
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This hits hard…
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
February 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This hits hard…
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
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Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
February 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
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I don't have TikTok so I had to hunt this down and figured I would link it here for others that may be in the same scenario.
This honestly was refreshing to see, in general. The words,"I don't know" are liberating when you are in a cultural sphere that punishes not knowing. We need to change that.
This honestly was refreshing to see, in general. The words,"I don't know" are liberating when you are in a cultural sphere that punishes not knowing. We need to change that.
Replying to @bootssie
TikTok video by Hank Green
www.tiktok.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I don't have TikTok so I had to hunt this down and figured I would link it here for others that may be in the same scenario.
This honestly was refreshing to see, in general. The words,"I don't know" are liberating when you are in a cultural sphere that punishes not knowing. We need to change that.
This honestly was refreshing to see, in general. The words,"I don't know" are liberating when you are in a cultural sphere that punishes not knowing. We need to change that.
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“Some of these strikes, which were the deadliest in the war and often used American bombs, are known to have killed Israeli hostages despite concerns raised ahead of time by military officers”
Bomb the area, gas the tunnels: Israel’s war on Gaza’s underground
The Israeli army decimated entire residential blocks with bunker-buster bombs to crush the passages below and flood them with lethal fumes.
www.972mag.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“Some of these strikes, which were the deadliest in the war and often used American bombs, are known to have killed Israeli hostages despite concerns raised ahead of time by military officers”
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“The Democrats didn’t do enough on Gaza, so I withheld my vote to make a statement.”
“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”
“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”
“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”
Pause.
“I needed to make a statement.”
“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”
“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”
“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”
Pause.
“I needed to make a statement.”
January 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“The Democrats didn’t do enough on Gaza, so I withheld my vote to make a statement.”
“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”
“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”
“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”
Pause.
“I needed to make a statement.”
“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”
“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”
“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”
Pause.
“I needed to make a statement.”
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republicans are actually genuinely ending democracy in North Carolina rn
The North Carolina General Assembly’s GOP supermajority just approved a hugely corrupt power grab, seizing authority from the governor and the courts to prevent any meaningful check on legislative abuses. Authoritarian stuff. A very dark day for democracy in NC. amp.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
December 3, 2024 at 2:31 AM
republicans are actually genuinely ending democracy in North Carolina rn
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Response to coups by elected leaders:
- South Korea: blocked by mass mobilization of citizens
- Brazil: coup leader indicted, barred from politics
- United States: coup leader re-elected with majorities in the legislature and a compliant Supreme Court
- South Korea: blocked by mass mobilization of citizens
- Brazil: coup leader indicted, barred from politics
- United States: coup leader re-elected with majorities in the legislature and a compliant Supreme Court
December 3, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Response to coups by elected leaders:
- South Korea: blocked by mass mobilization of citizens
- Brazil: coup leader indicted, barred from politics
- United States: coup leader re-elected with majorities in the legislature and a compliant Supreme Court
- South Korea: blocked by mass mobilization of citizens
- Brazil: coup leader indicted, barred from politics
- United States: coup leader re-elected with majorities in the legislature and a compliant Supreme Court
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I personally think that when a reporter calls you to discuss Trump’s picks to lead the health agencies, it is important to note that several of these picks have vowed to jail scientists or are members of groups that want “retribution” against pro-vaccine health workers
Seems relevant!
Seems relevant!
December 3, 2024 at 8:44 PM
I personally think that when a reporter calls you to discuss Trump’s picks to lead the health agencies, it is important to note that several of these picks have vowed to jail scientists or are members of groups that want “retribution” against pro-vaccine health workers
Seems relevant!
Seems relevant!
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"Trump won the crucial blue wall states... by 231,000 votes? So if just 116,000 voters across those three swing states – or 0.7% of the total – had switched from Trump to Harris, it is the vice-president who would have won the electoral college … and the presidency" - me for the Guardian:
Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud | Mehdi Hasan
In 2024, we have a new post-election lie – Trump didn’t just win, Republicans say, but he won big. He won a landslide. That’s false
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:33 PM
"Trump won the crucial blue wall states... by 231,000 votes? So if just 116,000 voters across those three swing states – or 0.7% of the total – had switched from Trump to Harris, it is the vice-president who would have won the electoral college … and the presidency" - me for the Guardian:
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I know there's so much news to track at the moment, but let me add some important science to the list: "An unknown disease killed 143 people in a south-west province of Democratic Republic of the Congo in November." www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Unknown disease kills 143 people in south-west DRC, local authorities say
Infected people described as having flu-like symptoms including high fever and severe headaches
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:39 PM
I know there's so much news to track at the moment, but let me add some important science to the list: "An unknown disease killed 143 people in a south-west province of Democratic Republic of the Congo in November." www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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Australia accused of undermining landmark climate change case brought by Pacific nations in international court
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australia accused of undermining landmark climate change case brought by Pacific nations in international court
Vanuatu leads the charge of several nations arguing developed nations have a legal responsibility beyond UN commitments
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Australia accused of undermining landmark climate change case brought by Pacific nations in international court
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
December 3, 2024 at 1:41 PM
the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
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Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
Traffic from Bluesky to @bostonglobe.com is already 3x that of Threads, and we are seeing 4.5x the conversions to paying digital subscribers.
November 27, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
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The most dangerous person in women's spaces in Congress isn't Sarah McBride, it's actually Nancy Mace's staffer Sean Brislin, apparently, who it appears she hired shortly after he broke into a woman's house and slept in her bed.
www.advocate.com/politics/nan...
www.advocate.com/politics/nan...
Nancy Mace fights to keep transgender women out of bathrooms while her aide broke into a woman’s home
Mace’s legislative director, Sean Brislin, was arrested in 2020 for breaking into a woman’s home and sleeping in her bed.
www.advocate.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:51 PM
The most dangerous person in women's spaces in Congress isn't Sarah McBride, it's actually Nancy Mace's staffer Sean Brislin, apparently, who it appears she hired shortly after he broke into a woman's house and slept in her bed.
www.advocate.com/politics/nan...
www.advocate.com/politics/nan...
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Ugh, Vinay Prasad strikes again 🤦♂️
Vinay Prasad called me a fearmonger for expressing concern about the potential risks of #H5N1 evolving and causing an outbreak.
This is the same person who dismissed concerns about #LongCovid in children and blocked me when I shared that WHO developed a case definition to address its impact.
This is the same person who dismissed concerns about #LongCovid in children and blocked me when I shared that WHO developed a case definition to address its impact.
November 27, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Ugh, Vinay Prasad strikes again 🤦♂️
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This is Otis. He just had his very first vet appointment. Even got to take a picture like it was his first day of school. 12/10 we're proud of you, Otis
November 26, 2024 at 10:30 PM
This is Otis. He just had his very first vet appointment. Even got to take a picture like it was his first day of school. 12/10 we're proud of you, Otis
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This is so profoundly evil and cruel
Israeli airstrikes shook Lebanon's capital, Beirut, moments after US President Biden announced that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire deal.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/zf26lp
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/zf26lp
November 27, 2024 at 12:55 AM
This is so profoundly evil and cruel
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Trump picked Russ Vought, a Christian nationalist, to head the White House Office of Management and Budget.
Vought expects his agenda to be so deeply unpopular that he's preparing the US military to crush protests.
Vought expects his agenda to be so deeply unpopular that he's preparing the US military to crush protests.
November 27, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Trump picked Russ Vought, a Christian nationalist, to head the White House Office of Management and Budget.
Vought expects his agenda to be so deeply unpopular that he's preparing the US military to crush protests.
Vought expects his agenda to be so deeply unpopular that he's preparing the US military to crush protests.