Jay so Backwards
@jaymccoy.bsky.social
Acupuncturist, anatomist, parent, injustice sensitive
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Not enough people are talking about INARA: Light of Utopia. I feel like I’ve not done my bit. It’s a recent anthology of utopian art, poetry, and fiction by Trans and Queer Palestinians. You should read it. It is #ReadPalestine week after all. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Inara: Light of Utopia
Inara: Light of Utopia is a groundbreaking anthology th…
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December 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Not enough people are talking about INARA: Light of Utopia. I feel like I’ve not done my bit. It’s a recent anthology of utopian art, poetry, and fiction by Trans and Queer Palestinians. You should read it. It is #ReadPalestine week after all. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
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"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."
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October 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."
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It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.
September 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.
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Compelling analysis. "Gaza is not an aberration but a preview. The same forces that rain death on Palestinian children today will turn their weapons on any population that threatens power tomorrow. They have established the parameters of acceptable suffering."
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Italy's Rage for Gaza Must Spread
More than a million peaceful marches could ever accomplish, ruling classes fear us breaking the chains of 'learned helplessness.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Compelling analysis. "Gaza is not an aberration but a preview. The same forces that rain death on Palestinian children today will turn their weapons on any population that threatens power tomorrow. They have established the parameters of acceptable suffering."
bettbeat.substack.com/p/italys-rag...
bettbeat.substack.com/p/italys-rag...
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This is just a shitpost, but there's something to the idea that
Almost every design choice and optimization for large language model-based "AI" comes from the designers' terror of ever hearing the words "you're wrong" or even just "no."
Almost every design choice and optimization for large language model-based "AI" comes from the designers' terror of ever hearing the words "you're wrong" or even just "no."
June 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is just a shitpost, but there's something to the idea that
Almost every design choice and optimization for large language model-based "AI" comes from the designers' terror of ever hearing the words "you're wrong" or even just "no."
Almost every design choice and optimization for large language model-based "AI" comes from the designers' terror of ever hearing the words "you're wrong" or even just "no."
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This fascinating new research overturns longstanding assumptions. It finds that lower-income groups are more concerned about the environment and prefer environmental protection over economic growth, compared to higher-income groups. Data from the USA.
June 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This fascinating new research overturns longstanding assumptions. It finds that lower-income groups are more concerned about the environment and prefer environmental protection over economic growth, compared to higher-income groups. Data from the USA.
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Of things you wouldn't think I'd ever need to say "Don't fuck in the radioactive materials use area" is, sadly, not on that list.
Also "A condom is prophylaxis against VD and pregnancy. I applaud you for that, but doesn't do shit for all the contamination in that room. Now I have to survey you."
Also "A condom is prophylaxis against VD and pregnancy. I applaud you for that, but doesn't do shit for all the contamination in that room. Now I have to survey you."
“biological sex” should refer only to having sex in a lab, knocking over microscopes and shit, contaminating every surface while scientists watch you and take notes
April 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Of things you wouldn't think I'd ever need to say "Don't fuck in the radioactive materials use area" is, sadly, not on that list.
Also "A condom is prophylaxis against VD and pregnancy. I applaud you for that, but doesn't do shit for all the contamination in that room. Now I have to survey you."
Also "A condom is prophylaxis against VD and pregnancy. I applaud you for that, but doesn't do shit for all the contamination in that room. Now I have to survey you."
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No disposable people.
I don't want, one day, my Kids to be disposable. I don't want, one day, for my Kids to be labelled the wrong kind of person, with the wrong kind of body, or the wrong partner, or the wrong creed.
So I have to start from human dignity: Nobody is Disposable. There is no wrong kind of Person.
So I have to start from human dignity: Nobody is Disposable. There is no wrong kind of Person.
March 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
No disposable people.
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The thing about fascism is that a significant chunk of people who obey in advance do so not out of fear, but eagerness: they perceive in the fascist regime their chance to settle cultural scores, regardless of costs
External threats aren't behind the white revanchism on display in media companies. They're doing this because they felt pushed into "diversity hiring" by the 2020 uprising and the "changing cultural moment" gives them the excuse to roll back the clock. They're doing this because *they* want to
February 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The thing about fascism is that a significant chunk of people who obey in advance do so not out of fear, but eagerness: they perceive in the fascist regime their chance to settle cultural scores, regardless of costs
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The link between autism & vaccines is not only NON-EXISTENT & the initial claims were fraudulent. Wakefield lied for money. He is supported by people who will lie for money & don't scrutinize dishonesty.
This is not about incompetence or poorly designed studies.
This is fraud & has always been.
This is not about incompetence or poorly designed studies.
This is fraud & has always been.
February 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The link between autism & vaccines is not only NON-EXISTENT & the initial claims were fraudulent. Wakefield lied for money. He is supported by people who will lie for money & don't scrutinize dishonesty.
This is not about incompetence or poorly designed studies.
This is fraud & has always been.
This is not about incompetence or poorly designed studies.
This is fraud & has always been.
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"When you ride TESLA, you ride with Hitler.
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
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Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
February 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"When you ride TESLA, you ride with Hitler.
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
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if you were accidentally fired while transporting a nuclear warhead and currently need a place to stay with said warhead please know that i have a sizable backyard and an abiding desire to be a nuclear power
February 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
if you were accidentally fired while transporting a nuclear warhead and currently need a place to stay with said warhead please know that i have a sizable backyard and an abiding desire to be a nuclear power
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I get we're all numb to this but another way of looking at Trump pushing 25% auto tariffs is the world's richest auto executive trying to ban much of his competition
February 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I get we're all numb to this but another way of looking at Trump pushing 25% auto tariffs is the world's richest auto executive trying to ban much of his competition
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One of the main ways that "gen AI" bullshit and the bullshitters attendant thereto have fucked everything for everyone is that they fully succeeded in their attempts to obfuscate and occult what "AI" means, so now people hate the very concept structure of the term, even down to its far less bad uses
February 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
One of the main ways that "gen AI" bullshit and the bullshitters attendant thereto have fucked everything for everyone is that they fully succeeded in their attempts to obfuscate and occult what "AI" means, so now people hate the very concept structure of the term, even down to its far less bad uses
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Israel has violated the ceasefire in Gaza 266 times since it came into effect on January 19, killing at least 132 people, Palestinian security sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dh48s1
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February 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Israel has violated the ceasefire in Gaza 266 times since it came into effect on January 19, killing at least 132 people, Palestinian security sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dh48s1
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dh48s1
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We will stay in Gaza.
February 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We will stay in Gaza.
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No fights are the wrong fight to pick. Pick every fight. Fight these fascist fuckers every time about everything. Fight them even when they aren't fighting. If they run away, chase them and keep fighting them until they beg to stop and then fight even harder.
February 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No fights are the wrong fight to pick. Pick every fight. Fight these fascist fuckers every time about everything. Fight them even when they aren't fighting. If they run away, chase them and keep fighting them until they beg to stop and then fight even harder.
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A Swedish company has developed technology to produce a material from old textiles that can be used to manufacture brand new clothing and can help reduce the huge amounts of water and other resources used by the fashion industry. https://buff.ly/3CKxHSB
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Clothing Recycling Is Taking a Giant Leap Forward
As fast fashion drives textile waste to stratospheric highs, new methods are turning mountains of old clothes into rack-ready garments.
buff.ly
February 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A Swedish company has developed technology to produce a material from old textiles that can be used to manufacture brand new clothing and can help reduce the huge amounts of water and other resources used by the fashion industry. https://buff.ly/3CKxHSB
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Solar overtakes coal in Europe for the first time in 2024
Renewables supplied 47% of the bloc’s power in 2024, while fossil fuels accounted for 29%. That’s a significant shift from five years ago, The EU has halved emissions since their peak in 2007. https://buff.ly/40O0Iov
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Renewables supplied 47% of the bloc’s power in 2024, while fossil fuels accounted for 29%. That’s a significant shift from five years ago, The EU has halved emissions since their peak in 2007. https://buff.ly/40O0Iov
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European Electricity Review 2025 | Ember
The EU’s electricity transition continued at pace in 2024, as solar overtook coal for the first time and gas declined for the fifth year in a row.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Solar overtakes coal in Europe for the first time in 2024
Renewables supplied 47% of the bloc’s power in 2024, while fossil fuels accounted for 29%. That’s a significant shift from five years ago, The EU has halved emissions since their peak in 2007. https://buff.ly/40O0Iov
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Renewables supplied 47% of the bloc’s power in 2024, while fossil fuels accounted for 29%. That’s a significant shift from five years ago, The EU has halved emissions since their peak in 2007. https://buff.ly/40O0Iov
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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𝗪𝘂-𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗭𝗵𝗶, 𝗼𝗿 "𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶" is a traditional Chinese medicine made from the dry feces of flying squirrels.
This paper investigated the microsporidian parasite Enterocytozoon bieneusi - human parasite - in these feces
[2024🧪]
The whole story: doi.org/10.1051/para...
This paper investigated the microsporidian parasite Enterocytozoon bieneusi - human parasite - in these feces
[2024🧪]
The whole story: doi.org/10.1051/para...
February 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
𝗪𝘂-𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗭𝗵𝗶, 𝗼𝗿 "𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶" is a traditional Chinese medicine made from the dry feces of flying squirrels.
This paper investigated the microsporidian parasite Enterocytozoon bieneusi - human parasite - in these feces
[2024🧪]
The whole story: doi.org/10.1051/para...
This paper investigated the microsporidian parasite Enterocytozoon bieneusi - human parasite - in these feces
[2024🧪]
The whole story: doi.org/10.1051/para...
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“The AI agent also struggles with separating ‘authoritative information from rumors,’ and often fails to convey uncertainty. In other words: it has a bad habit of passing fiction off as fact.”
OpenAI Shows Off AI "Researcher" That Compiles Detailed Reports, Struggles to Differentiate "Information From Rumors"
OpenAI has unveiled a new AI agent that can perform "intensive" research for you all on its own, with a predictable but major caveat.
futurism.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“The AI agent also struggles with separating ‘authoritative information from rumors,’ and often fails to convey uncertainty. In other words: it has a bad habit of passing fiction off as fact.”
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Blood biomarkers in a middle-aged population suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with greater brain β-amyloid plaque accumulation. The findings published in Nature Medicine suggest that SARS-CoV-2 may increase the risk of future Alzheimer’s diseas#Medskysky 🧪
Plasma proteomic evidence for increased β-amyloid pathology after SARS-CoV-2 infection - Nature Medicine
Blood biomarkers in a middle-aged population suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with greater brain β-amyloid plaque accumulation.
go.nature.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Blood biomarkers in a middle-aged population suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with greater brain β-amyloid plaque accumulation. The findings published in Nature Medicine suggest that SARS-CoV-2 may increase the risk of future Alzheimer’s diseas#Medskysky 🧪
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I’ve been posting about the tariff fuss but I hope a couple underlying principles are clear:
1. Nationalism is a scourge, no humans are illegal, and borders are violence.
2. This entire squabble is over stolen land and no one is consulting the people it continues, every day, to be stolen from.
1. Nationalism is a scourge, no humans are illegal, and borders are violence.
2. This entire squabble is over stolen land and no one is consulting the people it continues, every day, to be stolen from.
February 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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I occasionally see posts that are like “well what are YOU armchair activists gonna do about it”, and the answer is always “what we can locally, because who is SUPPOSED to something nationally is the people we’re screaming at”
February 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I occasionally see posts that are like “well what are YOU armchair activists gonna do about it”, and the answer is always “what we can locally, because who is SUPPOSED to something nationally is the people we’re screaming at”
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