Jo Mercer
@jomercer.bsky.social
botanist, cook, sewist, builder, gardener, mother, grandmother, dog-keeper, humanist, she/her
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🔥 @agiftfromtodd.bsky.social : "Y’all get it now?? Do you understand what’s possible? I don't wanna hear no more 'my vote doesn't matter. Nothing ever changes.' Look what happens when you participate. We win everything. There are more of us… for the rest of your damn life, you gotta vote.”
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🔥 @agiftfromtodd.bsky.social : "Y’all get it now?? Do you understand what’s possible? I don't wanna hear no more 'my vote doesn't matter. Nothing ever changes.' Look what happens when you participate. We win everything. There are more of us… for the rest of your damn life, you gotta vote.”
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Yep. Politicians who mindlessly promote data centers are buying into a political liability. Data centers are even worse than the old 'subsidize my factory' scam, creating fewer jobs and draining local water & energy supplies, problems that will get increasingly worse under Trump's bad policies.
my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics…
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
The Data Center Backlash Is Swallowing American Politics
Activists on both the left and the right are pushing back against rampant AI development.
heatmap.news
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Yep. Politicians who mindlessly promote data centers are buying into a political liability. Data centers are even worse than the old 'subsidize my factory' scam, creating fewer jobs and draining local water & energy supplies, problems that will get increasingly worse under Trump's bad policies.
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Not much of a surprise at all.
October 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Not much of a surprise at all.
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PSA: witnessing grocery and merchandise theft
October 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
PSA: witnessing grocery and merchandise theft
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What is mifepristone, aka “the abortion pill”?
A lot of misinformation and skepticism exist around the drug’s safety. However, decades of evidence have shown that mifepristone is extremely safe and very effective.
Swipe to learn more about the medication.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/what-is...
A lot of misinformation and skepticism exist around the drug’s safety. However, decades of evidence have shown that mifepristone is extremely safe and very effective.
Swipe to learn more about the medication.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/what-is...
October 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
What is mifepristone, aka “the abortion pill”?
A lot of misinformation and skepticism exist around the drug’s safety. However, decades of evidence have shown that mifepristone is extremely safe and very effective.
Swipe to learn more about the medication.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/what-is...
A lot of misinformation and skepticism exist around the drug’s safety. However, decades of evidence have shown that mifepristone is extremely safe and very effective.
Swipe to learn more about the medication.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/what-is...
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Trump says his $40B bailout for Argentina's failing libertarian economy is "not gonna make a big difference for our country."
Really?
Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.
Really?
Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.
October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump says his $40B bailout for Argentina's failing libertarian economy is "not gonna make a big difference for our country."
Really?
Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.
Really?
Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.
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This is such an odd statement that could only be made by a shallow and deeply damaged person. Mike Johnson is scoffing at making sure people don't die because giving tax cuts to billionaires is all he cares about.
Mike Johnson: "Let me predict what Sen. Kelly is gonna say on the show. He's gonna give you a long, impassioned speech about healthcare and how the subsidies are so important to make sure people don't die and all of this. Let me tell you something. This is not a healthcare fight."
October 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is such an odd statement that could only be made by a shallow and deeply damaged person. Mike Johnson is scoffing at making sure people don't die because giving tax cuts to billionaires is all he cares about.
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This week's recall of this Costco product is due to a finding that some of the batch of green onions used in the Kirkland tuna poke bowls tested positive for listeria. No illnesses have been reported. So why the recall? Because listeria is a very bad news bacteria. Let give you two reasons why. 1/3
Western United Fish Company Recalls Kirkland Signature Brand Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke Because of Possible Health Risk
September 20, 2025, Western United Fish Company dba Annasea Foods Group of Kent, WA is recalling 3,314.7 lbs. of Kirkland Signature brand Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke, Costco Item Number of 17193, with the Se...
www.fda.gov
September 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This week's recall of this Costco product is due to a finding that some of the batch of green onions used in the Kirkland tuna poke bowls tested positive for listeria. No illnesses have been reported. So why the recall? Because listeria is a very bad news bacteria. Let give you two reasons why. 1/3
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So, interacting with sycophants leads to increased self-perception ... hmmmm ...
🚨 New preprint 🚨
Across 3 experiments (n = 3,285), we found that interacting with sycophantic (or overly agreeable) AI chatbots entrenched attitudes and led to inflated self-perceptions.
Yet, people preferred sycophantic chatbots and viewed them as unbiased!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Thread 🧵
Across 3 experiments (n = 3,285), we found that interacting with sycophantic (or overly agreeable) AI chatbots entrenched attitudes and led to inflated self-perceptions.
Yet, people preferred sycophantic chatbots and viewed them as unbiased!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Thread 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
So, interacting with sycophants leads to increased self-perception ... hmmmm ...
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October 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Data centers are receiving billions in state tax exemptions.
These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.
AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.
These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.
AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Data centers are receiving billions in state tax exemptions.
These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.
AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.
These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.
AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.
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Thanks, New Yorker
October 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks, New Yorker
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Our government is shut down but nobody is paying attention because our president is an idiotic cunt who is sending troops to invade our cities for fraudulent reasons because he’s a pedophile.
October 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Our government is shut down but nobody is paying attention because our president is an idiotic cunt who is sending troops to invade our cities for fraudulent reasons because he’s a pedophile.
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Fun trick: Every time Trump says ‘Antifa,’ swap in ‘MAGA’—suddenly, what he's saying becomes true.
October 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Fun trick: Every time Trump says ‘Antifa,’ swap in ‘MAGA’—suddenly, what he's saying becomes true.
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Republicans are in charge of the Senate.
Republicans are in charge of the House.
Republicans are in charge of the Executive Branch.
If the government shuts down and you honestly think Democrats are to blame, you're the reason shampoo bottles have instructions.
Republicans are in charge of the House.
Republicans are in charge of the Executive Branch.
If the government shuts down and you honestly think Democrats are to blame, you're the reason shampoo bottles have instructions.
September 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Republicans are in charge of the Senate.
Republicans are in charge of the House.
Republicans are in charge of the Executive Branch.
If the government shuts down and you honestly think Democrats are to blame, you're the reason shampoo bottles have instructions.
Republicans are in charge of the House.
Republicans are in charge of the Executive Branch.
If the government shuts down and you honestly think Democrats are to blame, you're the reason shampoo bottles have instructions.
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If you think that adults taking Tylenol hurt kids, just wait until you read what the adults in the Epstein Files were doing to them.
September 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
If you think that adults taking Tylenol hurt kids, just wait until you read what the adults in the Epstein Files were doing to them.
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Chobani is facing a boycott after announcing a partnership with Planet Harvest, a company co-founded by Ivanka Trump.
#BoycottChobani
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
#BoycottChobani
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
September 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Chobani is facing a boycott after announcing a partnership with Planet Harvest, a company co-founded by Ivanka Trump.
#BoycottChobani
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
#BoycottChobani
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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If you take medical advice from these guys, the species will be stronger without you.
September 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If you take medical advice from these guys, the species will be stronger without you.
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Dems in farm-belt states should probably just advertise with these charts.
September 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Dems in farm-belt states should probably just advertise with these charts.
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BREAKING NEWS: TYLENOL RESEARCHERS FIND DISTURBING LINK BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN
September 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
BREAKING NEWS: TYLENOL RESEARCHERS FIND DISTURBING LINK BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN
If I were to find myself being Raptured (HIGHLY unlikely), I'd fight and scratch and claw my way back to Earth to avoid spending eternity with those gobshites.
September 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If I were to find myself being Raptured (HIGHLY unlikely), I'd fight and scratch and claw my way back to Earth to avoid spending eternity with those gobshites.