@mediocrcscientist.bsky.social
Look at my photo and how my name is misspelled. Are you really thinking you're going to get good content here? Go on, shoo.
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In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
Bad news for all the dog owners out there.
It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
October 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Bad news for all the dog owners out there.
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Again, the pattern holds
September 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Again, the pattern holds
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This Administration treats the actual military with utter contempt. Just a few weeks ago, some of them were calling to revoke Florent Groberg's Medal of Honor because he spoke at the DNC. And when Garrett Foster, a veteran, was murdered, they celebrated it and pardoned his killer.
Kirk didn't serve in the military or hold office. The war hero treatment -- half-mast flags, military guard, Air Force Two escort, calls for a statue at the Capitol or to lie in the Rotunda -- shows that for MAGA, service to Trump has become the highest, most honorable form of service.
September 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This Administration treats the actual military with utter contempt. Just a few weeks ago, some of them were calling to revoke Florent Groberg's Medal of Honor because he spoke at the DNC. And when Garrett Foster, a veteran, was murdered, they celebrated it and pardoned his killer.
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NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way
His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
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There’s a way to be respectful in reporting on Charlie Kirk being shot while also refusing to whitewash who he was and what consequences his political activism has had. Obituaries for public figures are a part of history.
September 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There’s a way to be respectful in reporting on Charlie Kirk being shot while also refusing to whitewash who he was and what consequences his political activism has had. Obituaries for public figures are a part of history.
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The President of the United States just essentially declared a war on Chicago because — wait for it! — Black and Brown people live here.
This is not normal. This is not okay. And we are going to fucking fight back.
This is not normal. This is not okay. And we are going to fucking fight back.
September 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President of the United States just essentially declared a war on Chicago because — wait for it! — Black and Brown people live here.
This is not normal. This is not okay. And we are going to fucking fight back.
This is not normal. This is not okay. And we are going to fucking fight back.
Tough but important read.
I wrote about stunt influencer “Lil Tay” joining OnlyFans days after she turned 18, sparking calls to ban the platform. It’s a typical internet outrage cycle, fueled in part by the manosphere, that deflects from the real villains of misogyny and child exploitation.
spitfirenews.com/p/lil-tay-on...
spitfirenews.com/p/lil-tay-on...
When a child star joins OnlyFans
The Lil Tay saga is intentionally hard to follow, making it perfect outrage fodder.
spitfirenews.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Tough but important read.
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My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
April 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
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The evil that men do lives after them
July 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The evil that men do lives after them
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"They lit $20 million on fire, and all it did was boost Zohran's numbers. And in no small part because they corrupted their own souls by supporting a person they know to be a corrupt, abusive asshole. What are they gonna do now?"
@bradlander.bsky.social, the man you are.
(via @hellgatenyc.com)
@bradlander.bsky.social, the man you are.
(via @hellgatenyc.com)
Brad Lander, Unfiltered and Unplugged
He didn't win the Democratic mayoral primary… but he won a lot of New Yorkers' hearts.
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June 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"They lit $20 million on fire, and all it did was boost Zohran's numbers. And in no small part because they corrupted their own souls by supporting a person they know to be a corrupt, abusive asshole. What are they gonna do now?"
@bradlander.bsky.social, the man you are.
(via @hellgatenyc.com)
@bradlander.bsky.social, the man you are.
(via @hellgatenyc.com)
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Yknow what? I’ve been sitting on this for a decade because I’m not into punching laterally but I AM FINE with punching far right lunatics.
Just a handful of short weeks before GamerGate started, Briana Wu, who I spoke to 0 times before this, sends me this *wild* ass email. 🧵
Just a handful of short weeks before GamerGate started, Briana Wu, who I spoke to 0 times before this, sends me this *wild* ass email. 🧵
June 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Yknow what? I’ve been sitting on this for a decade because I’m not into punching laterally but I AM FINE with punching far right lunatics.
Just a handful of short weeks before GamerGate started, Briana Wu, who I spoke to 0 times before this, sends me this *wild* ass email. 🧵
Just a handful of short weeks before GamerGate started, Briana Wu, who I spoke to 0 times before this, sends me this *wild* ass email. 🧵
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I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
June 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
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This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
Any other food item with white or colorful strands on it would go to the trash.
Shame on us. Shame on all of us for humanity's hubris.
Shame on us. Shame on all of us for humanity's hubris.
June 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Any other food item with white or colorful strands on it would go to the trash.
Shame on us. Shame on all of us for humanity's hubris.
Shame on us. Shame on all of us for humanity's hubris.
If you're going to have a military parade make it fun; people throwing batons in the air, fire breathers, drums. Not just a bunch of dudes walking in a line. What a snooze fest.
June 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If you're going to have a military parade make it fun; people throwing batons in the air, fire breathers, drums. Not just a bunch of dudes walking in a line. What a snooze fest.
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Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
June 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
@chuckwendig.bsky.social I was on vacation with a friend and bought The Staircase in the Woods. He had never heard of you.
Decided to read it together. That was three days ago. I'm on chapter 6... Him? 18. He can't put it down.
Decided to read it together. That was three days ago. I'm on chapter 6... Him? 18. He can't put it down.
June 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
@chuckwendig.bsky.social I was on vacation with a friend and bought The Staircase in the Woods. He had never heard of you.
Decided to read it together. That was three days ago. I'm on chapter 6... Him? 18. He can't put it down.
Decided to read it together. That was three days ago. I'm on chapter 6... Him? 18. He can't put it down.
With alumni like Pete Hegseth, it is hard to disagree with Trump here.
Trump: Havard has been a disaster
May 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
With alumni like Pete Hegseth, it is hard to disagree with Trump here.
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Dean to McMahon on shuttering of the Dept of Ed: "I was a state legislator. That's called 'shift and shaft.' I've spoken with the gov of PA. They can't pick up the tab anymore for the education of our students...why are you in this job at all if you don't have dedication to the future of our kids?"
May 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Dean to McMahon on shuttering of the Dept of Ed: "I was a state legislator. That's called 'shift and shaft.' I've spoken with the gov of PA. They can't pick up the tab anymore for the education of our students...why are you in this job at all if you don't have dedication to the future of our kids?"
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See this? It's called a non-inferiority trial. It compares the new vaccine with the current vaccines to see if the new vaccine does better. This new vaccine did.
Placebo-controlled trials are not needed to test most new vaccines. Demanding them will only reduce vaccine access. Which is the point.
Placebo-controlled trials are not needed to test most new vaccines. Demanding them will only reduce vaccine access. Which is the point.
May 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
See this? It's called a non-inferiority trial. It compares the new vaccine with the current vaccines to see if the new vaccine does better. This new vaccine did.
Placebo-controlled trials are not needed to test most new vaccines. Demanding them will only reduce vaccine access. Which is the point.
Placebo-controlled trials are not needed to test most new vaccines. Demanding them will only reduce vaccine access. Which is the point.
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Top tier nerd joke
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Top tier nerd joke
"just as effortlessly"
Humanity has quietly passed a remarkable milestone: Alcohol consumption is declining, a turning point in a habit at least as old as civilization itself. This unnoticed shift suggests other long-standing habits (from smoking to red meat consumption) could potentially fade just as effortlessly.
May 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"just as effortlessly"