Ropeia
@ropeia.bsky.social
I exist yet I do not think.
I will never give your handle the validation you crave.
No expectation for you to follow back.
I will never give your handle the validation you crave.
No expectation for you to follow back.
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Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
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NEW: If you've ever fought with your health insurer -- and, let's be honest, who hasn't? -- then this explainer on external reviews from @deldeib.bsky.social of @propublica.org will surely help you.
www.propublica.org/article/heal...
www.propublica.org/article/heal...
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
NEW: If you've ever fought with your health insurer -- and, let's be honest, who hasn't? -- then this explainer on external reviews from @deldeib.bsky.social of @propublica.org will surely help you.
www.propublica.org/article/heal...
www.propublica.org/article/heal...
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One of the things that I said about the obsession with pandemic learning loss is that the kids are always learning. Many of us are too afraid to ask what it is they are learning. This is a pretty good summary of some of the lessons.
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September 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
One of the things that I said about the obsession with pandemic learning loss is that the kids are always learning. Many of us are too afraid to ask what it is they are learning. This is a pretty good summary of some of the lessons.
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Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.
August 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.
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sobbing as I hand over Babe to the celebrity chef who made me an offer I can’t refuse
May 3, 2024 at 4:00 AM
sobbing as I hand over Babe to the celebrity chef who made me an offer I can’t refuse
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icymi I wrote an essay about the trumpist campaign against empathy and why it’s so disturbing. featuring elon musk, gad saad, rank misogyny, that priest who did a nazi/elon salute, and a podcaster who wrote five pages about her deliberations over posting a black square for black lives on instagram
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy
Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
icymi I wrote an essay about the trumpist campaign against empathy and why it’s so disturbing. featuring elon musk, gad saad, rank misogyny, that priest who did a nazi/elon salute, and a podcaster who wrote five pages about her deliberations over posting a black square for black lives on instagram
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When I think of people using LLMs in their writing, I think of the great Tom Waits's quote.
April 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
When I think of people using LLMs in their writing, I think of the great Tom Waits's quote.
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I wrote this poem over a year ago. Seems like now is a good time to post it again.
March 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I wrote this poem over a year ago. Seems like now is a good time to post it again.
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CALL, America.
Ami Bera (202) 225-5716
Ed Case (202) 225-2726
Jim Costa (202) 225-3341
Laura Gillen (202) 225-5516
Jim Himes (202) 225-5541
Chrissy Houlahan (202) 225-4315
Marcy Kaptur (202) 225-4146
Jared Moskowitz (202) 225-3001
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (202)
225-3536
Tom Suozzi (202) 225-3335
Ami Bera (202) 225-5716
Ed Case (202) 225-2726
Jim Costa (202) 225-3341
Laura Gillen (202) 225-5516
Jim Himes (202) 225-5541
Chrissy Houlahan (202) 225-4315
Marcy Kaptur (202) 225-4146
Jared Moskowitz (202) 225-3001
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (202)
225-3536
Tom Suozzi (202) 225-3335
March 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
CALL, America.
Ami Bera (202) 225-5716
Ed Case (202) 225-2726
Jim Costa (202) 225-3341
Laura Gillen (202) 225-5516
Jim Himes (202) 225-5541
Chrissy Houlahan (202) 225-4315
Marcy Kaptur (202) 225-4146
Jared Moskowitz (202) 225-3001
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (202)
225-3536
Tom Suozzi (202) 225-3335
Ami Bera (202) 225-5716
Ed Case (202) 225-2726
Jim Costa (202) 225-3341
Laura Gillen (202) 225-5516
Jim Himes (202) 225-5541
Chrissy Houlahan (202) 225-4315
Marcy Kaptur (202) 225-4146
Jared Moskowitz (202) 225-3001
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (202)
225-3536
Tom Suozzi (202) 225-3335
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It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
March 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
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I’ve been contemplating the parallels for years, but this author wrote it up, and his rewriting of 1 Corinthians 13 is scarily accurate.
February 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been contemplating the parallels for years, but this author wrote it up, and his rewriting of 1 Corinthians 13 is scarily accurate.
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SOCRATES: I am wiser than this man; he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing—
DARRYL, SOCRATES' FRIEND (Editor's note: There is no historical evidence that Socrates actually had a friend named Darryl. This is likely a character invented to facilitate the joke.): fuck him up socrates
DARRYL, SOCRATES' FRIEND (Editor's note: There is no historical evidence that Socrates actually had a friend named Darryl. This is likely a character invented to facilitate the joke.): fuck him up socrates
January 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
SOCRATES: I am wiser than this man; he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing—
DARRYL, SOCRATES' FRIEND (Editor's note: There is no historical evidence that Socrates actually had a friend named Darryl. This is likely a character invented to facilitate the joke.): fuck him up socrates
DARRYL, SOCRATES' FRIEND (Editor's note: There is no historical evidence that Socrates actually had a friend named Darryl. This is likely a character invented to facilitate the joke.): fuck him up socrates
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The Arrest of Christ, German artist, 1480-1495, 📸 by @1ontapdigital
December 20, 2024 at 3:39 AM
The Arrest of Christ, German artist, 1480-1495, 📸 by @1ontapdigital
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My replies are perpetually full of anti-vaxxers these days telling me about polio vaccines.
Not shockingly, most of what they are saying is wrong. Luckily, I trained with Vincent Racaniello & he taught me a few things about poliovirus.
So let’s discuss the king of the Picornaviridae👇🏻
Not shockingly, most of what they are saying is wrong. Luckily, I trained with Vincent Racaniello & he taught me a few things about poliovirus.
So let’s discuss the king of the Picornaviridae👇🏻
December 18, 2024 at 1:07 PM
My replies are perpetually full of anti-vaxxers these days telling me about polio vaccines.
Not shockingly, most of what they are saying is wrong. Luckily, I trained with Vincent Racaniello & he taught me a few things about poliovirus.
So let’s discuss the king of the Picornaviridae👇🏻
Not shockingly, most of what they are saying is wrong. Luckily, I trained with Vincent Racaniello & he taught me a few things about poliovirus.
So let’s discuss the king of the Picornaviridae👇🏻
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This festive season I’m sharing a video every day for the next 24 days showing useful OSINT tools & techniques. Creating this OSINT Advent Series has been a lot of fun and I hope it’s helpful for the ever-growing OSINT community! 🎄👇
December 1, 2024 at 1:34 PM
This festive season I’m sharing a video every day for the next 24 days showing useful OSINT tools & techniques. Creating this OSINT Advent Series has been a lot of fun and I hope it’s helpful for the ever-growing OSINT community! 🎄👇
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35 years ago today, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality
December 6, 2024 at 1:03 PM
35 years ago today, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality
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Ed Stein on cult-y Reaganomics, 1982
December 6, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Ed Stein on cult-y Reaganomics, 1982
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Do not despair about the Supreme Court. I know it feels daunting but you are not as powerless as you think. Check out some concrete steps you can take (and learn a little bit of history) in the guide I just cranked out, "What You Can Do About A Garbage Supreme Court."
What You Can Do About A Garbage Supreme Court
What You Can Do About a Garbage Supreme Court By Chad M. Topaz, @chadtopaz.bsky.social Drafted: December 4, 2024 Strategic Note: It’s important to check if there are existing groups working toward si...
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December 4, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Do not despair about the Supreme Court. I know it feels daunting but you are not as powerless as you think. Check out some concrete steps you can take (and learn a little bit of history) in the guide I just cranked out, "What You Can Do About A Garbage Supreme Court."
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As an emergency physician from day 1 of the pandemic, who was offered a COVID vaccine the first week it was available, I had watched young, healthy people die in alarming ways, but I was worried about sticking this stuff into my arm that was approved under an emergency authorization. 1/
Today’s class session in my introductory public health class is going to be entirely devoted to an overview of how vaccines work and how they are researched and regulated. I believe it is my responsibility as a public health professor to share this information and be available to discuss questions.
November 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
As an emergency physician from day 1 of the pandemic, who was offered a COVID vaccine the first week it was available, I had watched young, healthy people die in alarming ways, but I was worried about sticking this stuff into my arm that was approved under an emergency authorization. 1/
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someone needs to put this in a development economics lecture
November 20, 2024 at 1:04 PM
someone needs to put this in a development economics lecture
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Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0