vic
@sleepypapas.bsky.social
local squash bee. living with long covid. amateur film photographer.
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@sleepypapas.bsky.social
· Nov 22
recently developed my film, gonna post a thread with my favs from fall🍂🍁
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Virologist warns of pandemic risk as bird flu spreads in Germany
German virologist Klaus Stöhr warns growing H5N1 spread in Germany could spark a pandemic, saying the virus “has all the characteristics” needed.
He urged urgent vigilance and preparedness.
news.cgtn.com/news/2025-10...
German virologist Klaus Stöhr warns growing H5N1 spread in Germany could spark a pandemic, saying the virus “has all the characteristics” needed.
He urged urgent vigilance and preparedness.
news.cgtn.com/news/2025-10...
Virologist warns of pandemic risk as bird flu spreads in Germany
German virologist Klaus Stoehr on Wednesday cautioned that the growing spread of bird flu across Germany could carry the potential for another pandemic.
news.cgtn.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Virologist warns of pandemic risk as bird flu spreads in Germany
German virologist Klaus Stöhr warns growing H5N1 spread in Germany could spark a pandemic, saying the virus “has all the characteristics” needed.
He urged urgent vigilance and preparedness.
news.cgtn.com/news/2025-10...
German virologist Klaus Stöhr warns growing H5N1 spread in Germany could spark a pandemic, saying the virus “has all the characteristics” needed.
He urged urgent vigilance and preparedness.
news.cgtn.com/news/2025-10...
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Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.
Insane
Insane
November 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.
Insane
Insane
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The cloud is physical. That’s what data centers are.
October 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The cloud is physical. That’s what data centers are.
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I like the problem solving involved in crafting sentences and paragraphs. Why would I let an algorithm do that for me
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I like the problem solving involved in crafting sentences and paragraphs. Why would I let an algorithm do that for me
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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This is utterly ridiculous. Karen wrote multiple threads over the last few days condemning gun violence and political violence. She wrote one post about Kirk directly and that was only quoting him. She’s an opinion writer. She did her job.
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is utterly ridiculous. Karen wrote multiple threads over the last few days condemning gun violence and political violence. She wrote one post about Kirk directly and that was only quoting him. She’s an opinion writer. She did her job.
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If you are angry, as you should be, that restricting access to the vaccine will make covid worse and more dangerous, please start wearing a mask, which actually does a significantly better job of preventing transmission in the first place.
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you are angry, as you should be, that restricting access to the vaccine will make covid worse and more dangerous, please start wearing a mask, which actually does a significantly better job of preventing transmission in the first place.
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menopausal women are on the same meds in many cases
so.
so.
RFK Jr.: We’re researching if gender-affirming meds cause school shootings - buff.ly/KY5dvnC
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
menopausal women are on the same meds in many cases
so.
so.
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If you have ever smoked a cigarette or a joint, you are a former smoker.
You have previously been a smoker. Even if it was for just five minutes.
And former smokers are at higher risk for COVID, according to the FDA guidance
You have previously been a smoker. Even if it was for just five minutes.
And former smokers are at higher risk for COVID, according to the FDA guidance
August 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you have ever smoked a cigarette or a joint, you are a former smoker.
You have previously been a smoker. Even if it was for just five minutes.
And former smokers are at higher risk for COVID, according to the FDA guidance
You have previously been a smoker. Even if it was for just five minutes.
And former smokers are at higher risk for COVID, according to the FDA guidance
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Every time you use ChatGPT or something like it, you’re helping to train an algorithm that is actually being developed to do things like this
What a cursed sentence (gift link)
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Every time you use ChatGPT or something like it, you’re helping to train an algorithm that is actually being developed to do things like this
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Spotted on the @apnews.com Instagram account: apnews.com/article/isra...
Journalist Mariam Dagga's final images show where she was killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza
The last photos taken by Mariam Dagga show the damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later.
apnews.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Spotted on the @apnews.com Instagram account: apnews.com/article/isra...
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Fellow library patrons, please remember to return your ebooks and audiobooks once you’ve finished them to free up the library’s licensed copies so more people can borrow them.
August 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fellow library patrons, please remember to return your ebooks and audiobooks once you’ve finished them to free up the library’s licensed copies so more people can borrow them.
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get a library card get a library card get a library card get a library card get a LIBRARY CARD
August 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
get a library card get a library card get a library card get a library card get a LIBRARY CARD
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A delighted reminder that if you don't want people celebrating your death, don't be a huge piece of shit.
a close up of a man 's face looking over his shoulder
Alt: a close up of a man 's face looking over his shoulder and winking gif
media.tenor.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A delighted reminder that if you don't want people celebrating your death, don't be a huge piece of shit.
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Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.
August 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.
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Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
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Republicans are the pedophile party
Every single Republican in Congress has blocked the amendment to release the Epstein files.
July 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Republicans are the pedophile party
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Manga artist Manabu Yashiro has shared illustrations of Mr. Terrific and Hawkgirl in his art style
(🎨: @yashiro_manabu)
(🎨: @yashiro_manabu)
July 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Manga artist Manabu Yashiro has shared illustrations of Mr. Terrific and Hawkgirl in his art style
(🎨: @yashiro_manabu)
(🎨: @yashiro_manabu)
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This is fucking terrible
“Authors have until the end of August to opt out of the licensing agreement. If they do not, their work will be used to help train AI models.”
Johns Hopkins Press will license its books to train AI models
Authors at the Johns Hopkins University Press will be able to opt out of the AI licensing agreement until the end of August; if they do not, their work will be used to train AI models.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is fucking terrible
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It's been really jarring to see society go from the social justice movements of the mid 2010's to whatever selfish and regresive shit that we have now.
July 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It's been really jarring to see society go from the social justice movements of the mid 2010's to whatever selfish and regresive shit that we have now.
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BREAKING: US Resident Infected With Severe Form of Bubonic Plague Dies
The same bubonic plague that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
The same bubonic plague that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
July 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
BREAKING: US Resident Infected With Severe Form of Bubonic Plague Dies
The same bubonic plague that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
The same bubonic plague that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
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me and my inner child observing the fuckery
July 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
me and my inner child observing the fuckery
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Wish people understood when they say “back during covid” that disabled people can hear them. The dismissal & disdain for the reality that people are still suffering & dying in large numbers, because many decided pretend normal was the move, is not some kind of cool or neutral magical thinking.
June 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Wish people understood when they say “back during covid” that disabled people can hear them. The dismissal & disdain for the reality that people are still suffering & dying in large numbers, because many decided pretend normal was the move, is not some kind of cool or neutral magical thinking.
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What other group of "workers" are treated in this way? Are teachers threatening on a regular basis to leave the city when a new Mayor is elected? How about construction workers? Maybe folks will understand why some of us refuse to consider them workers.
June 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What other group of "workers" are treated in this way? Are teachers threatening on a regular basis to leave the city when a new Mayor is elected? How about construction workers? Maybe folks will understand why some of us refuse to consider them workers.