Serene
@smirkis.bsky.social
Do your homework. Willful ignorance should be painful. Senseless hatred has consequences. Mom, Bubbe, Behaviorist, Reform Jew, Friend of the Pod, INTP 🐩❤️
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Serene
@smirkis.bsky.social
· Dec 18
I replied to a comment today to this point and it just needs to be said louder for the folks sulking in the back...
Cynicism is a bug not a feature. Quit acting like it makes you cooler than the rest of us.
Cynicism is a bug not a feature. Quit acting like it makes you cooler than the rest of us.
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This is disgusting. Allowing a draft dodger to remove 1,000 servicepeople who, unlike him, were brave enough to serve. Just because our Christian Nationalist Supreme Court says it is OK to base the right to serve on *Donald's* bigotry instead of *their* ability to serve. Disgraceful.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 1,000 openly identifying transgender troops will be moved out of the military immediately under new Pentagon order.
May 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is disgusting. Allowing a draft dodger to remove 1,000 servicepeople who, unlike him, were brave enough to serve. Just because our Christian Nationalist Supreme Court says it is OK to base the right to serve on *Donald's* bigotry instead of *their* ability to serve. Disgraceful.
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This can't be said enough. The narrative is quickly becoming but universities need fed funds, when it should be that the fed govt needs universities. NCI/NIGMS funding to Harvard/MIT supported research that led to the discovery of Herceptin, a cancer drug that has saved 3 million lives to date! 🧪
The trope that universities are "dependent" on the federal government fundamentally misunderstands how vital this partnership has been for the US. The private sector can't replace it. If we kill it, we're all worse off. From @donmoyn.bsky.social and me: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/are-univer...
April 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This can't be said enough. The narrative is quickly becoming but universities need fed funds, when it should be that the fed govt needs universities. NCI/NIGMS funding to Harvard/MIT supported research that led to the discovery of Herceptin, a cancer drug that has saved 3 million lives to date! 🧪
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April 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Any traders with inside information that Trump was going to walk back his tariffs — some of them, presumably, Trump family members and cronies — just made a fortune.
It all feels like chaos until you look more closely at who is winning.
It all feels like chaos until you look more closely at who is winning.
April 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Any traders with inside information that Trump was going to walk back his tariffs — some of them, presumably, Trump family members and cronies — just made a fortune.
It all feels like chaos until you look more closely at who is winning.
It all feels like chaos until you look more closely at who is winning.
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See how this works? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Billionaires Score Best-Ever Day as Stocks Soar on Tariff Pause
The world’s wealthiest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth on Wednesday — the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index — as stock markets soared after ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
See how this works? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Damn, that's a fantastic video for a campaign launch.
We need new leaders in Washington. I’m running for Senate to be one. Let’s go.
April 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Damn, that's a fantastic video for a campaign launch.
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People would still like Musk if: a.) They liked him before, b.) He were not a Putinist and a white supremacist, c.) He were not cruelly targeting the most vulnerable and laughing about it, d.) He were not constantly lying about what he is doing, e.) He was not constantly breaking the law...
March 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
People would still like Musk if: a.) They liked him before, b.) He were not a Putinist and a white supremacist, c.) He were not cruelly targeting the most vulnerable and laughing about it, d.) He were not constantly lying about what he is doing, e.) He was not constantly breaking the law...
A favorite podcast series, Unexplainable, with another favorite series, Future Perfect, is doing a 4-part series about AI called Good Robot that is excellent. It's accessible & understandable & the world would be a better place if a lot of people listened to it.
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?
The battle over artificial intelligence is just beginning.
www.vox.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A favorite podcast series, Unexplainable, with another favorite series, Future Perfect, is doing a 4-part series about AI called Good Robot that is excellent. It's accessible & understandable & the world would be a better place if a lot of people listened to it.
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
March 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
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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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This was the only person speaking in the Oval Office today who placed America's long-standing interests ahead of getting some cheap attaboys from Internet trolls.
March 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
This was the only person speaking in the Oval Office today who placed America's long-standing interests ahead of getting some cheap attaboys from Internet trolls.
Performative BS, no doubt, but it's a grotesque betrayal and will have very real detrimental effects on very real people in Ukraine, Europe and the world. 💔
A dictatorship that kills people from democracies if they say something inconvenient hosting another dictatorship that does the same and a country run by a wannabe dictator who wants people jailed for saying anything inconvenient gathered to decide the fate of a democracy that wasn’t even invited?
February 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Performative BS, no doubt, but it's a grotesque betrayal and will have very real detrimental effects on very real people in Ukraine, Europe and the world. 💔
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🚨 Fake Account Alert:
@dpattonoswalt.bsky.social is an imposter account.
Patton Oswalt’s real account is @pattonoswalt.bsky.social.
Let’s keep those skies blue!
@dpattonoswalt.bsky.social is an imposter account.
Patton Oswalt’s real account is @pattonoswalt.bsky.social.
Let’s keep those skies blue!
January 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🚨 Fake Account Alert:
@dpattonoswalt.bsky.social is an imposter account.
Patton Oswalt’s real account is @pattonoswalt.bsky.social.
Let’s keep those skies blue!
@dpattonoswalt.bsky.social is an imposter account.
Patton Oswalt’s real account is @pattonoswalt.bsky.social.
Let’s keep those skies blue!
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I donate to Wikipedia and the Internet Archive every December. In addition to the public-spirited reasons, I have a self-interested reason: They are indispensable tools for my work as an editor.
Now, knowing Elon Musk dislikes Wikipedia, I'll make this year's donations a bit bigger.
Now, knowing Elon Musk dislikes Wikipedia, I'll make this year's donations a bit bigger.
December 26, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I donate to Wikipedia and the Internet Archive every December. In addition to the public-spirited reasons, I have a self-interested reason: They are indispensable tools for my work as an editor.
Now, knowing Elon Musk dislikes Wikipedia, I'll make this year's donations a bit bigger.
Now, knowing Elon Musk dislikes Wikipedia, I'll make this year's donations a bit bigger.
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So the GOP made a huge deal about Hunter Biden who didn’t rape an underage girl.
So what will they say about Gaetz who did
So what will they say about Gaetz who did
December 23, 2024 at 2:27 PM
So the GOP made a huge deal about Hunter Biden who didn’t rape an underage girl.
So what will they say about Gaetz who did
So what will they say about Gaetz who did
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The art of the deal:
1. Make wild demands
2. Get nothing
3. Declare victory
1. Make wild demands
2. Get nothing
3. Declare victory
December 21, 2024 at 12:30 AM
The art of the deal:
1. Make wild demands
2. Get nothing
3. Declare victory
1. Make wild demands
2. Get nothing
3. Declare victory
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Don’t be like the folks Jack describes. We left Twitter for a reason.
Me: Good morning!
Disagree bot: I don't think it is.
Division bot: Way to ignore all those who are suffering.
Dipshit bot: It's not morning everywhere.
Disagree bot: I don't think it is.
Division bot: Way to ignore all those who are suffering.
Dipshit bot: It's not morning everywhere.
December 18, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Don’t be like the folks Jack describes. We left Twitter for a reason.
I replied to a comment today to this point and it just needs to be said louder for the folks sulking in the back...
Cynicism is a bug not a feature. Quit acting like it makes you cooler than the rest of us.
Cynicism is a bug not a feature. Quit acting like it makes you cooler than the rest of us.
December 18, 2024 at 9:06 PM
I replied to a comment today to this point and it just needs to be said louder for the folks sulking in the back...
Cynicism is a bug not a feature. Quit acting like it makes you cooler than the rest of us.
Cynicism is a bug not a feature. Quit acting like it makes you cooler than the rest of us.
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A ton of voters only get their news about Democrats… from Republicans. To fight back, we should build up independent progressive media, reach out to voters who don’t watch political news—AND go on offense on conservative outlets.
That’s why I went on Fox News. Break the bubble.
That’s why I went on Fox News. Break the bubble.
December 18, 2024 at 4:56 PM
A ton of voters only get their news about Democrats… from Republicans. To fight back, we should build up independent progressive media, reach out to voters who don’t watch political news—AND go on offense on conservative outlets.
That’s why I went on Fox News. Break the bubble.
That’s why I went on Fox News. Break the bubble.
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Crypto still has no legitimate use cases. But crime pays, and needs means of payment open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Crypto is for Criming
It’s not digital gold — it’s digital Benjamins
open.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Crypto still has no legitimate use cases. But crime pays, and needs means of payment open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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1/ A thread on the madness of Dem fundraising and why it needs to change 🧵
📈 Look at this chart of political fundraising emails I received in 2024:
- 3,212 fundraising emails in total.
- 48 in a single day!
Badgering your supporters is disrespectful, annoying, and, frankly, counterproductive.
📈 Look at this chart of political fundraising emails I received in 2024:
- 3,212 fundraising emails in total.
- 48 in a single day!
Badgering your supporters is disrespectful, annoying, and, frankly, counterproductive.
December 3, 2024 at 4:50 PM
1/ A thread on the madness of Dem fundraising and why it needs to change 🧵
📈 Look at this chart of political fundraising emails I received in 2024:
- 3,212 fundraising emails in total.
- 48 in a single day!
Badgering your supporters is disrespectful, annoying, and, frankly, counterproductive.
📈 Look at this chart of political fundraising emails I received in 2024:
- 3,212 fundraising emails in total.
- 48 in a single day!
Badgering your supporters is disrespectful, annoying, and, frankly, counterproductive.
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If the past is any guide, even limited efforts to protect the public from formaldehyde are all but guaranteed to hit a dead end when Donald Trump takes office.
“It will likely take years for the EPA to do anything on this,” one expert said.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social & @shaw.al
“It will likely take years for the EPA to do anything on this,” one expert said.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social & @shaw.al
Formaldehyde Increases Your Cancer Risk No Matter Where you Live
The Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to reckon with formaldehyde have been repeatedly thwarted by the companies that rely on it. If the past is any guide, even modest steps toward reform…
propub.li
December 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM
If the past is any guide, even limited efforts to protect the public from formaldehyde are all but guaranteed to hit a dead end when Donald Trump takes office.
“It will likely take years for the EPA to do anything on this,” one expert said.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social & @shaw.al
“It will likely take years for the EPA to do anything on this,” one expert said.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social & @shaw.al
It's the time of year where folks get up in arms about stuff and one of the things I've been seeing is the thing about Hobby Lobby not carrying Hanukkah merch. I'm Jewish and while there *are* reasons to boycott Hobby Lobby, Hanukkah *isn't* one of them.
Reasons:
Reasons:
December 8, 2024 at 5:32 PM
It's the time of year where folks get up in arms about stuff and one of the things I've been seeing is the thing about Hobby Lobby not carrying Hanukkah merch. I'm Jewish and while there *are* reasons to boycott Hobby Lobby, Hanukkah *isn't* one of them.
Reasons:
Reasons:
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Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.
November 28, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.