Sophia Florence
@sophiaflorence.bsky.social
ChemEng/data/applied math (pharma formulations + disinformation), writer/comedian (stand-up and horror films), health/science/tech policy consultant, copywriter, host of the Crumbling Podcast (about disinformation), Connecticut enthusiast.
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2. We'll be revealing our new co-host soon
3. We've got two episodes on the NCAA coming out, two more interviews, then a long series on libertarianism, and then one on Ed and Lorraine Warren
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there’s no amount of good faith that beats bad faith. you beat bad faith with fire*, not argument.
*definitions are situational
*definitions are situational
Look, there is no way to avoid TPUSA. You can give trolls a C-, B, B+. It won't matter. They can even get an A overall but if you give the feedback the very constructive OU instructor did, you're on the list. The assignment could be 2% of the grade (it might be in that class!). There is no defense.
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
there’s no amount of good faith that beats bad faith. you beat bad faith with fire*, not argument.
*definitions are situational
*definitions are situational
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He’s losing the manosphere
Trump Approval Among Men:
Disapprove: 51% (+12)
Approve: 46% (-7)
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
(% Change With Feb 2025)
Disapprove: 51% (+12)
Approve: 46% (-7)
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
(% Change With Feb 2025)
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
He’s losing the manosphere
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The thing about laws and legality is once you reach the tipping point, the fascists rewrite the laws. The Holocaust was strictly legal under German law.
similarly "torturing prisoners" is the kind of thing that you'd assume is an illegal order...except these freaks made sure to create a legal justification for it. not illegal now!
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The thing about laws and legality is once you reach the tipping point, the fascists rewrite the laws. The Holocaust was strictly legal under German law.
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prices cannot fall more than 100%
Dem leaders should just call him a lying sack of shit.
First, it’s memorable.
Second, it’s true
First, it’s memorable.
Second, it’s true
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
prices cannot fall more than 100%
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People say they want to manufacture real things in America again BUT they complain that it’s “inappropriate” and “not productive” to talk about how we need lots of guillotines. Like make up your minds!
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
People say they want to manufacture real things in America again BUT they complain that it’s “inappropriate” and “not productive” to talk about how we need lots of guillotines. Like make up your minds!
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I’m not sure what to make of this survey, honestly? If you’re a young person in solidarity with Gaza, or against police killings, or you’re trans or queer, would you have reason to trust the news?
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
apnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I’m not sure what to make of this survey, honestly? If you’re a young person in solidarity with Gaza, or against police killings, or you’re trans or queer, would you have reason to trust the news?
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many people saw what was coming when the Christian right started redefining discrimination as “religious freedom” and now here it is deployed (at best) to defend a failure to do the assignment and (at worst?) as workplace discipline, for existing in a manner unacceptable to Christian nationalists
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
many people saw what was coming when the Christian right started redefining discrimination as “religious freedom” and now here it is deployed (at best) to defend a failure to do the assignment and (at worst?) as workplace discipline, for existing in a manner unacceptable to Christian nationalists
Honestly I think one of the biggest "steps in the right direction" we could make as a country is to make America subject to the jurisdiction of the ICC.
This is going to look great up in a screen at the Hague
Before you ask, yes apparently this is real. He must be taking comedy lessons and substances from Elon.
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Honestly I think one of the biggest "steps in the right direction" we could make as a country is to make America subject to the jurisdiction of the ICC.
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This is going to look great up in a screen at the Hague
Before you ask, yes apparently this is real. He must be taking comedy lessons and substances from Elon.
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This is going to look great up in a screen at the Hague
Yeah, at some point you have to say, "sorry, this is a psychology class. Your religious ideas are certainly welcome and valid, but responding to a psychology paper with a teleological argument is better-suited for philosophy or religious studies." Like the least they could have done is
if this is discrimination, I’m genuinely unsure what you’re supposed to do when a student responds to a prompt with some religious gibberish
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Yeah, at some point you have to say, "sorry, this is a psychology class. Your religious ideas are certainly welcome and valid, but responding to a psychology paper with a teleological argument is better-suited for philosophy or religious studies." Like the least they could have done is
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This is bananas.
But also faculty please now more than ever make your rubric on memos/ writing super explicit.
This would fail in my class because it doesn’t “meaningfully engage readings.” Protect yourself as much as possible from engaging on politics.
Hope this prof sues the shit out of them.
But also faculty please now more than ever make your rubric on memos/ writing super explicit.
This would fail in my class because it doesn’t “meaningfully engage readings.” Protect yourself as much as possible from engaging on politics.
Hope this prof sues the shit out of them.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This is bananas.
But also faculty please now more than ever make your rubric on memos/ writing super explicit.
This would fail in my class because it doesn’t “meaningfully engage readings.” Protect yourself as much as possible from engaging on politics.
Hope this prof sues the shit out of them.
But also faculty please now more than ever make your rubric on memos/ writing super explicit.
This would fail in my class because it doesn’t “meaningfully engage readings.” Protect yourself as much as possible from engaging on politics.
Hope this prof sues the shit out of them.
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The "campus free speech types are hypocrites" line of commentary is very well-worn, so I won't belabor the point much further. But it feels worth noting that *unions* are the organizations actually fighting for freedom of speech on many college campuses...
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The "campus free speech types are hypocrites" line of commentary is very well-worn, so I won't belabor the point much further. But it feels worth noting that *unions* are the organizations actually fighting for freedom of speech on many college campuses...
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One thing Gwen understands more than most about the Texas and Oklahoma crack down on trans people existing in the university is that this is part of a broader movement by TPUSA and astroturf right wing groups to push society to make having a job while being openly trans impossible again.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
One thing Gwen understands more than most about the Texas and Oklahoma crack down on trans people existing in the university is that this is part of a broader movement by TPUSA and astroturf right wing groups to push society to make having a job while being openly trans impossible again.
This is the dumbest thing I have ever read. I am dumber for having read it.
Flawless logic, sir! Makes perfect sense that because video games are improving, we must live in a simulation!
November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is the dumbest thing I have ever read. I am dumber for having read it.
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OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
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She should just skip the formalities and drop out to get on the conservative grifter tour because that’s clearly the goal here
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
She should just skip the formalities and drop out to get on the conservative grifter tour because that’s clearly the goal here
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Remember everyone to a lot of people communism just means 'thing i don't like' and it always has.
January 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Remember everyone to a lot of people communism just means 'thing i don't like' and it always has.
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Welp. RFK jr got what he wanted thanks to this careless journalism: headlines written by nation's top media outlets promoting an unproven link between covid vaccines & childhood fatalities. All the next-day rewrites & fact checks won't get nearly as much play as the initial anti-vaxx propaganda.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Welp. RFK jr got what he wanted thanks to this careless journalism: headlines written by nation's top media outlets promoting an unproven link between covid vaccines & childhood fatalities. All the next-day rewrites & fact checks won't get nearly as much play as the initial anti-vaxx propaganda.
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"There is no precedent for this ever happening"
Well, we already live in unprecedented times anyways, so why not push to make them unprecedented in a good way?
Well, we already live in unprecedented times anyways, so why not push to make them unprecedented in a good way?
While this usually isn't the intent, "no one will ever be held accountable for this" doomerism is an excuse not to try.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
November 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"There is no precedent for this ever happening"
Well, we already live in unprecedented times anyways, so why not push to make them unprecedented in a good way?
Well, we already live in unprecedented times anyways, so why not push to make them unprecedented in a good way?
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KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
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"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
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November 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Here's a whole list of Native folks you SHOULD be following. They are brilliant, funny, smart and full of heart. The epitome of what community should and could be.
go.bsky.app/MEaiVa9
go.bsky.app/MEaiVa9
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While this usually isn't the intent, "no one will ever be held accountable for this" doomerism is an excuse not to try.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
While this usually isn't the intent, "no one will ever be held accountable for this" doomerism is an excuse not to try.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
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Any college that signs a contract like this should lose its non-profit certification. They’re not colleges, they’re poorly run sports institutions.
Yet another reminder that the very best job in this world is failed college football coach.
November 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Any college that signs a contract like this should lose its non-profit certification. They’re not colleges, they’re poorly run sports institutions.