poison man
@superjail.bsky.social
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I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible
August 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible
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There are a lot of details in yesterday's sweeping executive order, but the bottom line is that it gives political appointees immense power over scientific grants, which have until now been stewarded by career civil servants and experts.
My reporting:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My reporting:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants
Researchers are alarmed that the move might upend a long-standing tradition of peer-review for grants.
www.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
There are a lot of details in yesterday's sweeping executive order, but the bottom line is that it gives political appointees immense power over scientific grants, which have until now been stewarded by career civil servants and experts.
My reporting:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My reporting:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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If you cannot go to the bathroom at work, you cannot go to work. If you cannot go to the bathroom at school, you cannot go to school. This effectively bans transgender people from a broad swath of public life in the UK
🚨 BREAKING | Labour is set to impose a sweeping ban on trans people using any "single-sex space".
In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.
(Source: @TheTimes)
In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.
(Source: @TheTimes)
August 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If you cannot go to the bathroom at work, you cannot go to work. If you cannot go to the bathroom at school, you cannot go to school. This effectively bans transgender people from a broad swath of public life in the UK
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This move is discriminatory and cruel to trans service members and their families.
The U.S. Air Force has announced it will deny early retirement options to all transgender service members with 15-18 years of service, instead of separating them from the military without retirement benefits.
August 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This move is discriminatory and cruel to trans service members and their families.
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Here’s the notice terminating EPA union contracts:
August 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Here’s the notice terminating EPA union contracts:
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Alyx, a 15 year veteran of the Air Force was approved for early retirement in May. The Trump admin suddenly revoked it on Wednesday because of the trans military ban.
She'll lose out on healthcare and pension benefits as a result.
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
She'll lose out on healthcare and pension benefits as a result.
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
Air Force revokes approved retirement for trans service members: 'Complete and utter betrayal'
Alyx, who has served in the Air Force for 15 years, said the ban and having her retirement rescinded has put her in a precarious financial situation.
www.nbcnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Alyx, a 15 year veteran of the Air Force was approved for early retirement in May. The Trump admin suddenly revoked it on Wednesday because of the trans military ban.
She'll lose out on healthcare and pension benefits as a result.
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
She'll lose out on healthcare and pension benefits as a result.
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
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god they're really just trying it everywhere huh. fuck this shit
so the stupid canadian age verification bill is back in parliament so call your local MPs and tell them it’s bad and why it’s bad and don’t be ashamed to pander to them based on if they’re a tory or grit or otherwise - if you frame it in a way that mirrors their ideology, they might remember better
August 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
god they're really just trying it everywhere huh. fuck this shit
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*young me, developing a strong sense of justice*
This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane
This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane
August 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
*young me, developing a strong sense of justice*
This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane
This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane
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Wake up babe a new Pangaea is forming
August 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Wake up babe a new Pangaea is forming
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My latest newsletter is about how big tech and big business has guaranteed that the next generation to enter the workforce will be poorer, less secure, and lonelier.
And why every generation that follows will be a lost generation.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-silico...
And why every generation that follows will be a lost generation.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-silico...
How Silicon Valley and Big Business Created The Next Lost Generation
The kids aren't alright.
whatwelost.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My latest newsletter is about how big tech and big business has guaranteed that the next generation to enter the workforce will be poorer, less secure, and lonelier.
And why every generation that follows will be a lost generation.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-silico...
And why every generation that follows will be a lost generation.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-silico...
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This is great.
Keep it up.
Take photos of national park signs now, before they’re whitewashed
Keep it up.
Take photos of national park signs now, before they’re whitewashed
Volunteers are taking pics of signs at national parks that tell the full story of American history. In an organized campaign they are capturing displays on the brutality of slavery, imprisonment of Native Americans, rising sea levels and other hard truths that Trump wants to erase.
August 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This is great.
Keep it up.
Take photos of national park signs now, before they’re whitewashed
Keep it up.
Take photos of national park signs now, before they’re whitewashed
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A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
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If the federal government can simply seize privately held patents then that is the end of the U.S. patent system, the legal basis for American innovation.
The Commerce Department threatening to take over Harvard's patents shows the extent to which the federal government is trying to pressure the university into a settlement. They are trying everything possible. (gift link)
Trump Administration Threatens to Take Over Harvard’s Patents
The move is the latest escalation in the White House’s battle with the Ivy League school.
www.wsj.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If the federal government can simply seize privately held patents then that is the end of the U.S. patent system, the legal basis for American innovation.
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Riot is working with MasterCard directly to help with their censorship campaign. A weird choice from MasterCard if you ask me, but very telling that they're willing to leverage any company they can to suppress discussion of this.
Also cool to see where Riot stands. They do not have to do this.
Also cool to see where Riot stands. They do not have to do this.
August 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Riot is working with MasterCard directly to help with their censorship campaign. A weird choice from MasterCard if you ask me, but very telling that they're willing to leverage any company they can to suppress discussion of this.
Also cool to see where Riot stands. They do not have to do this.
Also cool to see where Riot stands. They do not have to do this.
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We're young today, but someday we'll be the elder voices for a new generation of traumatized kids who need support.
I think about that a lot.
I think about that a lot.
"There’s the gagging ouroboros of history... you’re beating your fists against a wall that bears the indents of countless fists, going back forever."
Over in Autostraddle, I write about queer generational trauma: how it works, and how to tell stories about it.
www.autostraddle.com/what-is-quee...
Over in Autostraddle, I write about queer generational trauma: how it works, and how to tell stories about it.
www.autostraddle.com/what-is-quee...
What Is Queer Generational Trauma, and How Do We Tell Stories About It?
Lately, I've been obsessing over the concept of queer generational trauma: the pain passed down to us from our ancestors, which we bequeath in turn to those who come after us.
www.autostraddle.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
We're young today, but someday we'll be the elder voices for a new generation of traumatized kids who need support.
I think about that a lot.
I think about that a lot.
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you know what would be really funny?
if people started calling MasterCard saying "I mentioned MasterCard in a Riot/Valorant/League of Legends stream and I got timed out/warned/banned. I don't understand why that would happen. Can you explain it to me?"
if people started calling MasterCard saying "I mentioned MasterCard in a Riot/Valorant/League of Legends stream and I got timed out/warned/banned. I don't understand why that would happen. Can you explain it to me?"
August 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
you know what would be really funny?
if people started calling MasterCard saying "I mentioned MasterCard in a Riot/Valorant/League of Legends stream and I got timed out/warned/banned. I don't understand why that would happen. Can you explain it to me?"
if people started calling MasterCard saying "I mentioned MasterCard in a Riot/Valorant/League of Legends stream and I got timed out/warned/banned. I don't understand why that would happen. Can you explain it to me?"
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One of the very first things Hitler did was shotgun German academia in the face and permanently destroy its global influence.
Los Alamos happened in the US, not Germany, because of his actions in spring of 1933.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_for...
Los Alamos happened in the US, not Germany, because of his actions in spring of 1933.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_for...
March 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
One of the very first things Hitler did was shotgun German academia in the face and permanently destroy its global influence.
Los Alamos happened in the US, not Germany, because of his actions in spring of 1933.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_for...
Los Alamos happened in the US, not Germany, because of his actions in spring of 1933.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_for...
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This is genuinely western liberalism summed up in a 30 second video. Incredible. Put it in an art gallery.
August 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This is genuinely western liberalism summed up in a 30 second video. Incredible. Put it in an art gallery.
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This is absolutely real. Not shopped. You can check it out for yourselves. They are celebrating.
If ANY Dem in your district or state running for office mentions working with Republicans or across the aisle, do not vote for or donate a nickel to them. They are not on your side.
If ANY Dem in your district or state running for office mentions working with Republicans or across the aisle, do not vote for or donate a nickel to them. They are not on your side.
July 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is absolutely real. Not shopped. You can check it out for yourselves. They are celebrating.
If ANY Dem in your district or state running for office mentions working with Republicans or across the aisle, do not vote for or donate a nickel to them. They are not on your side.
If ANY Dem in your district or state running for office mentions working with Republicans or across the aisle, do not vote for or donate a nickel to them. They are not on your side.
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REMEMBER: All the "Don't use em-dashes" "don't use rule of three" advice because it makes your writing "look like AI" is because they stole actual writers work, and their "predict the next thing" stuff just simulates what WE FUCKING DO. Keep writing well. Use every style and trick you have. Fuck AI.
July 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
REMEMBER: All the "Don't use em-dashes" "don't use rule of three" advice because it makes your writing "look like AI" is because they stole actual writers work, and their "predict the next thing" stuff just simulates what WE FUCKING DO. Keep writing well. Use every style and trick you have. Fuck AI.
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Today, 139 EPA employees were placed on administrative leave for signing an email sent to their boss about concerns at their federal agency.
This is America, now.
I have always said that @standupforscience.bsky.social is about science AND DEMOCRACY. Here it is, in action.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
🧵
This is America, now.
I have always said that @standupforscience.bsky.social is about science AND DEMOCRACY. Here it is, in action.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
🧵
📣 OFFICIAL STATEMENT from our Founder & Executive Director @cdelawalla.bsky.social on the unfolding situation at the #EPA.
Stand with the brave EPAers here➡️ act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...
#DeclarationofDissent
Stand with the brave EPAers here➡️ act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...
#DeclarationofDissent
July 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Today, 139 EPA employees were placed on administrative leave for signing an email sent to their boss about concerns at their federal agency.
This is America, now.
I have always said that @standupforscience.bsky.social is about science AND DEMOCRACY. Here it is, in action.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
🧵
This is America, now.
I have always said that @standupforscience.bsky.social is about science AND DEMOCRACY. Here it is, in action.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
🧵
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““They will hunt you, they are like a cross between a lentil and a velociraptor”
Okay, you have my attention.
Okay, you have my attention.
June 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
““They will hunt you, they are like a cross between a lentil and a velociraptor”
Okay, you have my attention.
Okay, you have my attention.
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May 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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I cannot overemphasize how mind-bogglingly, brain-meltingly, galactically stupid it is to burn coal for electricity
Killing a half million people by continuing to use coal for electricity is bad, imo
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Mortality risk from United States coal electricity generation
From 1999 to 2020, about 530,000 deaths in the Medicare population were attributable to US emissions by coal burning for electricity generation.
www.science.org
June 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I cannot overemphasize how mind-bogglingly, brain-meltingly, galactically stupid it is to burn coal for electricity