Terri Coles
@terric.bsky.social
I will not Jodie Foster this kind of behaviour (she/her). Politics, tech, cats.
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this is essentially a horror story, an old guy interacting with an alien entity that has taken the shape of a friendly helper that always agrees with him and coming away with the lesson “it’s my buddy!”
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
this is essentially a horror story, an old guy interacting with an alien entity that has taken the shape of a friendly helper that always agrees with him and coming away with the lesson “it’s my buddy!”
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Useful thread from our reporter @bxroberts.org 🧵
THREAD: The FDA has made it difficult to find where medications are made. Today we're changing that with our latest tool.
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
December 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Useful thread from our reporter @bxroberts.org 🧵
Who knew the road to character led right to Epstein Sex-Crime Island
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Who knew the road to character led right to Epstein Sex-Crime Island
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NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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Back in 2010, Sarah Palin called on Rahm Emanuel to resign when he used the "r-word" as a slur. Now that Trump used it against Tim Walz? Basically shrugs from every major Republican. My latest for @msnowreports.bsky.social
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump used an ugly slur against Tim Walz. Many on the right didn't mind.
Eric Garcia: Note how few Republicans have criticized the president's rhetoric.
www.ms.now
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Back in 2010, Sarah Palin called on Rahm Emanuel to resign when he used the "r-word" as a slur. Now that Trump used it against Tim Walz? Basically shrugs from every major Republican. My latest for @msnowreports.bsky.social
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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muppets wearing scarves is thanksgiving’s most beautiful tradition
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
muppets wearing scarves is thanksgiving’s most beautiful tradition
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
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Breaking: people with “struggle unless they are interested” disorder do well once they can work in an area that interests them
An increase in ADHD after No Child Left Behind is not evidence — it's correlational and diagnoses have been rising for decades.
"Kids don't like school!" also isn't evidence. Kids have always disliked school. Without a comparison to previous cohorts this is meaningless.
"Kids don't like school!" also isn't evidence. Kids have always disliked school. Without a comparison to previous cohorts this is meaningless.
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Breaking: people with “struggle unless they are interested” disorder do well once they can work in an area that interests them
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MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
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Very disappointing to see @bostonglobe.com running a piece from Richard Hanania today.
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Very disappointing to see @bostonglobe.com running a piece from Richard Hanania today.
Ed. note: This is not 'giving away' money.
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ed. note: This is not 'giving away' money.
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it is frankly a *scathing* indictment of the White House press corps
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
it is frankly a *scathing* indictment of the White House press corps
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The problem with having rather openly purged DOJ of all but the most shameless stooges and loyalists is precisely this: Even once the Epstein files are released, why would anyone believe that release is complete and undoctored?
At this stage there’s literally no reason to believe the admin, even if it releases more than you’d expect, are being forthcoming. It’s the opposite of conspiracy theory to look at the proudly lawless pattern of deception and raw power that this trump admin has engaged in then to conclude they’d…
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The problem with having rather openly purged DOJ of all but the most shameless stooges and loyalists is precisely this: Even once the Epstein files are released, why would anyone believe that release is complete and undoctored?
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With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory.
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
Immigration agents raid Allston car wash and detain several workers - The Boston Globe
Many of them held legal status but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents, according to their manager.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory.
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
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you have just described taxes
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
you have just described taxes
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Lmao what (from today's Breaker newsletter)
October 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Lmao what (from today's Breaker newsletter)
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She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.
October 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but: if you don't feel like you get to draw the line as a public thinker, why are you clutching so hard to the public pen? What do you think it's *for?*
"I don't get to draw the line" — you are a wildly influential journalist with an audience of millions, you absolutely do get to draw the line!
IMO, the most revealing part is Klein wrestling with the question of where "the line" is (between acceptable and unacceptable politics). Realizing that what he considered past the line is now the GOP mainstream doesn't make him commit harder to fighting it. He wonders if he needs to move the line.
September 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it, but: if you don't feel like you get to draw the line as a public thinker, why are you clutching so hard to the public pen? What do you think it's *for?*
My first thought: how will this affect existing games with regular content updates?
As a former gamer, I cannot overstate how big of a deal this right-wing takeover of Electronic Arts is.
Are they going to create video games where they kidnap and dismember journalists like Jamal Khashoggi?
Are they going to create video games where they kidnap and dismember journalists like Jamal Khashoggi?
September 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My first thought: how will this affect existing games with regular content updates?
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least surprising heel turn in history
Malcolm Gladwell Speaks Out Against Trans Athletes, Reversing Past Statements: "I'm Ashamed"
Malcolm Gladwell Speaks Out Against Trans Athletes, Reversing Past Statements: "I'm Ashamed"
The author behind 'The Tipping Point' admonished his prior actions, saying he had felt “cowed” by the public.
www.them.us
September 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
least surprising heel turn in history
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Lawmakers have strengthened Illinois’ longstanding sexual abuse survivors law in an effort to ensure patients receive critical care after sexual assault.
The changes come after @apmreports.org' investigation last year revealed for the first time how dozens of hospitals violated that law.
The changes come after @apmreports.org' investigation last year revealed for the first time how dozens of hospitals violated that law.
Illinois legislators strengthen law requiring hospital care for sexual assault survivors
The bill’s passage comes a year after an investigation revealed that dozens of hospitals violated the 49-year-old law.
19thnews.org
June 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Lawmakers have strengthened Illinois’ longstanding sexual abuse survivors law in an effort to ensure patients receive critical care after sexual assault.
The changes come after @apmreports.org' investigation last year revealed for the first time how dozens of hospitals violated that law.
The changes come after @apmreports.org' investigation last year revealed for the first time how dozens of hospitals violated that law.