Dr AbsP @absp.bsky.social · 20hI had to wear socks and closed toe shoes today because it was rainy and cold. The weather is an insult to me, personally. 0111
Reposted by Dr AbsPWIRED @wired.com · 28/09/2026“We all know that a body that cannot scrutinise, take a position, or evaluate is not an advisory body at all,” the departing members wrote in their resignation letter. “It is decoration and accountability theatre.” Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/indepe...wired.comMeta-Led Anti-Terrorism Group Faces Mass Resignation of Expert AdvisersMeta and other tech giants are pushing through structural changes at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism that outside researchers allege will weaken oversight of an already embattled consor... 06222
Reposted by Dr AbsPWIRED @wired.com · 28/09/2026Six of the nine independent experts on the advisory board of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism—a consortium run by several of the biggest US tech companies—resigned on Monday, according to a letter seen by WIRED and interviews with three of the people.wired.comMeta-Led Anti-Terrorism Group Faces Mass Resignation of Expert AdvisersMeta and other tech giants are pushing through structural changes at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism that outside researchers allege will weaken oversight of an already embattled consor... 414681
Reposted by Dr AbsPIndivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This November, your ballot will ask if Minnesota should modernize the State Constitution to get more funding to public schools – at zero cost to taxpayers. Vote YES. (Not voting is a "NO" vote, so do NOT skip this question!!!) Find out how much your district will receive here: voteyesmnstudents.orgvoteyesmnstudents.orgVote Yes: Boost Funding for Minnesota Public SchoolsVote Yes for a constitutional amendment to boost Minnesota public school funding without raising taxes, benefiting every student statewide. 04118
Reposted by Dr AbsPAlexis @offalcute.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Their system is a little janky and requires you to provide your full name and contact info, but please register a complaint anyway. This is MASSIVE TERF dog whistling behavior and has no place in a MINNEAPOLIS news outfit 0188
Reposted by Dr AbsPTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks. 321870305
Dr AbsP @absp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I thought my washing machine didn't have a self clean cycle. Turns out, it does, it's just called "pure cycle". Because sure, why not. 050
Reposted by Dr AbsPPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Update your measles vaccine if you need it and make sure to vaccinate your children. 725163
Dr AbsP @absp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I got a pullover hoodie thing that is quilted and soft and cozy, so of course it's warm and humid and sunny today. 050
Reposted by Dr AbsPMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here: 131860900
Reposted by Dr AbsPMike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Lula bans online betting in Brasil 361092
Reposted by Dr AbsPLisa Angela🗽 @leeloowrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Friends looking for work ... This message is for you 💜 2143
Reposted by Dr AbsPParis Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.motherjones.comChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation revealsOpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre. 1533431486
Reposted by Dr AbsPLuke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’ll take brand new notifications for $500, Alex 1224048
Reposted by Dr AbsPMara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We often have to share an iPad at recording studios where they record audiobooks, and sometimes you get to see what other narrators have looked up when they needed a quick pronunciation guide or definition But I can’t say I was expecting that first tab 401562103
Reposted by Dr AbsPCeleste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Okay, but in all seriousness though: This administration is hell-bent on trying to impact our elections. If you haven't already, go to vote.org and check your registration. Make sure you're getting your information from your location election offices. And ask your friends to do the same.vote.orgEverything You Need to Vote - Vote.orgRegister to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan. 0176
Reposted by Dr AbsPAP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.apnews.comhttps://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d 5542231619
Dr AbsP @absp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Every night after 10 pm, the puppy grabs my hand with her paw and licks it intensely for a minute or two 0100
Reposted by Dr AbsPJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One of my favorite cases of someone being Wrong on the Internet was a very earnest, very confused vegan who was telling people how cruel honey is; and it eventually turned out they thought honey was made by putting bees in a centrifuge and spinning them around until they threw up. 26482571354
Reposted by Dr AbsPAnthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 29/08/2026I loosened all the bolts on my circular saw and when I turned it on the blade escaped containment 27719
Reposted by Dr AbsPElle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Discovery will always reveal more, but you don’t have to like a victim of sexual harassment for them to be correct about what happened to them. Until more comes out, the photos are pretty damning, and for almost everything else the complaint names full names and dates of witnesses. 1222
Reposted by Dr AbsPLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970102257
Dr AbsP @absp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Grief really sucks. It sneaks up on you when you're thinking you're doing ok and punches you in the face. 1170
Reposted by Dr AbsPDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026Every time one of these companies rolls out a new "amazing" "AI" feature, it turns out to just be howevermany exploited humans in a trenchcoat. Every fucking time. 718969
Reposted by Dr AbsPTom Resing @tomresing.com · 24/09/2026If you have concerns about AI, read this The AI Con. @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social know what's going on behind the sparkles and magic wands. #BookSky app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/1520...app.thestorygraph.comReview by resing - The AI ConIf you have concerns about AI, read this book. Emily Bender and Alex Hana know what's going on... 47424
Reposted by Dr AbsPTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...texastribune.orgDPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to countiesCounties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar. 4119421413
Dr AbsP @absp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026November cannot come fast enough. I am so sick of the political ads. 270
Reposted by Dr AbsPAdam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A lot of things make me feel kind of dumb, including how to take at face value the logic of “we are a multibillion dollar transnational industry building a vengeful elder god, and we definitely won’t stop unless you regulate us the way we want, which is a secret.” 542082584
Reposted by Dr AbsPBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In other words, as a rule of thumb, a high-profile race with polls showing the Democrat up 4 is probably actually a dead heat. A Dem up 5 points or more is probably safe. Up 3 or fewer is probably a loss. The lesson here is to keep the foot on the gas. Don't let up until polls close. 419745
Reposted by Dr AbsPDarcie Little Badger @littlebadger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For people who want to help - ask your house representative to support the bill when it goes up for a vote (this year or next)! Your voice is powerful. 03410
Reposted by Dr AbsPKelly @leftleaningloon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We honest to God have Michael Scott for a mayor 0142
Reposted by Dr AbsPBill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Hi. I downloaded the 73-page (!) complaint because it's not in the Strib article. It is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw7u6...dropbox.comDropbox 1215143
Reposted by Dr AbsPTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Anyway, panic is a psy-op. Stay furious. Stay serious. Organize. 92546608
Reposted by Dr AbsPGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 22/09/2026Today in "linguists are NOT KIDDING" when we say your capacity for language includes the ability to understand sentences that have never been said before in human history 310611
Reposted by Dr AbsPSam Ladner @sladner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Heads up, folks. Once again, we can be sure that a good portion of what we see and read online can be traced to Russian chaos agents. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...nytimes.comRussia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds (Gift Article)The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said. 011
Reposted by Dr AbsPKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I wrote up this story about my mom's survival from polio and its connections to world history, family lore, & current events: katestarbird.substack.com/p/a-family-t... We need to keep telling our stories of the world before vaccines — to prevent ourselves from having to live in a world after them.katestarbird.substack.comA Family Tree, Nearly Broken by PolioAs MAHA leaders call the polio vaccine a "fraud," an old family photo tells the story of the world before vaccines — and warns of the risk of forgetting. 9332119
Reposted by Dr AbsPIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 20/09/2026Amtrak didn’t tell us about this exposure, so heads up: if you took an Amtrak train last week through Chicago or anywhere on the Southwest Chief, Coast Starlight, or California Zephyr routes like we did, you may have been exposed to measles! Please let the train people in your life know about this 3813331152
Dr AbsP @absp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I keep coming back to this. What the hell problem does Wiley (and other journal outfits, honestly) think they're solving with this? Abstracts exist, as others have said. There's no problem being solved here, just tech being slapped on top of something that didn't need tech slapped on top. 050
Reposted by Dr AbsPShobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 19/09/2026Older adults, people with accents, and people with disabilities struggle to be understood by AI agents. This affects their access to health care, transit, and other essential services. This is an existential risk for them. It is happening NOW. And it needs to be regulated. 37622
Dr AbsP @absp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I'm sad about a lot of things, and it's gloomy af today so I got myself the sunniest treat I could find. Bobby's sunrise from Caphin mpls. Look how pretty! 0201
Reposted by Dr AbsPJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 20/09/2026ALMOST EVERY PEER REVIEWED PAPER HAS A SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS RIGHT BELOW ITS TITLE 7645160
Reposted by Dr AbsPDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 159167194681
Reposted by Dr AbsPTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ask yourselves why people want panic for you and power for themselves. Who does that serve? 127976
Reposted by Dr AbsPAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The future of automation is here! 41638183
Dr AbsP @absp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I'm really sick of the folks telling laid off people to just become consultants and "be your own boss." 191
Reposted by Dr AbsPNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026AI didn’t “go rogue.” People connected a computer system they know can mess with another computer system in unpredictable ways to less advanced computer system and it messed with that computer system in unpredicted ways. As @tressiemcphd.bsky.social argues, don’t lose sight that *people* did that.nytimes.comOpinion | Panic Won’t Fix the Looming A.I. Threat. Politics Will.The threats from A.I. are real — and they’re ones we know how to deal with. 251169310
Reposted by Dr AbsPCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026Humans are doing harm. AI is the mechanism. The humans need to be regulated so that they stop doing that. 452184
Reposted by Dr AbsPRyan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“Our AI is scary too” is the saddest PR play 1024161