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Alan Swithenbank

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 06/10/2026
Quick shout-out to the guy who was talking to one of our patron services chatbots and calling it "shitbot" and constantly insulting it even after it asked not to, even though, in actual point, we don't use patron service chatbots and the stream of abuse was aimed at an actual person.
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is important! If you don't want to watch the full video, you'll get the idea after a few minutes, then jump to around minute 24 for ideas on how to help. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxyf...
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The Plan To Destroy America's Oldest Natural History Museum
YouTube video by Miniminuteman
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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This scratches a brain-itch I didn’t even know I had.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Heritage Foundation is infamous for organizing Project 2025. As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views. Read my investigative report here:
civildefenseinstitute.org
How the Heritage Foundation Promotes Christian Nationalist Schooling — Civil Defense
Tracing Heritage and Kevin Roberts’s ties to a growing network of classical Christian schools—and the policies steering public money their way.
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy Constitution Day! Let's see if we can get it back in November!
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The boss hired a new lab member (Max)...;^)
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Kennedy's department cited seven articles, two of which were apparently made up entirely and three of which did not exist in the journals to which they were attributed..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Judge slams HHS for referencing fake studies generated by misuse of AI
The Department of Health and Human Services has suffered more than its share of AI-related humiliations. The list, alas, is still growing.
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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
USS Lincoln wasn’t resupplied because Hegseth ‘hid’ that Iran destroyed main U.S. base. It hasn't dawned on US yet that we've apparently lost most of our Middle East bases. Untold lives of OUR Military & hundreds of billions of dollars in assets!
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
What bemotrizinol could mean for U.S. sun protection
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What bemotrizinol could mean for U.S. sun protection
The FDA finally gave the green light to bemotrizinol. Stanford Medicine experts share why it’s considered a massive leap forward for skin health in the U.S.
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This stuff is great. Cold brewed coffee with a bunch of other good stuff. Most would drink it earlier for a pick-me-up. Being non-neurotypical, I drink it in the evening. All the caffeine helps me sleep...;^)
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It's that time again! #CAX2026
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Dr. S.A. Applin @anthropunk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Michael D. Fischer and I have a chapter out in the new "Handbook of Anthropology and Artificial Intelligence."Open Access (free). Click on purple retangle: www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/han... See Chapter 5, Anthropology of artificial intelligence: agency, powerful knowledge, and the algorithmic other."
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Handbook on Anthropology and Artificial Intelligence
‘Anthropology at its best – this collection looks beyond AI hype and panic to explore what specific challenges AI offers in different communities of practice, ranging from educating, healing to fighti...
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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
AI has no place in 911 calls. From Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000’s latest episode “State of Emergency”. (with @emilymbender.bsky.social)
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Congress Couldn’t Fund a Bus, So They Put a Camera in Your Dashboard
Drunk driving kills about 32 Americans a day. That number is real and I’m not going to spend this piece pretending it isn’t. Here’s what Congress did about it. Buried in the 2021 infrastructure bill…
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
When you have secret police, things like this happen. Which is why democratic societies don't have secret police. www.oregonlive.com/clackamascou...
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Armed men posing as ICE agents detained, assaulted woman after fake traffic stop, police say
Oregon State Police officials are seeking information after a woman was detained and assault by three men posing as federal agents.
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Christine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“In judging technology, Doctorow writes, “Stop thinking a/b what the gadget does & pay attention to who the gadget does it to & who the gadget does it for.” Really great read about AI, its future & how humans become reverse centaurs from @thetyee.ca @doctorow.pluralistic.net #rageagainstthemachines
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
No shark is safe. While that is fairly true of the marine environment, today we're actually taking about vacuum cleaners...
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No Shark is Safe: Millions of Shark Vacuums are Vulnerable to RCE
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
If you remember the last frames of the movie "Buckaroo Banzi Across the Eighth Dimension!" and have been wondering ever since, "when?" He did return, just in text, not film, and possible there will be another return...;^)
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Let's go S.Carolina Vote for Nancy Lacore💥
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
WATCH: Rarely released grand jury transcripts from Chicago's "Broadview 6" case reveal a shocking look at alleged misconduct inside Trump’s DOJ—and how prosecutors tried to push charges against anti-ICE protesters after jurors already rejected the case.
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‘Crock of s**t’: Grand jury transcripts expose BOTCHED Trump DOJ indictment
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Trump was booed during the national anthem at the Knicks game. Now, reports indicate his administration is planning a major ICE enforcement surge in New York City.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Without organizations like @splcenter.org , all of us are less safe from domestic terrorism and white supremist violence. We demand accountability for an admin that would rather intimidate civil rights orgs than confront the extremists they expose.
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
www.popsci.com/technology/t...
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Teen builds 'Bionic Underwater Robotic Turtle' to detect ecological threats
High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems.
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Reuters I still trust... How Trump is moving to control U.S. elections, one state at a time
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How Trump is moving to control U.S. elections, one state at a time
Reuters uncovered a Trump administration effort to gain federal control over elections, historically run locally, in at least eight states – using investigations, raids and demands for access to ballo...
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
In case you're into this sort of thing...;^) MIT scientists build the world’s largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems, and open it to everyone
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MIT scientists build the world’s largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems, and open it to everyone
MIT CSAIL scientists have compiled the largest high-quality dataset of proof-based math problems ever created. It can help researchers test AI models’ mathematical reasoning, while capturing the full ...
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Hot off the press article on some stuff we do...
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Tagged tunas reveal keys to Atlantic bluefin recovery
A Stanford-led effort combines bluefin tuna tag data and historical catch records to reconstruct the evolution of the fishery in the context of extensive movement and mixing.
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Mark 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦 @miestro78.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Everything 🍊 touches dies. Not always a terrible thing.
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS San Francisco” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS San Francisco · No Kings
**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** **Join Indivisible San Francisco, 50501SF, and many local organizers for No Kings San Francisco!** For all up-to-...
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I am passing these on without comment. 1/
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
From the UK, often discussing critical thinking. But, here are 22 minutes about voting you should find the time for. We are headed for Jim Crow 2.0, and more, seriously. Put your right to vote high on your things to fight for list. Without a vote we can do nothing about the rest.
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Black Americans NEED To See This!!
YouTube video by Stephen Woodford
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Tax breaks for his rich buddies...
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our national security at risk. sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
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Keep the U.S. out of forever wars!
Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our nationa...
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Another new hat. Red lights for night, three levels of white for bright. I am become Nerd, the seeer of things.
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Getting ready for the next protest...
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
May be a bit hard to see in the image, but double rainbow right on the beach this afternoon.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/02/2026
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Mathematicians issue a major challenge to AI: Show us your work
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Mathematicians issue a major challenge to AI—show us your work
Frustrated by the AI industry’s claims of proving math results without offering transparency, a team of leading academics has proposed a better way
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Alan Swithenbank @alanswithenbank.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Plastic cutting boards are not more sanitary than wood. You can watch just the first half or so if you don't want to actually make a board...;^) www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx_k...
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What Scientists Know That Woodworkers Don't
YouTube video by Scott Walsh
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Trump says he worries about "nuclear" as the world's biggest problem, but he's letting the last major arms treaty - one even the Russians want - lapse. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The End of the Nuclear-Arms-Control Era
The last significant treaty is about to expire, and Trump isn’t putting anything in its place.
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Tom Homan are depraved, sociopathic, bigoted, and hate-filled sacks of shit.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
No, you just need a Congress that takes its oath to the Constitution seriously
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
📌Goddamn I'm sick and tired of the doom and gloom. 📌We're winning, will keep on winning, and will win BIG in November. 📌We ALL could stand to hear a helluva lot more about that instead of what Stupid Putin is saying and doing while he drools in his jello. 📌Because that ain't helpin'.
dearlstephens.substack.com
THE POWER OF THE INEVITABLE
A Blue Tsunami is coming, and the only thing that can stop it is a failure to communicate
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Three rules in FBI firearm training: 1. Always point your weapon downrange 2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot 3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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Ernesto @ernest33141.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
#AlexPretti is dead. Federal agents Jesus Ochoa & Raymundo Gutierrez fired the shots now ruled a homicide. Names shouldn't be buried, & neither should accountability. If this ends in silence, remember who pulled the trigger & who protected them…
#AlexPretti is dead. Federal agents Jesus Ochoa & Raymundo Gutierrez fired the shots now ruled a homicide. Names shouldn't be buried, & neither should accountability. If this ends in silence, remember who pulled the trigger & who protected them
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