Reposted by Not an actual catJared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Michael Tracey published what he said was the ID of the "Jane Doe" in the Cornell case. Then he took it down, claiming he just wanted to make a point and didn't want to see harm to the person he named. What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records. 1143333689
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026If people understood the amount of detailed work in that, it would be going for at least a few thousand. Hopefully you get more visibility. 100
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026And why are increasing prescriptions never caused by increasing awareness of the benefits of those medications for treating specific issues? 0100
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Not to mention, tires themselves are a major pollutant and bike tires are significantly smaller. 030
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I'm extremely creeped out by the phrase "the most dangerous game". Maybe he's not familiar with that story... 000
Reposted by Not an actual catMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A group of major medical organizations released recommendations this morning for Covid, flu and RSV vaccination, including guidance for the general population as well as specifics for children, people over 65, pregnant people and immunocompromised people. Here's a guide.nytimes.comYour Guide to Covid, Flu and R.S.V. Vaccines This Fall (Gift Article)Major medical groups released new recommendations on who should get the shots, citing a lack of strong guidance from the federal government. 13318190
Reposted by Not an actual catJen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Exclusive from @propublica.org, details from inside USPS planning meetings that corroborate the whistleblower report warning of potential for mass disenfranchisement if mail voting regulations move forward for the midterms NEW: www.propublica.org/article/mail...propublica.orgNew Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass DisenfranchisementIn internal meetings, officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms. 7290177
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I would be good with turning it into a free hospital as an alternative. 010
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The only way it could work is if there's enough power to make new laws about how the Supreme Court works. I would also like to see specific, enforceable ethics laws and things like that. 000
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026There's no constitutional rule on the number of justices. 100
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects. I used to really love that movie. 010
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Recently re-watched Short Circuit after many years, and was very unhappy with the character played by Stevens. We looked up the whole history of that character (kept changing identity/background) which was wild too. I was not aware there was a sequel... 020
Reposted by Not an actual catBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 22/07/2026finally read this piece I've had in a to-read tab for a while and when I tell y'all these two paragraphs gave me *whiplash* like, historical milkshake duck hammerandhope.org/article/robi... 3740088
Reposted by Not an actual catStina Spirit Leicht @stinaleicht.bsky.social · 21/07/2026this article exploded my brain. menstrual blood as a non-invasive source for stem cells? fascinating. there is so much about women’s health that science has either entirely ignored or belittled to all of humanity’s detriment. www.npr.org/sections/hea...npr.orgPainful Endometriosis Could Hold Clues To Tissue Regeneration, Scientist SaysMIT bioengineer Linda Griffith spent years in debilitating pain before she was diagnosed with a condition often neglected in research. Her focus on the basic biology could lead to better treatments. 18319
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026And important for all genders! It helps with low back pain, among other things. 000
Reposted by Not an actual catGeoffrey Golden @geoffreygolden.bsky.social · 02/07/2026You don’t have to be a UVW member to apply for this. (If you do join, it’ll helps us do more important work like this.) 18761
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I enjoyed the Wool books quite a bit and thought the reveal was good in that context. Although it's funny that both shows have the same concept of a management class that uses cryo-sleep to artificially extend their direct control. 110
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I would love to see some statistics on political ideology and acceptance of neurodivergence. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of MAGA parents experience relatively subtle expressions of ND as disobedience. 120
Reposted by Not an actual catJohn Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 20/06/2026"Right now, in some underfunded lab, a scientist is chasing a question that sounds pointless.... No one can say if they will succeed. But a century of experience says that funding people to do this work is a good bet. If we stop making that bet, we will pay for it in cures no one will know to miss."nytimes.comOpinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack 18130
Reposted by Not an actual catMel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026When utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute women’s work to hallucinated male scholars. 8153372301
Reposted by Not an actual catColeen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 17/06/2026one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband 1041711907
Reposted by Not an actual catLisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Drop everything and read Annie's story. I've been looking forward to this since she started reporting on it. Among other things, I've started scrutinizing the cheese at grocery stores to make sure everything I buy is made from pasteurized milk! 13014
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Have you read The City We Became by Nnedi Okorafor? This made me think of it. 000
Reposted by Not an actual catmaddy varner @regret.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Just want to point out that it is incredibly difficult to get two lawyers to agree on the text of anything, let alone 100+ 348384
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Ideally we could have ranked choice voting, which would tend to produce a moderate outcome in most circumstances, but without the self-censoring. 000
Reposted by Not an actual catMargaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 20/05/2026this week's post is about how AI doesn't even do the things people pretend it does margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/ai-doesnt-... 218948
Reposted by Not an actual catN. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026THE CITY WE BECAME is the NYPL's first "Big Summer Book Club" pick! All summer long, UNLIMITED borrows of the ebook or audiobook for any NYPL cardholder! And for a finale, a NEW STORY in the Great Cities world will be performed at the Delacorte Theater in Aug! www.nypl.org/summer/2026/...nypl.org 241285163
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Two for one, grift with the guarantee of being allowed further grift consequence free. 000
Reposted by Not an actual catCatherine Prendergast @badtoss.bsky.social · 30/04/2026DEMOCRATS WON!!!!! 1246
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 27/04/2026I gave up and spell it 'appetizers' 😅 1851
Reposted by Not an actual cat𝙱𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚅𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚂𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛 @bethyvampireslayer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I know everything is shit. It's not good, it's mostly all bad. I am STILL going to enjoy this morning. I am STILL going to be happy. I am STILL going to listen to some of my favorite music. I will NOT be separated from simply joys. I WILL have hope. And I WILL fight to keep it. 932171348
Reposted by Not an actual catKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Here's what a senior homeland official told me about their development of ICE smart glasses: "It might be portrayed as seeking to identify illegal aliens...but the reality is that a push in this direction affects all Americans, particularly protesters." www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...kenklippenstein.comExclusive: ICE GlassesHomeland Security is making “smart glasses” to collect intelligence on Americans 20712265
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Recently read an article about the data processing companies in Africa talking about how they are always seeing people type in passwords and the anti-nudity filters don't really work... users just seem to forget they're wearing surveillance devices. 050
Reposted by Not an actual catKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/04/2026ICE has kept a disabled double amputee prisoner for over 14 months. Rodney Taylor has been denied access to his prosthetic legs. Forced to crawl across dirty floors to access food. Placed in solitary. Denied medical accommodations. They’re killing him & he needs the community to make noise!theguardian.comHer husband is a double amputee in ICE prison. She confronted Kristi Noem over its cruel conditions: ‘I have a fire inside’Mildred Danis-Taylor dropped everything to advocate for the release of her husband, Rodney Taylor. A brutal year of legal and health challenges led her to Capitol Hill 6738032633
Reposted by Not an actual catRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/03/2026According to the Cato Institute, The Trump administration is reportedly receiving millions of immigration applications, pocketing the hefty fees, and never processing the applications. It’s collected over $1 billion in fees so far. Where is the outcry over this fraud and abuse?commondreams.orgTrump State Dept. Accused of ‘Largest Fee Fraud in History’ of US Immigration System | Common DreamsAn immigration researcher at the Cato Institute found that the Trump administration is "raking in billions of dollars in 21446222548
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 25/03/2026That's why our particular American brand of racism was created. To divide people who might realize that they had significantly more power together, and to provide a convenient target. 050
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 25/03/2026That said, there are some senior politicians among the Dems who really should make room for fresh energy. Especially if they are too tired or jaded to push back hard right now. I feel more radical day by day, and I want to see MAJOR change if/when the current administration is out. 000
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 25/03/2026I remember reading a profile on Pelosi, and how she dutifully waited until her kids were grown to run for office. Things have changed a bit, but the majority of household management and childcare still falls on women in hetero marriages, so in general women in politics are going to trend older. 100
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 25/03/2026I have to agree with you on, at the very least, the way these arguments are made. It should be on an individual basis: ie "This person has demonstrated that they really don't understand today's tech at a basic level or they are reacting based on the political climate of the 1980's." 100
Reposted by Not an actual catIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Outrageous. Stripping Liam Conejo Ramos and his family of asylum is beyond cruel and indefensible. This decision must be overturned. Shame.mprnews.orgJudge ends asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, orders family's removalThe family’s lawyers plan to appeal the judge’s decision to deport the family to Ecuador. 18581982807
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Recently came across this person talking about feminism, and she had some great points about WHY a lot of straight cis women often find hookups not great (spoiler it's not because purity culture is better) in this one about benevolent sexism: youtu.be/mSWj8IM05H0?...youtu.beThis is What Benevolent Sexism Really Looks LikeYouTube video by Therese 000
Reposted by Not an actual catMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16/03/2026This is what ICE has done to journalist Estefany Rodriguez. 6732251665
Reposted by Not an actual catRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/03/2026After working with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died in the country he spent years of his life helping. The cruelty is endless.nbcnews.comAfghan asylum-seeker dies after less than 24 hours in ICE custodyMohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, a father of six who worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, had no known health iss 47685264177
Not an actual cat @amaltheabutterfly.bsky.social · 17/03/2026I have often thought that it's much easier to organize people who want to simply follow a central authority than those who want to examine and potentially rewrite every rule. Though most people aren't completely one way or another. 002