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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the Apollo project who ultimately led the 100-person team that guided Armstrong and Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, dies at 90. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...
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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
a little louder for the cheap seats in the back
One of the biggest myths is that men rape by mistake. Like, "Oh, they need consent training." But research is very clear: Sexual violence is not a mistake. It is an intentionally made decision by people who know they don't have consent. They just don't prioritize consent over things like status, power, domination, and sexual gratification.
For my research, I got a certificate of confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health, so my notes couldn't be subpoenaed. One of the reasons I call them perpetrators in my work is because every single person I interviewed confessed in that context. The first question I would ask them was, "When you received that email from Title IX that you were under investigation, did you know what it was about?" Every perpetrator I interviewed said "yes." If sexual assault were a miscommunication, you would be wondering, What have I possibly done wrong? That is not the way that any of them reacted because they knew.
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 04/10/2026
have been cycling for pretty much my entire life and this week has easily been my worst week of cycling ever, but also yesterday really restored my faith in the kindness of strangers when I needed it most
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 02/10/2026
First that plane door fell near my parents' house a few years back, now their local grocery store is temporarily closed because a boulder fell through its roof
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 30/09/2026
There are a lot of things I could say about why I'm grateful I moved here but top of my list at present is being able to go to the doctor and not worry about how much it's going to cost
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026
A key component of the Cambridge Analytica outrage was your friends subjecting you to data theft without your consent or knowledge. Facebook is running the same playbook on your text messages. Even if you’re not on Meta properties, they’re ingesting your interactions.
Aten installed Muse on both his iPhone and a Mac mini that he uses to test out various Al agents and tech. It took Meta a single day to begin "helpfully" pitching article ideas based on texts he'd sent to a podcast co-host.
When he asked Muse how it got the information, it said that it read banners from incoming texts. But that's not true, either.
After doing a little digging, Aten says Muse synced 187,000 lines from his Messages database, despite Full Disk Access being Off.Unless Aten is the most popular person on the face of the planet, I sincerely doubt he'd gotten 187,000 lines of text in roughly 24 hours. What happened is that, without permission, Muse went into the app and downloaded the information.
He had not given Muse permission to access Messages, and full disk access was not enabled. It just went ahead and uploaded those texts anyway.
Muse can take "unexpected actions" indeed.
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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“This is not a dark chapter in Cornell’s history, it’s a morbid pattern” Editorial Board at The Cornell Sun absolutely fucking your shit UP www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
We refuse for this victim to be reduced to just another story.
Cornell has failed to protect its students. Cornell has failed to address the growing issue of sexual assault on campus with its pathetic task force. Cornell has failed the student allegedly raped by those seven men at Chi Phi in October 2024. Cornell has failed her. Cornell has failed us.

To Matthew Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar: We know who you are and we refuse to let you benefit from this University's concealment.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i hope that men notice how whenever a rape story gets widespread coverage, women use it as an opportunity to vent about how fucking disgusting we think many of you are and how many have made our lives measurably worse, and take a few moments to deeply process that.
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 23/09/2026
This is genuinely a great overview of a bit of East End history I wasn't super familiar with. It also contains the finest pun I've ever read.
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Phil Piratin: the Communist who fought fascism in the East End | Whitechapel | Tower Hamlets Slice
Phil Piratin fought fascism, organised tenants and helped lead resistance in the East End before becoming one of Britain’s few Communist MPs.
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 22/09/2026
this move really has been me and my costco jar of dulce de leche against the world
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Verse @verselynx.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I love you leopardus tilcayo
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.
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The Democrats defend the Kennedy Center but not trans people.
A building.

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maybe because defending everything about a super small minority of the population is not worth losing to fascists
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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Are you a man who does the thing a woman said she doesn't like, as an impulse or as a little joke to show that her boundaries don't apply to you? Ever think about why you do that? Is it her who you imagine laughing indulgently, or other men who see you doing it? Don't write in; just have a think x
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 04/09/2026
I always forget I'm a bit gluten intolerant until I eat something made with American wheat
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
theverge.com
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Holy shiiiiiiit if you know anyone in North Carolina who may even know anyone who knows anyone who's been to an event by these people, get them to go get the rabies post-exposure prophylaxis shots RIGHT THE FUCK NOW, DO NOT WAIT, YOU CANNOT TREAT IT AFTER SYMPTOMS START
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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 28/08/2026
pothole is just short for potato hole
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Hellrosser @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.
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June Lewins @joonloons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
God forbid a woman has hobbies.
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“Research suggests 3 to 5% of the population have ADHD, indicating that it is still under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated in the UK”. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
rcpsych.ac.uk
RCPsych statement on Channel 4 ADHD documentary
President Professor Subodh Dave comments on a new documentary about ADHD.
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 20/08/2026
If I have to read or hear the phrase "kinda chic" one more time I'm going to lose it
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 15/08/2026
The only conversation worth having is how Black people are overpoliced & over-punished & held to different standards in all aspects of life. That there is an outrage when Black people transgress that isn’t there when their non-Black counterparts do.
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 15/08/2026
I’m not trying to hear about plagiarism from people who can’t get anything done without AI. You’re disqualified on this one. That plagiarism is bad is supposed to be a settled social belief. AI use muddies the whole thing.
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 15/08/2026
Absolutely vile framing from the @nytimes.com. Why doesn’t this leave behind hard questions for the media that hounded him? Or the global right-wing that gleefully turned a local matter into an international incident?
“Professor’s Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring”
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Sinan Kose @thesinankose.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I think it's bad that the UK press can escalate what is essentially a workplace matter into national news ahead of the fucking country being on fire and then get away with hounding their victim until they die.
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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 14/08/2026
Tonight's obvious vagueskeet: The worst harm social media has done us is the chance it gives too many people to feel it's okay to be *amazingly* cruel to others (dead or alive) if enough others agree with you... and if no one can be right there to respond to your cruelty by punching you in the face.
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
it's always odd when "you should expose yourself to more diverse ideas" always means a certain kind of conservatism instead of like, Indigenous art, new fusion foods, math paradoxes, or the Dvorak keyboard layout
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spooky glue @delightedbutdying.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
happy birthday to all horses in the southern hemisphere
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/07/2026
I dunno but it should probably be a bigger deal that the White House announced it wants to slap a 100% tariff on drug imports at the same time it is eliminating Medicare drug subsidies. And we’re talking about critical life-saving drugs like insulin, blood thinners, antibiotics, and heart meds.
India supplies approximately 50% of all U.S. generic drugs, and these face the highest tariff
rates:
• Antibiotics: Penicillin, amoxicillin
• Cardiovascular medications: Generic versions of cholesterol drugs, blood thinners
• Diabetes medications: Metformin, insulin analogs
• Pain relievers: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen
2. China-Dependent Active Ingredients
China supplies active ingredients for:
• >95% of ibuprofen and acetaminophen
• ~45% of penicillin
• Many other commonly used medications' base components
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 29/07/2026
"finally, we have created Fahrenheit 451 from the cautionary tale,"
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Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Given that Rome often overshadows Greece and Latinization is so frequent, it’s only fair we try to give exact transliterations when rendering Greek names. As they say, an ai for an ae.
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 28/07/2026
men when christopher nolan casts a non-white actor: that is not ACCURATE they were all WHITE men when emily wilson points out christopher nolan’s inaccuracies: oh come on it’s just a film it can’t be 100% faithful to the original
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Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
There is no one original review of Nolan's Odyssey, they’re all the product of an oral tradition of going “hmm, not quite right" at Classics conferences.
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Oh did a female academic with an extensive history of study and practice in a particular area of literature make a reasoned critique of a male filmmaker’s movie? I’m sure this will be handled with maximum normality.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 26/07/2026
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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
This is just to say I have turned into pigs the men that were on my island and which you were probably saving to row you to Ithaca Forgive me they were disgusting so male and so disrespectful.
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 24/07/2026
Listen, i work in historic preservation and conservation and this headline is misleadingly skipping the key point: this specifically and pointedly destroys the protections for Native American sacred sites. built heritage matters but not as much as the rights of indigenous folk.
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Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Fire in the sky, political fracturing, a reduction in naval trade, economic uncertainty, agriculture is suffering due to plague, and the Odyssey is premiering? Welcome back, Greek Dark Ages.
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 15/07/2026
I thought being in Paris in December 2022 was bad but this is so much worse
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 13/07/2026
oh right! have been blogging lately
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 13/07/2026
current writing mood
A man rants while gesturing to a large conspiracy board with red lines connecting pieces of paper, otherwise known as the Pepe Silvia meme
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 06/07/2026
being reminded just how fucked your old computer was is wild – I'm not used to full-width browser windows anymore because the left half-inch of my screen had been a black stripe for so long 😭
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 22/06/2026
The blog is back!! This time with a deep dive on one of London's wildest cemeteries!
worselocal.substack.com
Abney Park Cemetery
North London’s wildest cemetery
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 11/06/2026
I trust Lee. If you want to send food to folks sheltering from racist violence in Belfast, send him money.
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gabi @gcgarcia.net · 09/06/2026
hello to the few of you I don't have on other social media! I'm on this week's episode of Scrabble on the CW, airing Thursday, June 11 at 8 PM wherever in the US you may be.
Three contestants and Craig Ferguson smile on the set of season 2 of the CW's Scrabble
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