Reposted by Helen ShinPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Someone’s finally giving him something besides another White Sox jersey. 2567
Reposted by Helen Shin🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I teach my science students how to write comprehensive literature reviews & every semester I meet with them one-on-one to make sure the topics they've chosen are narrow enough they're actually able to find all the existing primary peer-reviewed research in one semester The topics can be surprising! 317720
Reposted by Helen ShinKate @dubchi5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The thing about being an educated woman in your field is you’ll know all the fantastic and groundbreaking research/information but you will also know every fantastic thing not pursued because it relates to women. 0627
Reposted by Helen ShinMarsha (Sunshine)🔐 @marsha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m in several Covid studies and keep reporting the changes to my cycle, weird they stopped AZeneca because of potential heart issues in young men but no one gaf about this 2293
Reposted by Helen Shin🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 28/09/2026my colleague: I have a question me: MC: yk period blood & stem cells? is it true no one has researched it because it is icky? me: OK WELL, Menstrual-blood stromal cells were first found in 2007, but the science way to say "icky" is "research is limited due to gender bias & sociocultural stigma" 251139192
Reposted by Helen ShinMike Masnick @masnick.com · 29/09/2026For years we've heard that Biden created a "Ministry of Truth," which didn't actually happen. But, I still hear people talking about it. But then Trump directed his FCC boss to be a literal Minister of Truth and the story disappeared within a day or two. What are we even doing here? 6565166
Reposted by Helen ShinKaren H @karenmhj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Remember how, if asked, new Yorkers would say not to ever vote for trump? I'm a Chicagolander: Do NOT vote for Rahm. He was dumb enough to actually hire Musk's Boring co to drill tunnels through the existing tunnels under Chicago, for a drive to ohare, when there's ALREADY a train. 1272488
Reposted by Helen ShinRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1257183305920
Reposted by Helen ShinJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026He pleaded not guilty to those charges and is awaiting trial. In Feb. 2026, Brand pleaded not guilty to two MORE charges of sexual assault, including one of rape. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRussell Brand pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault chargesThe broadcaster and actor appears in court to deny two further charges, relating to two women. 1296
Reposted by Helen ShinJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Russell Brand was charged last year with one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two of sexual assault. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...pbs.orgComedian Russell Brand charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assaultBritish police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian. 45812
Reposted by Helen ShinJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There's a "MAHA Summit" in DC on Tuesday and I see it not only features pols like JD Vance and RFK Jr, but also Russell Brand -- charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault -- and convicted rapist Mike Tyson. www.mahasummit.com/agendamahasummit.comAgenda & Speakers — MAHA Summit 2026Explore the announced speakers and program for MAHA Summit 2026. Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at The Waldorf Astoria Washington DC. 1114957
Reposted by Helen ShinLev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Jiminy McEnroe was ok I guess, but my favourite players from that era were Bobby Borg, Joachim Connors and Imran Lendl 6476
Reposted by Helen ShinPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Bluesky's originally envisioned user base was *literally* meant to be all the sex pests at the Silicon Valley orgies @faineg.com has been talking about. Jack Dorsey *left* when trans people showed up instead of the expected Harry Potter sex cultists. 5660186
Reposted by Helen Shintaber @kvetch.gay · 28/09/2026Here's a map of how iron ore mined in Minnesota moves (the red lines). Note the markers for where steel facilities are located, they're where they are because you have to move the stuff on ships. There are no steel mills in Iowa of any size because you can't get the fucking stuff it's made of there 72563215
Reposted by Helen ShinTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The mayoral race has all the headlines, but one of the starkest choices for Angelenos is further downballot: the race for city attorney. From enforcing tenants' rights to policing homelessness, this office matters matters on all sorts of things. Learn more in our new Bolts reporting!boltsmag.orgThe Most Overlooked But Wide-Reaching Office on the Los Angeles Ballot - BoltsIn June, when Hydee Feldstein Soto became the first Los Angeles city attorney to lose a primary reelection race in nearly 100 years, her ouster put the spotlight on an... Read More 3264106
Reposted by Helen ShinDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 28/09/2026(sigh) I won't be changing this Summer Reading Sale image (and page) until tomorrow probably. due to being *up to here* with the LIONES'S MANE stuff, but this sale is STILL ON. 🙂 ebooks.direct/pages/our-su... 03811
Reposted by Helen ShinAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse. I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.abcnews.comDistrict attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity. 31326357
Reposted by Helen ShinDjango Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Animals are really a great analogy, we have a legal construct already for "thing that you own which behaves unpredictably" and the standard is "you are responsible for the damage it causes so make sure you restrain it appropriately." 24610
Reposted by Helen ShinMrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 28/09/2026The snails They escaped their basket Yes YES The snails are out 524955
Reposted by Helen ShinJay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'm going to tell you a story and then, at the end, I'm going to ask you if anyone happens to have the niche knowledge I need to help... The story begins, as so many of my stories do, in an ancient church in the middle of a city. But it's not now. And it's not hundreds of years ago. It's the 1960's 718561
Reposted by Helen ShinJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Shout out to the various archivists and restoration peeps who follow me: Read the whole thread, but the TLDR is that this is the last recording of a lovely choir in their prime, and it would be nice for them to hear that again, before time has its way. As it does with us all. 27018
Reposted by Helen Shindanstark @danstark.com · 28/09/2026Jared Isaacman could fund this with the budget for the pool maintenance at his second homes. Elon's SpaceX was allocated $16.7 billion from 2008 through early 2026. 2M is one 1/8000 of 16.7 billion. This is what happens when our collective progress in space exploration is handed to oligarchs. 07714
Reposted by Helen ShinPaul Voosen @voosen.me · 28/09/2026New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:science.orgNASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of fundingDecision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say 15641388
Reposted by Helen ShinPost Mo Thóin (Dave) @davebrowne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's a very famous sketch about an Alexa controlled elevator in Scotland and the vocal contortions folks need to use to get it to work. AI is forcing conformity on more than just the accents though. Structure and syntax must fit its parameters. It forces homogenization. 614840
Reposted by Helen Shinkelly16.tifosi.social @kelly16.tifosi.social · 28/09/2026My voice to text changed Tostitos to Toasty toes more times than I can count! I wouldn’t let AI anywhere near my grocery list 1211
Reposted by Helen ShinTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Everybody’s got a computer or smartphone and knows how to use it and that’s where they do most of their tasks, using popular services linked to our system” is a huge infrastructural assumption that just does not universally hold 1222
Reposted by Helen ShinTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yes, the precondition for regular AI agent use is changing your culture to speak in middle America white bureaucratic language to make it work. You can’t put “the good collards“ on an optimized shopping list, much less account for what some call familect: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/m...nytimes.comEvery Family Has Its Own Private Language. What Does That Tell Us About Ourselves? (Gift Article)“Familects” emerge out of in-jokes and mispronunciations, but they reveal something about how all language evolves. 1142571
Reposted by Helen ShinAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whenever the LLM can pick up the living room I’m very interested 4804
Reposted by Helen ShinDavid Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Btw, I went and looked at that dude's timeline and it took mere seconds to find "Well, we don't really know what happened with those seven boys at Cornell, so we shouldn't comment." The guy with the trash opinions will always have even worse opinions if you look at him. 0154
Reposted by Helen ShinDavid Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Will the AI also self-install on the grandparents' devices? Is it interested in doing a three-hour tutorial on how it works for the grandparents? 1191
Reposted by Helen ShinJaneLane @nyjanelane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Silicon Valley thinks the emotional labor (“women’s work”) of family management can be easily outsourced to an A.I. agent 0434
Reposted by Helen ShinTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Planning dinner is, for many many many people, about what they have on hand, what they can afford, how work schedules change day-to-day, kids’ complicated schedules, individual preferences. The idea that this just a series of tasks is a huge cultural blindspot — which was my original point. 1885061
Reposted by Helen ShinChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026BREAKING: DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prison. Solicitor General John Sauer made the alarming, all-encompassing argument — previously covered at Law Dork — to the Supreme Court on Monday morning. Today, at Law Dork:lawdork.comBreaking: DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prisonSolicitor General John Sauer made the alarming, all-encompassing argument — previously covered at Law Dork — to the Supreme Court on Monday morning. 18506295
Reposted by Helen ShinDr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Once I was safe, I talked to a university omsbud. They told me that since it wasn’t Title IX or sexual harassment and I was no longer officially under his power, there was no formal process to make sure it didn’t happen again. It feels like my options are to name him with no support or stay silent. 1101
Reposted by Helen ShinDr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not just harassment and assault, but also professional misconduct. I protected someone who harmed me because I didn’t want to harm him. My welfare came second to his career in my own eyes. 4607
Reposted by Helen ShinChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026This right here, and it’s not just about rape. It’s literally anything he does wrong. 1569140
Reposted by Helen ShinChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026It’s easy to conflate “unlikable” with “a problem who has to be taken care of,” when it comes to women who get on the wrong side of (charismatic) misogynists (of any gender identity). 016411
Reposted by Helen ShinChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026What’s my point? That men are never justified when they dislike a woman? No. I am saying you should analyze the power dynamics of the situation and ask why, when men are the only ones to identify a woman as a problem, why is it only men? What are their political commitments and actions? 116620
Reposted by Helen ShinChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026He was just mad I dared to correct him. Emails from men telling me how bad I was was so common at the time that I wrote them a multiple choice questionnaire to help them fill out the email: medium.com/@chanda/very...medium.comVery Professional E-Mails from ScientistsThat I get from time to time 320512
Reposted by Helen ShinChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Being a physicist and something of a tomboy, I’ve always had a lot of male friends and I really had to be dragged into accepting that structural misogyny means that some men’s egos are out of control and they are getting away with it. Here’s a story about a man who said bad things to a pub about me: 11697
Reposted by Helen ShinChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026We need to be clear with ourselves and each other that this is most pronounced when rape is involved but it‘s everything … women are told to always put men’s potential first, ahead of everyone’s well-being bsky.app/profile/susa... 230138
Reposted by Helen Shinfsherman.bsky.social @fsherman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026As witness all the "what about his scholarship?" "What about his internship?" cries when college students commit rape. During the Kavanaugh furor, all the arguments about how unfair it was to derail his career for something from years ago would have been the same it if had been ten minutes ago. 1609
Reposted by Helen ShinSusan of Texas @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A woman’s lifetime of suffering is weighed against a potential temporary setback in a man’s career, and the man’s self-induced plight always carries more weight. 226640
Reposted by Helen ShinChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026And when I say bad behavior I mean no, you should not be fucking your students and I mean that broadly. Not a student in your department, not a recent graduate, not even a student in another department. Not someone you’re mentoring. Some of the men who like to talk about me have done these things 135336
Reposted by Helen ShinChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Part of the testimonial injustice in the situation is believing that the harm to accused men is worse than the rape and worse than the harm caused to advocates and survivors everywhere when men are let off easy 240355
Reposted by Helen ShinChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026I’ve been thinking about this in context of the Cornell 7 which is a story about believing women and how much evidence is needed for a finding of a responsibility and also a story about how responsibility apparently is nothing 238832
Reposted by Helen ShinChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026I’ve been thinking quite a bit about my experiences with being trashed in the media, and I think it’s interesting that the scientists who believed the bad press about me never noticed that the only colleagues who said bad things about me were men And they didn’t question why that was 6747131
Reposted by Helen ShinCharles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Trump administration floated an idea that would have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively through certified mail, ProPublica has learned. by @jenafifield.bsky.social @peterelkind.bsky.socialpropublica.orgThe Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In VotingProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near... 15246154
Reposted by Helen ShinAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026lol let's talk about how tradwives were a scam to begin with, since they performed financial dependence even though they were financially independent. 🙃 631765
Reposted by Helen ShinDr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 28/09/2026What do the researchers who work for Anthropic think about (1) having directed a machine to plagiarize other researchers' work, (2) posting a paper attaching their own names to these machine results, and (3) allowing the company to issue hype that goes far beyond the capacity of their results? 1134
