iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Purity test is shorthand for “you care about the people I have already decided are expendable.”

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 7h

People have asked why we aren't involved with Neil deGrasse Tyson...this is why. @standupforscience.net does not endorse candidates with accusations of sexual misconduct and we do not collaborate with people who have accusations of sexual misconduct. PERIOD. Welcome to the matriarchy.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 6h

Update on this: ICE took down these reviews, which they initially posted. The site where they were now just says "not found." But @prospect.org downloaded the files when they were first available, and you can read them at our story.

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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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Gretchen Van Ness @gvlaw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Turns out there are effective existing programs that could be instituted immediately at colleges and universities everywhere.

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Teaching boys that 'real men' would stop rape

A project in Kenya is teaching boys how to intervene to stop sexual violence

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

think all straight people who discoursed at great and punishing length about a western mass lesbian bar should have to give equal airtime to this. it’s your own community this time!

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026

If you were in camp “focus on the important things” when they were restoring Confederate monuments and base names here but can recognize the danger there you may want to interrogate some things.

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Dr. Alexis Turner @surliertexan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

AI propagandists are more willing to believe a computer program feels pain than a woman or black person.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Earlier this year, Tucker Carlson said that “the defining fact of our lives is that whites around the world are being eliminated.” Journos who don’t watch his show are helping his effort to rebrand so he isn’t a liability for his protege JD Vance’s 2028 run. www.mediamatters.org/jd-vance/tuc...

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Tucker Carlson helped make JD Vance. The VP refuses to condemn his antisemitism.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 24/09/2026

One thing that encourages me is that despite individual Democrats capitulating on trans rights, I think if the polling holds, we will elect the most pro-trans congress and senate in US history.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I know that some people don't think these types of things are important but I really do. Cultural change precedes political change. When you don't have the culture, it's more difficult to win politically or to sustain political wins. newrepublic.com/post/215697/...

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MAGA Festival With Kid Rock Canceled After No One Wanted to Go

The “Freedom Fest” is no longer happening after dismal ticket sales.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

O hey Reminder that in (homophobic) '94 as Dookie was blowing up, Green Day picked queercore Pansy Division to open for them + a lot of venues pressured them to drop them as openers -- Green Day told the venues they wouldn't play if PD didn't - and the venues (mostly? all?) backed down. huh.

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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If the Dem consultant class were just "following the polls" they'd be encouraging candidates to go hard against "ai," stop arming the Israeli regime and embrace impeachment. They are doing the opposite, and their targeting of trans people is, likewise, about their own twisted ideology and cruelty.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18/09/2026

honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or care

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UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges

For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is so important for so many movements (including the climate movement). If you read one thing this week, let it be this. Also, I just bought a bunch of books! Thanks, @chanda.blacksky.app!

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The Spectrum of Allies is Better than Pessimistic Binaries

A theory and tool that can help you rethink the work head

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 15/09/2026

okay while we’re all having a great time dunking on Ed Sheeran, and don’t let me stop you, but I just wanna pop in quickly and remind everyone that the “redheads don’t have souls” thing comes directly from medieval antisemitism, like directly, so let’s give that a miss. okay carry on

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

At this vital time in understanding propaganda and authoritarianism, a reminder that we have free copies of Copaganda for teachers, students, and anyone who sends books to people in prison. If you want copies, link is in next post! My grandma says the book is amazing.

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

well, now we know why they didn't want him on video

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I asked AT&T Stadium about the Rolling Stone report about how they objected to Macklemore coming to Arlington next month. They didn't comment, but as I've noted they're still hosting Kanye West in November: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

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AT&T Stadium, which will host Ye this fall, objected to Macklemore

The Seattle rapper was dropped from Ed Sheeran's stadium tour bill.

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Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

look I know Hacks doesn't need me to defend it but GODDAMNIT THAT FINALE WAS A WORK OF ENDURING ART GIVE IT A FUCKING EMMY ALREADY

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Out of concerns about antisemitism, I’m joining my friend Robert Kraft in banning Israel critic Macklemore from my stadium. Here’s a link for Kanye West tickets at that same stadium. by Jerry Jones

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Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A huge relief, at least in the short-term

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Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tonight's Emmy red carpet trends seem to be blah colors and three-dimensional boob adornments and I would like a refund

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"More than anything, what stood out to me about the process of photographing these devices was geography: they exist at the boundaries of rich neighborhoods like Piedmont to track who enters; they exist embedded in poor neighborhoods to track the people who live there. Place exposes their purpose."

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

incredibly concerning that not one but TWO close friends, both progressive-lib-left, whom I've known for 15+ years both independently and separately said they believe Israel was behind 9/11 in the last two days the information space out there is BAD, folks. get your friends off tiktok.

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

yeah so we need to talk about how "screentime is bad for kids" is not really true, but "short form video on algorithm-based platforms is bad for everyone" IS true

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Also this ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 11/09/2026

The first three No Kings were about sending a message that we wouldn’t back down to a wannabe dictator. October 17 will be about organizing locally to prevent the fascists from sabotaging the midterms and consolidating power. Please join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

apropos of nothing, do scientists have theories about what's on the other side of the universe? Like, what is the universe expanding into? And where did the matter for the Big Bang come from? The finite-ness of the universe freaks me out like nothing else.

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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Massachusetts, did you know that my office has a Student Loan Assistance Unit? The team is dedicated to helping borrowers navigate repayment and has saved residents thousands of dollars. If you're stressed about loans this back-to-school season, reach out: www.mass.gov/student-loan-assistance

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Student Loan Assistance

You may have options to lower your federal student loan payments and pursue debt relief.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We actually have many cartoon villains who battleground state voters say are a "high" or "top" priority for Congress to investigate and hold accountable: Tim Noel (UnitedHealthcare CEO): 69% Sam Altman: 68% Stephen Miller: 65% Albert Bourla (Pfizer CEO): 61% Peter Tiel: 60%

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

it is unforgivable how Democrats are granting the right's premise about trans kids in sports even as they attempt to navigate a "moderate" position so they don't look so bad (hint: not possible) they have literally regressed! the first bathroom bans did not have this kind of bipartisan support!!!

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Dex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 10/09/2026

it's so easy to deflect. Here's your messaging: "It's strange to me that Republicans are spending their time obsessed about a tiny minority of the population - under 5,000 people - when Texans are paying $5 a gallon for gas because our president got us into an illegal war."

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Micah @rincewind.run · 10/09/2026

my working assumption with this fucko was that he liked the attention of being The Democrat Who Goes On Fox more than he'd enjoy being just another GOP senator and therefore wouldn't swap parties, but at this point I really think he might so it's on us to win 52 seats and lock him into irrelevance

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/09/2026

Authors who are members of the class in the Anthropic Settlement, please be aware that if you have a work in the settlement which has multiple authors but is self-published (or the rights have reverted), the settlement allocation is buggy. Explanation below

The Anthropic settlement allocation is buggy for self publishers with multiple authors

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borderless @borderless.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This but edtech for refugee camps. You know what a teacher, psych, nurse, aid worker, or volunteer can do that an AI won't? Blow the whistle on government neglect and abuse.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/09/2026

A new version of ChatGPT is about to drop. Academics like @alexhanna.bsky.social and Emily Bender have been pointing out for literal years that these scare tactics about how powerful and scary AI is actually work as marketing. At this point, being this gullible is a choice.

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 05/09/2026

So many people are carrying unprecedented amounts of trauma & grief that can be too much to bear. To any one out there that feels like they can no longer go on: this Congresswoman sees & loves you. If you are having a crisis, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.

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Resources for folks in crisis:

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Available 24/7
Call or text 988
Visit 988lifeline.org

MA Behavioral Health Help Line
Available 24/7
Call or text 833-773-2445
Visit masshelpline.com

SAMHSA’s National Helpline
Available 24/7
Call 1-800-662-4357
Text your zip code to 435748
Visit findtreatment.gov

NAMI Mass Compass Helpline
Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm ET
Call 617-704-6264
Email compass@namimass.org
Visit namimass.org/resources

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Resources for LGBTQ+ folks in crisis:

The Trevor Project Suicide Hotline
Available 24/7
Call 1-866-488-7368
Text “START” to 678-678
Visit chat.trvr.org

Trans Lifeline
Available Monday - Friday, 1pm - 9pm ET
Call 877-565-8860

The LGBT National Hotline
Available Monday - Friday, 2pm - 11pm ET & Saturday 12pm - 5pm ET
Call 888-843-4564

The LGBT National Youth Talkline
Available for ages 25 & under
Available Monday - Friday, 2pm - 11pm ET & Saturday 12pm - 5pm ET
Call 800-246-7743

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isla @demomolos.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE DISCOURSING ABOUT THIS TOPIC; nyc health + hospitals system has been providing trans care to minors this whole time. fuck mt Sinai but please stop framing this as a reason for young nyc trans people to not seek care that is available!!!

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Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

When caterpillars go into cocoons to become butterflies, they completely liquefy. They just become a goo for a while. And then the butterfly re-forms from the goo. The fun fact is this: Even after all of that, the butterflies remember things from when they were caterpillars. The goo remembers.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Just in time for the 2026-2027 vaccines, a new review shows that COVID19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and hospitalization across all age groups, including kids. Pregnant women were also protected, as were their babies. Don’t forget to schedule your vaccination!

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COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season

This Special Communication aims to identify and summarize the most recently published evidence evaluating the effectiveness and safety of US-licensed COVID-19 vaccines and report on the epidemiology o...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We're going to have a better understanding of the 19th century than of the 21st century. I don't think people are fully appreciating this.

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“Though it’s nearly impossible to pinpoint a single cause for stubbornly high rates of domestic violence homicides in pockets of the US, the resources to prevent such tragedies are well-known, Ved adds. Still, they are not funded at a level that matches the scale of need.” This is a policy failure

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A lot of low-down stuff happens in campaign politics, but this is one of the most despicable stories you'll hear.

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