Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Assumptions that AI will improve often ignore the likelihood that the ability to manipulate AI will also improve, and that the information we receive may actually become less reliable (and more dangerous) over time. www.politico.com/news/magazin...politico.com‘Pink Slime’ Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the MidtermsPartisan websites disguised as independent, local news outlets are shaping chatbots’ responses about key races. 011
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026CDC struggling under an administration that is pro-disease. 213
Reposted by Laura Hercher southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Thanks everyone for participating in our extended beta test. We’ll circle back to you with something that works and probably won’t kill civilization after *checks watch* five more VC rounds.” 1550637
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If you have questions about epigenetics - and who does not? - this excellent podcast with @wiringthebrain.bsky.social is a clear, in-depth discussion of what it is, what it is not and why so many experts groan out loud every time "epigenetics" shows up in the headlines. youtu.be/6Ugbm6HJko4youtu.be#486 Kevin Mitchell: Psychological Epigenetics, and Other Fads in NeuroscienceYouTube video by The Dissenter 0113
Reposted by Laura Hercher Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker.  329253015781
Reposted by Laura Hercher Micah @rincewind.run · 17/09/2026the worst part about this is that a lot of the damage will be permanent by the time we can turn the research funding back on a lot of folks will have unsurprisingly and not unreasonably decided that they should leave this area of research because it will never be reliable what a huge waste 242662641
Reposted by Laura Hercher Fabian Nicieza @fabiannicieza.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Can you imagine if White House correspondents had the courage to support each other the way the opening acts on Sheeran's tour are supporting Macklemore...? 91231191
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Instead of testing drinking water for real environmental toxins... 000
Reposted by Laura Hercher Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.” A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding. www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 23436141500
Reposted by Laura Hercher omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Go go gadget Border Collie .😍 1733825634
Reposted by Laura Hercher Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Ultimately, this letter from NSF is an announcement that universities will be funded a lot less and politically-connected industry will be funded a lot more. Fancy words around old-fashioned corruption.nsf.govNSF leadership in a new golden age of scienceThe U.S. National Science Foundation was established in 1950 to keep American discovery at the frontier. That mission has not changed. The science and technology ecosystem around it has... 7319169
Reposted by Laura Hercher Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The plagiarism machine I created will likely kill us all, there’s a 40% chance, no, higher, like 75%,or more! But NO I will not “unplug it,” that’s an insane suggestion. The scientific solution is to *give me more money.* 122976643
Reposted by Laura Hercher Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”. 282115232170
Reposted by Laura Hercher David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026America is committing intellectual suicide...because the idiots in charge fear the educated... 22558170
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP to American royalty. youtu.be/pW2TgGy5gjY?...youtu.beDolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (Live)YouTube video by ShoutFactoryVEVO 000
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 24/08/2026A note of caution from an AI enthusiast. We will not cure all diseases and you will not live forever. 010
Reposted by Laura Hercher McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17/08/2026"Four weeks later, Joseph K was at the end of his rope. His various attempts to unsubscribe from his free trial were countless yet futile."mcsweeneys.netThe Free Trial by Franz Kafka“Welcome, Joseph K., to ChuckPhD! Your 30-day free trial starts now! Put the awesome power of AI to work for you today.” 05614
Reposted by Laura Hercher Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Oh look, the “fiscal conservatives” are running the government again. 38759552454
Reposted by Laura Hercher Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 09/08/2026NEW: Big escalation from top anti-abortion group, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. For the first time, SBA calls on Trump admin to enforce the Comstock Act—a 19th-century law conservatives hope to use to ban abortion pills nationwide, if not all abortions cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a3d74d3d45b... 1184130
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Gives progressives (yet another) way to ACCURATELY accuse conservatives of hypocrisy. 010
Reposted by Laura Hercher Hank Greely @hankgreely.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Holy shit, another child gene therapy trial death in China! www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/c... Excellent @statnews.com piece by @jasonmast.bsky.social. This is a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy trial. The piece is especially good on the "IIT" pathway, wh/Qiu also used. Yes, deaths happen in trials, but—statnews.comOnce again, child dies in gene-editing trial in China, rekindling debate on transparency and safetyWith a second delayed report of a child's death in China, criticism is rising of a looser form of clinical trial. One expert: what "bothers me is the lack of transparency.' 135
Reposted by Laura Hercher Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/07/2026Admirable clarity @science.org 4974922714
Reposted by Laura Hercher Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 24/07/2026If this story is right, Johnson doesn't know what cloning means. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...independent.co.ukBiohacker Bryan Johnson says he’s ‘cloned himself as a baby’ to harvest its organs‘This technology gives us a path to reverse aging,’ says 48-year-old tech entrepreneur 8432
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I was recently at a conference where 3 incredible scientists talked about recent breakthroughs in gene therapy. One was from China, one from Russia, one from Italy. In the next generation, not one of them will come here. 16831
Reposted by Laura Hercher Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 17/07/2026“Brouillette, 37, told his ex-wife Ashley Brouillette late last year that he had been hired by ICE. She said that because of his long history of psychiatric issues, she thought he was having a mental health episode and she didn’t believe him.“apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records sayThe Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c... 05418
Reposted by Laura Hercher michnutrish.bsky.social @michnutrish.bsky.social · 16/07/2026#VisibilityBrigade #california #constitution #democracy #rights #epstein #corruption @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social #midterms #vote #peace #fascism #justice #joan #lorenzo #ice #immigration 321058
Reposted by Laura Hercher Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 13/07/2026RFK Jr says he wants to take Black kids away from their families & put them in camps to “reparent them”—that’s eugenics RFK Jr says “only sick kids should die of measles”—that’s eugenics Bhattacharya says people should get healthy so at least the healthy survive the next pandemic—that’s eugenics 16825
Reposted by Laura Hercher Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 12/07/2026My quote of the day All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike some one they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction. Clarence Darrow 310727
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Happy for Spain but of course a tiny bit grieved that I may neveer again get to see invisible fairies fling Ronaldo violently to ground in the vicinity of opposing defenders. 000
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I mean, if they were accused of rape, we walked away. If they were actually convicted, then fine, elect them president. 000
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 07/07/2026This is funny but also another thing that Trump has managed to make about himself and ruined in the process. 000
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 04/07/2026In unrelated news, Trump announced that he will be rooting for Belgium on Monday 010
Reposted by Laura Hercher Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. took four months off from Congress, fully paid, to treat depression. Time and again, he’s voted against paid sick leave legislation. What a goddamn hypocrite.levernews.comSick Leave For Me, Not For TheeGOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. took four months off from Congress, fully paid, to treat depression. Time and again, he’s voted against paid sick leave legislation. 18731341320
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Lotta conditions on the unconditional surrender 000
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Possibly there will be some differences of opinion here. 011
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Everyone is being snarky but they are obviously just playing a quick round of hide-and-seek and Trump is IT. 110
Reposted by Laura Hercher Guy Venables @guyvenables.bsky.social · 14/06/2026One of my cartoons for Monday's Metro 321197104270
Laura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Finally I can change the clothes I’ve been wearing since Wednesday night. You’re welcome, NY. 120
![screenshot from a letter released on Friday, August 7, 2026. this is the second page
Not only does this language appear nowhere in the Comstock Act but, as a practical matter, a sender’s subjective intent and a recipient’s intended use are unknowable, making the Comstock Act a dead letter.
The plain text of the Comstock Act that Congress actually passed focuses instead on “article[s] or thing[s]” and whether they can be used for abortion. The OLC opinion’s title actually confirms
this: “Application of the Comstock Act to the Mailing of Prescription Drugs That Can Be Used for Abortions.” That is the sole focus of both the Comstock Act’s text and the purposes behind it.
Again, we thank you for pledging to evaluate whether the OLC opinion is consistent with the statute Congress actually passed and look forward to the result of your review.
Respectfully,
Tim Chapman President Advancing American Freedom
Marjorie Dannenfelser President SBA Pro-Life America
Kristan Hawkins President Students for Life of America
John Mize CEO Americans United for Life
Penny Nance President and CEO Concerned Women for America
Jeff Bradford President Human Coalition
letter PDF
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a3d74d3d45b5ee5b4388826/6a74be92564fb27ce8906093_2026-08-07-AAF-Comstock-Coalition-Letter-to-AG-Blanche.pdf
press release:
"AAF Leads Coalition Letter Urging DOJ to Correct the Comstock Act Opinion"
https://advancingamericanfreedom.com/press-releases/aaf-leads-coalition-letter-urging-doj-to-correct-the-comstock-act-opinion](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fdfjfnhhyeo4hsmoxpeazsg/bafkreiew6axk6tyozpszseaku3hnvicvrbwo2smx3ps2qrzheohwiqytnq)
