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he/they, queer 🏳️‍⚧️ Teaching computer science. Also I cook (literal) 🇨🇦

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 9h
For over a decade, the National Science Foundation’s SBE has funded my work, leading to discoveries that have improved how we do science, including mechanisms for efficient grant proposal contests that are now used worldwide.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16h
NEW: Following the Supreme Court OK'ing states' trans sports bans, ADF is now taking its targeting of states with pro-trans sports policies to SCOTUS — via the shadow docket in a case out of Washington. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab.ca · 14h
Psiphon, a software company spun out of the Citizen Lab that helps internet users living under oppressive regimes evade censorship, says it will leave Canada if Bill C-22 passes in its current form.
theglobeandmail.com
Toronto-based VPN provider plans to quit Canada over lawful-access bill
Psiphon, which helps people living in oppressive regimes evade online censorship, says Bill C-22 would compel it to help build a surveillance system in this country
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oh yikes on bikes
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 20h
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 17h
I think Honda pretty much solved this form factor with the Fit, which ~everyone who owned loved but which they stopped making for the American market because making them was the wrong business decision. it’s not just EVs is what I’m saying
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 22h
What is the IceCube neutrino observatory? Neutrinos are elusive particles that rarely interact, but can create flashes of light when they do. Most neutrino detectors are giant water tanks surrounded by light detectors. IceCube is kilometer-long strings of detectors embedded in the Antarctic ice.
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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇
Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.
Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community.

For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence.

We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain.

I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy.

Sincerely,
Arienne Childrey
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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 05/10/2026
Trump repeatedly pivots to anti-trans attacks in Ohio campaign rally on Saturday. Despite rising costs of living for all Americans, Trump could not stop pivoting back to attacking the infinitesimal number of trans Americans in athletics. thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/10/05/t...
thebuckeyeflame.com
Trump repeatedly pivots to anti-trans attacks in Ohio campaign rally
Despite rising costs of living for all Americans, Trump focused instead on the infinitesimal number of trans Americans in athletics.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
De Niro: When that coward, that fucking piece of shit Donald Trump tries to take our voice and power away. What do we tell him? Your fucking hands off our vote
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you are in Ohio you’ve seen anti-trans attack ads on Sherrid Brown several times. They’re running non-stop. They’ve been fact checked and (surprise!) they’re completely untrue! www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
news5cleveland.com
Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing transgender surgeries isn’t from Ohio, didn’t have procedure as minor
In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." She didn't have surgery until she was an adult.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Best part of this muddled article by one of Bloomberg's money guys is that two of the charts make a compelling case that knee-jerk opposition to AI is wholly justified because technological progress doesn't increase productivity, it just enables greater income extraction by capital. Oops!
Productivity Growth Has Been Stuck Below Its Postwar Pace for 50 YearsWorkers’ Slice Shrinks, Profits’ Slice Grows
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 03/10/2026
Meta has enabled Muse to build extensive and ever-growing profiles on the orbit of people in a user’s life. Based on user input but also “publicly available information.” Whether that means a web search, Facebook’s own extensive data, or buying data broker info…we don’t know? And we can’t opt out.
wired.com
Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I know right! What a month it's been
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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...
The graph shows the cumulative number of awards made by month across this fiscal year, as compared to the last 6 fiscal years. The line for this year is total flat until June, but then finally gets up to 91 by October. In prior years the increase starts building earlier and ends on average in the 700-800 range (with variability, last year was only between 400-500).
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 03/10/2026
arstechnica.com
Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents
Meta says FDA isn't sufficient to Muse reading messages. Apple begs to differ.
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Captain Picard's Slow Clap
Alt: Captain Picard's Slow Clap and knowing look
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 03/10/2026
not a fair fight, we’re a non prophet
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Wolfie Christl @wchr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The web and mobile apps of major conversational AI engines transmit prompts, titles and conversation permalinks to advertising data firms, alongside device IDs, hashed email and other persistent identifiers. Comprehensive analysis, like always from this team: jorgegarciaherrero.com/wp-content/i...
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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 02/10/2026
Now that I have this travel data I am of course messing around with it further. Here’s all monthly visits Jan 2015-June 2026, smoothed. The size of the Canadian reaction to the Trump administration’s attack on them really is remarkable. Elbows up, Canada. kieranhealy.org/blog/archive...
Big drop in Canadian visits to the US. Mexico trending up, everywhere else declining slightly
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 02/10/2026
Whether you're new to WhatsApp or a longtime user, there are a bunch of settings buried away that can help improve your security. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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How to: Use WhatsApp
Some of WhatsApp's most useful security features are not enabled by default. You'll need to actively go in and set them up yourself (and ask your contacts to do the same!). Download location: Google Play Store or Apple App Store System requirements: Android 5 or later, iOS 15.1 or later...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Beyond the horrifying reality that a hospital is trying to "clear the pentobarbital from [Christa Pike's] system" currently, the litigation over Tennessee's actions this week will shine a very clear light on the many, many reasons why governments should not be trusted with killing their citizens.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For anyone interested in the story
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Russia - Ukraine war | Olga Bigar callsign "Witch" has a nasty surprise for aggressor
YouTube video by Aphex Gaming
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: Lawsuit filed today challenges new Trump admin rule barring coverage of gender-affirming medical care for minors under Medicaid/CHIP. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
GINA GOE, individually and as parent and next friend
of GRACE GOE; KARLA KOE, individually and as
parent and next friend of KYLIE KOE; LAURA LOE,
individually and as parent and next friend of LOGAN
LOE; and MELISSA MOE, individually and as parent
and next friend of MAYA MOE,
 Plaintiffs,
 v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES; ROBERT F.
KENNEDY, JR., in his official capacity as Secretary
of Health and Human Services; CENTERS FOR
MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES; and
MEHMET OZ, in his official capacity as
Administrator of CMS,
 Defendants.
COMPLAINT FOR
DECLARATORY AND
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
Civil Action No. ____________
INTRODUCTION
1. Since taking office, the Trump administration has waged an unrelenting campaign
to eliminate legal protections for transgender people and to deny them access to essential health
care. The Rule at issue in this case is the latest salvo in that campaign.
2. On August 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”)
published a final rule categorically prohibiting Federal Financial Participation (“FFP”) for
evidence-based treatments for gender dysphoria—including puberty-delaying medications,
hormone therapy, and surgical interventions1
—for all youth enrolled in Medicaid (under age 18)
and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”) (under age 19). 91 Fed. Reg. 52,406
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026
The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The lone woman on Tennessee's death row was still alive after she was administered two lethal injections, her lawyer said in a motion seeking to halt her execution Wednesday night, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.
At 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said
"executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring," her lawyers said in a federal court filing.
They said Pike "has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat," and that curtains to the death chamber "have gone down twice."
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That's totally fair, I'm neither that or a lawyer, so to me they seem a bit sloppy but... yeah. I may also be judging in the age of :waves: whatever all this is, where being within a stone's throw of truth is frankly almost shocking
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't exactly want to grade this on a curve, but do they really look bad? Some of these are super small and arguable, the others are admittedly not great, but ... I don't know.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The fact that Pete Hegseth remains Defense secretary is a moral failing of our nation.
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I mean, there's concern, you should get things absolutely 1000% right as often as possible, but a lot of these are... barely? wrong, and certainly not any evidence of AI use. I for example could get the dates / court case complexities here wrong all on my own
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yeah I don't see much of concern in here theneedlenews.com/2026/09/erin... other than the deadnaming, which is Not Good
theneedlenews.com
52 Unretracted False Statements in Erin Reed’s 2026 Reporting
These errors include deadnaming a fellow trans journalist who has not published since and often contribute to making things look worse than they are for our community.
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don't know. Looking at this list of errors, some of these are super minor, some aren't - the deadnaming stands out theneedlenews.com/2026/09/erin... Not sure what to think about it, and to me, none of these are a smoking gun for AI use. Errors in and of themselves can be worrying tho
theneedlenews.com
52 Unretracted False Statements in Erin Reed’s 2026 Reporting
These errors include deadnaming a fellow trans journalist who has not published since and often contribute to making things look worse than they are for our community.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I assume the DNC is paying for this?
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Omg those paws
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ACLU @aclu.org · 29/09/2026
We're in court today challenging the anti-trans Kansas law that bans trans people from bathrooms that align with their gender on government property, invalidates driver's licenses with updated gender markers, and lets people sue anyone they suspect of violating the law for damages up to $1,000.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
appleinsider.com
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Let me give you the actual solution to this problem. Universities and colleges have to hire football players as union employees (AFL-CIO, same as the NFL), with no requirement to attend school. They get health and retirement benefits, and are limited to a five year employment contract.
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
is it for the skeets
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hello! Big fan, but I only repost images with alt text; sorry to be that person!
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: 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.com
Breaking: 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.
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
neurotypicals? On bluesky dot com?
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Devin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
PWHL HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA Hockey Night in Canada is returning. But it’ll be Professional Women’s Hockey League games on Saturday nights. Details here: www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...
cbc.ca
CBC/Radio-Canada announces return of Hockey Night in Canada in PWHL partnership | CBC Sports
CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada is returning for a 90th season this fall after all. But instead of six-plus months of NHL action, the longest-running sports program in the world will air eight prime time...
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PWHL @thepwhl.com · 28/09/2026
A NEW CHAPTER OF HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA 📺 Hockey Night in Canada returns December 5 with the 2026 Walter Cup Champion Montréal Victoire taking on PWHL Hamilton at 7PM ET!
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Blizzard already has "drops" for WoW - cosmetic only, thankfully - in its other games' collectors' editions, and has since 2006 or something? What are we even doing here?
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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEWS: Trump asks SCOTUS for help ending gender-affirming care for transgender people in federal prisons Feds claim that the policy is "necessary to maintain institutional security" @courthousenews.bsky.social
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
wisn.com
Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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👻Awooooo werewolves of pumpkin 🎃 @loganws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
no bet
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