Reposted by Jan MertaPeer-Reviewed Slop @peer-reviewed-slop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Springer Nature uses a combination of screening tools, AI-enabled approaches and expert human oversight to identify and assess unethical or fraudulent content, according to director of research integrity Chris Graf. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo... AND THEN WE PUBLISH ANYWAYS LOL XD 7106
Reposted by Jan MertaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026Trump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..." 130452322018
Reposted by Jan MertaDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026OTD in 1939 the Jabłonków incident took place. Units of the German army attacked Poland thinking the original invasion was still scheduled for that day. The Nazis claimed they were "rogue units with nothing to do with Berlin". Imagine lying like that today. 335467
Reposted by Jan Merta@amybisinthewoods.bsky.social 🍄🍄🟫 @amybdogsandfungi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026A fungus photo a day: Multiclavula mucida, taken last February. A few more photos below. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography 3886
Reposted by Jan MertaEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 21/08/202613 years since the huge Sarin attacks in Damascus. It's really hard to underestimate what a huge catalyst that was for a denialist network that has spent the last 13 years twisting themselves into knots to find ways to deny the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime. 121496390
Reposted by Jan MertaDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/08/2026UPDATE: After the Texas Supreme Court refused to block the GOP-led Galveston County yesterday from changing voting maps after primary ballots have already been cast, the pro-voting plaintiffs challenging those map changes filed an emergency motion with an appeals court later that night.democracydocket.comTexas Supreme Court refuses to stop GOP-led county from changing voting maps between primary and November electionThe county has openly acknowledged the partisan motivation behind the change. In its response to the Texas Supreme Court, Galveston County argued that commissioners could have several reasons to… 624491
Reposted by Jan MertaRichard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 27/06/2026This is like B-movie level silly but so is every other 2026 villain. This @opendemocracy.net exposé on climate disinfo tinfoil hat 'doomsday cult' AllatRa - and how it has managed to infiltrate COPs, European Parliament, US Capitol, *and the Vatican* - is BEYOND WILD. But wait there's more... 🧵 511260
Reposted by Jan MertaBuddies Online Fighting Allatra (BOFA) @bofa-anticult.bsky.social · 09/08/2026ITS OFFICIAL I'm in an actual Allatra video. Apparently I'm an "informational hitman" and not just some dipshit Twitch streamer who stumbled onto a cult one day and decided it would be fun to troll them. You can obviously tell they know NOTHING about me besides the fact I allegedly live in AZ 041
Reposted by Jan MertaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026 OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ... 2044233247219
Reposted by Jan MertaVatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Nigel Farage called a by-election to prove he still has the people's support. Instead, the major parties dropped out, leaving his only opponent as Count Binface, a satirical candidate known for mocking British politicians. 1734353
Reposted by Jan MertaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/07/2026New in PN with @juddlegum.bsky.social: How Kalshi infects the news "Since last December, both CNBC & CNN have promoted Kalshi to viewers extensively, frequently vouching for its accuracy. The existence of financial ties between the networks & Kalshi, however, is disclosed to viewers inconsistently"publicnotice.coHow Kalshi infects the newsCNN and CNBC are pushing Kalshi on viewers but not telling them the whole story. 971907589
Reposted by Jan MertaAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Notably, FOUR justices would have rewritten the Constitution by fiat. Kavanaugh only concurred because he thinks the law Congress passed in the 1950s granting birthright citizenship governs the case, but he thinks Congress could eliminate birthright citizenship along Trump's lines if they wanted. 39773289
Reposted by Jan MertaFakta o klimatu @faktaoklimatu.cz · 18/06/2026Dalo by se očekávat, že s růstem průměrné globální teploty se bude zvyšuje i četnost vln veder. Co říkají data o změně počtu epizod vln veder v ČR? Od roku 1961 vzrostla průměrná roční teplota v ČR o +2,3 °C, roste i počet vln veder. 072
Reposted by Jan MertaDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/06/2026⚠️ The DOJ wants to cancel voter registrations across the country in the days leading up to the midterm elections in November. The alarming offensive is emerging in two court cases that could have far-reaching consequences for elections across the country — and SCOTUS could have the final say.democracydocket.comTrump’s DOJ wants to purge voters right before elections. Will the Supreme Court allow it?Eligible voters “removed days or weeks before Election Day will likely not be able to correct the State’s errors in time to vote." 24338215
Reposted by Jan MertaJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 15/06/2026New: Meta scraped Blacked[.]com and other porn sites. Now a judge has said the company that owns Blacked and other porn sites can sue Meta for doing so www.404media.co/judge-rules-...404media.coJudge Rules Blacked.com Can Sue Meta for Scraping Its PornThe judge found that Meta’s attempt to blame the pirating of thousands of Vixen.com and Tushy.com porn videos on rogue employees “strains credulity.” 38221
Reposted by Jan MertaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/06/2026HOSTIN: Why haven't we seen the release of over 2.5m additional Epstein file documents? JD VANCE: My understanding -- I'm gonna check on this to be sure -- but my understanding is that a lot of those are duplicates of things that have already been released NAVARRO: So they why not release them? 1591711382
Reposted by Jan MertaReese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Thermo Fisher now has a page up in response to our observations. They flatly deny that images were manipulated or fabricated while repeating that images were "optimized for presentation and clarity on the website", no lie, six times. www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/l...thermofisher.com 1917577
Reposted by Jan MertaJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 01/06/2026This is absolutely nuts: hackers are hijacking high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email on the account. Meta's AI does it, hacker gets password reset code, they're in. A staggering security issue www.404media.co/hackers-simp...404media.coHackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It WorkedThe exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI. 27197665107
Reposted by Jan MertaEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festival www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comMeta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festivalSarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firm 1118785
Reposted by Jan Mertakottke.org @kottke.org · 13/04/2026Hey, look at Substack promoting Andrew Tate as the #1 new bestseller. The company's amoral leadership & backers will platform anyone, even ludicrously toxic rapists & human traffickers. 14751951918
Reposted by Jan Merta Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 14/04/2026WaPo website replaced search with AI and it's going great 14466241318
Reposted by Jan MertaSholto David @sholtodavid.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Lorenzo Cohen at MD Anderson presented "Biofield Therapy" results at AACR last week. "Biofield Therapy" sounds scientific but is just a fancy name for telekinesis - AKA staring at mice. Actual photo from his lab below, now deceased psychic staring at mice. Not clear who does the staring these days. 4135
Reposted by Jan MertaHemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 28/03/2026This is the proper reaction when a pastor tries to work a miracle by pushing your forehead. 611529
Reposted by Jan MertaThe Onion @theonion.com · 28/03/2026“DUE TO TO THE TENOR AND DEPTH OF THIS FEMALE ANGEL’S LOVE MAKING, I ORGASMED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE WAKING UP NUDE IN HEAVEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! I DID NOT WEAR A CONDOM!” said President Trump theonion.comMarkets Surge After Trump Claims He Had Sex With An AngelNEW YORK—In what came as a welcome shock to investors amid recent dips in the global economy, markets reportedly surged Tuesday after President Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social Post that he’d had ... 291280143
Reposted by Jan Mertanilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Google is now screwing with the 10 blue links in traditional search and rewriting headlines - including ours - to be the worst kind of slop. This sucks so bad www.theverge.com/tech/896490/... 11837771267
Reposted by Jan MertaVláďa Foltán @vladafoltan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026🤑👀 Trumpova parta tuneluje stát tak nevídaným způsobem, že to překvapuje i zkušený novináře. Pár dní zpátky jsem psal o tom, jak si teď už odvolaná ministryně pro vnitřní bezpečnost Kristi Noem přihrála přes svoje přátele víc jak 200 milionů dolarů. Ty se utratily za v 2519
Reposted by Jan MertaMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Congratulations Substack on your new partnership with Polymarket! And to those publishing on Substack, is this really the tool you want from the folks who take part of your revenue? 712018790
Reposted by Jan MertaAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26/02/2026Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license. This is pure cruelty. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen... 31784744196
Reposted by Jan MertaEdwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · 26/02/2026VP Vance is falsely claiming the Trump Admin somehow has the “inherent” authority to just unilaterally withhold from MN mandatory federal #Medicaid funding to which the state is entitled. 48985229
Reposted by Jan MertaZachary Levenson @grundrza.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it. Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions: 18128401616
Reposted by Jan MertaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/02/2026Rep. Beatty to Bessent after he refuses to answer a question about affordable housing: "No no. We're not gonna to do that with me. You get to hear my wrath that you refuse to answer a question under your authority, and yet you've talked about the value of housing and you're not releasing the funds." 672247595
Reposted by Jan MertaHemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 01/02/2026Every Founding Father "would be labeled a far-right Christian Nationalist," said Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith. He's rewriting history because facts contradict his theology. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/indianas-l...friendlyatheist.comIndiana’s Lt. Gov. falsely claims every Founding Father would be labeled a "far-right Christian Nationalist"Micah Beckwith’s Christian Nationalist fantasy relies on rewriting America’s secular origins 77020
Reposted by Jan MertaMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 02/02/2026He's right: in light of Republican policies, rural Americans will have decreasing access to real healthcare. They will have to settle for some garbage chatbot selling them snake oil. It shouldn't be this way, but it absolutely will be this way if Republicans stay in power. 57878217
Reposted by Jan MertaVláďa Foltán @vladafoltan.bsky.social · 02/02/2026➡️ Epstein Files Páteční zveřejnění další části Epstein Files přineslo nové dokumenty a svědectví, která dál rozšiřují mapu vztahů kolem Jeffreyho Epsteina a jeho okolí. Základní info o tom, co byl tenhle člověk zač, si můžete připomenout tady:buymeacoffee.comJeffrey Epstein: Pád muže, který otřásl světem mocných — Vladimir FoltanPost by Vladimir Foltan 1201
Reposted by Jan MertaEric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 02/02/2026And there it is. He has no intention of allowing a free and fair midterm. In a sane world, this would be instantly impeachable. 37945280
Reposted by Jan MertaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/02/2026Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities." 72740191399
Reposted by Jan MertaMichal Bláha @michalblaha.cz · 27/01/2026👍 Na výzvě je také důležité, kdo tam NENÍ (nevim proč). Z velkých redakcí/vydavatelství tam není 👉 Vltava Labe Press 👉CZECH NEWS CENTER 👉MAFRA 👉TV Nova 👉FTV Prima 👉 Media Bohemia (Radio Blaník, …) a vůbec všechna rádia mimo ČRo 2252
Reposted by Jan MertaThe Onion @theonion.com · 26/01/2026Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders theonion.com/kristi-noem-calls-on-m… 773678802
Reposted by Jan MertaMark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 13/01/2026We've got ISSUES. Literally. We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do? arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563 A 🧵 1/n 17514314
Reposted by Jan MertaDavid Leavitt @davidleavitt.bsky.social · 24/01/2026#TikTok has begun censoring anti-Trump and anti-Ice content 1061390618
Reposted by Jan MertaElisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Thousands of scientists inflate their CVs with self-published studies that cost millions of dollars of public money 1 in 8 'special issues' is filled with articles written by the editor, particularly at the publisher MDPI @manuelansede.bsky.social english.elpais.com/science-tech...english.elpais.comThousands of scientists inflate their CVs with self-published studies that cost millions of dollars of public moneyAn analysis of 100,000 special issues of academic journals reveals that one in eight is filled with articles written by the editor, particularly at the publisher MDPI 67736
Reposted by Jan MertaKendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 24/01/2026They’re governing by ransom, trying to flip Minnesota red by force. 43940238
Reposted by Jan MertaKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 23/01/2026I would like to gently request that AI pharmacy bots stop trying to kill my mother 303036668
Jan Merta @lunruj.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Converting the concentration of carbon dioxide from ppm to % and saying it's a small number and therefore CO₂ has no role in global warming. It's like looking at 0.04% solution of potassium permanganate and claiming it's not pink/purple. (We can actually "look" at the CO₂ in IR spectrum.) 000
Reposted by Jan Mertajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/01/2026“and then our goons will kidnap that life and send it to a concentration camp if we deem them the wrong color” 21459771134
Reposted by Jan MertaEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 20/01/2026I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump). www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...timesofisrael.comFull text: Charter of Trump’s Board of PeaceNo mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot 1631862897
Reposted by Jan MertaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/01/2026Blanche won’t investigate the killing of an innocent woman on camera but they’ve got all hands on deck for a church service being interrupted 1251171855547
Reposted by Jan MertaDarren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026We are increasingly exposed to surveillance and algorithmic classification but with little appreciation for the risk false positives and the costs of those errors. 35216
Reposted by Jan MertaThe Onion @theonion.com · 19/01/2026Florida Passes Law Granting Viruses Personhood theonion.com/florida-passes-law-gra… 321478202
Reposted by Jan MertaAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 18/01/2026This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE. 38964873092