mcboingboing @mcboingboing.bsky.social · 8h“She was the fifth beluga whale to die since the aquarium rescued 10 belugas from Marineland in Ontario.” Please stop handing money to “marine parks” that keep cetaceans prisoner for the entertainment of humans. 020
Reposted by mcboingboingBlock Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 8hAnother beluga whale rescued from a Canadian marine park died at the Shedd Aquarium. buff.ly/9eFo3Qo 3185
Reposted by mcboingboingDr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 11hOh. AI worms in the oven. Yaaay Hint. Don't connect your fridge, oven, washing machine, tumble dryer to the Internet. You don't need a text that the washing has finished. You don't need to watch an advert before putting milk in your tea. Make your own shopping list. Use the oven timer Get a grip! 143
Reposted by mcboingboingD. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 10hI can express strongly enough just how disgusted I am. I'm not sure why the Independent thought it appropriate to put single quotation marks around sexually assaulted - she was assaulted by the two perverts operating the robot. 042
mcboingboing @mcboingboing.bsky.social · 10hHeartbreaking. I’m so grateful for her Covid reporting. 010
Reposted by mcboingboingKai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 12hHard to find the words tonight. Helen was an amazing journalist, smart, hard-working, clear-eyed. She was also a kind, generous person and a good friend. Sad beyond words. 718640
Reposted by mcboingboingDanielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 15hWhere does the Spike protein end up in the body? 🔬 Using DISCO-seq, researchers like me can now explore this in 3D by mapping SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 across the bodies of mice. Could this help us better understand #LongCOVID? Lead by @harsharanbhatia.bsky.social at: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 29327
Reposted by mcboingboingpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 18hone reason you should ignore the polls and vote no matter what is not that they’re wrong—the averages usually aren’t, especially this close to election day. it’s that polls inherently cannot fully account for republican voter suppression. 217994
Reposted by mcboingboingTubaPeter Sez Send More Paramedics @tubapeter.bsky.social · 18hFrom the vault: "The Easy Winners" by Scott Joplin, featured in the movie THE STING (1973). I recorded this over 20 years ago with an assistant band director. youtu.be/_1UU6DpMgxI?...youtu.be"Easy Winners" by Joplin on Tuba / Euphonium + sheet musicYouTube video by TubaPeter.com 042
Reposted by mcboingboingashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/10/2026If you want a picture book to teach your kiddos about how all land is Indigenous land, read my other book:penguinrandomhouse.comThis Land by Ashley Fairbanks: 9780593651445 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksThis engaging story about native lands invites kids to trace history and explore their communities. "An adorable primer on the history of land."--PEOPLE.com Before my family lived in this house,... 214543
Reposted by mcboingboingashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/10/2026First Indigenous Peoples Day where I can say: If you are not fully aware of how the US government has terrorized Indigenous people and our children from its inception, read my book.moonpalacebooks.comBoarding Schools and the Indigenous Story by Ashley Fairbanks | Moon Palace BooksCreated in collaboration with Race2Dinner, here's the harrowing true story of America's history with boarding schools, and the forced assimilation of Indigenous kids and families. 131174504
Reposted by mcboingboingAJ McTERROR @robertgalbraith.bsky.social · 13/10/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. 162
mcboingboing @mcboingboing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026static.klipy.comAlan Cornwall: I Think I See The ProblemAlt: Alan Cornwall: I Think I See The Problem 010
Reposted by mcboingboingChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The vaccine caused NO serious side effects AND prolonged patients’ overall survival compared to historical outcomes after standard-of-care surgery and chemo-radiotherapy. One long-term survivor remains recurrence-FREE nearly FIVE YEARS LATER. • www.insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/oncol... 224036
Reposted by mcboingboingChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 12/10/2026GOOD NEWS! Phase I clinical trial results show a first-of-its-kind personalized vaccine designed to treat glioblastoma, a deadly and aggressive form of brain cancer, is safe AND elicits robust and broad immune responses that appears to INCREASE recurrence-free survival in patients after surgery. 262352678
Reposted by mcboingboingProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 11/10/2026In case you’re wondering why RFK Jr and his MAHA cronies are peddling raw camel’s milk as a “treatment” for autism… 24015
Reposted by mcboingboingUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The UFW is working around the clock to assist detained individuals and gather testimony to document civil rights violations, including people with long term legal status. In some cases, impacted workers have already been released, but others have been rapidly transferred out of state. 119340
Reposted by mcboingboingUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Warrantless stops and violent roving patrols by masked federal agents across California, especially the Central Valley, have been terrorizing farm workers for the past 5 days. The chaos is escalating. full statement: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... 251649867
Reposted by mcboingboingThe Creatively Maladjusted @tyrotcm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I can't give via kofi without risking my disability benefits. Please send $1 or more on my behalf & share this for visibility. 268
Reposted by mcboingboingRaywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026In the 70s, my family was working class poor. Yet I remember so vividly the day my father laid out a painful & enormous sum for the complete Encyclopedia Brittanica. Over the years, I read them all from A to Z. Best investment ever. The collection sits in my home today. 3018211
Reposted by mcboingboingTom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The team at La Trobe University in Australia, including Drs Sarah Annesley & Daniel Missailidis, have published a study acknowledging funding from ME Research UK, which provides evidence of altered lipid metabolism in ME/CFS. Read more tinyurl.com/yv4mmvtn #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME 2187
Reposted by mcboingboingZeteo @zeteo.com · 11/10/2026This week in Palestine: - Israel killed more Palestinians, adding to the more than 74,200 Palestinian lives lost since October 7, 2023 - Israel damaged at least 82% of all buildings in Gaza - Israeli forces & settlers attacked Palestinians trying to harvest their olives 🔗 zeteo.com/p/this-week-... 817779
Reposted by mcboingboingDeltron Zero @lloid.bsky.social · 11/10/2026It's tiring to say, but this is debt slavery. 046
Reposted by mcboingboingPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026David Walker published An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World in pamphlet form in 1829. It's one of the most important and influential abolitionist texts in U.S. history. Yet, very few people have actually read it and many people don't know who Walker was especially among young people. 14550208
Reposted by mcboingboingGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 10/10/2026Organizing call TONIGHT for NYC students and parents who DO NOT WANT these "A.i." pilots in their high schools! @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/events/rapid...actionnetwork.orgRapid Response Organizing Call: Say No to the High School PilotsOn Tuesday, principals across the city were invited to apply to take place in so-called AI pilots that will allow big tech companies to test their products on our high school students. The youth chapt... 2319
Reposted by mcboingboingderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026republicans used to complain about the violence in gangster rap and now they want to livestream an execution 12293961742
Reposted by mcboingboingSparrow / Liz @untonuggan.myatproto.social · 10/10/2026it's miserable there omg Like I appreciate websites like this for finding places I might be able to stay? But also sometimes I need to go to a specific location and there's no accessible option www.innpeace.cominnpeace.comInn Peace | Low-Tox Travel MapInn Peace is a free interactive map of fragrance-free and low-tox places to stay, shop, and explore. Built for travelers with environmental sensitivities. 051
Reposted by mcboingboingLiz Whitmere @lizwhitmere.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Fun tool - lots on the 407, as expected: flockcameralocations.com/locations/ca...flockcameralocations.comFlock Camera Locations — Live Map of 150,000+ Flock Safety Cameras & ALPRsFind Flock camera locations near you. A free, live map of Flock Safety cameras and automated license plate readers (ALPRs) across the US, built on open, community-reported data. 065
Reposted by mcboingboingJen Dick @jendick.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I'm not even a third of the way through this, but the interview alone articulates aspects of my own autistic experience that really hit. Looking forward to watching this! 0174
mcboingboing @mcboingboing.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#NewOrleans is safe from #Hurricane #Isaias, but boy, has it been windy yesterday and today! So sorry for people in Pensacola and the panhandle! It’s going to be ugly. 020
mcboingboing @mcboingboing.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Well, if I ever get back to Edinburgh, I know where I’m going! 010
mcboingboing @mcboingboing.bsky.social · 09/10/2026And such a steal! Selling all my worldly goods and moving to the UK, where I will dwell in my own little molehill. 110
mcboingboing @mcboingboing.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Oh my. If you have a bunch of unexplained symptoms, you might recognize yourself in this document. 010
Reposted by mcboingboingGreg Morosoff @gregmorosoff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Cat-shaped vessel from Peru (c. 200–700 CE) #MenWithCats 22772233
mcboingboing @mcboingboing.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Thank you! You have no idea how long I’ve been searching for a property with an extensive network of subterranean tunnels and rooms, served by a goods lift, and benefitting from a private borehole water supply for my fall-out bunker, EMP-resistant server farm, and secure, discrete storage facility. 110
Reposted by mcboingboingjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026a livestreamed execution is just a lynching 285103542012
Reposted by mcboingboingAnarcho-Crust Demon Hunter @jamesaskew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is genocidal rhetoric 691941378
Reposted by mcboingboingOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 08/10/2026Also labour from the people mining rare Earth minerals, the people in the Global South who toil to clean the data and supervise models live as human-in-the-loop, the people building/ cleaning data centers... the labour theft is so extensive it's not realistic that this would have been feasible. 217357
Reposted by mcboingboingRory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I think this is the best shirt design I've done all year roryblank.bigcartel.com (I am reposting this because the previous version included a typo, but I am also not deleting that post lol) 11769140
Reposted by mcboingboingJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/10/2026It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care. 36051141274
Reposted by mcboingboingNature @nature.com · 07/10/2026None of this year's science Nobel Prizes have gone to women. The number of these prizes to go to women remains at 27 out of more than 600. See how many you can name in our quiz: www.nature.com/immersive/d4... 19394235
Reposted by mcboingboingCommish. Davante Lewis @davanteforla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The people who make decisions about your utility bill eventually have to ask for your vote. It’s worth remembering who’s working to bring yours down—and which policies are pushing it up. 💁🏾♂️ #lagov #midterms2026 #Datacenters #EnergySky 067
Reposted by mcboingboingMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at pollsAmong the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box. 10133851925
mcboingboing @mcboingboing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Jojo looooved it when I stopped going to the office in 2020. She spent every day snuggled up to my keyboard. 000
Reposted by mcboingboingLisa Rokusek @lisarokusek.myatproto.social · 08/10/2026I'm truly running out of words for the unethical harmful acts we are scaling up in this period. 162
Reposted by mcboingboingAJ @airtrafficaj.bsky.social · 08/10/2026We had a guy use AI in our work baseball roto league and it got him squarely into 4th place, one spot out of getting paid. If that isn’t AI in a nutshell I don’t know what is. 043
Reposted by mcboingboingPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026today, the fuel clock for diesel hit $50 billion- businesses and consumers have since March spent $50 billion more on diesel compared to the same time last year. adding gasoline's $78.46 billion, the tally is $128.6 billion more spent on fuel vs a year ago. 9235104
Reposted by mcboingboingshe of the dark mossy lands @sadcoreandpancakes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Mushroom season is upon us in western WA. Here are the ones spotted today in a field where I take the pup to play. 🍄🧵 172
Reposted by mcboingboingBetty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Raw milk poses serious infection risks with no added health benefits, pediatrician group warns www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...cidrap.umn.eduRaw milk poses serious infection risks with no added health benefits, pediatrician group warns 3219