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Mary Knapp

@mknapp.bsky.social
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Radio astronomer, cycling and gardening enthusiast, fiber artist

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Saw the documentary NAZA, made in secret, with interviews of members of Israel’s intelligence services testifying and showing how they created a system to perpetrate genocide in Gaza. The filmmakers and their families have been threatened by Netanyahu himself. I wrote my thoughts here boxd.it/gvDEIR
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A ★★★★★ review of NAZA (2026)
Merely a film. A film that has led Netanyahu himself to threaten the citizenship and safety of its Israeli filmmakers and even their families, simply for the act of filming veterans of Israel’s intell...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/09/2026
reading this, it does seem as if “rationalism” is an elaborate intellectual architecture designed primarily to support the idea that if you were born white, male and clever then you are the genetic elite and entitled to rule.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026
As a former pretentious little shit who grew out of it, rationalists (et al) annoy the piss out of me because they are adults with the mentality of tweens - they are somehow still convinced they are the greatest geniuses who have ever walked the earth. It is the worldview of an arrogant baby.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026
the Eliezer Yudkowsky superhero origin story is truly so intensely dorky as to defy all attempts at parody. you could not waterboard any of this out of me web.archive.org/web/20010309...
His autobiography even opens with a parable: as a small child he threw his favorite squirtgun off a third-floor balcony rather than accept that his mother could lend out what was his, and felt complete when he heard it hit the pavement. He goes on to describes himself as a specialist in the technological transformation of the human species, one of the few people alive with the standing to steer it. He identifies with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the one person who sees the danger clearly and has to act while everyone else gets on with ordinary life.
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Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The psychology of doomerism is that the Doomer is the smartest boy in class because he can see the Real Problem, which obviously negates the primacy of Other Problems. For totally mysterious reasons, the Real Problem is never poverty or discrimination.
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Holly Brockwell @hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 26/09/2026
We're trying to find a home for, and I quote, "the Pissfingers of cats." Any takers? ❤️
Three screenshots of our facebook post about Jaffa Cake the unlucky mogJaffa in his cone of shame
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Danaland @danaland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know it's been a tough year - check those couch cushions and if you can find a little something to send, that would be SO GREAT. You just never know when it's going to be your turn in the barrel ... build good karma!
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Dr. Adeene Denton @spacewhalerider.com · 20/09/2026
I need you to take all the rage you get from when someone cites your paper incorrectly and put it towards helping other people in this field. I believe solidarity and group action are always, always possible. I know we can do it. I'm just really mad that we're... not.
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Dr. Adeene Denton @spacewhalerider.com · 20/09/2026
Years of abstracts about people trying to make the field a better place for marginalized folks, all removed, and you still want to give them your money and your time because of FOMO? Please be serious.
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Dr. Adeene Denton @spacewhalerider.com · 20/09/2026
I KNOW academics understand the concept of committing to the bit. I've watched people fight for a full decade about the geologic age of one patch of the Moon. So it should be fairly easy to understand that if we want change in our communities, that means committing to the bit, for YEARS.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 19/09/2026
"There are numerous laws in place that already prohibit many of the harmful activities engaged in by the large AI firms. But those laws are mostly not being enforced sufficiently to make a meaningful difference, because in America, we simply do not enforce the law against the powerful."
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AI Is an Elite Crime Spree
Documents show a Microsoft exec called AI the "largest theft of labor in human history.” New AI regulations are besides the point, the problem is we don’t apply existing laws to the powerful.
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Adam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I just wanted to write about physics! But noooo, a fucking sex cult had to take over Silicon Valley and the entire public discourse about technology and the future while aiding the rise of fascism, and I felt duty-bound to write about that instead LOOK WHAT THEY MADE ME DO
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More Everything Forever
This "smart and wonderfully readable" (New York Times) exposé shows why Silicon Valley’s heartless, baseless, and foolish obsessions—with escaping death...
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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Again, I feel shitty even asking given the state of the world in general, but this is going to eat about $10,000 all told, and while I think we can get some help from relatives, I’d just. Super appreciate any help anyone has to spare ko-fi.com/dynamicsymme...
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Become a supporter of Sunny Moraine today!
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
sorry, but torturing the omelas kid is just a smart move, polling-wise. i personally wish there wasn't a kid in the omelas hole--of course i do!--but let's not get distracted by purity tests, here.
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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 11/09/2026
Like I appreciate the faith in people. It's understandable to want to believe that seemingly smart people must be making absurd claims because they're pursuing a rational strategy to obtain money. They are in fact making absurd claims because they are absurd people who believe absurd things
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/09/2026
As a famous NBER working paper showed, when a family business is handed over to a professional manager with an MBA, the company doesn't become more profitable overall; it just finds ways to pay its workers less: www.nber.org/system/files...
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Please sign this petition to call for a safer Mem Drive and share with friends and neighbors who care about after safety docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Petition: Make Memorial Drive Safe, Green, and Accessible
We are heartbroken by the death of MIT Professor Thomas Rose, who died from injuries sustained while biking at Massachusetts Avenue and Memorial Drive. Professor Rose is the fifth person killed while ...
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Mary Knapp @mknapp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This makes me furious - just swap the parking and bike lane and you protect cyclists from moving traffic and reduce the chance of getting doored! Why is this not the standard?!? Living humans on bikes should not be a buffer between traffic and empty pieces of property (parked cars).
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mandercamp @mandercamp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Repaving Dot Ave, and bike lane is very clearly marked, but wish Boston would just figure out what cities around the world have and put bike lane next to the curb, then street parking, then traffic lane. Protected bike lane for just the cost of some paint
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GONZO the Ca'at @gonzo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Pleez conseddir helping Salem and famolly. Thay are having a varry harde time in manny ways. Salem needs neurological help varry badly and thatis not cheep
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Scientists helped to save 100s of millions of lives. What they've gotten since peak COVID is to be villainized, defunded and attempts at criminalizing them.
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Marlena quindi @quindimarlena.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I can't believe no one has taken these babies yet. 😭 NE USA friends, someone go get these cats!
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 25/08/2026
In late May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a proposed rule that could fundamentally change how scientific research is funded in the United States. Write to your legislators about this harmful rule. Read more and take action today: spklr.io/63326Er8i8
Graphic that reads: Tell Congress to shut down OMB's attempt to control federal grantmaking.
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Paul Blart @swagmastarpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Second post op update is posted. I am able to start considering dental restoration in the next month however the cost falls to me. Thanks so much for your continued love and support. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ta...
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Donate to Support Tay’s Recovery, organized by Taylor Leigh
Hi everyone, Over the last few months I have been experiencing various health issues (sh… Taylor Leigh needs your support for Support Tay’s Recovery
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 20/08/2026
Turns out that right now, it is very hard to find a job if you ethically refuse to work on Murder or Mass Surveillance
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 18/08/2026
"You were riding in the morning, or at night, or on a quiet road, or a main road. The only time and place to ride a bike is a time beyond time and a place beyond place, where the space-time continuum is bent so strangely that you are both everywhere and nowhere." buff.ly/bSa1Wm5
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You’re a Cyclist Who Was Just Struck by a Car Driver. Here’s Why It Was Your Fault
You were riding during rush hour Why were you riding then? There are way too many cars on the road. If you were commuting, you should have contacted your bos...
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
He's back in the ICU with "low blood pressure" now, and frankly, this is looking like it might be it. Please, friends, if you or someone you know has a safe, comfortable, loving landing zone for his two cats, please please *please* speak up ASAP.
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Biking through Colorado was a way of easing tensions, experiencing nature, and mentally just being more centered and happy. Of course MAGA is against it. Rebecca has way more details.
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
not a conspiracy and other researchers are documenting and developing www.theamericanvandal.com/p/against-te...
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Against Technofeudal Education
Pillars For Protecting Our "Core Infrastructure" From OpenAI
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Seven Machina Rasmussen @toomanyspectra.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
meanwhile there’s a hundred smart young science communicators who are actually in touch with the real world and work to meet their communities on level ground. platform them instead! we can do better than NDT! we deserve better than NDT!
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Sin Archbishop of Sloth Kendo D. Smith @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Lots of folks I know use Partiful and you should stop
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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This site lets you scan barcodes to see if they’re part of Taylor Farms: www.taylordetector.com
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Taylor Detector — Scan for Taylor Farms brands
Wondering if a product is made by Taylor Farms? Scan any barcode to instantly check brand ownership and affiliations. Free, no signup required.
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ro (they/them) @littlegreenslug.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
my beloved senior cat had a health scare recently, and i need help getting out of the red after paying the vet bill! i designed a bonfire shirt fundraiser and would love if you could help share & support us. #blackcat #mutualaid #rocreates
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Eternally Tired | Bonfire
Just like my sleepy senior cat Obi, I too am eternally tired and always queer.. Hi! My name is Rowan and I'm a disabled queer artist who has been struggling with unemployment...
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💜TheeAfroLesbian💜 @zisshit.com · 05/08/2026
URGENT: I have to raise this *before* MONDAY 8/10 Carrot has an urgent vet appt. on 8/10 that is going to cost me $344 The gov. garnished my wages so I DO NOT HAVE THAT (Im BIG stressin). Hes having kidney issues 😭‼️ please share!! He has thumbs!! Hes super sweet 😭💜🥹 Venmo: zzz22 CA: $ziizzzii
Carrot sleeping in a lil ball. His lil fang tooth is visible and so is his thumb. He’s sleeping on a purple sweatshirt on top of the bed
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Katherine Addison/Sarah Monette @pennyvixen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Safe Haven is a Green Bay WI nonprofit for special needs cats & dogs (FIV, diabetes, tripods, etc). On 6/24 a storm collapsed their roof. Everyone(!) is safe & they have a temp space, but they are raising $ for a new bldg. @catsofyore.bsky.social can you share? www.gofundme.com/f/help-safe-...
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Donate to Help Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary Recover, organized by Dana Arendt
Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, founded by Elizabeth Feldhausen, has been a safe space for… Dana Arendt needs your support for Help Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary Recover
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/08/2026
The fact that it grossly misleads you 8% of the time is a small price to pay for a life untroubled by uppity pismires who insist that your ideas be connected to base reality as they understand it. 66/
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/08/2026
Employees who voiced honest, informed objections to AI in the workplace were passed over for promotions or targeted for layoffs. 24/
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Cat Care Network of Central Iowa @catcarenetworkiowa.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I am often the first “kitten care provider” my clients meet. Their razor-thin budgets can’t afford a vet visit. But they are full of love 🥰 Balu’s week of care will likely cost $300+ ($115 neuter + $200 private vet). Would you pls consider donating so I can continue to help more kitties like Balu?
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Help us help cats | CAT CARE NETWORK (Powered by Donorbox)
Thank you for your support!The need in our local community is great. Low-income families often don't have the means (e.g., money, time, transportation) to take advantage of services. Cat Care Network ...
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Mary Knapp @mknapp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Mary Knapp @mknapp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The barely suppressed disgust in the Australian commentator’s voice at the very concept of a halftime show in the World Cup… lol
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"Some 40 years [ago], Finland´s capital started to design new solutions to reduce deadly road accidents - and then eventually eliminate them. Those efforts have now paid off. 12 consecutive months without a single road death..." You mean they didn't just try telling people to follow the law?
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A year with zero deaths on its streets: How Helsinki became a world reference for road safety
With around 1.4 million inhabitants, the Helsinki metropolitan area has achieved an unquestionable milestone in road safety. What can other EU capitals and big cities learn from its success story?
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Mary Knapp @mknapp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
So glad I got a whole PhD just to spend hours figuring out how to attach a PDF to another PDF… 🫠😞🫩😑
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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚨 Heads up. Time to keep submitting comments. NSF is planning to comply in advance to OMB proposed grant policies. Comment by Aug 24. You should be an expert on this now!!
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 13/07/2026
🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/cY8HD
Graphic from Stand Up for Science urging action on a federal funding proposal. Large text reads: "TODAY IS THE LAST DAY" and "Help Us Stop Vought From Destroying American Science." A portrait of Russell Vought appears beside the U.S. Capitol. A banner along the bottom reads: "Submit a comment on the OMB proposal | Link in bio to take action." The Stand Up for Science logo appears in the top left.
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Did you write your comment yet on the OMB rules on federally funded science yet? No? Don’t worry, you can do it this weekend. Here are some resources that can help you get started.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
For folks asking why bother commenting because the OMB won't care: comments help build cases for the courts by explicitly laying out harms. That's why it's really important to have your comments be as specific as possible. Also, contact your senators and reps! They actually do care about this.
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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Submitted my comment to OMB, after editing it to fit in the length limit. :/ Also sent it to my senators and contacted my representative. I don’t want to look back and say I didn’t go down swinging.
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