Reposted by Five SeventeenMark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The clocks can actually go back whenever you want them to. You just have to deal with the consequences. 712313
Reposted by Five SeventeenSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 22/09/2026Damn he really is a good mayor 744451
Reposted by Five SeventeenChocobone💀Skare🎺Paradie🪦 @chocoboskaparadise.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Perfect 6118852601
Reposted by Five SeventeenMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY 258144086832
Reposted by Five SeventeenThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/09/2026John Oliver on UnitedHealth Group: ‘Algorithmically driven, ruthless arbiters of who lives and who dies’theguardian.comJohn Oliver on UnitedHealth Group: ‘Algorithmically driven, ruthless arbiters of who lives and who dies’Ahead of Luigi Mangione’s sentencing, the Last Week Tonight host looked into the corporate healthcare behemoth that is UnitedHealth Group 822376
Reposted by Five SeventeenPaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this. 354163184192
Reposted by Five Seventeeneliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026just learned this today 6868423722
Reposted by Five SeventeenKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 18/09/2026honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or carearstechnica.comUnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit allegesFor the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug. 7944651582
Reposted by Five SeventeenBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Local man reminds Ontarians to buy Canadian moments before he heads over to American Staples to renew his Ontario drivers licence. 27431115
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Exterminate All the Brutes might be one to add to the watchlist. 110
Reposted by Five Seventeenwearing N95s when you're in public saves lives 🇵🇸 @masksaregood.myatproto.social · 02/09/2026For those unfamiliar, there's a loooong history of insurance companies working to delegitimize these illnesses to protect their bottom line. Here's some reading for the curious: www.mostewartresearch.co.uk/wp-content/u... www.margaretwilliams.me/2013/role-of...mostewartresearch.co.uk 1185
Reposted by Five SeventeenThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 367201349889
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 29/08/2026But could Pence beat Vance in a head to head? 🤔 100
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I do not but was interested enough to track this down echtrai.org/gallery-with...echtrai.orgColour in Medieval Jewish KabbalahCover of Portae Lucis, Latin translation of Shaarei Ora – Gates of Light by Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla'(1248- after 1305).image © The Trustees of the British Museum. Another fascinating are… 100
Reposted by Five SeventeenElon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026yes, but fwiw, that's not what he said. Here's the relevant portion of the statement. 229155
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Back in 1999, my best left this mortal coil. Today would have been her 50th birthday. I’ll be enjoying some of her old recordings in rememberance. kymbliss.bandcamp.com/album/kymber...kymbliss.bandcamp.comKymberly Drake. Hail to the Hummingbird: Songs & Accusations, 1976–1999, by Kymbliss18 track album 020
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Ben Stein used to teach Econ, those lines were all his. 070
Reposted by Five SeventeenDr. Nicole Lee Schroeder @nicole-lee-sch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Same applies to epi pens. I pay $400 for a generic pair every other year. Even though there are some brands like Auvi-Q that ARE innovating and making the application easier (and harder to make mistakes), insurance companies fuck w the formulary to make sure you pay more for a worse product. 093
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 14/07/2026When was the last time a US President publicly and openly promoted eugenics ideas? Teddy Roosevelt? Woodrow Wilson? 000
Reposted by Five SeventeenBob Herman @bobjherman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026But there are people fighting back. One of them is Chris Deacon. She has become one of the most influential critics of the ways the health care industry exploits employer-based insurance. What happened to her in New Jersey is jaw-dropping. www.statnews.com/2026/07/07/e...statnews.comThis whistleblower took on a health insurance giant and a political machine. She’s not stopping thereAmerica’s employers must stop acting helpless in the face of health care industry profiteering, Chris Deacon says. 141
Reposted by Five SeventeenBob Herman @bobjherman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026America’s employer health insurance is decaying. We’re launching a new series, Out of Pocket, Out of Reach, that chronicles how and why this system is harming everyone in a more urgent way than ever. Despair is most apparent among small businesses. www.statnews.com/2026/07/07/s... 25022
Reposted by Five SeventeenSTAT @statnews.com · 07/07/2026America's employer-based health insurance system is crumbling. STAT investigates why, in our new series, “Out of Pocket, Out of Reach.” www.statnews.com/2026/07/07/s...statnews.comAmerica’s small businesses are giving up on health insuranceAmerica's employer-based health insurance system is crumbling. STAT investigates why, in our new series, “Out of Pocket, Out of Reach.” 35030
Reposted by Five SeventeenSTAT @statnews.com · 29/06/2026AstraZeneca agreed to pay $34 million to settle claims that the company paid kickbacks to improperly influence prescriptions paid for by Texas Medicaid. www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...statnews.comAstraZeneca to pay $34 million to settle kickback charges filed by Texas attorney generalAstraZeneca agreed to pay $34 million to settle claims that the company paid kickbacks to improperly influence prescriptions paid for by Texas Medicaid. 12114
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Is it the armed guards or dead birds putting you off? 010
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I haven’t rewatched the video but in her experiment I believe the AI agent she (and a partner) made was given access to her email account. It definitely sent out messages on her behalf without her explicit instructions. 020
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I wonder if it was an AI agent that someone had tasked. I saw this video from Prof Hannah Fry a bit ago and this is the sort of thing that the AI agent was doing. youtu.be/WnzR5aOElvwyoutu.beWhy AI Agents are either the best or worst thing we’ve ever builtYouTube video by Hannah Fry 292
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 13/06/202615.4°C notgoodnotgoodnotgood www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comRecord winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdownTemperatures above 15C ‘very strange’ say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen region 020
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I hope that all that elephant ate the day before was asparagus. So much asparagus. 100
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The strategies used here are the same that Canada Life Assurance company did to me to force me to settle for a smaller $ amount than I should have. An employee/nurse handling my insurance case got fired but kept her job probably only because to fire her would have strengthened my case. 100
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 12/06/2026On June 10, 2026, Schneider received a gag order preventing him from posting and talking any further about Bricks & Minifigs. Because of this. youtu.be/wscQpkcwgNUyoutu.beI tracked down the thief who stole $200,000 of LEGOYouTube video by Reckless Ben 100
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Why is The Guardian publishing a McSweeneys article? 050
Reposted by Five SeventeenProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Not kidding, hand on my heart, when I saw the headline I thought “I bet it’s the brilliant health & science reporter @melodyschreiber.com who wrote it,” & I was not wrong Very grateful for her fantastic work on public & global health, including vaccination www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUS insurers’ move to back vaccines sends ‘powerful’ message about safety of shots, experts sayAs Trump officials take aim at vaccine schedule, scientists encouraged by companies’ desire to continue coverage 113131
Reposted by Five SeventeenAndboo Haunton 😷🎃 @andrewhinton.bsky.social · 25/05/2026“The Al is not just telling you what you want to hear. It is training you, one conversation at a time, to need less friction, expect more agreement, and become slightly less capable of handling a situation where someone pushes back on you” 4160273034
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Random thought: Chris Parnell and Megan Salter in a remake of The Seven Year Itch. 000
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Now do it for universal basic income and disability payments and public housing and public transit and clean energy infrastructure. 091
Reposted by Five SeventeenTara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Social media comments from last week suggested that Ebola didn't exist, and all the illnesses were metal poisoning from mining. They're wrong, but mining does play into the risks here, bringing animals and people in closer contact and increasing the risk of animal -> human spillovers of the virus. 03620
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Steak or tofu: why can’t we stop eating so much meat www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comSteak or tofu: why can’t we stop eating so much meat?Despite health risks and environmental damage, the meat industry is working hard to safeguard its dominance 010
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I hope that this is for costumes for a heist. 010
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 03/06/2026“Embroidery services” oughta do it. Heres one. wescanedmonton.com/page/service...wescanedmonton.comEmbroideryLooking for custom embroidery or printing in Edmonton? Wescan Embroidery & Printing delivers high-quality branded apparel, uniforms, and promotional products — fast, local, and reliable. 100
Reposted by Five SeventeenNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 01/06/2026Post-traumatic stress disorder can occur after exposure to a traumatic event. A Primer in Nature Reviews Disease Primers summarizes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of PTSD. go.nature.com/49gn0EB 🧪 0338
Reposted by Five SeventeenChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026FINALLYE MORE TEETH FOR US 617640
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Exactly! It’s practically impossible to substantively follow more than 200-300 accounts. Beyond that all you get is static. 010
Five Seventeen @nowwearefive.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The trick to never seeing those is blocking everyone who follows more than 1k accounts. I’m probably due a small culling…. (You’re an exception because I know you irl 🤨) 110
Reposted by Five SeventeenErin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026😬 "This works similar to a normal camera, the difference being that in our case, radio waves instead of light waves are used for the recognition," explains the cybersecurity expert. "Thus, it does not matter whether you carry a WiFi device on you or not."sciencedaily.comOrdinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracyScientists in Germany have demonstrated a startling new form of surveillance: identifying people using nothing more than ordinary WiFi signals. By analyzing how radio waves bounce around a room, resea... 13273116