Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosDaniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This. 👇 And foreseeability should not even factor in; a strict products liability regime applies across America to every other product, and we are safer for it. Strict liability should apply to all AI malfeasance, full stop. 220853
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 06/10/2026SCOOP: Nearly $9 million in federal family planning funds will go to organizations with anti-abortion ties. One org, which received almost $4.3 million, has never taken in more than $50k in a single year. Read more @autonomynews.co:autonomynews.coNearly $9 Million in HHS Grants Go to Groups With Anti-Abortion TiesMillions in family planning funds are earmarked to create training centers, including one dedicated to infertility. The recipients have links to crisis pregnancy centers, the Heritage Foundation, and ... 37848460
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Aaron Swartz, coding prodigy and hacktivist who helped develop RSS and was a co-founder of Reddit, died by suicide after facing $1 million in fines and 35 years in prison for felony charges, just for downloading pdfs of research papers with the intention of making them accessible to the public. 73144845431
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosZane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · 14/10/2026BILDAD'S REQUESTS: -Hunt 3 Right Whales (0/3) -Craft six harpoon heads (0/6) -Visit the port of Stonington (0/1) 0525
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosZane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Press R3 to activate queequegs "ancient wisdom" allowing him to track whales and ping floating salvage 129259
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosDuendeonFuego @duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Kids are saying slurs that they didn't ten years ago. The normalization and amplification of online hate played a part in this. 04415
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I'm stunned by the news of Helen Branswell's passing. She was a force in science journalism. Gone too soon. 💔https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/helen-branswell-stat-reporter-obituary/statnews.comHelen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69. 16317
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This is really terrible news. Helen was one of the best. Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69 www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h... via @statnews.comstatnews.comHelen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69. 1127379
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosJulie Goldberg @juliegoldberg.bsky.social · 13/10/2026How to disable AI features in many different apps. www.librarian.net/NoToAI/librarian.netHow to disable or avoid intrusive AIOne of the biggest questions I get at Drop-In Time at the library (besides "what is taking up all my cloud storage?") is how to disable or avoid intrusive AI that shows up where people don't want it. ... 0136
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosJody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 12/10/2026Shoutout to the sales rep in Oregon who sold the slot, didn’t say a word, and kept it moving. 794792625
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosNight of the Abigail @popeguilty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Always bears repeating that Gavin Newsom belongs to the Getty oil family, who have funded his endeavors at every step. He is their creature and speaks with their voice. 13213
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is a disaster. The ethics committee in Denmark that approved the Guinea-Bissau study which will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine “had never considered medical studies before but it changed the rules in order to vote on this one”. Four members of the committee have resigned in protest.theguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers 741817863
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/10/2026If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me. 46107813006
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosDerek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A racist is going to vote in 25 days. Are you? 37118
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 09/10/2026Productivity as an adult is just an endless process of applying new psychological tricks and operant conditioning to yourself until an acceptable number of tasks are completed. 673756637
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosGibbertyWitchet @thecorrection.bsky.social · 09/10/2026the correlation is telling 084
Reposted by Mad Dr Chaos🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026These are threats . And I am so very conflicted concerning but mostly mind numbingly enraged at being asked to think of anybody who participates in this industry willingly as unaware . This is not how you build or work if you are COMPETENT let alone decent 27230
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosIndrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Bookshop.org is having an anti-amazon-prime sale, & you can get THE DEVOURERS slightly discounted there. A mythic realist, queer dark fantasy about love, sex, violence, & shapeshifting set in contemporary India & the Mughal Empire. It won a Lambda Award.bookshop.orgThe Devourers: A NovelFor readers of Margaret Atwood, China Miéville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by a storyteller of keen insight and captivating imagination.LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF... 17548
Mad Dr Chaos @professchaos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is the best post I’ve ever seen on this platform. maybe any platform 010
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Shouldn't the Democrats have something like an Elon Donations Tracker posted on all of their websites and social media? Make this SALIENT? Might it make sense to point out repeatedly that he is a white supremacist and ask the public why he would be backing the GOP? 211134363
Reposted by Mad Dr Chaosrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 07/10/2026gregor samsa awoke one morning to discover he had been transformed into a sickass beetle. fuck yeah he said scuttling all over the walls and ceiling like no dumbfuck traveling salesman could ever do. this is the best day of my life he said 373638869
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosPaul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 06/10/2026I was unaware that Paul Krugman had written a letter with five other Nobel economists in favor of #Prop40, the billionaire tax. gabriel-zucman.eu/files/prop40... 27923
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosDr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds. 7070411927
Reposted by Mad Dr Chaosderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026i should rephrase: incredible republican voters and leaders will not give a shit 453102123
Reposted by Mad Dr Chaosderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026incredible this will get little to no coverage 554102232374
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosMicah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026“we can fantasize about raping people on livestream but if anyone thinks anything bad should happen to us as a result we will try to get them fired” sums up the state of right wing “intellectualism” pretty well 242060314
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026People who save internets please save this internet 416177
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious. 5164361786
Mad Dr Chaos @professchaos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s a shame he’s a man who hates clothing because a beekeeper‘s hat would look extremely fetching on him 020
Reposted by Mad Dr Chaosaric @aghastronaut.com · 30/09/2026Someone is replacing my body with a slightly worse body each night while I sleep. 5871269
Mad Dr Chaos @professchaos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Boswell is merely thinking about how some native bees nest in the ground and mulch is not good for those species. He’s an ecologically-minded lad and I for one encourage him in his budding interest in apiation 110
Mad Dr Chaos @professchaos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I keep missing out on these and I’m not making the same mistake again. Me! 1140
Reposted by Mad Dr ChaosMark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis. 151456530
Mad Dr Chaos @professchaos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I like that there an implication that this is a sapphic story on the cover 011
Reposted by Mad Dr Chaospixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy 168125212684