TheRightNothing @therightnothing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“A year ago, Trump encouraged Ukraine to hit Russian refineries harder as part of a co-ordinated effort to weaken Putin’s economy and force him to the negotiating table. At the time, he said he wanted Kyiv to ‘make them [Russians] feel the pain’ and compel the Kremlin to negotiate” 010
TheRightNothing @therightnothing.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“the researchers looked back over 550 million years of evolutionary time. They found the same two-origin brain pattern in chickens; zebrafish; and, remarkably, in acorn worms, tiny creatures living on the ocean floor that share a distant common ancestor with humans” med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...med.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 001
TheRightNothing @therightnothing.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Apple “recaps” a lot closer than 3 letters from “wiretaps” 000
Reposted by TheRightNothingMIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 01/07/2026AI may be making our brains lazy. When we outsource writing, summarizing, and evaluating to tools like ChatGPT, we skip the "depth of processing" that helps us actually learn and think critically—and those cognitive muscles can atrophy from disuse.trib.alAre AI chatbots making us lose control of our brains?Yes, according to psychologist Gloria Mark. But there are ways to regain that control. 810943
Reposted by TheRightNothingSan Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 27/06/2026A Cape Verde World Cup watch party in Oakland led to an emotional reunion when a former Peace Corps teacher was recognized by a student she taught in the African nation 35 years ago.bit.lyHow a Cape Verde World Cup watch party reunited a teacher and her student after 35 yearsA Cape Verde World Cup watch party in Oakland led to an emotional reunion when a former Peace Corps teacher was recognized by a student she taught in the African nation 35 years ago. 212329
Reposted by TheRightNothingCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/06/2026“.. The U.S. is now spending more on data center construction than on public transportation infrastructure, according to new Census Bureau figures out today.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 26138282010
Reposted by TheRightNothingZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 23/05/2026New, by me at this.weekinsecurity.com: Health wearable giant Oura says it has received government demands for users' information (because Oura does not use end-to-end encryption). Will Oura say how often it gets demands for user data, and how often Oura hands over users' data to authorities?this.weekinsecurity.comOura says it gets government demands for user data. Will it share how many?Oura users' data is not end-to-end encrypted and can be handed to the government. Will the wearable tech maker say how often it turns over data? 20287154
Reposted by TheRightNothingTor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Solar on canals reduces water evaporation by 70% and algae growth by 85% #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:pv-magazine-usa.comSolar on canals reduces water evaporation by 70% and algae growth by 85%The 1.6 MW Nexus pilot project in California has demonstrated that solar panels installed over irrigation canals can significantly reduce water evaporation and algae growth by 85%, while also showing operational efficiency. 8948309
Reposted by TheRightNothingMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 27/04/2026The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca... 247962663
Reposted by TheRightNothingDaniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Pollution levels in Paris after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport. 262218434647
Reposted by TheRightNothingCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 28/04/2026Hold on. We the taxpayers are going to pay companies $900 million, which is more than 6x what we spend on wind power R&D, to NOT build wind power at a time when electricity prices are spiking and we need more clean power? 24263052781
TheRightNothing @therightnothing.bsky.social · 13/04/2026But surely this will reduce crime in our communities, right? 000
Reposted by TheRightNothingSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/03/2026“11 sperm whales huddled together at the surface, strangely still and taking occasional shallow dives. After about an hour, the animals seemed to start thrashing, and a plume of blood reddened the water. The researchers feared trouble, maybe a shark attack. But it was something else.” WHALE DOULAS!nytimes.comScientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers. 492833620
Reposted by TheRightNothingGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 25/03/2026“Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their citizens universal healthcare, calling it a ‘moral imperative’ that people have access to the health services they need.” www.reuters.com/business/hea...reuters.comPope Leo calls universal healthcare a 'moral imperative'Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their citizens universal healthcare, calling it a "moral imperative" that people have access to the health services they need. 1538821084
TheRightNothing @therightnothing.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Norway 🇳🇴 advocating for consumer rights (with a h/t to Cory Doctorow) m.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...m.youtube.comA Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificatorYouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council 020
Reposted by TheRightNothingTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 17/03/2026washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/17/t...washingtonmonthly.comThe CIA Since the Turn of the CenturyHistorian Tim Weiner on how ideology is the enemy of intelligence, not just for Trump in Iran but for every American president. 13014
Reposted by TheRightNothing404 Media @404media.co · 25/02/2026Quote from Advait Paliwal, Brown dropout and co-creator of Einstein: “I think about horses. They used to pull carriages, but when cars came around, I'd argue horses became a lot more free... It would be weird if horses revolted and said ‘no, I want to pull carriages, this is my purpose in life.’”404media.coWhat’s the Point of School When AI Can Do Your Homework?The creator of the AI agent “Einstein” wants to free humans from the burden of academic labor. Critics say that misses the point of education entirely. 16538056
Reposted by TheRightNothingKieran @toadally.bsky.social · 16/02/2026There are now Mardi Gras beads made of biodegradable materials and have okra seeds in them that you can plant. The future can still look bright!independent.co.ukMardi Gras makes changes to it’s famous beads a year after bringing in banBeads are back, but not the cheap plastic ones 8916312
Reposted by TheRightNothingJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett. At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to: Net worth -> Lifetime Giving 50K->$30 100K->$60 500K->$300 $1M->$600 Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*. www.forbes.com/sites/forbes... 59944449
Reposted by TheRightNothingDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 13/02/2026Meta's plan for launching glasses that people can use to secretly identify strangers on the street is to do it "during a dynamic political environment" when people who care about why that's bad are "focused on other concerns." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...nytimes.comMeta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses 731149534
Reposted by TheRightNothingPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/02/2026A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years 409253187179
Reposted by TheRightNothingCato Institute @cato.org · 03/02/2026The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3 7943782250
Reposted by TheRightNothingBonnie Honig @bonniehonig.bsky.social · 25/01/2026M. Gessen, gift link: The soviet secret police too "were ruled by quotas... Fundamentally, the terror was random. That is, in fact, how state terror works. The randomness is the difference between a regime based on terror and a regime that is plainly repressive"nytimes.comOpinion | State Terror Has Arrived 9588256
Reposted by TheRightNothingCatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 29/12/2025As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.share.googleUSPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date SystemThe United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc. 23920561671
Reposted by TheRightNothingMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Brown has over 1,200 cameras and it wasn’t enough because cameras are a security blanket we’ve all been sold. They don’t prevent crimes and they barely solve crimes but in the meantime surveillance companies got rich and no one had to address the societal root causes of crime and violence.cnn.comBrown University has over 1,200 surveillance cameras. Why that wasn’t enough to capture video of the shooting suspect | CNNCNN spoke to several security experts to better understand the growth of Brown’s surveillance system, why its cameras failed to capture the attack or suspect, and the concerns about privacy and academ... 13668182
Reposted by TheRightNothingLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...cnbc.comMeta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing allegesMeta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents. 679154696056
Reposted by TheRightNothingDavid Hulloween 胡大衛 @hushuo.bsky.social · 04/12/2025I finally got around to reading this. You should read it too. "We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning—the slow work of wrestling with ideas, the enduring of discomfort, doubt and confusion, the struggle of finding one’s own voice." www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...currentaffairs.orgAI is Destroying the University and Learning ItselfStudents use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education. 10631223
Reposted by TheRightNothingAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 16/11/2025British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo #ShareGoodNewsToobuff.lyScientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugsA team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It… 8141851560
Reposted by TheRightNothingRoland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 14/11/2025“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”science.orgU.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborationsResearchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students 56583299
Reposted by TheRightNothingPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12/11/2025After 232 years, the U.S. Mint has produced its last-ever pennyhuffpost.comU.S. Mint In Philadelphia Presses Final Pennies As The 1-Cent Coin Gets CanceledThe Treasury Department expects to save $56 million per year on materials by ceasing to make them. 40591191
Reposted by TheRightNothingJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...404media.coAI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another." 291478679
Reposted by TheRightNothingBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 03/11/2025A reminder that less than two months ago, the Trump administration abruptly ended the federal government's 27-year practice of collecting data on hunger and food insecurity.wsj.comExclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger SurveyThe government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become “overly politicized.” 15828435
Reposted by TheRightNothingCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Authorities Investigating Explosion at Harvard Medical School, Believed To Be Intentional www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...thecrimson.comAuthorities Investigating Explosion at Harvard Medical School, Believed To Be Intentional | News | The Harvard CrimsonA device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliat... 9324141
Reposted by TheRightNothingThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Sunday Reading: A Constant Torrent of Authoritarian Arrogance, Corruption, and Complicity American politics is an exasperating, frenzied, and acutely dangerous mess. Let’s sort through the events of the past week to separate what matters from what does not. Some thoughts from my new piece:democracyamericana.comA Constant Torrent of Authoritarian Arrogance, Corruption, ComplicityAmerican politics is an exasperating, frenzied, and acutely dangerous mess. Let’s sort through the events of the past week to separate what matters from what does not. 10766251
Reposted by TheRightNothingJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor. Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors. These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism. This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function. Every American should reject it. 10673255110857
Reposted by TheRightNothingCharles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.socialpropublica.orgMore Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near... 8726921680
Reposted by TheRightNothingThe Verge @theverge.com · 04/10/2025Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDsbuff.lyDiscord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDsAn “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more. 12725911534
Reposted by TheRightNothingProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2025Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each. Decades later, the cancer drug costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply — even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture. Read @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social's award-winning investigation:propublica.orgThe Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ... 461224647
Reposted by TheRightNothingAndrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 03/10/2025NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...wired.comICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance TeamDocuments show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation. 76963804788
Reposted by TheRightNothingScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'fortune.comLarry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | FortuneOracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other. 82925571493
Reposted by TheRightNothingLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 23/09/2025More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...miamiherald.comHundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving siteAs of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald. 11943189319317
Reposted by TheRightNothingGersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Our story: usa.streetsblog.org/2025/09/22/h...usa.streetsblog.orgHow Trump's Latest Multimodal Clawbacks Are Different — And How They Could Devastate Communities — Streetsblog USAThe latest attack on multimodal transportation is more brazen and destructive than ever before; the Trump administration is no longer hiding its disdain for walking and biking projects. 24318
Reposted by TheRightNothingGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2025NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable. This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed. From me for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military FlightsImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable. 408107186462
Reposted by TheRightNothingOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Scoop: Business Insider informed its staff this week that they are allowed to use ChatGPT to generate first drafts of their stories, while also indicating the newsroom will not disclose such A.I. use to readers. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...status.newsBusiness Insider and the BotsThe Axel Springer-owned newsroom is buzzing over new ChatGPT writing guidelines—part of an aggressive A.I. strategy pushed by its German parentco and detailed in a memo obtained by Status. 1481182584
Reposted by TheRightNothingThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 12/09/2025The Right Wants a Reichstag Fire The military patrolling in the streets, an assassination, and a movement longing for escalation. America is teetering on the brink. Some thoughts from my new piece:thomaszimmer.substack.comThe Right Wants a Reichstag FireThe military patrolling in the streets, an assassination, and a movement longing for escalation. America is teetering on the brink 26808249
Reposted by TheRightNothingPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 27/08/2025They specifically uploaded the 'NUMIDENT' file. This record includes your name, social security number, your birth date, your birth place, your parents' names and social security numbers, gender, and immigration status. The security threat is profound. 19373212
Reposted by TheRightNothingIf you know you know @privatechand.bsky.social · 03/09/2025This same software was used by Italy to spy on activists involved in refugee rights and has been linked to covert surveillance of activists in other western countries”democracies” like Canada, Australia, Denmark and of course Israel. citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-fi...citizenlab.caVirtue or Vice? A First Look at Paragon’s Proliferating Spyware Operations - The Citizen LabIn our first investigation into Israel-based spyware company, Paragon Solutions, we begin to untangle multiple threads connected to the proliferation of Paragon's mercenary spyware operations across t... 11414