“Some of the Bayer lobbyists have close ties to the Trump campaign and administration. Among them is Brian Ballard, who raised more than $50 million for Trump’s 2024 campaign”
…well that explains this otherwise bafflingly inhumane decision
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/c...
of late I have taken to locating the “j” “f” and “c” keys by looking for my keyboards three blank letters
insane video
It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.
strong Bay to Breakers vibes
“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
Extremely bad news if true (and unlikely this reporter would run with it if not). The MMWR has been the earliest warning bell for outbreaks since it announced the first US cases, in 1981, of what was later identified as AIDS.
This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.
Very excited to have cryptographer @matthewdgreen.bsky.social joining us!
Very nice piece on the new wave of crypto media operators out in (appropriately) @amediaoperator.com Thanks to @karivmcmahon.bsky.social for taking a look at this space and featuring @projectglitch.bsky.social —much more to come! www.amediaoperator.com/analysis/cry...
All those folks who were like “pulling Colbert was just a business decision bc late night shows aren’t profitable; nothing to do with politics” still going with that argument?
MMR vaccines do not cause autism (see my 🧵 of studies)
At the same time, one potential cause of autism is rubella, which is *prevented* by MMR vaccines.
Which means...vaccines may actually help prevent autism.
🧵
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21592401/
Very confusing sign on EPA building in DC today. Still allowed to go posting stuff like this in public??
use a special color for the degens who haven’t put their napkins on their laps.
Mixed ideology actors are often lethal when they act, but they are dangerous for another reason: They allow anyone looking at them to identify them as whoever you don't like. And it is that belief which will only beget more violence.
that’s a hell of an Argument
waiting for the doc I am just tickled by this image of my own skull staring at me
Interesting and makes sense—cars with their windows rolled up are basically little greenhouses.
People who think of themselves as longtermists need to remember this. Technology is cool but chemistry is life.
WU-TANG FOREVER 👐🏽
Reminds me of the time a slop factory rewrote an FT piece of my own but replaced words with synonyms throughout. "told the Financial Times" became "told Monetary Happenings"
Braaak stochastic parrot want more capital to buy GPU clusters braaak!
the level of heartlessness is just staggering
super interesting
Tesla Robotaxi Keeps Changing Subject To White Genocide
Tesla Robotaxi Keeps Changing Subject To White Genocide
Meanwhile, in China:
The US is falling behind the curve on solar power – a key energy source of the 21st century. We are losing our edge to China on the technology that we originally invented.
Now Senate republicans want to take out our solar industry at the knees in their "Big Beautiful Bill":
New York Times: ICE Imposes New Rules on Congressional Visits The policy specifies that ICE field offices are not subject to an existing federal law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to immigration facilities that “detain or otherwise house aliens.”
To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
