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CroTheFool
@crothefool.bsky.social
Cancer survivor, gamer geek, DJ, and part-time philosopher. American living in Germany.
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🧵🧵🧵 The NY Times posted a 15-minute video today in which I got to tell NYT what’s wrong with its coverage. They said they saw my critical posts on Bluesky and invited me to do a video with them to air my grievances. Weird, right? I didn’t hold back. I blasted their sanewashing of MAGA extremism.
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Replying to @donmoyn.bsky.social
Research units from across government have been gutted. More than 10,000 PhDs have left government. For example the research arm of the Department of Education lost 90% of their staff and the research office for the Secretary of Health and Human Services lost an estimated 60% of their staff.
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Replying to @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
Related: The AI wheel of death for Universities via https://www.optimallyirrational.com/p/are-universities-on-the-brink-of
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Fear being a high chance (>10%) of human extinction this decade They have agency in choosing to pursue Agentic AI but are acting like they have none. It's half a dozen US companies trying to secure individual enrichment through inflated IPO offers, while pretending they can't stop because "China"
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I think that part of the problem is that Germany only has 2 conservative parties and a lot of liberal ones. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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WTactualF
Navy civilian engineer Elsie Dominguez's lawsuit against the U.S. government was dismissed this month after a judge determined her report of being raped in her bed aboard a transport ship was within her duties and must be treated as a worker's comp claim. From Stars and Stripes' Rose L. Thayer:
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Other *relevant* experts have also now contributed to the damning criticisms of 'The Great #ADHD Myth?', with more professionalism than me. But less rage-fuelled snark. Which, let's be fair, is probably helpful www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...
A Review of the Guardian’s Review of Channel 4’s ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’ theneuroscienceofeve... I reviewed the Guardian's review of The Great ADHD Myth, and found it... well, lacking doesn't really do it justice. #ADHD #Channel4 #Guardian #Neurodivergence
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You should read this thread for a well reasoned reality check.
I hope 2025 & 2026 have adequately prepared everyone for the shitshow that will be 2027: Strongest El Niño and highest global temperature on record Energy and affordability crisis from the illegal war End of 3-year federal science grants awarded in 2024 AI bubble bursting Continued rise of fascism
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lots of replies asking about this so here are two solid use cases for AI: 1. LLMs are good at summarizing widely available information. Ask one to summarize a news story you aren't caught up on. 2. Girlfriend. Ask the AI to be your girlfriend. Now you're well-informed and you have a girlfriend.
i am reasonably confident that i could figure out a way any person on Bluesky could use a $20 OpenAI or Claude subscription to improve some aspect of their life in fifteen minutes of talking through it, if they're willing to try in good faith
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What are data centers? What does it mean when one opens near you, for electricity, water and more? Here’s how it all works. politifact.com/article/2026...
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I woke up with this song stuck in my head. If you would be interested by a band with a backstory so interesting that there is a book about it, check it out. youtu.be/y7tO_epO4JA?...
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@ladygothic.bsky.social This is a far better explanation for what I was trying to explain last week.
European summers aren't what they used to be! Grey curve is the climate of 1950-90. Every coloured line is a summer since 1991. Every one since 2005 sits beyond the 95th percentile of the curve. This isn't a shifting #climate. It's already a new one! 🤯🥵 Plot inspired by Barriopedro et al. 2011
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France will ban unsolicited telemarketing calls starting Tuesday under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices. https://to.pbs.org/4wcaKxr
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After Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, social media users misleadingly shared videos of Muslims marching in Dearborn, Michigan. The footage shows an annual parade held since 2004. politifact.com/article/2026...
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I woke up today with this song playing in my head. Give it a listen if you would like to go on a journey. I just wanted to let @thesmithstreetband.bsky.social know how much I appreciate their music. Thank you!
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One measles case in New Mexico cost $53,522. A dose of MMR costs $26.35. Save and send to other parents before the kids go back to school: https://www.celinegounder.com/p/measles-outbreak-cost-per-case-new-mexico Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com
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