It only just occurred to me that the *relevant* here might have looked like I was being sarcastic, whereas in truth I was going for emphasis on the fact that their experts far more relevant than myself. Just so we're all clear

Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 3d ago

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...

Got out to see some really awesome geology today!!! ⚒️🌋

this story is batshit Here is the full article, which includes all prompts, trial transcripts, the report itself. The firm hired charged more than $80,000 for the report. Also shows that AI transcripts can be discoverable and can be very revealing: www.404media.co/show-how-3m-...

‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit

ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people.

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I really need to see this movie! reactormag.com/actually-chr...

Actually, Christopher Nolan Is Making a Point About Trans People in The Odyssey - Reactor

And I have the (ancient) receipts

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@denverpost.com it happened again. Colfax Avenue this morning

Bridget Platt@bptt.bsky.social · 2w ago

@waymo.bsky.social get your broke assed cars off our streets. Your autonomous vehicles keep getting stuck in construction zones, which is a danger to workers and blocks traffic. Colfax Ave in Denver, Colorado

@waymo.bsky.social get your broke assed cars off our streets. Your autonomous vehicles keep getting stuck in construction zones, which is a danger to workers and blocks traffic. Colfax Ave in Denver, Colorado

Feeder(?) dike of MCR basalt (matches age and reversed polarity of basal MCR Elly's Peak Basalts) cutting through turbidites of the Thomson Formation (Animikie Group) @ Thomson Dam, Minnesota. ⚒️

Partner webinar: @aip.bsky.social is hosting a webinar providing a high-level overview of the Department of Homeland Security's recent rule impacting duration of status for international students studying in the U.S. Learn more August 12 at 12pm ET: spklr.io/63327EuSGB

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On July 17th, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule that replaces the longstanding duration of status framework with fixed periods of admission for certain nonimmigrants. What policies does the final rule change? What could it mean for the U.S. scientific research enterprise? This AIP Federation webinar will: - Examine key provisions of the final rule; - Explain how it differs from the August 2025 proposed rule; and - Discuss what it means for international students, researchers, and research institutions. The program will conclude with an extended audience Q&A. This webinar is intended to provide a high-level overview of the final rule rather than legal advice. The speakers will not be able to address individual immigration situations or provide case-specific guidance. About AIP: AIP is a federation that advances the success of our Member Societies and an institute that engages in research and analysis to empower positive change in the physical sciences. The mission of AIP (American Institute of Physics) is to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity.

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...actually the Daily Wire "Lady Ballers" creators originally wanted to make it a documentary where they tried out for IRL women's basketball teams, but then they learned that they'd have to go on hormones in order to do it. That's why they made a fictional movie instead. Ben Shapiro said so himself

before the bans, the requirements for trans women to participate in women's sports leagues was typically about 2 years being on estrogen and anti-androgens. if this transphobic dipshit is committed to the bit, let her do it, she'll become dysphoric after a few months & face transphobia within a year

Sarah Spain ✨@sarahspain.com · 2w ago

Fuck these fucking fucks

I hope the WNBA tells them they have to undergo HRT and have their hormone levels in the therapeutic range for a minimum of six months before they can try out. Letting these CHUDs give themselves intense gender dysphoria in the pursuit of a stupid point seems like just punishment.

elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 2w ago

The only achievement of TERFs is making it easier for the shittiest cis-men to go after all women

Note they’re doing this with the WNBA where majority of the players are black and not the NWSL which has more money. Because it’s not about “protecting girls”. It’s about policing and controlling women’s bodies. Introducing invasive arbitrary testing as a barrier to funding women’s sports.

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Erin in the Morning Aug 2026 Two people who used a women's restroom in Bossier Parish LA's Cypress Black Bayou Park attacked by an angry group. One was taken to hospital and the other taken by police to a men’s jail. LA does not have a bathroom ban but the Parish voted to pass its own.

Trans Couple Brutalized At Louisiana Park Bathroom, Then Charged By Police

An angry mob allegedly beat them. The police charged them. The municipality voted for one of the most severe anti-trans bathroom ordinances in the country.

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Posting fake eulogies is wrong and can cause people undue emotional distress. Take this for example - the momentary spark of joy that reading Carville died was immediately extinguished and replaced by profound anguish when I googled it and saw that that ghoul is still alive.

ceej@ceej.online · 2y ago

BREAKING: Longtime Democratic Party strategist James Carville has died at the age of 79. Born a swamp alligator, Carville bargained his soul to the Devil in exchange for human form under the condition that the Democratic Party never become hospitable to minorities.

People make arguments in favor of the electoral college like “it protects the interests of small states” and no it doesn’t. Oregon is a small state, but because we’re a reliable vote for the Democrat (and with a late primary too) our votes mean nothing.

Stephen Judkins@stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 3w ago

this absolute scumbag www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...

My kids school district filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education today. The administration is threatening to withhold critical funding in an attempt to blackmail our schools into adopting anti-trans policies designed to hurt vulnerable children. I’m proud of our school board!

Can we please stop doing the thing of comparing Andrew Tate to a woman? It manages to be a combination of homophobic, transphobic, and misogynistic all in one. The guy is an alleged rapist, abuser, and human trafficker. Saying "he looks/dresses like a woman" is not a good response.

9. That is why, to those who understand the stakes, comments like Acton's likely read as a cancer on the party. And a candidate willing to throw transgender people under the bus to win has seemingly told every other minority exactly what their protection is worth when the polling gets tight.

Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.

The protester who was shot by a GEO Group employee outside of the Aurora ICE facility last week posted her account of events on r/DenverProtests. The text of her post is below. The last paragraph is the most important. www.reddit.com/r/DenverProt...

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A father in Idaho, speaking to police after his child died by suicide: “There is a huge amount of animosity, every single day, thrown at trans kids. The whole fucking country. The whole fucking administration, every single fucking day.” Please read this important story by @joyurcaba.bsky.social

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.

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Putting this on my resume right now

Metin Seven (Moon Child's dad 🌝)@seven.eurosky.social · last mo.

And when Acton’s cynical attempt to gain power over the bodies of dead trans children (not hyperbole) inevitably fails, the Party will blame us for her disastrous political choices.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · last mo.

The Ohio Democratic party is censoring its own members from criticizing Amy Acton. This even includes the Pride Caucus chair who has to criticize her from their personal capacity. They've threatened to kick caucuses out that formally criticize Acton over her transphobic positions.

Two Forest Service employees were kidnapped and held hostage while doing fieldwork on the Shasta-T in Northern California. Fortunately after hours of negotiations they were released unharmed. When I worked on the Malheur NF they had us take a red flag training for this reason. R5 doesn’t.

US Forest Service employees zip-tied, held at gunpoint in California

"The hostages are OK," the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

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Election experts say that Biden won the 2020 election fairly. A guy who shits himself in public and struggles to pass basic cognitive tests says that Trump won. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to trust.

The school district my kid attends is about to start charging students to use the school bus to help make up critical budget deficits. This will disproportionately impact students from low income households and create a hurdle to education. We need at abolish TABOR now so we can fund our schools!

I just want people to see how much this sucks and reconcile that with the fact until now they were perfectly OK with other people living in these conditions. Most of the produce grown in the U.S. is harvested by some of the most vulnerable members of our society under these kinds of conditions.

Bridget Platt@bptt.bsky.social · last mo.

It’s wild to see so many posts on here from people getting an unexpected crash course on what it’s like living in Fresno during summer. That red-brown stuff burning your lungs? We called that air. If it persists long enough you’ll see an uptick in respiratory illnesses.

It’s wild to see so many posts on here from people getting an unexpected crash course on what it’s like living in Fresno during summer. That red-brown stuff burning your lungs? We called that air. If it persists long enough you’ll see an uptick in respiratory illnesses.

Not even satire, that’s exactly what it is. Although it’s got to be the first time in history that people are going to be forced to undergo HRT to affirm their boss’s gender.

NY Times Pitchbot@nytpitchbot.bsky.social · last mo.

American soldiers to receive gender-affirming care www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...