Google rep: “Our new KittenAnnihilatorAI feature allows anyone anywhere to annihilate a kitten. Anytime.” Me, confused: “Wtf. What possible use is there for this??” Google rep: “Well, our business model relies solely on killing kittens now. Soooo…us I guess?”

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d ago

New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...

If ai scrapers aren’t going anywhere, we need a TSA Precheck-type system for verified humans accessing the web. Spending increasingly ridiculous amounts of time pRoViNg i’M hUmAn.

Big study of mutation signatures in relapsed childhood tumors. Lots of platinum chemo exposure mutations and even novel platinum exposure signatures. And the signatures can be seen as early as 1 year post-treatment.

Barbara Marte@barbmarte.bsky.social · 2w ago

new our in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tussey Mountain erasure!

Hoover Street Rag@hooverstreetrag.org · 2w ago

Hey @opg.bsky.social

Our lab at Pitt is looking to hire a technician. Ideal candidate would be a recent graduate with some cell biology skills, looking to expand their experience before applying to a PhD program in a couple of years. If you are this person, interested in DNA replication, please email me. moiseevalab.com

Graham Platner's collapse is an indictment of what Twitter has done to people's brains, and a major W for this platform and the general idea of "not spending time in Elon Musk's sandbox" slate.com/technology/2...

Graham Platner Was the Perfect Twitter Candidate

Social media transformed his campaign into a political mirage.

slate.com

Alex Kirshner@alexkirshner.com · 3w ago

Bluesky I have a special treat coming for you in a few minutes. You're going to come up for it like a dolphin jumping to catch some food at Sea World

So the ceiling on organic support of this disaster is now roughly 0.6%. This must not be allowed to become a rule.

Jeremy Yoder says no war@jbyoder.org · 3w ago

Holy COW. Text analysis of comments on the OMB rule: overwhelming opposition, overwhelmingly not form letters. (But 9 in 10 comments supporting the rule ARE form responses, LOL) Whatever happens next, folks have stepped up.

Y’all. This is a joke. It exists, it’s called This Guy Sucked, and I’m the host of it. Your favorite historians have probably been on and we get nominated for awards and Apple called us a best new show of 2025 and it’s really cool and and you should come join us!! www.thisguysucked.com

This Guy Sucked | For Haters, By Historians

Explore critical analyses of historical figures with the This Guy Sucked podcast. Tune in weekly for expert debates and thoughtful insights that challenge traditional perspectives.

thisguysucked.com

You, a smooth brain: There’s an epidemic of explosive diarrhea. Making people unhealthy. Directly resulting from the new admin eliminating infectious disease tracking. Me, a wrinkle brain: There’s an increase in raw colon milk. Making people healthy. Again.

Haaland achieving James Harden levels of off ball “energy conservation”

“Plz help me, golf buddy!!!” 😭

TW@twesq.bsky.social · 4w ago

Harry Kane confirmed he played golf with Trump. Norway by half a dozen.

Reflecting pool-ass performance from usmnt

The Great American Soccer Fair

Dave Karpf@davekarpf.bsky.social · 4w ago

*this* feels more like 2026 America.

What A Country (Roads)!

victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27)@dirtbagqueer.rocks · last mo.

i try not to be this person but country roads is a lame pick for your anthem i’m sorry

Brandy Melville-Boston straw cup graveyard

America247 > America250

AL voters making the correct choice for catcher so far

Talkin' Baseball@talkinbaseballbot.bsky.social · 2mo ago

First American League All-Star ballot update

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Excited to finally share our preprint on mapping the genetic interaction network of the DNA damage response with combinatorial knockout screens led by Sam Hayward, Alina Vaitsiankova, and Tomas Lama-Diaz! www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Mapping the genetic landscape of the DNA damage response with Cas12a-based combinatorial knockout screens

The DNA damage response (DDR) is a complex network of cellular pathways that ensures the faithful maintenance of our genomes upon a wide array of genomic insults. To elucidate the functional architect...

biorxiv.org

Charlie Wilson’s Bank Account

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo ago

A CIA employee who was recently found with $40 million of gold bars in his house had created a secret intelligence program to funnel millions of dollars from the federal government to himself, according to two U.S. officials. nyti.ms/4uR8PhN

Exquisite pairing I guess a generous reading is that they can maybe learn how to NOT let their pump station parts rust?

Angry Wave AND Bacon Wave??? 👀 🌊 🔥

Homefield@homefield.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW GAME DAY PATCH TRUCKER HATS. 50+ SCHOOLS. www.homefieldapparel.com/collections/...

Blue Origin completes mostly successful rocket launch

AZ Intel@azintel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

BREAKING: Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up at Launch Complex-36 while attempting to static fire.

White House staff totally heard “Get a lineup to celebrate two hundred fifty-year-olds”

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This lineup could have performed at Freedom 215 (i.e., 1990)

Old Man and the Big Tree

“Man completes mostly successful trip to bathroom” (Sharted all over self upon bathroom entry)

Dr. SkySkull@drskyskull.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This headline is hilarious when you learn that the rocket toppled over in a fiery explosion on landing

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️@napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap