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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Sam Kimbrel

@skimbrel.northsky.social

enby & queer & AuDHD af | non-LLM computerer | too many hobbies | program chair @northbaypython.org | “is usually underestimated. try again. no again. still no.” —@chrisjrn.fyi | they/them | fuck fascists also occasionally at wandering.shop/skimbrel

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Jørgen@strangecasts.bsky.social · 6h ago

[note: only announce if share prices go this low] $115: Moon factories powered by robots $100: Every Tesla capable of launching blue shells $85: Optimus to be capable of sensual love $60: Paying X users will get live unicorn $45: Marvelous proof of P = NP too small to fit in earnings report

Shepherd@neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 18h ago

In 1986, contracting HIV meant you were going to die, usually slowly, painfully, and alone. Now it's a chronic illness like hypertension. In 1986, gay and lesbian couples couldn't have their relationships legally recognized and had to adopt elaborate legal workarounds.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 20h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

dorian @doriantaylor.com air travel is one of those experiences that has gotten monotonically worse over my entire lifetime question though: has *anything* in the last 40+ years genuinely gotten *better*? like, there's *more* stuff, sure, but is any of it *better*? 2:58 PM Aug 4, 2026
Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕@mimmymum.bsky.social · 5d ago

The email from Amnesty International UK is even more gaslighting than their public statement… 😖 Including ‘gender critical’ transphobic tropes such as “rolling back women’s hard won rights” and treating trans people with “dignity”! F*ck them!!! 😖😣 Donation cancelled.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Dear Lead Activist As you may well have seen, Amnesty International UK recently made a public apology for the publication of the briefing "A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK". This document should never have been published, and full responsibility for this error rests with Amnesty International UK.The briefing was taken down shortly after publication, was not actively promoted, and will not be republished. We have an ongoing internal investigation into how this briefing came to be published. As part of this process, we have also withdrawn an earlier more discursive briefing, "Like a Snowball," which similarly referenced a wide range of organisations. AIUK holds itself to the highest standards of research, evidence and editorial oversight in all its publications. We have concluded that this briefing does not meet those standards. We will commission an independent external review to learn from this moment to ensure our work meets the high standards expected of us and of the wider Amnesty movement.Amnesty International UK is deeply committed to our work on gender justice. We are committed to the rights of all women and all girls the world over who face multiple and increasing attempts to roll back their hard won rights. We are committed to the rights of all trans people, in the UK and globally, as their fundamental human rights, dignity and very existence comes under sustained attack. Our commitment to the idea that all people should be safe from gender-based violence, oppression, discrimination and hatred remains emphatic and absolute. It is my mission as CEO to defend the idea that rights belong equally to everyone, to build bridges and synergies in a world where divisions are becoming both deeper and more entrenched.We know that this will be disappointing, frustrating and upsetting for our supporters, members and activists and for this, too, we apologise without reservation. We know that you champion and represent the organisation, put your trust in its outputs, and rightly have high expectations of our research and our actions. We commit to listening, learning from our mistakes, and ensuring AIUK remains a fearless champion for human rights and universal equality. Yours sincerely Kerry Kerry Moscogiuri Chief Executive Amnesty International 🇬🇧
Mel Buer@melbuer.bsky.social · 6d ago

“Over a half century, the Quicksand Economy transformed from tabloid newpapers to cable infotainment to reality TV to online influencers to AI facsimiles. Young people grow up longing to be a brand because it looks like job security. But there is no security in being post-human.” Great read

Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 6d ago

"Israel, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, the US and more are merging into a mega-war run by robots. They used to call these World Wars. They used to call people on the phone. The most common call I get today is from someone named 'Scam Likely.'" sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/quicksand

Tyler King@tyleraking.com · last wk.

I dunno but it should probably be a bigger deal that the White House announced it wants to slap a 100% tariff on drug imports at the same time it is eliminating Medicare drug subsidies. And we’re talking about critical life-saving drugs like insulin, blood thinners, antibiotics, and heart meds.

India supplies approximately 50% of all U.S. generic drugs, and these face the highest tariff rates: • Antibiotics: Penicillin, amoxicillin • Cardiovascular medications: Generic versions of cholesterol drugs, blood thinners • Diabetes medications: Metformin, insulin analogs • Pain relievers: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen 2. China-Dependent Active Ingredients China supplies active ingredients for: • >95% of ibuprofen and acetaminophen • ~45% of penicillin • Many other commonly used medications' base components
Maggie Harrison Dupré@mharrisondupre.bsky.social · last wk.

NEW: A large trove of Claude-generated documents have been exposed to the web and indexed by Google. We reviewed what appear to be real medical records, the full names and phone numbers of school-aged children, and company documents marked for internal use only. futurism.com/artificial-i...

A Whole Bunch of People's Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online, and There's Some Wildly Private Stuff in There

A trove of documents generated by Anthropic's Claude were indexed by Google. They included medical records and student information.

futurism.com

Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account)@thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is really good, yes. The ultra-rich have lost their minds and so many aspects of the rest of our lives have been made worse as a result

Austin McCoy@austinmccoy.bsky.social · 2w ago

Really good read about something many of us think about every time we walk into a drug store to find everything locked up. There's been times I have gone to a drugstore, seen everything locked up, and just walked out. open.substack.com/pub/dannykat...