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Melissa Atwell
@melissaatwell.bsky.social
· Dec 15
What Has Social Media Done To Our Empathy? #socialmedia #mentalhealth
YouTube video by StarTalk
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“I couldn’t help but notice the absence of empathy that I witnessed on social media.”
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TOMORROW IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE AND Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. It is time for the women (defined broadly) to hunt the Year King through the woods and tear him apart with their bare hands!
December 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
TOMORROW IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE AND Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. It is time for the women (defined broadly) to hunt the Year King through the woods and tear him apart with their bare hands!
Just updated my Custom Instructions for ChatGPT, Claude, & Gemini. I usually include “please” & “thank you” in my discussions with LLMs, so those are in the instructions. Of the 3 companies, only Google REMOVED the thank you’s from my instructions! Apparently saying “thank you” was a bridge too far
December 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Just updated my Custom Instructions for ChatGPT, Claude, & Gemini. I usually include “please” & “thank you” in my discussions with LLMs, so those are in the instructions. Of the 3 companies, only Google REMOVED the thank you’s from my instructions! Apparently saying “thank you” was a bridge too far
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The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga
The deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
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It’s really embarrassing how much certain Democrats are trying to assist the right in enacting Project 2025’s plans to censor the internet and banish abortion access info, sex ed, LGBTQ people, and much more under the guise of “protecting the kids,” who will of course be further harmed by this
December 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
It’s really embarrassing how much certain Democrats are trying to assist the right in enacting Project 2025’s plans to censor the internet and banish abortion access info, sex ed, LGBTQ people, and much more under the guise of “protecting the kids,” who will of course be further harmed by this
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I realized the trans flag might be throwing some people off, so I made a version in a flag you are more familiar with.
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I realized the trans flag might be throwing some people off, so I made a version in a flag you are more familiar with.
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Federal ban on healthcare for trans youth passes the House. Horrific day, horrific precedent. We continue to hurtle toward genocide.
December 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Federal ban on healthcare for trans youth passes the House. Horrific day, horrific precedent. We continue to hurtle toward genocide.
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Trump is taking pay-to-play to a whole new level with his $350 million ballroom.
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Trump is taking pay-to-play to a whole new level with his $350 million ballroom.
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Over the course of 11 interviews with Vanity Fair, Trump’s chief of staff claimed the following:
• Elon Musk was an “avowed” ketamine user who slept in a sleeping bag.
• Pam Bondi "completely whiffed” on the Epstein Files.
• JD Vance has been a “conspiracy theorist for a decade.”
• Elon Musk was an “avowed” ketamine user who slept in a sleeping bag.
• Pam Bondi "completely whiffed” on the Epstein Files.
• JD Vance has been a “conspiracy theorist for a decade.”
Susie Wiles disavows her own on-the-record admissions revealing White House chaos
Trump's chief of staff sat down for 11 interviews with Vanity Fair.
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Over the course of 11 interviews with Vanity Fair, Trump’s chief of staff claimed the following:
• Elon Musk was an “avowed” ketamine user who slept in a sleeping bag.
• Pam Bondi "completely whiffed” on the Epstein Files.
• JD Vance has been a “conspiracy theorist for a decade.”
• Elon Musk was an “avowed” ketamine user who slept in a sleeping bag.
• Pam Bondi "completely whiffed” on the Epstein Files.
• JD Vance has been a “conspiracy theorist for a decade.”
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In case you can’t quite place the name, this is the writer of classic Trek’s Trouble with Tribbles. Let’s help him out.
David needs folks to lend a hand. https://www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerrolds-health-and-leukemia-fundraiser?lang=en_GB&ts=1765731124&fbclid=IwdGRjcAOs_FtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR6KKiZ2rx4-CeehknGhy0m7jAsLfQXTijNNB--x4dSYOZovtFMCTh0YuSl10w_aem_bDanHCEMaHX8JsZvYYD7Jg
Donate to David Gerrold's Health and Leukemia Fundraiser, organized by David Gerrold
Here is a thank you just for coming this far, a link to a short collec… David Gerrold needs your support for David Gerrold's Health and Leukemia Fundraiser
www.gofundme.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
In case you can’t quite place the name, this is the writer of classic Trek’s Trouble with Tribbles. Let’s help him out.
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Nancy Pelosi on the cruelty of this administration: “What is this guy doing for the American people? Giving tax cuts to the richest people in America while he cuts millions of people out of Medicaid…I think that’s sick.”
December 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Nancy Pelosi on the cruelty of this administration: “What is this guy doing for the American people? Giving tax cuts to the richest people in America while he cuts millions of people out of Medicaid…I think that’s sick.”
Vocals are much more effective when used tastefully. Constant wall-to-wall vocals numb the mind, ultimately becoming less effective. It’s all about good arranging.
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Vocals are much more effective when used tastefully. Constant wall-to-wall vocals numb the mind, ultimately becoming less effective. It’s all about good arranging.
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If only there was a safe, cheap and effective way to halt its spread.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If only there was a safe, cheap and effective way to halt its spread.
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Articles of Impeachment introduced against Pete Hegseth and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Articles of Impeachment introduced against Pete Hegseth and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Human rights should not be political. #humanrightsday
December 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Human rights should not be political. #humanrightsday
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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Q: What changes do you want to see at CNN under new ownership?
TRUMP: I'm not involved in that. I will be probably involved in the decision. It's imperative that CNN be sold.
TRUMP: I'm not involved in that. I will be probably involved in the decision. It's imperative that CNN be sold.
December 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Q: What changes do you want to see at CNN under new ownership?
TRUMP: I'm not involved in that. I will be probably involved in the decision. It's imperative that CNN be sold.
TRUMP: I'm not involved in that. I will be probably involved in the decision. It's imperative that CNN be sold.
Just be kind. There is zero reason to be mean or violent to robots and A.I.
It says a lot about a person in how they treat things. (and animals)
Just be kind.
@anthropic.com #ArtificialIntelligence #Robots #Humanoid #HumanoidRobot #DeliveryRobot #Claude #AmandaAskell #Gemini #ChatGPT
It says a lot about a person in how they treat things. (and animals)
Just be kind.
@anthropic.com #ArtificialIntelligence #Robots #Humanoid #HumanoidRobot #DeliveryRobot #Claude #AmandaAskell #Gemini #ChatGPT
Why treat AI models well?
YouTube video by Anthropic
youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Just be kind. There is zero reason to be mean or violent to robots and A.I.
It says a lot about a person in how they treat things. (and animals)
Just be kind.
@anthropic.com #ArtificialIntelligence #Robots #Humanoid #HumanoidRobot #DeliveryRobot #Claude #AmandaAskell #Gemini #ChatGPT
It says a lot about a person in how they treat things. (and animals)
Just be kind.
@anthropic.com #ArtificialIntelligence #Robots #Humanoid #HumanoidRobot #DeliveryRobot #Claude #AmandaAskell #Gemini #ChatGPT
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It is a trolley problem and you need to understand the stakes.
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It is a trolley problem and you need to understand the stakes.
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Project 2026 is here, focused on consolidating authoritarian rule, canceling free & fair elections, eliminating the vestiges of gay & women's rights, and enshrining pro-Trump censorship nationwide.
www.heritage.org/priorities
www.heritage.org/priorities
Restoring America’s Promise
www.heritage.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Project 2026 is here, focused on consolidating authoritarian rule, canceling free & fair elections, eliminating the vestiges of gay & women's rights, and enshrining pro-Trump censorship nationwide.
www.heritage.org/priorities
www.heritage.org/priorities
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This is climate chaos: almost 1,000 people dead and 1,000,000 displaced due to extreme flooding in Indonesia
Indonesia counts human cost as more climate change warnings sounded
Indonesia says 1,000 dead, some 1 million displaced from rains as report points at the threat posed by climate change.
www.aljazeera.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is climate chaos: almost 1,000 people dead and 1,000,000 displaced due to extreme flooding in Indonesia
🧵 [Disclaimer: I’m not an A.I. alarmist. There are some clear benefits to A.I. assistance in our work and personal lives, but obviously also many safety, legal, and societal concerns as well. We need adults in the room to make the big decisions, not immature tech bros. and autocratic fascists.]
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Prime Video pulls eerily emotionless AI-generated anime dubs after complaints — Ars Technica
In some cases, better dubs already existed.
apple.news
December 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
🧵 [Disclaimer: I’m not an A.I. alarmist. There are some clear benefits to A.I. assistance in our work and personal lives, but obviously also many safety, legal, and societal concerns as well. We need adults in the room to make the big decisions, not immature tech bros. and autocratic fascists.]
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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The latest trend in Facebook’s ever downward spiral down the AI slop toilet are AI deportation videos. And the Facebook algorithm is rewarding creators for it. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
Full story: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
Full story: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The latest trend in Facebook’s ever downward spiral down the AI slop toilet are AI deportation videos. And the Facebook algorithm is rewarding creators for it. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
Full story: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
Full story: www.404media.co/ai-generated...