Sam Packard
@sambear.bsky.social
Dog dad, epidemiologist, wannabe social scientist. Voted most likely to run away and join the circus.
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ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
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I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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BREAKING: New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests them, regardless of age or underlying conditions.
September 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
BREAKING: New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests them, regardless of age or underlying conditions.
I had what may have been my first ever COVID infection in August, and it lasted 15 days.
September 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I had what may have been my first ever COVID infection in August, and it lasted 15 days.
I'm sitting on a report that I'd love to publish but the target journals for it are all published by US Federal Government agencies and would not publish because we include transgender people in our results.
July 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I'm sitting on a report that I'd love to publish but the target journals for it are all published by US Federal Government agencies and would not publish because we include transgender people in our results.
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Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God.
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders?
A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct.
forward.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God.
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
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You can read every one of today's NYT online headlines and have no idea the government is kidnapping people off the streets and putting them in cages.
July 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
You can read every one of today's NYT online headlines and have no idea the government is kidnapping people off the streets and putting them in cages.
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It’s shocking to me that amidst all of the misrule, corruption and horror that surrounds us, a sizable plurality of America is still more comfortable with full-bore fascism than a light dollop of Scandinavian-style socialism
July 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It’s shocking to me that amidst all of the misrule, corruption and horror that surrounds us, a sizable plurality of America is still more comfortable with full-bore fascism than a light dollop of Scandinavian-style socialism
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ok lmao which one of you did this mamdanitimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
ok lmao which one of you did this mamdanitimes.com
In other words, a city with such a vibrant cultural, arts, culinary, academic, and social scene that it ranks higher on people's lists of most desirable places to live than any other city in the country.
June 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In other words, a city with such a vibrant cultural, arts, culinary, academic, and social scene that it ranks higher on people's lists of most desirable places to live than any other city in the country.
This looks great.
This free course about LLMs looks brilliant. The graphics are delightful and the topic is absolutely essential. Lessons are short. I will be plunging in as soon as I can!
thebullshitmachines.com
thebullshitmachines.com
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines: Introduction
A free online humanities course about how to learn and work and thrive in an AI world.
thebullshitmachines.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This looks great.
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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We know what we have to do to save our city from Andrew Cuomo.
We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social
We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We know what we have to do to save our city from Andrew Cuomo.
We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social
We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social
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I mean I knew American universities were an expensive business, but…
June 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I mean I knew American universities were an expensive business, but…
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If you think it’s scary being an American Jew right now wait til you hear what it’s like to be a Palestinian
May 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If you think it’s scary being an American Jew right now wait til you hear what it’s like to be a Palestinian