Michelle Baldwin
@michellekbaldwin.bsky.social
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Come for my hot takes on education and politics. 🧐😂
Stay for all the deer pics and mountain scenery.
Stay for all the deer pics and mountain scenery.
Who could have known that simply paying a fee to verify you were who you said you were would open the door for a bunch of bogus accounts?
randy marsh from south park stands in front of a crowd and says it was
Alt: Animated gif of Randy Marsh from South Park standing in front of a crowd; text: “It was… a trick?”
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Who could have known that simply paying a fee to verify you were who you said you were would open the door for a bunch of bogus accounts?
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There is no congruent way to look at generative AI and think “this is the future.” The most well known fact about it is that it messes up all the time, the next being that it loses lots of money.
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
There is no congruent way to look at generative AI and think “this is the future.” The most well known fact about it is that it messes up all the time, the next being that it loses lots of money.
The insatiable need to know what all words mean vs consequences of knowing this specific context
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The insatiable need to know what all words mean vs consequences of knowing this specific context
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The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
Sometimes, when someone uses a term that *I* know, but I know others around/listening might not, I ask for clarification for myself & everyone.
If I genuinely don’t know, I ask in the exact same way.
Modeling vulnerability & saying “I don’t know this” <— we need more people willing to do this.
If I genuinely don’t know, I ask in the exact same way.
Modeling vulnerability & saying “I don’t know this” <— we need more people willing to do this.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sometimes, when someone uses a term that *I* know, but I know others around/listening might not, I ask for clarification for myself & everyone.
If I genuinely don’t know, I ask in the exact same way.
Modeling vulnerability & saying “I don’t know this” <— we need more people willing to do this.
If I genuinely don’t know, I ask in the exact same way.
Modeling vulnerability & saying “I don’t know this” <— we need more people willing to do this.
Three bucks showed up today with a few does in tow. 🦌 ❤️
This time of year brings a lot of mulie traffic.
This time of year brings a lot of mulie traffic.
November 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Three bucks showed up today with a few does in tow. 🦌 ❤️
This time of year brings a lot of mulie traffic.
This time of year brings a lot of mulie traffic.
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It's not a sophisticated reaction, but my response to both "quiet, piggy" and the Coast Guard okaying swastikas and nooses is a deep sadness that the compassion we're working so hard to foster in our children will not just be challenged by schoolyard bullies but by the highest levels of society.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It's not a sophisticated reaction, but my response to both "quiet, piggy" and the Coast Guard okaying swastikas and nooses is a deep sadness that the compassion we're working so hard to foster in our children will not just be challenged by schoolyard bullies but by the highest levels of society.
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I will argue that Elon is insouciantly doing a good thing here. He is proving incontrovertibly that "AIs" can and will lie for the people who created them. He is exposing the human agency behind "AI," whose success depends on that human agency being hidden.
the thread just keeps getting better from here
this is easily the funniest way Elon has ever broken Grok, you can get it to choose him over anyone for anything in a hypothetical scenario
*anything*
this is easily the funniest way Elon has ever broken Grok, you can get it to choose him over anyone for anything in a hypothetical scenario
*anything*
oh my god i take it back, grok is amazing
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I will argue that Elon is insouciantly doing a good thing here. He is proving incontrovertibly that "AIs" can and will lie for the people who created them. He is exposing the human agency behind "AI," whose success depends on that human agency being hidden.
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
This administration just continuing to demonstrate on the daily that their idea of “merit-based” hires is anything but.
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This administration just continuing to demonstrate on the daily that their idea of “merit-based” hires is anything but.
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Disability education should not be put into HHS because it's not a health issue, it's an education issue. The idea that disability = health is dehumanizing and, frankly, simply wrong.
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Disability education should not be put into HHS because it's not a health issue, it's an education issue. The idea that disability = health is dehumanizing and, frankly, simply wrong.
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Jesus Christ. This is monstrous. Absolutely sickening. The journalists in that room should walk out en masse.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Jesus Christ. This is monstrous. Absolutely sickening. The journalists in that room should walk out en masse.
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It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
Every AI/bot ad is just a scream for help.
The people developing these tools need to get some real, human friends.
(I don’t think most gamers are the lonely stereotype these folks think they are in ads like this, btw.)
The people developing these tools need to get some real, human friends.
(I don’t think most gamers are the lonely stereotype these folks think they are in ads like this, btw.)
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Every AI/bot ad is just a scream for help.
The people developing these tools need to get some real, human friends.
(I don’t think most gamers are the lonely stereotype these folks think they are in ads like this, btw.)
The people developing these tools need to get some real, human friends.
(I don’t think most gamers are the lonely stereotype these folks think they are in ads like this, btw.)
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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Before ACA, I regularly had patients who bought insurance they thought was "best for them". I've seen $50k annual max, $500k lifetime max, plans w/ no Rx coverage, plans *carving out* cancer treatment, plans that denied leukemia treatment because prior iron deficiency anemia was a pre-existing. /1
Dr Oz: "If you had a check in the mail, you could buy the insurance you thought was best for you"
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Before ACA, I regularly had patients who bought insurance they thought was "best for them". I've seen $50k annual max, $500k lifetime max, plans w/ no Rx coverage, plans *carving out* cancer treatment, plans that denied leukemia treatment because prior iron deficiency anemia was a pre-existing. /1
The last 30 seconds of a basketball game feels like forever.
Maybe for every foul committed under a minute, you also lose 5 seconds off the game clock.
Maybe for every foul committed under a minute, you also lose 5 seconds off the game clock.
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The last 30 seconds of a basketball game feels like forever.
Maybe for every foul committed under a minute, you also lose 5 seconds off the game clock.
Maybe for every foul committed under a minute, you also lose 5 seconds off the game clock.
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Here at Indivisible, we don’t let leaders who stand up to fascism do so alone. So we’re putting out the call to this movement today: If you’ve got a few bucks to spare, please chip in to support Rep. McIver’s legal defense.
Donate to LaMonica McIver
Show your support with a contribution.
secure.actblue.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Here at Indivisible, we don’t let leaders who stand up to fascism do so alone. So we’re putting out the call to this movement today: If you’ve got a few bucks to spare, please chip in to support Rep. McIver’s legal defense.
I gave a piano recital today for mule deer.
Technically, they were just sitting near an open window where I happened to be playing the piano… BUT, they stuck around until I was done.
Still counts.
Technically, they were just sitting near an open window where I happened to be playing the piano… BUT, they stuck around until I was done.
Still counts.
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I gave a piano recital today for mule deer.
Technically, they were just sitting near an open window where I happened to be playing the piano… BUT, they stuck around until I was done.
Still counts.
Technically, they were just sitting near an open window where I happened to be playing the piano… BUT, they stuck around until I was done.
Still counts.
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💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
Dogs that bark non-stop are in distress.
Actually happening near me right now or a figurative description of current events?
Actually happening near me right now or a figurative description of current events?
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Dogs that bark non-stop are in distress.
Actually happening near me right now or a figurative description of current events?
Actually happening near me right now or a figurative description of current events?
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“Hoffman underwent surgery on Monday, repairing bullet impact to his kidney, bladder and colon, according to a spokesperson for the family.”
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Sen. John Hoffman released from hospital after latest surgery
Hoffman underwent surgery on Monday, repairing bullet impact to his kidney, bladder and colon, according to a spokesperson for the family.
www.kare11.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
“Hoffman underwent surgery on Monday, repairing bullet impact to his kidney, bladder and colon, according to a spokesperson for the family.”
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Yea, because viruses very famously ignore healthy people. 🤬
Jay Bhattacharya's plan for a new pandemic is for everyone to suddenly be healthy.
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Yea, because viruses very famously ignore healthy people. 🤬