Micha
@puttig.bsky.social
A German trying to survive in England. She/her.
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Grief has a point, even as gut wrenching and consuming as it feels.
I cannot think of anything unhealthier for me right now, as I grapple with my mother's loss, than engaging with a chabot of her--neither human nor real in any meaningful way.
Not to mention, she would haunt me if I tried this.
I cannot think of anything unhealthier for me right now, as I grapple with my mother's loss, than engaging with a chabot of her--neither human nor real in any meaningful way.
Not to mention, she would haunt me if I tried this.
AI “deadbots” aim to replace the dead—and raise plenty of ethical issues, Charley Burlock argues. “Perhaps the biggest question is how such a product might shift our experience of personal grief and collective memory.”
The AI Companies Trying to Make Grief Obsolete
You can buy an AI version of your lost loved one. But should you?
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Grief has a point, even as gut wrenching and consuming as it feels.
I cannot think of anything unhealthier for me right now, as I grapple with my mother's loss, than engaging with a chabot of her--neither human nor real in any meaningful way.
Not to mention, she would haunt me if I tried this.
I cannot think of anything unhealthier for me right now, as I grapple with my mother's loss, than engaging with a chabot of her--neither human nor real in any meaningful way.
Not to mention, she would haunt me if I tried this.
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you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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For reference, you don't cure men's anger or sadness by simply giving them women. That is not how any of this works. www.girlonthenet.com/blog/mens-an...
You don't cure men's anger by throwing them sacrificial women
How do we solve the problem of incels? We don't fuck them, that's for sure. You don't solve men's anger by throwing them sacrificial women.
www.girlonthenet.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
For reference, you don't cure men's anger or sadness by simply giving them women. That is not how any of this works. www.girlonthenet.com/blog/mens-an...
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BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
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Something to remember when they say #weremember
January 29, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Something to remember when they say #weremember
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Ja, euch hängt das Thema auch schon zum Hals heraus, aber die rechte Bubble muss immer noch die Pandemie verarbeiten. Und ja, das Thema ist komplexer, aber Schweden hatte prozentual mehr Corona-Tote als Deutschland. Die Rechten behaupten einfach immer noch verzweifelt das Gegenteil, als #Faktensnack
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Ja, euch hängt das Thema auch schon zum Hals heraus, aber die rechte Bubble muss immer noch die Pandemie verarbeiten. Und ja, das Thema ist komplexer, aber Schweden hatte prozentual mehr Corona-Tote als Deutschland. Die Rechten behaupten einfach immer noch verzweifelt das Gegenteil, als #Faktensnack
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Der Vater einer Freundin wurde im Iran verhaftet, weil er als Arzt Verletzte versorgt hat. Ärzt:innen und Medizinstudierende werden gezielt getötet und verhaftet, damit niemand den Verletzten hilft. Viele Verwundete gehen aus Angst nicht zu Ärzten.
Mediziner:innen in Deutschland: Bitte äußert euch.
Mediziner:innen in Deutschland: Bitte äußert euch.
January 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Der Vater einer Freundin wurde im Iran verhaftet, weil er als Arzt Verletzte versorgt hat. Ärzt:innen und Medizinstudierende werden gezielt getötet und verhaftet, damit niemand den Verletzten hilft. Viele Verwundete gehen aus Angst nicht zu Ärzten.
Mediziner:innen in Deutschland: Bitte äußert euch.
Mediziner:innen in Deutschland: Bitte äußert euch.
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Arbeitslose: Alle faul und müssen mit Sanktionen in Arbeit gezwungen werden.
Arbeitnehmende: Auch alles faule Hypochonder, die in Vollzeit gezwungen werden müssen.
Und mit dieser Bevölkerungsbeschimpfung ist die Arbeitsmarktpolitik der CDU auch schon ganz gut zusammengefasst.
Arbeitnehmende: Auch alles faule Hypochonder, die in Vollzeit gezwungen werden müssen.
Und mit dieser Bevölkerungsbeschimpfung ist die Arbeitsmarktpolitik der CDU auch schon ganz gut zusammengefasst.
January 27, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Arbeitslose: Alle faul und müssen mit Sanktionen in Arbeit gezwungen werden.
Arbeitnehmende: Auch alles faule Hypochonder, die in Vollzeit gezwungen werden müssen.
Und mit dieser Bevölkerungsbeschimpfung ist die Arbeitsmarktpolitik der CDU auch schon ganz gut zusammengefasst.
Arbeitnehmende: Auch alles faule Hypochonder, die in Vollzeit gezwungen werden müssen.
Und mit dieser Bevölkerungsbeschimpfung ist die Arbeitsmarktpolitik der CDU auch schon ganz gut zusammengefasst.
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Legal adult content providers in the UK are shutting down because of the #OnlineSafetyAct, and Elon's allowed to do this. It's fucking rank.
A study on the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok embedded on X estimates it created 3 million sexualized images in 11 days in January, including 23,000 of children.
Grok could have produced 3 million sexual deepfakes in 11 days, says estimate
European regulators have yet to decide how to handle the explosion of nonconsensual deepfakes on the platform.
www.politico.eu
January 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Legal adult content providers in the UK are shutting down because of the #OnlineSafetyAct, and Elon's allowed to do this. It's fucking rank.
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Mother nature says trans rights!!!!
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Mother nature says trans rights!!!!
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Today in planes are unacceptably cheap and trains are unacceptably expensive: the return flight for my next Cambridge-Glasgow trip is sixteen quid.
The whole thing is fifty. The cheapest comparable train is a hundred and thirty.
Purely conscience-based modal shift might take a while, eh.
The whole thing is fifty. The cheapest comparable train is a hundred and thirty.
Purely conscience-based modal shift might take a while, eh.
January 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Today in planes are unacceptably cheap and trains are unacceptably expensive: the return flight for my next Cambridge-Glasgow trip is sixteen quid.
The whole thing is fifty. The cheapest comparable train is a hundred and thirty.
Purely conscience-based modal shift might take a while, eh.
The whole thing is fifty. The cheapest comparable train is a hundred and thirty.
Purely conscience-based modal shift might take a while, eh.
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Ich bin als niedergelassene Ärztin absolut FÜR die telefonische Krankschreibung.
Wir wollen Patienten aus MEDIZINISCHEN Gründen behandeln, nicht weil sie eine AU brauchen.
Jemand, der erkältet ist, gehört ins Bett und nicht ins Wartezimmer.
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Wir wollen Patienten aus MEDIZINISCHEN Gründen behandeln, nicht weil sie eine AU brauchen.
Jemand, der erkältet ist, gehört ins Bett und nicht ins Wartezimmer.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Ich bin als niedergelassene Ärztin absolut FÜR die telefonische Krankschreibung.
Wir wollen Patienten aus MEDIZINISCHEN Gründen behandeln, nicht weil sie eine AU brauchen.
Jemand, der erkältet ist, gehört ins Bett und nicht ins Wartezimmer.
⬇️
Wir wollen Patienten aus MEDIZINISCHEN Gründen behandeln, nicht weil sie eine AU brauchen.
Jemand, der erkältet ist, gehört ins Bett und nicht ins Wartezimmer.
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Es ist wichtig immer wieder darauf hinzuweisen, dass ICE nicht die Polizei ist und nicht die Befugnisse der Polizei hat.
ICE hat aber ein höheres Budget als die Bundespolizei und mehr Agenten im Feld. Rekrutierungsanforderung viel niedriger. Und das Budget wird die nächsten Jahre noch viel höher..
ICE hat aber ein höheres Budget als die Bundespolizei und mehr Agenten im Feld. Rekrutierungsanforderung viel niedriger. Und das Budget wird die nächsten Jahre noch viel höher..
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Es ist wichtig immer wieder darauf hinzuweisen, dass ICE nicht die Polizei ist und nicht die Befugnisse der Polizei hat.
ICE hat aber ein höheres Budget als die Bundespolizei und mehr Agenten im Feld. Rekrutierungsanforderung viel niedriger. Und das Budget wird die nächsten Jahre noch viel höher..
ICE hat aber ein höheres Budget als die Bundespolizei und mehr Agenten im Feld. Rekrutierungsanforderung viel niedriger. Und das Budget wird die nächsten Jahre noch viel höher..
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Wish I could internalize this
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Wish I could internalize this
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Because international media largely seems to struggle to choose the correct wording to describe what’s happening: the US, under the self describes „peace president“, attacked another country and kidnapped its president. That is factual, no matter how bad or illegitimate Maduro‘s rule is (very bad).
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Because international media largely seems to struggle to choose the correct wording to describe what’s happening: the US, under the self describes „peace president“, attacked another country and kidnapped its president. That is factual, no matter how bad or illegitimate Maduro‘s rule is (very bad).
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YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE.
in 45 minutes the earth hits perihelion. This is the closest point it approaches the sun.
That means it will be going the fastest it goes in its orbit.
In honour of this, today is designated SPEED DAY.
in 45 minutes the earth hits perihelion. This is the closest point it approaches the sun.
That means it will be going the fastest it goes in its orbit.
In honour of this, today is designated SPEED DAY.
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE.
in 45 minutes the earth hits perihelion. This is the closest point it approaches the sun.
That means it will be going the fastest it goes in its orbit.
In honour of this, today is designated SPEED DAY.
in 45 minutes the earth hits perihelion. This is the closest point it approaches the sun.
That means it will be going the fastest it goes in its orbit.
In honour of this, today is designated SPEED DAY.
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
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Kidnapping an asshole is still kidnapping
January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Kidnapping an asshole is still kidnapping
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So the weather is crap and it looks like snow is on the way, a nightmare for rough sleepers.
StreetLink is an org that helps people sleeping rough, often finding them somewhere to rest for a night. If you see someone who needs help, just ring them and they’ll do rest.
thestreetlink.org.uk/start
StreetLink is an org that helps people sleeping rough, often finding them somewhere to rest for a night. If you see someone who needs help, just ring them and they’ll do rest.
thestreetlink.org.uk/start
Tell us about someone sleeping rough - StreetLink
StreetLink can be used by anyone in England & Wales. Alerts are sent to outreach teams. Call 999 if the person needs emergency help or is under 18.
thestreetlink.org.uk
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
So the weather is crap and it looks like snow is on the way, a nightmare for rough sleepers.
StreetLink is an org that helps people sleeping rough, often finding them somewhere to rest for a night. If you see someone who needs help, just ring them and they’ll do rest.
thestreetlink.org.uk/start
StreetLink is an org that helps people sleeping rough, often finding them somewhere to rest for a night. If you see someone who needs help, just ring them and they’ll do rest.
thestreetlink.org.uk/start
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Sept 1 1939: The Führer announces that Poland is a clear danger to the nation, and that "In order to put an end to this lunacy I have no other choice than to meet force with force. Since 5:45 a.m. we have been returning fire, and from now on bombs will be met by bombs."
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Sept 1 1939: The Führer announces that Poland is a clear danger to the nation, and that "In order to put an end to this lunacy I have no other choice than to meet force with force. Since 5:45 a.m. we have been returning fire, and from now on bombs will be met by bombs."