shaunc
@shaunc.bsky.social
Anti-essentialist. Moderate anarchist. Happy to be free.
📌 Boston, occasionally Bieszczady, Poland
Speaks: EN, PL, DE, UA (learning)
📌 Boston, occasionally Bieszczady, Poland
Speaks: EN, PL, DE, UA (learning)
Far more people died of covid than in the Al Qaeda attacks - how come we don't have a day of remembrance for them, and for the heroic efforts to combat the disease, treat patients (killing a number of medical providers) and produce the vaccines?
September 18, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Far more people died of covid than in the Al Qaeda attacks - how come we don't have a day of remembrance for them, and for the heroic efforts to combat the disease, treat patients (killing a number of medical providers) and produce the vaccines?
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BREAKING: A Russian attack targeted the Syrian-owned cargo vessel MARIAM M off the Ukrainian coast, killing Syrian captain Saad Maraashli and critically injuring two other Syrian members of the crew.
September 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
BREAKING: A Russian attack targeted the Syrian-owned cargo vessel MARIAM M off the Ukrainian coast, killing Syrian captain Saad Maraashli and critically injuring two other Syrian members of the crew.
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Great piece by @xriskology.bsky.social on how the effective altruism cult has helped destroy actual philanthropy - with dangerous and deadly results for many people in need:
Effective Altruism Is a Dangerous Cult — Here's Why
Understanding the "Scientology of Silicon Valley." (7,700 words)
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Great piece by @xriskology.bsky.social on how the effective altruism cult has helped destroy actual philanthropy - with dangerous and deadly results for many people in need:
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1/ Russian forces in the Lyman salient are being hampered by an "acute" shortage of supplies and personnel, according to Russian reports. They are said to be facing a difficult and deteriorating situation as Ukraine's counteroffensive continues. ⬇️
September 17, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
September 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
Will be at least 110% turnout.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for high turnout in the upcoming parliamentary elections, presenting voter participation as a direct indicator of domestic support for the war in Ukraine. With Donbass and Novorossiya voting for the first time, the Kremlin aims to show unity.
September 17, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Will be at least 110% turnout.
Ukraine is the most important bulwark of liberal values in the world today.
“Indictment says FBI shut down Russian plot to kill US individuals and target Ukraine supporters
| Federal authorities say the intelligence services of the Russian Federation are seeking to kill people in the U.S. and European countries supporting Ukraine”
All “still at large”…🤔
| Federal authorities say the intelligence services of the Russian Federation are seeking to kill people in the U.S. and European countries supporting Ukraine”
All “still at large”…🤔
apnews.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Ukraine is the most important bulwark of liberal values in the world today.
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Social media is a little guy machine. The activation threshold for finding your crazed alter egos and reinforcing your obsessions is just so much lower now.
September 17, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Social media is a little guy machine. The activation threshold for finding your crazed alter egos and reinforcing your obsessions is just so much lower now.
Trump: outranking even Incitatus
We’re just letting this guy destroy our whole civilization. He’s got the IQ of a horse
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
September 17, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Trump: outranking even Incitatus
The best thing Trump did in his life was give operation Warp Speed the go ahead.
Wonder why we don't hear more about that?
Wonder why we don't hear more about that?
September 17, 2026 at 5:14 AM
The best thing Trump did in his life was give operation Warp Speed the go ahead.
Wonder why we don't hear more about that?
Wonder why we don't hear more about that?
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It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his sex life depends on his not understanding it.
This idea seems to be the most infectious because it activates the same neurosis that every apocalyptic or millenarian cult does. The world is going to end, and only I and my special group of people in the know can maybe stop it. (Also, you should give me money and have sex with me.)
September 17, 2026 at 4:49 AM
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his sex life depends on his not understanding it.
Yup -- digging a deeper moat to protect their bubble.
bsky.app/profile/shau...
bsky.app/profile/shau...
I feel about this roughly the same way I would feel about all the pharmaceutical companies getting together to say they wanted to waive anti-trust laws so they could form a cartel to ban medical research:
these people are the enemies of humanity.
these people are the enemies of humanity.
September 17, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Yup -- digging a deeper moat to protect their bubble.
bsky.app/profile/shau...
bsky.app/profile/shau...
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Multiple assassination plots have already been disrupted across Europe, everyone supporting Ukraine is at risk, mentioned this the other day, Russia would like me dead as well and a number of people I'm working with, it's a real risk
Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says
Intelligence services allegedly attempted to pay people to surveil and kill people perceived to be aligned with Ukraine
via.svpn.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Multiple assassination plots have already been disrupted across Europe, everyone supporting Ukraine is at risk, mentioned this the other day, Russia would like me dead as well and a number of people I'm working with, it's a real risk
Iran voting in the midterms: air mail.
my read is that Plan A was “war ends before midterms” and they are now realizing that is not an option, in part because our various counterparties can read a paper and realize that midterms give them leverage
This “war ends after midterms” is insane.
Either they are subject to Iran’s whims, or too dumb to realized that keeping it going hurts them.
Either they are subject to Iran’s whims, or too dumb to realized that keeping it going hurts them.
September 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Iran voting in the midterms: air mail.
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OOF -- Enten details how Trump went from +2 on Russia-Ukraine in 2024 to -33 (!) now, and how Zelenskyy polls among Americans at +13 compared to Trump's -18 (in other words, Zelenskyy is 31 points more popular in America than Trump!)
September 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
OOF -- Enten details how Trump went from +2 on Russia-Ukraine in 2024 to -33 (!) now, and how Zelenskyy polls among Americans at +13 compared to Trump's -18 (in other words, Zelenskyy is 31 points more popular in America than Trump!)
"... like the grinch singing 'its not easy being green'" should be a meme.
September 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"... like the grinch singing 'its not easy being green'" should be a meme.
Trump's friend Putin is doing the spotting.
September 16, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Trump's friend Putin is doing the spotting.
The turn of the discourse from AI per se to Rationalism is a productive turn. Whatever you think of AI, the people in charge of it are a dangerous cult.
I’m sorry folks, but if you are among those who both understand how insane the Rationalist AI Sex Cult currently running the U.S. AI industry and who can explain it to others, you have a patriotic duty to do so now.
Even though reading their writing absolutely does cause brain damage.
Even though reading their writing absolutely does cause brain damage.
September 15, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The turn of the discourse from AI per se to Rationalism is a productive turn. Whatever you think of AI, the people in charge of it are a dangerous cult.
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The absurdity of our time:
Instead of asking, “How do we stop russia from waging wаr on Ukraine?” we’re being told that Ukraine should stop strіking russian oil refineries because it might hurt global fuel prices.
Instead of asking, “How do we stop russia from waging wаr on Ukraine?” we’re being told that Ukraine should stop strіking russian oil refineries because it might hurt global fuel prices.
September 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The absurdity of our time:
Instead of asking, “How do we stop russia from waging wаr on Ukraine?” we’re being told that Ukraine should stop strіking russian oil refineries because it might hurt global fuel prices.
Instead of asking, “How do we stop russia from waging wаr on Ukraine?” we’re being told that Ukraine should stop strіking russian oil refineries because it might hurt global fuel prices.
"The best discovery since brain worms!"
Use of untested 'Wolverine' peptide backed by US Health Secretary Kennedy on the rise, study finds reut.rs/3SJy7Rq
Use of untested 'Wolverine' peptide backed by US Health Secretary Kennedy on the rise, study finds
An experimental peptide backed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and marketed online for pain, healing and performance enhancement is being used for a wide range of ailments despite little safety and efficacy evidence from human studies, a new analysis found.
reut.rs
September 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM
"The best discovery since brain worms!"
Season 2 is planned. Participants will be settled in an ordinary neighborhood & assigned identities "super-human" and "sub-human." Over the season, sub-humans will be expected to perform certain rituals and carry a status mark on their person. Super-humans must ethnically cleanse the neighborhood.
Netflix has announced a new reality series titled ‘THE NEW STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT’.
The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.
The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.
September 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Season 2 is planned. Participants will be settled in an ordinary neighborhood & assigned identities "super-human" and "sub-human." Over the season, sub-humans will be expected to perform certain rituals and carry a status mark on their person. Super-humans must ethnically cleanse the neighborhood.
Random online crazies be like --
September 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Random online crazies be like --
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Combatants are hunting civilians from the sky with small drones more than ever before - and the international community isn’t doing enough to stop it.
My latest on the ways we can protect civilians from drones, written with Nathaniel Raymond of @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social :
My latest on the ways we can protect civilians from drones, written with Nathaniel Raymond of @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social :
The Laws of War Must Change for the Drone Age
Hunting civilians from the sky is growing disturbingly common.
foreignpolicy.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Combatants are hunting civilians from the sky with small drones more than ever before - and the international community isn’t doing enough to stop it.
My latest on the ways we can protect civilians from drones, written with Nathaniel Raymond of @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social :
My latest on the ways we can protect civilians from drones, written with Nathaniel Raymond of @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social :
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A lefty lib posted this on Linkedln and how delusional can you possibly get. The MAGA side agrees to literally none of those boxes on the right side—except maybe if it was only for white people. Even that's a maybe.
September 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
A lefty lib posted this on Linkedln and how delusional can you possibly get. The MAGA side agrees to literally none of those boxes on the right side—except maybe if it was only for white people. Even that's a maybe.
Build the wall - between Donetsk and Rostov!
It's all Ukraine's fault Trump broke all of his promises youtube.com/shorts/UYzWp...
В Усьому Винна Україна! | Damn Ukraine 😡 #animation #shorts
YouTube video by Фріоніс
youtube.com
September 15, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Build the wall - between Donetsk and Rostov!