Saramin
@djvampyre.bsky.social
A mix of music, mRNA and malapropisms.
Singing made-up theme songs.
Living through this era of schismogenesis, polycrisis & kakistocracy.
New timelines encouraged to apply.
Singing made-up theme songs.
Living through this era of schismogenesis, polycrisis & kakistocracy.
New timelines encouraged to apply.
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Just because a President announces he’s agreed to a two week ceasefire moments before he threatened to commit war crimes, does not mean he is suddenly fit to serve. #25thAmendment
April 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Just because a President announces he’s agreed to a two week ceasefire moments before he threatened to commit war crimes, does not mean he is suddenly fit to serve. #25thAmendment
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If you're not familiar, the format for a "truth sandwich" is:
* start with a true statement
* introduce the newsworthy lie or distortion
* true statement again
The idea is that the false claim should not be the first or last impression. It's useful when you think a lie should not be ignored.
* start with a true statement
* introduce the newsworthy lie or distortion
* true statement again
The idea is that the false claim should not be the first or last impression. It's useful when you think a lie should not be ignored.
March 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
If you're not familiar, the format for a "truth sandwich" is:
* start with a true statement
* introduce the newsworthy lie or distortion
* true statement again
The idea is that the false claim should not be the first or last impression. It's useful when you think a lie should not be ignored.
* start with a true statement
* introduce the newsworthy lie or distortion
* true statement again
The idea is that the false claim should not be the first or last impression. It's useful when you think a lie should not be ignored.
No $$ for scientific research or health care though. 🤬
#peakfrenchrevolution
#peakfrenchrevolution
Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities, not Lavish Dinners, After Historic $93.4B “Use-It-or-Lose-It” September
Defense officials typically enter the end of each fiscal year with at least one goal in mind: spend the rest of the military’s budget by any means necessary.
openthebooks.substack.com
March 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
No $$ for scientific research or health care though. 🤬
#peakfrenchrevolution
#peakfrenchrevolution
Wow.
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine
apnews.com/article/henr...
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine
apnews.com/article/henr...
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine
Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and...
apnews.com
February 28, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Wow.
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine
apnews.com/article/henr...
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine
apnews.com/article/henr...
What would Gen X be without Jim Henson?
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What would Gen X be without Jim Henson?
What a fucking metaphor for the usa.
White House fires entire commission that reviews designs for federal buildings
The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.
www.npr.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
What a fucking metaphor for the usa.
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Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
September 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.
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I put all my hot takes and strong feelings about Trump’s assault on higher education into one convenient essay. Check it out! washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/24/h...
Higher Education: What Trump Hath Wrought
The Trump administration’s policies aren’t reforming higher education in any way whatsoever; they’re decimating it.
washingtonmonthly.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I put all my hot takes and strong feelings about Trump’s assault on higher education into one convenient essay. Check it out! washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/24/h...
Cuts like a cannoli www.jefftiedrich.com/p/what-the-f...
what the fuck, Chuck?
this weak tea shit from Chuck Schumer isn’t helping
www.jefftiedrich.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Cuts like a cannoli www.jefftiedrich.com/p/what-the-f...
@democrats.senate.gov Get rid of him! apnews.com/article/schu...
Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation.
apnews.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
@democrats.senate.gov Get rid of him! apnews.com/article/schu...
So much for the future generation/s. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t underestimate the Rogansphere. His mammoth ecosystem is Fox News for young people | Sam Wolfson
Podcasts like Joe Rogan’s and Theo Von’s aren’t on the fringes. Their blend of off-the-cuff, Trump-leaning commentary blurs traditional lines between left and right – and offers listeners companionshi...
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
So much for the future generation/s. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is very bad. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is very bad. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Step aside, old man. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
4 more progressive groups pressure Schumer to 'stand up' or resign as leader
An alliance of youth groups demands he use “every tool you have” or step down.
www.politico.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Step aside, old man. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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To try and ensure the felon wannabe king with dementia doesn't invoke the 'insurrection act' (which he REALLY wants to do!), we need to keep the civil disobedience peaceful.
Pro Good trouble!!
Pro Good trouble!!
March 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
To try and ensure the felon wannabe king with dementia doesn't invoke the 'insurrection act' (which he REALLY wants to do!), we need to keep the civil disobedience peaceful.
Pro Good trouble!!
Pro Good trouble!!
Columbia is a litmus test.
March 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Columbia is a litmus test.
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Remember when they mocked us for saying that democracy is on the ballot?
February 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Remember when they mocked us for saying that democracy is on the ballot?
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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🧪 TrialGPT, an NIH-developed AI, uses ChatGPT to match patients with clinical trials, cutting screening time by 40%. Published in Nature Communications, it achieves 90% accuracy in identifying relevant trials. 🩺💻
NIH’s TrialGPT algorithm uses AI to match patients to clinical trials
Clinical trials can help inform medical treatments — but only if the right study participants are identified. Helping patients find…
healthjournalism.org
January 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🧪 TrialGPT, an NIH-developed AI, uses ChatGPT to match patients with clinical trials, cutting screening time by 40%. Published in Nature Communications, it achieves 90% accuracy in identifying relevant trials. 🩺💻
Coldest day of the year, so far. (At least my car started)
January 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Coldest day of the year, so far. (At least my car started)
Not enough people know this word.
January 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Not enough people know this word.