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Joshua Earle, Ph.D.

@cyborgapologist.bsky.social

Ass Prof of STS @ UVA Communications Director for Society for Philosophy and Technology Phil Tech, Disability Studies, Med Hums, Bioethics, Hist of Eugenics, Transhumanism I teach engineers what the stuff they build does to people.

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A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park.

“Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure ‘every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’”

GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON

01.03.2026 02:56 — 👍 4644    🔁 1124    💬 84    📌 120

At some point you wonder not just if insiders using information to place bets, but maybe also reshaping their advice to make those bets profitable.

01.03.2026 00:57 — 👍 1543    🔁 434    💬 56    📌 24

The sober, careful researchers of @bellingcat.com are highly experienced at examining breaking news imagery and verifying what's initially known. They will authenticate images, establish the geographic location of events, and examine imagery of locations prior to incidents.

U.S.-Israel strikes 🧵:

28.02.2026 20:03 — 👍 65    🔁 27    💬 1    📌 1

A strike in Iran hit a Girls school in Manib with the semi-official Tasnim news agency reporting more than 80, including children, were killed. This strike was geolocated by researchers including @ntabrizy.bsky.social , @chrisosieck.bsky.social and @annonemo.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/chri...

28.02.2026 19:09 — 👍 315    🔁 150    💬 6    📌 14

absolutely DELIGHTED to share that I've gotten my answer, so y'all can stop texting 911 to your chemist friends! Thank you so, so, so much to @scottgoblue314.bsky.social for not only answering my questions but finding citeable sources I can give my lawyers when it's time to mount my defense.

01.03.2026 04:46 — 👍 64    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Donate to SMITTEN KITTEN X NHN RENTAL RELIEF FUND, organized by Anne Lehman TLDR; SMITTEN KITTEN FINALLY HAS A WAY TO TAKE ONLINE DONATIONS FOR RENTAL ASSI… Anne Lehman needs your support for SMITTEN KITTEN X NHN RENTAL RELIEF FUND

The dildo store is out here doing more than Mayor of Minneapolis yet again. @smittenkittenmn.bsky.social has secured a match of up to $250K in Rental Relief Funds from the Wilson Foundation. Donate & share! LFG!!! ❤️‍🔥

www.gofundme.com/f/smitten-ki...

28.02.2026 21:50 — 👍 229    🔁 154    💬 2    📌 3

chemistry bsky, i need to consult on a very specific, slightly disgusting question about a lithium reaction. who has open dms & a strong stomach for exothermic reactions in extremely biological circumstances?

01.03.2026 03:34 — 👍 92    🔁 23    💬 11    📌 6

At some point, somewhere, somehow, @voraciousbrain.bsky.social and @sarahgailey.bsky.social are going to sit down in conversation with each other, and the entire audience is going to feel among the most interesting kinds of uncomfortable they've ever felt in their pants.

…I mean lives.

21.01.2026 06:05 — 👍 22    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 0

if people are using classified information to place bets, then theoretically others can analyze betting behavior to find signals that reveal classified information.

01.03.2026 03:28 — 👍 2058    🔁 575    💬 28    📌 17
cat sleeping on my lap with her face buried flat against my leg

cat sleeping on my lap with her face buried flat against my leg

one more small joy for the tl because we could use it, I think

01.03.2026 04:02 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

This is disgusting. Rationalizing the bombing of a school that reportedly killed 108 girls.

But since she asked,

"Currently, 161 public schools operate on military installations across the United States."

www.militaryonesource.mil/education-em...

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Honey needs our help. | Merrymac Farm Sanctuary Get more from Merrymac Farm Sanctuary on Patreon

Over the past few weeks we have been fighting a complex battle to save Honey's vision and we need your help. www.patreon.com/posts/honey-...

28.02.2026 18:11 — 👍 147    🔁 85    💬 5    📌 3

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

28.02.2026 23:02 — 👍 36    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

28.02.2026 22:55 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

I graduated with a Computer Science degree in the summer of ‘01 and that diploma melted in my hands while I crossed the stage. Dot-Com crash and 9/11 were just lying in wait. Six months later, I was working a temp job in a call center.

28.02.2026 22:36 — 👍 80    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1
Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen, sitting alone on the surface of Mars.

Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen, sitting alone on the surface of Mars.

It is 1991. I am 15 years old. The US has gone to war in the Middle East.

It is 2003. I am 27 years old. The US has gone to war in the Middle East.

It is 2026. I'm too old for this shit. The US has gone to war in the Middle East.

28.02.2026 16:16 — 👍 939    🔁 299    💬 15    📌 18

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

28.02.2026 22:50 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 2

POV: someone called her “Lizzy”

(SLEEPING WIZARDS is SO CLOSE TO 50% FUNDED!! 👉
www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro... )

28.02.2026 18:04 — 👍 78    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 1
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Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’

NEW: I and colleagues reviewed 15,000 documents to illuminate how Jeffrey Epstein used VIP doctors to control and manipulate young women* — and how the doctors helped him, treating his needs as more important than the patients'. Gift link.

*see next post in thread

28.02.2026 16:56 — 👍 1140    🔁 634    💬 39    📌 49

we were probably all up last night staring at the ceiling with our own version of the same thought running on endless loop, but mine looked something like this:

I hate these people to a degree that feels simultaneously corrosive to the soul, and also the only righteous response to this kind of evil

28.02.2026 21:30 — 👍 3397    🔁 726    💬 7    📌 35
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U.S. Still Enjoying Small But Loyal Following WASHINGTON—While the nation’s mainstream popularity has largely diminished in recent years, sources confirmed this week that the United States still retains a passionate fan base composed of a few ext...

U.S. Still Enjoying Small But Loyal Following

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28.02.2026 16:27 — 👍 178    🔁 13    💬 13    📌 9
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mr president we're gonna need you provide the correct forms to kill those brown people. please don't make this mistake again

28.02.2026 17:43 — 👍 50    🔁 12    💬 1    📌 0

With alt text. I’ve…never seen a court talk like this before?

28.02.2026 14:06 — 👍 2060    🔁 600    💬 30    📌 21
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Chuck Schumer: ‘The American People Deserve A President Who Can More Credibly Justify War With Iran’ WASHINGTON—In a pointed critique of President Trump’s foreign policy leadership, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated to members of the press Thursday that “the American people deserve a presid...

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28.02.2026 17:21 — 👍 6372    🔁 1456    💬 59    📌 75
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Jeffrey Epstein Funded Transhumanism, Anthropic's Fight with Pete Hegseth, and a Lovely Sojourn in La Pineda (1,200 words)

New article on how Jeffrey Epstein funded the transhumanist movement, and how Sam Altman continues to be a sociopath who lies like the rest of us breathe. Check it out!! www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/jeffrey-ep...

28.02.2026 17:23 — 👍 34    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Last night I was down a rabbit hole of why fish can't exist deeper than around 8000 meters and I realized that the deepest a fish has ever gone in the ocean and survived was in a submersible. The fish were people. All vertebrates are fish.

I hope this helps with ~~the horrors~~

28.02.2026 16:57 — 👍 2018    🔁 149    💬 72    📌 12

those 85 schoolgirls will never kill again

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