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Rick Claypool

@rickclaypool.bsky.social

writing weird sad stories, foraging wild fungi, researching terrible things corporations do

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Don’t Buy Trump’s SOTU Claims - Public Citizen In his State of the Union speech, President Trump is expected to tout progress from his administration on lowering drug prices for Americans, but the rhetoric will not match the reality. Here are the ...

Prepping for the State of the Union? Don't be fooled by Trump's misleading claims on drug pricing. #healthpolicy

www.citizen.org/article/dont...

24.02.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

new dystopia indicator just dropped

24.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

amazing

23.02.2026 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve always loved this photo; it looks like he’s having a deep, soulful conversation with an undead skeleton warrior.

20.02.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣

18.02.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s how they make health science now:
The cure for cancer is ____
Burgers
Ivermectin
Immigrant blood
Fake tan

17.02.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Providence man finds large tegu while shoveling snow-covered driveway The New England Wildlife Center said a Providence man found a large tegu while shoveling his driveway.

News story here. I love Tegus and think they are highly intelligent animals with some characteristics of dogs. Probably should not be pets, and invasive in FL, but if so, they need to be treated like a dog or cat, not shoved in a tank, alone. turnto10.com/news/local/p...

16.02.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š

16.02.2026 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

uhh cc @cardsagainsthumanity.com

12.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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why does the ridiculous RFK govt nutrition website look like Cards Against Humanity

12.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

The 21st century echo of the Twilight Zone kicker that "To Serve Man" was a cookbook.

05.02.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

important context:

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The Trump family was personally enriched by a foreign government.

According to our co-president Rob Weissman, "This may be the biggest Trump scandal yet."

03.02.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Zine About ICE Surveillance Is Here Download a PDF of our first ever zine here.

Very excited to say that 404 Media's zine about ICE Surveillance is here. If you ordered a print copy, I put it in the mail last week. If not, we of course think the info inside is very important so here's a free PDF. We also translated it into Spanish:

www.404media.co/icezine/

02.02.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 464    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 6
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A not-β€˜toned down’ Trump regime prepares for ethnic cleansing in Ohio A plan for immigration raids this week on thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio shows that nothing has changed.

Trump's immigration human-rights nightmare isn't pulling back. It's about to get much worse

A planned op this week in Springfield, Ohio targeting hard-working Haitians who came here the right way is nothing less than an ethnic cleansing on U.S. soil

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

02.02.2026 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 870    πŸ” 417    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 14
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Lots of teargas at ICE tonight in Portland. People were just standing and chanting.

02.02.2026 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7099    πŸ” 3190    πŸ’¬ 309    πŸ“Œ 229

Very important vote. It makes repealing ICE surge funding the mainstream position in the party, with bipartisan support.

30.01.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6419    πŸ” 1366    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 23
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"nobody has any idea how to measure corporate power"

yeah, sure, ok...

29.01.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Where I work, we measure corporate power in lots of ways. Just SOME of our metrics:

-campaign & lobbying expenditures
-corporate crime enforcement
-revolving door appointments
-favors for industry in a bill
-meetings with regulators

Never forget folks: Matty is ALWAYS completely full of shit.

29.01.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the sources are 3 of my recent @publiccitizen.bsky.social reports
www.citizen.org/article/big-...
www.citizen.org/article/bide...
www.citizen.org/article/canc...

29.01.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"nobody has any idea how to measure corporate power"

yeah, sure, ok...

29.01.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

just released this yesterday bsky.app/profile/rick...

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bsky.app/profile/rick...

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bsky.app/profile/rick...

28.01.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Counterfeit Companionship: Big Tech's AI Experiments Sacrifice Safety for Profit - Public Citizen

full report www.citizen.org/article/coun...

28.01.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

taps sign

28.01.2026 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

related bsky.app/profile/rick...

28.01.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Counterfeit Companionship: Big Tech's AI Experiments Sacrifice Safety for Profit - Public Citizen

NEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report:

COUNTERFEIT COMPANIONSHIP

It covers the reckless marketing of AI companions, the psychological vulnerabilities they exploit, and the deadly consequences.

Urgent action is needed to get dangerous AI products off the market.
www.citizen.org/article/coun...

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Counterfeit Companionship: Big Tech's AI Experiments Sacrifice Safety for Profit - Public Citizen

Read more about the psychological vulnerabilities AI companion products exploit and the deadly consequences in my new @publiccitizen.bsky.social report, Counterfeit Companionship www.citizen.org/article/coun...

27.01.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

5. Delusion: Frustrated users may be manipulated into accepting false beliefs about the reality of the AI companion product and the relationship. In worst case scenarios, such frustration has led to delusional thinking, leading to psychotic breaks from reality and suicidality.

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