midnightstoic.bsky.social
@midnightstoic.bsky.social
#SlavaUkraini. He/him
created January 21, 2024
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midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
If she talks like that in front of the elder children they're going to strangle her. Youngest siblings tend to be the darlings of the family without any extra "oh your brother's so much more talented than you because they weren't vaccinated" bullshit.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Dog autism! It would be hilarious if the consequences weren't so serious.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
Don’t you think he looks tired?
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I wonder why Steve thinks he can tell who's a foreigner just by looking at them. He means brown people doesn't he.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty hypocritical given Musk's history.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
"Bloody Beaker folk. Coming over here, rowing up the Tagus Estuary from the Iberian Peninsula in improvised rafts. Coming here with their drinking vessels. What's wrong with just cupping up the water in your hands and licking it up like a cat?"
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
So, we trust people who haven’t studied and aren’t experts? Is that what he’s suggesting?
Edzard Ernst (@edzard.bsky.social) reposted
Death by homeopathy edzardernst.com/2023/09/deat... via @edzardernst
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
Canada really catching strays from the trump regime.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, I didn’t hear about them, but I’m not surprised.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Christ, can you imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth when it finally happens. I’m sure they’re all going to be completely normal about it. There will definitely be conspiracy theories. “How could an 80 year old man in poor health just drop dead like that, must be a liberal plot.”
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Dunno, I reckon they might use his death for one last pump and dump “buy your trump coins now to honour our fallen leader. It’s what he would have wanted.”
Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis (@kendrawrites.com) reposted
"Her patient had signs of what could be a cancer or could be an unusual infection — diagnoses that would require completely different treatment. Ordinarily, she would confirm an infection after sending a sample to the CDC for testing ...the CDC no longer has the capacity to do that"
Colin Carlson (@colincarlson.bsky.social) reposted
With O'Neill (apparently) taking over CDC (if they ever get around to firing Monarez), I think it's worth looking back to Project 2025 and asking what they actually intend to *do* to CDC. So, I went to remind myself today. Here's what's in store:
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Fantastic!
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Always the same - they come out with some story about ivermectin curing cancer, but when you dig enough they've had surgery or chemo or radiotherapy.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry to hear that - I hope you're doing well and getting the treatment you need.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
Absolutely shameful - just when I thought I couldn't despise Farage any more, he always finds a way.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
There's the problem of antibiotic resistance too. As you say, it's irresponsible.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
That poor woman with the colon tumour. She's got a hard road ahead either way, but a single tumour that can be removed in one piece is "good" - they've detected it early enough that she's got a fighting chance, once it spreads it's so much harder to deal with. I hope she chooses wisely.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure there's a word for when the government controls the means of production. 🤔
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
What the actual fuck?
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Strangely enough, no. His staff are chosen for loyalty or nepotism rather than competence, which is why his regime makes so many stupid, minor errors.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I knew he wasn’t licensed, sounds like there’s a lot more to the story than I realised, that’s a depressing amount of money for his legal fund to have raised.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
The quicker Europe can ramp up its domestic weapon manufacturing the better, I'm not particularly keen to give money to the US while we support Ukraine.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm kind of shocked Makis hasn't faced legal repercussions, given he's effectively practicing medicine without a license.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
This is just rank corruption. Will US state power be used to interfere with the market to benefit Intel?
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Apparently it was the behaviour of a real leader, he was just keeping everyone calm - at least according to some of the dipshits back on twitter.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
This is going to come as a shock to the US military who dispose of old flags that are no longer fit for service by, er, burning them. (throwing them in the trash is, of course, disrespectful, so burning is the preferred method of disposal)
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
What a fantastic use of police resources.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
“He never tested positive, and Roger, from the very beginning, totally denies it.” Laughs in pro cycling.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Is she still a thing? Not surprised she went antivax, guess that was always on the cards.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Honestly, I feel sorry for the paper recycler.
UNITED24 (@u24.gov.ua) reposted
On Independence Day of Ukraine, let's honor those who gave their lives for its freedom🕯️
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
The guy is wealthy enough to have a full time make up artist on staff, but not even an attempt to match his skin tone.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
“Sun poisoning” - if only there were a pithier way of saying that.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
“In 2021, nearly every single patient I lost to Covid was unvaccinated by choice, and every colleague of mine has said the same thing.” This is well worth a read, Dr Scott's path to becoming a doctor could be a movie in its own right.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
The fact that Trump has done this contains a strange seed of hope. If Trump's cronies had completely corrupted the election process, he wouldn't need to bother. While there are a great many thumbs on the scale, it does suggest that he can be beaten at the ballot box.
Mark Sumner 🇺🇦 (@devilstower.bsky.social) reposted
Microsoft copilot for Excel has a warning not to use it for “business critical” calculations because the answer may not be accurate. Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Why people think he’s some sort of super genius, I have no idea.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Isn't this, er, socialism?
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
"you can't really talk about slavery honestly unless you also talk about hope and progress" Yikes! Just all of the yikes.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Zelenskyy is not going to agree to any of that, on account of him not having suffered any recent debilitating head traumas.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
"Al is obviously gonna one-shot the human limbic system." I mean I understand all the individual words, but what the hell does that even mean?
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
...not an act of charity, but of self interest. No boots on the ground, no seat at the table. When peace hopefully returns to Ukraine it will be the EU that reaps the benefits of deals on minerals, military training and drone technology, etc.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I presume/hope the CanEUUK leaders realise that and are making plans accordingly. In all honesty I suspect they just need to keep the US on side long enough to build up their own arms industries. It's extraordinary though, the current GOP leadership don't realise that US security guarantees are...
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Fenbendazole isn't even certified for use by humans, appalling that Facebook allows these ads. Although there are accounts that hawk it here on Bluesky too and the moderators don't act against them.
Margaret Hollingdale (@marghollingdale.bsky.social) reposted
'The story of the revolt of the #Sonderkommando, the bravery of the Jews who fought and supplied the weaponry, the unimaginable determination of the women must be shared for as long as people speak of the war..' ...
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
So the fascists put their troops and secret policemen on the streets to protect "the people." But when the people make it clear the thugs are not welcome, then the people magically cease to be the people. We've seen this con before.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, but there are five whole oceans, who can be expected to remember them all? 🤣
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I would pay good money to hear Altman explain how to make a Dyson sphere gravitationally stable - although I suspect his answer would probably be "AI will solve that for us."
Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist (@drandrealove.bsky.social) reposted
Why is Red Dye 40 not banned? Because science is based on evidence, not vibes. Not only is it not banned, it’s deemed safe by experts globally. Red 40 has the SAME acceptable daily intake in US, Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan: 7 mg per kg body weight per day. Watch⬇️ youtu.be/yHPm_hxNorw?... 1/
Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. (@arianehsajadi.bsky.social) reposted
This is Fascism. Altogether now, FA-SCI-SM. I mean FFS what has to happen for *EVERYONE* TO REALLY GET WHAT THE REALITY OF THIS COUNTRY IS RIGHT NOW??? These atrocities cannot continue. FULL STOP.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
Trump, here playing the role of the Monarch of Pointland.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
The UK doesn't have a written constitution like the US, so Parliament can pass any law it wants without restriction (yes, yikes), but the government of national unity was key, it wouldn't have happened without the agreement of all parties.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Funny he hasn't made that particular argument here on Bluesky. 🤔
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
AI can't "want" things - they're machines.
Kiley (@kileywrestling.bsky.social) reposted
I don’t have time to deal with yall throwing a tantrum and not voting in the midterms because none of the candidates are progressive enough for you, or because you don’t have time, or because the line is too long, or because you’re tired. We’re fighting fascism. It’s an easy choice.
Micah (@rincewind.run) reposted
two things are true: 1. making it so you have to crawl over broken glass to vote may backfire for the side whose voting coalition is now low info, because it’s the other side that’s actually willing to crawl over broken glass 2. nobody should have to crawl over broken glass to vote
Dmitry Grozoubinski (@explaintrade.com) reposted
1/ - Trade Policy in 2025 - Step 1. Donald Trump invents threatened new tariff rates on your country based on some combination of the trade balance, vibes, personal grievance, vibes, how much he likes you, vibes, or a Peter Navarro formula so stupid it made Lesotho enemy #1. Also vibes.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Or brown - they've got options.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
Perhaps these "protection squads" could wear some sort of clearly identifiable mark - maybe they could all wear the same colour shirt perhaps.
Best for Britain (@bestforbritain.org) reposted
An important thread. What is Reform UK up to? ~AA
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I have my issues with Starmer, but I think he's solid on Ukraine.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't know how we can solve that problem without penalising legitimate users of these products.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a real problem though - raw milk and drugs like ivermectin or fenbendazole are sold only for animal use, but often that's a pretense and the seller is well aware that people are buying them for their own use.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't know that she has much chance, apparently the milk was clearly labelled "not for human consumption." She says a store employee told her that was a technicality to allow them to sell it, which seems at least possible but can she prove that in a court?
BK. Titanji (@boghuma.bsky.social) reposted
I was explaining a treatment plan to a patient, and their partner told me to talk slowly because they were typing what I was saying into chatgpt to "verify" there wasn't a better alternative. In case you are wondering the stage of mess we are in with LLMs. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
Absolute savagery from the Onion. Bravo!
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
And just like that the republicans decided they were happy with the means of production being owned collectively.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, I should have mentioned our friends in Canada.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty sure that's illegal, not that it matters these days.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Well DeWine sounds like a piece of shit.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Foolish not to be at this point, I reckon.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump’s an irrelevance now, I think. Europe has stepped up and replaced US aid to Ukraine, so he really doesn’t have much leverage. I just hope we can maintain European solidarity.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
They were never worried about "federal overreach" they just wanted to be sure they were in charge when it happened.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
I think this is fascinating. Trump clearly has no idea what motivates Putin at all, he thinks he can just bribe him with "money making opportunities" - because that's what Trump wants. Putin is going to play him like a fiddle.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I studied physics at college, but “cohabitation” is a lot of the point of modern universities. Our young people are not well served by institutions where they can’t socialise with people studying very different subjects.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Friend of mine is big into vaccine denial, he pointed me to some videos on youtube. They were ridiculously easy to refute, mostly because real scientists had taken the time to unpack their claims. My friend hadn’t done a single thing to check if the videos were right, just took them at face value.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
New Model Regiment
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I think he did quite well - naming actual cities that actually are/were in Russia. Not bad by his "standards." 🤣
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
IIRC the mob that chased a paediatrician from her home because they thought she was a pedophile were in South Wales. I'm proud to be Welsh, but come on guys, you're not making it easy.
Dr Joanne Power (@hanniepower.bsky.social) reposted
It's time I put this here. There is some chronic health #misinformation in rural Ireland but this one takes the biscuit. On Mar 5th 1969, Michael Ryan of @rte.ie broadcasted a piece about a man in Wexford named William Deakin who claimed he could cure skin cancer. It's here: youtu.be/alS4Hljtw1w?...
Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) reposted
"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s kind of tricky with Trump. His connection with reality is loose at the best of times, add to that his habit of just saying whatever he thinks will play best and it’s hard to tell if it’s dementia or just business as usual.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Vance talks as if his party weren’t in possession of all of the evidence. If they had anything concrete against Clinton or any other dem politician they wouldn’t hesitate to prosecute. They haven’t, all he has are slurs and innuendos.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Has it fixed them or do they still cry out loud? 😀
Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History (@brianwernham.bsky.social) reposted
I have reported to Police Please report him as well Leader of ukip (Nick Tenconi) making a Nazi salute and dancing to a far right disco tune outside asylum seeker hotel yesterday Search for "report a hate crime" I have prepared a cut and paste report. Here it is 👇 sharetext.io/127aefb8
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I feel like this will be a license for quacks to ignore the standard of care and prescribe ivermectin, fenbendazole and other snake oil. America’s about to get a hard lesson in why we regulate medicine.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Lol, not quite that much. It is pricey though.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, I know what you mean. Epic stuff.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Same with the MAHA report- it acknowledges people are less active, but says nothing about getting people out of their cars and exercising more.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
No, I’m in Switzerland, I’m from the UK originally though. There are some good indie cafes here, a few are Turkish owned so you can get a decent Turkish coffee, which is nice.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Never been, but I do hear good things about Brighton, I can well imagine you’re well served with indie coffee shops. Mostly I do make my own, but I’ll go out on the weekend to one of the local places for a coffee and a croissant.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
Well indeed.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
But they will sell you supplements, detox kits and homeopathic patches.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I checked out the “moms across America” website, they’re one if the MAHA groups in that article. Imagine my surprise, lots if anti GMO/glyphosate propaganda, not a single word on healthy diets or exercise- things that moms can actually do to help their kids today.
John Scalzi (@scalzi.com) reposted
He didn't get to the moon but he got his crew home, and that was the more remarkable task. www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social) reply parent
I believe they did, the missions that landed flew a lower orbit of the moon, so Apollo 13 has the record for being furthest from the Earth.
midnightstoic.bsky.social (@midnightstoic.bsky.social)
Weak men pretending to be strong.