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Joshua Earle, Ph.D.

@cyborgapologist

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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If you're blue, and you don't know where to go to why don't you go where fashion sits?

06.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve started sayin β€œHe’s wearing a wire!” when I see these glasses.

One man overheard and pulled them off. 😭😭😭

06.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 797 πŸ” 281 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4

They’re at 73%, let’s help them get to 100%

06.03.2026 04:51 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A friend is trying to help a mom in the DC area:

07.03.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Keep Elise and Her Cats Safe and Secure, organized by Elise Horn Hey there! My name is Elise. I’m a 40 year old disabled person living with autism, … Elise Horn needs your support for Keep Elise and Her Cats Safe and Secure

This is a friend of mine in the US who is really going through it right now. It would be great to see her get half way to her goal:

She's been incredibly kind to me in some very dark times.

07.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The idea that imperfect victims aren’t worth defending is much bigger than me, and is something I had to speak out about.

What kind of world does it create when only some of us are deemed worthy of institutional support and safety?

07.03.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 693 πŸ” 152 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 11

I’m sorry to keep doin the β€œback our kickstarter” dance in Times Such As Theseℒ️, but I’m truly so proud of the work Rusty & Jodie & Atla & the folks at Iron Circus & I put into this comic, it’s been an act of joyful creation in a sea of despair. Please support our work if you can, and thank you πŸ™

03.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

bsky.app/profile/tich... = Posting this on behalf of someone I deeply care about, who needs to hold on to their housing; their links are in their bio

07.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Compelling footage. Glad the person standing behind a lot of plate glass to get this shot wasn't hurt/deadened. πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

07.03.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US considering lifting sanctions on Russian oil to ease global shortage, Treasury chief says U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 6 that Washington is considering lifting some sanctions on Russian oil to address a global supply shortage linked to recent military operations in I...

⚑️US considering lifting sanctions on Russian oil to ease global shortage, Treasury chief says.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 6 that Washington is considering lifting some sanctions on Russian oil to address a global supply shortage linked to recent military operations in Iran.

07.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 50

Sounding a major #envhums #envpol #STS #histSTM #animals job klaxon. FOUR postdocs working with the Multispecies dream team!

06.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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got a call from some tech crunch reporter asking about revenue. told them 7m arr in reality 6.3m run rate. is this securities fraud
Short answer: almost certainly not.
What you described does not meet the elements of securities fraud in the U.S.
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Roy @im_roy_leeβ€’ 1d ng i was sweating for 2 mins = ChatGPT Auto > X β€’β€’ got a call from some tech crunch reporter asking about revenue. told them 7m arr in reality 6.3m run rate. is this securities fraud Short answer: almost certainly not. What you described does not meet the elements of securities fraud in the U.S. 1. Securities fraud requires a securities context 129 γ‚»γƒž57 2.1K il 415K 企 Elizabeth Holmes β€’ @ElizabethHolmes X.com I wouldn't trust Al with this one.... 6:19 PM β€’ 3/5/26 β€’ 37K Views 40 27 38 956 23 企

07.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 1868 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 24
A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, β€œKristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, β€œKristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

Screaming

05.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 16437 πŸ” 3344 πŸ’¬ 254 πŸ“Œ 173
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Cluely CEO Roy Lee admits to publicly lying about revenue numbers last year | TechCrunch The $7 million in annual recurring revenue that Cluely CEO Roy Lee shared last summer was a lie, its founder and CEO Roy Lee admitted on Thursday on X.

Who could possibly have predicted that a company whose slogan is "cheat on everything" would cheat?

techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/c...

06.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 2423 πŸ” 657 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 47

This reminds me of something Toni Morrison wrote.

07.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 1920 πŸ” 548 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 6

there's no alt text here which is unfortunate because we have located the most y2k a car has ever been and everyone needs to know about it.

the entire body is clear. i mean you can see the guts just like a gameboy but with better clarity oh my god it's wonderful

07.03.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
Americans haven't won a war since Korea, they should be used to it by now.
Return of the Cmo... @cmon... β€’ 16m
I don't know if Americans are prepared to see us lose a war with Iran

Americans haven't won a war since Korea, they should be used to it by now. Return of the Cmo... @cmon... β€’ 16m I don't know if Americans are prepared to see us lose a war with Iran

Not sure how else to say this other than we didn’t win the Korean War

07.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 389 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1

Brilliant thread

07.03.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fun thing to think about very briefly: who currently has better lawyers, the United States or Nintendo

07.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 5594 πŸ” 1080 πŸ’¬ 119 πŸ“Œ 39

Both the TV remote control and the audio cassette tape have their origins as accessibility devices.

07.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 170 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Job Opening: Postdoctoral Fellowship – Department of the History of Medicine The Department of the History of Medicine and the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine (CMHSM), Johns HopkinsΒ University, seeks applicants for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in…

Job Opening: Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Medicine & Medical Humanities to begin 7/1/2026. For more info & to apply: hopkinshistoryofmedicine.org/2026/03/06/j... Deadline to apply is April 5th.

06.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sony Orders 24 Episodes of β€˜Reading Rainbow’ Reboot as Classic Kids Show Finds New Life Mychal Threets will return as the host, with 'Sesame Street' and Ms. Rachel veteran Kristen McGregor joining as showrunner.

Some good news for once.

06.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 197 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

06.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 5235 πŸ” 1317 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 19

Im a historian of vaccination.
Every semester/year since 2015, I teach the histories of smallpox vaccination.
And every semester/year, I have had anti-vaxxers/vaccine hesitant people in my classes.
If I want to change their minds, telling them how evil or stupid they are isn't going to cut it.

06.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 324 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 4

So, are y'all asking for DEI or what?

06.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 256 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tesla sued after Austin shooting suspect allegedly assaulted co-worker A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting, assaulted her. She sued Thursday.

the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year

the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter

www.statesman.com/business/art...

06.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 4974 πŸ” 1806 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 135

I too remember the earlier, woke wars. tons of spent microaggression munitions strewn about everywhere, friends crying out for God as they were slowly cancelled...look, if you weren't there, you'll never understand

06.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 2920 πŸ” 431 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 44

Cmon man you can’t look like all the members of Sublime were put in the machine from The Fly together and say this

01.10.2024 22:46 πŸ‘ 773 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 3

hey i don't think this guy passes the sniff test

06.03.2026 05:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Toronto Film Critics Association Faces Collapse After Allegedly Censoring Indigenous Filmmaker’s Pro-Palestine Speech Elle-MΓ‘ijΓ‘ Tailfeathers returned her trophy, the president resigned and 16 members have quit β€” with more considering their position: "This Is Killing the TFCA."

Update: the TCFA is in shambles with over a third of their members resigning in protest. Taking a stand is contagious and effective. Your voice matters. How you use it matters.

Toronto Film Critics Association in Crisis Over Censored Speech share.google/hIZNG9yHhJ1w...

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