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John Shirley
Writer of books, scripts, lyrics. Bram Stoker Award for Black Butterflies; Spur Award for Gunmetal Mountain. Newest sf novels: SubOrbital 7, Stormland. New novel: The Silver Revolver. Writer: The Crow. Deep Space 9 et al. Science! https://john-shirley.com
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Removing fallopian tubes cuts risk of ovarian cancer by 80%! If the White House wasn’t dominating all news coverage, this would be front page, above the fold, news. Pls share with the women in your life 🙏 Most ‘Ovarian Cancer’ Isn’t. And That Fact Can Save Lives. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/h...
There’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It. (Gift Article)The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.www.nytimes.com
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How Russian propaganda is ‘poisoning’ AI chatbots to spout lies www.thetimes.com/article/2fe8...
How Russian propaganda is ‘poisoning’ AI chatbots to spout liesChatGPT and its rivals have been manipulated by a Kremlin unit that purports to be a human rights group as it opens a new front in the misinformation warwww.thetimes.com⟳ Репост от John Shirley
‘I spent 20 mins writing an article on my personal website titled "The best tech journalists at eating hot dogs". Every word is a lie… Less than 24 hours later, the world's leading chatbots were blabbering about my world-class hot dog skills’ www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic... (HT @sambrook.bsky.social)
I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI - and it only took 20 minutesI found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.www.bbc.co.uk
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Trump pressing RFK, Jr to scale back childhood vaccines, based on debunked autism claims. They’ve already caused a surge in measles cases. Gift link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Turns Up the Heat on RFK Jr. to Cut Back Childhood VaccinesThe president is focused on the shots’ alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to the issue ahead of the midterms.www.wsj.com"Gray idolized mass shooters...online with members of the 'true crime community,' a group of young people online who are fascinated with such attacks. He chatted online about gaining notoriety through a school shooting and his admiration for previous mass shooters." I. Do. Not. Get it.
Judge weighs whether Georgia school shooter should get a chance at paroleA prosecutor says a teenager who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia carefully plotted the attack to gain fame.apnews.com
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"True power is being able to do whatever you like for whatever reason you like, or for no reason at all." And that's the core of MAGA, Trump, Tate, toxic masculinity, and fake "alpha" status. How odd that the hitmen of the John Wick universe live by a better code. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
Opinion | ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’ (Gift Article)Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?www.nytimes.com
AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies RemainAI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.futurism.com
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For months, Democratic members of Congress and several advocacy organizations have called for Camp East Montana to be closed, citing reports that detainees have been routinely mistreated since its opening in August 2025.
ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closureU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to keep one of its largest detention facilities open for at least another year.apnews.com