@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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1d ago
Scary Austin
@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
The Last Rose of Summer is a true story about corruption in #cancer research. I discovered a cheap, plant-derived drug that could replace some much more toxic (but more lucrative) therapies. #BigPharma got involved and suppressed the research. Eventually I had to publish the story in thinly veiled fiction and survive a bunch of murder attempts. "Mary Austin" is a pseudonym, as my publisher forced me to use one. So... hi, I'm "Mary." 🤷♀️
mstdn.social
Yesterday Jesse Watters stood in front of the algae-filled Reflecting Pool and seriously told viewers that green is blue.
Among his other insights: eating fudge is gay.
https://www.them.us/story/jd-vance-fudge-cake-fox-news-joke
#JDVance #FoxNews #LGBT
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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2d ago
Scary Austin
@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
The Last Rose of Summer is a true story about corruption in #cancer research. I discovered a cheap, plant-derived drug that could replace some much more toxic (but more lucrative) therapies. #BigPharma got involved and suppressed the research. Eventually I had to publish the story in thinly veiled fiction and survive a bunch of murder attempts. "Mary Austin" is a pseudonym, as my publisher forced me to use one. So... hi, I'm "Mary." 🤷♀️
mstdn.social
OMG at first I thought people were just having fun posting pictures of #JDVance all oranged up like #Trump on The View today.
IT'S REAL.
https://ew.com/the-view-studio-audience-members-refuse-clap-jd-vance-interview-11999166
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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2d ago
Scary Austin
@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
The Last Rose of Summer is a true story about corruption in #cancer research. I discovered a cheap, plant-derived drug that could replace some much more toxic (but more lucrative) therapies. #BigPharma got involved and suppressed the research. Eventually I had to publish the story in thinly veiled fiction and survive a bunch of murder attempts. "Mary Austin" is a pseudonym, as my publisher forced me to use one. So... hi, I'm "Mary." 🤷♀️
mstdn.social
#JDVance is launching his book about his supposed faith today. As a reminder, he pretends to be Catholic despite being personally called out by two Popes. He used an image of a Methodist church on the cover.
Amanda McGonigle of Cats on a Couch wants to spoil his book launch by launching her own anti-discrimination children's book, There's Always Room.
https://catsonabook.com/
#books
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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3d ago
Scary Austin
@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
The Last Rose of Summer is a true story about corruption in #cancer research. I discovered a cheap, plant-derived drug that could replace some much more toxic (but more lucrative) therapies. #BigPharma got involved and suppressed the research. Eventually I had to publish the story in thinly veiled fiction and survive a bunch of murder attempts. "Mary Austin" is a pseudonym, as my publisher forced me to use one. So... hi, I'm "Mary." 🤷♀️
mstdn.social
Overrated, overprivileged white men want to admit they are wrong like animals caught in traps want to bite off a leg.
One of those deserves your sympathy.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-vance/vance-cat-ladies-comment-dumbest-things-book-rcna349325
#JDVance #cats
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@jemmesedi@c.im
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Jun 12, 2026
Jonathan Emmesedi
@jemmesedi@c.im
Intermittent humanities education worker. Brit resident in USA. Profile picture: Boy standing thigh deep in the ocean, holding a trident in his left hand. Image created by AI. Header picture: Ocean waves. Picture from US government National Ocean Service.
c.im
https://frasernelson.substack.com/p/jd-vance-and-the-libelling-of-britain
In response to the inflammatory falsehoods peddled by J.D. Vance, Fraser Nelson, a right leaning journalist, provides not merely a persuasive rebuttal but a convincing refutation.
#UKPolitics #HenryNowak #JDVance #Immigration #Crime
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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6d ago
Scary Austin
@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
The Last Rose of Summer is a true story about corruption in #cancer research. I discovered a cheap, plant-derived drug that could replace some much more toxic (but more lucrative) therapies. #BigPharma got involved and suppressed the research. Eventually I had to publish the story in thinly veiled fiction and survive a bunch of murder attempts. "Mary Austin" is a pseudonym, as my publisher forced me to use one. So... hi, I'm "Mary." 🤷♀️
mstdn.social
Couchfuck McGee's chief of staff quit his job yesterday, nominally for family reasons.
I would make a joking poll about reasons, probably including furniture abuse, but after that Situation Room meeting Vance held yesterday you can't make up stuff worse than the truth.
Shit's gonna get real and the rats are fleeing the ship.
https://www.aol.com/articles/jd-vances-chief-staff-abruptly-160500000.html
#JDVance
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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Jun 10, 2026
Scary Austin
@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
The Last Rose of Summer is a true story about corruption in #cancer research. I discovered a cheap, plant-derived drug that could replace some much more toxic (but more lucrative) therapies. #BigPharma got involved and suppressed the research. Eventually I had to publish the story in thinly veiled fiction and survive a bunch of murder attempts. "Mary Austin" is a pseudonym, as my publisher forced me to use one. So... hi, I'm "Mary." 🤷♀️
mstdn.social
Literal chickenshit in the VP residence.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/09/politics/vance-chicken-coop
#JDVance
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
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May 27, 2026
The Bad Place
@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
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mastodon.ozioso.online
qwant news | Here's to a Speedy Recovery, Pam Bondi. Also, Welcome Back...Sort of
AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose handling of the “Epstein Files” scandal contributed to her ouster from the Trump administration, is now back in the political spotlight as a member of President Trump’s Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a panel that will coordinate government and tech‑industry efforts on artificial‑intelligence policy. According to reports, Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after leaving the Justice Department, has undergone treatment and is currently recovering. The administration and Vice President JD Vance praised her contributions and welcomed her continued involvement, while the AI advisory panel is chaired by former White House AI adviser David Sacks and includes tech leaders such as Nvidia co‑founder Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Oracle co‑founder Larry Ellison. The article concludes by wishing her a speedy recovery.
Read more: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/05/27/pam-bondi-is-back-n2676722
#PamBondi #PresidentTrump #DavidSacks #JDVance #PCAST #MichaelKratsios #JensenHuang #MarkZuckerberg #LarryEllison
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
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May 27, 2026
The Bad Place
@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
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mastodon.ozioso.online
NBC News Top Stories | Tech titans mostly silent after Pope Leo’s warning about risks of AI by Daniel Arkin
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Pope Leo XIV’s 42,300‑word encyclical warned that unchecked artificial‑intelligence development threatens humanity, urging stronger government regulation of private AI firms, safeguards for workers displaced by the technology, protections against AI‑generated misinformation, and limits on autonomous weapons, while affirming that technology must serve the “common good” and preserve human dignity. The message was met with a largely muted response from top U.S. tech CEOs—including Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg—though a few industry figures embraced it: Anthropic co‑founder Christopher Olah praised the moral guidance, AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio endorsed the call for AI to benefit all people, and Jack Dorsey simply replied “yes,” while JD Vance called the pope’s remarks “profound.” Critics such as venture capitalist David Sacks warned that sweeping regulatory powers could enable censorship, Andreessen Horowitz partner Eddy Lazzarin called the document “defensive,” and AI researcher Pedro Domingos dismissed it as “infallibly wrong.” A recent NBC News poll found that 57 % of Americans view AI risks as outweighing its benefits, underscoring the public anxiety the papal warning seeks to address.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/tech-titans-mostly-silent-pope-leos-warning-risks-ai-rcna346903
#PopeLeo #SamAltman #ElonMusk #MarkZuckerberg #Vatican #LeoXIV #ChristopherOlah #YoshuaBengio #WillJones #JDVance #DavidSacks #EddyLazzarin #PedroDomingos
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@spirillen@matrix.rocks
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May 06, 2026
Spirillen Marsupilami
@spirillen@matrix.rocks
@spirillen is a lively, curious creature with a nine‑metre tail, which he uses to protect his friends. Passionate about privacy, I champion the Blacklist Project – a community‑driven effort to safeguard personal data and shield vulnerable users from online threats. Together with @spirillen (Marsupilami), we share a relentless curiosity and will brave fire and water to look after those we love. I’m open about my journey with #PTSD and aim to raise awareness while continuing the fight for a safer internet.
matrix.rocks
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@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social
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May 05, 2026
Democracy Matters 
@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social
Husband/girl dad with faith that democracy is the way to go; still idealistic enough to believe it's achievable. The only thing I'm selling is democracy. Banned (3x!) by the fowl site for calling out GOP lies. #VoteBlue #TwitterRefugees #WashingtonDC #FightFascism #NoRepublicans #Ukraine
mstdn.social
The Pope snubbed JV Couchfucker. Apparently he hasn’t been able to get Vance’s stink off him since spending 17 SECONDS with him in 2025.
#JDVance #Ohio #PutinsVP #RepublicansOwnThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
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May 04, 2026
The Bad Place
@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
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mastodon.ozioso.online
The Atlantic | The Venture-Capital Populist by George Packer
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The article traces how venture capitalist David Sacks, a longtime libertarian‑conservative who built his fortune through PayPal, the “PayPal Mafia,” and later investments in Facebook, SpaceX, crypto and AI, moved from publicly condemning Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection to becoming a key architect of the new tech‑right’s alliance with the MAGA movement. In June 2024 Sacks hosted a $12 million fundraiser for Trump on “Billionaires’ Row,” which helped seal Senator J.D. Vance’s selection as the former president’s running mate and signaled a broader embrace of Trump among Silicon Valley elites. The piece details Sacks’s appointment as the White House’s special adviser on AI and crypto, the conflict‑of‑interest waivers that let him keep his venture‑capital firm while shaping policy, and his push for a pro‑crypto regulatory framework (the GENIUS Act) while advocating minimal regulation of AI and aggressive export of U.S. AI chips—even to China. The author argues that Sacks’s self‑interest‑driven populism has fused venture‑capital wealth with government power, reshaping American tech policy in ways that privilege the industry’s richest players at the expense of broader democratic and regulatory safeguards.
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/david-sacks-crypto-ai-venture-capital/686941/?utm_source=feed
#DavidSacks #DonaldTrump #CraftVentures #Nvidia #GENIUSAct #ChamathPalihapitiya #JDVance #ElonMusk #JensenHuang
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@muralimrgs@mastodon.social
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Apr 20, 2026
Murali Margassery
@muralimrgs@mastodon.social
Adept optimist, traveller, and hardcore lover of cinema. Malayali lives in Mars. Founder of Mannira.in
mastodon.social
Day 52, US-Israel and Iran War:
The US is keen on conducting a second round of negotiations with Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan. However, Iran didn’t lean forward to show its interest in having a talk with the US until now, stating that the US shifts goals and violates ceasefire obligations.
#JDVance appears to be arriving again in Islamabad on Tuesday but is not confirmed yet!
The 10-day ceasefire comes to an end on April 22, Wednesday.
#iran #unitedstates #iranwar
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@wdlindsy@toad.social
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Apr 15, 2026
William Lindsey 
@wdlindsy@toad.social
Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal. For biographical information, please see https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/109539508828689842 "Writing is the way I fight." ~ James Cone #solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ
toad.social
Parker Molloy brilliantly reminds us that JD Vance is the creation of the mainstream media which, knowing the money lying behind him (can anyone say Peter Thiel?) has persistently sanewashed him and presented him as the "intellectual" alternative in the Trump-Vance pairing.
The reprehensible journalistic technique they employ in talking about Vance is anonymous quotes from unnamed DC insiders.
#JDVance #media #sanewashing
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https://www.readtpa.com/p/the-foremost-war-skeptic
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@wdlindsy@toad.social
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Apr 15, 2026
William Lindsey
@wdlindsy@toad.social
Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal. For biographical information, please see https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/109539508828689842 "Writing is the way I fight." ~ James Cone #solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ
toad.social
"JD Vance’s political career doesn’t exist without Hillbilly Elegy, and Hillbilly Elegy doesn’t exist as a political launchpad without a specific institutional decision, made in 2016 by the exact outlets now writing the war skeptic pieces, to elevate it as the book that would explain Trump voters to coastal readers.
For Vance, the press is running the inoculation campaign."
#JDVance #media #sanewashing
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@wdlindsy@toad.social
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Apr 15, 2026
William Lindsey
@wdlindsy@toad.social
Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal. For biographical information, please see https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/109539508828689842 "Writing is the way I fight." ~ James Cone #solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ
toad.social
"They’re laundering the anonymous quotes into news and printing the framing his comms team is handing them. They know what they’re doing. They’re doing it anyway.
If JD Vance becomes president in 2028, this is part of how it happens. Every outlet, all at once, all writing the same framing. By the time anyone in those newsrooms wants to admit the pattern, they will already have done the job."
#JDVance #media #sanewashing
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@wdlindsy@toad.social
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Apr 15, 2026
William Lindsey
@wdlindsy@toad.social
Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal. For biographical information, please see https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/109539508828689842 "Writing is the way I fight." ~ James Cone #solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ
toad.social
"I mentioned here in the shebeen on Monday that I suspected the elite political media was warming up to rehabilitate Vice President J Divan Vance as the mythical 'reasonable Republican' in time for the 2028 presidential election. ... And here we have Tiger Beat on the Potomac [i.e., Politico] all over the story of how Vance already is building a juggernaut among the professional political classes."
~ Charles Pierce
#JDVance #media #sanewashing
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https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a71014565/jd-vance-presidential-candidate-political-media
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@wdlindsy@toad.social
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Apr 15, 2026
William Lindsey
@wdlindsy@toad.social
Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal. For biographical information, please see https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/109539508828689842 "Writing is the way I fight." ~ James Cone #solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ
toad.social
"Vance is a prefab candidate created by the techno-bro establishment. (The plans are hung on the wall of Peter Thiel’s basement.) That marks him as something of a weirdo. (What the hell was that business of his wife and skydiving about, anyway?) And, in any case, he remains equally unpopular and unlikable and so politically maladroit that no amount of Vancewashing in the public prints is going to change that."
#JDVance #media #sanewashing
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@christianpost@na.social
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Apr 13, 2026
The Christian Post
@christianpost@na.social
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na.social
US and Iran exchange blame after 21-hour talks end without deal in Pakistan
Vice President JD Vance said negotiations between the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan ended without a deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms. #Iran #JDVance #Pakistan
Source: https://www.christianpost.com/news/us-and-iran-exchange-blame-after-21-hour-talks-end-without-deal-i.html
#Faith #ChristianNews #Bible
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