"Major descendant of De Quincey". Science journalist, essayist: biology & power. Pro-underdog cat person. 📚 On Opium: Pain, Pleasure, & Other Matters of Substance https://carlynzwarenstein.com/onopium/ ✍🏼recently: sci writer @ Salon. Freelancer all over.https://bsky.app/profile/carlynzwaren.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlynzwaren.bsky.social/post/3muwt7oafs22bFarage is like Joel Grey in Cabaret here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:dnwfk3pmslmahszzqtpvxcc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwt7oafs22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlynzwaren.bsky.social/post/3muuhsq75z22mArt Garfunkel singing ‘in collaboration’ with generative AI he knows nothing about fir a tech company’s ‘album’ bc his managers suggested it is not what I wanted to hear about Art Garfunkel. Nothing is sacred. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:dnwfk3pmslmahszzqtpvxcc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuhsq75z22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlynzwaren.bsky.social/post/3muhripxsjk2mAnother attack on science journalism, science, and knowledge. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:dnwfk3pmslmahszzqtpvxcc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhripxsjk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlynzwaren.bsky.social/post/3mucsp3jd5s2nThis question must be asked of infrastructure big projects spending, of hospital, school, police & other data management systems, of privatization of social services. Who owns us and who benefits from that & how can we get our resources, data, production, services back in our own hands? [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:dnwfk3pmslmahszzqtpvxcc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucsp3jd5s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlynzwaren.bsky.social/post/3mucsfkkezk2nI’m glad I have mostly de-googled already but trust many more will join me. Seems like a security risk for people in a country repeatedly threatened with annexation by a rampant fascist to use the tools of a collaborator. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:dnwfk3pmslmahszzqtpvxcc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucsfkkezk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlynzwaren.bsky.social/post/3mtjiw7ulmk2aAnthropic stole my book but it wasn’t registered in the US & my government has done nothing so this is very annoying—though I’m glad they get dinged by someone. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:dnwfk3pmslmahszzqtpvxcc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjiw7ulmk2a