Aaron's Bluesky Activity — September 18, 2026

Public Health and Anti-Science Politics

A significant thread of Aaron's activity centered on the ongoing erosion of public health norms under the MAHA movement. He reposted commentary on a measles exposure reported in the NICU at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, amplifying the outrage of a parent of a former NICU patient. He also shared a thread about a speaker at a MAHA-adjacent event claiming that "the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud" to a standing ovation, alongside RFK Jr. — while measles cases continue to rise. The Pentagon's announcement of mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops — including questions about libido and erectile function — drew reposts framing the policy as federally mandated sexual harassment, humiliating by design.

AI Industry and "Safety" Theater

Aaron engaged with skepticism toward the AI industry's self-regulatory posturing. He reposted Mike Masnick's distinction between serious AI safety work and what Masnick called the "fantasy realm" that dominates the discourse. He also amplified a thread describing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's letter calling for a new regulatory regime and antitrust waivers to allow AI companies to operate as a cartel — co-signed by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and numerous politicians — framed as an effective altruism power grab. A related repost criticized the tech press — singling out Kara Swisher — for spending years failing to scrutinize the EA/AI safety milieu, including what one thread described as a predatory social scene in Berkeley.

Racism, Immigration, and Anti-Semitic Hate

Aaron reposted coverage of a violent attack on a Sikh truck driver in Wyoming, noting that DHS had recently posted a racist caricature of a Sikh driver telling him to "self-deport." He also shared a post condemning the normalization of hatred toward asylum seekers in what appeared to be a UK context, arguing that politicians who accept the framing of racists and fascists bear responsibility for escalating violence. A separate repost drew historical context around Israel's use of home demolitions as collective punishment, tracing the policy to British Mandate-era regulations originally targeting Jewish insurgent groups.

Housing and Urban Policy

Aaron briefly engaged with Edmonton's housing affordability success, reposting a thread praising the city's mayor for straightforwardly connecting permitting reform, zoning updates, and parking minimum cuts to making the city Canada's most affordable major city.

Lighter Notes

Aaron ended the day by reposting what Mike Masnick called "the greatest news report I have ever seen" — an investigation into squirrels knocking out power in Castle Rock, Colorado, framing it as a century-long cover-up by "the pro-squirrel media."