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I ran the Timothee Chalamet lookalike competition. Ask me anything.

https://preview.redd.it/fj5rk5x3qzzd1.jpg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=25a7629e339cb5df5b110da72d92b8e26f65aa50

My name is Anthony Po and I threw the Timothee Chalamet lookalike competition and Timothee showed up. Tons has come from it including copycats, an SNL parody, some crazy people reaching out, and some legal debacles ($500 fine 😼👍).

I’m a creator full time. I ate a jar of cheese balls in front of 3000 people, I made college content with friends, I infiltrated a cult, I was in a TikTok House, I’ve worked for MrBeast (😭), I’ve got to rub shoulders with some dope people—it’s all silly but I’m very grateful.

I’m 23, grew up on the internet and, whether fortunately or unfortunately, have most of my life publicly on here.

Have made lots of videos. Some good, some horrible. Some big, some small.

I’ll be as transparent and vulnerable as I can be (money, mental, BTS, industry, etc)—with the exception of anything too personal/NDAs.

Reddit reached out and asked me to do an AMA, and thought it would be cool. I did one over 5 years ago when I first gained some internet attention.

I grew up on Reddit and used to love this place.

That being said, after this AMA I’m going to delete Reddit. I’ve had my fun.

190 Comments
2024/11/10
03:03 UTC

146

[Crosspost] I Hacked NASA and they thanked me for it - Ask Me Anything!

Link to Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1gmcrja/i_hacked_nasa_and_they_thanked_me_for_it_ask_me/

Hey! 7h3h4ckv157 here...

I'm a Self Taught Hacker and Offensive-Security Professional. I recently hacked u/NASA (again) and reported some vulnerabilities to them, they even sent me an appreciation letter after they patching the loopholes! (proof).

Are you curious about Hacking and planning to start a career in it?

Well, I’m here to help - Ask Me Anything!

1 Comment
2024/11/09
02:08 UTC

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[CROSSPOST] AMA: Andrey X, journalist and activist in the West Bank

https://old.reddit.com/r/JewsOfConscience/comments/1gmm0s6/ama_andrey_x_journalist_and_activist_in_the_west/

Hey Reddit and r/JewsOfConscience, I am Andrey X, journalist and activist in the West Bank. I cover violence by the settlers and the Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank and work with human rights advocates who provide protective presence to vulnerable Palestinian communities. AMA!

My Instagram
My Twitter
My TikTok

2 Comments
2024/11/08
16:16 UTC

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We are part of a group researching how people think and feel about pain, how others affect their pain, and the impact that wider social influences have on pain. We aim for our research to develop better ways to help people live well with less pain. Ask us anything!

Hi Reddit, we are researchers interested in how people think and feel about pain.

We are Ed Keogh and Ian Taverner from the CRIISP (Consortium to Research into Individual, Interpersonal and Social influences in Pain) project led by the University of Bath. Ed leads the project and Ian is Chair of the CRIISP Public Advisory Group.

Psychological factors such as thoughts and feelings, and social factors including personal relationships, can affect chronic pain alongside biological factors. We don’t know which of these factors are most important, or how they combine to affect people’s experience of pain. The CRIISP project is trying to find out what is important guided by the experiences of people living with pain at every stage of the project. Ed Keogh leads the project and Ian Taverner is Chair of the CRIISP Public Advisory Group.

 

Ed Keogh is a Professor of Psychology and Deputy Director of the Centre for Pain Research at the University of Bath. His main area of research is the psychology of pain particularly sex and gender differences in pain, with a focus on psychosocial mechanisms (e.g. emotions, coping).

 

Ian Taverner was MD of a large international company before his health deteriorated significantly. Through his and his family's experiences living with chronic conditions, he embarked on a new career, authoring the bestselling cookbook, Cookfulness, designed specifically for people who find cooking difficult, leading to him becoming a hugely sought after cooking coach. 

 

We’d love to answer any questions on what factors you think are important in pain, and how we have involved the experiences of people living with pain in our research. Please Ask Me Anything!

 

PLEASE NOTE: We are not able to give advice on personal pain related issues and would encourage all medical questions to be directed to your GP.

 

Proof:

Ed Keogh Reddit AMA proof | University of Bath | Flickr

Ian Taverner Reddit AMA proof | University of Bath | Flickr

35 Comments
2024/11/08
13:24 UTC

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I am an Amazon Free Product Reviewer (Amazon Vine): AMA

Hey Reddit! I've been an Amazon Vine product reviewer for about 5 months so far, which was a legitimate dream of mine for years! I used to have TONS of questions about it, and any time I mention it to people, they always have questions, so I figured I'd post this AMA (I've never done this before in any capacity, so please bear with me!).

For folks who have never heard of Amazon Vine, or maybe hadn't realized you had, if you ever see a review on Amazon that has "Amazon Vine Customer Review of Free Product," that's one of us giving a candid review of a product that we receive for FREE!

So far, it's been super cool, and I'd be stoked to answer any questions anyone has about it!

We've got a long weekend, so I'll close this out midnight between 11/11/24 and 11/12/24 (midnight OF 11/12) if people are still asking.

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/npLBDNV

24 Comments
2024/11/08
08:02 UTC

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I’m a therapist for anxious moms — AMA about parenting, children, and/or managing anxiety

https://preview.redd.it/8a1wl8ikvhzd1.jpg?width=1774&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70fe0d56728cbf43ba7d073686e2796fea0e0997

Hi, Reddit!

I am Gayle Weill, a psychotherapist who specializes in helping anxious moms of young kids navigate life’s stressors with more calm and confidence. Alongside traditional therapy, I use hypnosis to support clients in breaking free from anxiety patterns. I am also the author of the soon-to-be released book, Please Don’t Give Up on Therapy: Whether You Tried It Before or Not - Practical Tips to Make Therapy Work for You, a book packed with straightforward tips to help therapy feel more effective and accessible, especially if you’ve had mixed experiences in the past.

Whether you're curious about parenting and managing anxiety, interested in learning more about how hypnosis works, or wondering if therapy can actually help if you gave it another shot, I am here to answer your questions. Ask me anything!

Disclaimer: I cannot provide therapy on Reddit or any other social media platform. Please call 911 if you are experiencing a mental health emergency.

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/W4ylgWp

EDIT: Closing up for the day. Thank you everyone for the excellent, thoughtful, and for many of you - vulnerable - questions. I really enjoyed hosting this AMA! I work with clients in New York, Florida, and Connecticut, or outside the U.S. depending on where. I am available for consultations, or if you need a referral. For more information please check out my website.

79 Comments
2024/11/07
15:04 UTC

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[CROSSPOST] We write for New York Times Opinion. Ask us anything about the U.S. presidential election.

Join us over at r/inthenews to submit your questions.

Hey Reddit, Charles Blow, Lydia Polgreen and Michelle Cottle here. We've been closely watching the presidential election play out and written extensively about the Trump and Harris campaigns. Today, we’ll dive into Trump's victory and what to expect next. Ask us anything!

From Charles: I write about national politics, public opinion and social justice, with a focus on racial equality and L.G.B.T.Q. rights. I’ve been a columnist at Opinion since 2008. I am a political analyst for MSNBC, and I live in Atlanta. Recently, I explained how Trump has embraced vulgarity to exploit the gender gap among particularly young voters.

From Lydia Polgreen: I write about the world, culture and politics, with an emphasis on human rights, migration, queer lives and democracy. I spent a decade as an international correspondent for The Times in West Africa, South Asia and South Africa. “Whether Harris wins or loses, it is hard to escape the feeling that the past year has produced a tragic victory for Trump’s scapegoating of Muslims, leaving many Arab and Muslim Americans feeling expendable,” I argue in a recent column.

From Michelle Cottle: I recently reflected on some of the most defining moments of this campaign season, from Donald Trump’s indictments to Project 2025. I have covered Washington since the Clinton administration and am a host of “Matter of Opinion,” a weekly podcast where I discuss a singular topic with my colleagues.

We’ll start answering questions at 12 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday, November 6th.

Proof: 

https://imgur.com/gallery/charles-blow-reddit-ama-11-6-7ZYzvT8 

https://imgur.com/gallery/lydia-polgreen-reddit-ama-11-6-LG8YI1S 

https://imgur.com/gallery/michelle-cottle-reddit-ama-11-6-eAutEXz

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2024/11/06
02:39 UTC

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[Crosspost] AUA! OCCRP - We're some of the investigative journalists behind The Crime Messenger project. Ask Us Anything!

Hi! We are OCCRP,  an international network of investigative journalists who expose organized crime and corruption around the world.

We’re here to talk about our recent investigation, The Crime Messenger, revealing how Sky ECC encrypted phones became a go-to tool used by criminals to coordinate logistics for drug trafficking, murders, and more.

Alongside 12 media partners across Europe and Canada, we learned that Sky Global didn’t just end up in the hands of criminals — criminals themselves were selling the phones.

We’re joined today by three colleagues who investigated Sky Global in their own countries: Stevan Dojcinović, an OCCRP editor who also leads the investigative newsroom KRIK in Serbia, where horrifically brutal gangs were some of Sky’s biggest fans; Hakan Tanriverdi, a German journalist with Paper Trail Media, which is releasing a multi-part podcast on Sky; and Frédéric Zalac, a Canadian reporter who dug into the roots of the Vancouver-based company and its distributors. We welcome your questions — Ask Us Anything!

Thank you to for hosting this live event, scheduled for Wednesday, November 6 at 1:30 p.m. Toronto + NYC + Washington D.C.  / 7:30 p.m. Amsterdam + Berlin + Belgrade.

You may also submit questions in advance.

The Crime Messenger is built on leaked investigative files from a Paris court case involving Sky Global’s founder and others. With help from 12 media partners across Europe and North America, we found evidence that executives looked the other way as convicted criminals became trusted distributors of their tech. (The company has denied any wrongdoing, and its founder has maintained his innocence.)

Check out the project here: https://www.occrp.org/en/project/the-crime-messenger.

You’ll find an interactive map showing cases where decrypted messages exposed the inner workings of criminal schemes, leading to charges and convictions.

Plus, don’t miss our 20-minute documentary, which shows how Serbia’s notorious Principi gang used encrypted Sky phones to plan murders, share gory photos, and taunt rivals.

With phones considered uncrackable and the backing of Serbian officials, they killed like no one was watching.

Looking forward to your questions! 

Click here to visit the AUA

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2024/11/05
04:02 UTC

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We’re Protect Democracy, tracking and defending against efforts to undermine the will of voters and democratic institutions. Ask Me Anything about the threats facing the 2024 presidential election—and the challenges that could follow…

We are Jess Marsden and Brad Jacobson of Protect Democracy, a cross-ideological nonprofit dedicated to defeating the authoritarian threat and building a more resilient, inclusive democracy. Jess oversees our efforts to protect free and fair elections, including our VoteShield team which Brad leads. VoteShield is made up of data scientists, engineers, and advocates who analyze public data, like voter files, to help protect our elections. We’re here to answer any questions about the road ahead; the threats and risks posed by an election denialist movement bent on deceiving, denying, and disrupting the will of voters; and how all of us can protect our democracy in the face of an ongoing authoritarian movement. Our website is loaded with helpful resources to help you get started.

Proof: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F80jhrebf3xyd1.jpeg

Proof: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F636c1jyj3xyd1.jpeg

Update: Update: Thanks for hosting us with such thoughtful questions! Please keep them coming—we’ll continue to monitor for questions and answer as many as we can until election day.

We'll be keeping an eye on this AMA and answer questions as we can...

35 Comments
2024/11/04
18:28 UTC

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I am Dr. Rafid Fadul, one of the men of menopause – AMA about supporting your partner through menopause

I am Dr. Rafid Fadul, the Medical Group Owner at Evernow, a digital care platform dedicated to women in perimenopause and menopause. As a DC-based clinician and entrepreneur, I now focus on leveraging health tech to improve patient outcomes and revolutionize the healthcare system.

During Evernow’s last Reddit AMA, many husbands, spouses, and partners reached out, eager to learn how they can support the women in their lives during menopause. In response, I'm excited to host this AMA to provide insights and answer your questions about menopause, how it affects your partner, and ways you can offer support.

At Evernow, we offer online access to menopause-certified providers who develop personalized care plans to manage symptoms through hormone replacement therapy, vaginal estrogen, non-hormonal treatments, hair growth solutions, and more. Ask me anything about menopause, its symptoms, and how to support your loved ones during this phase of life.

P.S. Ladies, if you have questions for yourself or a friend, please share them as well! All are welcome. 

Disclaimer: This is a general conversation, and I can’t provide specific medical advice.

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/RJUnrAV
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafid-fadul-md-mba-b2944bb

24 Comments
2024/11/04
17:03 UTC

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[Crosspost /r/Politics] We’re part of the PolitiFact team fact-checking the 2024 Election - Ask Us Anything!

0 Comments
2024/11/04
16:09 UTC

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AMA about experience as a litigant suing Government officials in India. I have successfully sued government officials in High Court and received favorable orders

https://imgur.com/a/2FwclVv

While refusing to pay a bribe for updating land records, I have successfully sued local officials in High Court in India four times. Despite orders from the High court, officials drag their feet but I refuse to cave in.

AMA about experience as a litigant in India, where corruption is still rampant.


TLDR; I have been pursuing the update our land records at the office of Bangalore Urban Deputy Commissioner Details of #mystory in the Change petition

Last year, an agent working with the revenue department officials approached me and asked for a HUGE fee - amount ranging from ₹10-15 lakhs!

As the officials dragged their feet, I took the matter to Karnataka High Court. The honorable court passed an order in my favor on 28 March 2023

When officials still refused to act per the order on time, my lawyer filed a contempt of court against the Bangalore Urban Deputy Commissioner (DC). The Karnataka High Court had issued a Contempt of Court Notice to Bengaluru Urban Deputy Commissioner & Revenue Department on 14 Aug 2023

Some might argue that I could/should simply have paid the damn bribe and moved on, but it is not easy to navigate the web of corruption where touts also cheat favor seekers.

My Story in local and national papers


AMA about experience as a litigant suing Government officials in India, where corruption is still rampant

18 Comments
2024/11/04
04:42 UTC

10,260

I am one of the first women to sue Texas over the abortion bans after being denied a medically necessary abortion - AMA

https://preview.redd.it/2j3rjvsbdryd1.jpg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1db280610d31247b42164b40bf091d7ca3343832

Howdy,

I am Lauren Miller. In March 2023, I (alongside four other patients and two doctors) sued Texas over the abortion bans after being denied an abortion of an unviable twin, which would have protected me and our viable twin.

I was one of the women featured in the Diane Sawyer and Rachel Scott documentary, On the Brink, and a more in-depth look at our case was the subject of the recently-released documentary, Zurawski v Texas (watch free here). I kept a journal logging my experience in real time, a small selection of which was published in the Guardian.

In short: I was severely ill with hyperemesis gravidarum (heading towards kidney failure) due to a twin pregnancy. At 13 weeks, we found out that one of our twins would not survive. Despite additional ultrasounds, testing, and ending up in the ER for a second time, I was not dead enough for an abortion in Texas to preserve my health and the life of our healthy twin (that is even what the State of Texas said in response to our lawsuit). My husband and I had to go to Colorado so I could get a single fetal abortion. Thanks to my abortion, I delivered our healthy twin in March 2023, two weeks after we filed our case.

I have submitted and/or told my story under oath multiple times. I have also testified before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee.

AMA!

Thank you all for your questions and the kind messages from many of you! I hope that I could address some of the common things that people wonder about me/us/our case/abortion as well as put a face to the people harmed by these abortion bans. Unfortunately, without the laws changing, there will continue to be more of us.

I'd like to remind everyone to please please PLEASE get out and vote on Tuesday (Texans, aside from Harris/Walz and Colin Allred, please remember that three of the Republican TX Supreme Court Justices who declined to offer clarity as to how dead we need to be for an abortion are on the ballot). Our lives are literally on the line.

I will try to remember to come back here and see if there are more questions that I can address. I apologize in advance if I'm delinquent in that as I'm only active on Instagram (@dontmesswithtexs - I address a lot of abortion stuff there).

Finally, please consider supporting the Center for Reproductive Rights. I would still be silenced if it wasn't for them.

Thanks again, y'all, Lauren

(Note: all opinions and responses are my own, so do not reflect any of the candidates or non-profits mentioned. I'm simply not shy about saying who I support or giving a call to action)

400 Comments
2024/11/03
21:56 UTC

193

In January, the doctors removed a 3 kg (~6,6 lb) tumour from my body. AMA

https://preview.redd.it/k0uh8fehccyd1.png?width=795&format=png&auto=webp&s=c5d369f512f7d5a891ae1b7eeb7f2398d7661c35

https://preview.redd.it/gjydlz8kccyd1.png?width=525&format=png&auto=webp&s=04e20ebb9417ddc9f4b5aa49dbccc47d597bebcd

Hello, I am 30 years old, I am diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis type 1, this pathology brought me many problems, including the formation of tumours associated with the nervous system. On 10 January I had a plexiform neurofibroma of approximately 3kg with dimensions of 38×32×7cm (~15×13×3 in) removed from my body. Ask me anything you want to know.

98 Comments
2024/11/01
19:25 UTC

158

We are researchers studying ageism, end of life care and digital exclusion based on age. We work at the Centre for Death and Society at the University of Bath. Please Ask us Anything!

Hi Reddit, we are researchers interested in ageing and society.

Dr Bethany Simmonds is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for Sociology at the University of Aberystwyth and a Visiting Fellow at the Centre of Death and Society with nearly twenty years’ experience and expertise in researching age and ageism, particularly in health and social care settings.

In her recent research, she discusses how some health care decisions on whether to give treatment, particularly during the first wave of the pandemic, were based on age rather than whether someone was healthy, or likely to survive. But a lack of dignity and care for older people has been a problem for decades in the UK. Because of the changes to the health and social care system and austerity measures, decisions for older people’s care are often based on cost rather than need. So if you have any questions about how we can improve the care of older people, please ask Bethany.

Bethany is also interested in answering any questions on digital exclusion in later life, which again have been highlighted since COVID-19. She would like to hear how digitally accessing art and creative activities, volunteering, paid work, banking services, benefits, pensions and other everyday services could be made more accessible for older people?  Please get in touch with any suggestions or questions for Bethany, please Ask Her Anything!

Dr Chao Fang is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Liverpool and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath. He is also the Deputy Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course.

Chao has extensive experience in researching death, dying, and ageing. By focusing on loss as a fundamental life experience, he has conducted numerous research projects to examine what loss means to people in different contexts, including ageing, grief, and illness. He has conducted numerous projects exploring the meaning of loss in contexts like ageing, grief, and illness. Initially, he studied bereavement in later life and expanded to include terminal and chronic illness, where loss disrupts identity. Recently, Chao has explored resilience, viewing it as a double-edged sword that provides meaning but also heightens awareness of vulnerability and that life will end.

If you have any questions about loss in general, death, dying, grief, ageing, and illness-related loss, he would like to hear from you. Chao has an academic background in comparing different countries, so if you are interested in how loss is perceived and coped with in different societies and cultures, please feel free to get in touch as well!

Proof: Bethany and Chao Reddit AMA proof | University of Bath | Flickr

41 Comments
2024/11/01
14:03 UTC

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Hi Reddit! My name is Tarek Mansour, and I’m the co-founder & CEO of Kalshi, the first and largest legal prediction market in America. We recently legalized trading on the outcome of elections, and have since seen over $250 million bet on the American elections. Ask Me Anything!

It’s election season in America, and you might have noticed something different about the 2024 election cycle compared to the others—this time around, you can bet on the outcome. 

My company, Kalshi, is a prediction market platform. We’re a financial exchange like Robinhood or ETrade, but one where people can trade on the outcome of events. We’ve been a leader in the prediction market space for a while (we were the first to get event contracts approved by the CFTC, and the first to get our own native clearinghouse), but in early October, we got our biggest win ever when a court ruled in our favor to make it legal to trade on the outcome of elections. 

Since then, we’ve gotten a ton of press and seen trading volume on our platform increase by more than 100x. We’ve also seen a lot of misinformation floating around about prediction markets and Kalshi itself, so I wanted to hop on Reddit to answer any questions you guys have!

https://preview.redd.it/h550of7dz5yd1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4975a298ee9ecc4e43b1c6c5f8d39c9e34dd1839

828 Comments
2024/10/31
21:59 UTC

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[Crosspost] IAmA: Evan Centanni, founder, editor, and lead cartographer of Political Geography Now, here to discuss cartography, borders, statehood, and territory around the world AMA!

 welcomes Evan Centanni, founder, editor, and lead cartographer of Political Geography Now, a source for ideologically-neutral news and educational features concerning statehood, borders, and territorial control around the world. PolGeoNow includes original maps of disputed territories, intergovernmental organizations, rebel controlled areas and other topics.

"Most of these maps are created by yours truly, either entirely or in part. I'm happy to answer questions concerning cartography, PolGeoNow's operations, borders, statehood, and territory around the world. I do not consider myself an expert on policy analysis or military strategy, though people are of course welcome to ask whatever they want." This year Political Geography Now has largely focused on the conflicts in Sudan, Israel/Palestine, and Somalia (report upcoming) but questions regarding other areas are welcomed. Evan Centanni has participated in past AMAs at  which may be viewed in our Wiki here.

Link to AMA

1 Comment
2024/10/31
01:21 UTC

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Hello Reddit! I’m Dr. Joseph Breen, a neurotologist (ear surgeon) and part of the Acoustic Neuroma Program at Mayo Clinic in Florida. On Tuesday, December 3 at 11am ET, ask me anything about acoustic neuroma and other skull base tumors.

Hello Reddit! I’m Dr. Joseph Breen, a neurotologist (ear surgeon) and part of the Acoustic Neuroma Program at Mayo Clinic in Florida. On Tuesday, December 3 at 11am ET, ask me anything about acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) and other skull base tumors. After their diagnosis, many patients will have questions about management options, what happens during surgery, and how they can be returned to health after treatment. You may also just want to know more about ear surgery or how your ear works. Feel free to start submitting your questions now!

Have at it…AMA!

Dr. Breen at Mayo Clinic in Florida

42 Comments
2024/10/30
20:21 UTC

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I am an Undocumented Immigrant who's been living in the US for 17 years. I have been helping recent arrivals obtain their immigration benefits even though I don't qualify for any myself. I am also applying to law school this year. Ask Me Anything!

17 years ago I was brought to the US by my parents at the age of 7. Unfortunately, I missed out on DACA by 6 months and have been learning to navigate my life one step at a time. I was able to complete my degree and graduate Summa Cum Laude, and now I have aspirations of being a lawyer. I started organizing for immigrant rights about a year ago, and quickly immersed myself in the work of advocacy. I was a leader in the #WorkPermitsForAll Campaign which urged president Biden to grant work permits for all 11 million + undocumented immigrants in the US. In June of this year, President Biden signed an executive action granting parole in place for spouses of us citizens. This same executive action also facilitated work visas for dreams with and without DACA. The Parole in Place (Pip) program was recently shutdown by a federal judge from the state of Texas, and is now held up in court just like DACA.

Feel free to ask me anything about my Undocumented Experience or current work in politics/advocacy for immigrants.

Proof: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrants-work-permits-long-undocumented/

201 Comments
2024/10/30
19:21 UTC

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[CROSSPOST] I’m Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times Opinion columnist who has covered foreign and domestic affairs for more than 40 years. Ask me anything about the conflict in Sudan, the U.S. election or the war in the Middle East.

Join us over at r/inthenews to submit your questions.

Hi! Nick Kristof here. I recently visited the Chad-Sudan border to report on the murder, rape and starvation that have devastated Sudan since the civil war began last year. As I wrote in a September column, “the world is distracted and silent” about the atrocities in Sudan. “Impunity is allowing violence to go unchecked, which, in turn, is producing what may become the worst famine in half a century or more.” You can check out a video of what I witnessed in Darfur here.

I have also recently argued that people shouldn’t demean Trump voters and explained how President Biden can push for a peace deal to end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.  

I’ve been a columnist for The Times since 2001 and have served as a correspondent at the paper in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo. My memoir about my career in journalism, “Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life,” was published in May.

Ask me anything about the deepening conflict in Sudan, the war in the Middle East or the upcoming U.S. election. 

I’ll answer your questions from 2-3 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday, Oct. 30th.

Proof picture here.

1 Comment
2024/10/30
13:21 UTC

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I'm a former Senior Advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris and a Founder of White Dudes for Harris. AMA

Hi, my name is Mike Nellis (proof). I worked for VP Kamala Harris for many years as her digital consultant and was on her 2019 campaign as a Senior Advisor before she joined the Biden ticket. I am a Democratic strategist and a Founder of White Dudes for Harris.

What questions can I answer about the election or Kamala Harris?

https://preview.redd.it/ssaw287shsxd1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ec2588476cc0702940e05a63ed30dcea846d8a0

530 Comments
2024/10/30
00:40 UTC

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[Crosspost] We’re Vickie Robinson, General Manager and Ryan Palmer Director of Microsoft’s Airband Initiative, working to bring internet access to 250 million people globally by 2025. AUA about how we’re working with governments, nonprofits and internet providers to make this happen at r/technology

Join us over at r/technology: Hi everyone! We’re Vickie Robinson, General Manager and Ryan Palmer Director of Microsoft’s Airband Initiative, working to bring internet access to 250 million people globally by 2025. Ask us anything about how we’re working with governments, nonprofits and internet providers to make this happen. : r/technology

The Internet is a critical part of our daily lives, almost taken for granted thanks to its wide availability. But there are 2.6 BILLION people in the world who remain offline today. Without internet access, we see exacerbated economic inequalities and inhibited access to social services, civic activities, and online learning resources.

Internet access isn’t a luxury, it’s a fundamental right. We lead the work behind Microsoft’s Airband Initiative to bring together a global network of internet and energy providers, government agencies, nonprofits, and private sector companies to close the digital divide.

We’re aiming to connect 250 million people globally by 2025, focusing particularly on rural areas where internet access is limited -- and that requires big investments in infrastructure. In the United States, for example, our internet service provider partners have received more than $725 million in government infrastructure funding awards to expand networks and drive broadband adoption, with approximately 80% going to rural communities.

We also recently refreshed our Digital Equity Dashboard, which combines government and private sector data to help understand where there are broadband gaps in the United States – right down to the census block level. We want to provide transparent data to everyone and help policymakers make & maximize investments in areas of highest need. If you’re curious about how your town compares to your neighbor’s, take a look!  

A little bit about us! Before I (Vickie) began working at Microsoft, I spent nearly 20 years at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). I was most recently the acting CEO of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the organization designated by the FCC to administer the Universal Service Fund (USF), which subsidizes broadband network expansions and provides discounts to low-income consumers.  

I (Ryan) also came from the FCC where I led the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, the division at the FCC responsible for developing policies for administration and oversight of the Universal Service Fund programs.  

Ask us anything about our work!

Proof pic: https://imgur.com/a/Y9j6ZyD

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2024/10/29
19:34 UTC

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Hi, I’m the Auto Safety Manager at Consumer Reports and I test car seats! Ask me anything about car seat use and installation!

Hi! My name is Dr. Emily Thomas, and I am the Manager of Auto Safety at Consumer Reports. I’m a Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) and I serve on the Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS) Industry Advisory Board. I also oversee CR’s car seat program and rear-seat safety program at Consumer Reports. I am passionate about helping families and caregivers keep kids safe in cars. 

What questions do you have about car seats?

https://preview.redd.it/3dnf8ege2qxd1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f711bb7425e1ff68aa13fd9aa61421e1c4cd455

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2024/10/29
16:29 UTC

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We are scientists studying all sorts of things related to the chemicals in food packaging and cookware. Our specialties include: chemical detection, regulation, effects on human health, sustainability, UN plastics treaty, compostables, bioplastics, microplastics, and so much more! Ask Us Anything!

Hi, we are the Scientific Advisory Board of the Food Packaging Forum back for round three! We are researchers investigating how chemicals in packaging and cookware affect our health, plastic and chemical pollution, microplastics, endocrine disruption, sustainable packaging, and so much more! (see round 1, round 2)

You may have seen some of FPF's research on a few weeks ago about chemicals known to be used in food contact materials also detected in humans.

The Food Packaging Forum is organizing this AMA to provide the opportunity for Redditors to ask questions of a room full of scientists dedicated to these and related subjects. Participating scientists this year include:

Angel Nadal, Jane Muncke, Leo Trasande (u\leotrasande), Thomas Zoeller, Jerry Heindel, Maricel Maffini, Terry Collins, Pete Myers, Cristina Nerín (not pictured), Martin Scheringer (not pictured) - PHOTO

Many of us are also part of the Scientist’s Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty, contributing scientific knowledge to decision makers and the public involved in the UN negotiations towards a global agreement to end plastic pollution. The 5^(th) meeting is taking place in Busan, South Korea in December.  

Ask us anything! (we will start answering at 18:00 CET, 13:00 Eastern)

EDIT: [Lindsey] Thanks for the questions! I will keep an eye on things for the next day or two but the SAB is going to disperse.

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2024/10/29
16:28 UTC

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I create autopsy video with family consent. This is my 5th AMA.

Ended 8pm CT. Thank you!

Proof link: https://www.autopsy.online/ama

Hello, again! Been some time. What a world! Want a break to talk about the soothing world of autopsies? Join me at 5 pm CT today Oct. 27. I am a past very-on-the-grid now very-off-the-grid guy, but got some reddit-inspired outreach this week and thought I'd make myself available again.

I am a private autopsy pathologist and creator of autopsy.online and the autopsy app (sorry, guys, some tech issues now on google play, but iphone/App Store is still up).

We're not livestreaming these days, but still consenting families for video. We can talk about it or anything else autopsy on your mind.

If you want the deep dive from the big AMA several years ago and a passive scroll into the autopsy world, go to AMA #3:

I do autopsies, record them, livestream them, & photograph them by family consent. This is my 3rd AMA! :

And this article that came out of it:

Meet the Doctor Who's Livestreaming Human Autopsies (futurism.com)

If you want to ask your own questions, have some back-of-the-mind follow-up from whenever, or want to follow along in rt, join me.

Looking forward to chatting.

Ben

We're done! Thank you for the interested questions. Maybe again in a couple years. Be well, stay safe and have a good upcoming holiday season! Ben

Schools and medical training programs, check out autopsy.online!

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2024/10/27
20:01 UTC

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I am Greg DeSanto, a Professional Clown and executive director of the International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center, ask me anything!

Hello Reddit! My name is Greg DeSanto and I have been a professional clown for over 40 years. I am a Ringling Bothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College graduate, I worked on the show for 10 years eventually becoming a producing clown. I have performed at Madison Square Garden, the White House, and am the second living American clown ever to be on a US postage stamp, the first being ICHOF Inductee Master Clown Lou Jacobs. Clowning has taken me all over the world and enabled me to experience amazing things. 

I currently serve as the Executive Director of the International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center. It is the only museum that is singularly devoted to celebrating the greatest clowns on earth and houses the largest collection of clown artifacts in the world. The ICHOF recently launched a brand-new website and we are excited to share the stories and history of this unique art form with our guests and audiences. That being said.

Ask me anything!

Link to our new Site

https://www.theclownmuseum.com/

link to proof

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2024/10/25
23:43 UTC

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[Crosspost] I’m Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity. Let’s talk about what’s happening in the world and how those events might affect the markets. AMA.

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2024/10/25
16:34 UTC

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Hi, I’m Shanice, a PhD student at the University of Bristol researching how age and ethnicity affect type 1 diabetes. Ask Me Anything!

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who viewed my post and asked me about type 1 diabetes, why I decided to do my PhD project and shared their experience with diabetes. I hope you all have a lovely weekend. Best wishes, Shanice

I’m a third-year health sciences PhD student at the University of Bristol. I am looking at how age and ethnicity may influence type 1 diabetes. I’m particularly interested in how people from diverse ethnicities have been excluded from diabetes research. 

Our bodies need insulin to help to change the glucose (sugar) in our food to energy. People living with type 1 diabetes do not make enough insulin, which makes them feel unwell and exhausted. Today we treat Type 1 Diabetes with insulin injections to help people have more energy. About 1 in 200 people in the UK are living with type 1 diabetes, that’s over 300,000 people! 

Most research on type 1 diabetes has focused on White Northern European Children and our knowledge of type 1 diabetes in adults and people from other cultures is limited despite the increasing number of adults and people from other cultures living with it. Type 1 was previously known as a childhood disease. However, over 50% of new cases are identified in adults. Many adults are misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes as ageing is a known risk for the condition.  

Studies suggest that children have a more severe form of type 1 diabetes and adults might have a milder form that develops slowly. Few studies have focused on adults with type 1 diabetes, so we do not know much about the development of type 1 diabetes in adults.  

Ethnically diverse people with type 1 diabetes have a more significant risk of developing severe complications. Also, there is a little understanding of the genetic factors that are associated with type 1 diabetes and people from other cultures. Unfortunately, multiple studies have revealed that people from ethnic backgrounds feel excluded, as their cultural beliefs, religion and lived experiences are not considered in research studies. Several studies have reported that their research participants’ experience with diabetes was influenced by their gender and ethnicity. Type 1 diabetes can affect anyone at any age and from any cultural and social background, so it is crucial that research reflects people from all walks of life.  

I am dedicated to ensuring that our research represents all people with type 1 diabetes, no matter their age or ethnicity.  

I am happy to answer any questions you have about type 1 diabetes, ethnicity and research or general questions about studying a PhD. Please feel free to ask me anything!  

Proof: Shanice Lewis AMA Proof | University of Bath | Flickr

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2024/10/25
12:37 UTC

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[Crosspost] IamA I'm an intelligence researcher and the founder of Encyclopedia Geopolitica Lewis Sage-Passant, AMA!

Hi all!

I'm Lewis Sage-Passant; a researcher in the field of intelligence and espionage with a PhD from Loughborough University in intelligence studies. As well as being an adjunct professor in intelligence at Sciences Po Paris, I'm the Global Head of Intelligence at one of the world's largest companies. In this role, I look at how security threats ranging from macro geopolitical risks, conflict derived supply chain disruptions, and economic espionage activities impact the company.

I've spent my career in a variety of geopolitical analysis and intelligence roles, supporting the energy industry, the financial sector, leading technology firms, and the pharmaceuticals sector, living and working in the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Europe. I occasionally make talking head appearances in various media outlets, including the BBC, France24, CNBC, Harvard Business Review, The New Arab, El Mundo, and GQ (the coolest one by far!), discussing intelligence, geopolitics, and security topics.

I also founded the geopolitics blog Encyclopedia Geopolitica, which this subreddit has been so fantastic in supporting over the years! I host the site's "How to get on a Watchlist" podcast, which interviews various experts about dangerous activities. Season 3 will be launching in the coming weeks!

Most recently, I wrote “Beyond States and Spies: The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector“, which comes out from Edinburgh University Press next week and explores how corporations use intelligence to navigate geopolitics, counter security threats, and shape the world around them.

Thank you to the mods for inviting me to do this AMA. I would be delighted to answer your questions on intelligence, geopolitics, careers in the field, and in particular, how corporations approach geopolitical risk!

All the best,

Lewis

Please visit the AMA here.

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2024/10/25
00:09 UTC

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I reported a story about a woman whose newborn was taken after she ate a poppy seed salad and tested positive on a hospital drug test. U.S. hospitals use faulty tests way more than you think. Ask me anything.

Edit at 12:13 p.m. PST/3:13 p.m. ET: Thank you everyone for your good questions! I need to step away for work, but if you want to stay in touch, you can reach out to my account, u/shoeshine1837, or my work email, swalter @ themarshallproject.org. You can read my full article if you'd like for more info. Thank you again for talking with me!

Hi everyone, my name is Shoshana Walter and I’m an investigative reporter for The Marshall Project. My recent investigation (co-published with Reveal, Mother Jones and USA Today) found that hospitals across the U.S. are reporting pregnant patients to child protective services based on false positive drug tests.

I found 50 mothers in 22 states who faced reports and investigations over positive drug tests that were likely wrong. Women tested positive after eating common foods or taking over-the-counter medications. For example ⬇️

A short list of how common foods & products can show up as false positives on these drug tests

One woman in California had her newborn removed for two weeks after testing positive for opiates from a Costco salad. A married couple in Pennsylvania was escorted out of the hospital by police, and threatened with arrest, after she tested positive for meth due to her prescription medication. Another woman was told to “buck up, get a backbone, and stop crying,” by a hearing officer after her newborn was removed due to a false positive result. It took three months to get her newborn back from foster care. (You can hear from the women in my audio episode with Reveal, or read more in my print story.)

This is happening because hospitals typically use pee-in-a-cup tests that are fast and cheap, but have false positive rates as high as 50 percent. Hospitals are then reporting these results to child welfare agencies to comply with state and federal laws. But after reviewing laws and policies in every state, I found that not a single state requires hospitals to actually confirm test results before reporting them. These policies are funneling thousands of families every year into the child welfare system — forcing them to go through the pain and heartache of a child welfare investigation — even when they have not used any illicit drugs.

That lack of protections is striking in comparison to workplace drug testing regulations, which give many workers confirmation tests and a review from a specially trained doctor who knows how to interpret the results. For workers, these safeguards have existed for decades. In the ‘90s, a federal committee actually recommended that these same protections be put in place for pregnant patients. But that advice was ignored. 

Many of these hospitals have blanket policies of drug testing every patient who comes in to give birth, often without patients' consent — a policy that has been called discriminatory and a violation of civil rights by civil rights groups and the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey. Attorneys are now looking to file lawsuits against hospitals to change their practices, and some groups are lobbying Congress to change federal law to eliminate the requirement that hospitals notify child welfare authorities anytime a baby is born substance-exposed. But even if federal law changes, little is likely to happen unless states follow suit.

Are you pregnant, know someone who is, has been or will be? Did you think this problem only existed in a Seinfeld episode? What would you like to know about these tests, policies and what I found?

Ask me anything!

Proof

(Here's the proof on imgur just in case)

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2024/10/24
16:04 UTC

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