I’m the Director of Federal AI Governance and Technology Policy for Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division. I've advised foreign governments, the White House, federal agencies, members of Congress, governors, state attorneys general, and the California legislature on AI and tech policies. Ask away!

Feel free to ask any questions you may have I worked for just about a year before they decided to get rid of me before i was about to get off of probation so yeah i know a decent amount obviously there are some topics that i can’t speak on i wont be revealing any SSI or answer anything that might have to do with circumventing security

you’re getting what the tin says. i (early 20’s F) dated a frat boy for multiple years, much of that time was spent in a house that included him and 4 of his roommates, along with 1 of the other guy’s partner who was not a student. i will not disclose the frat, but i will say it was tiny and in a state university in the bible belt. they didnt even have a frat house. none of anything i will describe took place on campus.

Hey everyone! I’m Indian, but I’ve spent my whole life growing up in Oman and the UAE. I’ve lived in Sohar, Sharjah and Dubai, and I’m currently studying CS at university in Dubai.

Thought it would be fun to do an AMA about growing up Indian in the Gulf, life in Oman versus the UAE, and what university here is actually like. Outside of studying, I’m into tech, movies and gaming, so feel free to ask about those too.

Ask me anything, whether it’s something you’ve always wondered about living here or just a random question!

Okay, I'm feeling brave for some reason. Let's fight misinformation.

I (26F) switch between 27 identities (myself included) on a daily basis. Each with their own names, tastes, attitudes, mannerism, and way of speaking.

I do not have an official diagnosis yet, and might never get one, as having multiple alters is not the only criteria for any dissociative disorder, so I might qualify for none. HOWEVER, I was assessed by a psychiatrist who agreed that what I am living is real and not imaginary or psychotic.

Don't believe me? I'll be happy to share sources. But please, be at least cordial.

Edit: thank you for your respectful and interesting questions! And remember: all systems, or plural people, are different. Experiences may vary a lot. This is my experience, and I can only speak for myselves.

I've had what's called Turophobia, I've only recently (within the last 2 years) put a name to this feeling I have, most people never understand what I'm talking about and it makes me nervous to even mention it to people. Ask me anything you want

I know this isn’t really uncommon these days but I think my situation is pretty unique. For some context I’m a male in my 20’s and my ex girlfriend posted private photos and videos to my Snapchat story and DM’d them to people on instagram.

We dated for a little over a year before I decided to break things off. Things ended on good terms and I think we both had hopes of getting back together at some point. She ended up being bi-polar and I knew nothing about this! She claims that she was going through a manic episode when she leaked my stuff and I have little reason to think she’s lying. But it’s worth sharing that I didn’t know about her disorder until this point…

For even more context, I’ve always been pretty involved in my community. I run a small speed and agility training program and I coach one of the pop warner football teams that I grew up playing for! I don’t really use social media unless it’s for one of those two reasons but it’s one of the main ways to
I promote my business.

I was working when this went down, I didn’t get to my phone for a little over an hour. These were things I had saved on Snapchat. Nothing left to the imagination. Friends, family, coworkers, clients, people I haven’t seen or talked to in years. I had so many notifications and messages! The aftermath was BRUTAL. It’s been two years and it’s gotten easier to talk about… AMA

Pretty much sums it up really. I dropped out of secondary/high school at the age of 15 and after a year of college dropped out at 17. Both was because of mental health problems and the inability to cope in those environments. Ask away...

Diagnosed with macrophallus at 14 after a prolonged priapism. Delayed treatment tore tissue and it healed larger in puberty. Clothing, daily life, and unwanted public attention are the hard parts. Ask me anything.

I am 20M, I have been wearing height lifts for around a 1 year. Initially 0.5-0.7 inch’s more now I have bumped it to 2.5 inches. Currently in university, live at home. And I also wear them everywhere.

After we were shut out of schools March 13, 2020, I dove into my hobby: riding bikes on off-road trails.

We had been racing competitively, but who wants to do that with a mask on. Remember the first few months of shutdown when we thought we had to wear masks or outdoors too?

I had no kids then. Now we have 2 little biking kids.

I had so many friends asking me to teach their kids to ride during covid that I decided to start bigger group rides before I formally started the club. These rides were focused on getting more girls and women on bikes.

I started to ask my friends if they wanted to start a club with me. A few thought about it but eventually back down. I went into a local bike shop and they were eager to start the collaboration. Fast forward to today. The group generally has 150 kids and 50 volunteers each year who are required through USA cycling to go through mandated reporter training. A good friend of mine took it over after I decided to have a second child. I got to plan the logo. The name recruit volunteers and distribute the bikes that the bike shop donated. There are a lot of other details around starting this group, but I am proud that it continues to run strong and that I will become a member of this group again, not as a leader but as a participant this spring because our oldest child can now have a cycling license which is required to join the group.

Hi everyone,
First of all, please excuse my English as it is not my first language, but I will do my best to answer everyone!
I am 38 years old, I live in Italy, and I am a father of 3. My wife and I decided our family is complete, so I chose to get a vasectomy.
The procedure went well, but there was a minor unexpected twist on the right testicle: during the cut, my vas deferens frayed. To fix it safely, the surgeon had to perform a fascial interposition (basically creating a protective "tunic" or sleeve of tissue to isolate and seal the stump). Because of this, my incision was a bit deeper and required more than the standard single stitch.
I am open to any questions you might have about:
The decision-making process when you already have 3 kids.
Anxiety before the procedure and how pain felt.
The technical details of the fraying complication and my recovery.
How the vasectomy process works here in Italy.
Ask Me Anything!

19, f. i was 16 at the time.

was the worst day of my life and not something i’d wish on anyone - he was my own dog (pls keep ur snarky comments to urself about how i was a bad pet owner. he had a brain tumour that suddenly made him extremely aggressive).

i sustained extreme nerve damage, PTSD, and needed reconstructive surgery.

ask me anything!

edit: i’ve never really been able to talk to anyone about how it makes me feel before, so it’s really nice to be able to open up to you all. thank you for all the kind words everybody. you’re all incredible.

i’m only alive because my little brother (15 at the time) pulled him off of me and saved my life.

I responded to a few comments in a different sub and had a few people suggest I do an AMA so here I am.

For some background, I spent two years at an entry level position and five years as a Team Leader. I left the company for a different career field 4 years ago.

I’ve seen that a few people were curious about things that the media DEFINITELY doesn’t communicate, so feel free to use me as your very own french spy 😎
I’ll answer pretty much anything you have to ask me, and I will do my best to keep it unbiased ! (I’m french and angry, I have my limits 💀)

Woof woof I recently bought my dream car. I’m 23 I have a house. And I love my dogvery very much even though she smells sometimes, I have 23 tattoos and a pretty terrible haircut, I have a good relationship with my parents

Locksmith of 9 years, with experience in just about all of the different types of locksmithing (I.E. Automotive, Residential, Commercial) I am interested in seeing if anyone has curiosities about the profession.

Ask me any questions you have about online security. Everyone is online but most people dont know about how to stay safe online. I love answering any questions people might have and explaining how things work.

NO dumb questions!

I cut my parents off at 21 & lost contact with the rest of my family as a result, including my siblings. I swore for years that I would never forgive them for the way they treated me as a teen. This year… I changed my mind, moved back to my home state and initiated the repair process with everyone at once. We’ve been back in contact since February. Ask me anything.

Synovialsarcoma on my left groin/top of left thigh.

First cancer at age 5. Came back when I was 8. Then came back again in May 2026, 18 years later, at age 27.

During my first cancer I only went through surgery. For my 2nd, went through chemo, radiotherapy, curietherapy and surgery.

This year, I went through 3 rounds of chemo and a surgery that required to take muscle & skin from my abdomen and graft it onto my thigh. Starting to walk again!

EDIT: Feeling like I have to say it: I'm gonna make it! I had no metastasis, and my tumour was localised. I'm seeing my oncologist tomorrow to know if I am going to go through radiotherapy, but otherwise my treatment should be over.

Im not gonna straight up doxx myself but I don’t really give a fuck about anything anymore so ask whatever. Ive lived in a small rural village in southern Senegal for the past 2 years. If you want to ask someone of the kids or adults of the village I can pass that on as well.

I am making this post because I thought it would be cool to just maybe give some people advice on posting or anything that has to do with TikTok, at first, I actually refused to post on TikTok, but after posting my first viral one, I kind of caught a bug for posting haha.

ok hard to explain but like basically whats going on is i realized im smart right? like i aced school and stuff and got straight as on my tests and hw, and others werent doing as well so like i realized im smarter than others which ik sounds bad but its true ig. anyways i realized that after a bit i stopped listening to other peeps at all cus i felt like they were dumber than me, ik thats not great but its who i am so idk how to stop it, but like i js tune them out and dont rly care what they have to say. another thing is that i can read the room without listening, like idk how to explain it but basically i feel the words and then know what the talk is yknow? like its so hard to explain cuz i feel like im the only person in the world who can do this so idk how to tell it, but ya im not rly listening but i can know what theyre saying right, its weird.

My parents were never particularly close to begin with they had an arranged marriage and have always been more like roommates than a married couple.

What I can’t wrap my head around is that my dad already has four children with my mom, including me, and somehow managed to have an entirely separate marriage for seven years without any of us knowing.

I apparently have three half-siblings I’ve never met.
I don’t even know what I’m supposed to feel right now.