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Sen. Blumenthal making a very good point.
Sen. BLUMENTHAL: Was the U.S. Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021?
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.
Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.
Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Sen. Blumenthal making a very good point.
Anthropic glazed journalists as “one of the best red teams”? Claudius the vending machine manager bought fish 🐠 Did it thought it was an albino alligator? www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Anthropic glazed journalists as “one of the best red teams”? Claudius the vending machine manager bought fish 🐠 Did it thought it was an albino alligator? www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Kudos to those early “bloggers” (journalists)
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC
We rang in our 25th anniversary in style last week, hosting a...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Kudos to those early “bloggers” (journalists)
Everyday could be Veterans Day. Thank you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWBC...
Barack Obama surprises plane of veterans as they arrive in Washington
YouTube video by The Independent
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November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Everyday could be Veterans Day. Thank you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWBC...
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In the first of six primers on biology, we demystify the simple science of cells and DNA. Brush up your knowledge here
Nucleic acids and proteins
Big complex molecules are the unique stuff of life. This is how they work
econ.st
October 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
In the first of six primers on biology, we demystify the simple science of cells and DNA. Brush up your knowledge here
A Swiftian proposal - and where are those Lilliputians?
September 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A Swiftian proposal - and where are those Lilliputians?
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Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research - KFF Health News kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research - KFF Health News
The National Institutes of Health’s long-held standard of peer review for grantmaking has been subverted by President Donald Trump and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who gave unprecedented power to po...
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September 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research - KFF Health News kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Comment period is OPEN! Express your thoughts about rescinding the Roadless Rule!
Note 1: MORE forest fires start near roads, bc the #1 cause of forest fires is humans
Note 2: clear cutting and logging generally actually reduce forest resilience to fire
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Note 1: MORE forest fires start near roads, bc the #1 cause of forest fires is humans
Note 2: clear cutting and logging generally actually reduce forest resilience to fire
apple.news/AC1r2TR7fQlG...
Trump officials plan to remove protections on 2 million acres of national forests in Oregon — Oregon Capital Chronicle
Trump administration officials intend to remove protections and open to some development more than 58 million acres of national forests across 40 states, including 2 million acres of national forests ...
apple.news
August 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Comment period is OPEN! Express your thoughts about rescinding the Roadless Rule!
Note 1: MORE forest fires start near roads, bc the #1 cause of forest fires is humans
Note 2: clear cutting and logging generally actually reduce forest resilience to fire
apple.news/AC1r2TR7fQlG...
Note 1: MORE forest fires start near roads, bc the #1 cause of forest fires is humans
Note 2: clear cutting and logging generally actually reduce forest resilience to fire
apple.news/AC1r2TR7fQlG...
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Shingles vaccine linked to lower heart attack risk
The absolute rate difference ranged from 1.2 to 2.2 fewer events per 1,000 person-years among all vaccinated adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
The absolute rate difference ranged from 1.2 to 2.2 fewer events per 1,000 person-years among all vaccinated adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
August 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Shingles vaccine linked to lower heart attack risk
The absolute rate difference ranged from 1.2 to 2.2 fewer events per 1,000 person-years among all vaccinated adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
The absolute rate difference ranged from 1.2 to 2.2 fewer events per 1,000 person-years among all vaccinated adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Some of the AI-generated celebrity content was particularly risqué.”
Well that’s an understatement — but I guess if you’re at a loss for words, lean on French?
Well that’s an understatement — but I guess if you’re at a loss for words, lean on French?
Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission
Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.
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August 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Some of the AI-generated celebrity content was particularly risqué.”
Well that’s an understatement — but I guess if you’re at a loss for words, lean on French?
Well that’s an understatement — but I guess if you’re at a loss for words, lean on French?
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"A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out
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August 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
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If you have published anything, please consider doing this. The window is closing and you should get your details registered now for a chance at a settlement. The form works wherever in the world you are based.
There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
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As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If you have published anything, please consider doing this. The window is closing and you should get your details registered now for a chance at a settlement. The form works wherever in the world you are based.
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The Revolution Wind farm was slated to start sending power to homes and businesses in Rhode Island and Connecticut starting next year.
Trump administration halts work on an almost-finished wind farm
The Revolution Wind farm was slated to start sending power to homes and businesses in Rhode Island and Connecticut starting next year.
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August 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Revolution Wind farm was slated to start sending power to homes and businesses in Rhode Island and Connecticut starting next year.
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Whatever you think about John Bolton, he has rights, and these govt abuses hurt the whole country, not just their immediate targets.
“Law enforcement, following the law and proper procedure, prosecuted a criminal we like, so we can make up charges and harass people we hate“ is wildly illegitimate.
“Law enforcement, following the law and proper procedure, prosecuted a criminal we like, so we can make up charges and harass people we hate“ is wildly illegitimate.
The FBI is raiding John Bolton's house, apparently at Kash Patel's personal direction, the NY Post is reporting:
August 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Grateful to our leaders here in Minnesota and across the country who are following the science, presenting evidence-based data, and communicating transparently on vaccine safety and effectiveness with the American people.
www.startribune.com/u-led-vaccin...
www.startribune.com/u-led-vaccin...
U-led vaccine project seeks to counter federal inaction, misinformation
Irrespective of guidance by the CDC and Trump administration, the Vaccine Integrity Project analyzed data on vaccine safety, efficacy ahead of the flu season.
www.startribune.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Grateful to our leaders here in Minnesota and across the country who are following the science, presenting evidence-based data, and communicating transparently on vaccine safety and effectiveness with the American people.
www.startribune.com/u-led-vaccin...
www.startribune.com/u-led-vaccin...
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They will make recycling electronics much more efficient
AI-powered robots can take your phone apart
They will make recycling electronics much more efficient
econ.st
August 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
They will make recycling electronics much more efficient
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Dr. Annie Trinh & I just published an article on the importance of challenging reward structures & organizational cultures that promote stem cell hyperbole. The piece draws upon prior work by @caulfieldtim.bsky.social, @aregenberg.bsky.social, @isscr.org, & others. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Challenging Reward Structures and Organizational Cultures that Propagate Stem Cell Hyperbole - Stem Cell Reviews and Reports
How science is communicated shapes public understanding of science and informs decision-making by patients, research participants, policymakers, public funding agencies, private philanthropic organiza...
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August 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Dr. Annie Trinh & I just published an article on the importance of challenging reward structures & organizational cultures that promote stem cell hyperbole. The piece draws upon prior work by @caulfieldtim.bsky.social, @aregenberg.bsky.social, @isscr.org, & others. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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We just learned about a 3rd dimension of how Covid can affect our arteries.
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Covid and Our Arteries
A new study on acceleration of vascular aging adds to the body of evidence
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August 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We just learned about a 3rd dimension of how Covid can affect our arteries.
erictopol.substack.com/p/covid-and-...
erictopol.substack.com/p/covid-and-...
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2 bits of data from new Economist/YouGov poll.....
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
August 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
2 bits of data from new Economist/YouGov poll.....
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
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I wrote a whole book about this. This is not me cynically trying to plug a book, it's me saying "this is why you should listen to me on this topic."
I set out to write a book about tech but discovered the real driver of change was labor relations. Go figure.
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I set out to write a book about tech but discovered the real driver of change was labor relations. Go figure.
www.harpercollins.com/products/arr...
Arriving Today
Shortlisted for the 2021 Porchlight Business Book Awards, Current Events & Public Affairs
The Wall Street Journal technology columnist reveals the f...
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August 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I wrote a whole book about this. This is not me cynically trying to plug a book, it's me saying "this is why you should listen to me on this topic."
I set out to write a book about tech but discovered the real driver of change was labor relations. Go figure.
www.harpercollins.com/products/arr...
I set out to write a book about tech but discovered the real driver of change was labor relations. Go figure.
www.harpercollins.com/products/arr...
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2). Generative AI companies consistently misrepresent what generative AI is, how it works, what it is capable of, how it was made (i.e., trained), and what it costs to operate.
Obviously, the first item stems from the second - particularly on the part of consumers/users. However...
Obviously, the first item stems from the second - particularly on the part of consumers/users. However...
August 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
2). Generative AI companies consistently misrepresent what generative AI is, how it works, what it is capable of, how it was made (i.e., trained), and what it costs to operate.
Obviously, the first item stems from the second - particularly on the part of consumers/users. However...
Obviously, the first item stems from the second - particularly on the part of consumers/users. However...
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Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.
www.theatlantic.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
maha is dominating my feed today - but have you seen this? Nice synopsis (w laughs for some, of course).
Here’s last night’s story about the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, what they have and haven’t accomplished so far, and a fun new idea for doctors who are looking to quit in style. youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc
Make America Healthy Again: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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August 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
maha is dominating my feed today - but have you seen this? Nice synopsis (w laughs for some, of course).