Tarek Rached
@tarekrached.bsky.social
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Just astonishing good news. We are on the way to end Multiple Sclerosis.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
Epstein-Barr Virus #EBV was linked to #MultipleSclerosis - now a plausible cause has been found, misidentification by longterm memory T-cells that pick on the wrong protein, ANO2, instead of the EBV-antigen. Massive inflection towards the elimination of MS!!!
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Anoctamin-2-specific T cells link Epstein-Barr virus to multiple sclerosis
Researchers identified anoctamin-2 (ANO2) as a frequent autoimmune target in multiple
sclerosis, with T cell responses against ANO2 occurring in over half of patients.
These ANO2-specific T cells shar...
www.cell.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Just astonishing good news. We are on the way to end Multiple Sclerosis.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
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Yup. Everything in this thread, up to and including the end. You don't eat around the cockroach.
Let’s talk about abolishing ICE.
Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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January 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Yup. Everything in this thread, up to and including the end. You don't eat around the cockroach.
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The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking classified state documents. Nothing she wrote about could be considered classified. They simply want to suppress dissent via intimidation. Don't let them. Here is what she wrote. Please share.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking classified state documents. Nothing she wrote about could be considered classified. They simply want to suppress dissent via intimidation. Don't let them. Here is what she wrote. Please share.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
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@mmasnick.bsky.social has a really good article about this, focused on how to use LLMs to be an effective editor and critic of your work
How I Use AI To Help With Techdirt (And, No, It’s Not Writing Articles)
Let’s start off this post by noting that I know that some people hate anything and everything having to do with generative AI and insist that there are no acceptable uses of it. If that describes y…
www.techdirt.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
@mmasnick.bsky.social has a really good article about this, focused on how to use LLMs to be an effective editor and critic of your work
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Betterment was hacked and users' personal data compromised, but you might not know it because the company hid its data breach notice with a "noindex" tag in its web page source code. This tells search engines to ignore the page so people won't see it in search results. techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/f...
January 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Betterment was hacked and users' personal data compromised, but you might not know it because the company hid its data breach notice with a "noindex" tag in its web page source code. This tells search engines to ignore the page so people won't see it in search results. techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/f...
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It goes beyond that. Putin's stated goal, as far back as the Munich Security Conference of 2007 when he declared we were in a world war, Russia was the victim & the US, NATO, & other allies & partners the aggressors, has had a key strategic objective of bringing the US down to Russia's level. 1/
If a foreign adversary…let’s call it Qussia…led by a former secret policeman—let’s call him Qutin—wanted to destroy US power and compel their nearest neighbors to accept their hegemony, wrecking our financial system would be exactly what Lenin would have done.
Trump is a patsy at best. At best.
Trump is a patsy at best. At best.
11 central bank chiefs just rallied behind Jerome Powell as the DOJ investigates him — warning that Fed independence is vital to economic stability. With the BoE, ECB, BoC & others declaring “full solidarity,” the stakes are global. 🌍
www.bbc.com/news/article... #BlueSky#EconSky #Newssky
www.bbc.com/news/article... #BlueSky#EconSky #Newssky
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
It goes beyond that. Putin's stated goal, as far back as the Munich Security Conference of 2007 when he declared we were in a world war, Russia was the victim & the US, NATO, & other allies & partners the aggressors, has had a key strategic objective of bringing the US down to Russia's level. 1/
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I keep repeating it because its insane to me but the idea of invading or acquiring Greenland for missile defense is insane because we already have access to it for our missile defense
January 11, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I keep repeating it because its insane to me but the idea of invading or acquiring Greenland for missile defense is insane because we already have access to it for our missile defense
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Wikipedia template for every prominent right wing businessman
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Wikipedia template for every prominent right wing businessman
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Californians: the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) website is now available for filing requests for data brokers to delete their info on you. Takes just a few minutes!
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
Delete request and opt-out platform (DROP)
Protect your personal information. Data brokers collect, share, and sell your personal information. You can stop that from happening.
privacy.ca.gov
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Californians: the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) website is now available for filing requests for data brokers to delete their info on you. Takes just a few minutes!
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
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Mamdani rescinded every executive order issued by Eric Adams after Adams's indictment, but still the "New York Times" is focusing exclusively on two of those orders that had to do with Israel.
There is someone singling out Israel here. And it isn't Zohran Mamdani.
There is someone singling out Israel here. And it isn't Zohran Mamdani.
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Mamdani rescinded every executive order issued by Eric Adams after Adams's indictment, but still the "New York Times" is focusing exclusively on two of those orders that had to do with Israel.
There is someone singling out Israel here. And it isn't Zohran Mamdani.
There is someone singling out Israel here. And it isn't Zohran Mamdani.
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"Californians deserve to understand why their tracked movements are queried so often, and many times by officers hundreds of miles from where they live in databases in the other half of the state."
oaklandprivacy.org/automated-li...
oaklandprivacy.org/automated-li...
Automated License Plate Reader Use Doesn’t Add Up
by Tracy Rosenberg In June of 2025, Oakland Privacy received a Flock audit log from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office detailing the activity in their cloud database of license plate reader scans…
oaklandprivacy.org
January 3, 2026 at 5:15 AM
"Californians deserve to understand why their tracked movements are queried so often, and many times by officers hundreds of miles from where they live in databases in the other half of the state."
oaklandprivacy.org/automated-li...
oaklandprivacy.org/automated-li...
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You should be able to inspect the rules and the inputs at any given moment
I actually think the TikTok FYP is an extraordinary innovation, I don’t have a problem with the concept
but you should be able to read the ingredients just like anything else you put inside your body
I actually think the TikTok FYP is an extraordinary innovation, I don’t have a problem with the concept
but you should be able to read the ingredients just like anything else you put inside your body
December 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
You should be able to inspect the rules and the inputs at any given moment
I actually think the TikTok FYP is an extraordinary innovation, I don’t have a problem with the concept
but you should be able to read the ingredients just like anything else you put inside your body
I actually think the TikTok FYP is an extraordinary innovation, I don’t have a problem with the concept
but you should be able to read the ingredients just like anything else you put inside your body
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The amazing power of robots to allow oneself to accidentally kick yourself where it hurts.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The amazing power of robots to allow oneself to accidentally kick yourself where it hurts.
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I am taking the opportunity to once again remind you of the time Naomi Wolf thought Apple invented time machines run by vaccines
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I am taking the opportunity to once again remind you of the time Naomi Wolf thought Apple invented time machines run by vaccines
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Right up there with the clothes hanger trick.
![Here's a script that does it all:
bash#!/bin/bash
# Get your IP and figure out the subnet
MY_IP=$(ipconfig getifaddr en0)
SUBNET=$(echo $MY_IP | cut -d. -f1-3)
echo "My IP: $MY_IP"
echo "Scanning $SUBNET.0/24..."
# Find all hosts, exclude common router IPs and yourself
for ip in $(nmap -sn $SUBNET.0/24 -oG - | grep "Up" | awk '{print $2}'); do
if [[ "$ip" != "$MY_IP" && "$ip" != "$SUBNET.1" && "$ip" != "$SUBNET.254" ]]; then
echo "Trying $ip..."
RESPONSE=$(curl -s --connect-timeout 2 -X POST http://$ip/sony/system \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"method":"getSystemInformation","id":1,"params":[],"version":"1.0"}' 2>/dev/null)
if echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -q "BRAVIA"; then
echo "Found Sony TV at $ip!"
echo "Applying cinema settings..."
curl -s -X POST http://$ip/sony/video \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"method":"setPictureQualitySettings","id":1,"params":[{"settings":[{"value":"imax","target":"pictureMode"},{"value":"20","target":"sharpness"}]}],"version":"1.0"}'
echo ""
echo "Done. Enjoy your film."
exit 0
fi
fi
done
echo "No Sony TV found :("
Save it as unfuck-hotel-tv.sh, then:
bashchmod +x unfuck-hotel-tv.sh
./unfuck-hotel-tv.sh](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fpruhuo22xkm5o7ttr2ktxdo/bafkreifo3hbthdvwomkjmdu2xv2fw74peblnqxwjtdedmlcotjkdwfx3ly@jpeg)
December 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Right up there with the clothes hanger trick.
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good senator
Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
December 19, 2025 at 5:22 AM
good senator
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YOU DUMB FUCKS. THIS IS ME.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
YOU DUMB FUCKS. THIS IS ME.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
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The Mosaic browser was developed at a research unit in a state research university, and received an NSF grant. Andreessen then went off and created Netscape based on what he learned from that process. Now he cheers the destruction of that entire infrastructure www.liberalcurrents.com/marc-andrees...
July 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Mosaic browser was developed at a research unit in a state research university, and received an NSF grant. Andreessen then went off and created Netscape based on what he learned from that process. Now he cheers the destruction of that entire infrastructure www.liberalcurrents.com/marc-andrees...
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Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Tapping the sign again.
December 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tapping the sign again.
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Apropos of nothing I am wondering if anyone else has had a slow, gong-like realization about how many people in positions of tremendous power are absolutely out of their minds on drugs.
And then there’s the story about Alex Karp’s not-at-all-weird interview (for lack of a better word) with Oswald Mosley’s grandson for a senior position at Palantir.
December 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Apropos of nothing I am wondering if anyone else has had a slow, gong-like realization about how many people in positions of tremendous power are absolutely out of their minds on drugs.
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I introduced and BART Board approved a policy 3 YEARS AGO to create 30 minute grace period for excursion fare, to stop penalizing riders who enter a station and don't ride BART, especially when due to BART delays.
Couldn’t be implemented due to Clipper 2 delay - that will finally change in 2 days!
Couldn’t be implemented due to Clipper 2 delay - that will finally change in 2 days!
I was just on the phone for 30 MINUTES trying to get a refund for the lousy “excursion fare” I paid on BART.
DO BETTER CLIPPER.
DO BETTER CLIPPER.
December 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I introduced and BART Board approved a policy 3 YEARS AGO to create 30 minute grace period for excursion fare, to stop penalizing riders who enter a station and don't ride BART, especially when due to BART delays.
Couldn’t be implemented due to Clipper 2 delay - that will finally change in 2 days!
Couldn’t be implemented due to Clipper 2 delay - that will finally change in 2 days!