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Nancy Gail Kanwisher FBA is the Walter A Rosenblith Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a researcher at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research. She studies the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying human visual perception and cognition. .. more

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Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 4h
yes, please help us bring this administration down by boycotting the World Cup. Sports boycotts were important in bringing down apartheid, a tried and true method:
apnews.com/article/germ...
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
apnews.com

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 7h
Board of Peace - Season 1

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 14h
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 22h
In the last 24 hours, we have learned that the regime's secret police claim powers to enter homes without a warrant, thus ignoring the Bill of Rights, and that the regime arrested and deported students for their Constitutionally protected speech.

There is no ambiguity about what is going on here.
ryanenos.bsky.social Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 10d
We are so far past the Rubicon that it isn't worth having a discussion anymore as to whether Trump is acting as an authoritarian. The only question is whether we have the strength and courage to get back to the other side.

Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 1d
I just called my senators to urge them not to approve funding for DHS/ICE in next week's vote. Please consider taking two minutes to do the same.
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Tell the Senate: Not a penny more for ICE brutality | Indivisible
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d
“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.”

So, same as Canadians.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d
NEW: I'm releasing tomorrow's show tonight. It's too important. An internal DHS memo instructs ICE to kick your door in without a proper warrant. Please share widely: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsZY...
Beans Talk | Bombshell ICE Whistleblower Report
YouTube video by MSW Media
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d
The assault on Minnesota is insane.

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House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Congressional Republicans have moved closer to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a premier destination for outdoors lovers in remote northeastern Minnesot...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d
Breaking news: Government officials may not examine electronic devices seized from Post reporter Hannah Natanson until litigation stemming from the search of her home is settled, a federal judge ruled.
Judge blocks government from searching data seized from Post reporter
The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Beth Garry @alagnes.bsky.social · 2d
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Liberal Sen. Ed Markey is calling for President Trump to be removed from power under the 25th Amendment after Trump acknowledged he would have been less likely to pressure Denmark to give up… | Juhani...
Liberal Sen. Ed Markey is calling for President Trump to be removed from power under the 25th Amendment after Trump acknowledged he would have been less likely to pressure Denmark to give up Greenland...
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 3d
🚨 We need just 23 Republicans to stop this madman from starting a World War. Three in the House and 20 in the Senate to join Democrats and impeach, convict, and remove Donald Trump.

Here are their names. Call them if you are a constituent.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d
All it would take is for a bunch of these CEOs to confront Trump in front of the world and tell him he's unfit to run a hot-dog stand, and his presidency would be over. Seriously.

But none of them has the balls to do it.

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John Ross @johnrossmd.bsky.social · 4d
Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.
Thousands to lose access to HIV drugs with new cuts
An estimated 10,000 people are about to lose access to their HIV medication as the Florida Department of Health makes cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
www.fox13news.com

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 5d
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"

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Gary Lupyan @glupyan.bsky.social · 5d
arxiv.org/abs/2601.11432
I want to share an astonishing result. LLMs can "translate" Jabberwocky' texts like 'He dwushed a ghanc zawk” & even and even 'In the BLANK BLANK, BLANK BLANK has BLANK over any BLANK BLANK’s BLANK' This has profound consequence for thinking about.. 1/2
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 9d
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
www.huffpost.com

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 12d
Extraordinary segment in that a consistently pro-Israel broadcaster deeply questions not only support for Israel on the right, but also whether views she has long held have been “spoon fed” to her over the years, including her negative views of Islam.

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Megyn Kelly Questions the Israel Narrative That Was Spoon-Fed to Her
YouTube video by Tucker Carlson Network
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Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · 15d
With some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world:
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.

My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 18d
The district court injunction that prevented NIH from capping indirects at 15% was upheld today on appeal!

www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules
District Judge Angel Kelley last year blocked the cuts, and on Monday the appeals court agreed.
www.reuters.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 19d
Let me be very clear: tomorrow morning and EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, call your Reps and Senators whether Dem, Republican or Independent. Express your outrage at Trump’s imperial and illegal actions against sovereign nations. TELL THEM to convene. To hold up everything. Hold up $.

202-224-3121
Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 22d
New year's day celebration in Woods Hole:
About 50 people and many dogs meet in the middle of town and walk around Eel Pond in the snow and wind making a variety of noises (e.g. blowing on a long brass horn). A toast is made, sparkling cider is served, and a cannon is fired.
I love my home town.
Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 22d
Happy New Year from Sippewissett!
May we begin this year to slow and reverse the devastation wrought in 2025.
Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 23d
Devastating:

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23d
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 26d
Meta, parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has introduced a new feature that lets you take control of your algorithm by suggesting topics you want to see more posts about. Look what happens when journalist @AymanM (X) tries adding ‘Gaza’ and ‘Palestine’ to his algo. 👇
Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 26d
An extra benefit of a wealth tax!:
"Billionaires including Peter Thiel and Larry Page are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents"
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
www.nytimes.com

Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 29d
Thank you @michellegoldberg.bsky.social for this encouraging piece.
Let's fight harder everyone in 2026 and get rid of this menace!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger
www.nytimes.com

Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 29d
Merry Christmas @bjbalas.bsky.social !
I think we have one in the pantry :-) I'll get it out for tonight!
bjbalas.bsky.social Ben Balas @bjbalas.bsky.social · 29d
I didn't grow up with these as a holiday tradition, but I now think of @nancykanwisher.bsky.social every year when we get them from our stockings. The 1st time I got one I was gently tapping it on the table to no avail & Nancy showed me the proper technique of whacking the hell out of it. 🎄🍊🔨

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Ben Balas @bjbalas.bsky.social · 29d
I didn't grow up with these as a holiday tradition, but I now think of @nancykanwisher.bsky.social every year when we get them from our stockings. The 1st time I got one I was gently tapping it on the table to no avail & Nancy showed me the proper technique of whacking the hell out of it. 🎄🍊🔨

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · Dec 25
Palestinian Christians in Gaza are celebrating another year of surviving genocide, while Palestinians in the birthplace of Jesus are under brutal Israeli military occupation. Israel has bombed, demolished, crushed and killed hundereds of thousands of Palestinians in the Holy Land.