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Mark @njdoc.bsky.social · 2h

Our NY Rangers are out in Pittsburgh to face the Penguins. Naturally I've got NY winning, 4-3! Let's go Ranger's!! :)

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New Paper Finds That When You Reward AI for Success on Social Media, It Becomes Increasingly Sociopathic

Stanford scientists unleashed AI bots in different environments, including social media, and they started behaving unethically.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 2h

At a difficult time for science in the US, these two climate experts won MacArthur "genius grants."

Two Climate Experts Win ‘Genius Grants’ at a Trying Time for US Science

Archaeologist Kristina Douglass and Ángel Adames-Corraliza, an atmospheric scientist, are among this year’s winners of the $800,00 MacArthur Fellowship.

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Mark @njdoc.bsky.social · 3h

Enjoyed another fine meal at Morton’s! :) #salmon

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Cain @cainturner.com · 4h

Live photos of the insurrection outside the ICE building in burning, war-torn Portland (sent to me by a friend who is currently there). 😂

Donald Trump is a fascist dictator and is looking for every opportunity to use lethal force against American citizens.

This reality doesn't fit his narrative.

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Mark @njdoc.bsky.social · 3h

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Rutgers professor flees U.S. for Spain, claims he received death threats

Mark Bray said his views have been under attack since he wrote "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Playbook"

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 3h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3h

Guess that Qatari jet wasn’t a “gift” to Trump after all.

Screenshot of tweets. Mike Madrid writes: “Joe Biden was criticized for a Chinese balloon flying over our airspace. They’re giving Qatar an entire f’ing air base.”
Below, Aaron Rupar’s tweet quotes Pete Hegseth saying on Fox News: “I’m also proud that today we’re signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.”

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 8h

Brilliant! Must be copied in every city. Neuter Trump's authoritarianism. Make the world laugh at him. Shine a spotlight on his lies.

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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Florida Wild Child @floridawildchild.bsky.social · 18h

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3h

Fighting for the independence of the judiciary matters. We know this is true, because Trump is trying to take it away. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

When they Bukele the Courts

When Kilmar Abrego Garcia was first deported to El Salvador and his lawyers went to court, arguing an immigration judge had previously prohibited it, Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff,...

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Just Say No To The GOP @justsaynotothegop.bsky.social · 4h

'Trump's Gestapo': Chicago Marches to Resist ICE, National Guard Deployment www.commondreams.org/news/chicago...

'Trump's Gestapo': Chicago Marches to Resist ICE, National Guard Deployment | Common Dreams

President Trump's deployment of federal agents and National Guard troops to Chicago has sparked outrage and protests. Residents are demanding ICE agents leave, calling them Trump's Gestapo. As tension...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 2d

Hormone replacement therapy helps restore immune function in menopausal women, reducing inflammaging and preserving monocyte function. open-access
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Extends what I previously summarized from immune system clocks
erictopol.substack.com/p/new-anti-a...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d

What happens in England is unlikely to stay in England

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d

Waning immunity. A significant Covid wave in England. No new variant.
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing

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Mark @njdoc.bsky.social · 7h

Wow

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 7h

If true this a fucking disgrace and the beginning of the end of TikTok

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 7h

If true this a fucking disgrace and the beginning of the end of TikTok

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Mark @njdoc.bsky.social · 7h

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Media and MAGA Calls for Trump to Catch a Nobel Peace Prize Rather Than An ICC War Crimes Indictment Are Obscene

The second-biggest threat to global peace after Putin has earned a cell for war crimes—not a humanitarian award. That his grotesque and scammy appeal for a Nobel Peace Prize is working is terrifying.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 7h

The Trump-headlined celebration/retroactive justification of genocide happening in Israel today is obscene—and premature. Israel will likely violate Phase 1 of any 20-part plan. As a Trump biographer, I've written a rebuttal to the idea that Trump is anything but one of the most dangerous men alive:

Media and MAGA Calls for Trump to Catch a Nobel Peace Prize Rather Than An ICC War Crimes Indictment Are Obscene

The second-biggest threat to global peace after Putin has earned a cell for war crimes—not a humanitarian award. That his grotesque and scammy appeal for a Nobel Peace Prize is working is terrifying.

sethabramson.substack.com

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Mark @njdoc.bsky.social · 7h

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