AbiGezunt
@abigezunt.bsky.social
Avid reader, PhD Cognitive Development, programmer since days of punch cards (so, old), network engineer, grew up on farm, middle school tutor, gardener, owned by 3 cats, fun fam, & 1 kid. Raised by moral, ethical people. But what do i know?
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Live Updates: 11 Killed as Gunmen Target Hanukkah Festival in Sydney
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😢People kill Jews due to ANTISEMITISM, illogical hatred, prejudice of Jewish people. Has existed THOUSANDS of YEARS, adapts to different times, contexts, but always systemic persecution, violence, even genocide.😢
THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION! EVER!
GIFT from NYT.
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THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION! EVER!
GIFT from NYT.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Takes only a moment. Let's Congress know we're watching them.
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Tell Congress: You Shouldn’t Trade Stocks While in Office
Members of Congress are currently allowed to buy and sell stocks while they’re making rules regulating those same companies and markets. That creates an obvious conflict of interest and erodes trust i...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Takes only a moment. Let's Congress know we're watching them.
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Toughening gun laws? That's the only compassionate way to respond to shooting. Thoughts & prayers never stopped any killer.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed on Monday to toughen Australia’s already strict gun laws, after the country’s worst mass shooting in three decades killed 15 people and wounded dozens more at a Jewish holiday celebration in Sydney.
Albanese Vows to Toughen Gun Laws After Deadly Bondi Shooting
The police said on Monday that they expected to bring criminal charges against the surviving suspect, who is in a coma after being shot by the police.
nyti.ms
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Toughening gun laws? That's the only compassionate way to respond to shooting. Thoughts & prayers never stopped any killer.
Gov't should protect us, not offer thoughts & prayers.
"Constitution, is designed to extend law such that both “the blessings of liberty” and “domestic tranquility” can be preserved. Law brings freedom and security together at a higher level than we can achieve as individuals without it."
"Constitution, is designed to extend law such that both “the blessings of liberty” and “domestic tranquility” can be preserved. Law brings freedom and security together at a higher level than we can achieve as individuals without it."
What a terrible thing it is
Mass shootings as regime change
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December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Gov't should protect us, not offer thoughts & prayers.
"Constitution, is designed to extend law such that both “the blessings of liberty” and “domestic tranquility” can be preserved. Law brings freedom and security together at a higher level than we can achieve as individuals without it."
"Constitution, is designed to extend law such that both “the blessings of liberty” and “domestic tranquility” can be preserved. Law brings freedom and security together at a higher level than we can achieve as individuals without it."
2026 is big year for US elections. Elections are swayed by social media. Many media accounts are fake, but there's little users can do to spot a fake account.
tRump, billionaire controlling other billionaires, will insist on more fake accounts, which are cheap to create. Shouldn't tech regulate?
tRump, billionaire controlling other billionaires, will insist on more fake accounts, which are cheap to create. Shouldn't tech regulate?
Want to sway an election? Here’s how much fake online accounts cost | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Want to sway an election? Here’s how much fake online accounts cost
Systematic price monitoring sheds light on economics of online manipulation
www.science.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
2026 is big year for US elections. Elections are swayed by social media. Many media accounts are fake, but there's little users can do to spot a fake account.
tRump, billionaire controlling other billionaires, will insist on more fake accounts, which are cheap to create. Shouldn't tech regulate?
tRump, billionaire controlling other billionaires, will insist on more fake accounts, which are cheap to create. Shouldn't tech regulate?
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Grant cuts, arrests, lay-offs: Trump made 2025 a tumultuous year for science www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Grant cuts, arrests, lay-offs: Trump made 2025 a tumultuous year for science
How the Trump administration caused seismic disruptions to the world’s premier scientific superpower.
www.nature.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Grant cuts, arrests, lay-offs: Trump made 2025 a tumultuous year for science www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
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The physicist Philip W. Anderson "succinctly framed the nascent anti-reductionist perspective with the phrase 'More is different.'"
Life (in the abstract) IS marvelous & I welcome other scientists to biology's big tent. 🎁🧪
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Life (in the abstract) IS marvelous & I welcome other scientists to biology's big tent. 🎁🧪
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore
The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.
www.theatlantic.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The physicist Philip W. Anderson "succinctly framed the nascent anti-reductionist perspective with the phrase 'More is different.'"
Life (in the abstract) IS marvelous & I welcome other scientists to biology's big tent. 🎁🧪
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Life (in the abstract) IS marvelous & I welcome other scientists to biology's big tent. 🎁🧪
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
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🧪 @mariaa.bsky.social gets a nice spotlight in this video, where she briefly discusses #AIEthics, #Data, and where we should actually focus our trust versus where we might initially be inclined to place it.
#MLSky
#MLSky
We don't actually trust AI.
We trust the companies behind it.
As Maria Antoniak notes, every "private" chat flows through corporate systems with long histories of data misuse. If we care about AI ethics, we need to name power, not anthropomorphize models.
We trust the companies behind it.
As Maria Antoniak notes, every "private" chat flows through corporate systems with long histories of data misuse. If we care about AI ethics, we need to name power, not anthropomorphize models.
December 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🧪 @mariaa.bsky.social gets a nice spotlight in this video, where she briefly discusses #AIEthics, #Data, and where we should actually focus our trust versus where we might initially be inclined to place it.
#MLSky
#MLSky
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The U.S. Supreme Court: "ICE can racially profile people it arrests."
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court: "ICE can racially profile people it arrests."
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
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It wasn't long ago that women were forced to have a male co-signer to get a credit card or a home loan.
Now, the Trump administration wants to end protections against such discrimination.
Take 45 seconds today to say "No way." nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org/ecoaregb/ind...
Now, the Trump administration wants to end protections against such discrimination.
Take 45 seconds today to say "No way." nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org/ecoaregb/ind...
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released by the CFPB would eviscerate longstanding fair lending and consumer protections in three dangerous ways:
nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It wasn't long ago that women were forced to have a male co-signer to get a credit card or a home loan.
Now, the Trump administration wants to end protections against such discrimination.
Take 45 seconds today to say "No way." nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org/ecoaregb/ind...
Now, the Trump administration wants to end protections against such discrimination.
Take 45 seconds today to say "No way." nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org/ecoaregb/ind...
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‘When I talk about fish on Bluesky people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to kill my family because we’re Jewish.’
Since it looks like we're going through the "liberals who stayed on X/Twitter trying to convince others to go back there," I'll just remind folks I already wrote a long article pointing out how that makes no sense and is, in fact, an incredibly dumb idea.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/15/s...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/15/s...
Stop Begging. Start Building
As a reminder, I’m on the board at Bluesky, which means you should consider me extremely biased, even as this article isn’t really about Bluesky. The writer Jerusalem Demsas wants you to stay on Tw…
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December 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
‘When I talk about fish on Bluesky people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to kill my family because we’re Jewish.’
tRump, billionaire controlling other billionaires, & who only does /says anything when someone adds to his own wealth is supported by mentally corrupted MAGA Justices. Follow the party line or those in the "let-them-eat-cake" class will ruin your life. Weaponized religious & financial bigotry.
Fired, suspended, punished, disciplined, and this is not at all a complete list—Kirk fans identified thousands of people who expressed their views in an insufficiently respectful way and urged their employers to take action. We'll probably never know the true number. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown
Two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a government-backed campaign has led to firings, suspensions, investigations and other action against more than 600 people. Republican officials have end...
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
tRump, billionaire controlling other billionaires, & who only does /says anything when someone adds to his own wealth is supported by mentally corrupted MAGA Justices. Follow the party line or those in the "let-them-eat-cake" class will ruin your life. Weaponized religious & financial bigotry.
Trump's response to the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner says it all
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Trump's response to the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner says it all
Friends,
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December 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Trump's response to the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner says it all
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Maybe people don't know what MEASLES can do in 1 to 5 out of 1,000 cases:
- acute encephalitis, inflammation of brain
- permanent brain damage - death from neurologic or respiratory complications
degenerative
- fatal central nervous system disease can occur seven to 11 year later
- blindness
- acute encephalitis, inflammation of brain
- permanent brain damage - death from neurologic or respiratory complications
degenerative
- fatal central nervous system disease can occur seven to 11 year later
- blindness
The Measles Outbreak In South Carolina Is Growing
I’m certain some people are getting tired of this refrain, but I’m going to keep repeating it to make the point: we shouldn’t have to talk about measles in this country in 2025. T…
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December 15, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Maybe people don't know what MEASLES can do in 1 to 5 out of 1,000 cases:
- acute encephalitis, inflammation of brain
- permanent brain damage - death from neurologic or respiratory complications
degenerative
- fatal central nervous system disease can occur seven to 11 year later
- blindness
- acute encephalitis, inflammation of brain
- permanent brain damage - death from neurologic or respiratory complications
degenerative
- fatal central nervous system disease can occur seven to 11 year later
- blindness
It's not paranoia!
Big brother is definitely watching you! 🔭 📷
Big brother is definitely watching you! 🔭 📷
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety’s ALPR Network To Surveil Protesters And Activists
It’s no secret that 2025 has given Americans plenty to protest about. But as news cameras showed protesters filling streets of cities across the country, law enf…
www.techdirt.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
It's not paranoia!
Big brother is definitely watching you! 🔭 📷
Big brother is definitely watching you! 🔭 📷
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As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
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ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
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As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
December 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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REP. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The biggest ‘welfare queens’ in 🇺🇸 are corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes, and CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet — not hungry kids, or working parents who work multiple jobs.”
December 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
REP. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The biggest ‘welfare queens’ in 🇺🇸 are corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes, and CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet — not hungry kids, or working parents who work multiple jobs.”
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Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
What does tRump do all day?
tRump is a low-IQ kid with ADHD.
Taking a wrecking ball to White House? Knocking over building blocks. Get plane from Qatar? It's demanding new toys. Tweet/truth at nite? Video game time. Breaking laws? "You can't make me!" Press conferences? His form of a tantrum.
tRump is a low-IQ kid with ADHD.
Taking a wrecking ball to White House? Knocking over building blocks. Get plane from Qatar? It's demanding new toys. Tweet/truth at nite? Video game time. Breaking laws? "You can't make me!" Press conferences? His form of a tantrum.
December 15, 2025 at 7:04 AM
What does tRump do all day?
tRump is a low-IQ kid with ADHD.
Taking a wrecking ball to White House? Knocking over building blocks. Get plane from Qatar? It's demanding new toys. Tweet/truth at nite? Video game time. Breaking laws? "You can't make me!" Press conferences? His form of a tantrum.
tRump is a low-IQ kid with ADHD.
Taking a wrecking ball to White House? Knocking over building blocks. Get plane from Qatar? It's demanding new toys. Tweet/truth at nite? Video game time. Breaking laws? "You can't make me!" Press conferences? His form of a tantrum.
America & the world need a strong, logical & steady Fed & Fed policies. Instead we will soon get tRump - a man who understands nothing about economics - appointing Fed governors who will only follow the demands of tRump's narcissistic & childish tantrums.
RMP = QE? on.ft.com/49aAy4y | opinion
RMP = QE?
Fed bill buying vs Fed bond buying
on.ft.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
America & the world need a strong, logical & steady Fed & Fed policies. Instead we will soon get tRump - a man who understands nothing about economics - appointing Fed governors who will only follow the demands of tRump's narcissistic & childish tantrums.
When a company tries to hide, obfuscate about their product, e.g. developers of AI aren't able to comment on negative impacts of Ai, be wary of the company.
Especially in tRump administration. It's being bribed & doesn't care about protecting its country or people.
Average people will be hurt.
Especially in tRump administration. It's being bribed & doesn't care about protecting its country or people.
Average people will be hurt.
OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy
Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.
www.wired.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
When a company tries to hide, obfuscate about their product, e.g. developers of AI aren't able to comment on negative impacts of Ai, be wary of the company.
Especially in tRump administration. It's being bribed & doesn't care about protecting its country or people.
Average people will be hurt.
Especially in tRump administration. It's being bribed & doesn't care about protecting its country or people.
Average people will be hurt.
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
What does tRump do all day?
tRump is a low-IQ kid with ADHD.
Taking a wrecking ball to White House? Knocking over building blocks. Get plane from Qatar? It's demanding new toys. Tweet/truth at nite? Video game time. Breaking laws? "You can't make me!" Press conferences? His form of a tantrum.
tRump is a low-IQ kid with ADHD.
Taking a wrecking ball to White House? Knocking over building blocks. Get plane from Qatar? It's demanding new toys. Tweet/truth at nite? Video game time. Breaking laws? "You can't make me!" Press conferences? His form of a tantrum.
December 14, 2025
Last Sunday, on December 7, Mydelle Wright, a well-regarded preservationist, filed a declaration before a court, saying that President Donald J.
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
What does tRump do all day?
tRump is a low-IQ kid with ADHD.
Taking a wrecking ball to White House? Knocking over building blocks. Get plane from Qatar? It's demanding new toys. Tweet/truth at nite? Video game time. Breaking laws? "You can't make me!" Press conferences? His form of a tantrum.
tRump is a low-IQ kid with ADHD.
Taking a wrecking ball to White House? Knocking over building blocks. Get plane from Qatar? It's demanding new toys. Tweet/truth at nite? Video game time. Breaking laws? "You can't make me!" Press conferences? His form of a tantrum.