Joseph 🧠
@knowjo.bsky.social
Neuroscience PhD | Musician | Uncompromising Leftist
I might be on too many levels of irony because at first I thought this post was social commentary about Earth as a horror TV show for aliens, and not about an actual show lmaooo
August 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I might be on too many levels of irony because at first I thought this post was social commentary about Earth as a horror TV show for aliens, and not about an actual show lmaooo
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The charming emma göring says rheinisches zuckerrübenkraut is the only condiment hermann will eat, 'period.'
Stephen Miller’s wife says mayonnaise is the only condiment he’ll eat, ‘period’
Stephen Miller’s Wife Says Mayonnaise Is the Only Condiment He’ll Eat, ‘Period’
Katie Miller, the wife of longtime Trump adviser Stephen Miller, launched her own podcast recently and revealed details about her husband's limited condiment palate during an interview with Vice Presi...
www.mediaite.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The charming emma göring says rheinisches zuckerrübenkraut is the only condiment hermann will eat, 'period.'
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Last month, Anas al-Sharif sounded the alarm on starvation in Gaza. Israel accused him of terrorism.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
Israel murders five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif
Al-Sharif was killed along with Mohammed Qreiqeh two cameramen and an assistant in an Israeli attack on Gaza City.
www.aljazeera.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Last month, Anas al-Sharif sounded the alarm on starvation in Gaza. Israel accused him of terrorism.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
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I'm admittedly not Terry Tao, but I don't think the math on "pay $1 billion to get $584 million back" quite works out.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
Trump Wants U.C.L.A. to Pay $1 Billion to Restore Its Research Funding
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I'm admittedly not Terry Tao, but I don't think the math on "pay $1 billion to get $584 million back" quite works out.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
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kennedy is going to kill a lot of people
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
kennedy is going to kill a lot of people
This is where optics are everything I think. The article is a little..deluded as with any AI thing. But I think it emphasizes that this kind of endeavor is hollow and a kind of coping mechanism for grief and for need for human connection.
But a title like this one does not do the author any favors
But a title like this one does not do the author any favors
July 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is where optics are everything I think. The article is a little..deluded as with any AI thing. But I think it emphasizes that this kind of endeavor is hollow and a kind of coping mechanism for grief and for need for human connection.
But a title like this one does not do the author any favors
But a title like this one does not do the author any favors
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Republicans are proposing the largest cut to the social safety net in US history
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Republicans are proposing the largest cut to the social safety net in US history
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
June 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
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BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.
apnews.com/article/andr...
apnews.com/article/andr...
Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani
Andrew Cuomo’s concession came as the race’s outcome will be decided by a ranked choice count after neither Democrat got a clear majority in the vote.
apnews.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.
apnews.com/article/andr...
apnews.com/article/andr...
I hadn’t heard of Migas before, thanks for putting me on . A welcome last meal before WW3
June 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I hadn’t heard of Migas before, thanks for putting me on . A welcome last meal before WW3
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really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency
June 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency
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this is as good as turning the Constitution off. If this is what congressional leaders are going to do when an executive just seizes power from the legislative branch, we do not have one.
Trump’s military attack on Iran gets quick support from the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader 👇
June 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
this is as good as turning the Constitution off. If this is what congressional leaders are going to do when an executive just seizes power from the legislative branch, we do not have one.
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Tonight affirms the influence of the hawkish top US military commander in the Middle East — who oversaw expanded support for Netanyahu under Biden & has exceptionally close ties to both Israel & Trump. Some background on Erik Kurilla, a critical player in what’s next
www.huffpost.com/entry/erik-k...
www.huffpost.com/entry/erik-k...
The Pro-Israel U.S. General Quietly Influencing Trump On Iran
Gen. Erik Kurilla “had better information about what [Israel was] up to ... than anyone else in our government,” a former U.S. official told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Tonight affirms the influence of the hawkish top US military commander in the Middle East — who oversaw expanded support for Netanyahu under Biden & has exceptionally close ties to both Israel & Trump. Some background on Erik Kurilla, a critical player in what’s next
www.huffpost.com/entry/erik-k...
www.huffpost.com/entry/erik-k...
Maybe it is because speculatively writing an article about the US bombing a sovereign country that we are currently not in conflict with is not actually reporting news
June 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Maybe it is because speculatively writing an article about the US bombing a sovereign country that we are currently not in conflict with is not actually reporting news
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Extremely bizarre exchange between Reps. Nadler + Goldman and the ICE Deputy Field Director Bill Joyce, where Joyce conceded immigrants held there sometimes spent multiple nights on the floors or on benches on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/18/i... via @THECITYNY
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/18/i... via @THECITYNY
ICE Bars Congressional Reps. From Immigrant Detention Area in Manhattan
Claiming people being held are “in transit,” the local deputy director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement asserts a federal law allowing visits by members of Congress does not apply in Lower Manh...
www.thecity.nyc
June 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Extremely bizarre exchange between Reps. Nadler + Goldman and the ICE Deputy Field Director Bill Joyce, where Joyce conceded immigrants held there sometimes spent multiple nights on the floors or on benches on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/18/i... via @THECITYNY
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/18/i... via @THECITYNY
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
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The Times saying last year they'd no longer endorse candidates in local elections, then immediately being like "oh but not THAT guy" 10 months later because the candidate wants free buses gives away the whole game. "Objectivity" means you break your own rules to punch left as much as you want.
NYT Editorial board effectively endorses Andrew Cuomo today in the most weaselly possible way. “Don’t rank Mamdani, and it will probably be either him or Cuomo, sooo…”
June 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Times saying last year they'd no longer endorse candidates in local elections, then immediately being like "oh but not THAT guy" 10 months later because the candidate wants free buses gives away the whole game. "Objectivity" means you break your own rules to punch left as much as you want.
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I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.
June 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.
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June 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Was there at the front, MASSIVE turnout.
I was in awe looking behind me at Ben Franklin Pkwy as for nearly another hour thousands of people continued marching towards an already packed crowd. ❤️ Proud to be a part of #Philly #nokings
I was in awe looking behind me at Ben Franklin Pkwy as for nearly another hour thousands of people continued marching towards an already packed crowd. ❤️ Proud to be a part of #Philly #nokings
The Philadelphia protest is something of a flagship demonstration amid nationwide actions as Trump holds a controversial military parade in Washington, D.C.
Details: inquirer.com/news/philade...
Details: inquirer.com/news/philade...
‘No Kings’ protesters rally in Philadelphia against the Trump administration
The Philadelphia protest is something of a flagship demonstration amid nationwide actions as Trump holds a controversial military parade in Washington, D.C.
inquirer.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Los Angeles's Deputy Mayor for Public Safety called in a bomb threat to City Hall last year in an attempt to frame pro-Palestine organizers.
May 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Los Angeles's Deputy Mayor for Public Safety called in a bomb threat to City Hall last year in an attempt to frame pro-Palestine organizers.
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It’s 2 am and we’re still marking up massive cuts to Medicaid.
While their constituents are asleep, Republicans are trying to take away health care from 13.7 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
They want you to tune out. Don’t ⬇️
x.com/i/broadcasts...
While their constituents are asleep, Republicans are trying to take away health care from 13.7 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
They want you to tune out. Don’t ⬇️
x.com/i/broadcasts...
HAPPENING NOW: Republicans are putting health care on the chopping block / X
HAPPENING NOW: Republicans are putting health care on the chopping block
x.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
It’s 2 am and we’re still marking up massive cuts to Medicaid.
While their constituents are asleep, Republicans are trying to take away health care from 13.7 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
They want you to tune out. Don’t ⬇️
x.com/i/broadcasts...
While their constituents are asleep, Republicans are trying to take away health care from 13.7 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
They want you to tune out. Don’t ⬇️
x.com/i/broadcasts...
The Bjork video is a deep cut 👏
May 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Bjork video is a deep cut 👏
It’s not what they consider, it is what scientific evidence shows. Journalism does not to be even-handed when it is fact vs. fiction. Please do better @npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It’s not what they consider, it is what scientific evidence shows. Journalism does not to be even-handed when it is fact vs. fiction. Please do better @npr.org