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Lee Keyes
@leekeyes.bsky.social
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Retired psychologist, enjoys ⚾ and 🎵. Student of Scots-Irish history. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇺🇲
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 3h
We can create safeguards for cognitive trickery. Even our own.

musingonmentalhealth.substack.com/p/immunity-t...
Immunity to Manipulation
Enhancing your mental health in a challenging world.
musingonmentalhealth.substack.com
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 3h
We can create safeguards for cognitive trickery. Even our own.

musingonmentalhealth.substack.com/p/immunity-t...
Immunity to Manipulation
Enhancing your mental health in a challenging world.
musingonmentalhealth.substack.com
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🦋 M.S. MotorcycleMama 🏍️༄₊°.࿔ ༘. ⃛ @ms-motorcyclemama.bsky.social · 16h
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 4h
A new reason I won't use Spotify.

www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Spotify is running ICE hiring ads boasting wild signing bonuses
Spotify responded that the ads do not violate its policies.
www.sfgate.com
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 4h
Another positive aspect of CBD.

www.psypost.org/cannabidiol-...
Cannabidiol may ease Alzheimer's-related brain inflammation and improve cognition
Inhaled CBD reduced inflammation and improved cognition in mice with Alzheimer’s, according to a study in eNeuro, pointing to a promising immune-based approach for treating the disease beyond traditio...
www.psypost.org
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 4h
Hopefully this generalizes to humans.

www.sciencealert.com/new-alzheime...
New Alzheimer's Treatment Clears Plaques From Brains of Mice Within Hours
Scientists have repaired a natural gateway into the brains of mice, allowing the clumps and tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease to be swept away.
www.sciencealert.com
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 5h
This may fall into the "illness identity" category.

www.psypost.org/the-nocebo-e...
The nocebo effect, not gluten, may trigger symptoms for many with IBS
For many IBS patients, gluten may not be the real culprit behind their symptoms. A new study found a gluten-free sham caused symptom flare-ups at nearly the same rate as challenges with actual wheat a...
www.psypost.org
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 1d
Free tuition.
Free prescriptions.
Scottish Child Payment.
Lowest council tax bills in the UK.
Peak rail fares gone for good.
Child poverty falling.

That is our SNP record and proof that self-government works.

Imagine how much more we could do with the powers of independence.
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 1d
More progress on plastic.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org/biodegradabl...
Biodegradable Plastic Made from Bamboo Is Stronger and Easy to Recycle
The rigid yet biodegradable plastic outperforms not only alternative biodegradable options, but plastic itself for mechanical strength.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 1d
Hold steady in the dark.

www.ionabooks.com/thought/desp...
Despite the dark - Wild Goose Publications
Sometimes it is not strange to think that God is out behind the darkness of the night; that there is hope, however small and odd the thought might be. Sometimes it is all right believing that the good...
www.ionabooks.com
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Jeffrey AKA The Hairless Hippie @mojochefjeff.bsky.social · 2d
Hold the F*** On!
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
Buried in the middle of the behemoth MAGA Murder Bill (BBB) is a clause that will render the ability of the courts to enforce rulings toothless. In other words, trump and his minions can be as contemptuous as they want without fear of reprisal
Hold the F*** On!
The Hidden Clause That Could End Checks and Balances in America
open.substack.com
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 2d
At least someone is doing something.

www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
Gavin Newsom signs CA bill to lower medication costs, rein in insurance middlemen
Secretive and unregulated practices by pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, have led to calls for more oversight.
www.sacbee.com
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 2d
The 411 on No Kings this weekend.

thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 2d
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 3d
Blinking guy helps with MS funding.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-who-made...
Man Who Made History in ‘Blinking Guy’ Meme Using His Fame to 'Pay it Forward'
Every year since 2016, he goes on his rarely-used Blinking Guy social media accounts and posts a link to the MS Society's donation page.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4d
No Kings,
For the love of America.
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
nokings.org
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 4d
Empathy can be misplaced.

www.vox.com/explain-it-t...
How empathy can harm — and how it can help
It’s become controversial. Here’s how to really think about it.
www.vox.com
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 4d
The new bracketology.

www.cnbc.com/select/tax-b...
IRS announces federal tax brackets and income rates for 2026
The 2026 tax brackets and standard deductions are out. Find out how much you'll pay when filing in 2027.
www.cnbc.com
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 4d
So the plane was a "gift"?

www.axios.com/2025/10/10/q...
What to know about Idaho's Mountain Home base, home to Qatar's new air force station
The facility will not be a military base for Qatar.
www.axios.com
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 4d
Scotland is ready for the fresh start of independence - and today, our party has shown it’s united and determined to deliver it.

Together, we’ll put Scotland’s future where it belongs: firmly in Scotland’s hands. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 4d
Estimates are that up to 90% of social media users consume without interacting. Don't worry about it.
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ms-motorcyclemama.bsky.social
🦋 M.S. MotorcycleMama 🏍️༄₊°.࿔ ༘. ⃛ @ms-motorcyclemama.bsky.social · 4d
“Because censorship is so 1984” 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 🙌🏻

BANNED BOOKS WEEK
OCT. 5-11, 2025

#ReadBannedBooks
#Library #SkyBook #BookSky

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BANNED BOOKS WEEK OCT. 5-11, 2025 Censorship is sooo 1984 With bright rainbow stars
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 4d
"There's no one who hasn't an ancestor who went through some form of hell." ~David McCullough

Some remember them. Many don't. Either way, this shapes our politics.
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 4d
We have an old dining table made of pine. It had scorch marks all over it. My wife fixed it!

With mayonnaise.

She's a genius.
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 4d
Made this was partly by states that don't support education, dissolute clergy and politicians.
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Lee Keyes @leekeyes.bsky.social · 5d
From the Annals of the Obvious.

theconversation.com/research-sug...
Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?
Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness
theconversation.com