Tom Kash
@superkash.bsky.social
Goats. Great science. Gruyere.
I have been conditioning cinnamon such that a long tone indicates I am going to throw her toy. when I do the long tone, she starts to vibrate with anticipation.
February 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I have been conditioning cinnamon such that a long tone indicates I am going to throw her toy. when I do the long tone, she starts to vibrate with anticipation.
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Why do you do science @superkash.bsky.social @mbeisen.bsky.social @odedrechavi.bsky.social ?
Here are my unvarnished thoughts:
open.substack.com/pub/zendudes...
Here are my unvarnished thoughts:
open.substack.com/pub/zendudes...
Why do I do science?
For the über-Nerds only...
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Why do you do science @superkash.bsky.social @mbeisen.bsky.social @odedrechavi.bsky.social ?
Here are my unvarnished thoughts:
open.substack.com/pub/zendudes...
Here are my unvarnished thoughts:
open.substack.com/pub/zendudes...
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@foushee.house.gov Rehmet didn't win this seat by being cautious but by being bold. You, your fellow Democratic Congresspeople, and the democratic leadership need to be listening--no funding for ICE, fight back on all fronts
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
@foushee.house.gov Rehmet didn't win this seat by being cautious but by being bold. You, your fellow Democratic Congresspeople, and the democratic leadership need to be listening--no funding for ICE, fight back on all fronts
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A thoughtful piece from NC state senator @graigmeyer.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...
We must do what they fear – Spread the truth
Between shouting and silence is the space for changing minds
substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:28 PM
A thoughtful piece from NC state senator @graigmeyer.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Don't let anyone tell you @superkash.bsky.social doesn't love his hens
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Don't let anyone tell you @superkash.bsky.social doesn't love his hens
Raleigh's snow shield is really working today.
January 31, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Raleigh's snow shield is really working today.
Did you need to see a first person video of me feeding goats this morning? No.
Do you want to? Yes.
youtube.com/shorts/g5sc5...
Do you want to? Yes.
youtube.com/shorts/g5sc5...
morning animal time
YouTube video by thomas kash
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January 31, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Did you need to see a first person video of me feeding goats this morning? No.
Do you want to? Yes.
youtube.com/shorts/g5sc5...
Do you want to? Yes.
youtube.com/shorts/g5sc5...
View from the back of the goat-tel
January 31, 2026 at 1:13 AM
View from the back of the goat-tel
Note to self. Break up ice on warm days.
January 30, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Note to self. Break up ice on warm days.
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Someone on LinkedIn just asked me "why scientists should care and mobilize" right now.
But the answer is simple: BECAUSE IT IS THE MORALLY RIGHT THING TO DO.
People are being killed in the street, our democracy is being eroded, & we are watching the onset of authoritarianism before our eyes. 1/
But the answer is simple: BECAUSE IT IS THE MORALLY RIGHT THING TO DO.
People are being killed in the street, our democracy is being eroded, & we are watching the onset of authoritarianism before our eyes. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Someone on LinkedIn just asked me "why scientists should care and mobilize" right now.
But the answer is simple: BECAUSE IT IS THE MORALLY RIGHT THING TO DO.
People are being killed in the street, our democracy is being eroded, & we are watching the onset of authoritarianism before our eyes. 1/
But the answer is simple: BECAUSE IT IS THE MORALLY RIGHT THING TO DO.
People are being killed in the street, our democracy is being eroded, & we are watching the onset of authoritarianism before our eyes. 1/
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Another study by @cvanbuck.bsky.social. Results similar to our preprint: pupil size is a reliable overall measure of bright/ dark processing, but this effect does not (or only very weakly) correlate with individual differences in #mentalimagery / #aphantasia
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... #psychology
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... #psychology
January 30, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Another study by @cvanbuck.bsky.social. Results similar to our preprint: pupil size is a reliable overall measure of bright/ dark processing, but this effect does not (or only very weakly) correlate with individual differences in #mentalimagery / #aphantasia
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... #psychology
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... #psychology
5k on the ole rowing machine out in cold barn.
January 30, 2026 at 2:16 AM
5k on the ole rowing machine out in cold barn.
would it be weird if I got a big cloak to wear in my cold office? Could be wizard style?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
would it be weird if I got a big cloak to wear in my cold office? Could be wizard style?
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Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
January 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
been hitting the gym more, happy to report I am almost back to the reps/weight I was doing as a high school sophomore.
January 28, 2026 at 11:25 PM
been hitting the gym more, happy to report I am almost back to the reps/weight I was doing as a high school sophomore.
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Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
ranger/barbarian/wizard ?
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
ranger/barbarian/wizard ?
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when little kids are being brave and trying not to let you see their feelings it’s so heartbreaking. this strong little guy is a rebuke to the whole rotten system & the ideology that drives it. we don’t reform that system. we end it so that kids like this don’t have to live like this.
Free Liam.
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 PM
when little kids are being brave and trying not to let you see their feelings it’s so heartbreaking. this strong little guy is a rebuke to the whole rotten system & the ideology that drives it. we don’t reform that system. we end it so that kids like this don’t have to live like this.
Take a breath and enjoy a chilly morning at Forest edge.
January 27, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Take a breath and enjoy a chilly morning at Forest edge.
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.