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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 1d

easy to install, step one, use a hacksaw

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Brad Weslake @bweslake.org · 2d

A perfect table of contents.

1 Happiness 1
2 Death 61
3 The Remainder of Life 106

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 2d

counterpoint: yes you did

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve always thought being the “Taylor swift is bad” guy was an annoying look, so I’ve mostly kept my mouth shut. So you can imagine my delight now that everyone is speaking openly about how she is bland and corny

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 2d

big hate for people who make up variants of thought experiments and name them things like "Bad Day in Trolleytown" etc.

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 4d

Really interesting conversations at Death Over Drafts a few weeks back, and so glad that WUGA captured some of them here (starting at 17:45):

www.wuga.org/show/athens-...

Athens News Matters: October 4th, 2025

Today on Athens News Matters, what researchers have learned about the response to Hurricane Helene, one year later. Then, an Athens Porchfest staple on what the show means to him.

www.wuga.org

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 6d

USC is selling bodies that were likely donated to the university for medical training to the US Navy to literally train the IDF, seemingly without family consent.

This is per reporting by USC’s own journalism school.

t.co/lZ5jmQoZ1t

Near the end of 2017, the United States Navy filed a notice of intent to begin purchasing human cadavers from the University of Southern California. The purpose: Use dead bodies in trauma surgery training for the Israeli Defense Forces.

Since that notice, the Navy has paid USC more than $860,000 for at least 89 “fresh cadaver bodies,” 32 of which were used specifically for IDF training at Los Angeles General Medical Center.

One contract is still ongoing. The Navy has already paid USC over half a million dollars, but the most recent contract allows for an additional $225,000 worth of cadavers to be purchased at the Navy’s discretion, which would bring USC’s total earned for the last seven years to nearly $1.1 million.

While the three contracts in question make up less than 1% of USC’s 367 contracts with the Navy, Annenberg Media was unable to locate any other U.S. university that had similar contracts involving the IDF. (See the other contracts here and here.)

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 6d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 7d

Most podcasts are too damn long!

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 8d

"Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty."

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 8d

BREAKING

A federal judge that the Trump admin's policy targeting pro-Palestinian students for deportation violated the First Amendment.

His blistering, 161-page ruling starts with a threat he received in chambers and his response.

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Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 8d

I don’t talk about this publicly, but hegseth drives me out of my silence.

I attended West Point from 1998-2000. I left, along with about 5 other young women, as a direct result of the military’s then-shameful (non) policies addressing sex harassment and assault.

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 9d

David Cross, on the Riyadh Comedy Festival

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 11d

#normalizepolyamory

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 12d

hbd playa

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 12d

read the article

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 12d

read the article

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 13d

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 14d

this joke honestly kind of slaps
(linch.substack.com/p/intellectu...)

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 15d

lmao

(Chotiner interviewing Cass Sunstein)

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 16d

Knew exactly which professor this was before I even clicked the link

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

West Point is violating the First Amendment with a crackdown on professors, lawsuit says

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is banning opinions by professors in the classroom and some books and courses in a crackdown that violates the First Amendment, a law professor at the military ...

www.yahoo.com

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 18d

Really enjoyed the opportunity to speak on this panel about AI & suicide prevention w/ some impressive co-panelists. We had a wide-ranging conversation, ranging from theoretical and clinical approaches to practical solutions. If you're interested, have a look!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnEU...

The Role of AI in Suicide Prevention Risks, Benefits, and Practical Next Steps

YouTube video by Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP)

www.youtube.com

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 19d

The REAL trolley problem: deciding which flavor to get!!! haha I’m just kidding around, folks

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 20d

I don’t know what that other stuff after the exclamation point is lol i think my phone was listening in on me or something

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 20d

You just have to poke a small hole in the hollow part, ideally from the foot

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Jeremy Davis @jeremydavis.bsky.social · 20d

First time throwing a double-walled/bubble mug form. Went pretty well I’d say! what they insist on the difference is it? Is it faster?

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