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affect mapping / psychic plumbing

(#affectiveneuroscience , #neuroeconomics , #neuroforecasting , #neurophenomics , etc.)

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Thanks and kudos to Nick Weiler for wrangling my enthusiastic ramblings into a coherent narrative that hopefully conveys my optimism about the past (first half) and future (second half) of #neuroforecasting (on #stanford 's Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute award-winning podcast!) […]
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My god, this is Getty #photojournalist John Abernathy. He wrote on instagram “I was tackled by #ICE agents & surrounded by about 50 #border #police. Just for taking photos. I tossed my camera to another Photographer to make sure it wouldn't be confiscated […]

[Original post on masto.ai]
January 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Students and staff at public schools in America are being terrorized by paramilitary forces.
This is an entirely factual description of what is happening. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
January 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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New post!

Where does new knowledge come from when everyone relies on AI models and those models collapse because they only have their own output to train on?

https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/model-collapse
Model collapse
when AI alters our behaviour and our institutions, the risk isn't just theoretical
tomstafford.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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January 16, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Jonathan Ross, the man who shot Renee Nicole Good, is a 43-year-old firearms instructor who appears to have defended white supremacists online.

https://www.advocate.com/news/who-is-jonathan-ross-ice
Who is Jonathan Ross? ICE agent who killed Renee Good once broke a suspect's car window
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good has been identified as 43-year-old Jonathan Ross. _**_Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics.Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter._**_ The 37-year-old poet and mother was killed Wednesday morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota, sending shockwaves across the nation as video of the incident circulated online. The officer seen firing the shots was first identified as Ross by _The Minnesota Star Tribune_ , revealing a firearms instructor who appears to have defended white supremacists online. The DHS has said that “rioters began blocking ICE officers” during what it called “targeted operations" near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue. The department alleged that Good “weaponized” her vehicle by attempting to run over agents, labeling her actions as "domestic terrorism" and those of the officers as "self defense," but multiple eyewitness accounts and video footage from the incident contradict this. The footage shows Good was attempting to leave the scene by turning right when an agent approached her vehicle from the side and opened fire into her driver's seat window. The vehicle then accelerated, crashing into a nearby light post, with the officer who was seen firing the shots then walking away from the wreckage. While officials have not identified Ross, DHS head Kristi Noem and Vice President JD Vance both referenced an incident from last year in which the officer who shot Good was dragged several hundred feet by a car after breaking a suspect's window. Here's everything we know so far about Ross, who has not been charged with a crime. ### Jonathan Ross is an ICE agent and firearms trainer Jonathan E. Ross, 43, is an Enforcement and Removal Operations agent with ICE. He was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and 2005, where he operated machine guns on patrol trucks, before joining Border Patrol in 2007 and eventually ICE in 2015, when he moved to Minneapolis. He is also a member of the SWAT team, the St. Paul Special Response Team, and a joint FBI anti-terrorism task force. In a December testimony obtained by WIRED, Ross described his job as "normal Border Patrol duties,” including "line-watch operations, tracking, and ... creating an intelligence product and focusing more so on the cartels and drug smuggling and also alien smuggling.” He said it is his responsibility to "develop the targets, create a target package, surveillance, and then develop a plan to execute the arrest warrant." He also works as a firearms and active shooter instructor. ### Jonathan Ross's family is complicated Ross married his wife, 38, who was identified by _The Daily Mail_but not named, in 2012. She has parents who live in the Philippines, though Ross's father, Ed, 80, said that she is a U.S. citizen. He did not say how long she has been in the country, stating, "I do not want to go any further than that." Ross's family and friends describe him as a hardcore conservative Christian and MAGA supporter, who sports "Don't Tread on Me" flags and Trump/Vance stickers. Social media posts reveal him arguing with his family over the white supremacist group the Proud Boys. His sister, Nicole, posted a photo on Facebook in October 2020 of herself wearing a face mask with the caption, "I denounce and condemn white supremacy," the outlet reports. Ross replied in a comment that has since been deleted, prompting Nicole to respond, "we have to respectfully disagree. You are my brother and I love you, but we will not engage in a debate on Facebook." ### Jonathan Ross broke a suspect's car window last year Ross was injured in June 2025 while apprehending a man for deportation in Bloomingdale, Minnesota, _The Star Tribune_reported at the time. Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala had previously been convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and was in his car when approached by agents. When Munoz-Guatemala would not fully roll down his window, Ross broke the car's rear window in an effort to unlock the door from the inside. Munoz-Guatemala then accelerated, dragging Ross about 300 feet down the road while he attempted to tase the driver. Ross required 20 stitches in his right arm and 13 stitches in his left hand. Munoz-Guatemala was convicted in December of assaulting a federal officer. Ross said during his December testimony under cross-examination that he has performed hundreds of vehicle stops and often encounters people who "act like they’re confused" or do not know he's a federal officer. “I believe it's—it seems to be something that some people just—just say to—to stall,” he testified. “I believe a lot of time people are on the phone and they're waiting for people to get—to show up, especially with our line of work. They've got phone trees where they call and then protesters show up.”
www.advocate.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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"Terrible things are happening outside.

Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes.

Families are torn apart.

Men, women, and children are separated.

Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."

- Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 16, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Incredibly important historical turning point happening:
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Power lobotomizes.
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Excellent instructional video pass it on
January 13, 2026 at 4:09 AM
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/115878613324969503

In the kitchen! :D (true, that)
If your name is Brian and you visit France, people might ask you ‘where is Brian?’ You’re supposed to say ‘in the kitchen’

This video explains it

https://youtube.com/shorts/0bVXxlVIetk

#france #languages
January 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
"I hate Illinois Nazis."
--Jake Blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHD0ZEsI1OE
January 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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shot, chaser
January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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One of our most important tasks in saving American democracy is to help the wider public understand this: When the Trump regime's masked immigration thugs injure or kill people, as is becoming more common, government statements about what happened are likely to be lies […]
Original post on mastodon.social
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January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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FINALLY, a sane response from a Democrat in Congress. Illinois Congressperson Robin Kelly to introduce articles of impeachment for Kristi Noem. http://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-kelly-announces-plans-impeach-secretary-kristi-noem
Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
robinkelly.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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Reformed January 6th participant (who refused a pardon): “You can't gaslight me. I was there. I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down and hit his head and his back. So don't be telling me it wasn't violent.”
January 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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hachyderm.io
January 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Five years ago.
January 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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I do not want Venezuela
I do not want Greenland.
I do not want Cuba.
I do not want Canada.
I do not want Mexico.

I just want healthcare.
January 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Report from Georgia that gives a picture of what’s happening with influenza.

Flu hospitalizations 2024: 427
Flu hospitalizations 2025: 1176

Flu deaths 2024: 0
Flu deaths 2025: 27
Georgia sees rise in hospitalizations, deaths due to aggressive flu strain - The Current
Georgia has seen a significant increase in flu-associated hospitalizations and deaths since October, with the CDC recommending the flu vaccine for people over six months old, including pregnant women ...
thecurrentga.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
PSA: Venezuela is not in the United States ...
January 5, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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#naturalexperiment prediction : Reducing childhood vaccination will result in more deaths.
January 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
January 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Seems like an opportune moment to admit that this is not, in fact, a "Happy New Year" ( #2026 )...
January 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM