Valerie Anastasio

AOC: "As AI begins to encroach in our society, their goal is to take your cognition away from you. AI's goal is to take your thoughts away from you, your ability to think away from you, so that you become dependent on a machine ... reading books is active resistance"

In awarding this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wants to remind the world that the rule of law – national and international – underpins the system we have set up to ensure peace and resolve conflicts non-violently. Peace requires justice.

Why optogenetics deserves the hype www.wiringthebrain.com/2013/09/why-... (a piece I wrote in 2013 explaining how it works and why modulating specific cell types is so key to understanding how neural circuits and systems work)

BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”

i have read that some people do not have an inner voice and...what

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The front page of today's Wall Street Journal. #economy #markets #jobs #affordability #inequality #populism @wsj.com

Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all

9/26/2026- SCOTUS www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/se...

Ah man. The men he will help by disclosing this. I hope it helps him heal too.

Today we're celebrating the two year anniversary of Bellingcat's Online Open Source Investigation Toolkit. The resource that helps you discover and use open source tools is maintained by a group of amazing volunteers. If you've not explored it yet, you can find it here: bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit

deep cut from Anthony C

There is no Barbie in that mix. It's just Heimenheimer.

Apparently people are already primed to offload the mental labor... www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

This thread brought to mind this article from the Atlantic. I think many people are already primed to offload mental effort. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

11/ Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” former executive Eric Schiff said.

#ResistanceRoots Dorothy Vaughan was born on this day in 1910 in Kansas City, Mo. She was a mathematician, human computer and computer programmer who became the first African American supervisor at NASA. Throughout her career, she fought for equal pay and advancements and promotions for women. /1

🥹 my heart so many things destroyed in all of these wars, genocides, regimes everything saved is precious

LOL

The only person in public service who has consistently made 100% sense on issues of "AI," which is why they hate her so much.

I’ve shared this before, but it bears repeating. A lot.

The Onion has created a machine that will kill everyone on Earth that is coincidentally running out of money and the only way to slow it down is if my staff and I take a six-week vacation to Cabo San Lucas.

UPDATE: NASHVILLE Airport will officially be renamed after Dolly Parton 🎉 ✈️ ew.com/nashville-ai...

Okay, now we're talkin'

1/ Fall 2026 vaccines for flu, RSV, and Covid-19 are here, and they remain available at no cost. Keeping track of them all isn’t easy, so I put together the what, who, and when for each, informed by the most up-to-date science and policy. Let's get into it 👇

Wowie!!

Half of the world’s coral reefs have been lost due to climate change. But in Palau, many reefs have recovered from heatwaves. 101 East visits Palau, which is now at the forefront of global research into climate-resilient coral. aje.news/coral

Linux turns 35 today. Here's your cake. Enjoy.

Gothic petunia #bloomscrolling #gardening 🖤

Bauhaus Milhaus

#ResistanceRoots Major General Smedley Butler was born on this day in 1881 in West Chester, Pa. One of the most decorated figures in U.S. Marine Corps history, he transformed into an anti-war activist and whistleblower. He exposed a plot by wealthy men to overthrow FDR and install a dictator. /1

I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.org

Fantastic. Edgy, direct, voiced in a register we absolutely need right now.

Yesterday, the Pentagon listed 18 service members had died in the War in Iran. Because 18 had, in fact, died. Today, their website has 14 service members having died. Four service members were removed from the total. Why? 1/2

@researchbuzz.bsky.social

Hey to all the new followers, and a very grateful thanks to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social for the rp. Appreciate y'all's interest in SearchTweaks. I've a new search to add this weekend but in the meantime I've upgraded Local News Search to be WAY faster. Check it out: searchtweaks.com/local-news-s...

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

#trees #dendrology #ecology #nature #America 'Researchers at the University of Montana have created a new free product that displays the height and structure of individual trees and shrubs across the entire contiguous United States in fine detail.' www.umt.edu/news/2026/07...

Dying at 38 of a brain tumour OTD in 1937 was one of music’s greatest tragedies. George Gershwin didn’t touch an instrument until he started piano at 10. At 20 his song Swannee sold 2m copies and he then conquered Broadway with 500 more songs. His musical achievement rocketed with his knockout 1/2

Silent Vigil for Louisa

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

YES!!!

“Salute to America Immediate Evacuation” is an instant classic.

A particularly important way to observe Independence Day this year. spot.fund/96k7w7zdb