Zuck and Theil have been too close to the Glenn Beck crowd long enough to absorb the "save my ass and fuck you" MAGA attitude. They have forgot their wealth depends on massive interconnectedness. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Removing amyloid beta. ". . . modulate receptor-mediated transport, biasing LRP1 trafficking toward transcytosis and thereby upregulating its expression to promote efficient Aβ removal." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is normal human behavior, no? futurism.com/future-socie...

Velvet ant? Was fast and hard to shoot.

Targeting opponents for prosecution is a threat to the #RuleOfLaw and dangerous. In this case, the resignation of a prosecutor who refused to act against the evidence is a warning sign that this action is untethered from the facts and law. I stand with AG James.

The U.S. government is portraying its deadly strikes on small boats in the Caribbean as a drug mission. But they may be about a lot more, Nancy A. Youssef, Gisela Salim-Peyer, and Jonathan Lemire report:

A Russian Pilot Defected With a Mach 2.83 MiG-25 Foxbat Fighter Jet - National Security Journal nationalsecurityjournal.org/a-russian-pi...

Open position to work on Type IX secretion (#T9SS) in our lab, in collaboration withe the group of Eric Reynolds at the Dental School of the University of Melbourne. Please spread the word, and forward to anyone potentially interested ! Apply here: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...

NEW: The developers whose ICE-related apps were removed from the Apple App Store say they're preparing to fight back. @thiccreese.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/apple-...

YES! MORE OF THIS! Thank you Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold from Oregon’s National Guard 🙏 Source: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202... #Oregon #Portland #50501Movement

🎉 Happy #internationalrseday! 🌍 Today, we celebrate the Research Software Engineers who make open, reproducible, and reliable research possible. At rOpenSci, we’re proud to support and collaborate with RSEs who build, review, and maintain open research software, making science more transparent […]

⚡️Serbia sends humanitarian aid to Russia's Kursk Oblast worth around $6 million, Moscow claims.

Trump said, "But when you give 82 vaccines and a shot to a little baby that hasn't even formed yet, it's a lot of vaccines." We rated a similar Trump statement, that small children are given "80 different vaccines," False. buff.ly/hR8jZFk

America’s chip industry withered over decades. Can Washington’s latest ploy finally bring it back?

Six-Figure Positions in Education You can find these positions on Higheredjobs.com. Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs & Academic Programs Hofstra University Hempstead, NY $135,000 - $150,000

And while we dither, Trump is executing his plan to widen attacks on citizens beginning with his obsession with Antifa. There is now a 'list' of people suspected of funding them. Open Society Network Arabella Funding Network Tides FIShing Network ?? Neville Roy Singham Johann Georg "Hansjörg" Wyss

“Measles wasn’t the only disease I endured. I had chickenpox, which later led to a severe case of shingles at age 40. I also contracted mumps in my groin while at camp and nearly died again. Doctors warned I might never have children. Thankfully, I have one son.”

What about local TV and papers?

Applications are now OPEN for the JIF Rotation PhD Programme This prestigious 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant and Microbial Sciences at the JIC, @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social. 🗓️ Closing date - 13 November 2025 www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...

What we might refer to as a "Kavanaugh Stop"

Between the evil and the not quite that evil . . .

Here’s a good deal on the start of the Bridge Trilogy

Vaccine for typhoid, invasive Salmonella shows promise in phase 1 trial Researchers say the investigational three-strain vaccine produced a strong immune response and was well-tolerated in its first human trial. www.cidrap.umn.edu/s...

I demand boots!

National Guard from TEXAS, untrained in domestic law enforcement, are now patrolling Illinois (and apparently cracking heads), based on the wholly fictitious premise of a rebellion in Chicago. Looking forward to discussing on #deadlinewhitehouse with @nicolewallace.bsky.social at 5 PM ET.

“Former Trump campaign manager [Brad Parscale] registers to advocate for Israel *** At least 80% of the content will be ‘tailored to Gen Z audiences across platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, podcasts, and other relevant digital and broadcast outlets.’” 9/30/25 … 1/

An analysis of dozens of 3D animations published by the Israeli army discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries and content creators as far afield as Scotland and Port Orchard. www.972mag.com/israeli-army... @mekomit.bsky.social

The obsession is long-standing. And it's all Obama's fault. Just kidding about that part.

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

Psychometrics and evidence science folks, I feel like we need to help software engineering out more because they are trying to measure constructs like depersonalization via software activity data?!?!!? github.com/Rootly-AI-La...

When I talk about how y’all need to cut it out with trying to solve people problems with tech, this is a prime example of what I’m going on about. Men will badly implement 1970s psychology with the GitHub activity history rather than go to therapy? Seriously?? C’mon

The Rise of Health Misinformation. Inside the slow-burning crisis reshaping modern health care. www.schulich.uwo.ca/rapport/2025... @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @docmcohen.medsky.social

Remember many years ago when the feds wanted Apple to help them break into the phone of a suspected terrorist and Apple told them to fuck off? I miss that Apple.

Close-up photos have revealed the prepared list of put-downs that Pam Bondi brought to use against senators during her Epstein hearing.

Mean Girl Behavior from middle school.

Electric cars fare worse in Finnish car inspections – up to half of Tesla's flunk - yle.fi/a/74-20186654 - considerable quality issues of Tesla detected, other EV manufacturers perform well

Did iron smelting grow out of experimenting with alloys? via @jamescoverley.com phys.org/news/2025-09...

BOOM! 341 until we get to 1,000! Help us get there HERE: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Also - contrast b/w the response when I advocate teaching R instead of SPSS -- "No hurry, let's not rush into it" (still waiting) -- & others re: use of LLMs -- "It's inevitable, we're behind; need it implement it ASAP!" -- is telling. Learning to code is freeing. Overhyped LLMs create dependency.

“You should make an apology…to us because you didn’t congratulate us on the peace deal that President Trump made between Albania and Azerbaijan,” Rama told Macron in the video, and the Azerbaijan president burst out laughing. Macron apologized and they laughed again. www.rawstory.com/trump-albani...

Well, no one can say he doesn't have a sense of humor! 🙄

The new writer scam hotness is the email that purports to be from a book club that meets on Zoom, who invites you to discuss [title of yours plucked from an AI database], and who needs you to pay a "small reservation fee" to participate. Gotten three just today. Fuck that noise, plonk it into spam.

History repeats itself

KIMMEL: “That sonofabitch… I never imagined we’d have a president like this, and I hope we never have another president like this again… celebrating hundreds of Americans losing their jobs - he took pleasure in that. The opposite of what a leader is supposed to be.”

❗️🇷🇺Russian shadow fleet tanker Boracay detained by 🇫🇷French military According to reports in The Guardian, the tanker was used as a launch platform for drones, which in turn led to the closure of airports in Denmark.

Yaryna Chornohuz is a combat medic in the 140th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the Ukrainian Marine Corps. Beyond the battlefield, Chornohuz is a celebrated author. With her words, she gives voice to the pain and hopes for her country’s future.

This was published 10 years ago, and I believe it's still the leading article on the topic. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....