Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

Brian O'Hara: "You have a 2nd Amendment right in the U.S. to possess a firearm. And there are some restrictions around that in Minnesota…He did not violate any of those restrictions. He is not a convicted felon. He is someone that did have a permit for the handgun to carry it."

Not as much accumulation as we hoped, but now 1-3 inches of sleet ahead and ending in freezing rain.

Insanity: www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...

Ugh! That's not a good look! fortune.com/2026/01/21/n...

No surprises here. New meta-analysis shows no relationship between tylenol and autism. #autsim www.sciencealert.com/major-review...

I briefly revised an account on X, since I work in AI these days, and wanted to evaluate Grok. It's awful, and X is a bigger cesspool than ever. In addition to ethical problems, Grok trails way behind other major platforms (IMHO). Acct closed.

🌌 Northern lights poss tonight in DC region! A powerful X-class solar flare + coronal mass ejection could spark aurora as far south as the mid-latitudes. NOAA is eyeing a severe (4/5) geomagnetic storm. Best chances: dark, rural skies toward the mountains. 📸 Long exposures help! More info: cwg.live

“While we cannot definitively show that industry funding in this area is redirecting attention from products to consumers, our results are consistent with this possibility.” Preprint suggests “industry influence in social media research is extensive, impactful, and often opaque.”🧪

I would love to wake up in the morning and discover that the nation had not sunk deeper into insanity overnight.

DHS blames Minnesota family driving home from kids’ athletic event for their family (including 6-month old baby) being tear-gassed, then deletes tweet. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, is down for the second time this week. Nearly 80,000 reports have spiked on Down Detector since around 10am ET Friday morning.

How come I keep thinking of this when watching the news these days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMHI...

🧵 Trump administration AI policy is widely described as deregulatory. This description is misleading. What's happening is not the absence of governance but its rearrangement--intensive state intervention operating through mechanisms we don't typically call regulation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored. n.pr/3YFoZww

I remember when I was growing up near Charleston, WV, we had to evacuate our house because of chlorine leaks at Union Carbide. Additionally, my mom and I picketed (attached) the governor because the ice in our freezers would not freeze, but we were drinking it. National policy is going in reverse.

I remember when I was growing up near Charleston, WV, we had to evacuate our house because of chlorine leaks at Union Carbide. Mom & I picketed the governor (attached) because the ice in our freezers would not freeze, but we were drinking it. EPA policy today changed to not consider human health!

Music to your ears @bwjones.bsky.social ? www.sciencealert.com/car-manufact...

Adam Carolla. The Kennedy Center has now hit 3rd-rate, roach-infested Vegas hotel status. www.pennlive.com/entertainmen...

Sounds about right…. www.duffelblog.com/trump-adds-h...

Definitely something to watch. The move to private equity firms could have positive or negative effects on service availability and quality. It certainly shows #autism services are prime areas for investment. We need more VC investment in innovation and supports. www.usnews.com/news/health-...

President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela.

Happy to see 2025 in the rear view mirror!!

Roblox, James Bond and a billion-dollar multiplayer – here are our most-read gaming stories of 2025

This year, psychological scientists tackled profound and varied questions to help us better understand ourselves and the world around us. Here's a list of some of the most downloaded articles from each of APS’s six peer-reviewed research journals in 2025. #PsychSciSky

With colleges drafting NBA players, college athletics have just become a total joke. sports.yahoo.com/mens-college...

ambiguous causation-free challenges

The Trump administration will repurpose $2.6 billion in military housing assistance to pay $1,776 “warrior dividend” bonuses to service members, according to an administration official.

This is going to be a good year to place squarely in the rear view mirror.

My actual graduate work focused on auditory psychophysics and neuroscience. Yet, I’d never considered the possible developmental consequences of noise-reducing technologies. Certainly needs more focus for research. #neuroscience www.sciencefocus.com/science/nois...

Who doesn't like the concept of "adversarial poetry"? Interesting discussion of LLM #cybersecurity vulnerabilities. #AI www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...

:-) arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

I'm heading out to a panel this weekend on the responsible use of #AI. Extension of some of my @DARPA work on conversational agents. @techequity.bsky.social techequity-ai.org/speaking-ses...

Social Media isn't where you should be getting medical advice! apple.news/Ag1hZsWrqQOm...

Definitely need to account for the subset that can communicate but cannot speak, but we definitely need more nuance in the diagnostics, as you've heard me say repeatedly. #Autism www.forbes.com/sites/alison...

“The Curiosity That Changed My Life: and Why I Want Every Student to Feel It” #STEM #STEMeducation #Discovery #Explorer #EduSky www.servepremier.org/post/the-cur...

I was looking for another video on YouTube and got fed this one. Reminds me that with all our simulations, engagement and storytelling are still key. In this B-17 gunner training video, you’ll hear Mel Blanc helping out with the war effort. #education #military youtu.be/aoHOVUKOc0M?...

Now here is a Lego set definitely worth looking at! #stem www.space.com/entertainmen...

Vaccines save lives! Get your kids vaccinated. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

🚀 The Tools Competition is open! Submit by Oct 15 for a chance at $50k–$300k (over $3M total). They fund ideas that: 📘 Accelerate K-12 learning 🎓 Expand career pathways 📊 Build open ed data 150 winners → 50M+ learners. All stages welcome. Apply 👉 tools-competition.org

For some reason, the Resident Alien finale has me singing this... youtu.be/06mMD797xqY?...

Our @gamesforchange.bsky.social panel is live! How do small teams spark big change? Watch now—games for #diabetes care and motor therapy with beloved characters from Ninantic and Sesame Street! I loved moderating this one. #games #seriousgames www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBCP...