Lee Keyes
@leekeyes.bsky.social
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Retired psychologist, enjoys ⚾ and 🎵. Student of Scots-Irish history. 🏴🇮🇪🇺🇲
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We can only understand when we learn about where someone has been, and where they are going.
musingonmentalhealth.substack.com/p/listening-...
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Listening for Trajectory
What can be learned about a person's pathway, beyond what is happening now?
https://musingonmentalhealth.substack.com/p/listening-for-trajectory
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Made this was partly by states that don't support education, dissolute clergy and politicians.
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From the Annals of the Obvious.
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Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?
Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness
https://theconversation.com/research-suggests-rich-people-tend-to-be-more-selfish-but-why-is-that-265794
about 22 hours ago
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Protecting species works.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'
Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg426qqqqnro
about 22 hours ago
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Estrogen may mitigate testosterone "poisoning" lol.
www.psypost.org/surprising-h...
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Surprising hormone found to protect male brains from stress
Psychological stress can impair the brain’s reward system, contributing to psychiatric disorders. A new study examines how a key hormone, often overlooked in males, may provide a natural defense again...
https://www.psypost.org/surprising-hormone-found-to-protect-male-brains-from-stress/
about 22 hours ago
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One mistake was the over-production of IPAs.
www.axios.com/2025/10/09/c...
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The craft beer bubble has burst, leading to closings and downsizing
The $28.8 billion industry faces a crisis as competition and waning interest lead to downsizing, mergers and closures.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/09/craft-beer-production-closings-gabf
about 22 hours ago
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Do we want educated citizens or nah?
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Five Ways the Department of Education Is Upending Public Schools
The Trump administration has made a rapid succession of hires and decisions at the Department of Education that could spur profound changes in how schools operate and children learn. Here’s what to kn...
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-department-of-education-changing-public-schools
about 22 hours ago
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About the mayhem dude from Allstate, my mother once said "I don't like him. He's not a nice person."
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A history of cuck.
slate.com/podcasts/dec...
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How the Cuck Did “Cuck” Become a Widespread Online Insult?
From World War II pilots to pornography, the evolution of the cuck is surprising and twisty.
https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2025/10/how-the-cuck-jumped-from-hardcore-pornography-into-the-mainstream
2 days ago
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When I moved to this area insurance sales folk came to my door with cancer insurance offers.
www.nola.com/news/environ...
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Cancer risk in Louisiana's industrial parishes is underestimated by EPA, study says
All of the census tracts in the study had "unacceptable" levels of cancer risk, Johns Hopkins researchers found.
https://www.nola.com/news/environment/cancer-chemicals-louisiana-industry-research/article_84f4dd30-bbb0-4248-be18-c842d223b778.html
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Wow.
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Scientists Found a 650-year-old Shoe in a Vulture Nest Along with Dozens of Other Curiosities
Over 6 centuries ago that a bearded vulture flew from its hunting grounds into a sheltered cave nesting site and dropped off a sandal.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-found-a-650-year-old-shoe-in-a-vulture-nest-along-with-dozens-of-other-curiosities/
2 days ago
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This is how you do it.
add a skeleton here at some point
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"Indifference to history isn't just ignorant, it's rude. It's a form of ingratitude." ~David McCullough
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Ready for AI to manage your insurance?
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Exclusive: FurtherAI raises $25 million to automate insurance tasks
The a16z-led Series A comes as the insurance industry is moving fast to adopt AI.
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2025/10/07/furtherai-25-million-series-a-a16z-insurtech
3 days ago
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Ever feel a memory in your gut?
www.earth.com/news/memory-...
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Scientists learn that memories are stored in other parts of the body, not just in the brain
Ordinary human cells, not just neurons, respond more strongly to memory signals when they arrive in spaced bursts rather than all at once.
https://www.earth.com/news/memory-is-stored-by-spacing-signals-in-other-body-parts-not-just-brain-neurons/
3 days ago
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It's about acceptance of the impermance of life.
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Scientists studied ayahuasca users—what they found about death is stunning
What happens when people repeatedly drink a powerful psychedelic brew known for evoking visions of death? A new study explores how long-term users of ayahuasca relate to mortality—and what their exper...
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-studied-ayahuasca-users-what-they-found-about-death-is-stunning/
3 days ago
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I understand this is a fine Institute with a respected history. Not sure about the acronym though. Made me hesitate to open the page.
3 days ago
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Paul Halpern
4 days ago
Albert Einstein moved to the United States on October 17, 1933. Two weeks later was Halloween. When a group of girl trick-or-treaters knocked on his door that evening, Einstein came to the front porch and played the violin for them:
capitalcentury.com/1933.html
#HappyHalloween2025
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Cognitive pace is a misunderstood trait.
www.psypost.org/slow-process...
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Slow processing speed linked to school difficulties even in bright children
Children with strong verbal reasoning but slower information processing may face unexpected hurdles in school, according to new findings. Teachers were especially likely to report problems with organi...
https://www.psypost.org/slow-processing-speed-linked-to-school-difficulties-even-in-bright-children/
4 days ago
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When alcohol gets threatened shit's about to go down. A new Whiskey Rebellion.
mynews4.com/news/nation-...
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American distillers call for 'zero-for-zero trading environment' as exports fall
American makers of distilled spirits say they've been hit hard by tariffs and want President Trump's help to boost exports.
https://mynews4.com/news/nation-world/american-distillers-call-for-zero-for-zero-trading-environment-as-exports-fall
4 days ago
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They would know.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/10/06/nx-s1-5559217/rfk-jr-mental-health-substance-abuse-ssri
4 days ago
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More dystopian outcomes.
www.axios.com/2025/10/07/y...
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Youth suicide rates are rising almost nationwide
The numbers underscore the toll of the country's youth mental health crisis.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/07/young-adult-suicide-rate-map
4 days ago
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The beavers are back.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/camera-traps...
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Camera Traps Reveal Beavers Have Finally Returned to the Bronx River After ‘a Very Long Time’
Beavers had not been seen in New York City for years, until a camera trap showed they've returned to the Bronx River.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/camera-traps-reveal-beavers-have-returned-to-the-bronx-river/
4 days ago
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A turning point in the Revolutionary War, 245 years ago today. Real Patriots walked hundreds of miles to confront a tyrant. What would they think of us today?
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It's wooly bear season.
justinweather.com/2025/10/05/w...
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Wooly Bear Caterpillars Versus Imposters For Winter Weather Snow Prediction
Can Woolly Bear caterpillars predict a snowy winter? Learn how to tell true Woolly Bears from imposters and what their color bands might reveal about the season ahead.
https://justinweather.com/2025/10/05/wooly-bear-caterpillars-versus-imposters-for-winter-weather-snow-prediction/
5 days ago
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Hide your pets.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Animal welfare is now part of RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda
The health secretary has made phasing out animal testing part of his Make America Healthy Again plan.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/05/rfk-animals-testing-welfare-right-loomer-00591725
5 days ago
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Viruses linked to depression too.
www.sciencealert.com/a-study-of-5...
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A Study of 500,000 Medical Records Linked Viruses With Alzheimer's Again And Again
A study of around 500,000 medical records published in 2023 suggested that severe viral infections like encephalitis and pneumonia increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and ...
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-study-of-500000-medical-records-linked-viruses-with-alzheimers-again-and-again
5 days ago
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Saving us from ourselves, again.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border
“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/indigenous-nations-plan-tariff-free-trade-corridor-across-us-canada-border/
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Bearing false witness.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say
Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/06/alliance-defending-freedom-supreme-court-conversion-therapy
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PsyPost
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Scientists analyzed 38 million obituaries and found a hidden story about American values
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Scientists analyzed 38 million obituaries and found a hidden story about American values
A brief obituary often stands as the final public word on a life. By studying millions of these memorials, researchers hoped to uncover what people consistently honor, remember, and preserve—and what that might tell us about society’s deeper values.
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-analyzed-38-million-obituaries-and-found-a-hidden-story-about-american-values/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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But the menu options have changed.
7 days ago
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Stoicism is not about being silent.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/365-...
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The Science Behind Stoicism
A new scale reveals how much we think and act like a Stoic.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/365-ways-to-be-more-stoic/202509/how-the-science-of-stoicism-can-boost-your-well-being
7 days ago
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The price of hypocrisy.
www.axios.com/2025/10/03/u...
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15,000 churches could close this year amid religious shift in U.S.
Megachurches spread influence but fewer Americans going to church
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/03/us-churches-close-religious-shift-christians
7 days ago
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Are we great again?
rollcall.com/2025/10/03/d...
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Doctors cancel telehealth appointments as Medicare coverage lapses - Roll Call
When government funding expired this week, so did a health care policy that allowed Medicare to cover telehealth services.
https://rollcall.com/2025/10/03/doctors-cancel-telehealth-appointments-as-medicare-coverage-lapses/
7 days ago
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Good.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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A majority of Trump supporters back extending Obamacare subsidies, poll finds
Without the tax credits, people will lose coverage, putting their health and finances at risk, experts say.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-supporters-obamacare-subsidies-government-shutdown-poll-rcna235195
8 days ago
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More like the word of the decade.
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/e...
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Enshittification: The 2023 Digital Word of the Year
On 6 January, at the New York Times Square Hotel, the 134-year-old American Dialect Society voted that ‘Enshittification’ should be named as the ‘Digital Word of the Year’ for 2023. The decision came ...
https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/enshittification-the-2023-word-of-the-year
8 days ago
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Get two.
www.foodandwine.com/oldest-singl...
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This Single Malt Scotch Was Born in 1940, Survived World War II, and Will Sell for $168,000
During World War II, as bombs fell on Scotland, a refill sherry cask of Glenlivet was quietly filled at the distillery. Remarkably, it survived wartime rationing and the postwar demand for whisky. Now...
https://www.foodandwine.com/oldest-single-malt-scotch-gordon-and-macphail-85-year-glenlivet-distillery-11822024
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Thing is, you can put thought behind actions too.
theconversation.com/most-of-your...
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Most of your actions are driven by habit, not thought – here’s why that’s not a bad thing
And how you can use psychology to help you break out of the habits you want to lose.
https://theconversation.com/most-of-your-actions-are-driven-by-habit-not-thought-heres-why-thats-not-a-bad-thing-266277
8 days ago
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Jeffrey AKA The Hairless Hippie
9 days ago
I’ve been through government shutdowns. This one is radically different.
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Great quick read from Robert Reich. Dems must hold the line to protect our Healthcare among other programs designed to help everyday Americans
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This shutdown is different
Here’s what’s at stake, and why Dems must hold the line.
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/this-shutdown-is-different?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Are we great again yet?
www.cbsnews.com/news/retirem...
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More Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, putting retirement out of reach, report finds
Roughly 42% of younger working adults — spanning Gen Z, millennials and Gen X — report having no money left over after covering their daily expenses.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/retirement-savings-more-americans-paycheck-to-paycheck-goldman-sachs/
9 days ago
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Experiences shape the brain, positive and negative. Pills aren't the only thing that does this.
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Brain changes observed in depression patients undergoing psychotherapy
Researchers have identified a potential biological marker for the effects of psychotherapy on depression. A new study reveals that cognitive behavioral therapy is linked to increased gray matter volum...
https://www.psypost.org/brain-changes-observed-in-depression-patients-undergoing-psychotherapy/
9 days ago
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Some have evolved past this tribal pattern, some have not.
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Men given testosterone are more likely to mirror opponents' actions in strategic play
A new study suggests testosterone can influence how men respond in social conflicts. When given testosterone gel, participants were more likely to mimic cooperation or defection—and to react emotional...
https://www.psypost.org/men-given-testosterone-are-more-likely-to-mirror-opponents-actions-in-strategic-play/
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Festival for the Mothman!
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Devotees of the mysterious Mothman descend on its West Virginia hometown
It started in the 1960s, when two couples told a harrowing story about being chased by a large flying creature on a rural road. It grew from there — and now 20,000 people come to celebrate Mothman.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/01/g-s1-90648/mothman-festival-point-pleasant-west-virginia
10 days ago
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More good work on plastics.
www.earth.com/news/scienti...
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Scientists invent method to convert toxic plastics into fuel with 95% efficiency
According to a study published in the journal Science, a new method converts mixed plastic waste into fuel with 95% efficiency.
https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-manage-to-convert-toxic-plastics-into-fuel-with-95-percent-efficiency/
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Students doing important stuff.
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A student 'womb service' works covertly to deliver contraception at a Catholic college
At Catholic universities, which generally don't offer contraceptives on their campuses, student groups have stepped in to fill the gaps.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/student-womb-service-works-covertly-deliver-contraception-catholic-col-rcna234621
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Perceptions of safety can alter the brains of youth.
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Neuroscience research finds altered brain networks in youth who perceive home or school as unsafe
Children who feel unsafe at home, in school, or in their neighborhood show differences in brain connectivity. A new neuroimaging study published in Psychological Medicine suggests these differences co...
https://www.psypost.org/neuroscience-research-finds-altered-brain-networks-in-youth-who-perceive-home-or-school-as-unsafe/
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