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Democracy enthusiast. Stoic, scientist, published author. Sometimes amusing.

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
P(Doom): Why the Outlook on Extinction-Level AI Is Both Better and Worse Than You Think. I debunk the idea that you can calculate the probability of a doomsday scenario, outline more immediate hazards of AI, and propose regulatory solutions. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/pdoom #policy #neuroskyence 🧠
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Why the Outlook on Extinction-Level AI Is Both Better and Worse Than You Think
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/09/2026
"Led by their defiant prime minister, whose election Trump effectively sealed, Canadians have seen and heard enough. They’ve turned their back on the United States and their eyes toward new markets and trading partners." — @schaller67.bsky.social
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How Trump tanked Canadian conservatives
ETTD, international edition.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/07/2026
Fox Business: "Second quarter GDP came in at 1.5%. The estimate was a gain of 2.1%, so we're coming in a little bit light."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/07/2026
CNN on the new GDP numbers: "The economy slowed down during the string ... this is soft"
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Even the companies that stood to profit from it insisted Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine didn't help with COVID.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Ossoff: You've got the American public furious with the president for war and tariffs and health care cuts that are making everything more expensive. So now he's pivoting from ballroom obsession to election conspiracy theory obsession, this is politically disastrous for Republicans in Georgia
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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
New Post: Remembering the Future. On the relationship between mental time travel and human memory. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/rememberin... #neuroskyence #neuroscience @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
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Vote @committovote.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Happy Pride Month!
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Critics of the Supreme Court say that today's Slaughter ruling will give future presidents far too much power. They're wrong—the court will reverse itself as soon as there's a Democrat in the White House.
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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
From my new piece on Substack: "The trolley problem becomes a live implementation trial, run on public infrastructure, with all of us as unwitting subjects." #Neuroskyence dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/non-compos...
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Non Compos Machinae
Who pays the price when AI goes rogue?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/06/2026
ELIZABETH WARREN: Trump promised to bring prices day on 'day one.' Is headline inflation higher today than it was in February 2025? PHELAN: Headline inflation now is certainly lower than it was during the Biden administration WARREN: I'm sorry. C'mon. Let's not play this game. It's a fact question
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/06/2026
a cool moment -- Kaitlin Collins tells Brad Lander that he won his primary live on air during an interview with him. Lander responds by saying, "I'm thrilled. I did not expect to be on air when the race was called."
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Vote @committovote.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Surprise!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Warner: Pulte could claim, whether there’s a source of intelligence or not, that China is going to do X. He could claim that there might be a terrorist threat around polling stations. All of it could be used as an excuse to try to shut down the election.
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Vote @committovote.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Amazing accomplishment. Almost as if shredding the JCPOA was a bad fucking idea. stocks.apple.com/A9ihdcPXRSWK...
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Vance says Iran agrees to nuclear inspections, as under Obama deal — The Washington Post
Conversations with inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency could occur as soon as Monday, the vice president said, as negotiations continue in Switzerland.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/06/2026
Brennan: "Our CBS News poll out this morning shows that more than three-quarters of Americans want to end the conflict now, with 69% saying the conflict with Iran was not worth the costs"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/05/2026
Pence: "This talk of a weaponization fund, the idea of creating a fund that could compensate people that assaulted police officers and vandalized the Capitol that day is totally unacceptable. My hope is the administration will drop it. Drop the idea entirely."
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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
New post: The cognitive cost of the shrinking gap between questions and easy answers. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/is-wonder-...
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Is Wonder Dead?
What we lose in a world of easy answers
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Exploring why Claude develops something like emotion could ultimately help us better understand the function that emotions serve in humans, writes @nicolecrust.bsky.social. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/emotion/what...
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What can AI teach us about ‘emotions’?
Exploring why Anthropic’s AI, Claude, displays something like emotion could ultimately help us better understand the function that emotions serve in humans.
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Vote @committovote.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Virginia Foxx's astral projection is making trouble for kids again.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"How can you promise massive economic reform and transformation of a broken, corrupt system when you are actively taking money from the very architects of that system?" Good question.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
JD Vance having issues with his speech in his speech in Iowa
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/05/2026
Enten: "Take a look at this shift -- oh my. GOP-leaning independents on Trump, in the 2024 election, he got 91% of that vote. But down he goes. Now at 53% on the job approval ratings. That's a 38 point drop from where he was in the 2024 election. This is a core group for Trump."
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Two mean girls with hearts of coal.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/04/2026
"From a legal standpoint, this indictment is crap. From a political standpoint, it’s an effort to avenge the KKK and enshrine white supremacy in America. Both should be dismissed with prejudice." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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Trump DOJ will avenge the KKK by taking out SPLC
The racism is not subtle.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Doctors say that measles is one of the deadliest and most contagious infectious diseases in the world. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats and cuts penises off raccons says you'll be fine if you drink raw milk and bathe in raw sewage. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
If you haven't read this yet, you should. The online right influencer scene, is well paid, well coordinated, and working in lock step with the right wing politicians. There's nothing like this on the left. Elon's baby mama spills the dirt. thecycle.substack.com/p/hell-hath-...
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned
Elon's latest baby mama exposes the MAGA narrative machine
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Despite Stephen Miller's disappearance from public view, White House sources say he remains just as active in his anti-immigrant crusade. He is just operating from a darker, more remote corner of his lair.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/04/2026
Trump: "Powell is a bad chairman, and I was surprised when Biden extended him" (Trump appointed Powell)
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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Lightning in a bottle: A tale of chemistry, seduction and survival at the edge of darkness. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/lightning-... #neuroskyence #neuroscience @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial Has No Finish Line — Until Now www.clinicaltrialvanguard.com/opinion/the-... #Alzheimers #dementia #biomarkers #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence #FDA
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The Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial Has No Finish Line — Until Now
A new set of target product profiles published in Nature Medicine attempts to define what a successful preventive Alzheimer's therapy actually looks like. For sponsors designing trials today, the abse...
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shardcore @shardcore.org · 06/04/2026
morning
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Y.O.L.O.0311 @yolo0311.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Facts spoken by an ex-trumper...
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Timothy Snyder leveled two explosive accusations against Trump: that his proposed 50% defense budget increase could be a bribe to secure military loyalty for a coup attempt, and that a staged domestic terror attack is his best remaining path to nullifying elections. www.rawstory.com/trumps-milit...
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Trump may have just bribed the military to help him stage a coup: historian
Renowned historian Timothy Snyder leveled two explosive accusations against President Donald Trump: that his proposed 50% defense budget increase could be a bribe to secure military loyalty for a coup...
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Vote @committovote.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Honestly, I did not know who Hasan Piker was until this week. But the fact that the media want to focus on this shit, instead of the unhinged inhabitant of the White House and his plan to commit war crimes, speaks volumes.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Jones: States run elections. For the president to try to infringe upon this constitutional duty is laughable. He knows they’re going to lose the House. At this moment, I would predict that we’re going to take back control of the Senate as well.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Oh wow. How did I miss this? The SAVE America Act would effectively ban voter registration drives, a mainstay of college campuses and neighborhood events. They really REALLY don't want people voting. www.rawstory.com/trump-267666...
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Trump’s SAVE America Act would end voter registration drives nationwide
Before Wyoming elections, the state’s League of Women Voters tries to get voter registration information into the hands of residents at events and gatherings. But under state law, League volunteers ca...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...
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The Next Coup Attempt
And How to Stop It
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
MacFarlane: It was really striking that Todd Blanche said, “To the extent the Epstein files were a part of the past year at the Department of Justice, they should not be a part of anything going forward.” The survivors would vehemently disagree.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I support the end of birthright citizenship because it’s time for criminals to stop moving here, stealing from the government, taking drugs, and fathering dozens of children out of wedlock. by Elon Musk
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Jessica @jessica-rn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Just wait until these eyesore monstrosities want to come to your neighborhood. Goodbye trees. Expect to hear a constant, electrical humming, warmer temperatures and higher energy bills. Fight like hell to keep data centers out of your area.
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Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN
The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data c...
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I can tell the United States doesn't have the world's best political system because we put the dumbest motherfucker alive in charge of the most powerful government on earth.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Lutnick is a clown. But as someone who will be beyond furious if they take away my right to vote safely and comfortably from home, I am still waiting for a single reporter to contradict Trump and tell him that more than 40 other countries vote by mail, including most of our democratic allies.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
So about that AI spectacle of the future Trump library… it shows Air Force One in a vast hall surrounded by other aircraft and a huge plaza in front of the building. I mocked up approximately how the 231 foot long AF1 fits on the plot of land they currently have for this.
A jet superimposed on and taking up most of a parking lot.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Cognetti: In 2024, Rob Bresnahan penned an op-ed saying that making money on your trades was “sickening.” Then he turns around and very quickly becomes one of the most active stock traders in Congress. And it’s the specific trades and votes…
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
"In immigration detention, he missed 4 out of 5 chemotherapy sessions scheduled in his fight against aggressive lymphoma. A scan last month showed the cancer had spread into his bone marrow. “I was in shock, seeing those little dots,” he said of the scan...” www.startribune.com/how-ice-deta...
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Detained by ICE, he missed multiple cancer treatments. Now he’s in hospice.
Some immigrants with chronic health problems were swept up by ICE in Minnesota, leading to missed medications and, for one man, missed chemotherapy sessions.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Well done. #NoKings
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Vote @committovote.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I have to be with a sick family member tomorrow, but I hope everyone who can will find a No Kings protest and participate. www.nokings.org
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No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/03/2026
it's wild that Republicans like Bill Cassidy here have no shame about going on TV and pretending to be against insider trading while the most corrupt president in history manipulates markets on the daily and lines his pockets to the tune of billions through a variety of crypto grifts
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