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Michael Fenichel

@drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
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Social scientist, clinical psychologist, & observer of the ways people are thinking, acting, & communicating. Past life: music, audio engineering/recording, radio […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@drmike, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5h
Amid the dun of #elections and #TMD ... Hardly seen, but #Meta has joined the club. This IS huge! Not a surprise, any more than the Lord of #Muskville colluding with Sir #TrumpVirus to allow a lapse in Ukrainian's ability to defend itself from ruthless, incessant attack - to citizens and […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6h
Meanwhile.... From the #genius machine #AI #truth #ContextAndPerspective

4-frame cartoon posted by @ahoyuniverse 
~The Geniu$ Machine

1. A man with a microphone in hand, gestures towards a huge machine with sophisticated screens, meters, & controls:
“MY GENIUS MACHINE WILL FIND SOLUTIONS TO ALL THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS!”

2. The genius machine had heard his statement (the screens show audio waves showing this).
Machine: “Thinking…”

3. The man seems distraught, as the [AI/SI/genius] machine answers:
“You already have all the solutions. You just refuse to implement them to protect the financial interests of the wealthiest 0.001%.”

4. The man pulls the machine’s power cord from the wall outlet, shutting the machine down,
“IT JUST NEEDS SOME TWEAKING”
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
Exactly so. #TrumpVirus #truth #felon #madness Tnx, JD
A meme (unattributed, seen on diaspora*)

Four images are shown (2x2), with the caption:
"DO YOU EVER LOOK AT STUFF AND WONDER HOW IT GOT THERE?"

Photo 1: A pickup truck wedged between two tree boughs, high up in the air.
Photo 2: A four-legged animal (dog? sheep?) is dangling from a clothes line.
Photo 3: A horse stands with its front legs in the coral, hind legs outside, with its mid-section between the top two rungs of a 3-rung fence.
Photo 4: Donald Trump is sitting in the White House, at a desk, on a wired telephone.
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h
Seen re-posted by Nancy Sinatra (on X), who asks: "What is it about Putin that President Trump grovels before him?" #TrumpVIrus #Putin #evil #fascism vs. #Ukraine #Zelenskyy #NATO #democracy
Post on X by Максим Мирович / Maxim Mirovich
Text posted Oct18, 2026 over a photo of Voladymyr Zelenskyn standing alongside Richard Branson in an office (blue and yellow flag behind)

Translated: 

Billionaire and philanthropist Richard Branson has joined the support for Ukraine and harshly criticized Trump:

“I thought I’d never have to say this in my life—but it’s 2026, and the Trump administration has started serving autocrats and dictators. What is it about Putin that President Trump grovels before him? The Starlink slowdown has already led to the deaths of Ukrainian civilians.

European leaders must overcome the shock of Trump’s actions and take matters into their own hands. We cannot allow the free world to be destroyed right before our eyes.”

I’ve always respected this man🤝

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Original: 

Миллиардер и филантроп Ричард Брэнсон присоединился к поддержке Украины и жёстко раскритиковал Трампа:

«Я думал, что мне никогда в жизни не придётся этого говорить — но на дворе 2026 год, и администрация Трампа стала прислуживать автократам и диктаторам. Что такого в путине, что президент Трамп перед ним заискивает? Замедление Starlink уже привело к гибели украинских мирных жителей.

Европейские лидеры должны преодолеть шок от действий Трампа и взять дело в свои руки. Мы не можем позволить, чтобы свободный мир разрушили у нас на глазах».

Всегда уважал этого человека🤝
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
After 10 days of #war and #WordSalad, with Congress away & no news from the courts... For anyone who remembers the #TrumpEpsteinFiles & demands #justice & #accountability. bsky.app/profile/katiephang.bsky.so… Money Laundering, Sex Trafficking, and the wonderful […]
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amalia @amalia22.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
‘They got him cold’: Trump teases mysterious new scandal during Georgia rally - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/trump-biden-267809…
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‘They got him cold’: Trump teases mysterious new scandal during Georgia rally
President Donald Trump interrupted his own remarks at a Georgia rally Friday to hint at an explosive new scandal involving former President Joe Biden and his son Hunter — but offered few details about what happened.The moment came as Trump was attacking Biden during his speech in Dalton when he sudd...
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
> George Santos Named New White House Press Secretary www.borowitzreport.com/p/george-san… Perfect. Just like Sir #TrumpVirus #Zacharia #Borowitz #satire #truth […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
Things in the #TrumpVirus circus bubble can change in just one #Scaramucci ... or less! Congrats, #KatieZacharia ! Buh-byyy BTW, anyone watching Sir's #war - on #EU/ #Ukraine / #NATO ? #Gas / #diesel prices, or #Hormuz? #Healthcare? Anyone remember […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
2 posts on X on the topic of the WH press secretary leaving after one appearance (5 days)

Post by Anthony Scaramucci:
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Dear @katiezacharia -- speaking as the world's leading expert on short White House tenures: turn off the news and go enjoy your family. In time you'll realize that the Universe did you a major favor.
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Beneath is a 2nd post/comment by cartoonist Clay Jones.
A cartoon which he introduced:
"Katie Zacharia lasted half a *Scaramucci*
#KatieZacharia #Trump #MAGA #PressSecretary

Cartoon, two frames, same setting, a press pool facing a lectern labeled KATIE ZACHARIA, with a window on the wall showing the Washington Monument.

Frame 1: Zacharia is at the podium.
Press Question: "HAS THE US STOPPED SHARING INTEL WITH UKRAINE?"
Zacharia: "LET ME CHECK AND I'LL BE RIGHT BACK..."

Frame 2: The press is still there, but nobody is at the podium.
Press comment: "I DON'T THINK SHE'S COMING BACK..."

Post on X, 
Anthony Scaramucci responding to an initial post by Joe Scarborough:
Scarborough: "Mooch, we hardly new ye."  @Scaramucci @KattyKay

Scaramucci response, his 're-X' --
"Records are made to be broken. But I take no pleasure in other people's pain."
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Heh... Another #TrumpVirus genius #PressSecretary who lasted less than a week, or just under one #Scaramucci... > Trump fires Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary after five days, advisers say […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
#Truth in #Muskville
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Another echo of past greatness back in the here & now: Pink Floyd! Pink Floyd - Echoes (from Crystal Voyager) youtu.be/rqKgGwqLotE) > Premiered 13 hours ago #PinkFloyd #officialvideo #Echoes . > Pink Floyd – Echoes surf film, by George Greenough. > Watch the newly restored […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Great sound and song - and this is NEW! Yet 'classic'. > U2 - The Greatest Show On Earth youtu.be/TUuVOW7XogA #U2 #music #legends #musica #musique #musik #TheGreatestShowOnEarth #RockLegends
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
It is up to #WeThePeople to reject the #stupidity, #cruelty and #corruption, and #dictatorship (plus pure #evil) of #TrumpVirus and. his GQP #cult - #VOTE #VOTE - Beyond 'wave', a #BlueTsunami !
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich:

A "BLUE WAVE" is about to break over the heads of Sir Donald, wearing a crown and a diaper, orange-faced, and holding a pennant labeled "DICTATORSHIP"

Standing behind him are Eric, DJTJ, and the "Monopoly" game tycoon, all holding money bags, and holding a pennant labeled "CORRUPTION".  Behind them, an ICE agent waving a "CRUELTY" prnnant, and a group of two court jesters (labeled PETER and RFK JR), waving a pennant, "STUPIDITY".
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
No surprise to. any New Yorker who has watched the crime, money-laundering, bankruptcy & mob-loving #TrumpVirus > Timeline you might be interested in. MOBBED UP AF - A RETROSPECTIVE www.sutori.com/en/story/timeline-yo…) #CrimeFamily […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
And, capping off The Doors and the warm weather... youtu.be/CmLqzxZizwg #TheDoors #Doors #IndianSummer #music
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
A last bit of Doors.... One more image from #Prague, speaking again of #Doors. And.a fitting bookend for a tribute to what we saw Wednesday in NYC, perhaps the last time for 2026 - in the Northeast -an Indian Summer - nearly 80 degrees (F). Now it's time […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Photo by Fenichel:

A medieval church entrance with columns and a house insignia (a color portrait in an oval with carved 'frame') over wrought-iron doors. The wall is stone, and above the doorway are two arched  stone windows with distinct multi-pane design, from early architecttural days, similar to Pre-Romannic.
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Sad #truth for all to see... a new "Axis of #Evil " - starring #TrumpVirus and fellow #democracy haters #Putin and #Musk Cartoon by Mike Luckovich #Ukraine #Luckovich #cartoon #fascism #dementia #insanity #enabling #media #sanewashing #BrainSpurs #madness
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich

A Ukrainian flag is high above on a flagpole.
Shooting at it from below are Trump, Musk, and Putin.
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Short, smart discussion by & of the new #press spokesperson @ the White House, a perfectly chosen stable genius. Majority Report: "Trump's New Mouthpiece Crashes Out Instantly" youtu.be/6OiExw6k_kk So, who is Katie Zacharia? A blonde, devoted #cult fan for sure. ✓ Anything else? […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
I've finally finished recovering many 'lost' & now re-found digital images from a very favorite place,, #Prague This is beneath Charles Bridge near Kampa / Malá Strana. Added now to my Flickr "Prague" album @ flic.kr/s/aHsjXudtUr - with #photography […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Photo by Fenichel

Across the center, left to right, is a medieval (14th Century) stone arch underneath the Charles Bridge (Karlov most). Above the sky is blue. Along the left edge are some trees growing over a mustard-yellow building. From th bottom center is a cobblestone road going underneath the arch . In the foreground (bottom right) are some European street signs, a clock on a poal, and a sailor in white univormin front of a sign for "BOAT TRIPS". Statues, a lamp post, and a red umbrella are seen on/above the bridge.
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Fortunately our Supreme Leader is considering it strongly: “How was your day, Vlad? Things are crazy here, the #media ..." Putin: “Da Donald, you’re a good boy. So smart. Powerful. We’ll take care of those pesky NATO & Ukraine monsters." Sir: “I really […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Screenshot of a post on X by Don Winslow, reacting to another post:

Winslow:  "If you wonder why Trump is so angry at Zelensky..."

Original post by omgsidewalk: [Referring to the destruction of Yandex etc. data centers in Russia today, 12 October]

"They didn't just lose bots.

It's banks. Tomorrow, whatever dark money was stored in those servers is gone too. I'm talking crypto. I'm talking this hitting the Epstein Class.

Zelenskyy just pulled a W we don't even fully understand yet."
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
I'm perhaps a bit jaded when it comes to 70s/80s pop/rock - background in #radio, #music & #sound youtu.be/smIF5374bTw I saw *many* amazing shows, with many legendary bands and musicians. The# Kinks I saw several times. They are... "unique", with some memorable songs and dramatic and […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
@cdarwin 🎯 Perfect. Just like Sir #TrumpVirus the Stable Genius with all the best words. All the best role models too, from Grandpa, Hitler, & Roy Cohn to Laura Loomer, Kim, and Putin. Nobody's ever done what he's done in so little time. Destruction of all things good, all civil society, and […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
🎯 Perfect. Just like Sir #TrumpVirus the Stable Genius with all the best words. All the best role models too, from Grandpa, Hitler, & Roy Cohn to Laura Loomer, Kim, and Putin. Nobody's ever done what he's done in so little time. Destruction of all things good, all civil society, and all […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Frantic, is he? Still a stable genius, making a deal today to 'aid & abet' the enemy for a #win- win-for-him. Called up Vlad w/ a brilliant idea: Never mind trade restrictions. "Russia if you're listening": Help me w/elections, you get $ USD for #war on our […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Cartoon by Luckovich

Unusual rendering of Donald Trump, shown as a big round four-legged brown/gray animal , hopping off the ground. His head is pure Trump, deep orange, yellow hair flopping, and his mouth open, bellowing, showing sharp teeth.

As something like an electrified collar & leash dangle behind him, Trump is ranting:

"LET 'EM TAKE OUT LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO!!..."
"I DESERVE THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE!!!"
"MORE TARIFFS!!!"


Behind him, dangling in the air, the purple collar and leash are labeled:
 "DEM MIDTERM WIN"
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Friday summary / #truth - Amid #war #corruption & #weather tl; dr - #Trump #treason vs. #democracy #law #justice #Putin #TrumpVirus #WarCrimes #oil #insanity #accountability
® Michael Fenichel - less than a minute ago - [Oct 9 19:20 ET]

Friday - TGIF? - Summary, amid the numbness of ICE, executions, weather, war, elections, and oil prices...

Our Stable Genius wannabe Supreme Leader, Sir #TumpVirus. has just spoken withVlad (the enemy) (i.e., #treason) and made a brilliant “deal” - to slightly lower U.S.diesel prices (i.e., help him in the elections) while violating sanctions and sendingmoney to #Putin to fund his #war on Ukraine. 

And a tip for anything he can do...
“Russia if you’re listening...”

Paying our enemy to continue his war on an ally, while violating ethical/legal guidelines, “aiding and abetting the enemy”, and in fact
‘dealing’ to help garner favor and advantage in our elections, colluding with Putin for the evil ‘win-win’ for tyranny, & assaulting #democracy.
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
2/2 More images of #Prague in a Flickr album (with many more albums from varied travel destinations as well as nature) @ flic.kr/s/aHsjXudtUr #Fenfotos #Photography
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Prague
A most beautiful city of statues, history, architecture & the arts
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
#Art, #architecture, #beauty, and #history... Everywhere at once in #Prague There are countless dramas & figures atop the rooftops here... And door insignias & coats of arms, reflecting address and station of the occupant. A favorite vintage image […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Photograph by Fenichel

A royally adorned building and rooftop in Pragu.
Most of the frame is the top floor suite, with four windows and an arc overhead with an art mural, in blue and pink pastel colors. Th wals are yellow, and there is light tan trim around the windows. At the top are two bronze sttues, one on either side, the one on the left a fireman/firefighter, and the one on the right... ?. In th center is another artistic, ambiguous object.

At the bottom of the frame is the top of the ground level, with intricately crafted statuary and carvings, including two angels at center, on either side of a golden royal coat of arms.
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Another restoration/repost from Prague, this from inside an historic church inside the Prague Castle. "Angels of Hradcany". flic.kr/p/73D41d This felt surreal and real... serious. These angels hover over the crypts of the Royal Mausoleum. Early-gen DSLR camera here. Part of a Flickr […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
"If life is a catwalk, run like a dog." youtu.be/7LVLOVdpOAM 🐕‍🦺 🎥 🎶 - w/ #music of #Röyksopp > 'Nowhere Near Here' is a stop motion animation that uses a combination of light with stencils and long exposure photography to tell the story of a dog running around the city at night […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
A few #words from #OscarWilde Heretofore, my favorite Oscar quip/quote has been: > "America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between." But today I came across this particularly relevant and salient #quote […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
A post /meme by SH (on X)

A large image - photorealistic? headshot - of a bloated and grey Donald Trump wearing a red "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN".

Beneath is an actual quote -
"Some men improve the world only by leaving it" - Oscar Wilde
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
One more from Praha... on the theme of bearing witness to history, in Prague's Wenceslas Square. flic.kr/p/FMgsc Prague is a beautiful city spared largely by nature, and surviving both Nazism & Communism, with music, art, puppetry and Pilsner. Look up above the beautiful #art & […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
Door/Doorway in Prague Revisiting some lost-now-found images from over 20 years of digital, many lost to Google +, and many still online in my own 'self-walking tour' collection @ www.fenichel.com/prague Also in an "album" on Flickr, getting large. @ […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Photograph by Fenichel: Doorway in Prague

A carefully crafted wooden door is framed by wooden panels above and to the side, in darker toned wood. The door itself has a metal lock and curved carved lines. Above the door are some shapes in the wood, and a vertical bar between sides. Above that is anothercarving, with curved top to meet the stone above.
Framing the entire dooreway is stone/masonry formed in an arch above the door and woodwork. In the foreground is the stone sidewalk.
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026
ICYMI.... Gone the way of the Gulf & Lake. > "South Park" is no more. Say hello to "South America." www.usatoday.com/story/entertainmen… > On Sept. 8, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone declared the show […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026
#Democracy #Justice #JackSmith vs. #TrumpVirus #sedition #coverup #TrumpEpsteinFiles #corruption & #madness ...All on display before our lyin' eyes, despite #media #sanewashing and timidity about seeing / reporting reality. "Cartoon" image / #truth by Goris
Post on X, from cartoonist @DennisGoris

What looks like a photo (in part or whole AI/Photoshop), a fit, svelte Jack Smith is standing casually, in black T shirt featuring Springsteen & E Street, "LAND OF HOPE & DREAMS", "NO KINGS", Smith is holding a mug of beer in one hand, and looking serious & intense here,  says:

"Is that fascist criminal tyrant trying to intimidate me? Hold my beer."

1:26 PM - Oct 4, 2026 - 1,920 Views
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Down the #Amazon Rabbit hole... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXVhNlNKxQA Not a fan of Bezos, but a longtime student of #robotics, #cyberpsychology ("human/computer interface") & #AI The article spoke briefly of the buzz & concerns around their #AR #glasses, but went on to highlight the […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Interesting story & take on #AI, #Amazon, #robots & #SmartGlasses www.tomsguide.com/ai/amazons-delive… And the future is....
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Amazon drivers are getting AI glasses — but what I found behind the scenes seems far worse
Amazon’s AI glasses may look futuristic, but they’re only one piece of a system already reshaping how warehouse workers and delivery drivers operate.
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
RE: toad.social/@krystyna/1173799404503… #Truth - The Kryptonite of #TrumpVirus #Democracy #Constitution #Civility #law vs #corruption #nepotism #Kleptocracy #Treason #emoluments #WarCrimes Only WE can wash all the #evil away in a flood. The #cult is waking up on their own, but […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Umm, no.... Dang! This #TrumpVirus plague is oozing over everything - dark delusional #propaganda ads all across #television & other #media, all about how great things are because of G-d's gift to us , Donald J StableGenius.. Just got a text! Don't think […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Screenshot of Text Message from 202 (D.C.) area code

THIS IS PRESIDENT TRUMP

I need to ask Michael something personal.

Will you still stand with me if....  https://txt.opin.vote/[hash]

STOPtoEND.
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
RE: mstdn.social/@alexf24/1173792840087… 🎯 Babbling, blithering #insanity, served with a side of #WordSalad a la #TrumpVirus
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
Our beloved #bodega #cat - #NYC #Caturday
Gray cat sitting upright on a bodega floor - photo by Fenichel
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Servelan @servelan.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/susan-co…
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
Happy to finally have 30 years+ of photos back, after 2 weeks. Whew! Alive again… (digitally) Randomly skimming around, seeing my years of work is all intact... And ah, I do love Prague! I had a large Google+ Collection from Prague (poof!) and do still have […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Photo by Fenichel - A vintage scene in Prague, near Wenceslas Square, with the (in)famous "Duplex" disco, streetcars, and varied automobiles parked at a 45 degree angle.
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
Cartoon by Paul Noth, The New Yorker #Existentialism #AI #efficiency #wish #programming #autonomy #rhetoric #SuperIntelligence #extinction #nihilism #ArtificialIntelligence #autonomous
Cartoon by Paul Noth (New Yorker)

Four business men are hunched over a conference table, looking at numerous iPads and documents.
Behind them is a full wall window, urban skyscrapers behind.

Says one of the men: 
“Every A.I. company talks about human extinction, but how do we invest in the one that will actually deliver?”
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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
By installing the tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to advisory roles in a Pentagon project about the future of warfare, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, bestowed extraordinary influence on two of Maga’s most significant campaign donors – and both men own companies that benefit […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
A nice compendium/triple-play, posted by HUartsound #GQP #Senate sure got stuck in a sea of #Schmitt yesterday. He sure didn't know Jack! In any way. 3 takes... FYI - 2 out of 3 frames have errors. He had been so unknown til now! He is Missouri's SENATOR […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
A nice compendium/triple-play, posted by HUartsound (Tnx!)

#GQP Senate sure got stuck in a sea of #Schmitt yesterday.

He sure didn't know Jack! In any way.

3 takes...

FYI - 2 out of 3 frames have errors. He had been so unknown til now!
He is Missouri's SENATOR (not Rep) and his name has two T's, not Schmidt.  

Just think, BULL SCHMITT - 2 T's, pure BS

#GQP #TrumpVirus #madness vs #Truth
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
Meanwhile, re the #EpsteinFiles and the starring role therein of Sir.... www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article… ICYMI - Given the avalanche of news, about Diddy, hijacking, rape, Schmitt & #GQP Senate clowns, and everything else imaginable - […]
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Robotistry @robotistry.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
@drmike Octopus-inspired soft robotics has been an active research area for over a decade. Most of it's not applicable to bipedal humanoids, though, either physically or in abstraction. [The "bipedal robots falling over" problem is usually either a controller problem (can go straight fast and […]
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Reposted by Michael Fenichel
Joanna Bryson, blathering @j2bryson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
#giftArticle wapo.st/4rDE6UJ
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@realTuckFrumper/11… Hopeful overall, but just the beginning clip of #JackSmith and the #truth about #criminal Donald #TrumpVirus - precious. #MakeAmericaSane (ish)/(er) ... Restore #democracy and end the #war, #corruption, #nepotism, #sanewashing by […]
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Michael Fenichel @drmike.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
I don't know if I'll ever get over the images of #Zuckerberg & Sir #TrumpVirus giggling and making like two child sweethearts.... But of course, it's great business, "trust us".... Terrific people. #nepotism #protection #Crime #AI #regulation #emoluments […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Cartoon by Luckovich:

“TRUMP FAMILY” 
A portrait of the Trump family, lined up behind a row of money bags:
Eric, Don Jr., very-orange Donald Trump, Melania, Jared & Ivanka, with Baron towering over them behind.

Says Sir Donald: “EVERYBODY RELAX ABOUT AI! SELF-POLICING WORKS!..”
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