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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

NYC/Jersey City, new homes urgently needed for kitties whose person has just passed away

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Health insurance. It also happens to me with airlines though.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Dear database administrators: It's 2026. Your system should be able to handle hyphens. I should not need to spend two hours on the phone because you have my name with a hyphen in one place, a space somewhere else, and no space in some third system.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I love non-rhotic accents. "Pickford" and "Bigfoot" sound very different when I say them, but when a British announcer says them, they're interchangeable.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

for Americans new to the sport, 3-2 in football is roughly equivalent to 817-620 in one of your sports.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Wonderwall as a victory song in the Azteca feels like a microaggression

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Pretty sure there were more cards in that game than in the other 5 I've seen combined.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Everyone in the bar is mad at the ref - both Mexico and England fans - so he must be good.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Aside from the truly sad end to Croatia's run, can we talk about the timekeeping? I don't understand how you can add 90 and 10 and get ... 109?

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Mood: toddler in subway screaming with a look of sheer delight and mischief while their adult hopelessly repeats, "hey, bud, knock it off, you're annoying these nice people" and they nod acknowledgement before doing it again.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

English-language soccer announcers are decidedly mid.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Trans rights are human rights always and forever.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Come start conversations about hype, political economy, the gap between what people want and what we're being sold. What's exciting? What's terrifying? How do we get there but not *there*?

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Oh, yes, as when positions that poll >75% among the masses are deemed fringe because leadership isn't on board.

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 26/06/2026

🤔 "War?" "Hijack?" "Takeover?" Y'all use the weirdest vocab to describe voters calmly walking into a voting booth and filling in the bubble next to the name of the candidate that says things like "Childcare can be cheaper!" and "Let's fix that bike lane!" and "Elon should pay more tax than you do!"

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Your sequencing here is 🧑🏻‍🍳🤌🏻💋 Myself, I'm constantly struck by all the weird martial language about the upset in the headlines. Nobody stormed anything; people voted for the candidates they liked better.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

NYC folks - has anyone seen youth turnout stats for this primary?

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Free ice cream for everyone? Outdoor movie screenings?

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I've had this bike and this helmet for literal years.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Today in "automation can't handle everything": 20 minutes trying to cancel an insurance claim. Words that don't work: cancel, withdraw, human, person, agent, representative. ("Update" gets me an update from them; I can't give one.) Rare case? Sure. But closed menus need an exit for these cases.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Remember this scene the next time a corporate reporter tries to insist that a rural diner full of white men in their 60s is somehow a more authentically "American" place, somehow more representative of who we are as a nation.

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Center for News, Technology & Innovation @cnti.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Meet our panel 👇 June 1 with News Creator Corps: No Newsroom, No Problem: Building Credibility on Your Own 🎙️ @philedwardsinc.bsky.social 🎙️ @rlobdell.bsky.social 🎙️ @drnycnerd.bsky.social 🎙️ @yafavtrashman.bsky.social RSVP: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Allen Newton @allennewton.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Such a useful table. "The term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (AI) means many things to many people (see Table 1 for different types of meanings)." from Reclaiming AI as a Theoretical Tool for Cognitive Science (Iris van Rooij, Olivia Guest, et al. 2024) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Image of table 1 listing type and description of the term "AI". From a research paper titled, Reclaiming AI as a Theoretical Tool for Cognitive Science
(Iris van Rooij, Olivia Guest, et al. 2024)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42113-024-00217-5

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 17/05/2026

being right about bad things is deeply unsatisfying. especially when they're avoidable

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Center for News, Technology & Innovation @cnti.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Build credibility as an indie news creator. 🎙️ Join CNTI & News Creator Corp (NCC) for a free webinar on the future of independent media. 📅 June 1, 2026 🕛 12 PM EST RSVP: bit.ly/4uKLI8d @rlobdell.bsky.social @yafavtrashman.bsky.social @philedwardsinc.bsky.social @drnycnerd.bsky.social

A blue and yellow promotional graphic for a free webinar titled "NO NEWSROOM, NO PROBLEM: Building Credibility on Your Own."

The image is organized as follows:

Top: The logos for CNTI and news creator corps are in the upper right. A yellow banner on the left reads "CNTI AND NCC PRESENT."

Center: Large white and yellow text announces the webinar title, followed by a description: "Indie info providers, creator-journalists, news creators — whatever you call them, they're reshaping how communities get news. How do they build credibility with audiences, and what can their pathways tell us about the future of independent media?"

Bottom: A yellow footer contains icons for a calendar, a clock, and an envelope. It lists the date as JUNE 1, 2026, the time as 12-1 PM EST, and a call to action: "RSVP: LINK IN BIO."

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A blue promotional graphic titled "MEET OUR PANEL," featuring headshots and bios for five speakers.

The slide is organized into two rows of portraits set against yellow or light blue squares:

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Rachel Lobdell: A woman with long red hair, identified as the Executive Director of News Creator Corps.

Terrill Haigler: A man wearing red glasses and a black hoodie with "Ya Fav" on it, identified as a community activist known online as "Ya Fav Trashman."

Phil Edwards: A man with glasses and a mustache, identified as an independent "edutainer" and YouTuber.

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Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein: A person with short purple hair and a blue blazer, identified as the Senior Research Manager at CNTI.

Amy Mitchell: A woman with short blonde hair and glasses, featured under a dark blue "MODERATED BY" tag. She is identified as the Executive Director of CNTI.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

TIL you can hail an ice cream truck like a taxi. Dangerous to know.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I'm at #IJF26 and it's my first time attending — if you're here, I'd love to meet up!

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Liz Kelly Nelson @lizkellynelson.com · 15/04/2026

In Perugia for #IJF26? Join @bankonjustin.com, @lni.media's @davejorgenson.bsky.social, @cnti.bsky.social's Amy Mitchell and @codeforafrica.bsky.social's @justinarenstein.bsky.social at 5p Thursday to talk about the future!

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The hospitalists are much closer to lay usage, and that's probably a good thing. (When you say "sepsis" I hear "imminently life-threatening.") But the risks of miscommunication when the patient relays info to their PCP are real and perhaps consequential.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

(@tnfalpha.bsky.social I would be very happy to tell you about the ensuing confusion from a patient / family POV sometime if it's relevant to your research and work!)

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

A "fun" linguistic thing I learned this week. (Don't worry, everyone is ok.) Hospitalists reserve the term "sepsis" for TSS while "bacteremia" refers to a non-emergent blood infection. Other doctors call it all "sepsis." Not ripe for patient misunderstanding at all... cc @tnfalpha.bsky.social

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

After listening to La Brega, I wanted to find the words to "Amanecí Partió" and sensibly googled "letra amanecí partio." No luck, but I did find this unfortunately hilarious AI gem. (cc @alanacb.bsky.social, @onthemedia.bsky.social ) Es cierto que Ponce de León fue lanzado alrededor de 2022...

Screenshot of AI query. Response begins:

"Amanecí Partio" es un tema del artista Juan Ponce de León, destacado por su estilo pegajoso, lanzado alrededor de 2022...."

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

TIL about a fun Easter egg: try googling "garamond font" or "comic sans font" It only works for a handful of common ones but it's adorable.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The biggest difference by far watching the various campaigns as a New Yorker and all of the messaging we were targeted with I think is an important takeaway for the whole country: Cuomo’s entire message was threats and fear and cynicism. Mamdani’s entire message was lightness and joy and hope.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I also feel like we see the same debate play out in conversations about the war. The framing is almost always "us" OR "them", but the people I'm most persuaded by have moral clarity that it's "all of us"

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I think you've put your finger on something I struggle with when I talk to people in my life: There are competing visions of safety as zero-sum game and safety as solidarity. Hate crimes are up. People are scared. But which way they go is very telling.

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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

This is why if you learn nothing else for evidence literacy, learn to look up survey items and read them for yourself and think about how someone might interpret them.

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