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Gary Thomas

@islandflameskn.bsky.social
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Writes and talks about AI, data science,politics, economics, St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean experience. Excited to be in this amazing bluesky space!!

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Gary Thomas @islandflameskn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
We can’t win the war in Iran. It’s 4 times the size of Iraq and we couldn’t do that.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/05/2025
Pence: "To have POTUS in Saudi Arabia questioning America's global war on terror & describing is as nation building & interventionist I thought was a disservice to generations of Americans who wore the uniform..particularly giving that speech in Saudi Arabia where 15 of the 19 hijackers hailed from"
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/05/2025
NOT A VIOLENT CRIMINAL Heidy Sánchez was deported from Florida to Cuba—without her 17-month-old American daughter. She followed a routine ICE check-in. Trump’s agents detained her, gave her no option to take her baby, and ripped their family apart. She’s heartbroken.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/05/2025
This hits hard—and says everything about where we are right now. A Yale professor says he’s relocating to Canada to continue his democracy work. When asked why not stay in the U.S. and fight, he says he has two Black sons and he’s the son of a Holocaust survivor—and this is an “anti-Black moment”.
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cleo @smuuchii.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
bring them back. now.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/04/2025
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Wishing my sister @repjasmine.bsky.social an amazing and happy birthday!♥️ Can’t wait to celebrate with you! 🎉
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I could write up why there’s no constitutional problem with the President using an auto-pen to sign official documents—or I could just post the 30-page 2005 opinion by George W. Bush’s Office of Legal Counsel that explains why in lots of detail. I choose the latter: www.justice.gov/file/494411/...
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
“She describes [Zuckerberg] as a cross between a truculent teen and a toddler: he doesn’t like to get up before midday, even to meet prime ministers, and his obsequious colleagues feel obliged to let him beat them at board games.” Sigh. The tech bros are all the same.
thetimes.com
Facebook’s secrets, by the insider Zuckerberg tried to silence
Careless People author and former Meta director Sarah Wynn-Williams reveals what it was like ‘babysitting’ her boss
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/03/2025
this is such an obvious game of bullshit and it makes me insane that anyone falls for it. weird how schools are no longer "meritocratic" when they are trying to attract more black and hispanic students, but are perfectly meritocratic when they're not.
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Donna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Media really need to start putting g “DEI” in quotes; it’s a coded epithet for this crowd. Purging history of these heroes is straight-up racism. Name it.
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Rob Davis @robwdavis.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach." Salary: $120K-$140K Remote: ✅ Come join us!
boards.greenhouse.io
Computational Journalist
New York, New York, United States
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International Energy Agency @iea.org · 06/03/2025
Introducing our newest AI Agent for users to explore our Electricity 2025 report⚡️ It offers easy access to key takeaways, forecasts & data from the analysis, which explores what to expect as growth in global electricity demand accelerates Try it now ➡️ iea.li/43n5YSM
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Joshua Martin @joshuarmartin.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Props to a fellow Houstonian Al Green, we can’t just sit back and do nothing while Trump and Musk slash our healthcare, jack up prices, and bring us to a literal trade war. KEEP FIGHTING!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/03/2025
here’s the thing: why wouldn’t you treat every dumbass idea as potentially worthwhile when a month later you can just go “oopsies” and no one holds you accountable for giving credence to stupid shit?
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
love this @rokhanna.bsky.social We need more proposals like this that co-opt the chaos Please share off line as well !!!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Posted by @vatniksoup.bsky.social on another platform.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Congrats @meidastouch.com !!! www.newsweek.com/meidas-touch...
newsweek.com
Exclusive: Anti-Trump podcaster wants to beat Fox News
Meidas Touch host Brett Meiselas spoke with Newsweek about the podcast's rise, shifting political tides and what they want to do next.
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ShethaDamnTruth 🌊🌊🌊 @shethadamntruth.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
🎤WOW & DAMN!
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man." -- George Washington, born #OTD 1732 Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Analysis | Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years
A four-year Fact Checker project comes to an end.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
When Rupert Murdoch’s rags turn on you …
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Missy 🦋 @mherr.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library
thedailybeast.com
Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library
The country singer started the “Imagination Library” nearly 30 years ago to encourage early literacy.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
U.S., Ukraine near deal to grant mineral rights to Washington - The Washington Post search.app/XnWv3UQC5uVD...
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U.S., Ukraine near deal to grant mineral rights to Washington
The potential deal follows days of harsh attacks by President Trump on Ukraine and its leader.
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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
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A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Pop quiz: People are saying the kid says “you’re not the president you need to go away” — do y’all hear it too?
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
www.courtwatch.news/p/lawsuits-r...
courtwatch.news
All The Federal Lawsuits Related to Trump Admin Executive Orders
We put them all in one place.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
(Techcrunch) - AI researchers at Stanford and the University of Washington were able to train an AI “reasoning” model for under $50 in cloud compute credits, according to a new research paper released last Friday. @techcrunch.com techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/r...
techcrunch.com
Researchers created an open rival to OpenAI's o1 'reasoning' model for under $50 | TechCrunch
AI researchers at Stanford and the University of Washington were able to train an AI "reasoning" model for under $50 in cloud compute credits, according
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 03/02/2025
In her speech accepting the award for best new artist at the 2025 Grammys, Chappell Roan called for record labels to "treat their artists as valuable employees."
businessinsider.com
Chappell Roan used her 2025 Grammys acceptance speech to demand a livable wage for artists. Here's why it's famously difficult to make money as a musician.
In her speech accepting the award for best new artist at the 2025 Grammys, Chappell Roan called for record labels to "treat their artists as valuable employees."
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/01/2025
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Excellent post
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 23/01/2025
The bishop who pleaded at the inaugural prayer service for President Trump to “have mercy” defends her sermon.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
One way to reduce drug spend is to have the FDA do an analysis of how long medicine retains it's potency. It can do it one drug at a time. No one should throw away medicine they shouldn't have to. Whether pharmacy or patient. www.propublica.org/article/the-...
propublica.org
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.
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Gary Thomas @islandflameskn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Trump shut down biomedical research in America, this will decimate blue states MA (28K jobs $7.5 Billion economic activity) NY (29K jobs $8 billion) but also red states: FL 14K jobs $2.8B, Tx 29K jobs $5.8B. It's absolutely impossible to asses the disaster coming for Universities and industry.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Now that TikTok has officially gone dark, I’m re-upping my post from a few days ago to remind folks that this praise for Trump is wrong.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
How Mark Zuckerberg Undid Years of Work in a Single Week His emulation of Elon Musk and Twitter is alienating the very users Threads was built to attract.
slate.com
How Mark Zuckerberg Undid Years of Work in a Single Week
His emulation of Elon Musk and Twitter is alienating the very users Threads was built to attract.
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Gary Thomas @islandflameskn.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
I’m not sure we will survive the next 4 years of America under that thing as president.
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Gary Thomas @islandflameskn.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Excellent speech President Biden. I will miss you!!
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 14/01/2025
Here’s the deal: All Americans should have the same healthcare as the welfare queens in Congress.
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Gary Thomas @islandflameskn.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
It’s crazy that this thing is being offered as Sec Def! We are so screwed!! Lol
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13/01/2025
There is so much in here I didn’t know. I’m still in shock. Thanks to the reporter for doing the work www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
dailymail.co.uk
Adam Kinzinger's damsel in distress reveals true story of PTSD attack
Mom-of-four Aminah Hamdan says she had no idea that the Air Force pilot who saved her life in 2006 had gone on to become one of the best-known Republican politicians in America.
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Christian Wolf @chriswolfvision.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
That input image was the ultimate robustness test for computer vision and ML in 1989. Imagine trying some structural pattern recognition on this, which was popular at that time. But, @yann-lecun.bsky.social's convnets solved it 😍 He posted the video on LinkedIn: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0oE...
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Gary Thomas @islandflameskn.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Good morning. Is it another holiday yet?
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natty dread @natnotnatty.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
sometimes, you have to take accountability for your own actions and make a decision to do better if you really want better for yourself.
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