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Kevin Korb

@kbkorb.bsky.social
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Researcher in philosophy of science and AI Naarm, Australia Sarcasm is my native dialect. My blog, loosely tied to Bayesian reasoning and argument analysis: bayesianwatch.wordpress.com Ex: FB, Twitter, Mastodon, Post (in order)

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CNN @cnn.com · 4h
Arizona’s Cyber Ninjas audit turned 2020 election conspiracies into a political force. CNN’s Kyung Lah returns to Arizona as three election deniers seek the state’s highest offices, testing whether 2020’s lies can become 2026’s legacy. Stream the full report on the CNN app. cnn.it/4zgfYdc
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 4h
Soldiers of the "most moral army in the world" enjoy the view as terrorists ("settlers") shoot at and beat up AFP journalists in the occupied West Bank.
theguardian.com
Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank
Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their rifles
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 10h
“Andrew Tate is an important voice for men.” Nigel Farage
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h
Yes, Pete Hegseth is so incompetent that our troops go without necessary medical care, but at least they are called "warriors" now while they go untreated. So it all evens out . . .
apnews.com
Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 13h
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 12h
Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.
nytimes.com
Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 13h
Trump and his sons quietly moved 20 billion crypto tokens into an account that lets them cash out. Corruption, plain and simple.
washingtonsun.com
Is the Trump Family Preparing to Cash Out on Its Own Crypto?
President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to sell World Liberty Financial’s digital tokens.
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 10h
Time to cash in and move on to the next scam.
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 10h
maybe i'm emotionally deprived.
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 11h
i hadn't heard that one. how am i supposed to hate the non-existent?
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 11h
The first amendment really is glorious.
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 11h
While the US is in decline, US exceptionalism manages to re-emerge: its censorship has reached historic, industrialized levels.
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Dr Earhart Sampson PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦 @earhart.bsky.social · 13h
Rows of solar panels 9.2 feet tall fold 70 degrees apart to let the combine drive through an Austrian wheat field, and in a drought year the wheat between them came in 14 percent ahead of the open field next door, because a moving band of shade keeps the soil damp share.google/625agUYnfXpa...
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Rows of solar panels 9.2 feet tall fold 70 degrees apart to let the combine drive through an Austrian wheat field, and in a drought year the wheat between them came in 14 percent ahead of the open fie...
Every time a dry summer wrecks a harvest somewhere in Europe, the aftermath follows a similar script: farm groups ask for relief money and governments
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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 13h
SCOOP: Nearly $9 million in federal family planning funds will go to organizations with anti-abortion ties. One org, which received almost $4.3 million, has never taken in more than $50k in a single year. Read more @autonomynews.co:
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Nearly $9 Million in HHS Grants Go to Groups With Anti-Abortion Ties
Millions in family planning funds are earmarked to create training centers, including one dedicated to infertility. The recipients have links to crisis pregnancy centers, the Heritage Foundation, and ...
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 11h
All while cutting grants for research and genuine family planning. These guys are evil.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12h
One thing about Copenhagen is that there's tons of dense housing but you *never* find it fronting a busy road with cars racing past, which describes about 90% of the apartments in the US. They manage to make it feel tucked away, private, cozy. (These are all from Sluseholmen, my dream neighborhood.)
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 12h
Russia’s sham Duma elections were an insult to Ukraine, to the Russian people, and to democracy itself. Putin hates democracy because he is threatened by it. That is why – along with destroying civil society and repressing political opposition – Russia meddles in the democratic space of others.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Mike Johnson: "The Iranian are not trustworthy negotiating partners. They lie as part of their religion."
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 11h
Who looks like Alfred E. Newman?
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 13h
He said it. They cheered. Don’t ever let them rewrite that. #SheShed
Graphic with white text on a dark background reading: “Remember it was Trump that called for the destruction of 2 American cities. Not Mamdani. Not El-Sayed. Not any Muslim. Trump. A white, billionaire, rapist, pedophile.”
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 14h
Yea the elections havent happened yet
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 12h
They are full of astute, insightful commentary over there.
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 12h
A new study shows Rosalind Franklin was the first to identify the helix structure of DNA.
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How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t
New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 12h
RFK Jr, America's newest medical expert, confuses mortality rate and lifespan.
substack.com
RFK Jr.’s Lifespan Confusion
Midterm Watch: Alabama Senator Falsely Accused of Saying ‘America Deserved 9/11’
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BOYCOTT TARGET & WALMART @destroyalec.bsky.social · 13h
AI Versus Everything Else The hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment Paul Krugman paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-versus-... Massive spending on data centers is crowding out investment in everything else in the economy.
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AI Versus Everything Else
The hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 13h
Former allies don't appreciate Pete Hegseth and JD Vance shitting on them. I wonder why...
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‘Spit on our sacrifice’: Canadian veterans fume after Trump and allies take jibes at military
Military families say Trump officials ‘owe us an apology’ after disparaging remarks by JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and others
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 14h
Btw this is infinitely worse than saying “America deserved 9/11”
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19h
My man looks like he's explaining his plan to conquer the surface dwellers
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 20h
He's a revanchist, but certainly not a communist.
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 23h
🇩🇪 German Foreign Minister Wadephul: Putin once said that, for him, the greatest catastrophe of the 20th century was the collapse of the Soviet Union. If we take that as his view, then we have to say: if that was the greatest catastrophe, he probably wants to repair it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can we reverse the power shift that began four decades ago? This is the biggest question lurking behind the midterm campaigns. Some thoughts. ⬇️ robertreich.substack.com/p/the-cent…
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In any case, isn't it reassuring that, partly thanks to SCOTUS, so much of US society is governed by ignorant, thoughtless rich people?
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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pennsylvania confirms more than 1,000 measles cases www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/penn...
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Pennsylvania confirms more than 1,000 measles cases
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sure, but that's addressed by conditioning it on beneficence. Of course, it's much easier to hypothesize beneficence than to get it!
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
dictatorships are incredibly inefficient, as you'd know if you ever read a fucking book you pissbaby nazi wannabe.
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What they miss by not reading history: the efficiency of dictatorship is entirely deceptive (temporary). The inefficiencies are far greater and manifest themselves in botched transitions.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 05/10/2026
“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
nytimes.com
Inside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
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The efficiency is entirely deceptive (temporary). The inefficiencies are far greater and manifest themselves in botched transitions.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
WATCH: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica revealed the existence of the case for the first time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjg
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We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
YouTube video by ProPublica
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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
will you people shut the fuck up
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He's already checked out.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "Probably the worst governor in history -- Jim Walz"
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“There is the uncomfortable reality that neither has any experience running data centres or a background in technology.” Don’t you just love capitalism. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Data centre operator Firmus about to float as its owner tries to shed jailbird image
He went to prison for insider trading but Oliver Curtis is about to be the source of one of Australia's largest share market floats.
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Many of his lies are utterly trivial, about pumping up his ego.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
LET'S MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

REAGAN '80
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CURSE BOWL (look it up) @excited.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Some questions I didn't even know to ask are in here, very cool!
nytimes.com
What Are the Biggest Questions in Science Today? 100 Scientists Weigh In. (Gift Article)
We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It should've ended at least by the time Trump called for the execution of five men he knew to be innocent. What more do you need?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts:
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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gina the miner buys $8 million Brisbane office for One Nation. The money falls from the sky like rain for Pauline Hanson's party. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol
theguardian.com
One Nation to establish headquarters in multimillion-dollar Brisbane office bought by Gina Rinehart
Barnaby Joyce defends move, saying party will lease space from mining billionaire’s company at commercial rates
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