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Neurobiology Professor, activist, dog lover, finally back in a Blue state!

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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Yet another strike against AI.
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AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds
Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid
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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 25/09/2026
Netanyahu Called the Empty Room Moral Cowards
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hurry up and VOTE!
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maryburns.bsky.social @maryburns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We knew 🍊’s pardons were corrupt. 60 minutes exposes it. #Pinks
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Greg (Big Dog) @oneveteransoath.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🖕 #TRUMP 🖕 #MAGA 39 days to the midterms.
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Look what I found! Free yard signs! factocracy.net?utm_source=s...
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Factocracy — Facts in Every Yard
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is quite clear that the Un-Supreme Court works for him, not us! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court revives DHS use of flawed immigration database for voter purges
The decision lets the administration move forward with a key provision of President Trump’s first anti-voting executive order.
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.vote.org/voter-regist...
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Voter Registration Deadlines - Vote.org
Voter registration deadlines for all 50 states. Register now so you can vote in the next election.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just what the hell has she been up to? This article will tell you!
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www.propublica.org
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 22/09/2026
The Oligarch who funded Don Jr.'s wedding is deeply linked to Russia's mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children.
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.aaas.org/news/stateme...
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Statement on Reports about Seizing Political Control of NIH Research | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Click to read the full statement.
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Have red cards on hand to give to victims of ICE and their family members. www.ilrc.org/redcards?gad...
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Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend them...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The tragedy has been so knowable. This from seven years ago — and we’re still paying for so many Americans letting it happen.
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Belana @belana9.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-... I lived in a rural area Huge herds of goats were deployed to help with poison oak mitigation, but they also kept down fire prone plants that would‘ve dried up and added fuel during fire season Prescribed grazing is much better than prescribed burning!  #USDemocracy
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The Sheep That Stop Wildfires
Herds of livestock are munching through overgrown, hard-to-reach vegetation that could otherwise become fuel for firestorms.
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Remember that he read Hitler’s instruction book. Remember that Jews were subjected to experimental procedures including surgeries, with NO ANESTHESIA. Is that where this is headed? "Trump Plans to Redefine Informed Consent for Human Research Subjects" open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
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Trump Plans to Redefine Informed Consent for Human Research Subjects
The Department of Health and Human Services has noticed a forthcoming rule on the OMB regulatory information site to redefine what undue influence means for vulnerable human research subjects
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Astronaut Terry Virts @astroterry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Is Trump thinking about Americans, or only himself? In the latest episode of @thesteadystate.org’s Daily Swamp, we identify multiple instances of Trump illegally trading. Like, share, follow & tune in on Monday for another episode!🐊 #holdfast #corruption #insidertrading
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Whoppers in Review: RFK Jr.’s Killer Year of Lies www.defendpublichealth.org/resource/who...
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Whoppers in Review: RFK Jr.’s Killer Year of Lies | Defend Public Health
Over the strenuous objections of public health experts, including Defend Public Health, in February 2025 the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sinc...
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"I love the man that can smile in trouble That can gather strength from distress And grow brave by reflection." ... Written by Thomas Paine. The American Crisis No. 1 #WeThePeople 💙
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: Support the Dream and Promise Act. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Support the Dream and Promise Act
This administration is attacking programs meant to protect our families and communities. Some protections, like birthright citizenship and TPS protections for individuals from Haiti, Syria and other c...
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We ( @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I) anticipated this assault on climate action as a logical extension of the #Project2025 agenda in our book #ScienceUnderSiege published just over a year ago now www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
nytimes.com
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gov. Ivey: Please respect the jury's decision for life imprisonment, and stop the [Sept 15] execution of Jeffery Lee in Alabama. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/go...
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Gov. Ivey: Please respect the jury's decision and stop the execution of Jeffery Lee in Alabama
Jeffery Lee was convicted of killing Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson, and wounding Helen King in 1998. There is no question of his guilt, but the jury that convicted him was persuaded to sentence him ...
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered Missouri map for midterms
The decision means the gerrymander won’t be used in the 2026 midterms.
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 10/09/2026
First it was the DOGE dividend. Then it was the tariff refund. Now it’s a $5,000 check. Will some be dumb enough to fall for it again? Sure. But I don’t see his ‘I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today’ shtick going over well with most people right now. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
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Trump’s Promise of $5,000 Dividend Checks Follows Past Cash Pledges That Never Materialized (Gift Article)
President Trump is again talking up the possibility that the federal government will send Americans thousands of dollars in cash.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nailed it
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nice mustache.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The people building advanced AI are quitting and warning us that Big Tech is “gambling with our lives.” We should listen. A handful of billionaires don’t get to gamble with our jobs, safety, and future for a bigger payday.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If Trump loves data centers so much, he can put one at Mar-a-Lago. Right now, folks are getting stuck with higher electric bills, more pressure on our water, and more strain on the grid all so massive corporations can make more money off of us all. This is not sustainable and has to stop TODAY!
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A quarter-million Florida kids could lose the food assistance they need because Republicans decided working families should be the ones to pay. Meanwhile, Ashley Moody is celebrating these cuts. Don’t tell me you’re “pro-family” while taking food out of children’s mouths.
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
WARNING!!! WARNING!!!
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Warning Lightning
ALT: Warning Lightning
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Will the UK now become a fascist-led puppet?
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The Lever @levernews.com · 09/09/2026
Read the full warning: www.levernews.com/trumps-forme...
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Trump’s Former AI Architect Just Confessed Something Terrifying
The architect of Trump’s AI plan now warns that autonomous machines could build their own corporations and societies — and humans may be unable to stop them.
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For We, the People...
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
James Talarico is hosting a statewide grocery drive for middle class Texans during Republicans’ midterm convention. Tickets to the convention cost $20,000. Talarico collected over 20,000 pounds of groceries.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ken Paxton has now accepted $6,500 from Doug Jaffe. Jaffe was indicted by a grand jury on two charges of sexually assaulting a minor.
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nothing but the best for DHS. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Homeland security agent charged with child rape in Alabama, officials say
Kent Blacklidge, who officials say was ‘directly involved with child exploitation cases’, turned himself in last week
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NEW: This piece was originally written for Democracy Docket members. Democracy Docket decided to share it with everyone because the stakes for this election are too high not to. Premium members always get my exclusive analysis first. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/here...
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Here is Trump's blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms
We are less than two months until Election Day for the most important midterms of our lifetime.
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
He and his gang are intentionally destroying our nation. "New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids" www.nepm.org/national-wor...
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New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue...
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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BREAKING: LONDON AIRPORTS CLOSED, DRONES HEADING TOWARDS NATO. WHAT DID KUSHNER PROMISE PUTIN IN MOSCOW?
We need immediate disclosure on what Kushner and Witkoff said to Putin on Saturday
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Chasing Side Deals, Flexing Influence: Lewandowski’s Power Moves at DHS
Kristi Noem’s close adviser effectively controlled billions in spending at Homeland Security; Lewandowski denies seeking business or playing any role in agency’s contracts.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/09/2026
We now know harmful “forever chemicals” are likely in the bodies of most people on Earth. Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret. One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long:
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How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.org
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Make your donation now - Wikimedia Foundation
Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac...
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026
Flock is far from the only company taking automated pictures of your license plate as you go about your day.
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Flock is cancelled—and their competitors are profiting
Other brands are still dodging the backlash around automated license plate readers.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/09/2026
Oh, this is going to piss some folks off. They’ve repeated the lie so many times they thought nobody would check the receipts. We checked. Jeffries is the first Black party leader in congressional history, and the “bought by AIPAC” smear has been repeated like gospel. Here are the actual numbers.
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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Stories were published showing Trump’s top military leaders had communicated in writing concerns about the viability of his war in Iran. What does our esteemed Defense Department do? Remove the documents from their internal system and then essentially say the reporting is fake news.
washingtonpost.com
Pentagon cuts access to classified information amid Iran war concerns
Documents associated with the Secretary of Defense Orders Book were removed from a Pentagon internal web portal on the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network.
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❌👑🐸 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 🌎 Save the world ❌👑🐸 @villaverla.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Don't wait until you're in line to vote to find out you've been purged from the voter rolls! It's easy to check your registration status. Go to Voterizer, click the Check Registration button & verify your info. Then nudge your friends to do the same. #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/Cst5azcg
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Check your Voter Registration Status today!
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Your semi-regular reminder that advertising is free on BF for trans comics creators. E-mail our Andy here for more details: www.brokenfrontier.com/contact-us/
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The flood gates are opening on Fetterman. Here is a gift article to the WSJ: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Behind Closed Doors, John Fetterman Shows Little Interest in the Work of a Senator
The first-term senator, poised to be a possible swing vote, churns through staff as he alienates fellow Democrats and defends Israel.
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
apnews.com/article/ice-...
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ICE officer charged with lying about shooting turns himself in to feds, AP source says
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown is i...
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SLP @neurosciprof.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Infant died of measles in Pennsylvania, coroner confirms
The Lancaster County coroner said he did not know if this death is one of the two disputed by federal health officials.
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