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@twitskeptic.sirvin.com
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Unprofessional data wrangler and Bluesky’s official fact checker. Older and crankier than you are.

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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 14h
AI extinction solved with just one WH meeting with the most reputable tech bros on the planet! www.ft.com/content/a8c1...
ft.com
Donald Trump says US tech bosses agreed to ‘self-regulation’ of AI risks
President says chief executives have signed a ‘morally binding’ accord following White House lunch
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 27/09/2026
Wait, a frontier AI company may have stolen information from someone?
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TJ McIntyre @tjmcintyre.com · 24/09/2026
Muse has just dumped its entire filesystem, and the instructions include "keep a page for every person in the user's life" with "the nature of the user's relationship with this person: how close they are, what it is built on, how they act with each other, and what it seems to need right now."
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jonny (nonvenomous) (@jonny@neuromatch.social)
Attached: 4 images muse's "self improvement" prompt's second point after basic memory maintenance is an instruction to, every hour, maintain a page per person that you know, and a group page for ever...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
The cervical punch biopsy and colposcopy was easily the worst pain I’ve felt in my entire life.
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Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s short and sweet. TLDR: asked and answered. No lower court can abrogate an order of the Supreme Court
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Welp. According to Semafor, David Ellison has discussed bringing Elon Musk on as an investor in Paramount's merger with Warner Bros., which could mean Musk could have a stake in CBS News and CNN. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
semafor.com
Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment
A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 23/09/2026
Seems like there’s a new gene regulation wrinkle coming out every day now.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
apnews.com
AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 21/09/2026
Nothing like a clear whiteboard to demonstrate that these startup bros are on to something and Cade Metz is on it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/s...
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 19/09/2026
Harsh, but true.
Investors are questioning whether Anthropic can sustain its extraordinary growth as competition, price-sensitive customers and the potential for AI to destroy humanity cloud its blockbuster IPO.
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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is an important read. I also have noticed local Detroit TV news station crime segments are specifically mentioning the importance of Flock cameras -- it feels extremely coordinated and intentional.
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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
mathandai.org
Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I guess that works 🙄.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
AI Doomerism has been in the news lately, especially with the loud, viral resignation of Jacob Coxon from Anthropic. Maybe I've missed it, but I haven't seen any statements from CEOs and other execs who are more on the AI Booster side of the ledger. >>
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Take a look at the examples Antrophic provides for research that they blocked, and it's immediately clear almost much all of it is just basic research - but research that has gotten scary-sounding names via the media. An example, put Ebola genomes into Claude Science and ask for a TMRCA > blocked!
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 09/09/2026
I will say it is funny watching OpenAI boast about solving a complex math problem using millions of dollars of compute (and someone else’s work) all while remaining unable to solve the most obvious math problem (how to make their services profitable)
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 06/09/2026
I was going to make a joke a few days ago about YIMBYs supporting hyperscale datacenters but someone - apparently seriously - did it for me.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The agreement was signed out of the public view a month ago by Pentagon official Robert Kadlec and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, echoing my reporting. It establishes a 10-year framework that officially runs through September 30, 2036.
nature.com
Revealed: inside the US military's plan to tap huge sums from the NIH
An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I feel like I’m going to throw up
Screen shot of an Instagram post that says the academy of natural sciences is closing its museum after nearly two centuries
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Jesus, Google Earth: Have some dignity. Two views just now:
Map with Lake Ontario simply listed as Lake America.Map with "Lake Ontario (Lake America)"
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Andreas Hopf 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 🇬🇧 🇸🇪 @andreashopf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Slovyansk is getting wrecked and nobody in Europe cares.
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 25/08/2026
You could consider reading the study before commenting if you have questions.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Utterly horrifying.. any high school and college must reconsider its role in this horror www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...
nytimes.com
At Least 1 in 4 NFL Players Gets CTE, Major New Study Finds
The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Public comments about a proposal that would make science funding decisions open to political influence are removed from the record, but not by the submitters. A number mentioned that OMB Director Russell Vought's family has benefited from federally funded research. www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/r...
statnews.com
Comments on OMB research rule mysteriously removed from federal website
Some comments on a proposed OMB research rule have been mysteriously removed from a public-facing government webpage.
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I had not some across this before, but if you want an example Nathan Cofnas’ scholarship, this is a doozy. Again I say, being sacked is not the problem; being recruited in the first place is what deserves scrutiny.
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roterote @roterote.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Here is the full suspension letter from UGent that was sent to Nathan Cofnas, it shows ample reason for his suspension and potential termination. Including breach of contract, using the University of Ghent’s name and legitimacy to promote his racial supremacist views and causing reputational damage.
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 22/08/2026
Of course Lawrence Krauss, buddy of Jeffrey Epstein and professor fired for sexual harassment, is on this list. As is the founder of “Riot IQ”, which provides IQ tests. Classy!
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 22/08/2026
Really hope the tech bro oligarchs do this - especially if it’s just before the midterms.
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Excellent overview of the inconsistent biography of Ms Harp theheatherashley.substack.com/p/a-deep-div...
theheatherashley.substack.com
A Deep Dive into Natalie Harp - The Miracle Treatment, the Timeline, and How She Got Here
America just met Trump's shadow. The public record has known her for years - her tweets, her op-ed, and four decades of documentation tell a different story than the one that put her in headlines.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 17/08/2026
1. Recently I’ve received lots of emails from people I don’t know personally, asking for my feedback on their books or papers. They explain the connection between my work and theirs and ask me to take a look. The catch, of course, is that the emails are transparently, obviously, written by AI.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Another day, another impeachable offense: The White House ordered federal agencies to block resources to Colorado because it had punished an election denier. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
As President Trump fumed late last year over Colorado's imprisonment of Tina Peters, a convicted election denier, a White House special assistant organized an urgent "brainstorm call."
The goal, outlined in an email sent to officials at five federal agencies, was to "prioritize Colorado for the purposes of ensuring grants and federal support are in line with administration priorities," the assistant, Emily Underwood, wrote on Dec.
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"Please come prepared to discuss immediate actions that your department or agency can take with respect to Colorado," Ms. Underwood added.
The next day, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy, whose representatives were invited to the brainstorm, announced they were canceling hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants for Colorado projects.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
DHS's now amply-documented extensive illegal undercover surveillance of people engaging in First Amendment-protected activities should outrage you. It should be the top story on everyone's radar. This is police-state stuff. Raise your voices!
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“The investigation suggests the group embraced a dubious approach to identifying protective mutations, improperly changed patient data to tease provocative findings from Christchurch carriers, and published multiple papers containing suspect or copied images.” More trouble in Alzheimer research…🧪
science.org
Science investigation casts doubt on genes hailed for warding off Alzheimer’s disease
Mutations found in Colombian families raised hopes for treatments. Altered patient data and suspect images call their benefits into question
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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 12/08/2026
Those in the U.S. may only see a sliver of today's solar eclipse, but GOES-EAST gets a great view of the shadow as it crosses into Europe! 🌑
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 10/08/2026
Poor Zuck had to write a manifesto. He's always been dedicated to The People, and now we know that he's the most misunderstood man of the 21st century.
Meta is the company primarily focused on building personal superintelligence for everyone. Most other labs are focused on building AI for companies, governments, or other institutions, so if those labs lead, then the balance of power will favor larger institutions over individuals. Meta’s mission since our founding has focused on putting power in people’s hands. If our beliefs and principles lead, then the balance of power will favor individuals and a better future for everyone.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Senate votes to block rule giving White House more control over research. "blocks the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from implementing proposed changes in the rules affecting trillions of dollars of federal spending" www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Senate votes to block rule giving White House more control over research
Language is part of bill to fund government until mid-December
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 08/08/2026
For those worried about Paramount - aka David/Larry Ellison - taking over CNN: nothing will really change.
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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is absolutely NUTS! 😮 Taken at face value, the way these AI agents seem to *realise* things (like when they have write access to a system or that they can communicate together) is fascinating (and kind of terrifying)!
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 06/08/2026
Good scare headline, but not true. The first synthetic novel virus (another phage) was created, with computational help, in 2005. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Refactoring bacteriophage T7
Natural biological systems are selected by evolution to continue to exist and evolve. Evolution likely gives rise to complicated systems that are difficult to understand and manipulate. Here, we redes...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“Bowe suffered injuries to her face, head, right knee, right arm and right hand. An MRI identified a kneecap fracture and torn meniscus…” www.newsweek.com/nurse-allege...
newsweek.com
US nurse alleges ICE agents broke her kneecap in $500,000 legal claim
Norma Bowe, a nurse and professor, has filed a $500,000 claim against the government, saying ICE agents threw her to the ground.
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 29/07/2026
😂😂😂😂😂
"You now have access to Health in ChatGPT
Securely connect your medical records and Apple Health, so ChatGPT can answer questions about your records, sleep, movement, and more."
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 25/07/2026
Cyclospora asymptote cyclo-resources.pophive.org
Graph of cumulative Cyclospora cases by year. This year is skyrocketing
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 25/07/2026
Check out these two figures from "physician-scientist" and AI-in-medicine booster Eric Topol based on a review he co-authored on aging clocks. The first shows a figure from the paper; the second shows the ChatGPT "simplified" version of same that he published on his substack. Looks credible to me.
Relative aging change from paper with bimodal peaks at 33 and 69 yearsChatGPT "simplified" version of previous figure with 3 peaks instead of two at around 35,60 and 80 with a hallucinated minima at 70 that isn't in the source image.
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 24/07/2026
Sure seems like they don’t plan on giving up power even if they lose the next presidential election.
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 24/07/2026
Biology outdoing itself here.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Flock's CEO just told local media its license plate readers don't take video. This came after the LAPD cancelled its contract Except, Flock announced a new feature that can turn "all" Flock cameras into live video cameras. Flock has now deleted the announcement www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-s...
404media.co
Flock's CEO Says its ALPRs Don't Do Video After Repeatedly Announcing They Can
Flock's CEO Garrett Langley says people don't understand the capabilities of its ALPR system, but they do.
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 23/07/2026
Horizontal DNA transfer in human cells is pretty wild.
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