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parismarx.com
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.

For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
adelala.bsky.social
差点儿忘了屎壳郎喜欢屎，还会推几坨进自己的窝儿
January 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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sonjadrimmer.bsky.social
People who work for OpenAI write like 12-year-old boys programmed with 1950s comic books exclusively.
An excerpt from Leopold Aschenbrenner’s 2024 blog post, “Situational Awareness.” I’ve annotated it identifying all the comically stupid things he does here. The AGI race has begun. We are building machines that can think and reason. By 2025/26, these machines will outpace college graduates. By the end of the decade, they will be smarter than you or I; we will have superintelligence, in the true sense of the word. Along the way, national security forces not seen in half a century will be unleashed, and before long, The Project will be on. If we're lucky, we'll be in an all-out race with the CCP; if we're unlucky, an all-out war.'
December 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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marcusluther.bsky.social
"But we should know by now that to deprive any one of them oxygen will only cause a fire elsewhere."

—Zadie Smith, "The Realm of the Unspoken"

Talk about the end of an essay that is without question one of the best things I read in 2025:
excerpt from the end of a Zadie Smith essay
December 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
adelala.bsky.social
😂The fragile advancement …data centers are very much alike.
missionlocal.org Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 15d
Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout.

With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.

missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Waymo stopped its service across San Francisco on Saturday after numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams in the city.
missionlocal.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
adelala.bsky.social
值得关注的是其中有没有法官，有几个，都是谁
December 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
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December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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countrybee2.bsky.social
"If HCWs wear N95 respirators and surgical masks throughout, the total infection risk can be reduced by 94.7 % and 53.9 %, respectively Increasing the ventilation rate from 1 ACH to 6 ACH reduced the infection risk. ."

FYI NSW Health & @racgp.bsky.social et al

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Transmission of respiratory infectious diseases based on real close contact behavior in an emergency room
The risk of transmission of respiratory infectious diseases in emergency rooms is high, posing a severe threat to the health of healthcare workers (HC…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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martin-nunez.bsky.social
“Early exceptional performers and later exceptional performers within a domain are rarely the same individuals. For example, world top-10 youth chess players and later world top-10 adult chess players are nearly 90% different individuals” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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drianweissman.bsky.social
Scientists have created a new protein-based gel that can regenerate damaged tooth enamel. The material mimics a natural process to regrow enamel mineral structure inside holes and cracks. This technology could prevent decay and treat sensitive teeth.
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
New Bio-Inspired Gel Helps Tooth Enamel Grow Back
THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dental appointments may get easier and less painful soon. Scientists have developed a revolutionary gel that can repa
www.healthday.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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sciam.bsky.social
A novel influenza variant called subclade K appears to be driving an uptick in cases and hospitalizations throughout the U.S. and other countries
New Flu Variant May Be Triggering Spike in Severe Disease
A novel influenza variant called subclade K appears to be driving an uptick in cases and hospitalizations throughout the U.S. and other countries
www.scientificamerican.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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drruth.bsky.social
✨Please share! My newsletter is out.

📰Flu, COVID, RSV updates
☹️SARS-CoV-2 causes low white blood cells for 20 months
💉COVID vaccine reduces all cause mortality for 4 years
🧠Mild COVID causes transient brain ischemia

& much more buff.ly/V1M00u0

#medsky 🛟😷🧪
US map. Orange in northeast and midwest related to high SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. West is lower (yellow with blue dots) and South is lower with a few high spots (orange spots).
December 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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prchovanec.bsky.social
The Netflix series "Titans" about the founding studio execs of Hollywood is really good. I'm presuming its based on the 1989 book "An Empire of Our Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood", which is an excellent read. www.amazon.com/Empire-Their...
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood
Amazon.com: An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood: 8601406767423: Gabler, Neal: Books
www.amazon.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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profferguson.bsky.social
Preorder today. “Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance.” #books
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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thomasfortenberry.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
adelala.bsky.social
偶尔会想起小时候听三国演义的故事。现在明白了，那三支，没一只好鸟！
December 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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thomasha.bsky.social
"No one is helpless. No one is beyond helping." One part of the Log Lady's message in Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier I read today. All of the Log Lady's segments in the extra intros and supplemental material is getting to me way more these days. Think I used to just gloss over them.
No one is helpless. No one is beyond helping. It is good to seek out those who need us and do what we can for them. I recommend that. There is nothing that can't be done if we set our minds to doing it. Don't be sad. Be happy you have another day to do what needs doing. We only have so many of them. We are born into this world, not another one. It's not perfect, but it is what it is. This world presents some simple, certain truths. It helps us grow if we accept them, but many of these truths seem to trouble or frighten us. For instance, there is no light without darkness--and this troubles many of us--but without it, how else would we tell one from the other? We spend half of every day in darkness; surely we should make out peace with this. You may decide to see this as a metaphor. Many people do. I see it as a fact. Metaphors are beautiful ways of speaking about the truth. So are facts. Both tell us that time--and light, and darkness--moves in cycles. We move through them, too, often as passengers, but if our eyes are open, there is much to be learned along the way. A traveler learns more than a passenger. When darkness comes, a traveler learns to be brave, for they know the light will return. Anyone who's spent a night alone in the woods learns this.
December 8, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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gregggonsalves.bsky.social
So, to all the "RFK's got some good ideas" folks (Rachael Bedard, Leana Wen) and Jay Bhattacharya is "an excellent choice for NIH" (Steven Macedo, Frances Lee) and Vinay Prasad "will bring a breath of fresh air to FDA" (Adam Cifu, John Mandrola) groupies--you own this now too.
gavinyamey.bsky.social Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · Dec 6
I think the *speed* at which RFK Jr and his Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx/Brownstone wrecking crew have been dismantling the US public health system has been really astonishing
elizabethjacobs.bsky.social Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Dec 6
Well, Senators Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis, you wanted RFK Jr. to “go wild” at HHS.

Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
December 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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clancyny.bsky.social
TIL Maine didn't let Native Americans vote until 1954. This Silver Star recipient was told he couldn't vote after he showed up in uniform.
Photo of the young Army Private Shay with a peaked cap on He is grinning in a formal portrait. caption: Mr. Shay in 1944. A year later, wearing his Army uniform, he was turned away when he tried to vote in an election in Maine, because the state did not grant Native Americans suffrage until 1954. Credit: Shay family
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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mcbridetd.bsky.social
Hospital groups sue the Trump administration to halt a 340B pilot program set to begin in January www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
Hospital groups sue the Trump administration to halt a 340B pilot program set to begin in January
The American Hospital Association and several large hospital systems have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt an upcoming pilot initiative as part of the 340B discount program.
www.statnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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nws.noaa.gov
It's almost like an early Christmas present -- a #Weather101 class each day this week. We'll wrap it and put a bow on it for you starting tonight at 8 pm ET. Visit weather.gov/ohx/weather101 to register for this week's FREE online classes.
The National Weather Service Presents Weather 101. The classes this week are Monday Dec 1 at 8pm ET (Subject: tsunamis), Tuesday Dec 2 at 8pm ET (Subject: satellites), Wednesday Dec 3 at 8pm ET (Subject: Quasi-Linear Convective Systems), Thursday Dec 4 at 11am ET (Subject: Observations in 3D), and Friday Dec 5 at 11am ET (Subject: Monsoons). To register and for a full list of classes, visit weather.gov/ohx/weather101. These online classes are free and open to people of all ages. Each class is hosted by a NWS meteorologist. Classes run 1 hour or less and including a Q&A session.
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
adelala.bsky.social
Thanks for the sharing. I had a cd decades before but have never realized there’s so wonderful animations. 💛🎸🪇🥁
mrxexon.bsky.social mrxexon @mrxexon.bsky.social · Nov 30
I had the blessing of seeing this in the theater as a kid. What an incredible salute to both music and animation and vision.
#movie #music #yellowsubmarine

youtu.be/vefJAtG-ZKI?...
Yellow Submarine Original Trailer - 1968 (Beatles Official)
YouTube video by The Beatles
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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garys79.bsky.social
Good stuff
Wish I could remember more than 3!
November 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Labour Britain in 2025

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM