EssayWells
@essaywells.bsky.social
Scientist, husband, parent, possibly a little too into Dungeons and Dragons. @essayWells on Twitter (Ex-Twitter?)
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Not fake like 'this is an AI generated review of a book', fake like *the book doesn't exist*. The author being interviewed doesn't exist, and nor does the book she's being interviewed about.
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Not fake like 'this is an AI generated review of a book', fake like *the book doesn't exist*. The author being interviewed doesn't exist, and nor does the book she's being interviewed about.
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"We were nice to the kindergartener before we sent him to the measles prison camp" is not the effective defense it maybe sounded like in his head.
Lyons says ICE agents actually "took care" of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos when they detained him, before shipping him off to a horrific Texas ICE facility.
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
"We were nice to the kindergartener before we sent him to the measles prison camp" is not the effective defense it maybe sounded like in his head.
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tumblr still has it, despite everything. social media platforms are really almost impossible to kill.
February 11, 2026 at 10:23 AM
tumblr still has it, despite everything. social media platforms are really almost impossible to kill.
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In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
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Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up
A Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database reveals that 22 trans children under 18 died by suicide in England in 2021-22 alone.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Meanwhile I'm over here spending my "eight hours for what I will" reading "The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes".
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Meanwhile I'm over here spending my "eight hours for what I will" reading "The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes".
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Reform UK approached Bangor University to ask whether Sarah Pochin (Reform MP) could come to debate. They said no, and this is the response they get
Reform would behave exactly as Donald Trump. Don't agree with them, and they will penalise, threaten, defund, and cancel you. They are proto fascists.
Reform would behave exactly as Donald Trump. Don't agree with them, and they will penalise, threaten, defund, and cancel you. They are proto fascists.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Reform UK approached Bangor University to ask whether Sarah Pochin (Reform MP) could come to debate. They said no, and this is the response they get
Reform would behave exactly as Donald Trump. Don't agree with them, and they will penalise, threaten, defund, and cancel you. They are proto fascists.
Reform would behave exactly as Donald Trump. Don't agree with them, and they will penalise, threaten, defund, and cancel you. They are proto fascists.
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Look, I’m a giant, MASSIVE nerd who wants to live in Iain Banks’ Culture as much as the next post-scarcity guy, but our current fill in the blank machines bear about as much relationship to intelligence as a duck does to a stealth bomber.
All of this is so incredibly stupid.
All of this is so incredibly stupid.
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Look, I’m a giant, MASSIVE nerd who wants to live in Iain Banks’ Culture as much as the next post-scarcity guy, but our current fill in the blank machines bear about as much relationship to intelligence as a duck does to a stealth bomber.
All of this is so incredibly stupid.
All of this is so incredibly stupid.
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"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
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#R4Today
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#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
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February 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
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#R4Today
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#R4Today
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my hot take is that it should be easier for universities to shitcan tenured professors who are abusive pieces of shit and simultaneously easier for research technicians and postgraduates to get permanent positions
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 AM
my hot take is that it should be easier for universities to shitcan tenured professors who are abusive pieces of shit and simultaneously easier for research technicians and postgraduates to get permanent positions
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Get in losers we’re doing central planning without the planning
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Get in losers we’re doing central planning without the planning
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Oh my god
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Oh my god
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I was at a conference today and a speaker got called out for being in the Epstein Files lmfao
"I did not have economic relations with that man" was not true
So You Lied About Your Relationship With a Sex Trafficker. Now What?
Howard Lutnick searches for a way out of his Epstein pickle.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:25 AM
I was at a conference today and a speaker got called out for being in the Epstein Files lmfao
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It really is funny watching AI people talk about AI as intelligence. Like Jim Henson telling everyone on Sesame Street how scared he is of "the thing that lives in the can."
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 AM
It really is funny watching AI people talk about AI as intelligence. Like Jim Henson telling everyone on Sesame Street how scared he is of "the thing that lives in the can."
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It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
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the actual statement is a bit more specific
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
the actual statement is a bit more specific
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I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
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Both these options sound objectively amazing, why do racists keep assuming everyone's racist?
February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Both these options sound objectively amazing, why do racists keep assuming everyone's racist?
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in a very special loop of american healthcare hell where my insurance keeps telling the pharmacy that they need preauthorization from my doctor's office, my doctor's office keeps calling them and giving it, and the pharmacy keeps cancelling the order and not telling anyone.
February 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
in a very special loop of american healthcare hell where my insurance keeps telling the pharmacy that they need preauthorization from my doctor's office, my doctor's office keeps calling them and giving it, and the pharmacy keeps cancelling the order and not telling anyone.
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This is because a statistical model of word frequency is not a useful tool for modeling the complex interactions of the human body
⚠️ Despite all the hype, chatbots still make terrible doctors. Out today is the largest user study of language models for medical self-diagnosis. We found that chatbots provide inaccurate and inconsistent answers, and that people are better off using online searches or their own judgment.
February 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This is because a statistical model of word frequency is not a useful tool for modeling the complex interactions of the human body
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I mean, if Musk announced his plan to begin ranching frogs since the average frog weighs 50% more than a cow, you'd think that someone at the FT might pause before putting "frogs, which on average weigh 50% more than cows" in a news story.
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I mean, if Musk announced his plan to begin ranching frogs since the average frog weighs 50% more than a cow, you'd think that someone at the FT might pause before putting "frogs, which on average weigh 50% more than cows" in a news story.
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This would have been a good point for someone to have asked, is that really how things work? Or is vacuum in fact an excellent insulator? www.ft.com/content/a5cf...
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
This would have been a good point for someone to have asked, is that really how things work? Or is vacuum in fact an excellent insulator? www.ft.com/content/a5cf...
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I swear to God, Bluesky is a text based social media app where a significant portion of the userbase functionally cannot read
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I swear to God, Bluesky is a text based social media app where a significant portion of the userbase functionally cannot read
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R1: No we're not hiring on the tenure track because our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: Our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track because we aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: wtf our grad students aren't getting hired on the tenure track
R1: No one could know how this happened
R1: Our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track because we aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: wtf our grad students aren't getting hired on the tenure track
R1: No one could know how this happened
"Warren stated that job outcomes were a 'key factor' in the decision-making process—within the previous decade, only a 'tiny percentage' of PhD students who graduated from the LCS program went on to receive tenure track at an R1 institution." An absurd metric & sign of the conservatism of higher ed.
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
R1: No we're not hiring on the tenure track because our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: Our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track because we aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: wtf our grad students aren't getting hired on the tenure track
R1: No one could know how this happened
R1: Our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track because we aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: wtf our grad students aren't getting hired on the tenure track
R1: No one could know how this happened
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And the new NCI Director moves to piss away his scientific credibility.
First, killing cancer cells is a very low bar; many compounds kill cancer cells and are not the least bit useful for treating cancer.
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First, killing cancer cells is a very low bar; many compounds kill cancer cells and are not the least bit useful for treating cancer.
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The National Cancer Institute will begin studying ivermectin's ability to kill cancer cells, @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social reports
www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/i...
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National Cancer Institute studying ivermectin’s ‘ability to kill cancer cells,’ alarming career scientists
The National Cancer Institute is studying ivermectin as a potential cancer treatment, according to its top official, alarming career scientists.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
And the new NCI Director moves to piss away his scientific credibility.
First, killing cancer cells is a very low bar; many compounds kill cancer cells and are not the least bit useful for treating cancer.
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First, killing cancer cells is a very low bar; many compounds kill cancer cells and are not the least bit useful for treating cancer.
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