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chicagotodd.bsky.social
What professional US reporter has ever confronted a politician in this manner - just continuing to ask the question when the politician doesn't answer cogently.

They just move on . . .
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h
WATCH: “Where’s my kid gonna go, Gino? He’s in Kindergarten.”

Rep. Gino Bulso’s HB 1491 requires Tennessee public schools to teach the Bible in K-12 — he defends it by saying parents can “opt out”, but doesn’t seem to have thought through what that actually means for young kids.
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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anthonylfisher.bsky.social
Weird. I tried to warn libertarians about Trump
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Here is another interesting post about NeuroAI and its problems, and my response: errorstatistics.com/2026/01/29/s...
Severe testing of deep learning models of cognition (ii)
From time to time I hear of an application of the severe testing philosophy in intriguing ways in fields I know very little about. An example is a recent article by cognitive psychologist Jeffrey B…
errorstatistics.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Somewhat surprised that @kordinglab.bsky.social and I agree on some of the problems with NeuroAI, but pleased. See post and my comments here: kording.substack.com/p/forward-vs...
Forward vs Inverse problems: why high performance machine learning usually means little about how the world works
Understanding causality from machine learning is unfortunately usually impossible; life sciences take note
kording.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Looks super interesting! bsky.app/profile/vanm...
vanmedge.bsky.social Pierre Mégevand @vanmedge.bsky.social · 11d
New PhD and post-doc job openings!

Join me and Prof. Nina Kazanina @ Uni Geneva, Switzerland, to take part in an exciting project on relations and binding in language and vision, explored with cutting-edge neurophysiology (#iEEG and MEG).

Full details in the job offer below.
February 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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ktsetsos.bsky.social
⏳ Just over 2 weeks left to apply! ⏳

We are looking for talented Cognitive Neuroscientists to join our team at Trinity College Dublin for postdoc positions funded by a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grant.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV296/r...

www.ktsetsoslab.net/_files/ugd/0...
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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jonathan-cook.bsky.social
Keir Starmer and the media need convictions to justify Palestine Action's proscription as a terrorist group. In a mesmerising speech, Rajiv Menon KC spells out to the jury why it is a vital last defence against government tyranny.

Read my latest here: www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-01...
January 14, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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rk70534.bsky.social
According to Pentagon, surviving Palestinians in Gaza will be imprisoned in walled compounds guarded by US mercenaries.

According to Israel they will be released only if they agree to leave Gaza.

According to European Union's ambassador to Israel Michael Mann, EU's role is to support Trump's plan.
January 6, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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jonathan-cook.bsky.social
Remember, it's the same people who were shocked at Russia illegally invading Ukraine who are now gloating over the US illegally invading Venezuela.

They have no principles, no scruples, no morals at all. And they head every western state.
January 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
When we reach AGI will the robot actually feel the pain?
msteudeman.bsky.social Michael J. Steudeman @msteudeman.bsky.social · Dec 27
Universities embracing generative AI be like:
jjvincent.bsky.social James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · Dec 27
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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msteudeman.bsky.social
Universities embracing generative AI be like:
jjvincent.bsky.social James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · Dec 27
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
🤷🏼 ⏰ Trump’s Heath care plan is coming “very soon” y’all

(From Home of the Brave)
December 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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justkeepskeeting.pro
this is mesmerizing
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Check out commentary on the @futrell.bsky.social and @kmahowald.bsky.social BBS Target Article where Jeff Mitchell and myself review the evidence on LLMs learning impossible languages:
arxiv.org/abs/2511.11389
Studies with impossible languages falsify LMs as models of human language
According to Futrell and Mahowald [arXiv:2501.17047], both infants and language models (LMs) find attested languages easier to learn than impossible languages that have unnatural structures. We review...
arxiv.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Good question! Here are some places to start: jonathancook.substack.com
chrishedges.substack.com
substack.com/@caitlinjohn...
substack.com/@arnaudbertr...
substack.com/@mate
Jonathan Cook | Substack
Independent journalism, against the grain. Click to read Jonathan Cook, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
jonathancook.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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anids.bsky.social
Ah yes, such good “theories” of language 🙃🙃🙃
vcarchidi.bsky.social Vincent Carchidi @vcarchidi.bsky.social · Oct 26
Another one. This one is super interesting.

arxiv.org/abs/2510.05152
October 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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aliafonzy.blacksky.app
Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)
A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A screenshot of an email reply from a user with the initials AJ and profile picture to the Bluesky Moderation Team, sent at 08:01 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior. The email states the user wants to appeal the decision, asserting there was no threatening or violent connotation behind their use of the image. The user explains that the Charlie Kirk post is not a threat but rather a reaction meme expressing disappointment, with no threat made and no incitement of violence. The user mentions they have attached multiple examples and explanations, specifically 12 images in total, demonstrating the use of the image as a reaction meme. Below this text is a blue hyperlink to a Bluesky post URL. At the bottom of the screenshot is an embedded image showing a Bluesky post from a user with the handle @britculpsapp.bsky.social with several emoji reactions and a repost indicator showing Bluesky Elder. The post text reads: how to explain: this has been used as a reaction image to spending $20 on doordashing wendy’s & isn’t a threat. The timestamp shows October 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads: Hi there, Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account. After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users. As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
October 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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jonathan-cook.bsky.social
Yes, the Home Secretary really did just say we need to hold off protesting against the British government's continuing complicity in Israel's daily slaughter in Gaza out of respect for Jews grieving over the Manchester synagogue attack.
October 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Check out following article where I challenge some of the conclusions of McCoy and Griffiths (2025) regarding language learning in language models (LMs) doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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doi.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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tomerullman.bsky.social
Q: Why did the LLM cross the road?

A: We're not sure, but it achieved 94.7% on CHIKENBench-Large
September 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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justinwolfers.bsky.social
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.

Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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wednesdaygj.bsky.social
WhatsApp wouldn’t let me write the word genocide in a text this week. It kept changing it to ‘Genie I’ (?) I slowed right down and realised the word isn’t in its dictionary. I found that weird.
September 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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You assert the data support distributed processing. I show through simulations that the data are consistent with grandmother cells (and that we should not rule out localist models based on current data). I guess we can leave it there.
September 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The following article is now in press at Psychological Review. Interested to hear what people think! "The successes and failures of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) highlight the importance of innate linguistic priors for human language acquisition".

osf.io/preprints/ps... via
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osf.io
September 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM