Jim Pryde
@jimpryde.bsky.social
Tech nerd, instructional designer, NICU Dad.
Four perfect albums that came out when I was 16
Honorable mentions to: De La Soul's "3 Feet High & Rising", Phil Collins' "...But Seriously", and Don Henley's "The End of the Innocence"
Honorable mentions to: De La Soul's "3 Feet High & Rising", Phil Collins' "...But Seriously", and Don Henley's "The End of the Innocence"
July 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Four perfect albums that came out when I was 16
Honorable mentions to: De La Soul's "3 Feet High & Rising", Phil Collins' "...But Seriously", and Don Henley's "The End of the Innocence"
Honorable mentions to: De La Soul's "3 Feet High & Rising", Phil Collins' "...But Seriously", and Don Henley's "The End of the Innocence"
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🧵Not yet peer reviewed. But also: decisions are already being made with no research. “What really motivated me to put it out now before waiting for a full peer review is that I am afraid in 6-8 months, there will be some policymaker who decides, ‘let’s do GPT kindergarten.’ time.com/7295195/ai-c...
ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
time.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🧵Not yet peer reviewed. But also: decisions are already being made with no research. “What really motivated me to put it out now before waiting for a full peer review is that I am afraid in 6-8 months, there will be some policymaker who decides, ‘let’s do GPT kindergarten.’ time.com/7295195/ai-c...
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.
I'm so angry.
I'm so angry.
June 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.
I'm so angry.
I'm so angry.
I am shocked, shocked I say, to find that RFK's MAHA report cites nonexistent studies.
I've been saying for some time that generative AI is optimally designed to produce and effectuate bureaucracy. The problem is that sometimes people are gonna fact check these reports and, well, oopsie!
(Or maybe this is just human fraud, that is very possible too!)
(Or maybe this is just human fraud, that is very possible too!)
RFK Jr's "MAHA" report is filled with references to studies that literally do not exist, or that completely misinterpret the studies' findings.
“We did not publish a paper.. on this topic with that co-author group, or with that title,” says one cited researcher.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
“We did not publish a paper.. on this topic with that co-author group, or with that title,” says one cited researcher.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
May 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I am shocked, shocked I say, to find that RFK's MAHA report cites nonexistent studies.
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25% tax on Apple products while singling out the CEO by name for retribution, 50% tax on European goods, expulsion of foreign students, bill passed with most debt in history, while hosting a dinner for people who gave you $300+ million. All in the last 24 hours.
The Golden Age.
The Golden Age.
May 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
25% tax on Apple products while singling out the CEO by name for retribution, 50% tax on European goods, expulsion of foreign students, bill passed with most debt in history, while hosting a dinner for people who gave you $300+ million. All in the last 24 hours.
The Golden Age.
The Golden Age.
President William Henry Harrison had a better first 100 days, and he spent 70 of them dead. (Shamelessly stolen from Facebook, where it was unattributed)
April 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
President William Henry Harrison had a better first 100 days, and he spent 70 of them dead. (Shamelessly stolen from Facebook, where it was unattributed)
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Oh.
"This is about whether we have functional constitutional government in this country. If the IRS can go after you because of what you think or what you believe or what you do, we'd no longer live in a free country.“
"This is about whether we have functional constitutional government in this country. If the IRS can go after you because of what you think or what you believe or what you do, we'd no longer live in a free country.“
April 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Oh.
"This is about whether we have functional constitutional government in this country. If the IRS can go after you because of what you think or what you believe or what you do, we'd no longer live in a free country.“
"This is about whether we have functional constitutional government in this country. If the IRS can go after you because of what you think or what you believe or what you do, we'd no longer live in a free country.“
Quick... We should check Powell's X page to see if he's encouraging everyone to buy the dip!
April 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Quick... We should check Powell's X page to see if he's encouraging everyone to buy the dip!
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For those who still hold the delusion that foreign countries pay the tariffs, take a gander at the r/smallbusiness sub reddit. Plenty of examples of small business owners who are scared to death at losing their livelihood. www.reddit.com/r/smallbusin...
From the smallbusiness community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the smallbusiness community
www.reddit.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
For those who still hold the delusion that foreign countries pay the tariffs, take a gander at the r/smallbusiness sub reddit. Plenty of examples of small business owners who are scared to death at losing their livelihood. www.reddit.com/r/smallbusin...
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This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
I would be making a big deal out of this if I were an elected Democrat
NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.
A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
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REMINDER: we’re at Step 3 in the Trump Market Fraud & Self-Enrichment Scheme:
Step 1: Short the market
Step 2: Announce tariffs
Step 3: Market crashes
Step 4: Buy on the dip
Step 5: Extort favours from countries
Step 6: Scrap tariffs
Step 7: Market rises
Step 8: Sell on the rise, bank the profits.
Step 1: Short the market
Step 2: Announce tariffs
Step 3: Market crashes
Step 4: Buy on the dip
Step 5: Extort favours from countries
Step 6: Scrap tariffs
Step 7: Market rises
Step 8: Sell on the rise, bank the profits.
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
REMINDER: we’re at Step 3 in the Trump Market Fraud & Self-Enrichment Scheme:
Step 1: Short the market
Step 2: Announce tariffs
Step 3: Market crashes
Step 4: Buy on the dip
Step 5: Extort favours from countries
Step 6: Scrap tariffs
Step 7: Market rises
Step 8: Sell on the rise, bank the profits.
Step 1: Short the market
Step 2: Announce tariffs
Step 3: Market crashes
Step 4: Buy on the dip
Step 5: Extort favours from countries
Step 6: Scrap tariffs
Step 7: Market rises
Step 8: Sell on the rise, bank the profits.
When your congressman is a chickenshit. Note the bit about commenting at the bottom.
April 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
When your congressman is a chickenshit. Note the bit about commenting at the bottom.
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In Wisconsin it is illegal to take a picture of your ballot ***precisely*** to prevent someone from asking to see it in return for payment.
Anyone who shows Musk or his employees a picture of their vote is breaking state election law.
Anyone who shows Musk or his employees a picture of their vote is breaking state election law.
outright vote buying
March 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
In Wisconsin it is illegal to take a picture of your ballot ***precisely*** to prevent someone from asking to see it in return for payment.
Anyone who shows Musk or his employees a picture of their vote is breaking state election law.
Anyone who shows Musk or his employees a picture of their vote is breaking state election law.
Umm, Donald... Which of the 27 countries in the EU are teaming up with Canada to do harm? Maybe time to go back to school? Just sayin'. You are doing more harm to this country than any nation on this planet.
March 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Umm, Donald... Which of the 27 countries in the EU are teaming up with Canada to do harm? Maybe time to go back to school? Just sayin'. You are doing more harm to this country than any nation on this planet.
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🔥Rep. Mikie Sherrill came in swinging:
“You don’t give targeting information. You don’t give time. You put people in danger!”
A Navy Vet and former Russian policy officer, she’s not mincing words—Trump’s team endangered American lives, and they know it.
“You don’t give targeting information. You don’t give time. You put people in danger!”
A Navy Vet and former Russian policy officer, she’s not mincing words—Trump’s team endangered American lives, and they know it.
March 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🔥Rep. Mikie Sherrill came in swinging:
“You don’t give targeting information. You don’t give time. You put people in danger!”
A Navy Vet and former Russian policy officer, she’s not mincing words—Trump’s team endangered American lives, and they know it.
“You don’t give targeting information. You don’t give time. You put people in danger!”
A Navy Vet and former Russian policy officer, she’s not mincing words—Trump’s team endangered American lives, and they know it.
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This article is a genuine must read if you care about the future of the US, the economy and Social Security. Not exaggerating. www.propublica.org/article/reco...
“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump
In a recording obtained by ProPublica, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”
www.propublica.org
March 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This article is a genuine must read if you care about the future of the US, the economy and Social Security. Not exaggerating. www.propublica.org/article/reco...
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First you get the eggs, then you get the power, then you get the women.
March 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
First you get the eggs, then you get the power, then you get the women.