Justin Blau
@justinblau.bsky.social
Neurobiologist studying plasticity and circadian rhythms at NYU. Meditator. Arsenal. I think this site should be pronounced "blue-ski". 🚫 fascism
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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Finally, someone has called out the Dalai Lama. Oh and, a fundamental issue at the heart of Liverpool’s ongoing malaise.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Arne Slot’s big mistake at Liverpool this season? Failing to drop struggling Salah | Barney Ronay
Mohamed Salah has drifted from crucial to peripheral in big games, and Arne Slot’s decision to keep picking him is strange
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Finally, someone has called out the Dalai Lama. Oh and, a fundamental issue at the heart of Liverpool’s ongoing malaise.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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I really cannot imagine going to all the trouble of getting elected to the Senate only to get there and decide not to stand up for healthcare, or democracy, or people’s ability to afford their lives. If those things aren’t worth fighting for, then truly what is?
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I really cannot imagine going to all the trouble of getting elected to the Senate only to get there and decide not to stand up for healthcare, or democracy, or people’s ability to afford their lives. If those things aren’t worth fighting for, then truly what is?
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I become more myself each passing year and I wouldn’t have it any other way
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I become more myself each passing year and I wouldn’t have it any other way
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In this 2025 study, more than half of LLM responses cited fake sources or links.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
AI Search Has A Citation Problem
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.
www.cjr.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
In this 2025 study, more than half of LLM responses cited fake sources or links.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
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It isn't using its sources, it's fabricating them - often outright making up citation, making up facts, etc. Because it isn't trained to produce an accurate answer, just an answer that looks human produced. If you want actual, reliable sources here are a few:
AI Search Has A Citation Problem
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.
www.cjr.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It isn't using its sources, it's fabricating them - often outright making up citation, making up facts, etc. Because it isn't trained to produce an accurate answer, just an answer that looks human produced. If you want actual, reliable sources here are a few:
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We are in the midst of an all-out attempt to exclude the global majority from science. Watson was clear about where he fell on that. I would trade every single dinner, meeting, seminar, fancy campus, and prestigious donor for my incredible friends to be safer. Their science is worth far more.
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We are in the midst of an all-out attempt to exclude the global majority from science. Watson was clear about where he fell on that. I would trade every single dinner, meeting, seminar, fancy campus, and prestigious donor for my incredible friends to be safer. Their science is worth far more.
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Move today to the first in our recent sequence and while the aggregate results are the same it’s all smiles.
We were four minutes from perfection for this stretch and just couldn’t finish it out.
The last event is the most disappointing so that’s what we each feel acutely.
But: it’s all good.
We were four minutes from perfection for this stretch and just couldn’t finish it out.
The last event is the most disappointing so that’s what we each feel acutely.
But: it’s all good.
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Move today to the first in our recent sequence and while the aggregate results are the same it’s all smiles.
We were four minutes from perfection for this stretch and just couldn’t finish it out.
The last event is the most disappointing so that’s what we each feel acutely.
But: it’s all good.
We were four minutes from perfection for this stretch and just couldn’t finish it out.
The last event is the most disappointing so that’s what we each feel acutely.
But: it’s all good.
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Mamdani is going to implement Saliba Law. Everyone will have to wear Arsenal kits & stop their friends from scoring.
Mamdani is going to implement Sriracha law. Everyone will have to slather hot sauce on their scrambled eggs
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Saliba Law. Everyone will have to wear Arsenal kits & stop their friends from scoring.
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I like to imagine that this is how he gets his daily spray tan.
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I like to imagine that this is how he gets his daily spray tan.
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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The West has Fallen. The Mayor of New York City is an Arsenal fan.
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The West has Fallen. The Mayor of New York City is an Arsenal fan.
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So important a story, it's on page 4
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
So important a story, it's on page 4
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This is simply delightful. Forget about John Lewis—The Arsenal has absolutely won Christmas this year! ❤🤍🎄🎁
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This is simply delightful. Forget about John Lewis—The Arsenal has absolutely won Christmas this year! ❤🤍🎄🎁
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Arsenal ruin the sport by scoring from open play. Burnley 0 - Arsenal 2
November 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Arsenal ruin the sport by scoring from open play. Burnley 0 - Arsenal 2
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Every church should be doing this, and if your church isn’t, you’re at the wrong church.
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Every church should be doing this, and if your church isn’t, you’re at the wrong church.
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The poorest people on this list are the Fisher family worth $1.6 billion. Joe Gebbia was part of DOGE and he's the co-founder of Airbnb which the city has basically banned. He does not live in NYC. A huge chunk of this list doesn't.
October 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The poorest people on this list are the Fisher family worth $1.6 billion. Joe Gebbia was part of DOGE and he's the co-founder of Airbnb which the city has basically banned. He does not live in NYC. A huge chunk of this list doesn't.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Checking in on the “ceasefire”
October 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Checking in on the “ceasefire”
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lol🤣
"Funny moment just now in the Senate: Lindsey Graham whispered something into his phone and then Siri responded with full volume: 'Calling Sean Hannity mobile,'"
www.rawstory.com/lindsey-grah...
"Funny moment just now in the Senate: Lindsey Graham whispered something into his phone and then Siri responded with full volume: 'Calling Sean Hannity mobile,'"
www.rawstory.com/lindsey-grah...
Mockery ensues as whispering Lindsey Graham's Siri loudly announces who he's calling
Mockery ensued on Tuesday after Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) Siri loudly announced he was calling a primetime Fox News host. Graham was caught speaking quietly into his phone when his virtual assistan...
www.rawstory.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
lol🤣
"Funny moment just now in the Senate: Lindsey Graham whispered something into his phone and then Siri responded with full volume: 'Calling Sean Hannity mobile,'"
www.rawstory.com/lindsey-grah...
"Funny moment just now in the Senate: Lindsey Graham whispered something into his phone and then Siri responded with full volume: 'Calling Sean Hannity mobile,'"
www.rawstory.com/lindsey-grah...
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Following three years of significant investments in addiction services, opioid overdoses have declined by 32% in the last year.
We’re saving lives and showing what’s possible when we meet this crisis with compassion and action.
We’re saving lives and showing what’s possible when we meet this crisis with compassion and action.
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Following three years of significant investments in addiction services, opioid overdoses have declined by 32% in the last year.
We’re saving lives and showing what’s possible when we meet this crisis with compassion and action.
We’re saving lives and showing what’s possible when we meet this crisis with compassion and action.
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Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review
Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review
DECATUR, IL—A three-member panel of 10-year-old Michael Nogroski’s fellow classmates at Nathaniel Macon Elementary School unanimously agreed Tuesday that his 327-word essay "Otters" did not meet the r...
theonion.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.