Dr Michele V
@micheleveldsman.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, former academic, freelancer and founder
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So I think everyone knows what Chuck E. Cheese is but for non-parents who don't know what LifeTouch is, it's the company that for decades has had a near-monopoly on school pictures.
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
So I think everyone knows what Chuck E. Cheese is but for non-parents who don't know what LifeTouch is, it's the company that for decades has had a near-monopoly on school pictures.
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
(1/2 🧵)
(1/2 🧵)
February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
(1/2 🧵)
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If you want to explore whether a company you buy from works with DHS/ICE, there is a real simple website to do that! www.usaspending.gov/search
February 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
If you want to explore whether a company you buy from works with DHS/ICE, there is a real simple website to do that! www.usaspending.gov/search
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Iguanas Fell From Trees During Florida Cold Snap—and the Numbers Are Staggering gizmodo.com/iguanas-fell...
Iguanas Fell From Trees During Florida Cold Snap—and the Numbers Are Staggering
Government and private pest control services have collected roughly 8,000 frozen iguanas from across the state.
gizmodo.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Iguanas Fell From Trees During Florida Cold Snap—and the Numbers Are Staggering gizmodo.com/iguanas-fell...
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the problem isn't him shitting himself, the problem is him shitting on all of US
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
the problem isn't him shitting himself, the problem is him shitting on all of US
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.
February 6, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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who the hell called them "podcast hosts with whom I've developed an unhealthy parasocial relationship" and not
. . .
earbuds.
. . .
earbuds.
February 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
who the hell called them "podcast hosts with whom I've developed an unhealthy parasocial relationship" and not
. . .
earbuds.
. . .
earbuds.
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holy shit
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
holy shit
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'to treat peer review as a throughput problem is to misunderstand what is at stake. Review is not simply a production stage in the research pipeline; it is one of the few remaining spaces where the scientific community talks to itself.' 1/3
AI is not a peer, so it can’t do peer review
If we still believe that science is a vocation grounded in argument, curiosity and care, we can’t delegate judgement to machines, says Akhil Bhardwaj
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
'to treat peer review as a throughput problem is to misunderstand what is at stake. Review is not simply a production stage in the research pipeline; it is one of the few remaining spaces where the scientific community talks to itself.' 1/3
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Donald Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah for telling jokes at the Grammy Awards. I'm sure the self-declared free speech absolutists will be rushing to Noah's defence at any moment.
February 2, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Donald Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah for telling jokes at the Grammy Awards. I'm sure the self-declared free speech absolutists will be rushing to Noah's defence at any moment.
I read three ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ books in January - they worked very well as a trio open.substack.com/pub/bookbrai...
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I read three ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ books in January - they worked very well as a trio open.substack.com/pub/bookbrai...
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There are always women like that. Always.
Compare “I don’t even understand why we need an equal opportunity vice president”, from the (woman STEM professor) Equal Opportunities Vice President.
Compare “I don’t even understand why we need an equal opportunity vice president”, from the (woman STEM professor) Equal Opportunities Vice President.
I’m trying not to be impulsive in my commentary so I’m just posting this story without offering any of the comments that I could readily make about it
But 2014 is after 2007
But 2014 is after 2007
Harvard Professor Lisa Randall Maintained Years of Contact with Epstein, Flew on Jet | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard professor Lisa J. Randall ’84 maintained years of contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein — exchanging emails and phone calls and flying on his private jet in 2014 — according t...
www.thecrimson.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:52 PM
There are always women like that. Always.
Compare “I don’t even understand why we need an equal opportunity vice president”, from the (woman STEM professor) Equal Opportunities Vice President.
Compare “I don’t even understand why we need an equal opportunity vice president”, from the (woman STEM professor) Equal Opportunities Vice President.
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This reminds me of learning that, during Jim Crow, white people used to walk into black people's homes and steal from us.
A man claiming to be an ICE agent burst into a family's home and tried to rob them after demanding to see their papers:
Teen defends home after fake ICE agent breaks in to steal PlayStation gaming device: cops
He was taken to the Allegheny County Jail, where he is being held.
local12.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This reminds me of learning that, during Jim Crow, white people used to walk into black people's homes and steal from us.
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How is it remotely legal to break the windows of someone's car? It seems like cars should be protected like homes are. (Of course, ICE is also breaking down people's doors without a warrant so...)
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:05 PM
How is it remotely legal to break the windows of someone's car? It seems like cars should be protected like homes are. (Of course, ICE is also breaking down people's doors without a warrant so...)
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how the fuck you gonna reform a children’s concentration camp asshole
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 5:30 AM
how the fuck you gonna reform a children’s concentration camp asshole
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cost of living crisis is absolutely demolishing students' capacity to study but no worries, we've funded everyone to have a go at this thing that makes you worse at learning...no you are not getting paid, the tech companies are, obviously
January 28, 2026 at 9:50 AM
cost of living crisis is absolutely demolishing students' capacity to study but no worries, we've funded everyone to have a go at this thing that makes you worse at learning...no you are not getting paid, the tech companies are, obviously