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@shrewshrew.bsky.social
Neuroscientist/mouse psychologist and mad about it. She
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@shrewshrew.bsky.social
· May 4
Today I am wondering about the insights we could have about the brain if we didn't insist that it recapitulates western power structures
For example, to what degree are our hypotheses about prefrontal cortex limited because we call its processes "executive functions" instead of like, "mothering"
For example, to what degree are our hypotheses about prefrontal cortex limited because we call its processes "executive functions" instead of like, "mothering"
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Another day, another white guy lauded by America's most esteemed institutions with a shocking amount of social power including being friends with Huey P Newton before being excommunicated from the BPP "for his own good" who I never heard of in my life before today planning our ruination with JEE
![Trivers was on the faculty at Harvard University from 1973 to 1978, and then moved to the University of California, Santa Cruz where he was a faculty member 1978 to 1994. He is a Rutgers University faculty member. In the 2008–09 academic year, he was a Fellow at the Berlin Institute for Advanced Study.[8]
Trivers was awarded the 2007 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences for "his fundamental analysis of social evolution, conflict and cooperation".[9][10][3]
Trivers met Huey P. Newton, Chairman of the Black Panther Party, in 1978 when Newton applied while in prison to do a reading course with Trivers as part of a graduate degree in History of Consciousness at UC Santa Cruz.[11] Trivers and Newton became close friends: Newton was godfather to one of Trivers's daughters.[12] Trivers joined the Black Panther Party in 1979.[13] He and Newton published an analysis of the role of self-deception by the flight crew in the crash of Air Florida Flight 90.[14] Trivers was "ex-communicated" from the Panthers by Newton in 1982 for "his own good."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5wgp627dhdxxx7zvmtpoz6yc/bafkreibhpk4m2opzauga5bfzo7okzqyjyhh2bb5artuznkaqopsejuo6uy@jpeg)
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Another day, another white guy lauded by America's most esteemed institutions with a shocking amount of social power including being friends with Huey P Newton before being excommunicated from the BPP "for his own good" who I never heard of in my life before today planning our ruination with JEE
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Hear me out
There's 2M subreddits and 3M documents so all we need to do is give all 30 subreddits that aren't basically dedicated to screen clips of the Dance Moms kids bending over each 100k files and let them sort this out
Interested in learning what r/crochet discoveres
There's 2M subreddits and 3M documents so all we need to do is give all 30 subreddits that aren't basically dedicated to screen clips of the Dance Moms kids bending over each 100k files and let them sort this out
Interested in learning what r/crochet discoveres
February 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Hear me out
There's 2M subreddits and 3M documents so all we need to do is give all 30 subreddits that aren't basically dedicated to screen clips of the Dance Moms kids bending over each 100k files and let them sort this out
Interested in learning what r/crochet discoveres
There's 2M subreddits and 3M documents so all we need to do is give all 30 subreddits that aren't basically dedicated to screen clips of the Dance Moms kids bending over each 100k files and let them sort this out
Interested in learning what r/crochet discoveres
ACADEMICS:
If some other academic's ability to think through ethics, morals, or consequences was so poor as to admit association with any old wealthy person, especially when they've already been convicted of heinous crimes
You gotta admit their work may ALSO reflect this lack of intellectual rigor
If some other academic's ability to think through ethics, morals, or consequences was so poor as to admit association with any old wealthy person, especially when they've already been convicted of heinous crimes
You gotta admit their work may ALSO reflect this lack of intellectual rigor
February 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
ACADEMICS:
If some other academic's ability to think through ethics, morals, or consequences was so poor as to admit association with any old wealthy person, especially when they've already been convicted of heinous crimes
You gotta admit their work may ALSO reflect this lack of intellectual rigor
If some other academic's ability to think through ethics, morals, or consequences was so poor as to admit association with any old wealthy person, especially when they've already been convicted of heinous crimes
You gotta admit their work may ALSO reflect this lack of intellectual rigor
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This is a truly timeless piece... harpers.org/archive/1941...
February 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This is a truly timeless piece... harpers.org/archive/1941...
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And people are getting angry about Anne Frank comparisons www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
How an errand for a 12-year-old immigrant in Minneapolis became an underground operation
Some immigrants in Minneapolis have said they're scared to go out because of ICE agents across the city. When one 12-year-old needed to run an errand, it triggered a network of underground volunteers.
www.npr.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:45 PM
And people are getting angry about Anne Frank comparisons www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
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Okay but have you considered that part of what makes us angrier and polarized is that we are made more aware of the uncool things being done in places that we cannot see? That we are able to see what the BBC and New York Times would rather wave away?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We have lost so much of ourselves to smartphones: can we get it back?
My use of mobile phones has been compulsive – has it been for better or for worse?
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Okay but have you considered that part of what makes us angrier and polarized is that we are made more aware of the uncool things being done in places that we cannot see? That we are able to see what the BBC and New York Times would rather wave away?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Because I'm talking about measles. It is also A VERY VERY VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. If someone is in a room and has measles and then leaves that room and you enter that room within TWO HOURS (depending on humidity) you can get measles.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
::taps mic::
beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.
beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.
February 1, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Because I'm talking about measles. It is also A VERY VERY VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. If someone is in a room and has measles and then leaves that room and you enter that room within TWO HOURS (depending on humidity) you can get measles.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
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the civil rights movement did not win by awakening the secret virtue of Southern whites by appealing to their better nature. it won by producing a demonstration of their brutality Northerners could not ignore
February 1, 2026 at 5:46 AM
the civil rights movement did not win by awakening the secret virtue of Southern whites by appealing to their better nature. it won by producing a demonstration of their brutality Northerners could not ignore
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if you feel like passing around a link today and helping fundraise for rent that will actually get paid today (and in the next few days for families who have a grace period) you can send here.
we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.
we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.
January 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM
if you feel like passing around a link today and helping fundraise for rent that will actually get paid today (and in the next few days for families who have a grace period) you can send here.
we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.
we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
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SHIVERS - MAKE IT RIGHT. MORE THAN YOU KNOW DEPENDS ON IT.
January 31, 2026 at 6:03 PM
SHIVERS - MAKE IT RIGHT. MORE THAN YOU KNOW DEPENDS ON IT.
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Nation. To harass the community, ICE detains anybody, brings them to their facility at Whipple, processes them, and if they've decided not to deport them they'll release them.
Into the woods in the area.
At night.
Without jackets.
In below 0 weather.
Into the woods in the area.
At night.
Without jackets.
In below 0 weather.
January 31, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Nation. To harass the community, ICE detains anybody, brings them to their facility at Whipple, processes them, and if they've decided not to deport them they'll release them.
Into the woods in the area.
At night.
Without jackets.
In below 0 weather.
Into the woods in the area.
At night.
Without jackets.
In below 0 weather.
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It’s so hard to describe what this is like to people who aren’t here. The ICE/BCP occupation seeps into everything. It’s not just the horror of the big stuff. It’s the little stuff, too: helicopters all night, vigilance during every trip out of the house, guilt at having any downtime at all.
I've personally had barely any ICE encounters. I've done patrolling when I can. And my body is just yelling at me that it's wrecked.
Even doing a little bit is fucking taxing. Everyone doing more is a superhero, and I don't think folks who haven't been involved in an occupation understand the toll.
Even doing a little bit is fucking taxing. Everyone doing more is a superhero, and I don't think folks who haven't been involved in an occupation understand the toll.
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
It’s so hard to describe what this is like to people who aren’t here. The ICE/BCP occupation seeps into everything. It’s not just the horror of the big stuff. It’s the little stuff, too: helicopters all night, vigilance during every trip out of the house, guilt at having any downtime at all.
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These were the people who held the careers of female scholars in their hands . This is who was shaping or epistemological world
Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
Doo do doo
January 31, 2026 at 5:14 PM
These were the people who held the careers of female scholars in their hands . This is who was shaping or epistemological world
Thinking about the absolute shitheads and fascists in these emails that were the loudest shouters about "getting back to normal" in 2020. This was the normal they wanted all of us to get back to
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Thinking about the absolute shitheads and fascists in these emails that were the loudest shouters about "getting back to normal" in 2020. This was the normal they wanted all of us to get back to
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Our lab will be boycotting biotech vendors that have contracts with ICE (e.g., Fisher, Agilent), and telling them why. If you google “vendorname usa spending”, you can see purchases for specific depts including ICE on usaspending.gov. Please talk to your labs and email your vendors!
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Our lab will be boycotting biotech vendors that have contracts with ICE (e.g., Fisher, Agilent), and telling them why. If you google “vendorname usa spending”, you can see purchases for specific depts including ICE on usaspending.gov. Please talk to your labs and email your vendors!
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A new study from Anthropic finds that gains in coding efficiency when relying on AI assistance did did not meet statistical significance; AI use noticeably degraded programmers’ understanding of what they were doing. Incredible.
The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 PM
A new study from Anthropic finds that gains in coding efficiency when relying on AI assistance did did not meet statistical significance; AI use noticeably degraded programmers’ understanding of what they were doing. Incredible.
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(eats 32 lefse) Why am I not evolving
January 30, 2026 at 9:06 PM
(eats 32 lefse) Why am I not evolving
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Everyone on tiktok has the chance to do the funniest thing ever right now (get off tiktok)
There are a lot of straws on this camel’s back, and Ellison has added one more in the form of TikTok’s US operations (which bleed billions of dollars a year) and with the direction of the algorithm, the idea of a user exodus isn’t unthinkable.
www.wheresyoured.at/haters-guide...
www.wheresyoured.at/haters-guide...
January 30, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Everyone on tiktok has the chance to do the funniest thing ever right now (get off tiktok)
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Here is the map interface. In testimony we obtained of an ICE official, they said “It’s basically a map of the United States. It’s kind of like Google Maps.” ICE uses to find neighborhoods that may be dense with people it wishes to target
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Here is the map interface. In testimony we obtained of an ICE official, they said “It’s basically a map of the United States. It’s kind of like Google Maps.” ICE uses to find neighborhoods that may be dense with people it wishes to target
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
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New from 404 Media: here is the user guide for ELITE, the tool Palantir made for ICE. A map shows people on a map; ICE clicks them, brings up their dossier. ICE uses to find which neighborhoods to target. We obtained it, you can now read the document for yourself: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
New from 404 Media: here is the user guide for ELITE, the tool Palantir made for ICE. A map shows people on a map; ICE clicks them, brings up their dossier. ICE uses to find which neighborhoods to target. We obtained it, you can now read the document for yourself: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
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These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
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People outside of Minnesota, in
case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding.
www.standwithminnesota.com
case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding.
www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM
People outside of Minnesota, in
case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding.
www.standwithminnesota.com
case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding.
www.standwithminnesota.com
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it's increasingly clear that the reason ICE wears masks and is afraid of getting "doxxed" is actually because they are deeply familiar with how robust digital surveillance tools are and do not want them to be eventually used against themselves
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM
it's increasingly clear that the reason ICE wears masks and is afraid of getting "doxxed" is actually because they are deeply familiar with how robust digital surveillance tools are and do not want them to be eventually used against themselves
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There’s so much need in Minnesota right now. Businesses are closing and rent is due soon.
If you want to help people here, there are links to rent relief & other vetted mutual aid funds on standwithminnesota.com. Please boost and donate what you can.
Thank you 🫶🏻
If you want to help people here, there are links to rent relief & other vetted mutual aid funds on standwithminnesota.com. Please boost and donate what you can.
Thank you 🫶🏻
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
standwithminnesota.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
There’s so much need in Minnesota right now. Businesses are closing and rent is due soon.
If you want to help people here, there are links to rent relief & other vetted mutual aid funds on standwithminnesota.com. Please boost and donate what you can.
Thank you 🫶🏻
If you want to help people here, there are links to rent relief & other vetted mutual aid funds on standwithminnesota.com. Please boost and donate what you can.
Thank you 🫶🏻