David Smith
@smithdavid.bsky.social
Nature lover. Enjoys fishing. Husband. Dad. King of Typos. Servant of Jesus. Avid reader. Dah-Do. Preacher. History buff. Likes chiasm (like this).
“… the most striking revelation arose after the students finished the writing exercise. One minute after completing their essays, the students were asked to quote any part of their essay. The vast majority of ChatGPT users (83 percent) could not recall a single sentence.”
How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“… the most striking revelation arose after the students finished the writing exercise. One minute after completing their essays, the students were asked to quote any part of their essay. The vast majority of ChatGPT users (83 percent) could not recall a single sentence.”
“Scientists have experimented with using neural data from fMRI imaging and EEG signals to detect … political ideology …
“Advances in optogenetics ... could allow scientists to ‘write’ the brain as well, potentially altering human understanding and behavior.”
“Advances in optogenetics ... could allow scientists to ‘write’ the brain as well, potentially altering human understanding and behavior.”
The Next Privacy Battleground Is Inside Your Brain
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Scientists have experimented with using neural data from fMRI imaging and EEG signals to detect … political ideology …
“Advances in optogenetics ... could allow scientists to ‘write’ the brain as well, potentially altering human understanding and behavior.”
“Advances in optogenetics ... could allow scientists to ‘write’ the brain as well, potentially altering human understanding and behavior.”
“The Agriculture Department issued the command in a late-night Saturday memo … [which] threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not ‘comply’ quickly with the government’s new orders.”
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“The Agriculture Department issued the command in a late-night Saturday memo … [which] threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not ‘comply’ quickly with the government’s new orders.”
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It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
Trump is threatening the basic needs of poor Americans. How low he has sunk | Robert Reich
The president has put Snap benefits in jeopardy amid a fight over Medicaid. The nation has lost its moral authority
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
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On top of refusing to fully fund SNAP during the shutdown, the Trump regime has:
-Cut $1 billion from USDA programs supporting food banks
-Enacted tariffs that have caused food prices to rise
-Made the largest cut to SNAP in history
-Canceled the annual food security survey
Shameful.
-Cut $1 billion from USDA programs supporting food banks
-Enacted tariffs that have caused food prices to rise
-Made the largest cut to SNAP in history
-Canceled the annual food security survey
Shameful.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
On top of refusing to fully fund SNAP during the shutdown, the Trump regime has:
-Cut $1 billion from USDA programs supporting food banks
-Enacted tariffs that have caused food prices to rise
-Made the largest cut to SNAP in history
-Canceled the annual food security survey
Shameful.
-Cut $1 billion from USDA programs supporting food banks
-Enacted tariffs that have caused food prices to rise
-Made the largest cut to SNAP in history
-Canceled the annual food security survey
Shameful.
“I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.”
Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.”
Whenever I hear someone say "there's lots of WASTE in the food bank system," an image - like this one I snapped this morning with our church pantry - leaps to my mind. To wit: all of the SNAP boxes food comes to us in go back to the Food Bank. NO waste. Not even the cardboard boxes. REUSE! No waste!
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Whenever I hear someone say "there's lots of WASTE in the food bank system," an image - like this one I snapped this morning with our church pantry - leaps to my mind. To wit: all of the SNAP boxes food comes to us in go back to the Food Bank. NO waste. Not even the cardboard boxes. REUSE! No waste!
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Kant’s 3 rules can offer a helpful check as to whether we are not only living well but thinking well.
Building a stable ‘abode of thought’: Kant’s rules for virtuous thinking
(The Conversation) — Kant’s 3 rules can offer a helpful check as to whether we are not only living well but thinking well.
religionnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Kant’s 3 rules can offer a helpful check as to whether we are not only living well but thinking well.
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We are dealing with sycophants who have adopted their dear leader’s shameless indifference to human suffering.
Brooke Rollins calls food stamps "a broken and corrupt program" and says, "guess what? There's a new sheriff in town. His name is Donald Trump."
November 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are dealing with sycophants who have adopted their dear leader’s shameless indifference to human suffering.
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Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
How Medicaid’s New Work Requirement Will Work
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
