Just a Guy in Switzerland
@brianwalkerdc.bsky.social
Not for work, just along for the ride 😁👍
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After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs.
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump’s Ambassador to Canada, He’s Reversed Course.
Pete Hoekstra once testified that “the market should dictate the price of steel, not the government.” But he now champions the Trump trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Mi...
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs.
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
Study shows people who rely on AI for their work are 8x less likely to fully comprehend or remember what they have “written” than people who bothered to do it themselves. Folks, use AI wisely, not as a crutch!
𝐍𝐨, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐋𝐌 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐋𝐌 𝐮𝐬𝐞.
See our paper for more results: "Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task" : www.brainonllm.com
See our paper for more results: "Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task" : www.brainonllm.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Study shows people who rely on AI for their work are 8x less likely to fully comprehend or remember what they have “written” than people who bothered to do it themselves. Folks, use AI wisely, not as a crutch!
If you are still on X, at least do yourself the favor of being REALLY skeptical of the posts there from anyone other than your personal friends. Avoid being rage baited by phony accounts, it isn’t worth your time
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
If you are still on X, at least do yourself the favor of being REALLY skeptical of the posts there from anyone other than your personal friends. Avoid being rage baited by phony accounts, it isn’t worth your time
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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$143 million in taxpayer money has gone to a mysterious company created just days before it got the money to create a Homeland Security ad campaign starring the deeply corrupt Kristi Noem. A firm with close ties to Noem is secretly cashing in on the deal, according to ProPublica.
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
$143 million in taxpayer money has gone to a mysterious company created just days before it got the money to create a Homeland Security ad campaign starring the deeply corrupt Kristi Noem. A firm with close ties to Noem is secretly cashing in on the deal, according to ProPublica.
As a recently minted expat, can confirm the sentiments I hear from others in this 🧵
NEW from me:
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
November 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
As a recently minted expat, can confirm the sentiments I hear from others in this 🧵
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Bad Bunny Super Bowl but if you need a suggestion for the next one you gotta go for Lawrence, so creative and theatrical youtu.be/nArL88VstGM
Lawrence - ‘Whatcha Want’ | THE SPARK presented by Volvo Cars
YouTube video by Lawrence
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October 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Bad Bunny Super Bowl but if you need a suggestion for the next one you gotta go for Lawrence, so creative and theatrical youtu.be/nArL88VstGM
I feel this way every time I add ‼️ marks in my emails
October 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I feel this way every time I add ‼️ marks in my emails
Warn your elderly relatives - AI is set to help fraudsters develop more effective phishing scams. Built-in safeguards completely failed in this experiment
We asked major AI chatbots to help craft a phishing scam. They did. From fake charities to urgent pleas, the bots delivered. This investigation shows how generative AI is fueling fraud — and why it’s so hard to stop. Read our findings here: reut.rs/3K400yU
September 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Warn your elderly relatives - AI is set to help fraudsters develop more effective phishing scams. Built-in safeguards completely failed in this experiment
A long voyage but today it reaches home port! WTO celebrates the Fisheries Subsidies Agreement into force, helping to ensure that our oceans remain a healthy and sustainable resource for future generations. www.wto.org/english/trat...
September 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
A long voyage but today it reaches home port! WTO celebrates the Fisheries Subsidies Agreement into force, helping to ensure that our oceans remain a healthy and sustainable resource for future generations. www.wto.org/english/trat...
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Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...
They gave DC baseball one magical year in 2019 but it has been a lot of frustration ever since. Despite a small core of talent the blame for subpar 2020 onwards goes to ownership who played MoneyBall with nickels and dimes. Wish the best for Rizzo and Martinez wherever they land next.
Manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo have been fired by the Washington Nationals amid their sixth consecutive losing season since they won the 2019 World Series.
Manager Dave Martinez and GM Mike Rizzo fired by the Washington Nationals
Manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo have been fired by the Washington Nationals amid their sixth consecutive losing season since they won the 2019 World Series.
bit.ly
July 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
They gave DC baseball one magical year in 2019 but it has been a lot of frustration ever since. Despite a small core of talent the blame for subpar 2020 onwards goes to ownership who played MoneyBall with nickels and dimes. Wish the best for Rizzo and Martinez wherever they land next.
Worth a read, just be prepared to scream into the void
Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Worth a read, just be prepared to scream into the void
Plays like this are why I love the game!
YOUR NL West leading San Francisco Giants just won on a Little League Home Run
April 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Plays like this are why I love the game!
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So I just picked up the phone and got hit with a new scam: someone tried to tell me they were with CBP and I had to give them $100 to get the package I ordered into the country.
So now we’re using tariffs for phone scams!
So now we’re using tariffs for phone scams!
April 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
So I just picked up the phone and got hit with a new scam: someone tried to tell me they were with CBP and I had to give them $100 to get the package I ordered into the country.
So now we’re using tariffs for phone scams!
So now we’re using tariffs for phone scams!
This is just a note of appreciation for NPS Rangers out there. The amazing tours of historical sites, biosphere and natural wonders are a masters course you make available free to any American or International visitor are unlike any other institution in the world. Stay strong!
a man in a blue uniform says sorry folks park is closed
ALT: a man in a blue uniform says sorry folks park is closed
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is just a note of appreciation for NPS Rangers out there. The amazing tours of historical sites, biosphere and natural wonders are a masters course you make available free to any American or International visitor are unlike any other institution in the world. Stay strong!
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Since everyone’s finding old and new friends, take a moment to read my story, I’m a 32yo polio survivor because I was not vaccinated. Pass on my story, repeat it, tell it to any vaccine hesitate parent. No kid deserves vaccine preventable diseases
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
I’m a Polio Survivor. I Don’t Want You to Get It.
Polio is once again a public health threat in the United States. Grace is disappointed, though not surprised.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
November 10, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Since everyone’s finding old and new friends, take a moment to read my story, I’m a 32yo polio survivor because I was not vaccinated. Pass on my story, repeat it, tell it to any vaccine hesitate parent. No kid deserves vaccine preventable diseases
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
This is the content I came here for! Deep dive on how Big Apple search for industrial fruit has screwed up yet another delicious seasonal treat. Next do Indian River grapefruits!
This is a fantastic article that answers so many questions. What happens when you try to turn a necessarily seasonal apple bred for flavour into a year-round commodity apple like Gala or Red Delicious? You lose everything that made it good in the first place.
I’ve had bad luck with Honeycrisps for the past few years and thought maybe I was just doing something wrong, but it’s not just me! Honeycrisp apples have been getting Red Delicious-ified!
December 1, 2024 at 8:51 PM
This is the content I came here for! Deep dive on how Big Apple search for industrial fruit has screwed up yet another delicious seasonal treat. Next do Indian River grapefruits!
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Turns out, using simple language in politics helps people understand issues better and even shapes how they see politicians - but it doesn't directly sway votes.
Excited to share that our study (w/ @danbischof.bsky.social) is conditionally accepted at JOP!
Link: doi.org/10.31219/osf...
Excited to share that our study (w/ @danbischof.bsky.social) is conditionally accepted at JOP!
Link: doi.org/10.31219/osf...
November 29, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Turns out, using simple language in politics helps people understand issues better and even shapes how they see politicians - but it doesn't directly sway votes.
Excited to share that our study (w/ @danbischof.bsky.social) is conditionally accepted at JOP!
Link: doi.org/10.31219/osf...
Excited to share that our study (w/ @danbischof.bsky.social) is conditionally accepted at JOP!
Link: doi.org/10.31219/osf...
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
November 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
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Striking shift in GOP donor base - top 400 donors now provide over 60% of GOP funds, nearly double 2020 levels.
Both parties are far too reliant on mega-donors. But the GOP is now on another level. (1/n)
Both parties are far too reliant on mega-donors. But the GOP is now on another level. (1/n)
November 20, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Striking shift in GOP donor base - top 400 donors now provide over 60% of GOP funds, nearly double 2020 levels.
Both parties are far too reliant on mega-donors. But the GOP is now on another level. (1/n)
Both parties are far too reliant on mega-donors. But the GOP is now on another level. (1/n)