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Brad Wyble
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Academic, cognitive & vision scientist, computational modeller, cofounder @neuromatch Academy, He/His. This is a personal account.
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Brad Wyble @bwyble.bsky.social · Nov 12
Explaining to my grandkids that back in my day a picture like this required you to actually get 700 beds and put them on the beach instead of asking AI to draw it.

[Left picture is from Pink Floyd's 1987 Momentary Lapse of Reason album]
Image of Pink Floyd's momentary lapse of reason album cover photo showing hundreds of beds on a beach. Picture of three women arranging the bedding on said beds, presumably before the shot was taken.
I'm reading tea leaves here but if you decide to reopen the government of probably the largest economy in the world and the price of gold surges, it probably wasn't a good deal.
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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murray.senate.gov
We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.

Republicans just don't care about your health care.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This, except it's about rejecting the Dem leadership in addition to rejecting the Trump administration
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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theonion.com
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.

Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.

Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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jessmatthewsproductions.com
Hey guys! Guess who just got 🎵 yelllllllled aaaat 🎵
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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bita137.bsky.social
Raise a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight and honor her memory and scientific contributions
jeremymberg.bsky.social Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 3d
NYT obituary of Jim Watson.

A long and fairly balanced view of a complicated man who participated in one of the greatest discoveries in biology.

[Gift Link]

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM).

Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).

Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.

hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
hr.nih.gov
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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sonderbooks.com
This helps me understand
stevevladeck.bsky.social Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 2d
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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juliedicaro.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
CONCLUSION For the above reasons, this Court concludes that Plaintiffs have demonstrated that Defendants violated 10 U.S.C. § 12406 and the Tenth Amendment and satisfy the requirements for a permanent injunction. Therefore, this Court PERMANENTLY ENJOINS Defendants24 Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Department of Defense, Kristi Noem, and the U.S. Department of 24 As this Court may lack jurisdiction to enjoin President Trump in the performance of his official duties, see Franklin v. Massachusetts, 505 U.S. 788, 802–03 (1992) (plurality opinion); Mississippi v. Johnson, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 475, 501 (1866), this injunction applies only against the other Defendants. PAGE 105 – FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS OF LAW Homeland Security from implementing the following memoranda federalizing and deploying members of the National Guard in Oregon: 1. Defendant Secretary Hegseth’s September 28, 2025 Memorandum federalizing and deploying the Oregon National Guard, Ex. 1051; Homeland Security from implementing the following memoranda federalizing and deploying members of the National Guard in Oregon: 1. Defendant Secretary Hegseth’s September 28, 2025 Memorandum federalizing and deploying the Oregon National Guard, Ex. 1051; 2. Defendant Secretary Hegseth’s October 5, 2025 Memorandum federalizing and deploying the Texas National Guard, to the extent that it deploys members of the Texas National Guard in Oregon, Ex. 6; 3. Defendant Secretary Hegseth’s October 16, 2025 Memorandum to the extent that it authorizes the deployment of federalized members of the California and Texas National Guards to Oregon, Ex. 2; and 4. any memoranda deploying members of any other State’s National Guard to Oregon based on the same predicate conditions that were relied upon to authorize the above orders. This Court retains jurisdiction pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, to enforce the terms of this permanent injunction against any party.
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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protectdemocracy.org
WATCH: Counsel @haydenjohnson.bsky.social breaks down the key aspects of our victory against the Trump admin’s violent and unconstitutional actions in the Chicago area. Threaded ⬇️

If you're in the area & have witnessed misconduct by ICE & other federal agents, report them at tinyurl.com/chicagoTRO
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
Excuse me, @theguardian.com, I'd like to report an error in your headline; this should read "James D Watson, who co-discovered Rosalind Franklin's notebook showing her discovery of DNA's twisted-ladder structure, dies aged 97"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
James D Watson, who co-discovered DNA’s twisted-ladder structure, dies aged 97
Nobel prize winner shaped medicine, crimefighting and genealogy, but later years marred by racist remarks
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I've been hopeful for awhile that AI is going to spur a backlash of emphasis on authentic human generated content.
Some signs are appearing:
brodiefenlon.bsky.social Brodie Fenlon @brodiefenlon.bsky.social · 3d
Love this CBC News brand campaign launching today. People tell us they are overwhelmed by the "noise" of disinformation, AI-generated slop, hot takes, comment wars, etc. We can be the solution: “Choose News, Not Noise.” Hats off to CBC's marketing, brand & comms team!
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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tomerullman.bsky.social
It’s grad school application season, and I wanted to give some public advice.

Caveats:
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> These are my opinions, based on my experiences, they are not secret tricks or guarantees

> They are general guidelines, not meant to cover a host of idiosyncrasies and special cases
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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frankconniff.bsky.social
Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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markhisted.org
“Perhaps we should’ve guessed [the Roberts Court’s] extraordinary deference to this president could be outweighed only by its hatred of taxes.”

Yes. What today at SCOTUS shows is Roberts has never been about backing Donald Trump _the man_.

Roberts is there to protect the Republican Party. 1/
The Supreme Court’s Tariffs Arguments Were a Bloodbath for Trump
Going into Supreme Court arguments over President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday, it was genuinely difficult to guess how the justices would rule.
slate.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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douglindner.bsky.social
Dems took multiple votes in 2021-2022 on the Freedom to Vote Act, which would ban partisan gerrymandering, and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would (re-)ban racial gerrymandering. Republicans blocked them every time.
jakemgrumbach.bsky.social Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 5d
This isn’t true. I was there.

(from The Argument)
Pie-in-the-sky electoral reforms aside, the Democrats could have simply banned gerrymandering in 2021 or 2022, but instead they proposed a grab bag of electorar reforms that couldn't pass Congress. Next time they get that shot, Democrats should take it and pull us back from the Prop 50 world of ultra-gerrymandered states.
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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rollingstone.com
Trump was elected to a second term in office one year ago today.

The “might makes right” politics that have defined his second administration are bringing out the worst in America.

🔗 bit.ly/43BWZNd
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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adelaidejewel.bsky.social
@libbyapp.com I love you so much. Please reconsider using generative AI in your app. Just like @thestorygraph.com, we don’t need generative AI to make book suggestions that you can already make based on our interests.
A screenshot from an AI feature in the Libby App. This feature uses Al. Generative Al makes mistakes. Sometimes these mistakes are funny. If a mistake is not funny, please flag it. I Understand Use the Flag As Inappropriate button at the bottom of any screen displaying an Al answer. Libby & Al Learn more about how we use artificial intelligence responsibly at OverDrive.® Librarians never make mistakes! Visit a branch for impeccable advice on what to read next.
November 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If you thought Schumer was doing nothing before, just wait until you see how much nothing he will do now!
sahilkapur.bsky.social Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 6d
New statement from Chuck Schumer: "Tonight’s results are a repudiation of the Trump agenda. The cruelty, chaos, and greed that define MAGA radicalism and are skyrocketing costs were firmly rejected by the American people." Calls it "a good night for Democrats and our fight to lower costs."
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
An important reminder why folks should vote YES on the PA Supreme Court retention elections tomorrow and reject Republican billionaire Jeff Yass's attempt to buy the state

prospect.org/2025/11/03/r...
The Republican Plot to Turn Pennsylvania Into Hungary - The American Prospect
Judicial retention elections are normally pretty sleepy, but the Pennsylvania Republican Party, led by right-wing megadonor Jeff Yass, who is also the richest person in the state, is conducting an all...
prospect.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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irisvanrooij.bsky.social
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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warren.senate.gov
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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katmabu.bsky.social
You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights.

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October 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM