@davidwolkenfeld.bsky.social
We will learn to talk to whales before we learn to talk to one another.
Not sure this tell me much one way or the other abt the larger political/societal debates about AI. But this fascinating science. Working of scientists believes they're now able to decode or understand the language of sperm whales using AI/LLMs. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We will learn to talk to whales before we learn to talk to one another.
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Kewl: Thomas Deininger is a Rhode Island artist known for crafting intricate assemblages from found and discarded objects, turning everyday trash into striking visual stories.
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Kewl: Thomas Deininger is a Rhode Island artist known for crafting intricate assemblages from found and discarded objects, turning everyday trash into striking visual stories.
"Digital habits often fall into the category of the things we never resolved to do at all, but practices we fell into because tech companies nudged us into the easiest groove."
Sara Wolkenfeld on digital technology & Kol Nidre:
Sara Wolkenfeld on digital technology & Kol Nidre:
The Blogs: Digital resolutions: A liturgical deletion of the cache
We often fall into the habits that tech companies nudge us toward, but we must take greater care and recalibrate our responsibility for the runaway train of AI
blogs.timesofisrael.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"Digital habits often fall into the category of the things we never resolved to do at all, but practices we fell into because tech companies nudged us into the easiest groove."
Sara Wolkenfeld on digital technology & Kol Nidre:
Sara Wolkenfeld on digital technology & Kol Nidre:
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Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
My remarks from yesterday on The Johnson Amendment and the power of humility.
Pinhas 5785: Audacious Humility
Imposing limits is a Divine power. One of the names of God, Shadai, is understood to refer to God’s role in creation as the One who said “dai” – “enough” to hem in the waters above and below …
rabbidavidwolkenfeld.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My remarks from yesterday on The Johnson Amendment and the power of humility.
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Also, just ahead of hurricane season, the head of the FEMA rescinded the agency’s strategic plan, which includes a document that guides agency priorities when responding to disasters, WIRED learned.
FEMA Has Canceled Its 4-Year Strategic Plan Ahead of Hurricane Season
Multiple FEMA employees tell WIRED that they did not know of another time when a strategic plan was rescinded without another in place.
www.wired.com
July 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Also, just ahead of hurricane season, the head of the FEMA rescinded the agency’s strategic plan, which includes a document that guides agency priorities when responding to disasters, WIRED learned.
15 through 18 in my case.
I was a social security recipient from the age of 12 through 18. That’s not some weird thing or corruption. It’s called survivors’ benefits. You don’t have to know this. You’re blessed if you don’t. But if you’re going to speak publicly abt the program you need to know this.
Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
April 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
15 through 18 in my case.
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Trueism: Presidents don't have a lot of impact on the economy.
Fine Print: Because most don't do totally insane things.
Fine Print: Because most don't do totally insane things.
April 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Trueism: Presidents don't have a lot of impact on the economy.
Fine Print: Because most don't do totally insane things.
Fine Print: Because most don't do totally insane things.
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Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
April 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
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NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
March 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
The arc of history is long and it bends, (this time) towards irony.
Hey, hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?
NEW: The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The arc of history is long and it bends, (this time) towards irony.
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Hey, hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?
NEW: The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
propub.li
March 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hey, hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?
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Congestion pricing is an unqualified triumph. One of the most immediately, strikingly successful public policies of my lifetime.
“The MTA as a whole is averaging 448K more public transit riders per day this year…The MTA ridership growth since congestion pricing went into effect is almost 50% larger than the total ridership of America’s next-largest subway system.” bettercities.substack.com/p/congestion...
Congestion Pricing is a Policy Miracle
Which is exactly why Trump wants to get rid of it
bettercities.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Congestion pricing is an unqualified triumph. One of the most immediately, strikingly successful public policies of my lifetime.
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A message from Zelensky through his actions. Honor and dignity. Some things can only be surrendered. They can't be taken away.
February 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A message from Zelensky through his actions. Honor and dignity. Some things can only be surrendered. They can't be taken away.
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If DEI has just "gotten out of hand," then why is the Trump administration going all the way back to a 1965 LBJ civil rights executive order for repeal?
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Just Revoked Anti-Discrimination Rules Enacted By LBJ In 1965
The new president just unwound a landmark anti-discrimination measure implemented amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
www.huffpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If DEI has just "gotten out of hand," then why is the Trump administration going all the way back to a 1965 LBJ civil rights executive order for repeal?
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump's attempt to nullify the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship provision is an attempt to reverse one of the most important outcomes of the Civil War, the idea that American citizenship is not based on race www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution
Does the text mean what it plainly says?
www.theatlantic.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump's attempt to nullify the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship provision is an attempt to reverse one of the most important outcomes of the Civil War, the idea that American citizenship is not based on race www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Earlier today in DC. Have never seen so many robins. Hope they find food and stay warm.
January 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Earlier today in DC. Have never seen so many robins. Hope they find food and stay warm.
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Please pray for Rabbi Zvi Kogan
Rabbi Zvi Kogan, the Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Abu Dhabi, UAE, has been missing since Thursday. Details of his current whereabouts are unconfirmed. Please say a chapter of Psalms for the immediate and safe return of Tzvi hakohen ben Etel.
Rabbi Zvi Kogan, the Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Abu Dhabi, UAE, has been missing since Thursday. Details of his current whereabouts are unconfirmed. Please say a chapter of Psalms for the immediate and safe return of Tzvi hakohen ben Etel.
November 23, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Please pray for Rabbi Zvi Kogan
Rabbi Zvi Kogan, the Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Abu Dhabi, UAE, has been missing since Thursday. Details of his current whereabouts are unconfirmed. Please say a chapter of Psalms for the immediate and safe return of Tzvi hakohen ben Etel.
Rabbi Zvi Kogan, the Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Abu Dhabi, UAE, has been missing since Thursday. Details of his current whereabouts are unconfirmed. Please say a chapter of Psalms for the immediate and safe return of Tzvi hakohen ben Etel.