Glenn Tenney
@glenntenney.bsky.social
Ran The Hackers Conference (aka THINK) since Stewart Brand started it in ‘84. Recent widower. Office @ IIT while in HS in 60’s. Sware developer, sys architect, infosec, IP, tech policy, CISSP, CISM, fountain pens, watches, photography… RTs, ❤️ may ≠ agree.
Thread by @CathyNotToday: Here's why the new White House ballroom project is not real. I am a licensed Architect with 20+ years of experience. I have worked on multiple Federal projects with sensitive building programs that required background checks.
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@Cathy2NotToday: 👀👀 “Here's why the new White House ballroom project is not real. (The demo is obviously real.) Some background - I am a licensed Architect with 20+ years of experience. I have worked ...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Thread by @CathyNotToday: Here's why the new White House ballroom project is not real. I am a licensed Architect with 20+ years of experience. I have worked on multiple Federal projects with sensitive building programs that required background checks.
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Thread by nicoleMfoy: Hi, I'm the @propublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.
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@nicoleMfoy: 🧵Hi, I'm the @propublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found. First, a b...
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October 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thread by nicoleMfoy: Hi, I'm the @propublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.
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Re: music… I haven’t yet seen you mention the movie “The World According to Allee Willis”… I think you’d find it interesting/enjoyable & likely for Retro…
Re: music… I haven’t yet seen you mention the movie “The World According to Allee Willis”… I think you’d find it interesting/enjoyable & likely for Retro…
October 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Re: music… I haven’t yet seen you mention the movie “The World According to Allee Willis”… I think you’d find it interesting/enjoyable & likely for Retro…
Re: music… I haven’t yet seen you mention the movie “The World According to Allee Willis”… I think you’d find it interesting/enjoyable & likely for Retro…
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I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
October 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
Thread by @JoyceWhiteVance: Judge Immergut just granted a restraining order that prevents Trump's mobilization of the Oregon National Guard in Portland. Oregon argued the administration is violating the Posse Comitatus Act…She notes there isn't widespread violence
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@JoyceWhiteVance: 1/ Judge Immergut just granted a restraining order that prevents Trump's mobilization of the Oregon National Guard in Portland. 2/ Oregon argued the administration is violating the P...
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October 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Thread by @JoyceWhiteVance: Judge Immergut just granted a restraining order that prevents Trump's mobilization of the Oregon National Guard in Portland. Oregon argued the administration is violating the Posse Comitatus Act…She notes there isn't widespread violence
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There are good reasons not to do this. There are however bad reasons to do this, which brings us to Hegseth. He says the greatest danger to the US is not China or Russia but internal factors. He could be right, if what he has in mind is himself.
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Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There are good reasons not to do this. There are however bad reasons to do this, which brings us to Hegseth. He says the greatest danger to the US is not China or Russia but internal factors. He could be right, if what he has in mind is himself.
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Thread by @ghhughes: 440 Auras for $27 from Amazon. Are they real? I tested the Auras I got to find out. I checked the nosewire properties, headband tension, static charge, fit & filtration…they were made in 2020, which is likely the reason for the steep discount
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@ghhughes: 440 Auras for $27 from Amazon. Are they real? I tested the Auras I got to find out. I checked the nosewire properties, headband tension, static charge, and fit and filtration. Video link in...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Thread by @ghhughes: 440 Auras for $27 from Amazon. Are they real? I tested the Auras I got to find out. I checked the nosewire properties, headband tension, static charge, fit & filtration…they were made in 2020, which is likely the reason for the steep discount
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X Thread by @kint.bsky.social all ye depressed Judge Mehta didn't order Google broken into bits this week…DOJ has its other remedies trial in 16 days and just posted its Proposed Final Remedies now 60+ pages of brilliant detail. Let me walk you through key terms.
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@jason_kint: OK all ye people depressed Judge Mehta didn't order Google broken into bits this week. I'm here to cheer you up. DOJ has its other remedies trial in 16 days and just posted its PFJ...
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September 6, 2025 at 4:36 AM
X Thread by @kint.bsky.social all ye depressed Judge Mehta didn't order Google broken into bits this week…DOJ has its other remedies trial in 16 days and just posted its Proposed Final Remedies now 60+ pages of brilliant detail. Let me walk you through key terms.
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Thread by @BrandyZadrozny: I spent the week tracing how SecKennedy canceled $500 million in #mRNA research & reporting on a very chaotic week in HHS. Let me introduce you to the fringe doctors, anti-vaccine activists, and MAHA operatives behind the mRNA “debacle.”
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@BrandyZadrozny: I spent the week tracing how @SecKennedy canceled $500 million in mRNA research and reporting on a(nother) very chaotic week inside HHS. Let me introduce you to the fringe doctors, an...
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August 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Thread by @BrandyZadrozny: I spent the week tracing how SecKennedy canceled $500 million in #mRNA research & reporting on a very chaotic week in HHS. Let me introduce you to the fringe doctors, anti-vaccine activists, and MAHA operatives behind the mRNA “debacle.”
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Thread by Faazsh: NVIDIA just released FREE online courses in #AI. Here are 10 courses you can't afford to miss
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@Faazsh: NVIDIA just released FREE online courses in AI. Here are 10 courses you can't afford to miss: 1. Getting Started with AI Learn how to build and train a classification model using the NVIDIA J...
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August 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Thread by Faazsh: NVIDIA just released FREE online courses in #AI. Here are 10 courses you can't afford to miss
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Thread by deedydas: I'm using GPT5 Pro to find me the best stocks and startup investments. Asked it to use modern portfolio theory and size investments…Just put $1000 into the stocks!
#AI
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#AI
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@deedydas: I'm using GPT5 Pro to find me the best stocks and startup investments. Asked it to use modern portfolio theory and size investments. —Top Privates [+9.7%]: Databricks, Stripe, Anthropic, Sp...
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August 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Thread by deedydas: I'm using GPT5 Pro to find me the best stocks and startup investments. Asked it to use modern portfolio theory and size investments…Just put $1000 into the stocks!
#AI
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We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
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WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING!!!
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
Health secretary RFK Jr. shuts door on U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research
Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news that RFK Jr. has shut the door in U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research.
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August 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING!!!
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
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I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING!!!
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
Health secretary RFK Jr. shuts door on U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research
Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news that RFK Jr. has shut the door in U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research.
www.statnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.
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The pancreatic cancer vaccine trials have been so promising, this would have been a literal life saver for so many and now its gone. I cant tell you how heart breaking this is. Horror after horror with this administration.
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
August 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The pancreatic cancer vaccine trials have been so promising, this would have been a literal life saver for so many and now its gone. I cant tell you how heart breaking this is. Horror after horror with this administration.
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Pandemic preparedness in the US has been leveled a crippling blow with the cancellation of multiple #BARDA contracts to help develop mRNA vaccines. No other vaccine platform produces vaccine so quickly; without mRNA, Americans will have a long wait for pandemic vax. www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
Health secretary RFK Jr. shuts door on U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research
Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news that RFK Jr. has shut the door in U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research.
www.statnews.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Pandemic preparedness in the US has been leveled a crippling blow with the cancellation of multiple #BARDA contracts to help develop mRNA vaccines. No other vaccine platform produces vaccine so quickly; without mRNA, Americans will have a long wait for pandemic vax. www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
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To say that "the data show these vaccines fail" in regards to the mRNA plaform is unforgivable.
For those of you that don't remember - this is the data from a SINGLE dose. In December 2020. So good I cried in grateful tears.
For those of you that don't remember - this is the data from a SINGLE dose. In December 2020. So good I cried in grateful tears.
August 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To say that "the data show these vaccines fail" in regards to the mRNA plaform is unforgivable.
For those of you that don't remember - this is the data from a SINGLE dose. In December 2020. So good I cried in grateful tears.
For those of you that don't remember - this is the data from a SINGLE dose. In December 2020. So good I cried in grateful tears.
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Does HHS remember this CDC study?
It showed that vaccinated adults during the Delta surge (Oct-Nov 2021) were 53 times less likely to die than those who were unvaccinated. These were observations from real outcomes, and are just the tip of the data iceberg. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
It showed that vaccinated adults during the Delta surge (Oct-Nov 2021) were 53 times less likely to die than those who were unvaccinated. These were observations from real outcomes, and are just the tip of the data iceberg. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates Among Unvaccinated ...
This report describes COVID-19 incidence rate ratios for unvaccinated versus fully vaccinated persons with and without booster vaccine doses during the emergence of the Omicron variant.
www.cdc.gov
August 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Does HHS remember this CDC study?
It showed that vaccinated adults during the Delta surge (Oct-Nov 2021) were 53 times less likely to die than those who were unvaccinated. These were observations from real outcomes, and are just the tip of the data iceberg. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
It showed that vaccinated adults during the Delta surge (Oct-Nov 2021) were 53 times less likely to die than those who were unvaccinated. These were observations from real outcomes, and are just the tip of the data iceberg. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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JUST IN: HHS shuts down BARDA mRNA vaccine program
Scrapping the fastest platform we have is a reckless move rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of vaccinology. No respiratory vaccine blocks all infections. mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives.
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Scrapping the fastest platform we have is a reckless move rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of vaccinology. No respiratory vaccine blocks all infections. mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
August 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
JUST IN: HHS shuts down BARDA mRNA vaccine program
Scrapping the fastest platform we have is a reckless move rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of vaccinology. No respiratory vaccine blocks all infections. mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
Scrapping the fastest platform we have is a reckless move rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of vaccinology. No respiratory vaccine blocks all infections. mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
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“A decision based on cutting back all this funding based on false statements is just hard to watch,” Offit added.
I couldn't agree more.
It was genuinely great talking to @jechristensen23.bsky.social for this piece. She captured the stakes with clarity and care.
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I couldn't agree more.
It was genuinely great talking to @jechristensen23.bsky.social for this piece. She captured the stakes with clarity and care.
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HHS slashes funding for mRNA vaccine development | CNN
US Health and Human Services is “winding down” its mRNA vaccine development and will instead fund other vaccine platforms through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, the agency...
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August 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
“A decision based on cutting back all this funding based on false statements is just hard to watch,” Offit added.
I couldn't agree more.
It was genuinely great talking to @jechristensen23.bsky.social for this piece. She captured the stakes with clarity and care.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/h...
I couldn't agree more.
It was genuinely great talking to @jechristensen23.bsky.social for this piece. She captured the stakes with clarity and care.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/h...
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Horrific. mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives and could save millions more.
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
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“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...
August 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Horrific. mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives and could save millions more.
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...
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Those mRNA vaccine programs that RFK Jr. is killing because he claims they don't work?
The people who invented them got the f***ing Nobel Prize.
And they've saved literally millions of lives already.
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The people who invented them got the f***ing Nobel Prize.
And they've saved literally millions of lives already.
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
RFK Jr. pulls funding for vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses
The projects — 22 of them — are being led by some of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections.
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August 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Those mRNA vaccine programs that RFK Jr. is killing because he claims they don't work?
The people who invented them got the f***ing Nobel Prize.
And they've saved literally millions of lives already.
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
The people who invented them got the f***ing Nobel Prize.
And they've saved literally millions of lives already.
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
Thread by renckorzay: Stanford just let an #AI pick stocks for 30 yrs. First study of its kind in finance history. The outperformance vs. humans was so extreme, researchers spent 12 months trying to prove themselves wrong.
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@renckorzay: Stanford just let an AI pick stocks for 30 years. First study of its kind in finance history. The outperformance vs. humans was so extreme, researchers spent 12 months trying to prove the...
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August 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Thread by renckorzay: Stanford just let an #AI pick stocks for 30 yrs. First study of its kind in finance history. The outperformance vs. humans was so extreme, researchers spent 12 months trying to prove themselves wrong.
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Thread by OwainEvans_UK: New paper & surprising result. LLMs transmit traits to other models via hidden signals in data. Datasets consisting only of 3-digit numbers can transmit a love for owls, or evil tendencies.
#AI
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@OwainEvans_UK: New paper & surprising result. LLMs transmit traits to other models via hidden signals in data. Datasets consisting only of 3-digit numbers can transmit a love for owls, or evil tenden...
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August 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thread by OwainEvans_UK: New paper & surprising result. LLMs transmit traits to other models via hidden signals in data. Datasets consisting only of 3-digit numbers can transmit a love for owls, or evil tendencies.
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AMERICAN GRAFFITI was released XX years ago today. One of the most successful budget-to-box office films ever made, and the movie that led to George Lucas making Star Wars, the story of how it came to be will have you wishing you were Seventeen Forever…
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AMERICAN GRAFFITI was released XX years ago today. One of the most successful budget-to-box office films ever made, and the movie that led to George Lucas making Star Wars, the story of how it came to be will have you wishing you were Seventeen Forever…
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