NaomiRPatton
@nrpatton.bsky.social
Former journalist turned communicator. Gadabout. Always from Maryland. Root for Badgers.
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From August 2025: Imagine a radiologist is using a cutting-edge AI tool to analyze your brain scan. The scan flags a problem in your "basilar ganglia." The problem is, there's no such thing.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
February 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
From August 2025: Imagine a radiologist is using a cutting-edge AI tool to analyze your brain scan. The scan flags a problem in your "basilar ganglia." The problem is, there's no such thing.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
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A small but growing group of doctors and public health officials who helped helm their states through the coronavirus pandemic are now either holding or running for office. https://wapo.st/4tmCNtT
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
A small but growing group of doctors and public health officials who helped helm their states through the coronavirus pandemic are now either holding or running for office. https://wapo.st/4tmCNtT
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Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone and Best in Show, has died at the age of 71 after a brief illness.
bit.ly/3LM2vqO
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January 30, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone and Best in Show, has died at the age of 71 after a brief illness.
bit.ly/3LM2vqO
bit.ly/3LM2vqO
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January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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Bruce Springsteen’s ICE Protest Song Soars To No. 1
Bruce Springsteen’s ICE Protest Song Soars To No. 1
Bruce Springsteen releases ICE protest song “Streets of Minneapolis,” which quickly becomes a bestseller and takes over the iTunes Top Songs chart in the United States.
www.forbes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Bruce Springsteen’s ICE Protest Song Soars To No. 1
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I acknowledge the part of black history where we stopped going there
Target is acknowledging Black History Month...
a man wearing a red and white shirt with hearts on it is smiling
ALT: a man wearing a red and white shirt with hearts on it is smiling
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January 31, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I acknowledge the part of black history where we stopped going there
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NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
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The best kinds of football games are the ones where nobody moves the ball in a blizzard and 75% of the commentary is the guys saying “these conditions”
January 25, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The best kinds of football games are the ones where nobody moves the ball in a blizzard and 75% of the commentary is the guys saying “these conditions”
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Finland wants to lure American engineers and researchers with fast-track visas and good work-life balance as part of the global AI talent wars.
Finland is trying to poach top tech and AI talent from the US with 2-week visas and better work-life balance
Finland wants to lure American engineers and researchers with fast-track visas and good work-life balance as part of the global AI talent wars.
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Finland wants to lure American engineers and researchers with fast-track visas and good work-life balance as part of the global AI talent wars.
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Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
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New chant: “Show me who Whittier’s named for”/“This is who Whittier’s named for”
This is who the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis is named for
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
New chant: “Show me who Whittier’s named for”/“This is who Whittier’s named for”
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Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.” — President Bill Clinton, 1/25/26
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.” — President Bill Clinton, 1/25/26
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Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
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“.. It was during sustained criticism of Europe that Lagarde stood up and left the room, according to the people.
"We have no comment to add," an ECB spokesperson said by email Wednesday morning.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
"We have no comment to add," an ECB spokesperson said by email Wednesday morning.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
January 21, 2026 at 1:21 PM
“.. It was during sustained criticism of Europe that Lagarde stood up and left the room, according to the people.
"We have no comment to add," an ECB spokesperson said by email Wednesday morning.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
"We have no comment to add," an ECB spokesperson said by email Wednesday morning.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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The shift from chatbots as information systems to chatbots as relational systems is not a marginal technical change, writes Helen A. Hayes. It creates a governance rupture that existing frameworks are struggling to name, let alone address, she writes.
AI Systems that Perform Intimacy Need New Governance Frameworks
The shift from chatbots as informational to relational systems creates a governance rupture existing frameworks can't address, writes Helen A. Hayes.
www.techpolicy.press
January 21, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The shift from chatbots as information systems to chatbots as relational systems is not a marginal technical change, writes Helen A. Hayes. It creates a governance rupture that existing frameworks are struggling to name, let alone address, she writes.
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The dollar faces fresh headwinds as President Trump weighs tariffs on European nations tied to his plan to acquire Greenland, raising uncertainties over US policies, according to analysts
Dollar Faces Pressure From Trump’s Fresh Tariff Threat to Europe
The dollar faces fresh headwinds as President Donald Trump weighs tariffs on European nations tied to his plan to acquire Greenland, raising uncertainties over US policies, according to analysts.
bloom.bg
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The dollar faces fresh headwinds as President Trump weighs tariffs on European nations tied to his plan to acquire Greenland, raising uncertainties over US policies, according to analysts