Kenrick Vezina
@rickken.bsky.social
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Wishing y’all a mellow Winter Solstice. Found elsewhere, sharing here
December 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wishing y’all a mellow Winter Solstice. Found elsewhere, sharing here
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The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars
Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.
October 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars
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the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
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“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
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Some people think this is an exaggeration but I will say that if I were HHS Secretary and my goal were to kill as many children as possible, it would be difficult to distinguish the actions I would take from those that Kennedy has taken.
Mass murderer.
(gift link)
(gift link)
Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Some people think this is an exaggeration but I will say that if I were HHS Secretary and my goal were to kill as many children as possible, it would be difficult to distinguish the actions I would take from those that Kennedy has taken.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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A few years ago, I was involved in a frustrating researchers' debate over what legitimates an approach to knowledge & what could disqualify it as mere 'conspiracy theory.' @juliaserano.bsky.social has written a better account of this than I ever could have.
juliaserano.substack.com/p/what-covid...
juliaserano.substack.com/p/what-covid...
What Covid “Lab Leak” and “Rushing Kids into Transition” Have in Common
and more general thoughts about conspiracy theories and negativity bias
juliaserano.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A few years ago, I was involved in a frustrating researchers' debate over what legitimates an approach to knowledge & what could disqualify it as mere 'conspiracy theory.' @juliaserano.bsky.social has written a better account of this than I ever could have.
juliaserano.substack.com/p/what-covid...
juliaserano.substack.com/p/what-covid...
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
June 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
This is it, folks. The regime is saying it can and will disappear, torture, and kill ANYONE it wants, and daring the Supreme Court to stop them. And they will keep doing this — in fact, Trump bragged about he plans to do it to "homegrown" Americans — until someone stops them.
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This is it, folks. The regime is saying it can and will disappear, torture, and kill ANYONE it wants, and daring the Supreme Court to stop them. And they will keep doing this — in fact, Trump bragged about he plans to do it to "homegrown" Americans — until someone stops them.
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NEW ESSAY! about last week's White Lotus episode & misconceptions about "autogynephilia," but mostly about GC/TERF rhetoric & their "grand unified theory" of transness!
on Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/the-white-...
or Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/the-white-lo...
on Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/the-white-...
or Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/the-white-lo...
The White Lotus, TERFs, and “Autogynephilia” as a Floating Signifier
plus their “grand unified theory” of transness
juliaserano.substack.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW ESSAY! about last week's White Lotus episode & misconceptions about "autogynephilia," but mostly about GC/TERF rhetoric & their "grand unified theory" of transness!
on Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/the-white-...
or Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/the-white-lo...
on Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/the-white-...
or Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/the-white-lo...
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RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.
These motherfuckers are going to kill children. I've been saying it for a year, but RFK Jr might as well be a serial murderer.
Watch: they'll start vaccine *bans* within a year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
Watch: they'll start vaccine *bans* within a year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study (Gift Article)
David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.
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“I want to be deadly serious about this: We are now the bad guys.” substack.com/app-link/pos...
This Is the Land of Wolves Now
Masked agents snatching people off the street. Government officials using caged prisoners for propaganda videos. We are the villains.
substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“I want to be deadly serious about this: We are now the bad guys.” substack.com/app-link/pos...
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This is a very important point. Breathlessly vague headlines and summaries of these executive orders created for the executive powers it does not have. This kind of press contributed to authoritarian regime change.
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is a very important point. Breathlessly vague headlines and summaries of these executive orders created for the executive powers it does not have. This kind of press contributed to authoritarian regime change.
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You must understand that Steve Harvey's turn at the Family Feud hosting wheel has subtly invented a new form of game-show host playbook: the punished. He is neither benevolent nor cruel to his guests. The point is what the show has done to HIM. He is Sisyphus, and he will never escape.
March 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
You must understand that Steve Harvey's turn at the Family Feud hosting wheel has subtly invented a new form of game-show host playbook: the punished. He is neither benevolent nor cruel to his guests. The point is what the show has done to HIM. He is Sisyphus, and he will never escape.
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in all seriousness: one of the most important philosophical questions of our time
It does seem to be getting out of hand.
How does a society reestablish the cultural taboo against lying out out of your ass?
How does a society reestablish the cultural taboo against lying out out of your ass?
March 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
in all seriousness: one of the most important philosophical questions of our time
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
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Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles
The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.
www.worldwildlife.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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Fascism places emotion over reason. Words become just tools to achieve the vision of the Leader. In our post-truth world, this takes the special form of the inversion of meaning: fascists call other people "fascists" and antisemites call other people "antisemites"
snyder.substack.com/p/antisemiti...
snyder.substack.com/p/antisemiti...
"Antisemitism" and Antisemitism
The abuse of the word and the spread of the phenomenon
snyder.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Fascism places emotion over reason. Words become just tools to achieve the vision of the Leader. In our post-truth world, this takes the special form of the inversion of meaning: fascists call other people "fascists" and antisemites call other people "antisemites"
snyder.substack.com/p/antisemiti...
snyder.substack.com/p/antisemiti...
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Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
March 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
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AOC: It is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free when we've been sent here to protect social security, protect medicaid, and protect medicare.
March 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
AOC: It is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free when we've been sent here to protect social security, protect medicaid, and protect medicare.
It looks like Senate Democrats are going to let themselves get played again, and I am so tired and so scared.
March 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
It looks like Senate Democrats are going to let themselves get played again, and I am so tired and so scared.
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Trump is using the White House to make a commercial for the richest man in the world while Americans’ 401ks are plummeting.
March 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Trump is using the White House to make a commercial for the richest man in the world while Americans’ 401ks are plummeting.