Torrey Mortenson
@torreymortenson.bsky.social
This feed is reckless speculation and lies.
Human Factors Scientist @ INL
PhD Bio Eng, MS Human Factors, BA Philosophy
HCI, HCAI, human error, cognitive modeling
Stugotz Army and Guillermo Mafia for life
Forever Idahoan whether I like it or not
Human Factors Scientist @ INL
PhD Bio Eng, MS Human Factors, BA Philosophy
HCI, HCAI, human error, cognitive modeling
Stugotz Army and Guillermo Mafia for life
Forever Idahoan whether I like it or not
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🚨New Paper🚨 US doctors are paid very different amounts for treating different patients—even when providing identical services.
How much less are physicians paid for treating non-White patients?
In @jamahealthforum.com, we offer the 1st national estimates. (1/7)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
How much less are physicians paid for treating non-White patients?
In @jamahealthforum.com, we offer the 1st national estimates. (1/7)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Payments to Physician Practices and Incentives to Serve Different Racial and Ethnic Groups
This study measures disparities across patient racial and ethnic groups in per-visit payment to physician practices from health insurers and other sources, adjusted for visit content, geographic marke...
jamanetwork.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚨New Paper🚨 US doctors are paid very different amounts for treating different patients—even when providing identical services.
How much less are physicians paid for treating non-White patients?
In @jamahealthforum.com, we offer the 1st national estimates. (1/7)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
How much less are physicians paid for treating non-White patients?
In @jamahealthforum.com, we offer the 1st national estimates. (1/7)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Re: the game sense discussion on the Silent Hill stream @alexnavarro.bsky.social @vinnycaravella.bsky.social ask @danryckert.com and @grubb.wtf about it wrecking their sinuses. IIRC Dan had to have surgery and Jeff had like a three month sinus infection? Lol.
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Re: the game sense discussion on the Silent Hill stream @alexnavarro.bsky.social @vinnycaravella.bsky.social ask @danryckert.com and @grubb.wtf about it wrecking their sinuses. IIRC Dan had to have surgery and Jeff had like a three month sinus infection? Lol.
Here's a real question, what would happen if someone on that House committee just leaked the whole damn Epstein file? There's nothing classified or relation to national security or we would have heard about it. Just drop it in the mail. I don't understand why? @robertgarcia.bsky.social any thoughts?
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Here's a real question, what would happen if someone on that House committee just leaked the whole damn Epstein file? There's nothing classified or relation to national security or we would have heard about it. Just drop it in the mail. I don't understand why? @robertgarcia.bsky.social any thoughts?
If I was in the mainstream news media I don't think I could resist the urge to constantly troll Trump.
November 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
If I was in the mainstream news media I don't think I could resist the urge to constantly troll Trump.
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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My favorite comment on the FT story
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My favorite comment on the FT story
Why can't we have nice things
NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Why can't we have nice things
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This is word for word what I would say if I definitely wanted to rouse journalists’ curiosity and suspicion
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter. I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
Declining a press request is one thing
Trying to silence the press entirely is another
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Declining a press request is one thing
Trying to silence the press entirely is another
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Republicans Really Don’t Want Journalists Talking About How They’ve Captured the Courts
Conservative judges love talking to friendly media outlets. They don’t like talking to anyone who might actually try and hold them accountable.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is word for word what I would say if I definitely wanted to rouse journalists’ curiosity and suspicion
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as the GOAT Fed Chair Marriner Eccles wrote
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
as the GOAT Fed Chair Marriner Eccles wrote
And the fact that it isn't 30 is why Jaime Harrison and all other Dem leaders need to go find new careers and never darken our doorsteps again @democrats.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
And the fact that it isn't 30 is why Jaime Harrison and all other Dem leaders need to go find new careers and never darken our doorsteps again @democrats.org
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You there. I want you to say, aloud, at some point today "I'm really glad I'm good at..." And then you're gonna say something you think you do pretty well.
If you don't think you do anything pretty well, I want you to say "one little thing that makes me unique is..."
And if you can't do either?
If you don't think you do anything pretty well, I want you to say "one little thing that makes me unique is..."
And if you can't do either?
November 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You there. I want you to say, aloud, at some point today "I'm really glad I'm good at..." And then you're gonna say something you think you do pretty well.
If you don't think you do anything pretty well, I want you to say "one little thing that makes me unique is..."
And if you can't do either?
If you don't think you do anything pretty well, I want you to say "one little thing that makes me unique is..."
And if you can't do either?
@jdmortenson.bsky.social as a former clerk to SCOTUS do you know if these type of polls are even mentioned around the job? Like do the justices pay attention to them?
The American people do not have confidence in the Roberts Court.
Only 21% say they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the Court; 79% say they have "very little" or only "some" confidence. (Economist/YouGov, n=1623)
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Only 21% say they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the Court; 79% say they have "very little" or only "some" confidence. (Economist/YouGov, n=1623)
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
October 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
@jdmortenson.bsky.social as a former clerk to SCOTUS do you know if these type of polls are even mentioned around the job? Like do the justices pay attention to them?
For my Idaho followers, I've started a blog/newsletter focused on Idaho. It will be a mix of politics and just rural rants. The first post is up, first of a 3 part series on Idaho Falls' mayoral election. Enjoy!
www.wheresidewalksend.net/idaho-falls-...
www.wheresidewalksend.net/idaho-falls-...
Idaho Falls Mayoral Race, Pt. 1 – The Issues (According to Me)
So, a little disclosure to start: I was seriously considering running for mayor this year. So yeah, I have some strong opinions about some very specific things. These are problems I’ve been chewing on...
www.wheresidewalksend.net
October 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
For my Idaho followers, I've started a blog/newsletter focused on Idaho. It will be a mix of politics and just rural rants. The first post is up, first of a 3 part series on Idaho Falls' mayoral election. Enjoy!
www.wheresidewalksend.net/idaho-falls-...
www.wheresidewalksend.net/idaho-falls-...
Not a goody two shoes at all, but I definitely think if I got a drunken tattoo, at some point in the NEXT 20 FUCKING YEARS I would have looked up what the hell it is. Either Graham is an idiot or he's being disingenuous. Either of which of course clearly qualifies him for the Senate.
October 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Not a goody two shoes at all, but I definitely think if I got a drunken tattoo, at some point in the NEXT 20 FUCKING YEARS I would have looked up what the hell it is. Either Graham is an idiot or he's being disingenuous. Either of which of course clearly qualifies him for the Senate.
Exactly. The presence of AI means that enshittification is a necessary component
Can the Manhattan Project avoid building the nuclear bomb?
October 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Exactly. The presence of AI means that enshittification is a necessary component
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Last weekend, @annabower.bsky.social started to receive Signal messages from the U.S. attorney who is leading the prosecution of Letitia James.
Throughout the exchange, Lindsay Halligan complained about Bower’s tweets and reporting on the indictment–but never once asked to be off the record.
Throughout the exchange, Lindsay Halligan complained about Bower’s tweets and reporting on the indictment–but never once asked to be off the record.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”
My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Last weekend, @annabower.bsky.social started to receive Signal messages from the U.S. attorney who is leading the prosecution of Letitia James.
Throughout the exchange, Lindsay Halligan complained about Bower’s tweets and reporting on the indictment–but never once asked to be off the record.
Throughout the exchange, Lindsay Halligan complained about Bower’s tweets and reporting on the indictment–but never once asked to be off the record.
Please don't.
Meiselas: What do you say to people who say while Governor Mills has been a great governor, she’s 77 years old, and we need younger leadership?
Mills: It’s a fair point… But I don’t think I could live with myself if I didn’t do everything I can to reverse what’s going on in Washington
Mills: It’s a fair point… But I don’t think I could live with myself if I didn’t do everything I can to reverse what’s going on in Washington
October 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Please don't.
Let's not give judges too much credit. They could confront SCOTUS directly with their names attached. They could try to get answers and change via the judicial conference. They can do more.
Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Let's not give judges too much credit. They could confront SCOTUS directly with their names attached. They could try to get answers and change via the judicial conference. They can do more.
Do this @govpritzker.illinois.gov @tinakotek.bsky.social. Activate your national guard to protect legal protest
Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.
October 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Do this @govpritzker.illinois.gov @tinakotek.bsky.social. Activate your national guard to protect legal protest
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Today, of all days, PLEASE take a few minutes to read the dozens of reasons martial law will NEVER work in the U.S.
Explained in detail by a former DOD employee who worked extensively on the military occupation in Afghanistan.
Trump & Hegseth do NOT know that aspiration ≠ practical reality.
Explained in detail by a former DOD employee who worked extensively on the military occupation in Afghanistan.
Trump & Hegseth do NOT know that aspiration ≠ practical reality.
People think Trump wants martial law? Ok, "Challenge Accepted."
As always, my admonition is this - "Skin that smoke wagon and see what happens."
www.thelongmemo.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Today, of all days, PLEASE take a few minutes to read the dozens of reasons martial law will NEVER work in the U.S.
Explained in detail by a former DOD employee who worked extensively on the military occupation in Afghanistan.
Trump & Hegseth do NOT know that aspiration ≠ practical reality.
Explained in detail by a former DOD employee who worked extensively on the military occupation in Afghanistan.
Trump & Hegseth do NOT know that aspiration ≠ practical reality.
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I know I've said this before, but Matt Yglesias is one of the worst things that the field of philosophy has ever produced.
Folks have asked why I lay this at the feet of philosophy, rather than at the feet of the cultural context in which Yglesias operates. Answering requires using philosophy.
Folks have asked why I lay this at the feet of philosophy, rather than at the feet of the cultural context in which Yglesias operates. Answering requires using philosophy.
The constituency he's built will never hold an ounce of power in this country ever again, and he'll be remembered like Thomas Midgley Jr.
October 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I know I've said this before, but Matt Yglesias is one of the worst things that the field of philosophy has ever produced.
Folks have asked why I lay this at the feet of philosophy, rather than at the feet of the cultural context in which Yglesias operates. Answering requires using philosophy.
Folks have asked why I lay this at the feet of philosophy, rather than at the feet of the cultural context in which Yglesias operates. Answering requires using philosophy.
Wow.
Young’s opinion, which rules that the Trump admin illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation, is absolutely scathing.
“In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police…ICE brings indelible obloquy to this administration and everyone who works in it.”
“In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police…ICE brings indelible obloquy to this administration and everyone who works in it.”
September 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wow.
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A new Penny For Your Thoughts for our $5 Tier and above patrons! www.patreon.com/posts/139377...
September 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
A new Penny For Your Thoughts for our $5 Tier and above patrons! www.patreon.com/posts/139377...
Ezra imhas been so high on his own farts these last few years.
“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.”
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
September 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ezra imhas been so high on his own farts these last few years.
Christ these people are morons
September 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Christ these people are morons