Weekend Editor
@weekend-editor.bsky.social
Retired physicist, after a career in machine learning & stats mostly for cancer drug discovery. Also @weekend_editor@mathstodon.xyz.
Now blogging about stats in the news: https://www.someweekendreading.blog/
Now blogging about stats in the news: https://www.someweekendreading.blog/
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"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
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Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
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MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
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The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
Major Update: The Trump Administration Caught Lying About D.C. Shooting Suspect as CIA Ties Exposed
Good afternoon, everyone.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
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If they want to slow down the Trump administration, Democrats should begin promising this *now*
We're gonna need a truth and reconciliation commission and Nuremberg style trials to reckon with all of this evil, and any Dem candidate for office who shies away from a full reckoning in the name of "moving forward as a nation" can get well and truly fucked
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If they want to slow down the Trump administration, Democrats should begin promising this *now*
Popular policies do not become law when the government is structurally anti-democracy.
(Electoral College, gerrymandering, dark money, ...)
(Electoral College, gerrymandering, dark money, ...)
MEDICARE FOR ALL IS POPULAR: “A new poll finds 65% of voters support a Medicare for All system. That includes 78% of Democrats, 71% of independents, and 49% of Republicans.”
Making a broken system less bad is not enough. #MedicareForAllNow
jacobin.com/2025/11/medi...
Making a broken system less bad is not enough. #MedicareForAllNow
jacobin.com/2025/11/medi...
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Popular policies do not become law when the government is structurally anti-democracy.
(Electoral College, gerrymandering, dark money, ...)
(Electoral College, gerrymandering, dark money, ...)
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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"Go Stick Your Head In A Pig" definitely feels like OpenAI's response to this.
As a lawyer, I'm willing to admit that "we're not responsible for our chatbot talking someone into suicide because our terms of service prohibit using our chatbot for suicide" means that lawyers need to be first up against the wall when the revolution comes.
Bsky disclaimer: hyperbole not a threat
Bsky disclaimer: hyperbole not a threat
Sirius Cybernetics Corporation
The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation is the primary manufacturer and supplier of androids, robots and autonomic assistants for the known universe. They are known for their catchy jingles and catchphrase...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Go Stick Your Head In A Pig" definitely feels like OpenAI's response to this.
Ever notice how we have a word "disobedience" for unreasonably *ignoring* an order, but no similar word for unreasonably *giving* an order?
It's almost as if the power incumbents want us to believe that the right to command is the default situation.
It's almost as if the power incumbents want us to believe that the right to command is the default situation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ever notice how we have a word "disobedience" for unreasonably *ignoring* an order, but no similar word for unreasonably *giving* an order?
It's almost as if the power incumbents want us to believe that the right to command is the default situation.
It's almost as if the power incumbents want us to believe that the right to command is the default situation.
I think they guy saying, "You should ignore moral leaders & pay attention to my money" is maybe closer to being accurately described as antichrist.
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I think they guy saying, "You should ignore moral leaders & pay attention to my money" is maybe closer to being accurately described as antichrist.
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My own object to the term 'provider' is that over the years I feel that I've gone from being an educator to a 'service provider'. I now expect that one day I will be replaced by a vending machine.
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My own object to the term 'provider' is that over the years I feel that I've gone from being an educator to a 'service provider'. I now expect that one day I will be replaced by a vending machine.
So... *lack* of COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy causes autism risk?
That's... almost poetic justice.
That's... almost poetic justice.
NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
So... *lack* of COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy causes autism risk?
That's... almost poetic justice.
That's... almost poetic justice.
It's difficult to imagine the combination evil and pettiness that leads to them thinking this is a good idea.
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
It's difficult to imagine the combination evil and pettiness that leads to them thinking this is a good idea.
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There is no legitimate explanation to think Trump is good for anybody other than Trump unless you are willfully ignorant at this point.
No room for benefit of the doubt. If you think he’s good for you, then you are refusing to accept the evidence of your eyes and ears.
No room for benefit of the doubt. If you think he’s good for you, then you are refusing to accept the evidence of your eyes and ears.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
There is no legitimate explanation to think Trump is good for anybody other than Trump unless you are willfully ignorant at this point.
No room for benefit of the doubt. If you think he’s good for you, then you are refusing to accept the evidence of your eyes and ears.
No room for benefit of the doubt. If you think he’s good for you, then you are refusing to accept the evidence of your eyes and ears.
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Just like UBI & Medicare for All would be much better uses of taxpayer dollars.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Just like UBI & Medicare for All would be much better uses of taxpayer dollars.
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Study after study shows that using LLMs is bad for cognition, bad for learning, bad for understanding, bad for mental health. So why are our schools and universities still relentlessly pushing them?
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Study after study shows that using LLMs is bad for cognition, bad for learning, bad for understanding, bad for mental health. So why are our schools and universities still relentlessly pushing them?
This is a man who understands the concept of "enough".
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is a man who understands the concept of "enough".
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Another blow for good paying middle class jobs courtesy of the orange demon.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Another blow for good paying middle class jobs courtesy of the orange demon.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
"Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?" -- Henry II, Christmas 1170, leading to his knights murdering Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket.
It really *is* a pity Trump doesn't, can't, or won't read, isn't it?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no...
It really *is* a pity Trump doesn't, can't, or won't read, isn't it?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no...
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?" -- Henry II, Christmas 1170, leading to his knights murdering Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket.
It really *is* a pity Trump doesn't, can't, or won't read, isn't it?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no...
It really *is* a pity Trump doesn't, can't, or won't read, isn't it?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no...
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I haven’t seen this get covered in English yet so let me translate.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I haven’t seen this get covered in English yet so let me translate.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
It's like one of those jokes where every statement must somehow be false.
The experience of going on Facebook these days is equivalent of having a stroke
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's like one of those jokes where every statement must somehow be false.
The level of ignorance Loomer displays is just staggering.
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The level of ignorance Loomer displays is just staggering.
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It’s clear, based on the right hand screenshot, that CDC political leadership (such as it is) wants to remove “Vaccines do not cause autism.” Everyone who voted for Trump or sat out the election owns this.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It’s clear, based on the right hand screenshot, that CDC political leadership (such as it is) wants to remove “Vaccines do not cause autism.” Everyone who voted for Trump or sat out the election owns this.
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This is objectively true and requires no viewpoint diversity
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is objectively true and requires no viewpoint diversity